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(4,347 posts) Tue Oct 25, 2016, 04:26 PM Oct 2016

Chicago ‘hits back,’ strips Trump of honorary street designation

Source: chicago.suntimes.com

Chicago aldermen on Tuesday hit Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump where it hurts — in his formidable ego — for using a spike in homicides and shootings to paint a “distorted caricature” of the city.

The City Council’s Transportation Committee unanimously agreed to strip Trump of a recognition he covets: “Trump Plaza,” the honorary designation for the east side of Wabash Avenue between Illinois Street and the Chicago River, outside the 96-story Trump International Hotel & Tower.

Read more: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-hits-back-strips-trump-of-honorary-street-sign/

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Chicago ‘hits back,’ strips Trump of honorary street designation (Original Post) blue-wave Oct 2016 OP

I Hope That Trump Has To Re-do All Their Printed Materials Now With The New Street Name.... global1 Oct 2016 #1

Call it Obama Victory Plaza Pantagruelsmember Oct 2016 #3

Yessss! AwakeAtLast Oct 2016 #13

honorable hillary clinton way mopinko Oct 2016 #22

Of course, it's Obama's fault NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #7

Time for some traffic problems on "Trump Plaza" forkol Oct 2016 #8

The Empire Strikes Back. 47of74 Oct 2016 #10

How about we call it Alicia Machado Blvd.? Or Access Hollywood Way? TeamPooka Oct 2016 #12

Can they re-name it OBAMA PLAZA, just to add insult to injury? TrollBuster9090 Oct 2016 #14

OUCH! ... Jopin Klobe Oct 2016 #16

I wish these alderman would try harder to revoke that tax cuts Chicago1980 Oct 2016 #18

Maybe next they can take down that fucking MyNameGoesHere Oct 2016 #19

story doesnt mention- somebody already stole the sign. mopinko Oct 2016 #23

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global1

(25,237 posts)

1. I Hope That Trump Has To Re-do All Their Printed Materials Now With The New Street Name....

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 04:36 PM

Oct 2016

designation.

Pantagruelsmember

(106 posts)

3. Call it Obama Victory Plaza

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 04:46 PM

Oct 2016

that should do it!

AwakeAtLast

(14,124 posts)

13. Yessss!

Reply to Pantagruelsmember (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 06:45 PM

Oct 2016

That would be great!

mopinko

(70,067 posts)

22. honorable hillary clinton way

Reply to Pantagruelsmember (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 26, 2016, 12:16 PM

Oct 2016

works a little better if you ask me.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

7. Of course, it's Obama's fault

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 05:46 PM

Oct 2016

He strong-armed the aldermen to insult Trump

forkol

(113 posts)

8. Time for some traffic problems on "Trump Plaza"

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 06:01 PM

Oct 2016

That's a nice little street you have there, Trumpie. If would be a shame if a group of 'Taco Trucks' happen to park there...

47of74

(18,470 posts)

10. The Empire Strikes Back.

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 06:17 PM

Oct 2016

Against the Giant Orange Headed Death Star.

TeamPooka

(24,216 posts)

12. How about we call it Alicia Machado Blvd.? Or Access Hollywood Way?

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Tue Oct 25, 2016, 06:25 PM

Oct 2016

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

14. Can they re-name it OBAMA PLAZA, just to add insult to injury?

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:09 PM

Oct 2016

Jopin Klobe

(779 posts)

16. OUCH! ...

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:15 PM

Oct 2016

... for anything like tRump, that's a major hit ...

Chicago1980

(1,968 posts)

18. I wish these alderman would try harder to revoke that tax cuts

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:20 PM

Oct 2016

that Trump gets on his tower here for not being able to lease the retail space over the past eight (8) years.

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)

19. Maybe next they can take down that fucking

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 07:25 PM

Oct 2016

tRump sign that pollutes the eyes when crossing the river on Michigan.

mopinko

(70,067 posts)

23. story doesnt mention- somebody already stole the sign.

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Wed Oct 26, 2016, 12:20 PM

Oct 2016

tho i presume there is more than one, hopefully the souvenir hunters will take care of the rest, too.
tho maybe like copies of mein kamph, they should be burned.

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