Brown: Pressing Daley, Obama, Jackson and Gutierrez on Torture
Jeff Berkowitz: ... Did Barack Obama say, “I’m with you on reform, and I’m backing you.” Did Senator Obama say that?
Dorothy Brown: You know, Barack obviously believes in reform. It was a courtesy call.
Jeff Berkowitz: Does he believe enough to endorse you [for Mayor of Chicago]?
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Watch "Public Affairs," this week in the Chicago metro suburbs with Chicago Mayor Candidate Dorothy Brown. See, below, for the Public Affairs suburban airing schedule. You may also[Watch the Dorothy Brown show here].
For more about Dorothy Brown, first elected to the position of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2000, and more about our show, including a partial transcript of the show, go here.
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State Sen. Steve Rauschenberger [R-Elgin] will be the featured guest on next week's suburban edition of "Public Affairs."
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The "Public Affairs," podcast page gives you a choice of more than twenty-five episodes of “Public Affairs," including our recent shows with Chicago Mayor Candidate Dorothy Brown, State Sen. Steve Rauschenberger [R-Elgin] and State Rep. Julie Hamos [D-Evanston], , as well as interviews, discussions or remarks with or by U. S. Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giulianiand many, many more pols on our video podcast page[Watch here].
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Chicago Mayoral Candidate Dorothy Brown: Another thing we could talk about is the police torture and abuse. I mean especially the Birge report that was issued to the Cook County Board. And, all of the abuse that—the torture [of individuals accused or detained for alleged crimes] that occurred.
Jeff Berkowitz: [There is] a high incidence of that in the African-American community, in terms of victims.
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely.
Jeff Berkowitz: Not exclusively, but predominantly minorities.
Dorothy Brown: And then they said the statute of limitations had run out in terms of who could be sued [for the police torture].
Jeff Berkowitz: That might have happened. You’re a lawyer. Did it happen?
Dorothy Brown: Well, the statute of limitations had run out [before policemen and the City of Chicago could be sued], but why did it run out?
Jeff Berkowitz: Why didn’t they do something sooner and who was the State’s Attorney when all that Birge torture was occurring?
Dorothy Brown: The current Mayor.
Jeff Berkowitz: Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Dorothy Brown: That’s right, He was the State’s Attorney at that time.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, does he [Daley] bear some of the responsibility for that [the Birge torture and/or cover-up]
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely, he bears some of that responsibility. I mean, from the Mayor’s standpoint, to say [as Mayor Daley has] that he received a letter from the Superintendent of Police that was passed down to someone else that he [Daley] didn’t monitor to make sure that that was done [follow-up on the allegations of police torture], especially when you are talking about—
Jeff Berkowitz: Are you going to hold the Mayor to account on that? Mayor Daley, on torture?
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely, I sent a letter to the U. S. Attorney [Patrick Fitzgerald], asking him to do an independent investigation of this.
Jeff Berkowitz: Do you think he might?
Dorothy Brown: I also sent a letter to all of the Illinois [congressional] delegation, asking them to ask for an independent investigation [of the handling of the Birge torture under then State’s Attorney Daley]
Jeff Berkowitz: Did you get a response?
Dorothy Brown: We received a— I actually visited U. S. Senator Barack Obama [D-IL].
Jeff Berkowitz: And what did Barack Obama say about that?
Dorothy Brown: You know—they are looking into it. And, the same thing with [Senator] Dick Durbin [D- IL].
Jeff Berkowitz: And, what about Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. He was interested in being Mayor for a while. He might have had more of a response [to the inquiry about police torture] than “he’s looking at it.”
Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County Dorothy Brown[D-Chicago]: [Laughing]. Not yet.
Jeff Berkowitz: What about corruption? He [Cong. Jackson] was interested in corruption. Does he say “Dorothy, I’m with you, because you’re fighting corruption.” Did Jesse Jr. say that?
Dorothy Brown: [Laughing] Not yet.
Jeff Berkowitz: Not yet. Did Barack Obama say, “I’m with you on reform, and I’m backing you.” Did Senator Obama say that?
Dorothy Brown: You know, Barack obviously believes in reform. It was a courtesy call.
Jeff Berkowitz: Does he believe enough to endorse you [for Mayor of Chicago]?
