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Question of the day
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 - Posted by Rich Miller * Drudge ran this headline yesterday…  The link led to an equally snarky AP story…
Yes, woe is us. We are certainly one of a kind in our hopelessness. Or are we? From last year…
An example…  That Texas sponsor would be Freeb!rds World Burrito, in case you’re wondering. * The Question: What corporations should sponsor Illinois license plates? Explain. And snark is, of course, highly encouraged.
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- Obamarama - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 4:53 am:
Stand for Children; because they have enough dough to do it.
- Precinct Captain - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 5:40 am:
If people want advertising on their plates for a cheaper overall price, then that’s fine with me. If, of course, that’s would be the plan in Illinois, then I’m fine with that as long as as advertising supported license plates must conform to the standards of other types of personalized plates. Heck, if it brings in some revenue why not have the Illinois State Capitol brought to you by State Farm and United? I guess that just gets back to politicians wearing suits like NASCAR drivers.
- Precinct Captain - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 5:42 am:
Oops, misread the question.
I’m sure Wisconsin, Indiana, and New Jersey would love to sponsor “Bring your business here!” license plates with their names plastered all over the place.
- Leroy - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 6:11 am:
Jesse White, Secretary of State
It’s the only vehicle thing his name isn’t plastered all over.
We can use public dollars to do it, of course
- Capt. Illini - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 6:44 am:
Mereck or any large pharma corporation, since the reported side affects tend to be the same I get after watching a Cubs game and hoping the next one will cure my ills…
- Nice kid - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 6:54 am:
Heck, I wouldn’t care if they sold naming rights for expressways.
- bored now - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 6:54 am:
Friends of Michael Madigan. The Plate should read:
Madigan. Because I already own the place.
- aufjunk - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 7:00 am:
How about AIG, GM, or any other failed company that has had to be backed by the U S Government? An outfit that has gone bust would be perfect as our corporate image, and we could take the whole country down with us.
- Hank - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 7:22 am:
JELLO, for all our state political willpower
- DoubleD - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 7:42 am:
What about the Law Offices of….(fill in the blank) specializing in Bankruptcy…we will keep collectors off the your (or the state’s) back.
- PublicServant - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 7:45 am:
McDonald’s with an image of the Golden Arches (left) and the saying: Illinois (top center) and Freakin Golden! (bottom center)
- just sayin' - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 7:55 am:
What you lookin’ at? — Chicago Outfit
- Dooley Dudright - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:02 am:
My suggestion: Brinks (or any similar enterprise.)
Emblazoned across the bottom of the plate: “Official armored car company of the State of Illinois.”
Qualifying notation along the side: “Warning: driver carries no cash.”
- just sayin' - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:07 am:
Casino companies would be an obvious one.
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:11 am:
The State of Illinois is announcing a new program whereby if you are the largest donor to any state legislator and/or elected official you get to put your logo on their legislative/executive plate for an additional $5,000
or you can put someone else logo on it for $10,000
- He Makes Ryan Look Like a Saint - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:12 am:
Well of course it would have to be:
Capitolfax.com
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:12 am:
Pat Quinn
This car is as lost as I am.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:18 am:
“We Buy Gold”
“Quicken Loans”
“Checks Into Cash”
“Reverse Mortgages”
“Advance Structured Settlements”
“Binder and Binder Law Firm”
“Madoff Investments & Accounting”
- Give Me A Break - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:21 am:
“Best Buy” but only for legislative plates.
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:24 am:
Working with High Tech Partner Groupon, Illinois will be the first state to offer the Groupon plate, using WIFI and GPS built into the plate, it will show local deals near where the plate is at any given time.
(c) 2011 OneMan
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:24 am:
The American Tailgating Association
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:25 am:
If you can’t read this plate visit Pearl Vision
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:26 am:
Did I get deleted?
- Peter Snarker - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:29 am:
Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago. They love privatizing government and here is there big chance to pony up!
- fisher - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:30 am:
Instead of plates, we could sell the naming rights for the state, like with stadium deals. We could become “Pepsi Illinois” or “Illinois - brought to you by Nike.”
