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Question of the day
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 - Posted by Rich Miller * It’s kind of a slow news day today, so let’s have a little fun. From the Old Town School of Folk Music’s ribbon cutting ceremony for its new facility. Pictured left to right are Bau Graves, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, State Rep. Greg Harris, Chairman of Old Town Board of Directors Meredith Mack, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Ald. Ameya Pawar and State Sen. Heather Steans…  * The Question: Caption?
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- MrJM - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:48 pm:
Worst. Bris. Evar.
– MrJM
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:49 pm:
The event was marred when Rahm asked, “You don’t let them damn hippies in here do you”
- OneMan - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:50 pm:
After the cutting the crowd was wowed by a three hour dulcimer solo….
- Bruno Behrend - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:51 pm:
“Once we cut this last remaining tether to actually representing real people, it’s off to the races.”
- Spliff - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:52 pm:
no one could wait to touch Rahm’s magaic scissors!
- Ravenswood Right Winger - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:54 pm:
Cook County Democrats turn a new leaf by cutting their collective umbilical cord to big government.
- zatoichi - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:56 pm:
After years of dischord, the Pious Baloney Ramblers reform for a summer ‘PBR’ tour of every county fair in the state.
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:58 pm:
Rahm,
“I like this event. For the first time ever, I look tall!”
“I used these scissors to do big cuts in the budget.”
“Bill Daley will soon be here to help.”
- Jake From Elwood - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 1:59 pm:
The Lt. Governor had an excused absence from the ribbon cutting ceremony due to her previously scheduled hootenany in Vandalia.
- Lisa Madigan - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:01 pm:
“Why am I here?”
- Riverwalker - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:03 pm:
In this extremely rare photograph, a group of Illinois politicians work together to make a cut.
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:04 pm:
Careful there gang, that’s a good way to lose a finger.
- Cheryl44 - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:05 pm:
I can hear Woody Guthrie rolling over in his grave.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:05 pm:
Local Democratic leaders, with the help of members of the Old Town School fo Folk Music, cut the ribbon opening the new ILGOP field office. Quote Emanuel, “Without them (ILGOP), none of us would be here today.”
- Hmmm... - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:06 pm:
Something with scissors, hmm, nah. Pass.
- TwoFeetThick - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:06 pm:
Shocking all present, Democrats engage in an all-out war for control.
- Illinois Voter - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:09 pm:
How many Democrats does it take to cut the union’s umbilical cord?
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:10 pm:
When Mayor Emanuel quipped, “I only have four fingers and may need help,” ……
- Reality Check - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:10 pm:
Try these, they worked great for cutting the libraries.
- thechampaignlife - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:10 pm:
The only kind of cutting Illinois knows how to do
- phocion - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:13 pm:
No caption. Just observing that Lisa Madigan gets better looking every year.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:14 pm:
Suckup.
lol
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:16 pm:
Riverwalker’s entry is strong.
Of course, Pat Quinn wasn’t present.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:17 pm:
Shear Delight!
- Old Milwaukee - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:17 pm:
If you can’t cut spending, cut ribbons.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:18 pm:
and as long as we’re making observations…there’s a lot of ambition on that stage.
Two future U.S. Presidents, and a future mayor?
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:22 pm:
Local dignitaries were on hand for the unvailing of the new exhibit at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
The exhibit, entitled “A Lt. Governor At Play” shows a life size wax figure of current LG Sheila Simon, in Disney Animontronics, strumming a banjo and singing ‘Illinois’, the state’s official song.
- Give Me A Break - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:29 pm:
Mayor: If we cut this ribbon and open the door, can we close it when Sheila shows up with the banjo?
- MeAgain - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:31 pm:
Sen Steans- “Oh he touched me, oh he touched me and oh what joy filled my soul, something happened and now I know, Rahm touched me and made me whole”
- Responsa - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:33 pm:
Each smiling individual is secretly thinking—
“Why do all these other people have to be in my photo op?”
- One to the Dome - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:36 pm:
“we are family…”
- Montrose - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:43 pm:
This ribbon cutting is nice, but I can’t wait for the group hug that is coming next.
- amalia - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:45 pm:
quick, cut the ribbon so we can leave before Sheila starts playing!
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:47 pm:
After running to the SUV and sprinting back, an aide to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as you can see, got Emanuel’s stepping stool in place, just in time.
- SAP - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:52 pm:
You should see the rock and the paper.
- Michelle Flaherty - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:53 pm:
The Republicans scheduled a news conference to talk about cutting the ribbon but never filed any legislation to actually cut the ribbon because it turns out the ribbon is made in Republican districts.
- TCB - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 2:58 pm:
Despite being an approp chair in the Illinois Senate, this ribbon is the most significant cut Heather Steans (pictured right) has ever made.
- anon sequitor - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 3:08 pm:
The Illinois Republican Party today issued a press release decrying the Democratic Unity Red Tape Cutting Party, saying the red tape was in fact orange.
(Petty, but hey, it was a slow news day for the GOP.)
- In absentia - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 3:11 pm:
Madrigal Singers visit Band Camp
- Irish - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 3:18 pm:
Nothing attracts politicians quicker than an uncut ribbon.
- Aldyth - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 3:19 pm:
We need as many fingerprints on that scissors as possible in case this turns out badly.
- Old Guy - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 3:57 pm:
“While other Illinois politicians attempt to follow suit, Lisa Madigan and Rahm Emanuel demonstrate that they are the only ones who can turn an ordinary pair of scissors into gold.”
- Montrose - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 4:14 pm:
Alderman Pewar - “Must…touch…scissors…to…get..their…power…”
- Eilean left - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 4:50 pm:
Liberal to the seventh power
- The End Is Near - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 5:04 pm:
Rahm: “Alderman Pawar, I’ve asked you once already — would you please step aside so we can get Peter Coffey in the photo?”
- Esquire - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 6:32 pm:
47th Democratic Committeeman Gene Schulter was airbrushed out of this photograph by order ward resident, Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
- PublicServant - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 7:51 pm:
Various politicos gather to symbolicly cut pension benefits. Notably, no Illinois Justices were present.
- Robert - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 8:19 pm:
Somebody step in front of Ameya - nobody sent him.
- ChicagoDem - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 9:47 pm:
“Hey this has been a month of cutting” Rahm. ..Librarians, press people, policemen, etc.
- oz - Tuesday, Jan 10, 12 @ 11:20 pm:
After the traditional “pull my finger” ceremony the crowd was wow’d with hizz honor performing Jimmy Durante’s “Won’t You Come Home Bill Daley” in B flat major. Ha-cha-cha-cha