“When I saw the actual budgetary numbers, I said “WOOooh Sssh*t, (Bleepin’) mother of all that’s holy, JEEEeeezOOOooz-H-(Bleepin’), mutha-(bleepin’), Yesterday’s Tomatoes!”
(sung to theme of Spongebob Squarepants)
Ohhhh, whose go’in to the prison he wanted to close?
Rod Bla-gejo-vich
All his shenanigans everyone knows!
Rod Bla-gejo-vich
“No, I am not legally obligated to parachute into Costa Rica now that Rod has been eliminated from the show. I was lt. governor, not a stunt double. That is yesterday’s pimentoes.”
Reporter : ‘Have you considered letting the folks from ‘Get me out of here… I am a celebrity’ use Starved Rock so the former governor can still humiliate himself…
So this little girl looks over and sees me in my car and says, I know you, your Governor Blagojevich. And I say, woo, wait a second, did the Pat Quinn label peal off my car or something!
- In the land of Silos and Cows .... - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:28 pm:
“When Senator Cullerton called and told me that Rod was removed, I sat in my chair and leaned way back and said ….
You need to see this in action. He started off with his arms realy wide saying, “Lisa has already raised this much, I have raised this much…” and then as he slams his hands together, “and Roland has raised this much.”
“Gloooooooo-ria!” To raise morale ahead of budget talks Governor pat Quinn directs the state legislature in an impromptu rendition of a Van Morrison classic. The singing came to a halt when the legislature mixed up the letters while trying to spell G-L-O-R-I-A.
Gov. Quinn demonstrates why yodeling should replace the Illinois official state song (see lyrics below) as part of the reforms suggested by his Commission.
Illinois
Written by C.H. Chamberlain
Composed by Archibald Johnston
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O’er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commerical tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue, There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation’s glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln’s name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.
“Oh…wait a minute. You mean Illinois hasn’t elected a Democrat as Govenor, that hasn’t gone to jail since Adlai Stevenson in 1948? I’m rethinking my plans to run in 2010.”
My favorite title is “I’m from New Jersey.” I imagine the next verse is “You gotta problem with that?”
I’m embarrassed that I forgot about “My Old Kentucky Home.” I went to a Kentucky-Indiana game at Rupp Arena once and the entire crowd sang the song at the beginning of the game, led by an angel-voiced co-ed. Very sincere and moving.
Everyone in Kentucky knows their state song ’cause they sing it every year the first Saturday in May at the mint julep party also known as the Kentucky Derby
- Louis G. Atsaves - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:26 pm:
Keeping with the song theme, PQ does resemble Jim Nabors belting out “Back Home in Indiana” at the Indy 500. All he would need is Dawn Netsch standing next to him to cackle, “Lady and Gentlemen………………start yer ingines!”
I always thought that was the IN state song, and was also surprised to learn that the terrible “Hail to the Victors” is not the State Anthem of the State of Michigan.
Oh, I did go to college, but I spent most of my time occupying various administration buildings… smoking a lot of thai stick… breaking into the ROTC… and bowling. To tell you the truth Brandt, I don’t remember most of it.
- I like our song - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:46 pm:
See here, the Illinois song is very beautiful and the melody quite pleasant, very reminiscent of Indian’s fine anthem. If you ever get to hear the U of I choral singers perform it, you’ll get chills. They usually add a final new verse that goes with whatever the agenda of the event needs.
That song was always sung at our state inaugurals, had a lot of “gravitas” until Blago came in and decided hip hop was better. Among other things of his that need reversing, we need to hear that anthem more often.
As far as Pat, I will go with “Homey don’t play dat”.
He’s clearly saying the word “No”, very forcefully. So perhaps this is him giving his response to the legislature’s gaming of the tax debate on Lisa Madigan’s behalf.
you mean that all I have to do is click my red slippers, and I get whisked back to the Lt Governor’s Office where I can bully pulpit and not worry about state revenues???
oooh, they call me gadfly,
they call me slowploke,
they call me chintzy,
thats not my name,
thats not my name
say I just want to raise taxes,
I get their faxes,
thats not my name,
thats not my name,
I’m a reformer,
not like the former,
thats not my game,
gotta recover from shame,
thats not my name,
thats not my name,
are you calling me governor
after all its my name
are you calling me governor,
are you listening to my words,
sorry Vanilla Man, you write the songs. I bow to your abilities, but I’m a sucker for top 40
That’s 1 O’Clock — every afternoon at 1 there will be a press conference, and it will end when I’ve discussed every policy idea that’s run through my head on that particular day.
