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* Gov. Pat Quinn with some “Amazing Science” kids…

Winner gets a free ticket to the July 25th White Sox game. Yesterday’s winner was WazUP, for this entry in Spanish…

Madre mira lo que he encontrado. Puedo mantenerlo?

Roughly translated…

Mother, look what I found. Can I keep it?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:26 am

Comments

Weird science

Comment by thechampaignlife Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:31 am
Just call me Science Boy!

Comment by tubbfan Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:31 am
Pat joins a science camp to complete a junior high science credit he missed.

Comment by Bonsaso Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:34 am
Madre mira lo que he inventado. Puedo mantenerlo?

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:34 am
This summers’ ‘Amazing Science’ project is to see if we can transplant a spine into a living Illinois politician.

train111

Comment by train111 Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:35 am
Gov Quinn, surrounded by his budget office attempts another go at stuffing 10 lbs of manure in a 5 lb sack. This time they are using 17 lbs, so it just might work.

Comment by How Ironic Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:35 am
The new Governor’s office staff.

Comment by Cassiopeia Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:35 am
Gov. Quinn’s halfhearted attempt to pay off his bet with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walkre.

Comment by Jake From Elwood Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:36 am
Timmy unveils his science fair entry - “Pat Quinn Transformer Serum” (sponsored by Transformers 3)

Comment by Katiedid Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:37 am
While he may be Governor, Pat Quinn always had trouble in school and has been held back a few years as this class photo shows.

Comment by Joel G Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:39 am
Governor Quinn dons a green “Science” shirt and tries to blend in with kids visiting the Capitol, while he sneaks by angry state workers.

Comment by SportShoz Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:39 am
“Oh, please don’t call on me….DON’T CALL ON ME!”

Comment by What planet is he from again? Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:39 am
Oh, crap. I’m wearing Packers’ colors. Now that damn Scott Walker is gonna be calling again…

Comment by Northsider Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:41 am
Pat Quinn FINALLY graduates from the Illinois Math & Science Academy, the oldest victim of “No Child Left Behind.”

Comment by Little Egypt Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:48 am
Now remember kids, if you work real hard you too can appear on the next Bozo’s circus.

Comment by Sine die Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:49 am
Welcome back,
Your dreams were your ticket out.
Welcome back,
To that same old place that you laughed about.
Well the names have all changed since you hung around,
But those dreams have remained and they’re turned around.
Who’d have thought they’d lead ya (Who’d have thought they’d lead ya)
Here where we need ya (Here where we need ya)
Yeah we tease him a lot cause we’ve hot him on the spot, welcome back,
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:53 am
PQ to himself– “Kids stay free at Super 8! Awesome….blend Pat…blend.”

Comment by Tex Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:55 am
Adam Sandler just barely beat me out for Billy Madison…

Comment by MrJoseg Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:57 am
EVERYBODY NOW…MYYYY bologna has a first name…

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:58 am
Working tirelessly to increase state funding, Governor Pat Quinn takes a summer job as a Camp Counselor.

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:59 am
Freeze AFSCME’s pay?

That’s going back on my word brotha…

Ya double dog dare me?

Comment by radio guy Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:59 am
One of these things is not like the others.

Comment by fisher Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 10:59 am
“He blinded me - WITH SCIENCE!”

Comment by Team Sleep Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:01 am
Governor Quinn forces a smile when informed the science camp was for the children of AFSCME members

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:02 am
Proud students pose for pictures with the life-like animatronic Pat Quinn they built as part of Amazing Science Summer program

Comment by Elmhurst Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:03 am
Timmy Jones of Aurora smiles as Governor Quinn says “Science it’s important without math we wouldn’t have numbers, numbers we can add, numbers we can subtract, you kids know numbers, you know about science stuff about water, we have a lake, a great lake that you can get water from”

Comment by OneMan Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:04 am
Promo shot for the DCEO-funded reality show “Are You Smarter Than A Governor?”

Comment by Reality Check Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:07 am
It’s back to the drawing board in young boys’ quest to produce Kelly LeBrock.

Comment by just sayin' Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:08 am
Student in front row: “Who’s the big kid?”

Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:13 am
These shirts are both Green Bay and Afscme colors? Hmmm, are you teachers in a union, no not a civil one, a Henry Bayer one. Who’s the Superintendent of this district? Why is everything green and yellow? It’s like corn, ,…is corn our state vegetable, is corn a vegetable.

Comment by Spring Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:15 am
Pat Quinn reprises his role as Mr. Wizard.

Comment by Cheswick Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:32 am
Thought bubble over kid immediately to Quinn’s right - “C’mon. Even nerds like us are too cool to hang out with this guy.”

Comment by Bluefish Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:38 am
The new crop of interns.

Comment by Aldyth Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:39 am
Amazing Numbers camp leader

Comment by walkinfool Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:44 am
Campers, politics is an art… not amazing science.

Comment by Top of the State Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:45 am
Quinn trims state budget by instituting a “bodyguard internship” program utilizing 7th graders.

Comment by Stones Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 11:49 am
If I could just find the DeLorean. I hope the Flux-Capacitor is still working. Now if I can just go back and not sign the non-layoff agreement. This science stuff is fun, Back to the Future.

