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Ford slammed by Chicago mayor
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Posted on 01/18/2010 8:38:41 AM PST by CarryaBigStick

Harrison Ford has come under fire from the mayor of Chicago after wading into a debate about the city's former airport, with the politician calling the actor "elitist."...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aviation; chicago; harrisonford; meigsfield; richarddaley
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To: CarryaBigStick
This guy’s a multi-millionaire and you’re listening to him.

Yeah -- Daley never listens to multi-millionaires.

I don’t want to call him elitist, but it is.

It's probably elitist for me to point out Daley's problems with his supposed native language.

21 posted on 01/18/2010 9:37:07 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican ("During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." --Orwell)
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To: CarryaBigStick

He also saved some kid or Boy Scout lost in WY or something with his helicopter. I used to like him but he became a bit of a lib.


22 posted on 01/18/2010 9:48:19 AM PST by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: GeronL
What the heck did the idiot actor say to get the ex-mayor so riled up?

He told the mayor he was an idiot for doing this: Mayor Daley bulldozes Chicago's Meigs Field

Pilots tend to have long memories about these sorts of things...

23 posted on 01/18/2010 9:49:43 AM PST by CarryaBigStick (My office is an Airtractor 402)
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To: The Comedian
"Watch your mouth, kid, or you're gonna find yourself floating home."

Yeah, that was twenty-plus years before he got drunk with Jimmy Buffett and Ed Bradley, and ended up with a pierced ear. The weirdness has only accelerated since then.

24 posted on 01/18/2010 10:16:50 AM PST by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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