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* From state Rep. Skip Saviano’s Facebook page

I had a great time at Bridgeway Christian Village’s Scarecrow Fest!

The pic

* Winner gets an invitation to my big election night party in Chicago. Details and co-hosts to be announced soon. You’re gonna love this one.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:09 am

Comments

  1. Rep. Skip Saviano poses next to his opponent, Strawmadigan.

    Comment by Natalie Manhandler Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:11 am

  2. “Leader Cross was invited but had a golf outing, luckily, Leader Cross sent his usual surrogate to help Rep. Saviano”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:14 am

  3. “Stand next to the Scarecrow, we’ll just photoshop Mayor Serpico for the mail piece.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:15 am

  4. Mr. Bill comes out of retirement to endorse Representative Saviano after being hit by a steam roller driven by Speaker Madigan.

    Comment by SportShoz Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:17 am

  5. “Ok listen, from one stuffed shirt to another..”

    Comment by WazUp Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:18 am

  6. The last known recorded file of when Rep. Saviano and was still on speaking terms with Speaker Madigan.

    Comment by unclesam Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:19 am

  7. “Ok Jake, take off that silly mask and pull the car around. And not your car either, we need a normal person’s car.”

    Comment by The Captain Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:20 am

  8. Jimmy makes an incognito appearance at the festival to show his support for Skippy.

    Comment by evil monkey Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:20 am

  9. “Rep. Saviano attends event for seniors, and is welcomed by one of Saviano’s past opponents, who quickly endorsed him”

    “Burn the scarecrow, take the Cannoli”

    “Is your scarecrow registered?”

    “Rep. Saviano, will you take a picture with out ILGOP Precinct Captain … no, not the senior citizen, the Scarecrow…”

    “Rep. Saviano, thanks so much for the picture, but can you tell Pat Brady to stop calling ‘Mr. S. Crow?’ I thought it was a joke, but the calls keep coming.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:20 am

  10. A blackface scarecrow. Seriously Skip? Really?

    Comment by just sayin' Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:23 am

  11. “Saviano collects, after winning his ‘Straw Poll’.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:24 am

  12. The scarecrow panics as he realizes Skip is about to light up a cigarette.

    Comment by Bluefish Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:24 am

  13. Saviano: “It’s always a pleasure to meet a hard-working member of Illinois’ agricultural community. I hear scaring crows in tough work, but they tell me you’re outstanding in your field.”

    Comment by Ronald Raygun Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:26 am

  14. “Saviano, ever the TV historian, took a picture wiht the original cast from ‘The Scarecrow and Mrs. King’.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:35 am

  15. Was it the lasagna?

    Comment by walkinfool Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:40 am

  16. “Saviano, not to be outdone by Treasurer Rutherford, introduces his friend, ‘Stanley’, a Scarecrow who has a facebook and Twitter account about ‘him’ and ‘his’ favorite state Rep. Take a look…”

    @Stanley77 - “Hung out with my state Rep. today. Seniors love him #SavinoSweetOnSeniors”

    @Stanley77 - “My st. Rep. to me to an event and evn took a picture with me. Let’s see Pongee work a room! #IamNotFakeToo”

    @Stanley77 - “My st. Rep ate 3 slices of Pumpkin Pie. I didn’t have one slice, I was stuffed #StanleyHumor”

    @Stanley77 - “A senoir posed with me and My st. Rep. & told us all out how this district was once all cornfields. Made me melancoly #MissMyLongGoneRelatives”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:44 am

  17. “Michael Patrick Ryan and Rep. Saviano do a join appearance in the new 77th District”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:48 am

  18. “I was just with Dring last night, he had on the same outfit.”

    Comment by The Captain Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:49 am

  19. BEWARE! Michael Madigan is at your back!!

    Comment by Chuck Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 11:53 am

  20. In the competition for the Tribune’s endorsenent this scarecrow steps in for Rep Saviano, and amazingly showed more spine in filling out the Tribune’s questionare than Madigan’s recruited opponent, Ms Willis did–hence earning the ’straw man’ endorsement.

    train111

    Comment by train111 Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:08 pm

  21. How’s your friend Skip? What’s the matter? What’s wrong? You don’t talk much. Talk. What are you quiet for?

    It reminds me when we were kids, these couples used to visit one another. There was this man. He would never talk. He’d just sit there all night. They say to him, “What’s the matter?
    Don’t you say anything?”

    He says, “What am I going to say, that my wife two-times me?”

    So she says, “Shut up! You’re always talking.”

    But in Italian, it sounds much nicer.

    Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:24 pm

  22. Who says the Illinois GOP is not diverse?

    Comment by wordslinger Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:25 pm

  23. “the paw .. .the paw got stuck …”

    “Hoof”

    “How’s that”

    “The Hoof ..”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:33 pm

  24. photo credit: M. Madigan

    – MrJM

    Comment by MrJM Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:34 pm

  25. The best one I came up with involves the word inflatable and will get me in trouble…

    Comment by OneMan Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:42 pm

  26. Saviano gets a head start on “The Rich Miller Fall Scavenger Hunt”.

    While “Picture with opponent yard sign” was fairly easy, Saviano showed some moxy getting his “picture with a senior” and “picture with a symbol of Fall” in one shot, doubling the points value. Congratulations!

    ——-

    @Stanley77 - “My st.Rep. promised to take me shopping for a Halloween Costume after this picture. How do I dress like Pat Brady? #StanleyIsMoreHelpfulToILGOP

    @Stanley77 - “My st. Rep. and I enjoy a moment with 1 of many seniors in the new 77th. Glad I wore my new hat to impress her! #LookYourBestForSuccess

    @Stanley77 - “When my st. Rep. tries to be funny, he will say, ‘watch out for the flying house!’ I laugh every time. #WizOfOzJokesIn77

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:53 pm

  27. Unfortunately the wizard at the end of the yellow brick road is MJM.I don’t think he will be handing out any diplomas,hearts or medals for valor.

    Comment by Eilean left Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 12:58 pm

  28. Due to budget cuts, the new PBS version of the Wizard of Oz was slightly less than the original.

    Comment by OurMagician Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:03 pm

  29. @Stanly77 - “Some of you have tweeted about my shirt. I like Horizonal stripes! #HorizonalStripsAreOverrated.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:20 pm

  30. Rich I know you pick the winner..but OW hands down!! The “tweets” are cracking me up !!!

    Comment by South of Springfield Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:27 pm

  31. OW is already on the list, so he can’t win this one.

    Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:31 pm

  32. @Stanley77 - :”@Stanley, I knew it was you who put suger in my gas tank, you broke my heart.” @Pongee, I was with my st. Rep., here is a pic to prove it! #PongeeIsNotMichaelCorleone.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:32 pm

  33. @Stanley77 - “@Stanley77, can you help with my telethoning, Dad says I need to fill 4 more chairs.” @FakeJasonPlummer, my st. Rep. and I are busy, try @thePowerRangers, you might get 4 of them. #FooledFakeJasonPlummer

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:36 pm

  34. - South of Springfield -,

    “Stanley77″ and I thank you. Hope it makes your Friday more fun.

    Thanks Rich …

    @Stanley77 - Hey, “South of Springfield”! You try to tweet wiht staw mitts and no fingers. I am as serious as Pongee! #HaveAGoodFriday!

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:42 pm

  35. Please don’t sing “Maaa-Me” again.

    Comment by titan Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:54 pm

  36. You know, I had something moderately clever, but this is so offensive I’m gonna pass.

    Comment by soccermom Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 1:59 pm

  37. Rep. Skip Saviano poses with his newest and his oldest registered voters in his district.

    Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 2:02 pm

  38. - 3rd Generation Chicago Native -,

    Like that one. Well played!

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 2:09 pm

  39. Bloodshot eyes? An inability to think or stand on his own? Willing to spend time with just about anybody? That’s who Madigan should have recruited for this one.

    Comment by Skeeter Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 2:30 pm

  40. By the way, if I had a vote, it would go to The Captain. Well done.

    Comment by Skeeter Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 2:31 pm

  41. “A st. Representative, a senoir citizen … and a Scarecrow walk into a bar …”

    @Stanley77 - I want to thank my st. Rep so much! He took me to see ‘family’ @ The Bridgeway Christian Village’s Scarecrow Fest. Thank you, thank you! #SupriseFamilyReunion

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 2:42 pm

  42. @Stanly77 - “Hey, @Stanley77 - I am listening to John Mellencamp, guess which song. Ha Ha #BloodOnTheScarecrow#” @FakeJasonPlummer, I got your joke, you are not funny. #SleepWithOneEyeOpenLumberBoy

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 3:34 pm

  43. Saviano thinking:

    “Boy I should have never crossed Madigan. Now I have to poise pictures like this and pretend to like it.”

    Comment by NiceGuy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 4:00 pm

  44. @Stanley77 - I wish my st. Rep.’s new friend didn’t tickle me. My face says it all. #StanleyIsTicklishToo.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 4:21 pm

  45. The Bridgeway Scarecrow Fest?! Ma, really. Do I hafta go to THAT?

    Comment by zatoichi Friday, Oct 26, 12 @ 4:25 pm

  46. Jeez. I hope this was just bad decision making when it came to the scarecrow, because my first thought was…

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface

    If it wasn’t just a bad decision with regards to the ski mask, then that’s just offensive.

    Comment by jerry 101 Monday, Oct 29, 12 @ 10:22 am

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