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33rd Ward Alderman Dick Mell had a bad experience at the Democratic Convention in Denver, but it wasn’t the restaurant’s fault. During a visit to the famous cigar bar at the Brown Palace Hotel, Mell and his entourage spotted Massachusetts Senator and 2004 also-ran John Kerry. Mell and 39th Ward Alderman Margaret Laurino, who were hanging out with delegate Linda Murphy, a professor at Wright College, spotted Kerry. "Margie says to (Murphy), 'Would you like a picture taken with John Kerry? We can do that.' She's all excited and she says, ‘Sure, I'd like to have that.' " Mell said. Laurino and Murphey approached Kerry, and then quickly left. About 15 minutes later, hotel security asked them to leave, escorting them from the hotel and down the block.
"They came up to the women and said, ‘We want you to leave the hotel,’" Mell told the Tribune. "I called the guy over and said, ‘What did you say?’ He said, ‘The women have to leave the hotel for disturbing the guests.’" Mell blames the senator. "Heinz ketchup will never be brought into my house again," the alderman said. Kerry spokeswoman Whitney Smith emailed the Tribune shortly after the story ran. "We only became aware that anyone had been asked to leave when we saw your report," she wrote. "Sen. Kerry just spoke to the alderman to apologize and offered to have a drink with him and his group in Denver." We sure hope they do make up. It would be a shame if Dick Mell had to give up his novelty Heinz Tomato Ketchup telephone.
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I'm so over Mell as my alderman.
You could at least credit the Tribune--uh, Trib--up higher when you appropriate their stories and use much of the same language, switching around and changing words just barely enough so it's not plagiarism, at least not obviously.
"During a visit to the famous cigar bar at the Brown Palace Hotel, Mell and his entourage spotted Massachusetts Senator and 2004 also-ran John Kerry. Mell and 39th Ward Alderman Margaret Laurino, who were hanging out with delegate Linda Murphy, a professor at Wright College, spotted Kerry."
Tribune/Clout Street:
"Mell, along with a group that included Ald. Margaret Laurino (39th) and newbie Democratic convention delegate Linda Murphy, a professor at Wright College, visited the cigar bar at the famed Brown Palace Hotel when the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee and Massachusetts senator walked in."
Don't they teach this stuff in freshman English anymore?
So wait, is this story incoherent because of the trib's writing, or was that the Chicagoist value added?
Let me guess Mell is also drafting a ordinance banning Heinz from Chicago. Never mind that it was an over zealous hotel employee who had them removed.
Does Mell really think that Kerry would make a big deal when a prominent Democratic senator is asked for an autograph at the freakin' DNC? Seeing and being see is what the even is all about!
My new alderman is officially a dip shit. (and I was reserving judgment from when he changed a gun registration ordinance because he broke the ordinance.)
So lets read between the lines, shall we? The Aldercreature and his crew were drunk as Chicago skunks, they go over to the Senator and probably start making fun of him and just being rude. He calls security and the rest is history, untill he finds out that they are Chicago Politicans, so he appologizes
Why are you/the Trib talking about something that happened four years ago as if it were news?
Spook: It's not often you make me say this, but you offer a plausible scenario that is also very entertaining. I hope you right just because the situation would be even funnier.
This was probably the stupidest and least noteworthy thing I've ever read on Chicagoist.
Oh, wait, I forgot about those cartoons.
This is the most incoherent post I've ever seen. Was it deciphered from patterns found in the shit splattered walls of the Lincoln Park Zoo primate house? It reads like brain-diarrhea.
-Rigo
PS I'm super handsome, ladies.
It was in "The Trib." Chuckle. I can't wait to hear some national journalist say something like, "...As reported in today's Chicago Trib."
I think Spook nailed it.
I was at the 1996 convention (high school journalist access!) and it was drunk-o-palooza. Falling down, crazy, "aunt kathy wants to DANCE with you to 'Don't Stop Believin' at the end of the wedding reception drunk."
It sounds more like someone on the hotel staff saw people "harassing" a guest and had them tossed than Kerry having anything to do with it.
Anyway, send a Heinz splat to Dick:
http://www.heinz.com/widget.aspx
rmell@cityofchicago.org
why in the world haven't you posted "hugfest" yet?
the single most bizarre thing that's going to happen in illinois this year, bar none.
seriously. bring on the UFOs.
whoops, you did. my bad.
I am not sure what happened. No more Heinz, ok. Hunts Ketchup sucks though.
Mayo is delicious on fries.
MMMMmmmayo.