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Caption contest!
Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller * The original caption from the Sun-Times…
 * We can come up with a better caption than that, right? Also, in case you were wondering, Lynn Sweet reports that the gift box in question contained a set of State of Illinois cuff links. Big spender, that Pat Quinn. And, please, make sure to keep it clean. Elevate yourselves to high comedy. Thanks.
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- Davey Boy Smithe - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:33 am:
Pat Quinn is saying “That Motel 8 members card is good ANYWHERE across the nation!”
- MrJM - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:34 am:
“Well, lookie there, Mr. Pres’nint. Someone has carelessly left a bundle of cash on the tarmac. It isn’t my money. Is it yer money, Pat? Jan? I guess that must be your bundle of money, Mr. Pres’nint.”
- Small Town Liberal - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:35 am:
Jesus guys, I even have to help pull things shaped like Illinois out of the gutter for you?
- Mongo - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:35 am:
This Package contains tickets to the Bretitbart and Beck show this fall, along with several tea bags.
- Davey Boy Smithe - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:35 am:
In terms of a caption, I’d go with President Bows Before Lord Darth Daley
- Gathersno - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:37 am:
May I kiss your ring, Mr. Mayor?
- MrJM - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:41 am:
Gathersno = Winner
- View from the Cheap Seats - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:41 am:
Obama pulls stunt to avoid Schakowsky rant
- bored now - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:47 am:
“d*mn, those are some snazzy shoes, mayor. pretty clear you’ll be a candidate next year!”
- KeepSmiling - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:50 am:
After three attempts to give the same pair of Illinois cuff links to various dignitaries, Quinn shutters with displeasure as he realizes the box is to wet to regift.
- Skeeter - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:53 am:
MrMJ’s second post is mistaken His own first post wins. Easy. No contest. Everybody else is posting for second place.
- Pat collins - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:56 am:
Showing a growing understanding of diplomatic courtesy, the President bows properly to the highest official in the world. The world he cares about, that is.
- Skeeter - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 8:56 am:
Off topic, but cufflinks? Couldn’t Quinn have done something that reminds people of the success of Illinois? Maybe an Antii Niemi sweater or something? Oh no, wait, that wouldn’t work either.
- belmont cragin kid - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:01 am:
Those are mighty expensive shoes Mr. Mayor, have you been getting shopping tips from Blago?
- OneMan - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:06 am:
President Obama bends over to avoid pointing out someone missed the ‘dark suit’ memo.
President Obama pretends to tie his shoes to avoid answering Pat Quinn’s ‘do you have 13 billion to spare’ question.
- One of the 35 - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:09 am:
Grasshopper, now a master, still bows before his instructor.
- The Doc - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:09 am:
Mayor Daley looks on with trepidation as President Obama threatens to derail the O’Hare Modernization Project by retrieving an object from the runway.
- South of I-80 - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:11 am:
Oh look……………Lollapalooza tickets!!
- ZC - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:26 am:
Jan: “Thanks Pat, I think those cufflinks just cost us about 10 billion dollars.”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:29 am:
JS - “Mr. President, just leave it, its nothing … Sir, don’t get it … Rich, Pat … stop him!”
RMD - “Mr. President, just leave it, its not like its Sox tickets or anything … It’s from Pat for Cripe’s Sake …”
PQ - (Thinking to himself)”Sox tickets! I could have gotten those like I got the Hawks seats …
Now, say a joke about Brady, like ‘Well, Rich, at least they aren’t Cardinal tickets like Brady might have done!’ … ooohhhh Burn! … when he gets up and he can hear it … BAM!”
- Wumpus - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:32 am:
Rich, out of respect for your site, I will refrain from making an Alexi G comment.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:40 am:
JS - “Luca Obama wants to see you”
BHO - “Don Daley, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to YOUR city on my birthday. And may you next re-election … be a masculine win.”
- just sayin' - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:42 am:
Step right up folks! Thank the brainiac for blowing the midterms! One kick for a dollar! Step right up folks!
- anon - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:43 am:
Oh, a nickel, here you go Pat, GRF could use it.
- wndycty - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:43 am:
Obama: I’m going to bend over in front of the camera and I bet you Rich Miller will use it in his caption contest.
Quinn: Double or nothing Miller will have to warn everyone to “keep it clean”
- South Side Mike - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:46 am:
Daley: “Sos when I tore up Meigs Field, I placed a little marker where I wanted the first X to go so the dozers would know where to start.”
POTUS: “Sort of like this?”
Daley: “You need to shift it a few feet over, but yeah.”
