Comments on: Illinois lt. governor laments his “laughing stock” state

By: The First “Fun With Headlines” Edition from Southern Illinois « Countenance Blog

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:53:37 +0000

[...] Malkin: Illinois lt. governor laments his “laughing stock” state [...]

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ButAsForMe! » Illinois lt. governor laments his “laughing stock” state — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:31:23 +0000

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By: Days like today I’m THRILLED to be an Illinoisan | A Nutter's Prattle

Days like today I’m THRILLED to be an Illinoisan | A Nutter's Prattle — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:31:42 +0000

[...] Here’s a great ad (looks legit and probably is) from a furniture store, saying “We sell more seats than the governor.” [...]

By: rambler

rambler — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:58:18 +0000

When I moved to Chicago, I thought that I had moved to the far side of the moon. While political corruption is everywhere, Chicago took corruption to a fine science. The corruption is not the crime; getting caught is. Expect more corruption to surface before Blago goes to trial.

By: emjem24

emjem24 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:24:23 +0000

Illionois has truly joined the elite, Dem-lead states of the union. What are the criteria? Here:

1. Budget Deficit (oh, it was that darn sub-prime crisis that we bought into)… check!

2. Legacy political offices based on either family connections, political favors, or race…..check!

3. A state with a dual identity… an urban area that carries political influence with a rural area that tries to steer clear of that same influence… check!

4. A state that’s been suffering from a recession for a long time due to either political indifference or incompetence (Michigan) or underdevelopment in one region entireley (New York)…. check!

5. A state’s governor who’s over his/her head and “plays” at doing something but has no results to show for it and wants no accountability for those lack of results…. check!

6. A dependent minority class who continues to vote for Dems so that they can keep chugging on those freebies… check!

If your state should happen to fulfill at least 3 of these criteria and you have a Dem governor you have joined the elite! If you have a Republican governor and still fulfill at least 3 of these criteria, you might have unknowingly joined the elite!

By: RogersUmp

RogersUmp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:48:58 +0000

Now we have Ventura and Frankenbeans to be proud of in Minnesota. This oughta attract a bunch of hollywood hacks here to win their elections.

Even if Coleman is vindicated by the courts and retains his election-night and recount wins, the fact remains that over a million people here think Franken as Senator is a grand idea!

By: Buy a Seat in Illinois « PburghStever

Buy a Seat in Illinois « PburghStever — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:25:37 +0000

[...] January 5, 2009 by pburghstever *snigger* …an Illinois furniture ad via Michelle Malkin. [...]

By: trk45lt

trk45lt — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:00:26 +0000

Bout time the rest of the world joins us in Illinois for a laugh. I hate to see a joke of this magnitude go to waste

By: Socky

Socky — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:41:46 +0000

Something must be in the Mississippi River that evaporates and taints the minds of people in Minnesota, Wisconsi, Iowa, and Illinois.

It's not the river, it's the big cities along the river. Urban life causes brain damage, according to studies. And you wondered why the cities are so blue?

By: pugmom

pugmom — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:20:56 +0000

On January 5th, 2009 at 11:32 am, Paul Revere said:
Something must be in the Mississippi River that evaporates and taints the minds of people in Minnesota, Wisconsi, Iowa, and Illinois. The fog is a mystery as it only seems to affecct those living in metro Chicago while leaving the rest of Illinois pretty normal.

Don’t count on the rest of Illinois remaining normal. I grew up in Chicago but I’ve lived in Dupage for years; pretty conservatve place, until this last election, when I was stunned to discover that Obama carried Dupage. Not a huge margin, but still… Looks like that taint is spreading.

By: AlohaGuy

AlohaGuy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:20:46 +0000

Blago will go to jail for Pay to Play the same day Ricardson does. Nobody in power cares. Scooter Libbey sure because he uh, he, well, he pissed off the NY Times! But violating the law – no way.

By: dan708

dan708 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:18:26 +0000

The solution to the problem should be simple – Illini should NOT elect anyone with any Chicago ties whatsoever.

By: Flyoverman

Flyoverman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:16:49 +0000

On January 5th, 2009 at 11:32 am, Paul Revere said:
Something must be in the Mississippi River that evaporates and taints the minds of people in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois.

I can assure you it is NOT caused by global warming in those states….

By: abstractmind

abstractmind — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:15:30 +0000

2 grand for a senate seat? I’ll take it!

I’ll take that, and the Lewinski Bedroom Suite with matching walk-in humidor!

By: Mister P

Mister P — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:56:40 +0000

I still think California with a weed smoking, steroid induced Mr. Universe as governer is the laughing stock.