Big, Foam Statue of Liberty Added Benefit to Chicago 2016

By Prescott Carlson in News on Sep 9, 2009 9:00PM

Hey, remember when you guys were making fun of the big Statue of Liberty replica that the city of Hammond, Indiana wanted to stick in the middle of Wolf Lake? Guess what, snobs, that 50,000 pound piece of foam just might make its way to Chicago if we win the bid to host the Olympic Games in 2016.

The 130-foot-tall statue has been in storage since it was given to Hammond and they discovered that their plan for it was not feasible. And since the city turned down my zoning variance to stick it in my backyard, someone from Chicago 2016 reportedly called dibs to use the statue during the two week Olympic adventure. We recommend plopping it in the middle of Millennium Park, it will blend right in.

So with this added cherry on top of Chicago's last minute push to become the host city, how can anyone not "back the bid"?