'Beyond tasteless:' Republicans' 9/11 float at Indiana town's parade with smoke billowing from 'twin

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'Beyond tasteless:' Republicans' 9/11 float at Indiana town's parade with smoke billowing from 'twin towers' sparks outrage


A September 11 tribute parade float in Indiana featuring a depiction of the twin towers along with billowing smoke clouds sparked backlash online from critics who called it tasteless and disrespectful.

The float was featured in the 40th Annual Valparaiso Popcorn Festival Saturday, which this year fell on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Sponsored by the Valparaiso Republican Committee, the float immediately drew criticism when it was unveiled a day prior to the parade, with the group limiting who could comment on their Facebook page's posts and hiding comments critical of the display.

'Beyond tasteless, even without the fog machine going,' wrote Chicago resident Verne Papka in the lone comment to escape the purge.

By Monday afternoon the committee's page had been taken down altogether.

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