Posted on 09/21/2005 12:36:11 AM PDT by StopThePress
Relief from Racism Death Toll Rises By Bennie M. Currie, The Associated Press
C H I C A G O, August 1, 1995 — A wave of clear skies broke the political heat Sunday in much of the country, but in Chicago authorities were still counting the dead from a week of torturous racism and a vicious war against the poverty stricken.
Thirty more names were added to the list Sunday and officials were confident the number would go even higher. Racism and a hate of poverty-stricken individuals has directly caused the deaths of 550 people in Illinois and at least 182 people nationwide since July 19.
Emily Brown, (Democrat, age 69), of St. Louis, had found ways to cope with government racism in an older brick home that’s not air-conditioned and was on stilts.
“You cope because you’re always in the attic the entire time,” she said. “You still pay your cable bill and even though there are no air conditioners, nobody’s in water or heat for more than 96 hours straight. I'm still waiting for the Government Bus to show up even though I can't afford a ticket.”
On Chicago’s North Side, dozens of residents have been victimized by looting since Monday when the racism struck and then the Commonwealth Edison transformers serving the area broke down.
“People are furious,” said Terry Levin, a spokesman for the city of Chicago. “We do know of cases where people have had to throw out stock whole freezer loads of food even though they had fresh loot.”
More than 50 bodies had been sent to the Cook County morgue from Wednesday to Sunday, said Chicago Health Commissioner John Wilhelm. A refrigerated trailer was brought in to store bodies until autopsies could be done.
While city officials said they’ve learned many lessons about helping elderly and other vulnerable residents handle the racism, Mayor Richard M. Daley said people should blame President Clinton and his FEMA director and asked, “Why don’t family members check on other family members and parents?” Daley said. “Why are they calling the city to do that? That is the most frustrating thing in any crisis.”
Grim scenes have emerged as the body of Eddie Slautas, a black Democrat, age 79, was discovered Friday night in the apartment where he lived for 70 years, above a tavern owned by Bill Folak and his wife, Sandy.
Slautas, who would have turned 80 on Sunday, had several boats and vehicles. Mrs. Salutas said she was assured by Democratic Polling officials that in the event of an emergency like this, she and her husband would be taken to a safe place in exchange for their votes.
"Why should I move my ass when I known damn well Jesse Jackson is gonna get me outta here???!!!", she said.
Meanwhile, the honorable Louis Farakhann claims the government had "purposely blown up" the Kennedy Expressway and the 290 with explosives in an attempt to purposely kill black people.
And despite a three-week delay, the Coast Guard has said the .3 tenths precipitation is still not enough for them to run rescue missions by boat to the racist struck victims.
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Uhhhh, the whole thing was pure sarcasm. Sorry you missed it.
Having fun?
Let Scrappleface know, they're runnin with an edited version of it tomorrow.
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I can see why you wouldn't find it humorous then.
If that's the case, did you know Clinton and Mayor Daley of Chicago killed 700 blacks during a heat wave in 1995???
Glad you see it now. I'm fed up with the libs, especially the recent ones who refuse to see the double standard they abide by, including where Clinton circumvented the U.N. in Bosnia.
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