Canceler complains after cancellation
Friday, Dec 16, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Tribune in September…
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said he won’t hold back from criticizing Awake Illinois, which espouses anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and rallied its supporters against a drag-themed library event in Downers Grove, after the group last week threatened to take legal action against him.
The Downers Grove Public Library on Monday said it was canceling the Drag Queen Bingo event for teens scheduled for Oct. 11 “due to threats that are under active investigation by law enforcement.”
Casten, a two-term Democrat from Downers Grove, has been an outspoken supporter of the event, while his Republican opponent in the Nov. 8 general election, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, joined Awake Illinois in calling for its cancellation. […]
“Let’s be clear. This event was canceled because, after my Republican opponent and his far-right allies at Awake Illinois publicly issued a call-to-action to their supporters, the library received severe threats that endangered our community,” the congressman said.
* Proft paper this week…
Shannon Adcock, founder and president of parents rights group Awake Illinois, is disappointed the Hilton Oak Brook capitulated to phoned in threats of a planned protest against of an event sponsored by the organization.
Adcock, who is also chairwoman of the DuPage chapter of Mothers for Liberty, said the Hilton manager returned the group’s deposit and canceled the contract after facing threats of protests.
“(The manager) basically said that although he agrees with our free speech and advocacy, unfortunately, cancel culture is a real thing in they are looking out for their assets and property in case somebody should show up and try and protest us,” Adcock told DuPage Policy Journal.
“I posed the question, ‘what message does that send to the anti free speech free marketplace mob?’ And he didn’t have an answer.”
- Socially DIstant watcher - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:12 am:
Free speech for me but not for thee.
- Travel Guy - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:14 am:
“Free speech for me but not for thee,” said Shannon Adcock (probably).
It seems like everyone is following the lead of the head hypocrite over at Twitter these days.
- DuPage Dad - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:15 am:
These people are not serious and have no fundamental policy goals. They should not be given an inch.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:15 am:
Florida Man’s Newspaper Speaks About Stifling Speech
Proft’s a bad actor for Illinois residents.
But, there’s money to be made… because hate pays.
- Roadrager - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:16 am:
==“I posed the question, ‘what message does that send to the anti free speech free marketplace mob?’ And he didn’t have an answer.”==
Because he’s a customer-facing service employee, he’s on the clock, it’s his job to use nice words even in challenging situations, and even he couldn’t fathom a response more courteous than “Ma’am, is your entire head chock full of jingle bells, and do those around you ever find the noise distracting?”
- TheInvisibleMan - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:19 am:
It’s a race to see if this group doesn’t eat itself alive before the spring elections. It’s going to be close.
There was an amusing exchange between some followers and Shannon herself about why awake was holding these events in Chicago and not downstate. Shannon said awake needed to stay where the money is to be able to raise enough money.
I’m sure telling your followers they are too poor and therefore not worthy of your attention will work out great.
- Pundent - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:22 am:
And yet the ILGOP continues to cower to Proft and organizations like Awake even at the expense of losing election after election.
- Amalia - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:23 am:
Proft, long distance run around. Adcock, hypocrite.
- Jerry - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:23 am:
So the Social Justice Warriors at Awake Illinois strike again!
- twowaystreet - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:27 am:
Wonderful to hear crazy town is still in business. I haven’t been able to keep up, it seems my hard copy subscription conveniently ran out mid-November.
- JS Mill - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:31 am:
=Shannon Adcock, founder and president of parents rights group Awake Illinois, is disappointed the Hilton Oak Brook capitulated to phoned in threats of a planned protest against of an event sponsored by the organization.
Adcock, who is also chairwoman of the DuPage chapter of Mothers for Liberty, said the Hilton manager returned the group’s deposit and canceled the contract after facing threats of protests.=
A master class in cognitive dissonance.
- TheInvisibleMan - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 9:32 am:
–my hard copy subscription conveniently ran out–
Deadlines for local elections in the spring started this week. Specifically school boards.
Your subscription will be starting up again shortly.
- Norseman - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 10:01 am:
So many ways to describe this scenario. I’ll add karma.
- Tombrady - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 10:02 am:
Too bad. Everyone was looking forward to some bingo.
- West Side the Best Side - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 10:34 am:
What goes around comes around. What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Treat others as you would like others to treat you. Etc.
- Huh? - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 10:47 am:
Have some cheese with that whine.
- Larry Bowa Jr. - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 10:56 am:
“These people are not serious and have no fundamental policy goals. They should not be given an inch.”
Agree 100%. We’re playing wack-a-mole with these people now in my suburb. The library, the schools, every month there’s a new outrage. The outrage over their children being asked to wear masks in schools during a raging pandemic swelled their numbers, but I’ve noticed they don’t bring anywhere near the same kind of turnout for their book banning and trans people subjugating campaigns.
- P - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 10:57 am:
Shout out to the hotel manager for not answering her stupid non-reality based loaded question.
- Big Dipper - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 11:04 am:
Adcock is not a reliable narrator, but if the manager really said that garbage about cancel culture his superiors should weigh in on whether Hilton’s corporate position is that opposing hate is cancel culture.
- Lincoln Lad - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 11:16 am:
I hope she understands at some point that the hotel manager sounds like the only intelligent person taking part in the conversation. But I’m not holding my breath.
- low level - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 11:50 am:
“Awake” is woke up now, right? LOL.
Seriously though, props to the hotel manager for dealing with a clearly deranged individual in a calm and professional manner. Well done.
- Jerry - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 12:02 pm:
If the DG Library isnt gonna have this event then they need to pull everything from the shelves that glorifies and promotes the “Heterosexual Lifestyle.”
- @misterjayem - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 12:05 pm:
“I posed the question, ‘what message does that send to the anti free speech free marketplace mob?’ And he didn’t have an answer.”
Probably because it was jibberish.
– MrJM
- Rudy’s teeth - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 12:12 pm:
Does Ms. Adcock of Awake Illinois have too much time on her hands?
Getting an “Empty words from an empty head” vibe from her rhetoric.
- Anyone Remember - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 12:32 pm:
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
- ArchPundit - Friday, Dec 16, 22 @ 3:24 pm:
So they are upset that private actors are deciding to not host them, while one of their primary goals is to get private actors to not host drag events.
Got it.