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* Let’s do a caption contest instead…

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:27 am

Comments

  1. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
    courage to change the things I can;
    and wisdom to know the difference.

    Comment by 618er Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:33 am

  2. Or from old saturday night live….
    “You to can be da pope for just ninety nine ninty five….”

    Comment by 618er Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:34 am

  3. Sista Judy. Remember Bud Billiken 2006?

    Comment by Undercover Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:35 am

  4. “Zero” and Nun

    Comment by You Go Boy Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:35 am

  5. JBT on Church Chat: “Well isn’t that special…”

    Comment by Kevin Fanning Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:36 am

  6. nothing that comes to mind would be allowed to remain on the blog.

    Comment by anon Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:37 am

  7. . . . and Lord spare us, and the citizens of Illinois, from any more testicular virility.

    Comment by Res Melius Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:41 am

  8. What was she thinking? I haven’t got a prayer.

    Comment by Ghost Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:42 am

  9. “My cigs are in the car and I need a beer — when is this going to be done?”

    Comment by Maggie Q Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:42 am

  10. Spare the Rod and spoil the Illinoisans!

    Comment by Dale Allen Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:44 am

  11. From the Sound of Music:

    “When I’m with her I’m confused
    Out of focus and bemused
    And I never know exactly where I am
    Unpredictable as weather
    She’s as flighty as a feather
    She’s a darling! She’s a demon! She’s a lamb!”

    Comment by Anon Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:44 am

  12. I pray all the employees who worked for me have found jobs by now and the people who are still there are not being harasssed.

    Comment by BandCamp Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:46 am

  13. Sister Act III: The Return of Ronald McDonald

    Comment by ahoy! Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:52 am

  14. It will be tough to beat KFan….

    Comment by 618er Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:54 am

  15. Karl Rove, disguised as a nun, moonlights on his Fox commentator job.

    Comment by Muskrat Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:54 am

  16. The law of diminishing returns applies to the political world.

    Comment by Steve Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:59 am

  17. Can we spike the holy water with Vodka?

    Comment by DHouser Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:11 am

  18. Dear Lord, you did not grant me the election, so please grant me a new Harley.

    Comment by One of the 35 Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:20 am

  19. Judy Barr Topinka and Karl Rove pose in
    front of a picture of State Representative
    Kurt Granberg.

    http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=918

    Comment by Speaking At Will Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:26 am

  20. “Just do it.”

    Comment by newby Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:28 am

  21. “Get thee to a pillory!”

    Comment by Dooley Dudright Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:29 am

  22. Rich / Kevin. Please remove this picture. It is freaking me out everytime I get back on the blog. I’m serious.

    Comment by Been There Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:34 am

  23. Praying that Blagojevich goes down in smoke?

    Comment by Levois Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:34 am

  24. After the infamous polka with Ryan, JBT thought that this photo op would never get her in trouble. But she forgot about Rich Miller!

    Comment by Ahem Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:35 am

  25. Done and nun.

    Comment by wordslinger Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:41 am

  26. Look at the mourners, bloody-great hypocrites
    Isn’t it grand, boys, to be bloody-well dead?

    (Old Irish singalong)

    Comment by Lefty Lefty Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:41 am

  27. “What was he thinkin?…let us pray”…

    Comment by Anonymous45 Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:50 am

  28. Does anyone know how to get Crazy Glue off your hands?

    Comment by anon13 Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 11:53 am

  29. Obviously looking for guidance, Judy Barr Topinka came to see the comedy, Put the Nuns in Charge!, at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago. So far, no evidence of Judy walking around with a big ruler.

    Comment by Mother Superior Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:01 pm

  30. sinner and saint

    Comment by Amy Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:19 pm

  31. most disappointing google image search result for “redhead sisters” ever

    Comment by freelance editor Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:29 pm

  32. “Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and find the Feds conducting an investigation.”

    Comment by If It Walks Like a Duck... Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:31 pm

  33. “We’re praying for a GOP miracle”, responds Topinka when this photo surfaced today in Rich Miller’s CapitalFaxBlog.

    Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:33 pm

  34. Rod… Emil….You two are such a disappointing pair. We prayed so hard for you. It saddens and hurts me to think that the two boys I raised to believe in The Ten Commandments have returned to me as thieves, with filthy mouths and bad attitudes! GET OUT, and DON’T COME BACK…until you’ve redeemed yourselves.

    …or passed a working budget.

    Comment by The Penguin Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:35 pm

  35. “Oh Lord, please forgive me for sending my Treasurer employees in Chicago on a weekday during normal business hours to work on the petition challenge to knock the Libertarians off the ballot in 2002, or at the very least may Mr. Fitzgerald forgive my transgressions before indictment. And please Lord, don’t let Mr. Fitzgerald or Ms. Madigan finally take a look at the dates on the form I signed to put Alan Keyes on the ballot in 2004 versus the newspaper accounts of when Alan Keyes actually moved to Illinois.”

