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| Alderman Collapses After Delivering Anti-war Speech |
| 2005-09-14 |
| No, he did not conclude with, "and if I am wrong, may God strike me dead. Ald. Burton Natarus (42nd) collapsed on the City Council floor this afternoon after delivering a speech in favor of a resolution calling for troops to be withdrawn from Iraq. The 72-year-old alderman was standing near one of the exit doors to the City Council chamber, on the 2nd floor of City Hall, about 1:25 p.m. during the council's regular meeting. Ald. Virginia A. Rugai (19th) had just started to speak when another alderman got the chairman's attention by yelling, "Call 911!" yes, our rallying cry A recess was called and proceedings came to an immediate halt as Natarus' colleagues ran to him. An aide dashed out of the room to get a defibrillator. Mayor Richard Daley had left the meeting for a funeral, and Ald. Bernard Stone (50th) had the gavel. He ordered everyone other than aldermen and their staffers to clear the council floor. Chicago Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter was in the council chambers at the time and was among the first people to attend to the alderman. A police sergeant stood nearby. Paramedics arrived shortly after 1:30 p.m. Natarus appeared conscious as the emergency responders worked to stabilize him. About 1:50 p.m., Natarus—wearing an oxygen mask on his face, his body strapped to a gurney and an intravenous tube in place—made an effort to wave as he was wheeled out of the chamber to his colleagues' applause. Before he collapsed, the alderman stood near his desk toward the rear of the council chamber, speaking in his typical strong voice. He said the issue of getting out of Iraq was probably "something that should be debated in the Congress of the United States," but added it was important the nation's cities were taking a position, and expressed hope Washington would listen. Though Natarus initially supported U.S. military action in Iraq because of the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, he said the idea of imposing a certain type of government on the country did not make sense. "We want to go all over the world and make every country like us," he said. If Natarus were not an ignorant panderer, he would know that the Iraqi Constitution bears little resemblance to ours. Natarus' 42nd Ward is one of the most prominent of the city's 50 wards. It takes in downtown Chicago, North Michigan Avenue, the Rush Street entertainment district and the Near North Side neighborhoods of River North, Streeterville, and the Gold Coast. Chicago's Moonbat Reservation. |
| Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy |
| #5 Aw, shucks! |
| Posted by: Angomock Flinesh4536 2005-09-14 19:36 |
| #4 God'll get you for that. |
| Posted by: Maude 2005-09-14 19:10 |
| #3 I was hoping his Communist lips fell off too. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2005-09-14 18:22 |
| #2 Recharge for next moonbat |
| Posted by: DanNY 2005-09-14 17:06 |
| #1 One down... |
| Posted by: Halliburtondeathraydept. 2005-09-14 16:03 |