The Tribune updated its story on the death this summer of Curtis Cooper and the complicity of the property managers United Property Advisors (UPA)that is raking in millions of dollars from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA).
Yesterday's article deftly stepped around the 'alleged' crumb in the unhappy accident that caused Curtis Cooper's death - Cullen Davis.
Cullen Davis, like William Ayers, is the wee lad of a well-connected Lefty Dad, who has his own bundle of problems with the Feds.
Yesterday, I posted a rather piquant prose philippic that noted the obvious and glaring side-step around Cullen Davis and his well-juiced Dad.
The Tribune locked Mayor Daley into the tale, which makes sense, but seemed to give a complete pass to Allison Davis. Allison Davis, who is very white, was made to appear to be Mayor Daley's African American link to the community. Rather, Allison Davis, who is very white, was Barack Obama's Law boss.
Allison Davis is a member of the Progressive Apparatus of lefty lawyers, journalists, activists, and opportunists who get a pass from the Medill School of Journalism for peccadilloes, wallet-liftings, fund-miss appropriations and other Lefty high-jinks. Let's see if the Trib gets hot-under the bra on this story, though it may lead to the conviction of 'a licensed attorney and real estate broker bringing visionary and strategic leadership to Urban Property Advisors (UPA) plus a number of companies and ventures impacting change in urban environments:'Cullen Davis. Shucks, if the Tribune wants you to suffer - you suffer! Ask George Ryan. If a piece falling off a truck and killing six children can be made to prosecute and destroy the Governor of Illinois, how high the moon? Unless, of course the Medill Industry demands a pass for Progressives.
Today the Tribune added a bit more to the horrific tale of little Curtis Cooper's Death. They included Cullen Davis, who is very white but served as an aid to Rep. Danny K. Davis - no relation I presume - which is only fitting and should have been in the first paragraph of yesterday's feature.
Here is the thing. The Tribune had no problem linking this little boy's death to Mayor Daley - a very wholesome villain to MSM -but blanched at pointing out the very powerful connection between Allison Davis/Tony Rezko and Senator Obama. Why is that?
Tim Novak the only real newsman of the bumptious Chicago Sun Times has been a pitbull with his buckers sunk deeply in cheeks of the Progressive paragons - Obama/Rezko/Davis.
Credit where due - the Trib threw us a bone this morning:
UPA is run by Cullen Davis. His father, Allison, also has been an official with the firm, according to state records. Cullen Davis also declined to comment because of the pending lawsuit.
HUD inspectors reported that the conditions of the gates worsened over the last two years, records show. In 2006, the problem was judged to be of midlevel severity, with a rating of 2 on a scale of 1 to 3. The level was raised to 3 in two subsequent inspections, in April and December of last year.
Under HUD's inspection system, housing authorities are required to immediately fix problems regarded as pressing health and safety concerns, such as exposed wiring and blocked fire exits. Inspectors found many such violations on their last visit to the Cabrini-Green Rowhouses and gave the project a score of 30 points out of a possible total of 100—a "very bad score," Hanson said.
The condition of the gates, however, was not marked as life-threatening and thus did not require immediate repair. Hanson said HUD's computer software, in use for about 10 years, does not allow problems with gates or fences to be designated as life-threatening.
Even though it was not required to fix the gates immediately, the CHA should have made sure they were repaired, said Eleny Ladias, director of technical services for HUD in Chicago. "It's up to the housing authority. They're required to follow up with those type of repairs."
CHA officials said non-emergency items needing repair usually are "addressed by the property manager." They declined to comment on whether the broken gates were ever fixed.
UPA got the contract to manage the rowhouses where Curtis Cooper lived at the end of 2005, taking over from a resident-run management group. Residents have been critical of the firm's work, and some said the gates have long been in bad shape. "The gates were raggedy as hell," said Sherri Montgomery, a lifelong resident of the rowhouses.
After the accident, UPA posted signs warning children not to play on or near the gates. "It's too damn late," said Clayton Wade, Curtis Cooper's father. "The baby's dead."
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Like the Ayers/Obama papers held hostage at Cement City, better late than never.
Whenever I am near a Progressive Do-Gooder, I throw both hands over the Left check of my ass to protect my wallet.
Whenever a Progressive Do-Gooder gets near poor people, they rake in millions, properties get boarded up, and people die.
As a blood member of the Davis family, I find a comment you make in your blog to be very offending..."Allison Davis, who is very white, was made to appear to be Mayor Daley's African American link to the community. Rather, Allison Davis, who is very white, was Barack Obama's Law boss."
ReplyDeleteSay what you want about Allison and Cullen. I am a cousin, so I do not know the facts in relation to their business and political lives by ANY means and am in no position to comment on them.
However, what I DO take offense to and am able to comment on is your extreme ignorance in relation to his race, and your accusations that just because someone looks "very white," they must be completely white. If you actually met our family, did research on our Allsion and Cullen's family history, you would learn that Allison's hertiage is actually mainly of African American. We are a mixed race family who takes great pride in our heritage. My family has faced oppression because of our background. My grandfather and his brother (Allison's grandfather) rode on the back of the bus. They had their family farm taken away because the banks wouldn't give loans to "coloreds." The only reason they needed the loan was because the KKK scared all of their workers away. My grandfather was the head academic researcher on Brown vs. the Board of Education and was a founding father of the New Negro Alliance. Allison's father was a famous black anthropologist who fought against bias in testing against minorities and the lower class: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Davis. Additionally, my own immediate family has continued to endure racial profiling and slurs over the years. Do you know what it's like to have a loaded gun put to your head by a police officer in Washington D.C. during the Civil Rights Movement because you are mixed race? My father could tell you.
I find your "very white" emphasis to be prejudiced and down right insulting. In fact, it is very obvious that you were trying to use that as a bash on Allison.
Do not insult our hertiage and, if you are going to try to "report" news, then know the facts.
It is thinking like yours that sets this country back.
Looks can be decieving.
Can they not!
ReplyDeleteSome folks see poverty and personal misery as a way to make millions - go figure.
Yup, go figure. It's the same thing with some bloggers. They like to write blogs about injustice and unfair treatment, yet they are willing to write slurs on people in regard to their race.
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