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Nothing plus nothing means nothing
Friday, Jul 26, 2013 - Posted by Rich Miller * The Chicago media tried to use a previously manufactured story to manufacture yet another story yesterday. It didn’t appear to work. An audio snippet from Gov. Pat Quinn’s Chicago press conference yesterday… * Transcript…
* As I’ve already told you, earlier this week Chicago reporters asked whether Quinn planned to call a special session during the Illinois State Fair…
Audio… If you listen to the audio, it’s pretty clear that he was not serious about calling a special session. And his office has privately pushed back hard against these questions. * But, yesterday, reporters attempted to use their original non-story to create a “conflict” story about pension reform conference committee members chafing at the idea of a State Fair special session. There’s already enough actual conflict in this battle royale. I really see no need to create something else out of whole cloth. Time to give it a rest.
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- Empty Chair - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 10:17 am:
Column inches ain’t going to fill themselves.
- wordslinger - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 10:26 am:
Creating conflict about session days is a lot easier than actually diving into the numbers.
- 47th Ward - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 10:59 am:
Thanks Rich. Now I have Billy Preston in my head.
Nothin from nothin leaves nothin. You gotta have somethin, if you wanna be with me.
- CircularFiringSquad - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 11:07 am:
Mr/Ms ES
In case you haven’t noticed there are not many column inches any more and most of those ae filled with graphics and pictures that play much better on TV or that crazy internet thing people are talking about.
Perhaps we can call on Capt Fax to comment on Col Inches…Capt! Capt! OSCAR go fetch the Capt
- Rich Miller - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 11:10 am:
===call on Capt Fax to comment on Col Inches===
Maybe someday soon, but not today.
- Makandadawg - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 11:33 am:
Rich, this is one reason why I read your postings. If things need to be said you say it and back it up with facts. Thank you.
- dupage dan - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 11:38 am:
Perhaps the media should have cute kittens on their “mastheads” so we know what they are really about.
- Ghost - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 11:55 am:
If you listen to Quinn’s comments backwards you can clearly hear “[pension Reform] is dead”
- CrookCounty60827 - Friday, Jul 26, 13 @ 1:31 pm:
Listening to Gov. Quinn anymore makes my head hurt!
Stop whining and LEAD!
As for Capt. Fax and Col. Inches, I think it’s already a Major Disaster, and I’m on General Alert against any further shenanigans of this type.