- A Citizen - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:17 pm:
Quinn gives the Hog Call his all.
- anon - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:18 pm:
“Hello. I’m pat Quinn. You are listening to me speak.”
- babs - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:18 pm:
Rich,
You took all the fun out of it.
- Anon - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:19 pm:
“5, $5 foot long” right after he wipped out his subway discount card
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:19 pm:
“Ohhhh no - I’m not for all reforms. Only the ones that help me out personally.”
- Reality Check - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:20 pm:
Pat Quinn’s face just before he was trampled by an angry herd of retirees whose health insurance costs he tried to raise by more than 4,000 percent.
- lincolnlover - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:22 pm:
“Swing low, sweet chariot”
- been there - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:22 pm:
Pat Quinn sings “O Holy Night”, but all the words are different after the first three.
Could we have a contest for the best new words?
- You Go Boy - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:23 pm:
“Ohhhh What a Beautifullll Moooorrrrrnnning, Oh, What a Beautifulllll Daaayyyyy….”
- South Side Mike - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:25 pm:
OH, CRIPES! The new deficit estimate is WHAT?
- Anonymous Coward - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:27 pm:
“Oooooooooooooklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain…..”
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:38 pm:
“It’s not bragging if it’s a fact.”
- Sewanee - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:39 pm:
“I’m a celebrity…get me out of here.”
- Boscobud - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:40 pm:
Blago wanted this many zeros!!!!
- VanillaMan - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:40 pm:
“When I saw the actual budgetary numbers, I said “WOOooh Sssh*t, (Bleepin’) mother of all that’s holy, JEEEeeezOOOooz-H-(Bleepin’), mutha-(bleepin’), Yesterday’s Tomatoes!”
- Frank Booth - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:44 pm:
Quinn displays his typical negotiating position when bargaining with Speaker Madigan.
- lake county democrat - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:47 pm:
That new McDonald’s Angus burger is going to be huge - literally!
- Speaking at Will - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:48 pm:
Pat Quinn shows off his rendition of “the robot” dance that he “breaks off” when he is “in da cluhb”
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:50 pm:
“END SCHOOL OVERCROWDING!!!”
- Ned Racnad - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:50 pm:
The effect of the stimulus plan has been huge!!!
- Lefty Lefty - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:52 pm:
“Oh Roddy Boy….the feds the feds are calling…”
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 2:53 pm:
“Wait a minute. Wait. Hoooold on there!!! I’ll get to all of your tax hike questions after I explain my latest plan to move the primary to Halloween.”
- ShyBoy - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:00 pm:
(sung to theme of Spongebob Squarepants)
Ohhhh, whose go’in to the prison he wanted to close?
Rod Bla-gejo-vich
All his shenanigans everyone knows!
Rod Bla-gejo-vich
- Vote Quimby! - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:06 pm:
“No, I am not legally obligated to parachute into Costa Rica now that Rod has been eliminated from the show. I was lt. governor, not a stunt double. That is yesterday’s pimentoes.”
- Third Generation Chicago Native - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:07 pm:
He’s starting a sing a long to the Star Spangle Banner “Oh say can you see….
- dan l - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:08 pm:
“the budget problem is this big people, really”
- Six Degrees of Separation - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:09 pm:
President OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOObama will bail out my state budget with Stimulus Bucks ™
- Vote Quimby! - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:10 pm:
“There’s a hole in the budget this big, and it’s got Rod written all over it.”
- Anon - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:12 pm:
And then she said, “Ooooooh, my! It’s Mayor Daley!”
- Six Degrees of Separation - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:15 pm:
Stimulus Bucks™
That’s more like it!
- OneMan - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:18 pm:
Reporter : ‘Have you considered letting the folks from ‘Get me out of here… I am a celebrity’ use Starved Rock so the former governor can still humiliate himself…
Quinn: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
- Anon14 - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:20 pm:
So this little girl looks over and sees me in my car and says, I know you, your Governor Blagojevich. And I say, woo, wait a second, did the Pat Quinn label peal off my car or something!
- In the land of Silos and Cows .... - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:28 pm:
“When Senator Cullerton called and told me that Rod was removed, I sat in my chair and leaned way back and said ….
Woah …….”
