Mayor on Clinton parade float: 'This wasn't the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade'
"I've also gotten quite a few phone calls," Mayor Kevin Liechti said. "Let me tell you, I haven't had my rear end chewed out that bad since the military."
Liechti said he's received calls from all around the country from angry people offended by the float.
"Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and the freedom of speech so I'll listen to the phone calls," Liechti said. "Some people, when they call me, don't even let me talk. But what I want people to know is that this float reflected the political views of three gentlemen. It is not, in any way, a reflection on Arcadia's fire department of the city of Arcadia."
This was the first major parade in Arcadia in over 10 years and the celebration as a whole was great for the community, Liechti said. It's a shame that the spotlight on the parade was for controversy.
"This wasn't the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade," Liechti said. "There was a pre-registration process but they didn't inspect every float beforehand."
That's something that will definitely change if they have another parade anytime soon, he said.
Once again, here we have something that someone didn't think enough about before actually doing it. It is in very poor taste, to say the least, but probably what's to be expected from this years presidential campaigns.
I don't see it as funny, or cute. Maybe to counter this, we could've had a guy dressed like the Duck going through the crowd and stealing everything he could get his hands on, or maybe handing out Trump University diplomas.
How about a float with Malania's nude photos, looking like a bathroom wall, with "For a fun time, call Malania" penciled next to it.
You Republicans sure are hung up on this Jail Hillary thing. I guess when you got nothing else to offer a crowd....you offer up what you can.....
Jen