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:31 am:
Huggies
Change you can believe in
- Earnest - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:32 am:
Payday Loans: sacrificing your future to live beyond your means today.
or, because I can’t resist– Argonne National Labratory: proud resident of the land of the quantum budget.
- Old Milwaukee - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:34 am:
Enron: Overborrowing our way to bankruptcy and sending our leaders to jail.
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:36 am:
Utilizing unique concepts of Sovereign Immunity Illinois offers your corporation or organization to put the name of other entities on Illinois license plates and other state entities.
Please note these plates can be targets by owner in terms of age of car, age of registrant, location, car make and model, etc.
For example for males aged 16~25 you could put a message such as ‘Sex Panther Aftershave does not attract women’
Imagine the possibilities.
- waitress practing politics... - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:37 am:
Scott Cohen
Illinois Pawn Star
- Kerfuffle - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:40 am:
“FREE BLAGO” - no wait he’s broke bur maybe the pistachio folks will back him.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:41 am:
Exelon — If we leave, the lights really go off.
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:43 am:
Lots of possibilities with this one.
Land of Lincoln Towing.
ADM: See those amber waves of grain? It all belongs to us.
Allstate: Mayhem is all around you. Seriously, take a look around you.
The Prairie Materials State.
Abbott Labs: Taking the ill out of Illinois.
- Joe from Joliet - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:44 am:
Health Alliance - Maybe We’ll Try Auto Insurance
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:46 am:
You would pay lower taxes if this plate said Indiana…
- Davey Boy Smith - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:46 am:
Jimmy John’s - “Come leave IL with me”
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:50 am:
Illinois Casinos
We’re here, we’re there, we’re everywhere - So beware
- Jake From Elwood - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:50 am:
Roto-Rooter as a nod to taxpayers everywhere…
- Pat Robertson - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:51 am:
All the state’s dedicated funds. Instead of being swept, they can just buy advertising.
- Bring Back Boone's - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:51 am:
Sears, Motorola, and the CME because they own us…
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:51 am:
United Airlines
Fly the Friendly Skies (luggage extra)
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:53 am:
John Deere: Nothing runs like a Deere, espcially Illinois
- Behind The Scenes - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:56 am:
Greyhound - for people who want to escape the high taxes.
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:56 am:
Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association
President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center
Argosy Gaming
New Frontier Companies
Commonwealth Realty Advisors
Rezmar
What? Whatta you looking at?
- TwoFeetThick - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:57 am:
Hooters. Because a picture of that license plate would end up on a mail piece against every legislator who votes for this nonsense.
- Casual Observer - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:58 am:
Caterpillar We get paid to stay, why are you here?
- North of I-80 - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 8:59 am:
Screw These Guys (top)
Children’s Memorial Hospital (bottom)
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:01 am:
Pepto Bismol
- Wensicia - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:04 am:
Peter Francis Geraci - Largest Bankruptcy Firm in USA.
“We’ll protect your interests and bail out the state at the same time!”
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:05 am:
Sponsored by the FBI and the Federal Bureau of Prisons — our best customers come from Illinois.
- Fed up - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:05 am:
Yuris gymnastic academy. ” we can teach you to flip flop like Pat Quinn”
- Wumpus - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:05 am:
Wensicia wins!
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:12 am:
How about a nice ad from a bail bondsman?
- Commonsense in Illinois - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:17 am:
The Illinois Medical Society…bringing you the best legislators money can buy
- Retired Non-Union Guy - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:20 am:
Trojan
- Retired Non-Union Guy - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:22 am:
should had added “no explanation needed”
- vibes - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:22 am:
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
- Robert - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:25 am:
Chicago Cubs/Ricketts family - “Hey Hey, we sponsored the license plates! Can the state throw us some money now?”
- so... - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:26 am:
U-Haul
- JellyBean - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:30 am:
Amazon - We won’t tax you!
- dupage dan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:35 am:
Mad Magazine - “What, me worry?”
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:39 am:
Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association
Argosy Gaming
Commonwealth Realty Advisors
New Frontier Companies
Rezmar
Winston and Strawn
Daley & George, Ltd.
