He Got it Wrong (As Usual)

Lorraine Swanson had already been kicked out of the Gassman v. Residents meeting last Thursday night by the time I arrived. I never entered the room, nor did Craig Gernhardt, who arrived minutes after I did. Still, as is habitual for him, Tom Westgard lied about this. I saw Westgard walk by the meeting twice, once toward the beach then back to Sheridan, whence he walked northbound. He did not stop to observe. He just walked by, both times well after the ejection of Ms. Swanson had occured. Nevertheless, that didn't stop him from writing this: Update - Turns out that who you walk into a room with can have a pretty big effect. Lorraine Swanson walked into the meeting accompanied by Mannis and Gernhardt, and Gassman made the obvious inference: that they were all together. It's good to keep track of the company you're keeping. Neither Gernhardt nor I accompanied Swanson into the meeting. In fact, Gassman made no "inference" about Swanson. In fact, Swanson was narced out by Blaine Roberts. Furthermore, all non-residents were ejected, so it was not as if Gassman was discriminating against Swanson in particular. Once again, douche bag Westgard is wrong, wrong, wrong. FULL DISCLOSURE: Tom Westgard and Jim Ginderske have personal interests in seeing to it that the Heartland Alliance maintains a pristine reputation. After all, they were key players in getting a wad of your tax dollars to install a Heartland Alliance operation at 2200 West Touhy Avenue this past February with help from Congressman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). (See: Heartland Health Center - Rogers Park Grand Opening and New Health Center to Open in the 49th Ward.) SEE: NEWS-STAR REPORTER KICKED OUT OF MEETING