- South Side Mike - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:47 am:
Oswego, that calls for an obligatory:
“Leave the cufflinks; take the cannoli.”
- George - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:49 am:
“Cufflinks?
Mann… this ain’t cufflinks!
This is a box!
What, you think I’m stupid?
I Threw it On the Ground!”
- B.O.
- Masters Champ Phil - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:49 am:
After bowing before both Saudi and Japanese royalty, the President turns to genuflecting to kiss the ring of Chicago royalty.
- Sporty41 - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:55 am:
“I’m sorry, let me pick up our poll numbers”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:57 am:
South Side Mike,
I hear on the cannoli!
- Amalia - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 9:59 am:
The depth to which Obama reaches to keep his
face out of a photo with Daley, Quinn and
Schakowsky.
- Bring Back Boone's - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:04 am:
Daley- “Any way you could look into the CIA roughing up the IOC members? Nothing major, just a broken leg here and a broken thumb there.”
- zatoichi - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:08 am:
L:Hey, that’s the freakin’ teleprompter switch! C:What’s it doin’ here?
R:Hope the glue is dry. This’ll be great.
- Louis G. Atsaves - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:19 am:
Quinn fumbles handoff to POTUS.
“Cuff Links” shouted Schankowsky. “That’s the best you can do Governor? Cuff Links?”
- Responsa - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:24 am:
Schakowski: I’ve got a bum knee. Daley: Gee, I’ve got a bad back. Quinn: My shoulder’s kinda painful. President Obama: Oh hell, I’m only 49. I’ll pick up the damn thing.
- Alex A - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:25 am:
Daley: No Jan, THIS is how you give a noogie.
- Jake from Elwood - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:39 am:
Good one Amalia.
The President and Governor fumble a green box as symbolism for the manner in which they have fumbled their respective budgets.
- Cincinnatus - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:40 am:
Obama: “I’m surprise this didn’t bounce like Illinois’ checks.”
Daley, “Leave the gun.” Quinn: “Take the cannoli.”
- Dooley Dudright - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:50 am:
Once a state senator, always a state senator.
- Yadi Dog - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:54 am:
Quinn to himself: Okay, the people of Illinois better not see me handing out gifts in this time of economic chaos…(light bulb) I’ll just throw it on the ground and tell the President he dropped something.
Quinn 1 Press 0
- We Todd Did - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 10:58 am:
The President thinks to himself “These are the clowns running the state?” and then doubles over in laughter.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 11:15 am:
Pictured with POTUS, from the left: A bumbler, a mumbler and a fumbler. Not pictured, Jesse White, a tumbler.
- Amalia - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 11:19 am:
Jake, merci!
- Cincinnatus - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 11:26 am:
“Thank you sir, may I have another?”
- WRMNpolitics - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 11:30 am:
Daley: Mr. President, dont bother to pick it up, its just an autographed copy of Pat’s new book, “My accomplishments as Governor of Illinois”.
- one day at a time - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 11:40 am:
POTUS “Oops, sorry guys..hope you really did’t want that was the last piece of my birthday cake.”
- D.P. Gumby - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 11:49 am:
“Guys, Guys, I don’t care what it is, if I don’t pick it up one of the Secret Service agents will throw his body on it.”
- CLJ - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 12:28 pm:
“Grab his wallet Pat!”
- Indeedy - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 12:51 pm:
Responsa!
- Pat Robertson - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 1:35 pm:
“Holy #%#$@, Pat, those cufflinks are shaped like INDIANA, not Illinois!”
- Name/Nickname/Anon - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 3:42 pm:
PQ: Let us pray, everyone. Father, as we Baptize this young public servant..,
RD: No, no, you have to get down on your knees. Our drainage system here has eliminated the opportunity for immersion. Just roll around on the wet ground.
JS: Ha! You really are pulling off that old Irish birthday joke!
- Not the Union - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 3:47 pm:
Daley: Mr. President, don’t touch that. I’ve got 15 union laborers right here to pick it up for you.
- TJ - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 4:00 pm:
Even the President has to bow to Boss Daley.
- Abhishek Duggal - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 5:47 pm:
Shucks this box was more expensive than its contents and I dropped it!
- Terr - Thursday, Aug 5, 10 @ 6:46 pm:
oops there goes the ball
- wordslinger - Friday, Aug 6, 10 @ 7:50 am:
Obama: “Oh no, those guys? Why did I come back here? I was out, and now they pull me back in. I think I’m gonna be…..hurrrrrrlllllll.”