The mayor is a total badass. (Image courtesy of Red Bull via ESPN)
DALEY NEWS
With the Chicago Reader’s parent company possibly going completely under as early as next week, Chicagoans might want for the paper's wonderful weekly listings of all the things going on around town. Sure, you could check out Metromix or Decider, but why not let Mayor Daley plan your weekend.
This morning, the mayor plugged a bunch of local events happening this weekend. Cycling fans can check out the Chicago Criterium, a series of races through Grant Park, on Sunday morning.
Those looking for calmer fare, the mayor reminds us, can check out the Venetian Nights Festival, which involves a parade of decorated boats making their way up Lake Michigan. That event starts at 6 p.m. on Friday.
Finally, for those who think cycling is wimpy without a 450cc, 50-horsepower engine pushing the bike to record-breaking backflip heights, well, you’re also in luck. At Grant Park on Saturday, Motocross racer, Ronnie Renner is looking to break his record 59 foot jump.
This evening, the mayor was at the MillerCoors headquarters to greet the first lady of Ghana, Ernestina Naadu Mills. Welcome to Chicago, madam. Now how about a shitty beer? Honestly, when greeting a foreign dignitary, you’d think the mayor could at least spring for the Goose Island brew pub. MillerCoors? That’s just embarrassing.
Speaking of dignitaries, President Barack Obama was in town last night for a fundraiser, attended by all the top Illinois politicos. At the event, he discussed the difficulties he’s having getting health care reform passed.
Uttering a phrase sure to become a Chi-town classic, the president said, “I’m from Chicago. I don’t break.”
Chicagoans can already get their very on t-shirt emblazoned with those words.
DALEY CHATTER
The last few weeks, my Google News Alerts for Mayor Daley have been pointing me to a new feature on the Trib’s Clout Street blog titled “Keeping Tabs on Daley.” I can only assume that the segment is a rip off of our own little blog.
We’re flattered, natch, that an august publication like the Tribune would seek to imitate a ramshackle outfit like ours. We just wish they’d do a better job.
For instance:
“Tonight, Daley is scheduled to welcome the First Lady of Ghana to Chicago. It's in Africa.”
What’s in Africa? Chicago? The event? No, dear reader, the Trib sought to inform you, via dangling modifier, that Ghana is in Africa. Because they think you are incredibly stupid.
Not content to merely insult your intelligence, they also demonstrate the value of a good copy editor, something the Trib seemingly can no longer afford in their current state of bankruptcy:
The events will bring minimal street closure on Saturday for Venetian Night and larger closures on Sunday as part of Michigan Avenue and Columus Drive will be closed for the bicycle race.
Honestly, with prose like that, you’d think their knockoff Daily Daley was being sold out a trunk of a car in an alleyway somewhere off Chicago Avenue. So accept no imitators, dear readers.
Alright, after that ungracious pat on the back, let’s get back to the news.
At today’s morning event the mayor was only taking on-topic questions, but he did go off topic for a few minutes to discuss White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle’s artful perfect game.
"I shut it off because I thought it'd be bad luck for him,” the mayor said, “so....I couldn't watch it, no way,"
So the mayor worries that just watching a sporting event might hex it’s outcome. Good god, what does this mean for the Olympics?
That’s all, folks. Have a great weekend.
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