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Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller

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I love it!! I have had the opportunity to meet a few media people who are worthy of holding those positions but most of…

Posted by Thomas DeVore on Wednesday, February 23, 2022

…Adding… Since this post is about DeVore, here’s a news story about his new lawsuit against Speaker Welch

At a hearing [Tuesday] morning in Greenville, Welch’s counsel Joshua Ratz asked for the case to be moved to Cook County, but presiding judge Ronald Foster declined and instead sent the matter to Sangamon County.

Wilhour’s counsel, Thomas DeVore, said by phone this morning that he thought the matter could’ve been heard in Bond County, but the judge disagreed. DeVore lives in Bond County. As to the decision to move the case to Sangamon County, DeVore said, “I’m fine with that.”

DeVore has filed a request for a Temporary Restraining Order in the matter. He said it’s his contention that the Illinois House leadership can create rules of decorum, but can’t cloak a health rule under rules of decorum. He said that’s what led to the removal of the House members last week.

As to when the matter will be heard in Sangamon County, DeVore said it’s his goal to have it scheduled this week. The case will have to be assigned to a Sangamon County judge before things can proceed.

       

56 Comments
  1. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:21 pm:

    I don’t know, ask that person.


  2. - Precinct Captain - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:22 pm:

    Ringling Brothers announces a ringmaster for its 2023 return


  3. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:23 pm:

    I put my hand out like this and the next thing I knew, someone was giving me a retainer check.


  4. - Keyrock - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:23 pm:

    “I do own a suit and tie. That makes me a lawyer.”


  5. - Medvale School for the Gifted - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:25 pm:

    I’ve been trying to unplug that stool for awhile now. You can try if you’d like. But you might want to put on a mask before you go in there.


  6. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:27 pm:

    “I introduce to you, the bearded lady”


  7. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:27 pm:

    “You want an actual lawyer? Head that way… “


  8. - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:28 pm:

    Son, you got a panty on your head.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxpyZtzvTJ0


  9. - fs - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:28 pm:

    Owning the libs and pointing out how censorship would be a good thing by quoting the Founding Father who (checks notes) opposed the Alien and Sedition Act


  10. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:29 pm:

    … put your left arm out, and you shake it all about.
    You do the hokey pokey …


  11. - Steve - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:31 pm:

    “I hope you notice. I really don’t look like JB”


  12. - G'Kar - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:34 pm:

    “I’m a little teapot, short and stout . . .”


  13. - Big Dipper - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:34 pm:

    See I can be the next Vanna White.


  14. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:35 pm:

    “Members of the the press… The Aristocrats”


  15. - Linus - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:35 pm:

    ” I’m here to put the ‘all grandstandy’ in ‘A.G.’ “


  16. - Big Dipper - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:36 pm:

    Because quoting a slave owner is always a good look in 2022.


  17. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:36 pm:

    “Over here… that’s a ‘Jen-You-Eye-N’ Lincoln stove top hat.”


  18. - vern - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:37 pm:

    I’m proud to present my new DeVore-branded merchandise, the Pinocchio tie. For every lie you tell in court, the tie grows longer and the knot gets smaller. For a reasonable price of $650, you too can liberate yourself from tyrants like JB Pritzker, objective truth, and communist collar stays.


  19. - The Magnificent Purple Walnut - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:38 pm:

    “You put put your right arm out, you put your right arm in…”


  20. - Amalia - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:41 pm:

    If you put money in my hand I will STOP talking.


  21. - zatoichi - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:43 pm:

    Been two weeks on weight watchers. Whadda you think?


  22. - Southern - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:43 pm:

    “Look at all these windows in this place. No wonder we got so many young’uns tryin’ to lick ‘em.”


  23. - Club J - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:43 pm:

    For $2500. you get a lawsuit and Attorney Tom DeVore.
    For $5500. you get a lawsuit and Attorney Thomas DeVore.

    You have to know how to grift to be The Grifter.


  24. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:44 pm:

    “This pile? This pile is all my grifting money, here and in the adjoining room, that pile too. This way… “


  25. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:46 pm:

    “They’re the foolish ones… they pay me”


  26. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 12:59 pm:

    DeVore has been cast as “Mr. Haney” in the reboot of “Green Acres”. Here we are DeVore giving a tour of the show’s writers room… “in character”


  27. - Dotnonymous - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:07 pm:

    I AM EXCALIBUR!


  28. - Baloneymous - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:10 pm:

    in my makeshift reality, Lady Justice doesn’t wear a blindfold or a mask.


