Tuesday, Jul 26, 2016 - Posted by Rich Miller
* All alone on the dais…
First through the breakfast buffet to take his seat? That'd be House Speaker Michael J. Madigan. pic.twitter.com/NS2obzuwou — Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) July 25, 2016
First through the breakfast buffet to take his seat? That'd be House Speaker Michael J. Madigan. pic.twitter.com/NS2obzuwou
— Bill Ruthhart (@BillRuthhart) July 25, 2016
* The Question: What was he thinking?
- A guy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:50 am:
The National Fan Club will come to order.
- A guy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:51 am:
Oh my, even Lisa skipped this.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:52 am:
Plotting the next 10 moves in the chess game known as Illinois politics.
- Keyser Soze - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:52 am:
It’s good to be away from Illinois. No one knows me here.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:54 am:
“Speaker, we’re all in ‘Salon 3′ eating”
“I know”
- Norseman - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
Crude, no apples.
- Saluki - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
“Am I in the right place?…..maybe this is the Sandack fundraiser….heh…I crack myself up.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
“It’s 10:30… 10:30 Eastern time?”
- Michelle Flaherty - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
It is often said that Speaker Madigan is the smartest politician in the room.
- very old soil - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:57 am:
What was he thinking? I’m hungry
- Belle - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:01 pm:
“I deserve to be first in a place where it’s not known how important I am”
- Amalia - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:02 pm:
I am the Democratic Party of Illinois
- Robert the Bruce - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:02 pm:
Practicing my staredown of whoever arrives second.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:04 pm:
“No. They’re ALL taken. Now let me eat in peace”
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:04 pm:
Have to get to the meeting room early if you want a seat at the table.
- Samuel Gompers - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:05 pm:
Scrapple?….this looks like fried Spam.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:07 pm:
I have been through how many governors? Why can’t I teach this guy anything? If only he would learn to play the game.
- Jay Dee - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:08 pm:
I can’t believe I made the rookie mistake of going first…
- Michelle Flaherty - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:09 pm:
Not pictured, the House Dem staffer who camped out overnight to hold the first spot in line.
- Groucho - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:10 pm:
Easy crowd.
- Ghost - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:10 pm:
They couldnt find a simple apple supplier…..
- Outsider - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:11 pm:
I have to get this done.
- Empty Suit - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:12 pm:
“Lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely..” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djU4Lq_5EaM
- G'Kar - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:14 pm:
“It’s okay, but it isn’t Saputo’s.”
- Baloneymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:15 pm:
Buffet line sure is quick when you bring your own apples
- Ray del Camino - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:17 pm:
He doesn’t need to work the room.
- Cog - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:25 pm:
“I was here before you and I’ll be here after you’re gone.” I wonder who he was thinking about…
- Greatplainser - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:26 pm:
“I mean…I know we told our targets to avoid fueling Rauner’s attack adds, but jeez…”
- 360 Degree TurnAround - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:27 pm:
“Everyone, everyone, let’s eat in moderation. Let us not eat in the extreme”.
- 360 Degree TurnAround - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:30 pm:
“Mapes, Mapes…no one is allowed to eat on this floor either. have them take food outside”.
- BBG Watch - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:32 pm:
Take note … following me, you’ll always end up second!
- Go Sox - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:32 pm:
What was Sale thinking?
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:33 pm:
“Note to Self: Next time be more specific to staff than just telling them to invite ‘everyone that matters’.”
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:40 pm:
You have to be first through the buffet if you don’t want the picked over scraps.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:41 pm:
Breakfast of Champions - bran muffin and a cup of coffee.
- Stuff Happens - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:48 pm:
“All these empty chairs… Where’s Clint Eastwood when you need him?”
“Now that the doors have been opened for Clinton supporters, when are they going to open the doors for Sanders?”
“Thank you, friends, for coming…”
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:49 pm:
“Ahhhh… breakfast with my favorite person.”
- Ahoy! - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:59 pm:
Madigan addresses his fan club.
- RNUG - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:08 pm:
Spending a little quiet time planning the 2018 election …
- pool boy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:16 pm:
The sign should have ILL. That’s how we feel.
