Why Does Richard Daley Hate America?

Politics & Current Events

And why is the Chicago Tribune whitewashing that fact?

This appears on the Google News summary of the story linked above:

As does this:

As does this:

Yet the words, attributed to Mayor Daley, "He described America as a country of gun-lovers who export their weaponry to neighboring countries like Canada and Mexico, spreading violence to relatively peaceful areas." have magically disappeared from the story.

I'm not the only one to have noticed this.

Did the Tribune mischaracterize Daley's remarks? If so, it owes him an apology. Or did it cave to complaints from the mayor's office?

If so, it owes you an apology.

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  1. Ken  •  Jun 26, 2008 @2:01 pm

    That's a rather elaborate misquote, if it is one.

  2. Patrick  •  Jun 26, 2008 @2:03 pm

    It doesn't exactly sound like a paraphrase, does it?

  3. Ezra  •  Jun 26, 2008 @4:09 pm

    I'm not sure I disagree with his quote as far as being a country of gun lovers, but I don't think I would categorize Mexico as a relatively peaceful area.

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