Wednesday, Aug 2, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Heh…
Yes, that's Mike Madigan helping to override a governor's veto of an education funding bill — 42 years ago. #twill pic.twitter.com/Ii46MGCq01 — Thomas Frisbie (@thomasfrisbie) August 1, 2017
Yes, that's Mike Madigan helping to override a governor's veto of an education funding bill — 42 years ago. #twill pic.twitter.com/Ii46MGCq01
— Thomas Frisbie (@thomasfrisbie) August 1, 2017
- njt - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:48 am:
“And one pie with a simple majority of pepperoni, no wait 3/5ths pepperoni”
- Commander Norton - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:49 am:
“Hello, future? 2017? Yes, this is Mike calling. You know what to do. Second verse, same as the first. And the land line - I like it. I’ll keep it.”
- Donna M - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:51 am:
My wife’s visiting her mother. I dressed myself this morning.
- Arock - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:53 am:
It’s about the Power, not what’s right. More Power.
- DE - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:53 am:
After eating Madigan’s apple, Mr. Sans-A-Belt is removed by two Madigan aides.
- Texas Red - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:55 am:
This is not an intimidation call, it is a persuasion call.
- Baloneymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:56 am:
It was me, Jimmy, Tommy, Mikey and Stacks Edwards….
- Nick Name - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:59 am:
“Hello 2017 Mike Madigan. Two words: stand fast.”
- Grand Avenue - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:59 am:
OK Mr. Mayor, I’ll tell your son to stop biting his nails. He knows it’s a bad habit.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:00 pm:
“588-2300? Yes, I would like my Empire now.”
- Jocko - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:01 pm:
“Invest in Apple…like the fruit? I’ll pass.”
- Leatherneck - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:02 pm:
Those Rathskeller hot dogs must have really gotten to me.
- Three Dimensional Checker - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:03 pm:
Future Mike Madigan to past Mike Madigan: There will be multiple governors you hate more than Walker.
- Boat captain - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:04 pm:
Who is the guy in the chair in front?
- LizPhairTax - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:04 pm:
Not a caption, but can anyone name everyone in the picture? I’ve got MJM and RMD but they’re the easy ones.
- MOON - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:06 pm:
OK Ms. Shea, I will try to wake up Jerry
- Grand Avenue - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:07 pm:
I believe the black gentleman is Cecil Partee
- thunderspirit - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:07 pm:
“Today I settled all family business.”
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:09 pm:
–Who is the guy in the chair in front?–
Clyde Choate?
If so, caption:
MJM: “Clyde said Ken Gray can get us some deals on suits…..”
- DuPage Bard - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:10 pm:
What, me worry?
- Hamlet's Ghost - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:15 pm:
== If a telephone doesn’t have a cord, I won’t use it. ==
- walker - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:15 pm:
“10 votes from your side, or no deal.”
- City Zen - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:18 pm:
Finks? Mike here. I’m telling ya, I hear great things about this running back from Jackson State…
- City Zen - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:21 pm:
==“Hello 2017 Mike Madigan. Two words: stand fast.”==
“Apple” and Google” would’ve been two better words. We’d all be better off.
- Flynn's mom - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:23 pm:
back to the future
- hack - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:28 pm:
The namesake Golden Horseshoe - Insider has some amazing stories about this.
- Ginhouse Tommy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:34 pm:
Somethings never change. He always on the phone.
- C Ball - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:44 pm:
Please put on the solid jacket.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:48 pm:
The man in front is the first Mayor Daley’s floor guy, Jerry Shea.
A lawyer who knew numbers.
Very rare.
- Old Timer - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:05 pm:
That’s Bob McPartlin, Gerry Shea and Cecil Partee left to right in front of Madigan and Daley.
- Regular democrat - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:13 pm:
Mike is that dad on the phone? When you are done let me say hello
- Railrat - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:20 pm:
Saputos table near wall 7 pm as usual one glass white wine and chicken that’s right get back to you in 42 years
- King - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:36 pm:
That unforgettable, timeless smile beams through the years.
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:40 pm:
MJM: This suit is timeless. It will stay in style until 2020.
42 years from now, this will still be my phone of choice.
- yoo hoo - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:47 pm:
“Are you there, God? It’s me, Michael.”
- Give Me A Break - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:47 pm:
Hey Mapes, just calling you from the floor, someday we are going to run this chamber and I’m telling you right now, there will be no eating or wearing polyester in the chamber.
- Dayze - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:06 pm:
Hello Saputos? If you can get me a nice table, I might come back once in a while.
- Cubs in '16 - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:12 pm:
“Prince Edward? What in heaven’s name does he have to do with the education bill?”
- Cubs in '16 - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:19 pm:
“No, you may not make a donation to MDA on this line and no that is not Mr. Lewis down front doing a “bit”.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:25 pm:
I know the bill has to pass…yes, sir…no doubt about that, Mayor, but Shea forgot his pinky ring this morning, and now nobody’s sure what to kiss.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:28 pm:
“That’s right, I’m using a phone on the floor. I make sure I always use the most up to date communication technology.”
- Drop box - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:06 pm:
To vendor: “The guys are trying out the chairs now…..they seem pretty comfortable…..do you guarantee them for 45-50 years?”
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:54 pm:
==but Shea forgot his pinky ring this morning==
He didn’t forget it. It’s in his back pocket. You may still kiss it.
