* Gov. Pat Quinn did a fly-around yesterday to sign the workers’ compensation bill into law and appeared at Kraft Foods in Champaign. As part of the festivities, he was presented with a box of Kraft’s Macaroni & Cheese with his photo on it. It was a fun little presentation…

There’s no word yet on whether the governor also received a personalized truck during yesterday’s visit to Navistar.

Thanks to our friends at BlueRoomStream.com for the clip.

* And here’s a close-up shot of the box [updated with a high-rez photo from a good pal]…

Have fun.

       

93 Comments - Holdingontomywallet - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:07 am: Very cheeeeeeeeeeesey……. - been there - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:10 am: The Big Cheese smiles and says “cheese”. - Stones - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:11 am: “A chicken in every pot” has been replaced by “mac and cheese in every microwave” - Well, Well, Well. - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:11 am: Shouldn’t it say, “I’m a short bus kid?” - Hofly - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:14 am: He’s the “sleaze in my macaroni!!!!” - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:14 am: “Filled with ‘Quinn-O’ Waffle Pasta and ‘Press Release’ Cheese. Best served with a GOP W(h)ine!” - Kunu - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:15 am: Quinn flips his support from Velveeta. Claims Kraft speaks, “truth to devour.” - Skeeter - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:15 am: Careful. If slip and fall on those, your chances to get TTD are now very limited. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:17 am: “Now made with 100% soy!” - Dan Shields a Voter - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:17 am: There goes the apitite down the drain. - Loop Lady - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:17 am: Pat Quinn, as American as Mac and Cheese minus the sleaze… - Just Saying - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:18 am: This just proves that Pat Quinn is the Cheeseyist - South of Sherman - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:19 am: Illinois’s new tourism campaign highlights the state’s finest dining; coming soon, Gov. Pat Quinn promotes the five-star accommodations at the Super 8, and encourages visitors to take advantage of the shopping opportunities at the nearest Goodwill store - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:20 am: “I’m a Blue State Kid so all we can afford to eat after taxes is the macaroni and cheese with our leader’s official portrait on it!” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:23 am: “It’s Quinndigestible!” - gsb - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:23 am: This will surely reach more homes than Rod’s billboards! - Amber Alert - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:23 am: Kraft Joins Search for Missing Leadership - unclesam - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:24 am: In an attempt to re-Kraft his down-home image, and take a swipe at the Governor of Wisconsin, Governor Quinn begins his transition from “Soy Boy” to the “Cheese Whiz.” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:25 am: “Free governor action figure in every box!” - Apple - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:25 am: “Since I’m not going to make good on my Super Bowl bet with Gov. Walker, I thought this cheesy gesture would mollify him just long enough to be recalled.” - phocion - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:26 am: Kelly Kraft, a spokeswoman for Quinn, denied using family connections to promote her boss in a cross-brand placement scheme. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:32 am: “Quinn Soy Mac is a less filling, but a far more expensive family dinner than regular Mac because every box of Quinn Soy Mac is as empty as the great man himself!” - Aldyth - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:32 am: In a misguided attempt to generate more state revenue, Quinn, Madigan, and Cullerton are now available to make product endorsements. Blago announces that he wants in on that action. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:34 am: “New Quinn Shaped Noodles!” - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:34 am: I prefer Blago in the can instead of Quinn on the box. - zatoichi - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:36 am: Not all cheese heads are in Wisconsin. - Plutocrat03 - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:36 am: Have you seen this man? Sponsored by the missing Governor’s Association - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:36 am: Pat Quinn, future resident of Wisconsin, takes his first intermediate step toward wearing a Cheese Head hat. - Anonymous ZZZ - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:36 am: Quinn: “Finally, something to eat in my kitchen besides the 4 bottles of mustard I had in there during the campaign!” - Alexander cut the knot. - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:38 am: Mimicking new anti-smoking packaging initiatives, Kraft launches cautionary pictures on packaging. - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:38 am: As part of Lisa Madigan’s war on unhealthy foods, Pat Quinn lends his likeness to Kraft Mac and Cheese boxes in order to make the product unpalatable. - Loop Lady - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:38 am: of course he was a blue box kid, his Mom is Irish…’nough said… - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:39 am: This photo of Pat Quinn was taken after his first time of being able to successfully prepare a box of Mac and Cheese. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:40 am: “Just add water to an open box and Quinn Mac makes it’s own rich brown sauce your dogs will love!” “It’s the only macaroni aged 40 years in a old leather briefcase!” - Gallery Sitter - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:41 am: Governor Quinn’s image is nothing new on food packaging. During session there he was featured on milk cartons all over Springfield. - George - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:41 am: Combine this with the accompanying headline on the sidebar - “Quinn signs bill to create muskrat trapping season”… and you got yourself some good Chili Mac! - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:42 am: I’m Pat Quinn and I approve this message. - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:44 am: Next up: Pat Quinn on the Drano can. - Pat Robertson - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:45 am: $1 from the purchase of each box will be deposited to the Gubernatorial Spinal Implant Research Fund. - Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:45 am: The FDA shows off its new warning labels to scare children away from eating unhealthy foods… - Responsa - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:45 am: And as the governor of the great State of Illinois on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois I thank Kraft– one of the wonderful companies that still makes its home in the Land of Lincoln through which the mighty Mississippi river flows –and whose dedicated workers pay taxes and contribute to our democracy–and faithfully fasten their rear seatbelts–and…. - Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:45 am: Quinn elbowed his way onto the box because he could not pasta up the opportunity for some cheesy publicity. What’s next. Rodzilla vs Mothra? - OneMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:46 am: After Governor signed the remap bills Kraft Announced it’s new Mac and Cheese variety with noodles the shape of Illinois State Senate districts and Congressional Districts. “We accomplished new heights in noodle engineering, this makes the Flitsones edition look like a piece of cake” - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:47 am: Pat Quinn also has a part in the new Transformers movie as Incompetence Prime. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:47 am: “The Macaroni preferred by 4 out of 102 Illinois counties!” - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:49 am: Pat Quinn and Kraft Mac and Cheese, both Machine made. - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:51 am: Reminder to non-union Illinois employees: Here is why you need to eat this stuff. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:52 am: Blagojevich Mac Pulled From Stores Due To Contamination After Illinoisans Found Sickened! Kraft Introduces Quinn Mac Today! - Wensicia - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:53 am: Quinn: “Wait a minute! I was promised the Jello box! - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:54 am: “The endlessly rambling macaroni and cheese!” - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:55 am: Rick Perry’s picture is on Beef. - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:56 am: Wheaties - The Breakfast of Champions, Kraft Mac and Cheese - not so much. - Loop Lady - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:56 am: Cincy: your “humor” sucks… - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:58 am: “Yes folks! Every box has passed it’s expiration date!” - Louis G. Atsaves - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:03 am: For Workers’ Comp reform he wanted steak, but settled for macaroni and cheese. - NIref - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:05 am: This will find its way into the next State of State address. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:07 am: “The only macaroni made from reconstituted governors!” “Kraft’s new “Great Illinois Lt. Governors!” series of boxes. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:10 am: “Quinn Mac already comes boiled!” - Cincinnatus - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:14 am: Loop Lady, The fact I am upsetting you shows to me I am doing exactly what I wish to accomplish. Thanks for the input! - Southwest Cook - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:14 am: Thanks to Pat Quinn, the only “pasta” we can afford to eat! - Pat Robertson - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:14 am: Latest strategy in the endless campaigm: If I can’t put my name and picture on highway signs, I’ll put it on roadside litter instead. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:16 am: “New Price = $8.2 Billion per serving” “Now being served in Federal Prisons.” “The only macaroni endorced by Mr. Noodle.” - Joe from Joliet - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:21 am: Mac AND cheese? I don’t think I have had both at the same time. My parents were not wealthy and we always made choices basef on cost. I remember when my Mother would take us to the Kraft store to buy items we could use to create decorations for our home. She made wonderful wreaths made with all kinds of beautiful things. Things made right here in Illinois like grape vines and potpourri. Noodles like rigatoni and macaroni were beautiful additions to her creations and nutritious, too. But she could.never afford both macaroni and cheese so this is a wonderful surprise. