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* A photo from yesterday’s private signing ceremony of the pension reform bill…
* That pic was supplied by the governor’s office. The SJ-R used a different photo…
* The Question: Caption?
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:02 pm
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This is a great day, we now have more money to spend!
Comment by facts are stubborn things Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:04 pm
“Look, we’ve got Cullerton on FaceTime!”
Comment by Raymond Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:04 pm
First photo: “OK everybody, look somber as I reluctantly sign this bill that will diminish the retirement savings of thousands of low level state employees and teachers so we could avoid repaying the billions we stole from them.”
Second photo: “Just kidding. Now who wants to help me spend the savings?”
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:08 pm
PQ: “Oooh…Oooh…look, they brought out all of the pretty colored pencils. I can draw really good pictures but the teachers say I have a problem staying within the lines. Do you think they are talking about my pictures or the constitution?”
Comment by Kerfuffle Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:12 pm
PQ: We wouldn’t need this legislation if we didn’t spend so much on pens.
Comment by What's in a name? Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:12 pm
Second Photo:
“Lawmakers watch as Quinn illuminates the holiday lights of his capitol dome.”
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:13 pm
“Okay, fun is fun. But seriously, do any of these pens have ink?”
– MrJM
Comment by MrJM Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:14 pm
“I wanted to land on an aircraft carrier and proclaim Mission Accomplished, but the Navy said no so we are stuck with this tiny little room”
Comment by Hank Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:14 pm
Ha Ha we stole your life savings and we don’t even have to worry about that orange is the new black jumper.
Comment by wtf Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:15 pm
Everyone was texting and sleeping during the first take then they had to do another take with everyone smiling!
Comment by Levois Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:16 pm
Do you think we will have cancel Governor’s Day at the State Fair Again?
Those Labor Unions are not going to like this. But will they finance my campaign? If I lose do you think Ty Fahner can get me a real job?
I have a nice squeezie costume. May I could advertise on the corner for one of those place that you can sell grandma’s siver sets at.
Let’s sliver out the back door before they find us.
Comment by Rollo Tomasi Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:19 pm
(Photographer of second photo): “Ok, everyone say ‘Constitutional.!”
Comment by unclesam Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:20 pm
Photo - PQ: “As I am signing this, that a quick look at those souvenir pens. They say……..”
Photo 2- PQ “…Dillard for Governor, Paid for by SEIU.”
Comment by Downstate Weed Chewing Hick Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:21 pm
OH how I love RED! MORE PLEASE!
Comment by Tankr Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:23 pm
@FakeJasonPlummer - I found the “shoe”, the “bucket” and the “magnifying glass” that was not in “Picture #1″ but where’s that “thimble”. This “What’s the Big Diff!” is hard!
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:24 pm
Big bill, little debate, big smile on insiders.
Comment by Steve Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:25 pm
Can anyone give Jil Tracy her pen and thank her for taking this bill around the track a few times to get it right?
Comment by DuPage Rep Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:25 pm
@2nd pic,
Quinn informs the leaders of GA that he’s just reinstated their pay.
Comment by Wensicia Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:26 pm
“Ok, ready. This one is for the Unions, don’t move, no smile… Great, ok… Now for the Zealots… Little happy, some glee… That’s it… Ok, great….”
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:26 pm
Reporters noted after the signing that the group stole the pens also.
Comment by Trooper Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:27 pm
After I am done signing this, I am off to meet with my friends at the public employee unions. I’ll take them a few pens. They will thank me!!!
Comment by Downstater Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:28 pm
First Photo:
Radogno,”That’s P-a-t-r……..”.
Senger, “Mine says Super 8 Motels”.
Durkin, Mine doesn’t have ink in it.”
Comment by Darienite Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:30 pm
Regarding pic#2
“Hey Big Mike, What other words besides Honesty, Dignity, Equality, Constitution and Oath-of-office can we erase out of this dictionary? “Why Pat, you forgot the most important word of all “Middle Class”. Wait, that’s not the dictionary, Silly us.”
Comment by Anthony Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:36 pm
I was put on Earth to solve the pension crisis, and did it. Off to Mars!
Comment by Almost the Weekend Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:38 pm
Cool guys wear purple ties!
Comment by Anon. Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:40 pm
Bahaha Darienite - “Mine says Super 8 Motels”
Comment by So. ILL Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:47 pm
Top picture: House Speaker Madigan and House Minority Leader Durkin get ready to write something funny on Gov. Quinn’s bald head.
Bottom picture: The legislators at the signing ceremony laugh at the funnies written on the oblivious Gov. Quinn’s head by Speaker Madigan and Rep. Durkin.