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:56 pm:
Richie, pipe down. Your daddy and me are having a big people conversation.
- Yasmin - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 9:34 pm:
obrigada http://sherpawater.com/good-signs-when-trends-change/
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- njt - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:48 am:
“And one pie with a simple majority of pepperoni, no wait 3/5ths pepperoni”
- Commander Norton - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:49 am:
“Hello, future? 2017? Yes, this is Mike calling. You know what to do. Second verse, same as the first. And the land line - I like it. I’ll keep it.”
- Donna M - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:51 am:
My wife’s visiting her mother. I dressed myself this morning.
- Arock - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:53 am:
It’s about the Power, not what’s right. More Power.
- DE - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:53 am:
After eating Madigan’s apple, Mr. Sans-A-Belt is removed by two Madigan aides.
- Texas Red - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:55 am:
This is not an intimidation call, it is a persuasion call.
- Baloneymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:56 am:
It was me, Jimmy, Tommy, Mikey and Stacks Edwards….
- Nick Name - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:59 am:
“Hello 2017 Mike Madigan. Two words: stand fast.”
- Grand Avenue - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 11:59 am:
OK Mr. Mayor, I’ll tell your son to stop biting his nails. He knows it’s a bad habit.
- Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:00 pm:
“588-2300? Yes, I would like my Empire now.”
- Jocko - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:01 pm:
“Invest in Apple…like the fruit? I’ll pass.”
- Leatherneck - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:02 pm:
Those Rathskeller hot dogs must have really gotten to me.
- Three Dimensional Checker - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:03 pm:
Future Mike Madigan to past Mike Madigan: There will be multiple governors you hate more than Walker.
- Boat captain - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:04 pm:
Who is the guy in the chair in front?
- LizPhairTax - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:04 pm:
Not a caption, but can anyone name everyone in the picture? I’ve got MJM and RMD but they’re the easy ones.
- MOON - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:06 pm:
OK Ms. Shea, I will try to wake up Jerry
- Grand Avenue - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:07 pm:
I believe the black gentleman is Cecil Partee
- thunderspirit - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:07 pm:
“Today I settled all family business.”
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:09 pm:
–Who is the guy in the chair in front?–
Clyde Choate?
If so, caption:
MJM: “Clyde said Ken Gray can get us some deals on suits…..”
- DuPage Bard - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:10 pm:
What, me worry?
- Hamlet's Ghost - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:15 pm:
== If a telephone doesn’t have a cord, I won’t use it. ==
- walker - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:15 pm:
“10 votes from your side, or no deal.”
- City Zen - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:18 pm:
Finks? Mike here. I’m telling ya, I hear great things about this running back from Jackson State…
- City Zen - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:21 pm:
==“Hello 2017 Mike Madigan. Two words: stand fast.”==
“Apple” and Google” would’ve been two better words. We’d all be better off.
- Flynn's mom - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:23 pm:
back to the future
- hack - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:28 pm:
The namesake Golden Horseshoe - Insider has some amazing stories about this.
- Ginhouse Tommy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:34 pm:
Somethings never change. He always on the phone.
- C Ball - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:44 pm:
Please put on the solid jacket.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 12:48 pm:
The man in front is the first Mayor Daley’s floor guy, Jerry Shea.
A lawyer who knew numbers.
Very rare.
- Old Timer - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:05 pm:
That’s Bob McPartlin, Gerry Shea and Cecil Partee left to right in front of Madigan and Daley.
- Regular democrat - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:13 pm:
Mike is that dad on the phone? When you are done let me say hello
- Railrat - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:20 pm:
Saputos table near wall 7 pm as usual one glass white wine and chicken that’s right get back to you in 42 years
- King - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:36 pm:
That unforgettable, timeless smile beams through the years.
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:40 pm:
MJM: This suit is timeless. It will stay in style until 2020.
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:40 pm:
42 years from now, this will still be my phone of choice.
- yoo hoo - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:47 pm:
“Are you there, God? It’s me, Michael.”
- Give Me A Break - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 1:47 pm:
Hey Mapes, just calling you from the floor, someday we are going to run this chamber and I’m telling you right now, there will be no eating or wearing polyester in the chamber.
- Dayze - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:06 pm:
Hello Saputos? If you can get me a nice table, I might come back once in a while.
- Cubs in '16 - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:12 pm:
“Prince Edward? What in heaven’s name does he have to do with the education bill?”
- Cubs in '16 - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:19 pm:
“No, you may not make a donation to MDA on this line and no that is not Mr. Lewis down front doing a “bit”.
- Commonsense in Illinois - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:25 pm:
I know the bill has to pass…yes, sir…no doubt about that, Mayor, but Shea forgot his pinky ring this morning, and now nobody’s sure what to kiss.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 2:28 pm:
“That’s right, I’m using a phone on the floor. I make sure I always use the most up to date communication technology.”
- Drop box - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:06 pm:
To vendor: “The guys are trying out the chairs now…..they seem pretty comfortable…..do you guarantee them for 45-50 years?”
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:54 pm:
==but Shea forgot his pinky ring this morning==
He didn’t forget it. It’s in his back pocket. You may still kiss it.
- A guy - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 3:56 pm:
Richie, pipe down. Your daddy and me are having a big people conversation.
- Yasmin - Wednesday, Aug 2, 17 @ 9:34 pm:
obrigada http://sherpawater.com/good-signs-when-trends-change/