*** UPDATED x1 *** Caption contest!
Thursday, Aug 3, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Dispatch-Argus…
If elected governor, state Sen. Daniel Biss said Wednesday that he intends to help working class families by raising the minimum wage, getting rid of the flat income tax and fixing the pension system.
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate was introduced by Rock Island County Board member Kai Swanson during a town hall meeting at the Laborers’ Local Union 309, 2835 7th Ave., Wednesday night. […]
Sen. Biss told the crowd of more than 50 people that Gov. Bruce Rauner was to blame for much of the state’s dysfunction.
“Bruce Rauner is a dismal failure,” Sen. Biss said. “We’re supposed to be a blue state, but yet have one of the most aggressive tax codes in the nation. We can’t adequately fund our schools. We’ve had a broken system that hasn’t been working for decades.” […]
Sen. Biss said the state could begin fixing its pension crisis by requiring payments into the pension system.
I’m assuming he said “regressive” and not “aggressive,” but some might agree with “aggressive,” what with the new income tax hike, the new Cook County pop tax, etc.
* Anyway, maybe those alleged 50 attendees were on the other side of the room, or they left before this newspaper pic was taken?…
*** UPDATE *** The campaign tweeted this pic so you can see there were people at the event…
That newspaper pic, though. Not good.
- Huh? - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:33 am:
If a long shoot gubernatorial candidate talks to an empty room, does he make any noise?
- JohnnyPyleDriver - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:34 am:
other side of the room = 3rd row?
quite the stretch.
Breaking news - people tend to avoid the front row
- Arsenal - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:35 am:
“After drafting his pension bill in ‘14, Biss speaks to his union supporters.”
- mtwtsn - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:37 am:
We’re going to fix our pension system by … paying the actuarily required amount? No reform? Revolutionary.
- Austin Blvd - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:37 am:
Obama spoke to a lot of empty chairs too. Trying to make a difference can be lonely at times.
- Arsenal - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:38 am:
==Obama spoke to a lot of empty chairs too.==
They all do. For as much ego as it takes to get into this biz, you gotta have no ego.
- DuPage Bard - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:38 am:
Oops
- Leatherneck - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:38 am:
The crowd was too busy trying to interpret the meaning of Biss’ campaign logo. Maybe the crowd were in groups trying to brainstorm the ideas behind the logo.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/26/i-just-dont-get-it/
- wordslinger - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:40 am:
… The Aristocrats. Is this thing on? I can hear you breathing…
- Nick Name - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:40 am:
“Speaking to a packed house on Opposite Day…”
- JohnnyPyleDriver - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:41 am:
==The crowd was too busy trying to interpret the meaning of Biss’ campaign logo.==
He’s a mathematician. It’s a plus sign
- Northsider - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:41 am:
Borrowing a page from Clint Eastwood, Daniel Biss makes an early move to lock up the inert objects vote.
- Ghost of Cermak - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:42 am:
Upon hearing that Cook County politician Daniel Biss was in town, Rock Island residents drove to the nearest grocery store to sell soda pop to him.
- LBJ - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:42 am:
Hello chairs. I understand your pain.
- Ron Burgundy - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:43 am:
“And now for our Question and Answer Session!”
*puts on hand puppet and raises puppet’s hand*
- Johnnie F. - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:43 am:
Photograph courtesy of The Illinois Policy Institute.
- Ghost - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:44 am:
I see dead people…..
- Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:44 am:
“… shore up pensions, I will solve world hunger, establish world peace, and THEN take down Mike Madigan…”
- Gruntled University Employee - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:48 am:
Look, I’m no former Federal Prosecutor but who in this race is?
- don the legend - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:51 am:
“I don’t think I look like John Kerry but if you say so…”
- City Zen - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:51 am:
When your photo shows more garbage cans than people, you’ve made a #bisstake.
- justacitizen - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:52 am:
Senator Biss rehearsing before his town hall speech.
- Cubs in '16 - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:52 am:
Biss veers from his campaign talking points to explain linear geometry to a fascinated audience.
- Deft Wing - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:52 am:
“Biss, a magnetic personality, is truly tantalizing speaker … just look at the reaction of the crowd!”
