The title ('L.A. city council rejects anti-war measure') of this article isn't exactly correct. There's another vote coming up Friday, so it's not over yet.
Apparently, they managed to wheel out not just Ed Asner in support of the resolution, but some other actor as well:
"In my view," [Councilman Jack] Weiss told the hearing, "we ought to be focusing on fixing sidewalks and not (Iraqi leader) Saddam (Hussein)."
Los_Angeles · Tue, 02/18/2003 - 19:59 · Importance: 1