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Raucous demonstrations as Chicago Plan Commission approves Obama Presidential Center

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The word “controversial” now attaches itself to the planned Obama Presidential Center that is grabbing 19 acres of Chicago park land to build a monument to Barack Obama.  As AT reported Wednesday, the project already is being sued in federal court for obtaining the taxpayer-owned land under the pretense of building an official presidential library under the control of the National Archives and open to scholarly research as a document repository – and then switching to a privately controlled monument to the man with no official archive functions.  Yesterday, the OPC surmounted the first legal hurdle before construction can begin, approval by the Chicago Plan Commission.

The OPC plan was unanimously approved, with two commission members recusing themselves owing to their involvement in the Center – but not without demonstrators for and against the project outside City Hall and inside, as well, and seven hours of testimony.

 

14 Comments on Raucous demonstrations as Chicago Plan Commission approves Obama Presidential Center

  1. “The Police Acted Stupidly” wing is a nice touch.

    The price of arugula in the commissary is outrageous.

    The gym will contain free weights up to six pounds.

    The price of admission will necessarily skyrocket.

    Each admission will include a commemorative Rev. Wright “God damn America” Kenyan flag pin.

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  2. The most appropriate commemorative image I can think of for Barky is a picture of two hands covered in blood with broken mutilated fingers losing their grip on an out-of-ink pen and a phone with a dead battery.

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  3. Chicago’s broke, so getting rid of 19 acres of park land to avoid maintenance costs is probably attractive. Maintaining the Obama Momunemt To Obama (or Me, My Monument and I) is much easier and cheaper; just spray a bunch of disinfectant around it every couple of months or so.

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