Dorothy Brown: It was a courtesy call. We were not trying to cause anyone to commit on that day. It was a courtesy call.
Jeff Berkowitz: But you would like that.
Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County Dorothy Brown: Oh, it would be wonderful.
Jeff Berkowitz: You would like it if Jesse Jr. got behind you?
Dorothy Brown: It would certainly be wonderful.
Jeff Berkowitz: You would like it if Luis Gutierrez got behind you?
Dorothy Brown: If Jesse Jackson Jr. and Luis Gutierrez really want to affect change in the city of Chicago, then they will endorse Dorothy Brown for Mayor of the city of Chicago.
Jeff Berkowitz: How soon? Will that happen by Christmas? Will that be a Christmas present for you…?
Dorothy Brown: It certainly-- it would be a nice Christmas present.
Jeff Berkowitz: You would like that if you woke up on Christmas morning and found those endorsements [for Mayor, from Cong. Jackson (D-Chicago) and Cong. Gutierrez (D-Chicago)]?
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely.
Berkowitz: All right, let’s go over to jobs, right. Jobs, employment and what’s the Mayor doing…Laura Washington suggests, I think, that the economic development across the City of Chicago has been somewhat uneven—perhaps Englewood [on the south side] did not do as well as some other areas?
Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County Dorothy Brown[D-Chicago]: And the west side, the 28th Ward—
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Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County [D] and candidate for Mayor of Chicago, as is airing this week on Public Affairs in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs [See below for the suburban airing schedule]. You may also[Watch the program here].
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Above transcript drafts prepared by Amy Allen, who also does research for “Public Affairs,” and has her own political blog [See here].
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In twenty-five North Shore, North and Northwest suburbs, the "Public Affairs," show with Dorothy Brown airs tonight in the regular weekly Public Affairs slot, 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 or 35, as indicated, below.
In ten North Shore suburbs, the show with Dorothy Brown is also airing in its regular airing slot at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as indicated, below.
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The suburban episode of Public Affairs, featuring Chicago candidate for Mayor Dorothy Brown, airs tonight:
at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and Monday night, Wednesday night and Friday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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Dorothy Brown: You know, Barack obviously believes in reform. It was a courtesy call.
Jeff Berkowitz: Does he believe enough to endorse you [for Mayor of Chicago]?
*********************************************
Watch "Public Affairs," this week in the Chicago metro suburbs with Chicago Mayor Candidate Dorothy Brown. See, below, for the Public Affairs suburban airing schedule. You may also[Watch the Dorothy Brown show here].
For more about Dorothy Brown, first elected to the position of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2000, and more about our show, including a partial transcript of the show, go here.
*******************************************************
State Sen. Steve Rauschenberger [R-Elgin] will be the featured guest on next week's suburban edition of "Public Affairs."
*************************************************
The "Public Affairs," podcast page gives you a choice of more than twenty-five episodes of “Public Affairs," including our recent shows with Chicago Mayor Candidate Dorothy Brown, State Sen. Steve Rauschenberger [R-Elgin] and State Rep. Julie Hamos [D-Evanston], , as well as interviews, discussions or remarks with or by U. S. Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giulianiand many, many more pols on our video podcast page[Watch here].
***************************************************
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Dorothy Brown: Another thing we could talk about is the police torture and abuse. I mean especially the Birge report that was issued to the Cook County Board. And, all of the abuse that—the torture [of individuals accused or detained for alleged crimes] that occurred.
Jeff Berkowitz: [There is] a high incidence of that in the African-American community, in terms of victims.
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely.
Jeff Berkowitz: Not exclusively, but predominantly minorities.
Dorothy Brown: And then they said the statute of limitations had run out in terms of who could be sued [for the police torture].
Jeff Berkowitz: That might have happened. You’re a lawyer. Did it happen?
Dorothy Brown: Well, the statute of limitations had run out [before policemen and the City of Chicago could be sued], but why did it run out?
Jeff Berkowitz: Why didn’t they do something sooner and who was the State’s Attorney when all that Birge torture was occurring?
Dorothy Brown: The current Mayor.
