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City Council reverses foie gras ban |
2008-05-15 |
With Mayor Richard Daley running the vote, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday repealed its controversial ban on foie gras. Over the shouted objections of Ald. Joe Moore (49th), the ban's sponsor, the council used a parliamentary manuever to put the ordinance on the floor for a vote. The council voted 37-6 to repeal the two-year-old ban, which critics argued had made Chicago--and the City Council--a national laughingstock. Ald. Thomas Tunney (44th), a restaurant owner,forced the vote on the measure that prohibits restaurants in the city from serving the delicacy made from the engorged livers of ducks or geese. Moore, whose pleas for a debate were ignored by Daley, warned fellow aldermen "tomorrow it could happen to you." |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 "Soylent Stupid is ALDERMEN!!!!" |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-05-15 23:22 |
#4 Ummmmmmm, FOIE GRAS on toast with a nice vintage Bordeaux. |
Posted by: DMFD 2008-05-15 23:06 |
#3 Naw. Faux grass is that stuff in the Astrodome. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-05-15 14:43 |
#2 You mean that foie grass isn't something you have to mow????? |
Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-05-15 14:29 |
#1 This brings up the question of how the ban survived the horselaugh test in the first place. "tomorrow it could happen to you." Hmmm. It's not clear if he meant steamrolled by Daley or fattened up for slaughter. Maybe both! |
Posted by: PBMcL 2008-05-15 01:48 |