“Who is the living food for the machines in Metropolis? Who lubricates the machine’s joints with their own blood? Who feeds the machines with their own flesh? Let the machines starve, you fools! Let them die! Kill them! The machines!
Get your women, your sons, from the Workers City below! Let no one stay behind! Death to the Machines! Death to Freder and his evil Rotwang!
It makes me think of the South Park episode where they unfroze a prehistoric man (from two years ago. What would the 2013 caveman think of this picture?
“I was told Gov. Rauner was invited but was unable to attend today. No problem, I brought the governor’s Decatur PowerPoint presentation to present for you. Please note the lowering of wages. ‘Lights, please’… “
What has gotten into Republicans these days? In less than 2 years, Rauner has made Madigan into the best friend the unions ever had in this state, without him changing a single thing. And in less than one year, Trump has convinced me to vote for Clinton, without her changing a single thing.
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We’re so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!
There behind a glass is a real blade of grass
be careful as you pass.
Move along! Move along!
“I failed. I failed to unify Democrats and labor. I do want to take this time to thank Gov. Rauner to succeed where I failed, and far better than I ever could succeed…”
- Precinct Captain - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:09 pm:
Mike Madigan and the Machinists he controls!
- Honeybear - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:10 pm:
The Great and Powerful OZ! No just kidding!
- Robert Montgomery - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:12 pm:
The wheels are in motion….
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:12 pm:
“Can everyone see me ok?”
- Birdseed - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:13 pm:
Speaker Madigan announces the beginning of the Illinois Hunger Games with “And may the odds be ever in your favor!”
- Huh? - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:13 pm:
Madigan talking to the choir.
Madigan discussing how to gum up the opposition’s political machinery.
Madigan discussing how to deftly pull the levers of a political machine.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:16 pm:
“Boy, AFSCME’s strike has been crazy, amirite? I kid, I kid… “
- Anon - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:17 pm:
All and all it’s just another brick in the wall…
- Big Muddy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:17 pm:
“See these gears of Illinois government? I control if they move, how fast they move and for whom they move. Now about that donation to my war chest…”
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:18 pm:
Friend of Labor!?!? He is the one who put Labor in the horrible position they are currently in!
- VanillaMan - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:18 pm:
“Who is the living food for the machines in Metropolis? Who lubricates the machine’s joints with their own blood? Who feeds the machines with their own flesh? Let the machines starve, you fools! Let them die! Kill them! The machines!
Get your women, your sons, from the Workers City below! Let no one stay behind! Death to the Machines! Death to Freder and his evil Rotwang!
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:20 pm:
“Is it better to be feared or loved? Right now, if say being loved feels pretty good… “
- 47th Ward - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:22 pm:
So welcome to the machine.
- Juvenal - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:25 pm:
The Machinist
- Earnest - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:25 pm:
It makes me think of the South Park episode where they unfroze a prehistoric man (from two years ago. What would the 2013 caveman think of this picture?
- AlfondoGonz - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:26 pm:
“Longtime Speak Michael Madigan poses in front of a Georgia O’Keefe rendering of the Free Mason symbol, updated for modernity.”
- SinkingShip - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:26 pm:
“Hey, Mike? Can you get back behind the curtain? Well, because it’s hard to tell them to pay you no attention if you’re in FRONT of the curtain.”
- Anon - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:31 pm:
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
- Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:32 pm:
“Now Everybody Sing! Solidarity Forever, Solidarity Forever, Solidarity Forever, The Union Makes Me Strong!”
- Another prof - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:34 pm:
Metropolis 2.0
- sal-says - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:38 pm:
Friend of Labor is good enough.
- Nick Name - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:38 pm:
“Tear down the wall!”
- Homer J. Quinn - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:39 pm:
the most desirable prize in the state fair crane game is the Mike Madigan action figure.
- @MisterJayEm - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:40 pm:
Optics.
– MrJM
- Responsa - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:40 pm:
Longtime Illinois politician Michael Madigan appearing early in his career at the Century of Progress World’s Fair.
- Just Me - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:42 pm:
Mike Madigan — friend of the laborers who are still able to find the limited jobs available.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:43 pm:
“I was told Gov. Rauner was invited but was unable to attend today. No problem, I brought the governor’s Decatur PowerPoint presentation to present for you. Please note the lowering of wages. ‘Lights, please’… “
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:43 pm:
“I’d like to thank the organizers for providing such a large podium today, so the Cap Fax commenters can’t make wisecracks about my pants…”
- FirstTimer - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:51 pm:
Governor Rauner this is the Chicago Machine you speak of!!
- Whatever - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:54 pm:
What has gotten into Republicans these days? In less than 2 years, Rauner has made Madigan into the best friend the unions ever had in this state, without him changing a single thing. And in less than one year, Trump has convinced me to vote for Clinton, without her changing a single thing.
- A guy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 3:57 pm:
MM: They have projected my brain scan behind me.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:08 pm:
“We’re stuck with each other, and right now I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:11 pm:
“Let me leave you with one last thought…. Vote Accordingly… “
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:36 pm:
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We’re so glad you could attend
Come inside! Come inside!
There behind a glass is a real blade of grass
be careful as you pass.
Move along! Move along!
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:51 pm:
looks like a watch so, Time Has Come Today.
long version, with the screaming.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:52 pm:
“Another one for the Cap Fax wisenheimers. You can’t even tell if I am wearing pants, can you?” *finger guns*
- retired guy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 4:56 pm:
“Please pick up your campaign and picket sign as you leave.”
- Sillies - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:00 pm:
Madigan speaks while behind him his doppelganger monitors the crowd.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:04 pm:
“Fellow cogs, lend me your ears…”
- Enviro - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:48 pm:
Standing in Solidarity with Labor Unions
- blue dog dem - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 5:53 pm:
“Causation”…. “why the need for change? Union membership at its highest levels in years.”
- Rabid - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 6:54 pm:
Protecting nations hardest workers from the robber barons
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 8:00 pm:
“Two years ago, if you told me… “
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 8:02 pm:
“Now, I’m going to say something to you… hope it’s not extreme… “
- Blue dog dem - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 8:04 pm:
“Labor.? Labor? All along I thought I was in bed with the trial lawyers!”
- upstater - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 9:35 pm:
Iron Madigan
MagidanGo
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 10:40 pm:
“The TelePrompTer tells me this is where you boo Gov. Rauner… “
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 10:47 pm:
“I failed. I failed to unify Democrats and labor. I do want to take this time to thank Gov. Rauner to succeed where I failed, and far better than I ever could succeed…”
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Sep 7, 16 @ 10:58 pm:
“… and… one bad apple… can ruin the whole bunch… “
- siriusly - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 8:31 am:
I’m honored to be here with you standing in front of this giant photograph of the inside of my brain.
- Big Brother - Thursday, Sep 8, 16 @ 8:44 am:
That photo looks likes it’s a copy of famous photo from movie version Orwell’s “1984,” the Auditorium shot.
And the parallels to movie are remarkable!