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Joe Shlabotnik

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Tue May 28, 2013, 01:12 AM May 2013

Winnipeg’s mayor caught in chewing gum scandal!

Sam Katz, known for kicking children in the face, now outed as a litterbug

The Winnipeg Free Press reports that sometime in mid-May, a Winnipeg woman saw the mayor take a piece of chewing gum out of his mouth and casually toss it onto the grass, showing a cavalier disregard for the city he governs and its grass lawns.

Marilynn Kullman and her six-month old son were in the parking lot of the Fort Rouge Leisure Centre when they spotted the three-term mayor get out of his van and break the city bylaw against littering.

“Excuse me sir, would you mind picking up the gum that you dropped,” Kullman told Katz, likely expecting the chief magistrate to redden with shame and embarrassment.

“Oh, it’s just a piece of lint,” Katz replied before ducking into the leisure centre. ...
http://o.canada.com/2013/05/27/winnipegs-mayor-caught-in-chewing-gum-scandal/

Good thing he didn't kick her kid in the face!


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Winnipeg’s mayor caught in chewing gum scandal! (Original Post) Joe Shlabotnik May 2013 OP
Can I cross post this in Weird News? Initech May 2013 #1
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