- JonShibleyFan - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:42 pm:
Ooooooooooold maaan river…he just keeps rollin…
- Downstate weed chewing hick - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:47 pm:
You need to see this in action. He started off with his arms realy wide saying, “Lisa has already raised this much, I have raised this much…” and then as he slams his hands together, “and Roland has raised this much.”
- HoosierDaddy - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:52 pm:
“Gloooooooo-ria!” To raise morale ahead of budget talks Governor pat Quinn directs the state legislature in an impromptu rendition of a Van Morrison classic. The singing came to a halt when the legislature mixed up the letters while trying to spell G-L-O-R-I-A.
- Frank Booth - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:54 pm:
Quinn shows reporters his response when Turbo Tax told him he was getting $9,000 back from the feds.
- politico - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 3:56 pm:
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo body said I had to stay being governer
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:00 pm:
The Budget is this big.
- chimack - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:02 pm:
Gov. Quinn demonstrates why yodeling should replace the Illinois official state song (see lyrics below) as part of the reforms suggested by his Commission.
Illinois
Written by C.H. Chamberlain
Composed by Archibald Johnston
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O’er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commerical tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue, There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation’s glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln’s name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.
- consulthammer - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:06 pm:
whoa, whoa, I didn’t say anything about me going on any reality show! That’s the other guy
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:07 pm:
It really is a lousy state song. I suspect most are, except “Georgia” when done by Ray Charles.
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:08 pm:
My daughter asked me which was Alabama’s state song, “Sweet Home Alabama” by Skynrd or “Alabama” by Neil Young. I think it’s the former.
- consulthammer - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:08 pm:
Yo , did you see that Stroger guy on TV last night?
- Levois - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:08 pm:
Is that how he looks when he blows into a bottle?
- Heartless Libertarian - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:08 pm:
NEWSFLASH! Zombie Quinn proposes “MORE BRAINS!” to shocked and startled onlookers.
- Six Degrees of Separation - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:09 pm:
Word-
Isn’t “Hang On Sloopy” the official Ohio state song? I kinda like that one, too.
- Irish - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:12 pm:
Gov Quinns response when told that the Feds were looking at Filan for his knowledge of wrongdoing while working for Blago.
UH OHHHH!
- chimack - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:13 pm:
The internet is a marvelous thing!
Here is the website for finding the state songs and even listing to their melodies.
www.50states.com/songs
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:14 pm:
Six, I had to look it up. You’re half right. It’s Ohio’s Official Rock Song, but doesn’t replace the other official state song.
Rich, there’s a QOTD: Illinois’ Official Rock Song.
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1878
- Six Degrees of Separation - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:17 pm:
Chimack-
Word is right, most of these state songs suck. Tennessee has a bunch of ‘em, though, including Rocky Top, which is OK in my book.
- Anonymous45 - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:19 pm:
“Oh Danny boy’…
- dupage dan - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:22 pm:
Oh, please Mr Wizard, I don’t want to be governor anymore!
- Downstater - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:22 pm:
“Oh…wait a minute. You mean Illinois hasn’t elected a Democrat as Govenor, that hasn’t gone to jail since Adlai Stevenson in 1948? I’m rethinking my plans to run in 2010.”
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:23 pm:
Chimack, well done.
“Home on the Range” for Kansas, excellent.
My favorite title is “I’m from New Jersey.” I imagine the next verse is “You gotta problem with that?”
I’m embarrassed that I forgot about “My Old Kentucky Home.” I went to a Kentucky-Indiana game at Rupp Arena once and the entire crowd sang the song at the beginning of the game, led by an angel-voiced co-ed. Very sincere and moving.
- ThePiper - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:24 pm:
“Our deficit? It’s like a $12 billion, $12 billion, $12 billion footloooooog”
- Six Degrees of Separation - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:25 pm:
For a really politically incorrect state song, check out Virginia’s, and imagine our POTUS singing it.
- chimack - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:26 pm:
Everyone in Kentucky knows their state song ’cause they sing it every year the first Saturday in May at the mint julep party also known as the Kentucky Derby
- Louis G. Atsaves - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:26 pm:
No, no, no! I never supported Rod Blagojevich!
- Suburban Republican - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:39 pm:
“Whoa, the White Sox suck this year.”
- Ghost - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:41 pm:
Quinn spies the govenors kitty running behind the reporters….
Quinn: Looook a kitty!
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:46 pm:
And “Oklahoma” is outstanding, of course.
