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Friday, Feb 3, 2023 - Posted by Isabel Miller

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  1. - Loyal Virus - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 7:48 am:

    Republican newspaper endorses Republican, nothing to see here.


  2. - H-W - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 8:27 am:

    The SJ-R article on the man guilty of breaching the U.S. Capitol is eye-opening. He shows no remorse, and suggests he would do it again.

    A lengthy sentence is in order, especially if the judge is made aware of his statements post trial, and prior to sentencing.


  3. - dr. jimmy - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 8:29 am:

    This Springfield man, Adams, who entered the US Capitol as part of the insurrection is a real piece of work. These white men who, when down on their luck, blame everybody but themselves have so much to learn from immigrants, refugees, and migrants who come to this country. so things aren’t going as you had hoped. so you lost your job. so times are tough. your answer is to attend a rally then storm the capitol? i don’t care if the fences were down and the doors were open. are you so dumb that you don’t know you’re not supposed to be in the well of the senate with a trump flag? this guy and others like him are the problem with this country. i would make one for one trades, guys like him vs. people who want to be here so badly that they will traverse dangerous terrain and circumstances to be here, any day of the week. you poor babies. stop blaming others for your misfortunes and make a change in your life. you are all cowards. by the way, im a white male, and these white males disgust me. rant over. thank you.


  4. - ChicagoVinny - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 8:34 am:

    I’m not a lawyer but I can’t imagine publicly saying “I wouldn’t change anything I did” when facing sentencing is a good idea.


  5. - Ducky LaMoore - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 8:42 am:

    “I wouldn’t change anything I did.”

    I wonder if 20 years would change that?


  6. - Stuck in Celliniland - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 8:58 am:

    The fake newspapers are back again, at least in Chatham and perhaps surrounding areas.

    But this time the paper was called “Land of Lincoln Treasure Hunters Tour,” with no other company identifying information except that it was postmarked from Astoria. Promoting a gold and antiques road show that will be occurring in Chatham late next week.

    The SOS Corporate and LLC database shows “Land of Lincoln Treasure Hunters” of Jacksonville established Jan. 6, 2020, with an Archie Davis of Jacksonville as “manager.”

    Despite that info, the paper immediately went into the trash. It sounds like a scam outfit to me, another attempt by Jeff Parsons and his misfits to reestablish business in the Springfield area. After his failed businesses and all the fraud he committed a decade ago.


  7. - Gruntled University Employee - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:02 am:

    I am in full agreement with dr.jimmy


  8. - H-W - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:12 am:

    Re: SJ-R story.

    There is a very similar story on abc.go.com today. It discusses how people who appeared in court, admitted guilt and culpability, and then asked forgiveness, are now claiming they are victims of an abusive government (after they were convicted and given leniency by the judge).


  9. - Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:20 am:

    Someone tell Adams he doesn’t speak for “America”.

    Lock this entitled fool up yesterday.


  10. - Pundent - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:35 am:

    “There’s a lot of us still to this day who don’t believe there was 100% legitimacy with the vote.”

    You were conned and lied to. And while you might not have realized it at that moment, with the passage of time, and more evidence of the lengths the former President and his operatives went to, there can be no doubt. They took advantage of your gullibility knowing that you were predisposed to believe anything they said no matter how ridiculous or implausible.


  11. - Lurker - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:44 am:

    That Adams story was quite a read. Sad that he did not learn his fallacy was a fallacy. That’s the dangerous part.


  12. - Lincoln Lad - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:51 am:

    Does Adams think we admire him? A father of three who through his own stupidity should be going to jail? And he has no regrets and would do it again? Nice father, I hope there is someone with a sense of responsibility who is able to care for his children.


  13. - JS Mill - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:52 am:

    I like and support the governor, he has done a nice job overall. But now he seems to be positioning himself as the counter to desantis. That is all fine and good with me, but the AP stuff is just grandstanding. If the College Board’s goal was to get the curriculum in schools and they have to fly under the radar a bit to accomplish the goal, so be it. The point is a quality comprehensive curriculum, not assigning credit for the development. Goofballs like desantis won’t read the curriculum.


  14. - Lincoln Lad - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:54 am:

    But goofballs like DeSantis are causing the curriculum to be changed. Pretty hard to walk past that.


  15. - Steve - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 9:58 am:

    Paul Vallas got a big endorsement from The Chicago Tribune. We will see if it makes any difference in what Chicago voters want.


  16. - TooManyJens - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 10:01 am:

    == i don’t care if the fences were down and the doors were open. are you so dumb that you don’t know you’re not supposed to be in the well of the senate with a trump flag? ==

    From the article, when he went in he saw that the perimeter fence had been knocked down and he stepped over broken glass as he walked into the building. But sure, he had no idea he was doing anything wrong.

