I’m sure there’s an intriguing backstory to this tale, which will perhaps someday be told in a memoir by Lewis or Emanuel. But for the moment, it’s safe to say that this is as close as the mayor can come to mustering an apology for his wretched behavior.
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I’m not sure why he’d deny that quote. It’s probably his single greatest contribution to the American vernacular, one that may someday gain him entry into Bartlett’s.
And now, as the months wind down to the 2015 election, Mayor Emanuel apparently realizes that his behavior has offended legions of voters who admire or at least respect Lewis.
A word of advice to my mayor. I think it may take a little more than a get-well note to get this relationship on the right track. You might have to cut a deal on the pensions, hire back a few of the hundreds of teachers you fired, and cut back on the money you’re diverting to the charters.
