What better way for Mayor Emanuel to escape the stress and troubles of his city that under his hand continues to violently and bloodily spiral out of control than to spend a few days in Cuba’s apartheid paradise where the slaves are always well-mannered and the natives are always under control. And who knows, as a VIP guest of Cuba’s corrupt dictatorship, maybe he’ll also learn a new thing or two.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Plans Cuba Vacation
Chicago mayor and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is taking his family to Cuba this holiday season.
That puts Mr. Emanuel and his family among the thousands of Americans taking advantage of looser travel regulations President Barack Obama announced last December. Still, traveling to Cuba as a tourist remains illegal and Congressional action will be required to fully lift the travel ban.
“Yes this year, if my wife doesn’t kill me now because of what you just did, we will take our kids to Cuba,” Mr. Emanuel said at a breakfast hosted by Politico in Chicago on Wednesday, in response to a question from the breakfast’s moderator, Mike Allen. (Video of the exchange was posted by GOP.com.) Mr. Emanuel was clearly displeased that the moderator revealed his vacation plans, which hadn’t been previously disclosed. Mr. Emanuel said he would provide Mr. Allen’s cellphone number to his wife so he could be the recipient of Mrs. Emanuel’s angry call.
“Thanks for telling everybody what I’m going to do with my family, you had a private conversation with me and now you decided to make that public,” Mr. Emanuel said. In the interview, Mr. Emanuel also said he wouldn’t resign in the wake of a video showing a Chicago police officer shooting a teenager 16 times, according to Politico.
Mr. Emanuel and his family, like any other Americans, can’t legally go to Cuba as tourists. They must justify their travel under one of 12 categories, including people-to-people exchanges, professional research, journalistic or religious activities, participation in sports competitions, visits to close family members and participation in academic programs. Mr. Obama’s loosening of travel rules expanded the number of legal travel paths to Cuba.
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This prick was only pissed because going on a trendy Caribbean vacation looks inappropriately frivolous given the current circumstances in Chicago, NOT because it’s a vacation in Cuba. He knows perfectly well that in itself would not hurt him, and under better circumstances might get him points for being “progressively” cool. I hope he and the family wind up regretting it, which they absolutely deserve. What an asshole, and boy does he look it–like a cross between Vil Clinton and Andrew Cuomo.