Larry Snow Gives "Voice" Reporters a Lesson in Chicago-Style Politics

It's a joke, right? (Click above to make the image larger)

Yesterday Bongo printed the endorsement for Mike Skala from the Huntley High School student newspaper "The Voice."

But also included in that edition of the paper were school board candidate responses to seven questions that were asked of each of them during telephone interviews with student reporters. The questions represented a broad range of topics, and each of the six candidates, except for one, answered the questions politely and by outlining their views and how they felt their particular skill set could benefit the school district.

Larry Snow did not respond respectfully or politely to the student reporters. He used the interview as another opportunity to engage in a smear campaign against his opponent Mike Skala. Mike Skala, on the other hand, did not even mention Larry Snow in his answers.

While each question was framed in such a way that the candidates were encouraged to tell the student reporter about themselves and why they would be a good school board member, Snow turned every answer into a Skala-bashing session. His answers were rude, spun around half-truths, and were a classic example of the dirty politics that one would hope that our children would never want to engage in. Nice example you set for the kids there, Larry.

But one part of the article made Bongo roll over with laughter. When the candidates were asked about some of their weaknesses, Snow, who spends what appears to be the equivalent of full-time hours on the blogs each day slinging mud and ilk, actually said he's been told he's "too nice a guy to be in an elected political office."

You know, a lot of phrases come to mind when Bongo tries to describe the behavior of Larry Snow, and "too nice" is most definitely NOT one of them.

Even more interesting is that Snow claims the comment came from his daughters. Would these be the same daughters who, if you believe the court documents that are floating around the community right now, were listed in a restraining order request as allegedly being present in the house while Snow beat his former wife? (the allegation is listed in a restraining order request from DuPage County that can be found at the web site www.transparent-snow.info)

That restraining order was granted, by the way, and then later upheld by a judge, according to the documents.

Hey Larry, the next time you want to LIE to kids, you might want to choose something that isn't so easy to refute (see NW Herald Blog, DH Blog, meeting minutes, press archives from many newspapers, DH Endorsement of Skala, etc.)

Too nice? It's a joke, right?