Comment by Norseman Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:51 pm
1st pic,
pq “ok one more, five letters starts with t, ends with t” reform
mm “treat”
2nd pic
pq “no the 4th letter should be an f”
mm “troft”
pq “thats not a word”
mm “theft”
pq “yes, we did it, lets go home, sign here!”
Comment by nytcw Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:51 pm
Oh, boy! I haven’t been this excited about a pen since we went shopping for school supplies at Golblatt’s!
(On a more serious note, I really do wish I hadn’t seen that first photo.)
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:55 pm
One local retiree was heard to comment “Hey, perhaps I can sell those pens on a street corner to cover what I am losing”
Comment by OneMan Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:56 pm
Well… Now we can spend the (millions) money we took from Rep Bradley’s district to Chicago. We appreciate that “tough vote” he took to rob his district of millions of dollars . He is in leadership… You know.
Comment by Southern economy Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:03 pm
Just another day at Madame Tussaud’s.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:04 pm
First pic- I’m so sad, this will affect our pension too!
Second pic- Don’t worry we’ve already started a bill for next session that puts it back, no one will know!
Comment by The DuPage Bard Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:12 pm
Anybody seen Squeezy
Comment by Archimedes Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:14 pm
That Kwame photobomb gets ‘em every time.
Comment by Snucka Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:17 pm
Each legislator was given a pen to write letters back in response to the angry letters they will be getting from retirees…
Comment by OneMan Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:25 pm
In the best statehouse prank ever each of them realized the pens said “Raunner For Governor”
Comment by OneMan Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:25 pm
“This bill is an important step for the insane gambler.”
Comment by woodchuck Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:27 pm
30 signing pens for 5 people in the room?!?
Comment by truth hurts sometimes Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:31 pm
Fools on parade.
Comment by pensioner Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:36 pm
Jeez, I have to keep dotting the i’s and crossing the to use 92 pens. John Cullerton asked that his pen be shipped to his house.
Comment by A guy... Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:38 pm
Ladies and gentlemen we have to protect our phony baloney jobs!
There! that out to keep all those low information voters happy for a awhile. They’re so easily duped and they will believe anything the right wing media tells them.
Anyway the real facts would only confuse them about this exaggerated crisis that us politicians created in the first place.
Comment by And the horse they rode in on! Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:44 pm
Not Shown: Senator Murphy texting while riding a unicycle.
Comment by Timmeh Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:47 pm
47th ward - your comment is spot on!!!
Comment by Kathryn Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 2:56 pm
“Somebody’s gonna have to go back and get a $xxit load of pens.”
Comment by woodchuck Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 3:02 pm
My vote goes to Trooper :
Trooper - Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 1:27 pm:
Reporters noted after the signing that the group stole the pens also.
Comment by Sgtstu Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 3:23 pm
We did It! We kept the photo and all mention of Mike Madigan out of our paper. We love dehumanizing him.
Comment by TribuneAgoons Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 3:28 pm
PQ: Hey Speaker remember those AFSCME guys at the State Fair, remember them screaming at me, you and Lisa? Thought so, watch this.
Comment by Give Me A Break Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 3:31 pm
“Make sure he spells his name correctly this time. You know, “P” instead of “C”. Oh, and none of that “X” stuff……..
Comment by Judgment Day (Road Trip) Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 3:39 pm
Re. 2ND Photo–Madigan, thinking to himself: “Oh my GOD–if he uses ONE more pen to sign this darn thing, I’m gonna KICK him, I swear, just KICK him!!”
(Bill Brady also blurts out loud simultaneously in background to Jim Durkin re. Private Inside joke they chatted about previously about how PQ has a “Pen Fetish” when it comes to these signing ceremonies: “‘PF’ Jim, THAT’s right, Pppppppp F!! HA HA HA HA HA…boy is THAT right!!!”).
Comment by Just The Way It Is One Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 4:09 pm
1st Photo
Madigan watches Illinois Governor Pat Quinn sign the pension bill and anxiously hopes the Governor gives him his pen back.
Comment by AFSCME Steward Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 4:14 pm
2nd Photo
Governor Quinn proudly shows off the first purchases made with the savings obtained from the pension bill, a big pile of fancy pens.
Comment by AFSCME Steward Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 4:18 pm
2nd photo:
A group on onlookers laugh histerically after the Governor informs them that the unions plan to support Republicans from now on.
Comment by AFSCME Steward Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 4:21 pm
1st photo:
How come we all have pens stating “Made in China”?
2nd photo:
“Now that this bill has been delivered and signed into law we can buy Cross pens and new copper doors fall all!”
Comment by One day at a time Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 4:25 pm
How the Grinches Stole Christmas
Comment by Ruby Friday, Dec 6, 13 @ 4:35 pm