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Monday, Nov 1, 2021 - Posted by Rich Miller

* A rare public appearance…


* The Question: Caption?

       

52 Comments
  1. - Arsenal - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:45 pm:

    “That’s a lot of shovels…do that many people really want to throw dirt on my political grave?”


  2. - Proud Sucker - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:48 pm:

    I know I said ‘green’ but ‘Kelly Green’ is always implied.


  3. - Siriusly - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:49 pm:

    So this is what the stage looks like from the other side.


  4. - 47th Ward - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:51 pm:

    Do you know how they’re going to come at you?

    They’re arranging a meeting in Bridgeport. Daley’s ground. Where I’ll be safe.


  5. - Mal - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:51 pm:

    Please bring Boss Madigan back.


  6. - Grandson of Man - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:55 pm:

    How’s the DPI fundraising going?


  7. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:58 pm:

    “You know, when I was Speaker, Jim Durkin chaired a committee for me”


  8. - Annonin' - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:59 pm:

    MAA needs to get out more
    Speaking of dope comments, we all Brad McMillan has milked the whole remap reform scam better than anyone, but perhaps he has maxed out….Bradley University Professor Brad McMillan said.
    Did he want more pastels?


  9. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 3:59 pm:

    “I guess there’s this podder-castering thing about me out now. My car only gets AM radio so I’ll have to wait for the book”


  10. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:00 pm:

    “Retirement is good, I’ve switched to Pears, you know, to shake it up these days”


  11. - Amalia - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:00 pm:

    The Southwest Side Buries Its Dignity


  12. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:03 pm:

    “Oh sure, I keep up on things. I get my Capitol Fax when it comes out, my fax machine running like a champ…”


  13. - Club J - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:05 pm:

    Madigan: I’m going to pass you this envelope. Put it in your coat pocket and let’s see what rumors we start from those republicans.


  14. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:07 pm:

    “You know, they blame me for maps all the time, but what about Cullerton, amirite?”


  15. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:08 pm:

    “I can totally relate to ‘001’ in ‘Squid Game’, like totally”


  16. - Annonin' - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:09 pm:

    This got dropped from earlier post. 2nd try to gget Brad attention he has earned…
    Bradley University Professor Brad McMillan said the current draft is visually offensive. ”


  17. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:11 pm:

    “Maybe, now that I’m out, she may run for governor someday”


  18. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:14 pm:

    “Yeah, you tell Bruce no one took each other out. I’d tell him myself but he fled the state like a coward”


  19. - Anon - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:16 pm:

    I always told them not to bring out the shovels for the No-Show jobs, makes it too obvious.


  20. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:20 pm:

    Madigan: “Don’t feel bad, I remember another time I was with a Governor who was booed in my presence.”


  21. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:20 pm:

    “The only people who miss me I guess are Republicans”


  22. - Three Dimensional Checkers - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:21 pm:

    “You wouldn’t believe how many calls I’m getting to come back.”


  23. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:21 pm:

    “Did you get my carrier pigeon the other day?”


  24. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:25 pm:

    “Are any of these protesters AFSCME members? I’ll never forget their misbehavior at Governor’s Day 2012.”


  25. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:26 pm:

    “Tell Quinn his Cutback Amendment was the greatest thing in the state’s history.”


  26. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:26 pm:

    “Yeah, Notre Dame has looked better.”


  27. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:28 pm:

    “I know. Rahm. Ambassador? Didn’t see that coming”


  28. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:29 pm:

    “If you ask me, I think the Astros were cheating again, but don’t get Rich started on it, Daley has been mad for weeks”


  29. - OneMan - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:29 pm:

    Have you heard about Spotify? You can listen to it on a cell phone using this internet thing.


  30. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:31 pm:

    “I’ll just say it. Daley never lost the Bears to the suburbs.”


  31. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:33 pm:

    “Harmon is most like me, between the two”


  32. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:35 pm:

    “The thing about AFSCME, it’s not that I was their enemy ever, they are their own worst enemy.”


  33. - Jibba - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:35 pm:

    No, don’t dig there. Move over a few feet. Trust me.


  34. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:38 pm:

    “The thing about DPI, it was always a front. Trying to run it as a legit operation is probably the funniest thing I’ve seen since leaving.”


  35. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:42 pm:

    “Rod tried calling me at my house since he’s been back but we got that caller ID thing now and we ignored it”


  36. - Frumpy White Guy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:45 pm:

    “Hey guy with the grey hair I hired those protesters.”


  37. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 4:47 pm:

    “These days I have lunch with Lee, meet George sometimes at Wally’s off 55, even Cross reached out to golf on next Election Day…”


  38. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 5:02 pm:

    Narrator: - I mean, it got to the point where they couldn’t talk in the Ward Office anymore because the Feds put a wire in the wall .. Even when they talked outside, they had to cover their mouths because the Feds brought in lip readers. Madigan found out about if from a precinct captain who was doing dry wall work on another job. The pandemic has really helped… if we’re being honest, obviously.


  39. - NIU Grad - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 5:03 pm:

    Madigan: “Are they booing me?”

    “Uh, no, they’re saying ‘Boo-urns, Boo-urns’.”


  40. - Oswego Willy - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 5:05 pm:

    “You tell em ‘The Leprechaun’ is putting 3 dimes on Milwaukee, 4 dimes on the Knicks, and 3 dimes on the Clippers… oh, I know it’s legal, I like the street action, it reminds of the old days”


  41. - Nick Name - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 5:10 pm:

    “Shovels perform perform perimeter security at Pritzker event.”


  42. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 6:21 pm:

    ==Daley never lost the Bears to the suburbs==

    Bring back the Chicago Cardinals.


  43. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 6:23 pm:

    “I would have drawn better maps than what Speaker Welch did.”


  44. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 6:23 pm:

    “Is that you Blago?”


  45. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 6:27 pm:

    Madigan: “I predict two things in 2022.

    First, the 2022 World Champions Chicago White Sox.

    Second, the Cubs will finish with the all-time worst record in MLB history.”


  46. - ChicagoBars - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 6:53 pm:

    “I’m really still going to get blamed for Newman vs Casten?”


  47. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 6:54 pm:

    ==“I’m really still going to get blamed for Newman vs Casten?”==

    “If it was up to me I would have mapped Newman vs Miller.”


  48. - Ducky LaMoore - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 6:57 pm:

    “Boots black, belt black, one black suit jacket, one pair of black suit pants, one hat… black…. One pair of sunglasses…. $23.07… sign here….”


  49. - zatoichi - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 7:26 pm:

    Got shovels. Get some pitchforks, lit torches, angry people, and wait for an evening thunderstorm. We could make a cool monster movie.


  50. - Glengarry - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 10:28 pm:

    “The longer I’m gone. The more you miss me and my apples.”


  51. - Bruce( no not him) - Monday, Nov 1, 21 @ 10:48 pm:

    “Nobody knows this, but I sold all those shovels to the state for a pretty penny.”


  52. - NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Nov 2, 21 @ 4:56 am:

    “The longer I’m gone, the more I miss Saputo’s.”


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