* Dave Dahl with the Illinois Radio Network is by far one of my favorite Statehouse characters. I love his pithy questions, which often make politicians uncomfortable in a very funny way. And check out Dave’s State Fair style, displayed yesterday during the parade as reporters questioned Treasurer Dan Rutherford…

Gotta love the beard.

Try to be gentle on my buddy, but the funniest commenter wins a free State Fair beverage with yours truly.

* Yesterday’s winner was 47th Ward…

Governor Quinn shares a moment with White Sox great Carlton Fisk shortly before naming the Hall of Fame catcher to the CTA board.

Aides were too frightened to explain the mistaken identity to the Governor. “Carlton is one of the Governor’s heros,” said a Quinn aide who asked to remain anonymous. “We didn’t have the heart to break it to him, so we all kind of went with it. None of us saw the Metra mess coming.”

       

58 Comments - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:15 am: “Hemp.., Yes or Heck Ya!” - Almost the weekend - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:24 am: You can’t ‘Dash for Cash’ this question Mr. Treasurer. - AFSCME Steward - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:24 am: As a side note, I own the same shirt Dave is wearing. - Bluefish - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:26 am: So my first act as governor will be to declare the first day of the state fair as Hawaiian Shirt Day. - Raymond - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:26 am: Dahl: “I just downed a deep-fried poundcake - that’s right, a pound of butter, baked in a cake, then breaded and fried until crispy - and I’m not a happy camper. Just answer the question, or we’ll both have a huge problem.” - Yossarian Lives - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:26 am: The Ghost of Margaritaville Present, dispatched by Sen. Bill Brady, appears at a Dan Rutherford presser to remind the treasurer that “it’s five o’clock somewhere.” - Louis G. Atsaves - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:27 am: Mr. Treasurer, how will you evolve when you become Governor? - hisgirlfriday - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:28 am: Pongee Kalikimaka is the thing to say to an aspiring Illinois Gov candidate… - John A Logan - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:28 am: From the Capitol. I’m. Dave. Dahl. - Darienite - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:29 am: DR: Jerry, when you and the rest of the Dead getting back together? - AFSCME Steward - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:29 am: If you’re elected Governor, will you support Hawaiian shirt & straw hat Fridays ? - Bluefish - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:29 am: On GOP day my supporters will be handing out donuts fried in lard..heh…heh. - Ron Burgundy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:30 am: “This is Dave Dahl reporting, living in a news van… DOWN BY THE SANGAMON RIVER!!!” - Anonymous - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:33 am: “Hawaiian shirt? Check. Straw hat? Check. Lanyard? Check. This ‘Person from Springfield’ costume is the perfect disguise, he’ll never know I’m a reporter!” - AFSCME Steward - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:33 am: Even scarier(for him), he bears a remarkable resemblence to AFSCME Steward. “As a side note, I own the same shirt Dave is wearing.” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:36 am: “Pongee, friend or foe now?” - too obvious - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:36 am: Fellow reporter confirms Dahl is the source of the Hawaiian hibiscus flower scent. - Collin - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:38 am: I’ve met Dave, so I’ve got to wonder, what is she looking at? - Ghost - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:39 am: “whose sexier, me or miller?” - dd - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:44 am: What’s your position on disco being the state dance? - Jake From Elwood - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:45 am: Why are Richard Dreyfuss and Nicole Kidman interviewing Rutherford? - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:47 am: “Check out my Facebook to win the chance to drive Pongee in the Demolition Derby…” - Arthur Andersen - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:49 am: “RUTH-erford or ROOTH-erford? Can we clear that up right now?” - Amalia - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:49 am: Dan, can you tell us, what is the state flower? - Boone's is Back - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:53 am: Did Dave steal that from your closet Rich? - Anonymour - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:55 am: “Please comment on Governor Quinn’s proposal to change the butter cow to a butter python.” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:57 am: “Treasurer, deck shoes or flip flops?” