Who says journalism is dead?
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018 - Posted by Rich Miller
* By Michael Winter, a “contributor” to the Olney Daily Mail…
Sunday, the Richland County Republican Central Committee hosted their annual fall event at Olney City Park. The community building was filled with republicans from the top down.
In a surprise visit, Governor Bruce Rauner made an appearance to meet and greet his Illinois constituents. He also took the microphone and showed his support for republican candidates here in Richland County; for County Council, Tim Grove, and Mike Hann as candidate for County Treasurer. […]
The governor thanked J.C., then spoke to the gathered crowd. “Thank you for being republicans and thank you for your commitment to the republican party. I want to say a quick hello. I’m on my way to Murphysboro, and I’m riding a motorcycle today…..a beautiful fall day. […]
Amid rousing cheers and appreciative applause, the governor made toward the front of the community center, a man keeping his schedule on his own whistle stop tour of southern Illinois.
The governor stopped for a photo op with Mike Hann on one side and Tim Grove on the other. With handshakes all around, he at last climbed on his iron horse to move on down the road.
The Governor, dressed in black leather riding gear, headed for Murphysboro on a large, throbbing jet black motorcycle. He left Olney to cheers and undoubtedly heads for more at his next stop ‘on the trail’.
[Hat tip: Anon221]
…Adding… Heh…
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 11:57 am:
–The Governor, dressed in black leather riding gear, headed for Murphysboro on a large, throbbing jet black motorcycle–
“Dear Penthouse Forum, you won’t believe this, but it’s true….”
- JB13 - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:10 pm:
Mr. Winter is going to need a friend in about a week. Anybody willing to step up?
- Matts - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:15 pm:
In the immortal words of Ross Perot: “…..and that giant sucking sound you hear will be coming from……”. Olney.
- The Captain - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:19 pm:
Like Dickie Dunn before him, he was just trying to capture the spirit of the thing.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:23 pm:
Did they not have space to print the response to his hard-hitting question “Why are you so awesome?”
- IllinoisBoi - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:24 pm:
Bravo wordslinger, coffee squirted out of my nose on that one.
- LoyalVirus - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:28 pm:
I prefer my political coverage to not use the word ‘throbbing’ at any point for any reason.
- Roadrager - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:31 pm:
==Like Dickie Dunn before him, he was just trying to capture the spirit of the thing.==
Boy, I sure hope this whole operation ships down to Florida come next week.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:32 pm:
Rauner’s term really should have been covered by the late Hunter S. Thompson.
“We can’t stop here! This is coal country!”
- Trapped in the 'burbs - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:33 pm:
Is Michael Winter LP’s real name?
- State Worker - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:34 pm:
Wordslinger, that is priceless! I thought of a romance novel scene when I read that but I like your analogy better!! Excellent!
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:36 pm:
–I prefer my political coverage to not use the word ‘throbbing’ at any point for any reason.–
Really wasn’t sure where he was going there for a second.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:45 pm:
“his next stop ‘on the trail’.”
Preferably a new house in Italy.
- LakeCo - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:48 pm:
Clearly the motorcycle wasn’t the only thing throbbing as Winters wrote that…
- Huh? - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:48 pm:
“headed for Murphysboro”
By way of olney? 1.4% needs to learn to read a map or upgrade his gps. Olney is too far out of the way for a trip from Springfield to Murphysboro.
- Dave Dahl - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:50 pm:
Wordslinger beat me to it, though I would have gone with “I never thought it would happen to me …”
- Nearly Normal - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:53 pm:
Clueless meet clueless.
- Hyperbolic Chamber - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 12:58 pm:
J.C.? Jerry Costello doesn’t represent Richland County.
- Skeptic - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 1:03 pm:
“headed for Murphysboro”
By way of olney?
Well, it’s not like he has a lot to do around the house these days.
- Yossarian - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 1:05 pm:
Did he ride his Harley all the way to Murphysboro?
- NeverPoliticallyCorrect - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 1:09 pm:
So this is his farewell tour?
- JS Mill - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 1:12 pm:
Word just @#&%^*@ broke the internet (exclamation point)
- Cubs in '16 - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 1:25 pm:
===With handshakes all around, he at last climbed on his iron horse to move on down the road.===
“With the sound of ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’ playing in the background, I wept quietly as my hero rode off to shake up some thing or the other…”
- Cubs in '16 - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 1:35 pm:
The white squirrels hope to catch a glimpse of him. He is….The Most Interesting Man in the World.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 1:44 pm:
===Olney is too far out of the way===
It’s not that bad. Also, it’s the scenic route and he loves to ride and there was a fan fiction writer waiting on him there.
- Nick Name - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 2:12 pm:
===The Governor, dressed in black leather riding gear, headed for Murphysboro on a large, throbbing jet black motorcycle.===
Wow he really buried the lede.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 2:33 pm:
I guess we finally know who Lucky Pierre is.
- Chunga - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 2:34 pm:
I’m surprised he left out the part about truth, justice and the American way!
- Soccermom - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 3:03 pm:
Shane! Come back, Shane!
- Anon221 - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 3:05 pm:
Chunga- “truth, justice and the American way..”
He’s savin’ that for the Metropolis road trip;)
- Soccermom - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 3:06 pm:
Also,not to be pedantic but —
An Iron Horse is actually a steam locomotive…
Although I love the idea of Rauner leaping astride a 19th century locomotive and riding it throbbingly back to Springfield. That is some next-level Casey Jones ish…
- up2now - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 3:42 pm:
Appreciate the jabs at Rauner, but am I the only one gagging on what a long-established daily newspaper is passing off as “news”? Things must be really bad in community-journalism land these day. Oh, wait… Gatehouse paper.
- OneMan - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 3:42 pm:
If more local papers had writers like that, they might be in better shape…
- Earnest - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 4:20 pm:
I’m still giggling about this. I went to their page and tried to find a link along the lines of: to hear more stories about Bruce Rauner just call our 1(900) number. Fifty cents for the first minute and a dollar a minute thereafter.
- Michelle Flaherty - Tuesday, Oct 30, 18 @ 4:59 pm:
Mr. Winter should be hired to provide pool reports.