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THE SIGN.TXDOT REPLACED IT
AFTER OUR STORY AIRED.THEY
PUDIERA SER UN PELIGRO PARA
OTROS CONDUCTORES.
STILL REFUSE TO PAY DAMAGES TO
HAWKINS'... CITING GOVERNMENT
IMMUNITY.
WHO CAN FORGET THE IMAGE
OF CLINT EASTWOOD AT THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
SCOLDING AN EMPTY CHAIR,
PRETENDING PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS
SITTING IN IT.
IT MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON
AN AUSTIN MAN THAT SEVERAL
HOY, NOTAMOS EL HORMIGóN FRESCO
DAYS AGO HE HUNG AN EMPTY
EN LA BASE DEL SIGNO.
CHAIR IN A TREE OUTSIDE HIS
HOME. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, A
LOT OF PEOPLE- HAD A LOT TO
3 ESTO HIZO TAL IMPACTO A UN
HOMBRE DE AUSTIN QUE HACE
VARIOS DíAS éL COLGó A UNA
SILLA VACíA EN UN áRBOL FUERA
DE SU CASA.
CUANDO UD. PUEDE IMAGINAR,
SAY ABOUT... KXAN'S IGNACIO
GARCIA WENT TO TALK TO THE MAN.
A CHAIR HANGING FROM A TREE IN
THIS NORTHWEST AUSTIN
NEIGHTBORHOOD CAUSED SOME
NEIGHBORS TO LOOK TWICE.IN
SOME CASES SOME TOOK OFFENSE,
MUCHA GENTE TENíA MUCHO PARA
DECIR SOBRE.
LIKE ONE MAN WHO SAYS HE
DRIVES BY HERE REGULARLY. SOT
W GUY/NO NAME ALL OF THE
3 UNA SILLA QUE CUELGA DE UN
áRBOL EN ESTA VECINDAD DE
AUSTIN NOROESTE HIZO QUE
ALGUNOS VECINOS MIRARAN DOS
VECES EN ALGUNOS CASOS UNOS
TOMARON LA OFENSA
COMO UN HOMBRE QUE DICE QUE éL
SUDDEN I LOOKED AT IT AND
STOPPED IN MY TRACKS AND IT
MADE ME FEEL COLD BECAUSE AS A
YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN KNOWING
THAT I SERVED IN MY MILITARY
AND I FIGHT FOR HIS RIGHT TO
VA EN COCHE POR AQUí CON
REGULARIDAD.
SAY WHATEVER HE WANTS TO SAY".
THE HANGING CHAIR INCIDENT HAS
FOUND IT'S WAY TO NATIONAL
ATTENTION. NBC NEWS HAS THIS
Y PELEO POR SU PRIVILEGIO DE
DECIR TODO LO QUE éL QUIERA
DECIR
EL INCIDENTE DE SILLA COLGANTE
STORY ON ITS WEBSITE.ROBERT
STEPHENSON OF MOVEON.ORG'S
AREA OFFICE WAS ASKED TO COME
HERE AND TAKE PICTURES.SOT
ROBERT STEPHENSON/MOVEON
.ORR//RRAAORGANIZER
ORGANIZERSO WE JUST WANTED TO
GET IT DOWN CAUSE IT'S A
HA ENCONTRADO QUE ES EL CAMINO
A LA ATENCIóN NACIONAL.
PERSONAL ATTACK ON THE
PRESIDENT IT'S NOT ANYTHING
ELSE, IT'S A PERSONAL ATTACK
ON THE PRESIDENT BUT JUST HANG
EL ORR RRAAORGANIZER
ORGANIZADOR ENTONCES SóLO
QUISIMOS CONSEGUIRLO CAUSA DE
DOWN ES UN ATAQUE PERSONAL
CONTRA EL PRESIDENTE NO ES
ON A SECOND SAYS CHAIR OWNER
ALGO MáS
BUD JOHNSON, WHO HAS SINCE
REMOVED THE CHAIR FROM THE
TREE AND ONTO HIS YARD.IT
NEVER WAS INTENDED TO BE
RACIST IT NEVER HAS BEEN, I'M
NOT A RACIST PERSON JOHNSON
ES UN ATAQUE PERSONAL CONTRA EL
SAYS HE'S SURPRISED BY ALL THE
NEGATIVE ATTENTION HE'S BEEN
PRESIDENTE.
GETTING AND ADDS HE DECIDED TO
TAKE THE CHAIR DOWN BECAUSE
TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING
THE WRONG IDEA.AND THAT'S WHY
I TOOK IT DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S
TOO MANY STUPID PEOPLE THAT
HAVE MISCONCEPTIONS AND THEY
AUTOMATICALLY LOOK AT THAT AND
Y POR ESO LO TOMé DOWN PORQUE
HAY DEMASIADAS PERSONAS TONTAS
SAY OK, THAT EMPTY CHAIR
QUE TIENEN IDEAS FALSAS Y
THAT'S OBAMA, WELL THAT'S NOT
NECESSARILY TRUE.JOHNSON SAYS
ALL HE MEANT BY IT IS HIS
SUPPORT FOR EASTWOOD'S SPEECH.
WAS IT RIGHT, PROBABLY NOT BUT
ELLOS AUTOMáTICAMENTE MIRE
ESTO.
I SUPPORTED HIS STATEMENT, I
FEEL THAT WAY.TWO OF JOHNSON'S
CLOSE NEIGHBORS SAY THEY
SUPPORT HIS FREEDOM TO EXPRESS
ERA ESTO CORRECTO,
PROBABLEMENTE NO.
HIMSELF. ONE OF
CLOSE NEIGHBORS SAY THEY
UNO DE
THEM EVEN SAID HE WAS A
3 ELLOS HASTA DIJO QUE éL ERA
UN PARTIDARIO DE OBAMA,
SUPPORTER OF OBAMA, BUT OTHERS
SAY IT'S HARD TO LOOK THE
OTHER WAY.THERE COMES A TIME
WHERE A LINE HAS TO BE DRAWN,
PERO LOS OTROS DICEN QUE ES
DIFíCIL MIRAR EL OTRO CAMINO.
I MEAN TO SYMBOLIZE AN EMPTY
CHAIR MARKING CLINT EASTWOOD
AND SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO
HANG THE PRESIDENT WHAT DOES
THAT SAY ABOUT ME WHEN YOU SEE
ME IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD".IN
NORTHWEST AUSTIN, IGNACIO
GARCIA, KXAN NEWS.