- lasalle - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:23 pm:
Speaker Madigan and the brunch lines he controls.
- Stones - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:26 pm:
“I’m here for the Ted Baxter School of Famous Broadcasters”
- A guy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:33 pm:
At a half million a seat, it’s gonna cost a little to fill this room. Fortunately, I’ve got it.
- LessAnon? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:36 pm:
“Nooooboooooody knoooowwws the trouble I’ve seeeen…”
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:52 pm:
Who took my stapler?
- Clark - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:58 pm:
“My fellow supporters, I recommend the egg and cheese omelette”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:01 pm:
“If you don’t get a seat early, you miss the Road Runner cartoons.”
- benniefly2 - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:03 pm:
“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:04 pm:
“Early to bed and lots of ambition make for a happy career politician.”
- Harold Hill - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:15 pm:
“Just me, and the chairs I control.”
- Whatever - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:22 pm:
For the first time, the Speaker lays all his cards on the table.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:30 pm:
Arrive early…leave early. Old man Daley never got a cold meal.
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:34 pm:
Illinois chairman
- Lucky Pierre - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:36 pm:
” I call to order the meeting of all Democrats interested in reforming Illinois government and our business environment”
Adjourned
- Bigtwich - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:40 pm:
“Now what was that quote about “when Thomas Jefferson dined alone’?
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 3:06 pm:
Madigan, party of one, your table is ready.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 3:55 pm:
“I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I dine alone Sweep the streets I used to own
Never an honest word and that was when I ruled the world.”
- IllinoisBoi - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 4:32 pm:
“Perhaps you’re wondering why I called all of you here…”
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:01 pm:
“Now, where is Brown with my Apple Juice?”
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:03 pm:
I have choose this moment to announce my bid for govenor
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:15 pm:
All the world’s a stage
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:18 pm:
Chris is holding up the line having a fit over the macaroni and cheese
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:31 pm:
I’m tired of hearing about Hillary’s E mail
- the Cardinal - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 9:01 pm:
Everyone lost their appetite…Bus leaves for Pat and Mikes Cheesestake palace at 11:00.
- Way Way Down Here - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 9:35 pm:
Got to get this down and go talk to people.
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- A guy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:50 am:
The National Fan Club will come to order.
- A guy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:51 am:
Oh my, even Lisa skipped this.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:52 am:
Plotting the next 10 moves in the chess game known as Illinois politics.
- Keyser Soze - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:52 am:
It’s good to be away from Illinois. No one knows me here.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:54 am:
“Speaker, we’re all in ‘Salon 3′ eating”
“I know”
- Norseman - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
Crude, no apples.
- Saluki - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
“Am I in the right place?…..maybe this is the Sandack fundraiser….heh…I crack myself up.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
“It’s 10:30… 10:30 Eastern time?”
- Michelle Flaherty - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:56 am:
It is often said that Speaker Madigan is the smartest politician in the room.
- very old soil - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 11:57 am:
What was he thinking? I’m hungry
- Belle - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:01 pm:
“I deserve to be first in a place where it’s not known how important I am”
- Amalia - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:02 pm:
I am the Democratic Party of Illinois
- Robert the Bruce - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:02 pm:
Practicing my staredown of whoever arrives second.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:04 pm:
“No. They’re ALL taken. Now let me eat in peace”
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:04 pm:
Have to get to the meeting room early if you want a seat at the table.
- Samuel Gompers - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:05 pm:
Scrapple?….this looks like fried Spam.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:07 pm:
I have been through how many governors? Why can’t I teach this guy anything? If only he would learn to play the game.
- Jay Dee - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:08 pm:
I can’t believe I made the rookie mistake of going first…
- Michelle Flaherty - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:09 pm:
Not pictured, the House Dem staffer who camped out overnight to hold the first spot in line.
- Groucho - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:10 pm:
Easy crowd.
- Ghost - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:10 pm:
They couldnt find a simple apple supplier…..
- Outsider - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:11 pm:
I have to get this done.
