Wrigley Protest during NLDS?

[Jehrico]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1182774,skul092508.article

 

Apparently, IL Senator James Meeks wants to get about 6000 protestors together to ring Wrigley Field during the NLDS to protest funding disparities between school districts.

 

Forget the fact that the Cubs contribute to alot of programs for the schools he's fighting for funding over, but what does a baseball game have to do with this?

 

"I want to get more attention to the funding of the poor schools in the area...I know...we'll protest one of the largest private donors to those private schools that I'm fighting for!"

 

He's obviously just an ignorant attention-whore, as he's picking the biggest target in town to protest even though it has absolutely nothing to do with the problem. This guy is an idiot. People from that district need to impeach him. Hopefully no one will be stupid enough to follow him. It's such an ignorant idea that even Daley, of all people, is speaking out against the idea in the media.

 

"We’ve waited 100 years to have [school] funding reform. I’m surprised that the mayor . . . would put more emphasis on a game than on peoples’ lives. These kids are being miseducated. They’re killing each other. A game is not more important than the future of public school children," Meeks said."

I'd really like to see him back up the 100 years for school reform comment there. That just reinforces that he's an attention whore, and that's too bad, because that's a legit cause he's pushing for.

[The R-Train]

Meeks is a Sox fan and his kids go to private school and he was rude to my dad.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

A game is not more important than the future of public school children," Meeks said."

 

Actually, it is James. Maybe try protesting on the South Side?

[Wheelimus]

A game is not more important than the future of public school children," Meeks said."

 

Actually, it is James. Maybe try protesting on the South Side?

 

They won't be playing baseball on the South Side at that time. :)

 

Let 'em protest. Wrigley will be swamped in a sea of people anyway. Nobody will notice.