    I guess if I really, truly believed that an election was being stolen and this was the last chance to stop it, I would be sympathetic even to people doing something this stupid. I just like to think I’d require real evidence to believe that, not repeatedly debunked nonsense coming from serial liars.


  17. - Pundent - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 10:11 am:

    =Paul Vallas got a big endorsement from The Chicago Tribune.=

    Well he is a self-described Republican so there’s that. To his credit he’s finally figured out how to run a fairly effective campaign. But some of that comes down to the field and issues at play. He’s likely the preferred run-off candidate for Lightfoot and could very well increase her chances of a second term if things play out that way. Because at the end of the day, to paraphrase, Paul Vallas is who we thought he was.


  18. - Big Dipper - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 10:19 am:

    Let’s not forget the Trib endorsed Rauner, who was a disaster we still haven’t fully recovered from. And it gave us “please bring a Katrina to cleanse the city” as well as woefully uninformed editorials on pension issues and supposed population loss.


  19. - Grandson of Man - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 10:40 am:

    “I am in full agreement with dr.jimmy”

    The ex-prez “retweeted” (on his social media platform) someone threatening armed insurrection if he loses next time. The dude is the GOP frontrunner, but this was not covered to any extent by the big news media outlets (to my knowledge). It should be a huge story, and his party should be pushed to answer for it. Flog it like it’s Biden’s approval numbers or inflation. /s

    https://celebmagazine.com/donald-trump-ron-desantis-violence-truth/amp/


  20. - Amalia - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 10:49 am:

    Loving things coming out about Vallas after endorsements, the abortion comment, the $5k supporter who was involved in the Laquan McDonald incident. what else what else?


  21. - Rich Miller - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 10:50 am:

    === what else what else? ===

    That dude is an OR goldmine.


  22. - Torco Sign - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 11:01 am:

    What explains Vallas’s apparent strength so far?


  23. - Roman - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 11:02 am:

    I am a million times more aligned with JB than DeSantis, but I gotta say, if the college board is taking curriculum advice from ambitious politicians, regardless from which side of the political spectrum, they’re doing their job wrong.


  24. - H-W - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 11:02 am:

    == OR goldmine ==

    Good one.


  25. - Dotnonymous - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 11:33 am:

    Wouldn’t change anything?…give him time.


  26. - Big Dipper - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 11:53 am:

    LOL

    https://twitter.com/Andrefor40th/status/1621502682706968576?s=20


  27. - Dotnonymous - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 11:58 am:

    I’ve always been a dreamer…but I’m not running for office.


  28. - Anonymous - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 11:59 am:

    —OR Goldmine—
    so, street name for Vallas? good one Rich.


  29. - Amalia - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 12:01 pm:

    sorry, anonymous re Vallas street name was me.


  30. - Keyrock - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 12:05 pm:

    - “What explains Vallas’s apparent strength so far?”

    The remaining Bernie Epton voters.


  31. - Stuck in Celliniland - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 12:14 pm:

    And to think that 14-20 years ago most of us were saying we would have been better off with Vallas as Governor instead of Blago. And also to think that we were a few percentage points away from having him as Quinn’s 2nd LG had Soy Boy been able to pull it off in ‘14.


  32. - Anonymusings - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 12:21 pm:

    ==I can’t imagine publicly saying “I wouldn’t change anything I did” when facing sentencing is a good idea.

    “On Friday, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ordered an Illinois man convicted this week to explain why the judge shouldn’t vacate his conviction after he agreed in court that he participated in the riot and then told a newspaper he didn’t actually think he committed the crimes with which he was charged.”

    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/03/sorry-not-sorry-some-jan-6-rioters-change-tune-after-apology/69870944007/


  33. - Lurker - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 12:33 pm:

    I often do not get the joke but this one is frustrating as it is hard to google the meaning of OR

    OR goldmine?


  34. - Rich Miller - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 12:35 pm:

    ===meaning of OR ===

    Opposition research.


  35. - Big Dipper - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 12:35 pm:

    Opposition research I think.


  36. - Ducky LaMoore - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 2:11 pm:

    “And to think that 14-20 years ago most of us were saying we would have been better off with Vallas as Governor instead of Blago.”

    I am still saying that. Time has dulled the memories of many, but not me. Blago was one of the worst governors in history. It’s sad that there is some good competition in Illinois just from this century.


  37. - James the Intolerant - Friday, Feb 3, 23 @ 3:01 pm:

    I would be leading with Sam Zell giving $100K to Vallas. THere is not a bigger enemy of the working man then Zell.
    THen pension non payment right after that. I don’t get the lack of OR by Vallas’ opponents.


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