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Question of the day
Tuesday, Oct 2, 2007 - Posted by Rich Miller * You’ve probably seen this quote already from Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who said it during yesterday’s Cub rally downtown…
Question: Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as ___________ is to ___________.
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- Ghost - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:01 am:
as Paris Hilton is to Yoda.
- Dan a Voter - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:02 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as Ronnie Woo Woo is to a Cardinal fan.
- Muskrat - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:06 am:
As a jelly-smeared performance artist doing a mimed interpretive-dance indictment of Archer-Daniels Midland for destroying family farms is to John Mellencamp singing “Rain on the Scarecrow”
- God's Country - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:08 am:
I modified it a bit:
Rod Blagojevich is to ethical as Lou Piniella is to even-tempered.
- Suburbs - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:13 am:
as Britney Spears is to Katherine Hepburn
- Bluefish - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:15 am:
…as wannabe is to leader.
And I bet Lou never asks himself “What would Rod do?”.
- Skeeter - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:19 am:
Billy Ray Cyrus is to Johnny Cash.
- Mark Johnson - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:20 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as a fine wine is to vinagar.
- Johnny USA - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:41 am:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as Lou Pinella is to Tony LaRussa.
- Keep Smiling - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:42 am:
As Bozo is to Cirque du Soleil.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 10:43 am:
Johnny USA, very subtle. I like it.
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:02 am:
…as Barry Bonds is to Babe Ruth.
- jerry 101 - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:06 am:
as Ozzie Guillen in 2007 is to Ozzie Guillen in 2005.
- MOON - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:12 am:
Blago is to failure as Piniella is to success !
- rings - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:33 am:
as Chicago Cubs are to World Series Champions
- Wumpus - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:34 am:
Will Ohman is to Carlos Marmol
Todd Hundley is to AJ Pierzenski
Jacques Jones April-June is to Jacques Jones July-Sept (and hopefully Oct)
- Dude - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:36 am:
Blago is to Cheez-Whiz as Pinella is to Fine Chedder. (Special emphasis on “whiz” by the way.)
- Latham Place - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:38 am:
as the devil is to Heaven.
- He makes Ryan Look like a Saint - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:51 am:
My EX WIFE is to ME
- Lady - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 11:58 am:
like Mike Madigan is to Tony Soprano
- Not too cynical - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:18 pm:
Jeffrey Dalmer is to Mother Theresa
- Shallow Pharnyx - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:18 pm:
As George Bush is to Tom Landry.
- North of I-80 - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:31 pm:
No no no…. it was LOU COSTELLO
Not Lou Piniella he was comparing himself to.
- Zatoichi - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:36 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as Larry David is to Miss Manners.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:37 pm:
No, North, it was Lou Albano.
- Rod's Brush - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:42 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as Ron Karkovice is to Johnny Bench
- A Citizen - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:44 pm:
As Dan Rather is to Rich Miller.
- Muskrat - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:58 pm:
Rich, are you a fan of the Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten? He just linked to the same pic of Lou ALbano in an online chat not half an hour ago…. metaphysical synchronicity or just two old newspaper guys with the same sense of humor?
- Bitter Sox fan - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:58 pm:
Only a doomed franchise would hold a rally before winning a single playoff game.
Eleven teams, including four that didn’t make the playoffs, finished with a better regular-season record than the North Siders.
- DC - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 1:03 pm:
Yeah, but those other 11 teams don’t have a Governor who hangs out at their ball games instead of “governing”. Welcome to the new curse of the Cubs.
- Lefty - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 1:09 pm:
President Bush is to Casey Stengel
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 1:18 pm:
Muskrat, that’s weird.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 1:35 pm:
Maybe he meant Lou Lang. (Lou is now speaking about this quote right now on the House floor)
- Truthful James - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 1:57 pm:
Lou Pinella is to Rod Blago as a horse’s head is to the other end.
- 10th Indy - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 2:53 pm:
A pickle is to stealing home.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 2:56 pm:
“Reform and Renewal” is to “Wait ’til next year.”
P.S. I’m glad Rod admitted it, but when did he START asking himself “Is this the right thing or the wrong thing?”
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 3:02 pm:
as diarhea is to chocolate pudding.
Go Cubs!
- Hmmmm? - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 3:14 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as Bob Uecker is to a Ernie Banks.
- Wumpus - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 3:16 pm:
- Bitter Sox fan - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 12:58 pm:
Only a doomed franchise would hold a rally before winning a single playoff game.
Eleven teams, including four that didn’t make the playoffs, finished with a better regular-season record than the North Siders.
MLB encouraged them to do it. AZ did it as well as most other cities, I beleive. Your name fits you
- The Mad Hatter - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 3:21 pm:
Rod Balgojevich is to Lou Pinella as stupid is to smart.
- Will Co Anon - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 3:56 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as Dan Quayle is to John F. Kennedy
- Vinron - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 4:53 pm:
Rod Blagojevich is to Lou Piniella as Milli Vanilli is to Luciano Pavarotti.
- Boone Logan Square - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 5:07 pm:
Rod is to Lou as a fire hydrant is to a mastiff.
- puzzler - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 5:11 pm:
Rod is to T-ball as Lou is to major league.
- Afternoon Anon - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 5:14 pm:
… as his approval ratings are to Lou’s lifetime batting average.
(This is triggering SAT verbal reasoning flashbacks.)
- George Mitterwald's Gamble - Tuesday, Oct 2, 07 @ 8:35 pm:
From deadspin.com, a look at predictions from around the Internet:
• CoolStandings: Cubs in four.
• AJ Daulerio: Cubs in five.
• Keith Law: Cubs in five.
• Will Carroll: Diamondbacks in five.
• Peter Gammons: Cubs in four.
• Viva El Birdos: Cubs in five.
• Jeff Passan: Cubs in four.
• Jeff Pearlman: Cubs in four.
• Jayson Stark: Cubs in five.
• Buster Olney: Cubs in four.
• DEADSPIN: Cubs in four.
In other words, they’re doomed!