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:22 am: Jason Plummer’s new favorite, replacing SpongeBob and My Little Pony Mac. Topinka ashtrays now hitting market shelves. Brady Mac recalled November 3rd. - Way Way Down Here - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:24 am: Dude, check out the aura on the bald guy. - JJB - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:26 am: More wobbly than Jell-O! - Loop Lady - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:31 am: you’re not upsetting me-your comments just aren’t funny…just mean spirited…lighten up will ya? - Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:34 am: Cincy, try the decaf. Please. Mac & Cheese was supposed to be the 2006 Blago-Quinn re-election slogan. Wonder how long it took them to airbrush Blago off the box? - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:35 am: Simon’s New Banjo Song - “Oh Suzanna” “Oh I went to the market for mac n cheese to buy, I saw Kraft but couldn’t believe what had caught my eye! It was a box with a photo of a grewsome sight, I took it home and cooked it up, but lost my appetite!” - OneMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:37 am: Cincinnatus — Now, now… Everyone know Governor Quinn is the voice of Toggle Switch in the new Transformer Movie. Stop being so mean - Rich Miller - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:38 am: OK, enough. You two need to move along. - Kerfuffle - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:42 am: I have the privilege of having my face on a box of dried noodles and dehydrated cheese. It may not be much, but it’s a whole lot better than a mug shot hanging on the wall of the post office! - L.S. - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 11:59 am: Kraft Mac and Cheese…I make it with water from my rain barrell. - Way Way Down Here - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:03 pm: Lincoln, and this IS the LAND of Lincoln, would have enjoyed Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, and my picture on the box, that’s very nice here in the Land of Lincoln, three simple words, Land of Lincoln and Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. . . - Been Here Too Long - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:08 pm: Here in Springfield, we already have his face on the milk cartons around town. - D.P. Gumby - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:10 pm: “It’s the Cheesi-est” - MrJM - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:11 pm: “Always use fresh macaroni. If the box rattles — throw it away!” — Kent Brockman, Kent’s Kitchen – MrJM - D.P. Gumby - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:16 pm: I lived on this stuff in college (pre-ramen) and now I’m craving it for lunch!!! - Anonymous - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:33 pm: I will be removing the cheese by amendatory veto. - Former Titan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:38 pm: Kraft Mac & Cheese and Pat Quinn: When you’re simply out of options or Governor Pat Quinn introduces the “Official Frugal Meal of Illinois” as solutions to the state’s ongoing fiscal mess prove elusive. “The taxpayers of Illinois can save money, satisfy their hunger and help an Illinois company all at the same time,” Quinn said. “It’s a win-win-win.” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:51 pm: “So easy, even a Pat Quinn can make it!” - train111 - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:51 pm: Pat Quinn’s official portrait, soon to hang in the capitol building in Springfield. It’s a big change from the jail bar and striped uniform look that we’ve become so accustomed to. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:54 pm: Quinn. The Other White Guy. - dupage dan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 12:58 pm: Made w/100% “BaldGuyRotini”! - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 1:01 pm: Endorsed by Wisconsin’s own, Senate Demcrats! “If you want ease and cheese, Pat Quinn’s Illinois’ Mac & Cheese is worth the ‘Escape’ …” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 1:06 pm: Quinn Mac is proof that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. “Now even more rich gubernatorial flavor!” “So good, cats ask for it by name!” Pat Mac - 99 44/100% Pure Bull&#!+ - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 1:29 pm: “This Mac & Cheese is ‘bleeping’ Golden” Rod the Blago. - Rahm's Parking Meter - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 1:41 pm: PQ: Thank you Kraft? Now Hershey, where is my chocolate flavored Candy bar shaped like me? - zatoichi - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 2:04 pm: You know, sprinkle that cheese powder on a buttered english muffin. Then add some mayo and cubed celery to the mac. Now that’s eating. - Boone Logan Square - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 2:14 pm: We began this process months ago with the belief that we needed to maintain essential calcium and Vitamin D for our kids, while ensuring that the kitchen treats our taste buds fairly. We brought everyone to the table to make sure that these noodles were robust, and created a system in which every cheese – cheddar, white, and whatever else Kraft puts in this stuff – are treated fairly. This macaroni is going to improve the strength of our kids’ muscles and bones, and I want to thank the box’s makers and all those who hungered for real macaroni and cheese. - Wonder..... - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 4:03 pm: I am talking….s”mac”k and cheese…. - K3 - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 5:08 pm: Warning: may cause indigestion for downstate Dems - Hawkeye - Wednesday, Jun 29, 11 @ 10:47 pm: Photo enlarged to show texture! Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.