- Judgment Day Is On The Way - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:54 pm:
Preacher Pat talking to his flock:
“You’ve got to give till it hurts….”
- EarlyBird - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 4:56 pm:
NOOO Rod! Even if you were allowed to run for public office again, I STILL wouldn’t pick you as my lt. gov in 2010!
- Anon - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:00 pm:
OOOooooooooh Caaaaanadaaaaaaa
- zatoichi - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:00 pm:
Lola, la la la la, Looolaaaah,
la la la la, Lolaaaa
bah dah dam dum da da…….
- Phineas J. Whoopee - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:02 pm:
Just hold on folks and I’ll figure this Governor thing out by the time I get my new business cards.
- Rodger Hammerstein - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:08 pm:
Keeping with the song theme, PQ does resemble Jim Nabors belting out “Back Home in Indiana” at the Indy 500. All he would need is Dawn Netsch standing next to him to cackle, “Lady and Gentlemen………………start yer ingines!”
I always thought that was the IN state song, and was also surprised to learn that the terrible “Hail to the Victors” is not the State Anthem of the State of Michigan.
- The Old Bobby - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:08 pm:
Oh, I did go to college, but I spent most of my time occupying various administration buildings… smoking a lot of thai stick… breaking into the ROTC… and bowling. To tell you the truth Brandt, I don’t remember most of it.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:24 pm:
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:38 pm:
Alexi lost how much in the College Savings plan?
OH NOOOOOOO!!
- I like our song - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 5:46 pm:
See here, the Illinois song is very beautiful and the melody quite pleasant, very reminiscent of Indian’s fine anthem. If you ever get to hear the U of I choral singers perform it, you’ll get chills. They usually add a final new verse that goes with whatever the agenda of the event needs.
That song was always sung at our state inaugurals, had a lot of “gravitas” until Blago came in and decided hip hop was better. Among other things of his that need reversing, we need to hear that anthem more often.
As far as Pat, I will go with “Homey don’t play dat”.
- Angry Chicagoan - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 6:29 pm:
He’s clearly saying the word “No”, very forcefully. So perhaps this is him giving his response to the legislature’s gaming of the tax debate on Lisa Madigan’s behalf.
- recover82 - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 6:43 pm:
“I once caught a fish THIS big!”
(come on people, 70 comments deep and I’m the first to make the old fisherman’s tale?)
- ahem - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 7:02 pm:
Ma n’atu sole,
cchiù bello, oje ne’
‘O sole mio
sta ‘nfronte a te!
‘O sole, ‘o sole mio
sta ‘nfronte a te!
sta ‘nfronte a te!
- Captain Flume - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 7:02 pm:
Left hand: Hey, what are you doing?
Right hand: I’m not sayin’! And that’s all I’m sayin’.
- Capitol View - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 7:04 pm:
you mean that all I have to do is click my red slippers, and I get whisked back to the Lt Governor’s Office where I can bully pulpit and not worry about state revenues???
- thatsnotmyname - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 7:18 pm:
oooh, they call me gadfly,
they call me slowploke,
they call me chintzy,
thats not my name,
thats not my name
say I just want to raise taxes,
I get their faxes,
thats not my name,
thats not my name,
I’m a reformer,
not like the former,
thats not my game,
gotta recover from shame,
thats not my name,
thats not my name,
are you calling me governor
after all its my name
are you calling me governor,
are you listening to my words,
sorry Vanilla Man, you write the songs. I bow to your abilities, but I’m a sucker for top 40
- Old Timer - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 8:36 pm:
I’m not going to change one darn thing in all the state agencies that have been run into the ground this much….
- kwazy - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 9:41 pm:
Testicular Virility II
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 10:09 pm:
“How many votes do I have now for the budget, guys?”
“ZEROOOOOOOOO!”
- Quizzical - Tuesday, Apr 21, 09 @ 11:29 pm:
That’s 1 O’Clock — every afternoon at 1 there will be a press conference, and it will end when I’ve discussed every policy idea that’s run through my head on that particular day.
- Nonmus - Wednesday, Apr 22, 09 @ 12:37 am:
Five! Five dollar… Five dollar foot looooongs!
- Green One - Wednesday, Apr 22, 09 @ 2:24 am:
Who told me Doug Scott was an environmentalist?
- Boscobud - Wednesday, Apr 22, 09 @ 7:28 am:
Lets do some finger puppets