- Fax Machine - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 10:54 am:
Taxes please!
- A guy - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:02 am:
Alrighty!
Raise your hands if you’re with me!!
- Blue dog dem - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:02 am:
When you are promoting a single payer healtcare system, there is, and has been, only one way to pay for it. Tax health insurance benefits,aka the Cadillac Tax. The trade unions love that idea i think.
- A guy - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:03 am:
It’s really nice to be with all of you…
- Blue dog dem - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:03 am:
The caption, “we will tax everyone but you.”
- A guy - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:05 am:
My Left side is my best side in every way.
When I show my right side….no one comes.
- Ducky LaMoore - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:06 am:
Maybe the sign should read, “Rauner is Wronger”
- Jocko - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:09 am:
Following a misunderstanding with campaign staff, Biss comes to regret his decision to “work blue”.
- Huh? - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:23 am:
Where do you buy a Carhartt jacket?
- A guy - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:29 am:
I don’t need a mic…
- Gillmoore - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:29 am:
Please don’t tell me that I look like Herman Munster.
- Trapped in the 'burbs - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:36 am:
Scott Drury, Tio Hardiman and I are polling real well.
- Chicago Cynic - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:38 am:
I’m sure there were people out of the shot but it is a very painful pic. Frankly, the Biss staff probably booked way too big a venue. If it’s small enough, then they’d have to be in the first two rows.
As for the caption,
“Biss addresses his Rock Island supporters.”
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:41 am:
“Italian mathematician Fibonacci was at this rally and has created a new numeric symbol to represent this crowd.”
- Your Name Here - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:55 am:
“Any questions? Yes sir you in the back..way in the back”
- Han - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 11:56 am:
This photo was conveniently cropped to exclude some of the people who were in attendance. Here’s another photo from that same event: https://twitter.com/hanseldee/status/893149948086292480. Front rows, sometimes, are the last rows to be filled. It happens.
- blue dog dem - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:00 pm:
get the Trump team in there, they know how to take a headcount.
- Leatherneck - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:05 pm:
Biss is running for Governor of Iowa?
- Keyser Soze - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:13 pm:
Welcome to the west coast……of Illinois.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:33 pm:
People don’t like to sit up front.
But the candidate did ignore the basic rule of such meetings.
It is always better to bring in chairs than to have empty ones.
- Lucky Pierre - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:35 pm:
Biss logic
Illinois has a broken system that has been failing for decades and it is Governor Rauner’s fault. The Governor has proposed numerous reforms that have been rejected. The Democrats are largely defending the failed polices that Biss rails against.
We are not supposed to blame the Leaders of the GA and the previous 3 terms of Democratic Governors who have been running the Government.
- Ron Burgundy - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:45 pm:
Huh, I thought this post was entitled “Caption Contest!” not “Dump On the Captions in the Caption Contest Contest!”
- Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:52 pm:
“Questions? No, I am not John Kerry, but thanks for coming.”
- Anon221 - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 12:53 pm:
Rich- “That newspaper pic, though. Not good.”
I’m not so sure the second one is any better considering the angle taken that place’s the donkey in a “pin someone’s tail on it” position
- Generic Drone - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 1:10 pm:
Motion to adjourn. Do I hear a second?……………………..
Hello!?
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 1:45 pm:
Well, we’ve at least learned where the guy went who told President Trump on Inauguration Day that his was the most attended in history…
- Cubs in '16 - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 1:47 pm:
LP,
Bloviating doesn’t make for an entertaining caption. Seriously, are you so partisan in your thinking that you just can’t help yourself?
- Boone's is Back - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 2:14 pm:
Oh boy. That first pic looks like an old school Rod mirror practice speech.
- Political - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 2:19 pm:
I know I took lots of money and lots of help from Madigan but the polls say I get a bounce for attacking Madigan so there you go.
- walker - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 2:19 pm:
Cardboard cutout up and ready.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 3:29 pm:
Looks like a White Sox home game.
- Century Club - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 4:53 pm:
47th Ward for the win!
- Anon312 - Thursday, Aug 3, 17 @ 5:20 pm:
Can he just drop out already? Everyone knows this is a two-man primary race.