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Alderman says Lincoln bust in West Englewood burned [witness: statue already burned July 4]
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 08/17/2017 | Fran Spielman and Mitch Dudek

Posted on 08/18/2017 12:08:14 AM PDT by Fedora

Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of emboldening vandals to set fire to a bust of Abraham Lincoln that has stood as a symbol of freedom in West Englewood for nearly a century. . .

A West Englewood resident interviewed Thursday speculated that some burn damage to the Lincoln bust may have been caused by fireworks set off on July 4th.

“People were out partying on the 4th of July and lighting fireworks off of it,” said Christopher Jackson, 22, who lives two blocks from the statue and saw the revelers also light newspapers on fire on top of the statue.

“It’s f—– up, honestly,” said Jackson, who works as a cook at a downtown eatery and chatted while waiting for a bus steps from the statue.

“You’d think people would appreciate it,” he said. “Abraham Lincoln is Abraham Lincoln. He’s one of the people who helped us. He freed the slaves. That’s a big one.”

Jackson suspects the vandals didn’t know the weathered statue, its nose chipped off, actually depicted Lincoln. “I didn’t even know until just now,” he said, adding that the statue seemed like another aspect of a blighted community dotted with run-down buildings and boarded-up homes.

“It’s insulting to leave it just like this with nobody trying to fix it,” he said.

Lopez, however, said he has no doubt that the damage was deliberate and tied to the debate that has raged across the country. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abrahamlincoln; arson; monuments; statues
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1 posted on 08/18/2017 12:08:14 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora

I see the progressive urban schools are doing their job as the socialists intended.


2 posted on 08/18/2017 12:11:20 AM PDT by piasa
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To: Fedora

When you hear the term “Chicago alderman”, it really means a stupid, often communist, and often black, two-bit politician.

It is like electing the resident rat in your basement to a political office, only the rat is smarter.


3 posted on 08/18/2017 12:18:58 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: piasa

Yes: making people progressively dumber.


4 posted on 08/18/2017 12:21:32 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
This one is "the first openly gay Mexican-American to be elected in Illinois". . .Not that you could tell by looking at him. . .


5 posted on 08/18/2017 12:24:33 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: piasa

Abe was white so he was still a racist American. even though he, you know, emancipated all the slaves and all.


6 posted on 08/18/2017 12:26:17 AM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: Fedora

I’ll bet he goes over very well in the “hood”. Wonder if he is connected to the Marxist Lozano/Lozada family (Rudy - killed; wife, a real red and kids, leftists).


7 posted on 08/18/2017 12:31:52 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Fedora
["the first openly gay (person) to be elected in Illinois"]

Ah, it said "openly" .... O.K......


8 posted on 08/18/2017 1:47:09 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: Fedora

Hey Ray, you’re doing a helluva job there in Chicago.


9 posted on 08/18/2017 1:50:15 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: SaveFerris
Oscar Wilde only wished he was this gay:


10 posted on 08/18/2017 2:23:59 AM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora
Tell me you progressive Chicago puke just how did President Trump "embolden" someone to set fire to Lincolns bust. If anything is is progressive socialists like your mayor, your idol ObucketOshit and George Soros who are to blame for the defacing of our national heroes.

You know they are right. You cannot fix stupid and this guy is perfect proof

11 posted on 08/18/2017 2:31:39 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: RC one

“Abe was white so he was still a racist American. even though he, you know, emancipated all the slaves and all.”

He really wanted to get rid of them.


12 posted on 08/18/2017 5:04:56 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: Fedora

All the statues and busts can be redone.
The bodies of the progressives, however, cannot.
And when we finally come to our senses, there WILL be bodies.


13 posted on 08/18/2017 6:36:55 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: dljordan

Not helpful. ;)


14 posted on 08/18/2017 8:15:26 AM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: Fedora

Never saw the 3rd pic before with the Freddie Prinze-lookin’ guy.


15 posted on 08/18/2017 9:42:19 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: RC one

“Not helpful. ;)”

Are you saying it’s not true or that we shouldn’t point out the truth because it might hurt some feelings?


16 posted on 08/18/2017 10:26:37 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: SaveFerris

I was thinking that looked like Freddie Mercury. :-)


17 posted on 08/18/2017 10:52:01 AM PDT by RikaStrom ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." ~Voltaire)
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To: RikaStrom

lol

I didn’t realize FP never made it to age 23. I looked him up. Wow.

Man that was a long time ago.


18 posted on 08/18/2017 10:54:09 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: dljordan

Just making a joke really.


19 posted on 08/18/2017 12:30:31 PM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: RC one

“Just making a joke really.”

Oh, sorry.


20 posted on 08/18/2017 1:45:16 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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