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 11:59 am: “Treasurer, your ego, running wild, or running-mate?” - unclesam - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:02 pm: I need that shirt. I know I have change here somewhere. - Ron Burgundy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:03 pm: “No, Dave. How many times do I have to say it? Just because I think that shirt is hideous doesn’t mean anything…” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:10 pm: “Treasurer, the GOP winning the mansion back, Republi-Can, or Republi-Can’t?” - CircularFiringSquad - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:12 pm: Either Ensemble Built for Radio Or if we could just get Dahl, Capt Fax and Pearson on one stage ! - Anonymous - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:16 pm: What beard? I’m completely mesmerized by the shirt and see nothing else. - AFSCME Steward - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:17 pm: Woodstock, Woodstock ? Dave, is that the city in McHenry County ? - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:17 pm: “Treasurer, ‘Phish’ or the ‘Dead’, better musically only…” - KurtInSpringfield - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:19 pm: DR: “A free trip to Hawaii paid for by ALEC? Of course I’ll go. Where’s my lei?” - OneMan - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:28 pm: Treasurer Dan Rutherford tried his best of answer the question about if the state fair should try and book Jimmy Buffet next year. - bkell - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:29 pm: Charlie Weis explains why he’s more than the 2nd best college football coach in state of kansas. - hoala - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:31 pm: If I had a perscription for medial marijuana and I let you borrow some, because you ran out of you perscription, that’s cool, right? - South of Sherman - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:31 pm: Treasurer Rutherford, given your comments to the Windy City Times, and the fact that I am wearing the most heterosexual clothing and facial hair ensemble ever put together in one place, I must ask: is any woman safe while the two of us are in such close promixity to one another and to the fairgrounds? - Me - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:33 pm: I see Jerry Stermer, but where is Dave Dahl? - Dave Dahl - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:34 pm: Not the first day of the fair. Not Friday. Every day. Every day. And thank you !! - Small Town Liberal - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:47 pm: Jesus, is this all I’m going to get asked about the entire campaign? Fine. Yes, I did install a new toilet seat myself. - Commonsense in Illinois - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 12:54 pm: “I did dress up…’ - the unknown poster - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 1:05 pm: Uh…Dave…it looks like you stepped in something one of the Shriner horses left behind. - 47th Ward - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 1:10 pm: CFS beat me to it. Put Dahl, Pearson and Miller in a lineup and see if Rutherford’s press aide can correctly identify them. We’re done here. - Flannery's Shirt - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 1:20 pm: Dave: You know why I wore this shirt don’t you? Dan: Uh,no, why? Dave: To remind you that you still owe me for the Kona Peaberry I roasted for you. Press Lady: We’re done here Amanda Vinicky (off camera): check out http://www.etsy.com/shop/daveshomeroast#! Scene - Cod - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 1:46 pm: Mr. treasurer….. hey, where did you get that Loro Piana polo? I have a few just like it at the club locker. - dupage dan - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 2:06 pm: Put some fruit on that hat and we’ll call you Carmen Miranda. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 2:17 pm: “Keep one, dump one, Treasurer. My hat, my shirt… - Ghost - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 2:43 pm: Yes, yes I could have had a v-8…. - bullet - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 3:02 pm: come on let’s go the tractor pull just started - bullet - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 3:10 pm: did you know i am wearing the famous lincoln hat - no fair old man daleys rolling over - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 3:24 pm: Yes, I am missing a yellow coat, how’d you know? - hmmmm - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 3:29 pm: Rutherford’s aide gets angrier as she struggles not to become mesmerized by the entrancing flowered shirt. Meanwhile,her boss gets stumped over a question about the lyrics to Cheeseburger in Paradise. Dahl wins again! - Just The Way It Is One - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 3:51 pm: Well, Dude, in answer to your Question, Man–excuse me if I sound a bit rude, Dude, it’s just that I’ve gotten all this advice to try to come across a little nicer, and more modern and respectful to people, so I’m just givin’ it a try, ok, Dude? So here’s the thing, Dude–and, by the way, Dude, did you ever see “The Big Lebowski,” Man, ‘cuz, except for the Straw Hat and Glasses, Dude, you ACtually KINDa reMIND me of “The Dude,” if ya know what I mean, but anyway….” - MEP - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 3:57 pm: Upset with questions, Rutherford’s press aide attempts to find the off switch for Dave Dahl. - Rich Miller - Friday, Aug 9, 13 @ 9:10 pm: Oswego Willy easily wins this with his multitude of postings that eerily channeled Dahl. It was like you were him, man. Wow. lol Runner up and a free beverage goes to Flannery’s Shirt for the website link. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.