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* Sen. Rickey Hendon very reluctantly relinquished the roving House vs. Senate softball game trophy this afternoon. The House annihilated the Senate last night 21-5 in a total embarrassment for the alleged “upper” chamber. Rep. Art Turner, who won the House’s MVP award yesterday, got in some digs while Hendon was in the room. Watch…

* Alexi Giannoulias’ campaign has a new Internet video slamming Mark Kirk for not returning contributions from other corporations that, like Goldman Sachs, have been accused or found guilty of fraud. Have a look…

* Meanwhile, Mark Kirk has taped an Earth Day message…

* Tony Peraica says Cook County has a “coffee czar”…

* And Ozzie Guillen gets a haircut and explains why his hair is turning white…

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 2:41 pm

Comments

They don’t call him Hollywood for nothing.

Comment by Cubs2010 Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 3:40 pm
I like the Giannoulais ad, but he really needs to start steering away from charging opponents with harboring ill will regarding connections to banks…

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 3:45 pm
This video could easily be reproduced for our state budget issues.

http://www.wimp.com/budgetcuts/

Comment by Pot calling kettle Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 3:55 pm
Nice to see the legislators have figured out all the state’s budget woes and have time for trophy presentations.

Comment by Concerned Voter Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 4:01 pm
Does Alexi’s team of kids who produced that vid with the kindergarden music background even understand that three of the corporations they trashed are large Illinois companies, Illinois employers,and Illinois taxpayers– (Boeing, Baxter and Abbott) who have every right to be interested in Illinois politics? Also, does not the fact that President Obama has admitted taking nearly a million dollars in campaign contributions in the past from Goldman (and who, as of yesterday, said he would not return it) rather negate Alexi’s whine about the $56,000 Kirk got from Goldman but has already said he *would* return?

Geez.

Comment by Responsa Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 4:42 pm
Lets see Goldman/Kirk, Boston Blackies/Alexi at least Kirks backers make money and no criminal charges. Obama seems to think Goldman money is ok.

Comment by fed up Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 4:50 pm
Now, as far as Ozzie and his haircut and the Sox, let me say *this* about *that*:

I want Scotty Pods back. Dude’s batting 449 for the Royals.

Comment by Responsa Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 4:51 pm
Look at Kirk with Teddy Roosevelt. He obviously didn’t clear that with Glenn Beck. What courage.

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 5:46 pm
Feist’s “1,2,3,4″ song is copyrighted and all Kirk’s campaign has to do is point that out to you tube to get this video pulled. The kids that produce these spots need to read up on IP and copyright law or they will do their employers more harm than good.

Comment by Gregor Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 5:55 pm
Rich, your interns need better camcorders, the footage looks like Fisher-Price made it.

Comment by Gregor Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 5:57 pm
I’ll take Responsa’s 4:42 a step further:

Shame on Alexi for trying to “trash” ALL of the companies that were listed in that vid. It’s not as if Dems never take $ from them.

This is getting WAY, WAY out of control.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 6:01 pm
Seriously…you have to ask yourself what these “creative types” aren’t willing to do nowadays to win an election.

Do I sound miffed? DAMN right I am. And ANY American who works for any one of those companies should be, too.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 6:09 pm
And where the heck is Daley on all of this? I seem to remember him trying pretty damn hard trying to pull Boeing in.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 6:12 pm
WHO CARES ! GO CARDS !!

Comment by OLD GUARD Thursday, Apr 22, 10 @ 9:15 pm