- Empty Suit - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:12 pm:
“Lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely..”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djU4Lq_5EaM
- G'Kar - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:14 pm:
“It’s okay, but it isn’t Saputo’s.”
- Baloneymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:15 pm:
Buffet line sure is quick when you bring your own apples
- Ray del Camino - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:17 pm:
He doesn’t need to work the room.
- Cog - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:25 pm:
“I was here before you and I’ll be here after you’re gone.” I wonder who he was thinking about…
- Greatplainser - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:26 pm:
“I mean…I know we told our targets to avoid fueling Rauner’s attack adds, but jeez…”
- 360 Degree TurnAround - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:27 pm:
“Everyone, everyone, let’s eat in moderation. Let us not eat in the extreme”.
- 360 Degree TurnAround - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:30 pm:
“Mapes, Mapes…no one is allowed to eat on this floor either. have them take food outside”.
- BBG Watch - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:32 pm:
Take note … following me, you’ll always end up second!
- Go Sox - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:32 pm:
What was Sale thinking?
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:33 pm:
“Note to Self: Next time be more specific to staff than just telling them to invite ‘everyone that matters’.”
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:40 pm:
You have to be first through the buffet if you don’t want the picked over scraps.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:41 pm:
Breakfast of Champions - bran muffin and a cup of coffee.
- Stuff Happens - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:48 pm:
“All these empty chairs… Where’s Clint Eastwood when you need him?”
“Now that the doors have been opened for Clinton supporters, when are they going to open the doors for Sanders?”
“Thank you, friends, for coming…”
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:49 pm:
“Ahhhh… breakfast with my favorite person.”
- Ahoy! - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 12:59 pm:
Madigan addresses his fan club.
- RNUG - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:08 pm:
Spending a little quiet time planning the 2018 election …
- pool boy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:16 pm:
The sign should have ILL. That’s how we feel.
- lasalle - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:23 pm:
Speaker Madigan and the brunch lines he controls.
- Stones - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:26 pm:
“I’m here for the Ted Baxter School of Famous Broadcasters”
- A guy - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:33 pm:
At a half million a seat, it’s gonna cost a little to fill this room. Fortunately, I’ve got it.
- LessAnon? - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:36 pm:
“Nooooboooooody knoooowwws the trouble I’ve seeeen…”
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:52 pm:
Who took my stapler?
- Clark - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 1:58 pm:
“My fellow supporters, I recommend the egg and cheese omelette”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:01 pm:
“If you don’t get a seat early, you miss the Road Runner cartoons.”
- benniefly2 - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:03 pm:
“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving.”
- Streator Curmudgeon - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:04 pm:
“Early to bed
and lots of ambition
make for a happy
career politician.”
- Harold Hill - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:15 pm:
“Just me, and the chairs I control.”
- Whatever - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:22 pm:
For the first time, the Speaker lays all his cards on the table.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:30 pm:
Arrive early…leave early. Old man Daley never got a cold meal.
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:34 pm:
Illinois chairman
- Lucky Pierre - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:36 pm:
” I call to order the meeting of all Democrats interested in reforming Illinois government and our business environment”
Adjourned
- Bigtwich - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 2:40 pm:
“Now what was that quote about “when Thomas Jefferson dined alone’?
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 3:06 pm:
Madigan, party of one, your table is ready.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 3:55 pm:
“I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I dine alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
Never an honest word and that was when I ruled the world.”
- IllinoisBoi - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 4:32 pm:
“Perhaps you’re wondering why I called all of you here…”
- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:01 pm:
“Now, where is Brown with my Apple Juice?”
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:03 pm:
I have choose this moment to announce my bid for govenor
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:15 pm:
All the world’s a stage
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:18 pm:
Chris is holding up the line having a fit over the macaroni and cheese
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 7:31 pm:
I’m tired of hearing about Hillary’s E mail
- the Cardinal - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 9:01 pm:
Everyone lost their appetite…Bus leaves for Pat and Mikes
Cheesestake palace at 11:00.
- Way Way Down Here - Tuesday, Jul 26, 16 @ 9:35 pm:
Got to get this down and go talk to people.