  29. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:11 pm:

    “My internet troll farm?… this way”


  30. - Anon221 - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:14 pm:

    “Of course I’m right… far, far right.”


  31. - Rudy’s teeth - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:25 pm:

    Yes, I’m a 42 short but I have a very long tie. Tom, there are no typewriter maintenance people anymore. It’s 2022.


  32. - DEE - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:27 pm:

    DeVore outside Judge Grischow’s chambers explaining which Sangamon County judge he would like to hear his case.


  33. - Fayette County - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:32 pm:

    If you hold your hand out like this and act dramatic and angry while telling tall tales, people will put money in your hand.


  34. - Lurker - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:35 pm:

    “Please. If you’re going to wear a mask, I want you and all of the other losers over there and out of my way. I got ‘peoples business’ to do.”


  35. - Macoupin Manny - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:45 pm:

    Not a caption, but clearly DeVore doesn’t know his Jeffersonian history, “Jefferson’s supporters accused Adams of having a “hideous hermaphroditical character,” while Adams’ camp called Jefferson “a mean-spirited, low-lived fellow.” Jefferson hired a sleazy journalist, James Callendar, to smear Adams in the press, including the (false) story that he wanted to start a war with France.”


  36. - Ron Burgundy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 1:49 pm:

    So they can create rules of decorum eh? Let’s break out the dictionary.

    Decorum: Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.

    Propriety: The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.


  37. - Anon221 - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:05 pm:

    “The diagnosis? My doctor called it ‘grister brachium’.”


  38. - G'Kar - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:15 pm:

    “Step inside, Hello, We’ve a most amazing show. You’ll enjoy it all we know. Step inside, Step inside. We’ve got thrills and shocks, supersonic TRO’s. Leave your $2500 in the box. Come inside, come inside. Roll up, roll up, roll up. See the show. [Lots of banned punctuation left out]


  39. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:18 pm:

    “So they can create rules of decorum eh? Let’s break out the dictionary.

    Decorum: Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.

    Propriety: The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.”

    What do they know.


  40. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:21 pm:

    My pet judge is down the hall to the right.


  41. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:23 pm:

    “I have had the opportunity to meet a few media people who are worthy of holding those positions”

    A small handful, with a few fingers left over. They’re over there.


  42. - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:25 pm:

    “LeRoy, hand me a monkey wrench. This here media person is trying to turn my mouth off with that there TV remote control.”


  43. - Anon221 - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:27 pm:

    “The kool-aid stand is right this way.”


  44. - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:31 pm:

    “Now you take that Rich Miller character with his liberal caption contests. His time’d be better spent fixin’ the sticky ‘Y’ key on my Smith-Karoner.”


  45. - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 2:42 pm:

    The fish was this big


  46. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 3:05 pm:

    Over there are copies of all the lawsuits against the violations of our constitutional rights to go fishing. Go ahead, take one, they’re free.


  47. - Anonsense - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 3:06 pm:

    DeVore demonstrates how he passed the barre exam.


  48. - Rudy’s teeth - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 3:16 pm:

    This is my fancy goin’ to court suit. Came with two pair of pants and a vest.

    Spot on my tie is from lunch.


  49. - Christina - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 3:22 pm:

    I don’t wear a mask, and you can see that I’m perfectly okay. Now can my imaginary friend and I please pass through security?


  50. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 3:26 pm:

    “Have you met my new law clerk, Harvey? Pay no mind that he’s a rabbit…”


  51. - Southern - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 5:13 pm:

    Not a caption, but interesting that he felt the need to toss in a slam against teachers. The Republican War On Teachers is definitely a thing.


  52. - MisterJayEm - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 5:28 pm:

    Two thoughts:

    1) A google search for that purported Thomas Jefferson quote returns this post and nothing but this post,

    and

    2) Anyone else remember Danny DeVito in “Batman Returns”?

    – MrJM


  53. - Huh? - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 5:42 pm:

    To plie - With your feet in first position, your hand on the barre, your back straight, bend your knees …


  54. - danray - Wednesday, Feb 23, 22 @ 6:24 pm:

    Tryn’ to show off your tats and realize I’m wearin’ a jacket.


  55. - Huh? - Thursday, Feb 24, 22 @ 8:33 am:

    If you don’t like me filing all these lawsuits, you can go down the hall and find someone who really gives a (banned word).


  56. - Huh? - Thursday, Feb 24, 22 @ 8:34 am:

    Door’s over there. Don’t let it hit you on the way out.


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