    Comment by TaxMeMore Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:37 pm

  36. “I would’ve won if I hadn’t called the Cubs a bunch of losers….”

    Comment by HoBoSkillet Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:43 pm

  37. Who’s thrift-store dress cost more?

    Comment by Snidely Whiplash Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:44 pm

  38. Two virgins…hopefully.

    Am I banned for posting this?

    Comment by He Gone Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:46 pm

  39. Nun of the above.

    Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:56 pm

  40. or,

    None Of The Above and Nun Of Thee Above.

    Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:58 pm

  41. JBT: Despite what you may have heard, the man in the painting behind us is not Rod Blagojevich.

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 12:59 pm

  42. Assault Weapon of Choice: Rolling Pin or Ruler?

    Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:07 pm

  43. What were they praying?

    Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:10 pm

  44. Nice room, but you don’t still take that “vow of silence”, do you? And are dogs allowed?

    Comment by Capitol View Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:11 pm

  45. Politics may be habit forming

    Comment by Ghost Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:19 pm

  46. “Sister, you hold your hands like this and sing along with Jimmy: You got fins to the left, fins to the right, and you’re the only girl in town.”

    Comment by Inquisitor Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:36 pm

  47. Judy and Judy in disguise with glasses.

    Comment by Fan of the Game Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:44 pm

  48. Dear God,

    Please bring back the Ustashi to “deal” with Blagojevich.

    Comment by Ante Pavelić Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:46 pm

  49. Still looking for a new career, former Illinois Treasurer Judy Barr Topinka tries her hand at professional patty-cake…

    Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 1:59 pm

  50. ILGOP introduces its new statewide campaign director, Sister Eva Lution. “We don’t have a hope, so we may as well have a prayer,” Judy said.

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 2:17 pm

  51. What were THEY (the voters) thinking…

    Comment by Reality Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 2:25 pm

  52. Nun to JBT: “I’m sorry ma’am. I don’t care what you heard on TV. Card tricks do not qualify as miracles for sainthood.”

    Comment by Old Shepherd Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 2:39 pm

  53. You made that outfit yourself?! And I just had to stop by Goodwill on my way here… darn it…

    Comment by Heartless Libertarian Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 2:40 pm

  54. “So tell me Judy…how do I get in on the free money the Rickey Hendon is doling out?”

    Comment by Bluefish Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 2:44 pm

  55. Thank you Lord, for letting that blow dried goof win, and keeping me from having to deal with the mess Illinois is in.

    AMEN!

    Comment by Concerned Voter Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 3:17 pm

  56. Well, looks like Judith landed on a…what do you call it? A blog? Hm. Sounds like a disease. Like “bling”. I’ve got the bling! Sounds serious. Anyway, Judith was a good student in my class and if you weren’t there…then someone is going to be angry…and it’s not going to be Judith! Signed…Sister. Post Script: My class is at the Royal George. Don’t be late! Or chew gum.

    Comment by Sister Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 3:18 pm

  57. “What was He thinking?”

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 4:06 pm

  58. Please keep me out of Bill Cellini’s diary! Amen.

    Comment by OldCoyote Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 4:18 pm

  59. “Late-Nite Catechism” meets “Late-Nite Smoke-and-a-Shot Binge”.

    Comment by The Choirboy Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 4:37 pm

  60. Dateline 10/31/06: Just mere days before the election, Theresa went trick-or-treating as a nun. Her friend Judy joined her, disguised as a legitimate candidate for the office of Illinois Governor.

    Comment by Jake from Elwood Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 4:45 pm

  61. You are such a disappointment. I prayed so hard for you. It saddens and hurts me that the young lady whom I taught to believe in the ten commandments has come back to me as a political disappointment, with a filthy mouth and a bad attitude.

    Comment by Bob Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 4:59 pm

  62. Representatives of Catholic educational system reflect on Rezko verdict.

    Comment by Cogito Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 5:14 pm

  63. Poor Judy can’t a girl just have a little fun!

    Comment by Anon Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 5:40 pm

  64. “Dear, sweet, 5 pound 8 ounce baby Jesus, lying in your little crib, all warm and toasty, we thank you for this fertile Illinois landscape, knowing Republicans can’t do worse, so things are looking up, and dear, little, infant Jesus, we pray for a Republican map for 2012, and finally, deal, little, baby Jesus, with rosy cheeks in your swadling, we pray for wisdom for those looking into things in the Guv’s office. Amen”

    Comment by In the Name of Ricky Bobby... Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 6:17 pm

  65. The best “revenge”–looking better than ever, happy, hopeful, and full of inner peace after a long career in Illinois politics. How many can say that?

    Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 6:42 pm

  66. “Praise the Lord, Rod Blagojevich is going to prison”.

    Comment by Nostromo Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 7:44 pm

  67. Sister or Mister?

    Comment by wordslinger Monday, Jul 21, 08 @ 10:23 pm

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