A Defeated Alderman's Meltdown, 2/27/07

No, not Ald. Burt Natarus (42nd).

This one is courtesy of Arenda Troutman, the defeated incumbent alderman of the 20th Ward. Note: incumbent aldermen in Chicago only leave office if they die, or retire and appoint their children. To actually be VOTED out, they have to have screwed up really, really badly.

During her almost 3-minute tirade, she blames voting irregularities, the federal government and a media conspiracy against her.

The election results below her show the reason for her ire. With 86% of precincts reporting, she is being buried by challenger Willie Cochran, 62% to 32%.

She does not mention that she is being investigated by the feds for shaking down a developer concerning a vacant parcel of land that wasn't even in her ward. (She's on audio tape from that little episode calling herself and her city council colleagues "ho's".) Or that an envelope addressed from the Police Department to her at her office was found in the apartment of a drug dealer. Or that said drug dealer was seen driving her $50,000 Escalade.

This election, her friends deserted her. Worse for any politician, so did her enemies.

About 48 seconds in, you'll hear a voice say "Quit whining, lady. You lost!" I wonder who that could have been;-)

On a happier note, 3rd Ward candidate Pat Dowell has forced incumbent Dorothy Tillman "The Hat" into an April 17 runoff election.

UPDATE: On April 17, Dowell won.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Chicago
• city
• council
• Alderman
• Arenda
• Troutman
• meltdown
• tirade
• conspiracy
• election
• 20th
• Ward
• incumbent

[mable49yadiggg]

i'M SICK OF YALL BASTARDS,I HAD ENOUGH. MUTHERFUCKERS, MY AUNT IS INNOCENT. SHE AINT DID SHIT 2 NOBODY. THOSE GOOFY MUTHERFUCKERS PLANTED SHIT ONHER, AND BUSTED INTO HER CRIB. i KNEW HER MY WHOLE LIFE. ALLHOLES. U WASNT FUCKEN THERE. DUMB FUCKERS. SHE DIDNT DO ANYTHING!ASSWIPES FROM:EBONI TROUTMAN

[artistmac]

Can I drive her Escalade? Since she lets everybody drive it; she said so in a TV interview.

[ajmartinsr]

she is a dog. I cant wait for her to go to the clink

[artistmac]

It's amazing how long the feds drag their feet on these matters. And I hope Tillman's next.

[tookfirst]

well I hope she comes out ok in that investigation, remember, we are a society that is based on mercy, not guilt, - - "innocent until proven guilty", so Arenda Troutman is still an INNOCENT good citizen as there has been NO conviction ! We shouldn't kick people when they down ! She is a church going woman and let's give her a break.

[artistmac]

Well, if she comes out of this -- and with a sharp legal team, it's a possibility -- I hope that for the rest of her working career she remembers what our mothers all tried to teach us: that we're judged by the company we keep.

But for once in my life, I'd like to live in a ward that runs so efficiently I don't even have to know who the alderman IS. And those of you who live in wards with really dedicated aldermen and precinct captains know exactly what I mean.

[windsors03cobra]

4 Years for the alderwoman ho.

[just2w4tch]

it is difficult to hear what she is saying.

[bums4u]

dumb bitch your stupid auntie was negative what positive was she doing when she admitted to being a fucken crook you dumb piece of shit im glad she is jail hope the bitch rots in there and you yeah she is a jewel to good old tameka in jail who made your auntie her bitch in jail.

[cutieeboni]

DA REASON I USE THIS LANGUAGE IZ BCUZ YALL DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT WHAT I READ ABOUT MY BLOOD SO WHY SHOULD AI GIVE A FUCK WHAT U READ ON THIS BULLSHIT ASS YOUTUBE!ALL OF YOUR HEADS R FUCKED, N NONE OF U KNOW WTF IS GOIN ON 2DAY I FEEL SRY 4 ALL F U N MOST OF U STUPID FUCKERS PROB DIDNT LIVE IN HER DISTRICT!U DONT GIVE A FUCK! ALL U STUPID PRICS WANT 2 C NEGATIVE AND RUN AWAY FROM POSITIVE !SO THAT'S JUST WHAT U'LL GET THEN go to hell...this womn is a jewel and ur all scum... dirty ass scum

[cutieeboni]

SHUTUP TLKING ABOUT MY AUNTIE BITCH

[cutieeboni]

u stupid bitch HUH

GO CHOKE ON SUM DICK BITCH THIS IS EBONI BITCH U WANNA MEET ME SOMEWHERE SO U KNOW NOT 2 FUCK WITH THE TROUTMANS HO!~ u want sum cuz ill givew it 2 u all u fucken ugly ass hoes omg!im siCK n tired of ur asses n dont say shit about my auntie bitch cus u n yo mamma prob on sum shit my auntie got her fucken mind 2gether she got her big house her nice kids her nice together family! WHAT U GOT BITCH?!ALL U DO IZ RUN THAT MOUTH! IM SICK SICK!UA ALL DISGUST ME! AND ESPECIALLY U BUM

[bums4u]

hey eboni what do you say now that this bitch pleaded guilty what a dumb ass ho fuck you and your crack head auntie of yours i hope she rots in jail

[mable49yadiggg]

THEY PLANTED THAT SHIT ON HER