Jeff Berkowitz: Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Dorothy Brown: That’s right, He was the State’s Attorney at that time.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, does he [Daley] bear some of the responsibility for that [the Birge torture and/or cover-up]
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely, he bears some of that responsibility. I mean, from the Mayor’s standpoint, to say [as Mayor Daley has] that he received a letter from the Superintendent of Police that was passed down to someone else that he [Daley] didn’t monitor to make sure that that was done [follow-up on the allegations of police torture], especially when you are talking about—
Jeff Berkowitz: Are you going to hold the Mayor to account on that? Mayor Daley, on torture?
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely, I sent a letter to the U. S. Attorney [Patrick Fitzgerald], asking him to do an independent investigation of this.
Jeff Berkowitz: Do you think he might?
Dorothy Brown: I also sent a letter to all of the Illinois [congressional] delegation, asking them to ask for an independent investigation [of the handling of the Birge torture under then State’s Attorney Daley]
Jeff Berkowitz: Did you get a response?
Dorothy Brown: We received a— I actually visited U. S. Senator Barack Obama [D-IL].
Jeff Berkowitz: And what did Barack Obama say about that?
Dorothy Brown: You know—they are looking into it. And, the same thing with [Senator] Dick Durbin [D- IL].
Jeff Berkowitz: And, what about Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. He was interested in being Mayor for a while. He might have had more of a response [to the inquiry about police torture] than “he’s looking at it.”
Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County Dorothy Brown[D-Chicago]: [Laughing]. Not yet.
Jeff Berkowitz: What about corruption? He [Cong. Jackson] was interested in corruption. Does he say “Dorothy, I’m with you, because you’re fighting corruption.” Did Jesse Jr. say that?
Dorothy Brown: [Laughing] Not yet.
Jeff Berkowitz: Not yet. Did Barack Obama say, “I’m with you on reform, and I’m backing you.” Did Senator Obama say that?
Dorothy Brown: You know, Barack obviously believes in reform. It was a courtesy call.
Jeff Berkowitz: Does he believe enough to endorse you [for Mayor of Chicago]?
Dorothy Brown: It was a courtesy call. We were not trying to cause anyone to commit on that day. It was a courtesy call.
Jeff Berkowitz: But you would like that.
Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County Dorothy Brown: Oh, it would be wonderful.
Jeff Berkowitz: You would like it if Jesse Jr. got behind you?
Dorothy Brown: It would certainly be wonderful.
Jeff Berkowitz: You would like it if Luis Gutierrez got behind you?
Dorothy Brown: If Jesse Jackson Jr. and Luis Gutierrez really want to affect change in the city of Chicago, then they will endorse Dorothy Brown for Mayor of the city of Chicago.
Jeff Berkowitz: How soon? Will that happen by Christmas? Will that be a Christmas present for you…?
Dorothy Brown: It certainly-- it would be a nice Christmas present.
Jeff Berkowitz: You would like that if you woke up on Christmas morning and found those endorsements [for Mayor, from Cong. Jackson (D-Chicago) and Cong. Gutierrez (D-Chicago)]?
Dorothy Brown: Absolutely.
Berkowitz: All right, let’s go over to jobs, right. Jobs, employment and what’s the Mayor doing…Laura Washington suggests, I think, that the economic development across the City of Chicago has been somewhat uneven—perhaps Englewood [on the south side] did not do as well as some other areas?
Circuit Court Clerk of Cook County Dorothy Brown[D-Chicago]: And the west side, the 28th Ward—
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Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County [D] and candidate for Mayor of Chicago, as is airing this week on Public Affairs in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs [See below for the suburban airing schedule]. You may also[Watch the program here].
***************************************************
Above transcript drafts prepared by Amy Allen, who also does research for “Public Affairs,” and has her own political blog [See here].
***************************************************
In twenty-five North Shore, North and Northwest suburbs, the "Public Affairs," show with Dorothy Brown airs tonight in the regular weekly Public Affairs slot, 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 or 35, as indicated, below.
In ten North Shore suburbs, the show with Dorothy Brown is also airing in its regular airing slot at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as indicated, below.
******************************************************
The suburban episode of Public Affairs, featuring Chicago candidate for Mayor Dorothy Brown, airs tonight:
at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and Monday night, Wednesday night and Friday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
****************************************************
Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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