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Speaker Madigan statement on the credit downgrade of Illinois by Fitch: https://t.co/E050Mrd3Ab pic.twitter.com/Q2KAUN8LeB
— IllinoisChannel (@IllinoisChannel) October 20, 2015
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:17 am
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Yes I have a prepared statement. Yes it is the same one I read last week. But this time, my tie is blue….
Comment by Ducky LaMoore Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:21 am
“Do I look like someone who says I GIVE”????
Comment by Not Rich Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:21 am
“Do you like apples?”
– MrJM
Comment by @MisterJayEm Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:22 am
Been there done that
Comment by Almost the Weekend Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:22 am
“Two words-’BBB+’ruce Rauner.”
Comment by Stuck on the 3rd Floor Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:23 am
When asked about the passage of legislation releasing MFT dollars so the locals can fix up their roads, Madigan replied,
“Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need…roads.”
Comment by Juice Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:23 am
I like blue
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:24 am
Yes my hair is thinning. What do you expect from dealing with this newbie on the second floor.
Comment by D Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:24 am
“I find your lack of faith….disturbing.”
Comment by Silent Budgeteer Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:26 am
You called me here to answer a question about credit downgrades? I’m the master of overseeing these downgrades. I mean, really, what has it been, 20, 25 , 50??? I can’t keep track of ‘em.
Comment by anon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:28 am
Jim Edgar agrees with me. Further proof that if you live long enough, you will in fact see everything.
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:29 am
Trance?
Comment by Cheswick Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:29 am
Mike Madigan subliminally hypnotizes the Statehouse press corps.
Comment by Cheswick Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:30 am
As my good friend OW says, I OWN these credit downgrades!! The same way the Mets pitchers OWNED the Cubs!
Comment by anon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:31 am
Credit downgrade? Why would you ask me?
Comment by anon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:32 am
No, I don’t count standing next to the Governor in the Mens Room as a meeting. Next question?
Comment by Charlie Foxtrot Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:33 am
I’m doing the best I can with what I’ve been given to work with.
Comment by skeptical Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:36 am
It’s all Bruce Rauner’s fault and the 2 minority caucuses he controls.
Comment by Not quite a majority Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:38 am
Look I’m going to you this one time, and one time only. The only reason I do these press things is to keep Brownie from making stuff up.
Comment by Give Me A Break Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:38 am
“Would you please shut those headlights off? I find them distracting.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:39 am
Speaker Madigan stares and cannot respond to the fake Governor’s quote “Everything is awesome, everything is cool when you are part of a team, everything is awesome.”
Comment by 360 Degree TurnAround Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:40 am
“Yes, it IS true that my hair was brown in May.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:40 am
The Moodys say we’re doing just fine. Both of them.
Comment by LizPhairTax Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:40 am
“Fava beans and a nice Chianti? Maybe I’ll try that….”
Comment by Wordslinger Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:44 am
My picture a Capitol Fax question of the day contest again? That Rich Miller is never going to get another interview again.
Comment by Huh? Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:45 am
As local schools prep for class sizes approaching 40 children, and state agencies confirm that they have run out of toilet paper, the epic 200 mile Rauner v Madigan staring contest continues. Both men seem content to wait eachother out despite warnings from public health officials and optometrists that the damage may indeed be permanent.
Comment by Nero says let it burn Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:52 am
I’ve run the gamut, A to Z
Three cheers and dammit, C’est la vie
I got through all of last year, and I’m here
Lord knows, at least I was there, and I’m here
Look who’s here, I’m still here.
Comment by LincolnLounger Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:53 am
Apples are red
Ties are blue
I’ve got 70
What about Bruce?
Comment by Anderson Villy Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:55 am
Game face on
Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:56 am
Illinois Strongman v Strawman
Madigan: I haven’t got a brain… only straw.
Rauner: How can you talk if you haven’t got a brain?
Madigan: I don’t know… But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking… don’t they?
Rauner: Yes, I guess you’re right.
FINALLY something to agree on
Comment by Das Man Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:57 am
“My granddaughter visited last night and had glitter hair gel. I didn’t notice that she’d left it by the sink. Next question.”
Comment by PolPal56 Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 10:59 am
New, improved Speaker Madigan - with fiber optic hair!
Comment by PolPal56 Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:01 am
“Moody’s is operating in the extreme”
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:03 am
What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:08 am
“How do I get my hair this shiny? Eggs. Just take one in the shower every morning and crack it over my head.”
Comment by PolPal56 Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:10 am
“Please ignore all history and blame the new guy…”
Also:
*Holds up Cookie Crumb Covered Hands*
“It wasn’t me!!!”
Comment by Political Animal Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:21 am
Is it that high?
Comment by Spaulding Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:22 am
Jim Edgar said what?!
Comment by Wensicia Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:25 am
The eyes are the window to the soul. In the absence of a soul, I’ve provided a blue tie in it’s stead.
Comment by A guy Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:32 am
What?????????
Comment by Dan S Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:44 am
Like a deer in the headlights.
Of an 18 wheeler, with a psycho meth head driver at the wheel,
…and no brakes.
Comment by Tequila Mockingbird Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:46 am
I am not sure that Bruce understands finance.
Comment by the old man Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 11:59 am
Because Rauner and the superstars he controls….
Comment by burbanite Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 12:36 pm
“Fitch says BBB- ? Why yes, it IS Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s fault!”
“And Moody’s has us at Baa1? Humbug!”
I’m outta here.
Comment by Third Reading Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 12:38 pm
Turn down? For what?
Comment by Anon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 12:39 pm
“Good question, young man. When I’m not busy meeting with world leaders, you can often find me with my daughter, enjoying a stirring game of Parcheesi.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 12:48 pm
What? Me Worry!
Comment by Union Man Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 1:03 pm
Did you just say Goldberg?
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 1:16 pm
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Comment by Jake From Elwood Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 1:32 pm
“No, I believe everything that goes down eventually comes back up. That’s why I’m holding onto my stock in Acme Rotary Phone Company.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 1:32 pm
“What? The dry summer means a spike in apple prices?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 1:34 pm
“Ms. Vinicky, you know as I do that styles in neckties come and go–just like governors.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 1:35 pm
“Explain again why I would want to hire this Monty Hall person as a consultant?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 1:44 pm
Grass bowel not a bowel of grass?
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:01 pm
“I can wait longer than you. Watch me.”
Comment by illinoised Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:02 pm
I will make you blink first
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:04 pm
I have ice water in my veins you can’t make me bleed
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:07 pm
“I know this face is just begging to have a pie thrown at it, but you don’t have a pie with you, do you? I didn’t think so.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:18 pm
“Well, if your bond rating goes down, then you have to declare bankruptcy, nobody’s going to loan you money anyway, so it’s all a moot point, you see?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:23 pm
“I believe I have a handkerchief made by Carhartt, if that qualifies as a piece of clothing.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:26 pm
“A Most-Hated-Man-In-Illinois Contest? Interesting concept, but would the winner actually be the loser, or would the losers, in fact, be the winners?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:28 pm
I havn’t blinked since June
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:39 pm
You tell me if I’m dealing with governor Rauner or citizen Rauner?
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 2:51 pm
“Yeah I’m upset, but am I willing to do anything about it? No, not right now.”
Comment by Timmeh Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 3:25 pm
Munger’s bringing baloney and the cookie jar what do you prefer?
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 3:29 pm
looks like one of the residents of whoville after the grinch stole the Christmas tree or some guy trying out for the movie Grump Old Men
Comment by Ginhouse Tommy Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 3:36 pm
The governor said you were afraid to debate him publicly
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Oct 23, 15 @ 3:52 pm