Guest Harry Dope Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois delegate for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama resigned after using the word "monkeys" to describe black children playing in a tree, the Obama campaign said Tuesday. Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, a trustee in the Chicago suburb of Carpentersville, was issued a $75 ticket for disorderly conduct after neighbors complained to police. She says the word wasn't meant racially and she will fight the ticket. "Given the incident, Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski is stepping down as a delegate and will be replaced," said Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage. The incident occurred Saturday, when two children were playing in a tree next door to Ramirez-Sliwinski's house. She said the parents were outside supervising the children, but she went over and told them to get out of the tree because she was concerned about the boys' safety and because the small magnolia tree was being damaged. The father of one of the boys told her it was none of her business, she told the Chicago Tribune, and "I calmly said the tree is not there for them to be climbing in there like monkeys." The mother of one boy called police. Cmdr. Michael Kilbourne said Tuesday a ticket was issued because the ordinance bans conduct that disturbs or alarms people. One of the boys told police he was scared by her comment and a mother said she was disturbed, he said. Ramirez-Sliwinski does not have a listed telephone number. She did not respond immediately to an e-mail. Ramirez-Sliwinski says she doesn't plan to run for another term on the village board. "In the eyes of the public, this is wrong," she told the Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robw Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 When did you beat a dead horse what do you use? "Harry Dope" <DemocratsBetrayedUSA@earthlink.com> wrote in message news:47ffbe9b$0$6119$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... > CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- An Illinois delegate for Democratic Sen. > Barack Obama resigned after using the word "monkeys" to describe black > children playing in a tree, the Obama campaign said Tuesday. > > Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski, a trustee in the Chicago suburb of Carpentersville, > was issued a $75 ticket for disorderly conduct after neighbors complained to > police. She says the word wasn't meant racially and she will fight the > ticket. > > "Given the incident, Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski is stepping down as a delegate > and will be replaced," said Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage. > > The incident occurred Saturday, when two children were playing in a tree > next door to Ramirez-Sliwinski's house. > > She said the parents were outside supervising the children, but she went > over and told them to get out of the tree because she was concerned about > the boys' safety and because the small magnolia tree was being damaged. > > The father of one of the boys told her it was none of her business, she told > the Chicago Tribune, and "I calmly said the tree is not there for them to be > climbing in there like monkeys." > > The mother of one boy called police. > > Cmdr. Michael Kilbourne said Tuesday a ticket was issued because the > ordinance bans conduct that disturbs or alarms people. One of the boys told > police he was scared by her comment and a mother said she was disturbed, he > said. > > Ramirez-Sliwinski does not have a listed telephone number. She did not > respond immediately to an e-mail. > > Ramirez-Sliwinski says she doesn't plan to run for another term on the > village board. "In the eyes of the public, this is wrong," she told the > Arlington Heights Daily Herald. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roedy Green Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:40:12 -0400, "Harry Dope" <DemocratsBetrayedUSA@earthlink.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >- An Illinois delegate for Democratic Sen. >Barack Obama resigned after using the word "monkeys" to describe black >children playing in a tree, the Obama campaign said Tuesday. This is political correctness run amok. My mom referred to us kids as "monkeys" and we were not even swinging in trees or black. -- Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gen'ls Betrayed Us Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 "robw" <noddy093@comcast.net> wrote in message news:bMqdnUdmxZEsmJ3VnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d@comcast.com... > When did you beat a dead horse what do you use? He uses O'Reily's cold dead hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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