- zatoichi - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:41 am:
What is needed is the James Bond rotating license plates or NBA sideline ads that change based on your needs or fashion sense. ‘Go Sox’, UofI Blue/Orange, and something DNR. 3 plates (same ID just different designs) = extra charges = extra sponsorship options = extra income. Why stop at plates. Magnetic door ads and giant decals. My car is available. Works for buses. F’n golden.
- Stones - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:52 am:
I’ll be first in line for my “Go Daddy” license plate!
- ANON - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:52 am:
Southwest Airlines
“Wanna get away”
- mokenavince - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:53 am:
This State brought to you by MJM.
- Thoughts... - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:54 am:
Illinois, brought to you by China
We already own a bunch of federal debt, figured we’d buy a state too.
Related note: I have no problem with the concept if and only if it reduces the amount I pay. If they were to put advertising on there, take all the money and I still have to pay the same amount, then I’m taking my anger out at the ballot box….where it won’t matter.
- one day at a time - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:57 am:
Illinois Correctional Industries
Convicted to Produce the Best
- Edge of the 14th Ward - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 9:58 am:
Peter Francis Geraci - get out of debt fast!
- The End Is Near - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:06 am:
“Mike Madigan Clouted My Kid Into U of I, and All I Got Was This Lousy License Plate”
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:06 am:
Illinois
Home to Wisconsin Democrats
- siriusly - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:06 am:
McDonald’s home of the “f*ing Golden Arches”
- Statesman - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:06 am:
Amex Blue: Illinois politicians are blue- so your bank account can be red.
- Statesman - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:07 am:
… Just charge it- Your Senator did!
- Bill F. - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:09 am:
Valtrex.
Helping lessen the effect of those irritating budget deficits so Illinois can lead a normal life.
- lollinois - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:23 am:
Jimmy John’s - except Illinois is crossed out and says Florida beneath it.
- Frank - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:26 am:
Chico’s Bail Bonds
- downstate hack - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:29 am:
The Federal Bureau of Prisons
“Protecting Society & Reducing Crime one Illinois Governor at a Time”
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:41 am:
Interesting variation… What if you could pay to put an image (that would be approved) of your choosing on the plate (like they do with credit cards)
- KeepSmiling - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:43 am:
ExxonMobil. “Because it’s faster to drive”
- Steve Bartin - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 11:00 am:
Can partnerships advertise on license plates? If they can: I’d like to see Klafter and Burke advertise or Mike Madigan’s law firm. Here would be a catchy slogan for Land of Lincoln plates: ” You can’t hide, pay up one way or another.”
- Lady GaGa - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 11:01 am:
Political candidates should be allowed to advertise. God that would be fun.
- John A Logan - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 11:09 am:
I think in the Southern 19 counties you would see mostly Missouri and Kentucky gas stations advertising.
- Jechislo - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 11:43 am:
Kohler toilets. “Illinois - where everything goes down the drain”.
- ah-HA - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 11:54 am:
How about Netflix ads?!
- Jake From Elwood - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 12:00 pm:
Frank-
Wonder how many commenters got your cinematic reference. Well played.
- LisleMike - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 1:40 pm:
what we have here is a failure to communicate!
(on legislative plates)
Illinois- where your governor makes your plates
Charmin- because it doesn’t just involve in the woods, it’s a way of life in Illinois
- Hunterdon - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 2:14 pm:
Illinois - The “What’s In It For Me?” State
- Ryan from Carrollton - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 4:50 pm:
Suave hair products, governor approved.
- dumb ol' country boy - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:12 pm:
Illinois GOP—Because NOT everyone can be on welfare
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 10:59 pm:
ExxonMobil. OK. We’ll try. Just PLEASE stay off bikes…AND keep your clothes on in the meantime.
- the Cardinal - Tuesday, Jun 14, 11 @ 11:01 pm:
Illinois come get shaken down..town!
- Das Man - Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 4:35 am:
Pet Smart
Going to the Dogs
- Justica O ! - Wednesday, Jun 15, 11 @ 7:04 am:
Check-n-2-Cash…becuase that IS how we roll in IL.