Comment by Bob Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 12:02 pm
Don’t worry boys. We’re going to get Ogre and the rest of those Alpha Betas!!!!

Comment by Monkey Knife Fight Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 12:14 pm
“It’s a really long story Chet. Gary and I were messing around with the computer Friday night. We decided to make a governor and we did and he went crazy and he messed up the whole state.”

Comment by Boone Logan Square Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 12:26 pm
At the cry of “Look, it’s mayor Daley!”, the whole class rushed over for a photo op.

Comment by Pat Robertson Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 12:33 pm
Governor Quinn cheered with everyone else when the lemon powered light bulb lit up, but his enthusiasm turned to disappointment when Mark Pruitt informed him that this was not a viable green energy source for Illinois.

Comment by Small Town Liberal Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 12:52 pm
PQ: “Real cute. The GOP went to great lengths to get this acronym on me.”

Comment by TaterPatch Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 1:07 pm
Quinn thinking “I hope I’m smarter than a 5th grader”

Comment by Third Generation Chicago Native Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 1:10 pm
Governor Pat Quinn is feared among the missing after participating in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the largest baking soda/vinegar volcano.

Comment by Cincinnatus Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 1:16 pm
Mister Wizard poses with students after running the experiment to find the “missing mass” of revenue in the budget. “My math is as fuzzy as this photo”, Mr. Wizard was heard to comment.

Comment by Newsclown Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 1:18 pm
Several “Amazing Science” students smile after hearing Governor Quinn announce that he will approve a scheduled 4% raise in the students’ science grades.

Comment by The End Is Near Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 1:20 pm
Students from Lincoln Magnet School pose with their winning science project demonstrating Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle.

Comment by 10th Indy Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 1:28 pm
I’m smart! Not like everybody says… like dumb. I’m smart and I want respect! - Gov. Pat Quinn.

Comment by RFR Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 1:52 pm
George Tirebiter returns to More Science High.

Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 2:10 pm
On the outside “Kids…Stay in school so you can….”

On the inside”They are so screwed!”
PQ

Comment by BIG R. PH. Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 2:54 pm
Isnt that the Gov with his staff

Comment by Rick Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 3:04 pm
Hey, I’m just here for the free tshirt!

Comment by Kerfuffle Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 3:13 pm
Gov Quinn looking to ‘cross the aisle’ poses with members of Jason Plummers science class for another experiment involving soybeans.

Comment by How Ironic Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 3:21 pm
“Hee! Hee! If they only knew the mortgage I took out on their future. Pay up boys and girls!”

Comment by anon sequitor Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 3:29 pm
Non-Traditional Student programs work for all ages, grade and ability levels.

Comment by Wonder..... Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 3:29 pm
The braintrust of Illinois’s green economy. And a governor.

Comment by Former Titan Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 4:02 pm
Team Sleep @ 11:01 earns my vote for the Sox ticket…the song’s chorus plays upon the British expression which means “to deliberately confuse someone by giving the impression of highly complex knowledge.”

Comment by 22 Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 4:26 pm
When do we get sandwiches?

Comment by quicknote Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 4:51 pm
Hey kids I invented the “flip flop”.

Comment by jt Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 4:59 pm
Kids; yes, for our science project we created a Pat Quinn droid. The hardest part was figuring out how to empty the head out of any original thoughts.

Comment by fed up Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 5:08 pm
Kid in front with big smile:

“Cool. Now they can’t help but lower the grading curve!”

Comment by Last One In Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 5:12 pm
PQ:

“Now remember kids. The key to success is to surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.”

Kids:

“Shouldn’t a state leader have stretch goals?”

Comment by Last One In Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 5:14 pm
Guess who’s not the rocket scientist!

Comment by mokenavince Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 5:26 pm
Soy Boy is a Nye Guy.

Comment by The Captain Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 7:48 pm
Welcome to the neighborhood, kids. Can you spell Governor?

Comment by waitress practing politics... Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 8:00 pm
–I’m smart! Not like everybody says… like dumb. I’m smart and I want respect! - Gov. Pat Quinn.–

Won’t even try. I think we have a winner. Can’t go wrong with me with quoting Mario and Francis.

I’ll add:

Madigan: “Governor, I’ll give you my answer now. Nothing. And I’d appreciate if you’d put up the money for the state pay raises yourself.”

Quinn: “Some people like to play games….”

Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 8:03 pm
Hey. Take a look at my newest batch of candidates for the Director of State Police.

Comment by Jechislo Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 8:37 pm
That is a Big A– T-Shirt, Governor Quinn, but you ain”t gettin’ on the show.

Maybe a Top 10 list someday. Not the show.

Goodbye Now.

Comment by Dave Letterman Thursday, Jul 14, 11 @ 9:42 pm
You see kids, what I did was mastermind something called the cutback ammendment. It was supposed to streamline the legislature. Instead it consolidated power in leadership. Basically I created Mike Madigan. Can I have my Frankenstein Monster badge now?

Comment by Gallary Sitter Friday, Jul 15, 11 @ 8:29 am