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Posted by orleans in Illinois
Thu Jun 04th 2009, 03:37 AM






obama supporter? gay? single mother? don't have a fire if you're living in westmont illinois



Trout..."could be in hot water after he made comments at the village of Westmont Memorial Day ceremony that some in attendance considered to be inappropriate, according to a local Democratic Party group.

"Trout, a veteran of the Vietnam War, served as the grand marshall of the Memorial Day Parade and gave a speech during the ceremony afterwards, said Westmont Park District Director Ron Gunter, who co-organized the event.

"In a statement released by the Downers Grove Township Democratic Organization, backed by several people at the event, Trout was criticized for the speech, where he allegedly compared the nation, under President Barack Obama, to a socialist state, and spoke out against the United Nations, single mothers and gay citizens."

~snip~

"Mark Garrity of Downers Grove, a Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for Downers Grove Township supervisor in April, was in attendance and heard Trout’s comments. Garrity said Trout’s comments would be more welcome, at “a right-wing extremist militia camp out in the forests of Idaho somewhere” and were not appropriate for a Memorial Day ceremony.

“His comments wouldn't even have been appropriate for a Republican political rally let alone a public Memorial Day service in Westmont,” Garrity said.


(damn, you're good mark!)

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/westmont/new...




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