Aldermen want Trump stripped of his honorary Chicago plaza

chicagotribune.com ^ | Oct. 5, 2016 | Kim Janssen

[PROCON]

..and for "comparing our great city to a decimated, war-torn country," said Reilly,

Chiraq? No, it's the safest city in America, if you discount the dozens of murders and hundreds of shootings every month, Mr. Aldermoron.

[2banana]

I could name plenty of decimated, war-torn countries I would feel safer in than Chicago...

[hsmomx3]

Typical cry-baby Chicago politicians.

[Dick Bachert]

Say, isn't that just up the street from the Monroe Mall?

Besides, Hillary's almost here and you KNOW how she hates to wait!

[nopardons]

Since the streets in the Loop are all named for presidents ( Monroe, Madison, Addams, etc. ) I say that these nutters should just STFU and just make PRESIDENT TRUMP’s “honorary” into a permanent plaza.

[Uversabound]

No really are these people out of their minds

No sarc

[Talisker]

Architecturally Chicago is amazing. Like a combination of old SF and NYC.

The people though...

[elcid1970]

FWIW, Italian air marshal Italo Balbo led a formation of Savoiia-Marchetti flying boats on a grand tour of the Western Hemisphere that included the U.S. Later on FDR awarded Balbo the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Balbo was not the worst of the Fascisti. He opposed Italy allying with the Nazis & spoke out against the persecution of the Jews. Killed when his plane was shot down near Tripoli by `friendly fire’ in 1940.

[WKUHilltopper]

How about just strip Brendan Reilly and tar and feather the SOB instead?

[Chgogal]

Hopefully you are smart enough NOT to go into a neighborhoods where Jesse Jackson is considered a good leader?

That type of commonsense is called White Privilege. : )

[Dr. Sivana]

The move would punish Trump for "painting a distorted caricature of Chicago" on the campaign trail and for "comparing our great city to a decimated, war-torn country,"

Agreed. Many of these decimated, war torn countries did not put themselves into this position on purpose.

[bicyclerepair]

So if Trump allegedly had civil rights issues back to the 70s, WTH did they give him a sign to begin with?

[reg45]

Not all of them are named after Presidents.

[nopardons]

It is well known, in Chicago, that ALL aldermen are CORRUPT an d INSANE.

[nopardons]

Interesting ! :-)

[wally_bert]

The one on Good Times that always got the one woman’s name wrong was probably a tame parody.

[nopardons]

Okay, yes, not all, but a LOT of them are.

[nopardons]

That was supposedly Cabrini Green....a ghetto project that was pretty close to down town and yes, a VERY pale parody of what it once was.

That project was torn down many years ago and now is a nice neighborhood.

[jimjohn]

The move would punish Trump for "painting a distorted caricature of Chicago" on the campaign trail and for "comparing our great city to a decimated, war-torn country,"

...yes, as I'm sure some of those decimated, war-torn countries are probably offended from being lumped with the likes of Chicago.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

I was safer in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Typical Chicago Alderman/woman. Some of the stupidest politicians alive (competition to those in NY City and any Democrat ruined city in California, or Seattle/Portland).

The streets are littered with the bodies of gangbangers and their innocent victims, but this clown is only worried about a street name.

Guess he doesn’t get out of him mama’s basement much.