Our Chicago mayoral race is increasingly a hot mess! Things got heated at a mayoral candidates forum yesterday at Trinity United Church of Christ (yes, U.S. President Barack Obama's old church) on Chicago's South Side in which all the candidates except frontrunner Rahm Emanuel were present. Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins clearly hit a nerve with former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun. The liberal community activist accused Ms. Moseley Braun of being an opportunist. "I did not even know the woman lived in the city of Chicago because I haven't heard her voice on the street," said Ms. Watkins. "We do not need people who have been missing in action and lost somewhere for the last 20 years to wake up one day and decide that they want to be mayor of the city of Chicago. I'm sick and tired of people taking advantage of us.”
That's when the liberal Democratic politico goes off . Not a good political move losing your cool like that, Carol. Then police were called when Van Pelt-Walkins supporters later protested outside Carol Moseley Braun's West Side (read: the hood) campaign stop:
See the full video of the exchange here. Is it me, or did Carol ratchet up the blaccent? For the record, Ms. Van Pelt-Watkins admits that she was a drug addict from ages 19-21 - 32 years ago - but asserts that she was never a crackhead. Ms. Van-Pelt Watkins is now doing slander-lawsuit talk, but Ms. Moseley Braun ain't backing down.
Discuss "Carol Moseley Braun Goes Gangsta On Mayoral Opponent" post here.
Carol Moseley Braun Goes Gangsta On Mayoral Opponent: "Ya Don't 'Memba Me 'Cause You Were A Crackhead Cultist"
