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Home Front: Politix
As Obama's monument to himself in Chicago is imperiled by lawsuits, Chicago Tribune implies poor blacks will be victimized
2018-10-26
[American Thinker] Barf alert! Judging by this article in the Chicago Tribune, there must be serious worries that the planned giveaway (a 99 year lease at 10 cents a year) of 19.3 acres of precious, irreplaceable lakefront Chicago park land to a private monument to former President Trump Obama is in trouble. Starting with a picture of a pensive-looking black woman in shadows ‐ worth a look here ‐ the piece pulls out all the victimization stops, claiming, " anxiousness ... has swept over some residents and communities on the South Side as they brace for a possible long wait, a bitter fight or even another grand disappointment."

The article by Lolly Bowean and Jeff Coen features residents who regard the "Obama Presidential Center" as an unalloyed benefit to the poor communities that are nearby ‐ "a new historical treasure to [the] already culturally rich African-American community.

Gee, if the community is "already culturally rich," why does it need another cultural monument? Oh, that's right: "jobs and investment."
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  There must be an acre or two available at the landfill......
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2018-10-26 18:15  

#5  Think how many 'free clinic/urgent care' centers and 'food desert' oases on the south side and employment this empty towering edifice effort could fund instead.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-10-26 15:47  

#4  Pretty much his entire reign was victimizing to poor blacks.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-10-26 08:49  

#3  the final design messes up traffic patterns

also, its really ugly


Who knew public restrooms could be so complicated?
Posted by: gorb   2018-10-26 07:38  

#2  I'm sure South Side residents are pensive. This monument will make their lives whole...or something
Posted by: Frank G   2018-10-26 07:10  

#1  the 'investment' includes taxpayer funds for road work

the final design messes up traffic patterns

also, its really ugly
Posted by: lord garth   2018-10-26 05:10  

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