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* It’s Halloween, so a relevant question is in order.
* The Question: What costumes should the governor and the four legislative leaders wear during trick or treating tonight?
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 10:50 am
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Quinn: Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz (If only he had a brain)
Comment by so... Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 10:54 am
Mike Madigan — Leprachan
Comment by Statehouse wag Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 10:59 am
Gov. Quinn: Dumbo
Speaker Madigan: Michael Myers
President Cullerton: Brad Majors
Leader Cross: Grumpy
Leader Radogno: Cinderella (always looking for that right slipper)
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 10:59 am
quinn; mr.irrelevant
cross; mr. irrelevant
radogno: ghost because there’s no confirmation there actually is a such thing as a senate gop.
Comment by Shore Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:03 am
They should all go as the Jackson 5 group.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:03 am
Madigan: The Shadow
Cross: Robin
Cullerton: Jiminy Cricket
Radogno: Alice in Wonderland
Comment by walkinfool Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:03 am
Oh, I forgot the Gov.
Quinn: Don Quixote
Comment by walkinfool Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:05 am
Quinn; Jimmy Carter
Madigan: Superman
Cross: Dr. NO
Cullerton: Roy Rogers
Radogno: Dale Evans
Comment by MOON Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:15 am
Quinn - Fredo
Cullerton - Johnny Fontane
Radogno - Connie
Madigan - Michael
Cross - Mo Green
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:17 am
Quinn: The protagonist from “Night Moves” by Bob Seger “Working on mysteries without any clues”
Madigan: Tommy, from Tommy by The Who
“Tommy can you see me”
Cross: The Guy from “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”
Comment by OneMan Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:22 am
Quinn - Skipper
Cullerton - Mr. Howell III
Radogno - Mary Ann
Madigan - Professor
Cross - Gilligan
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:23 am
All should go as bank robbers.
Comment by foster brooks Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:27 am
Quinn - Champ Kind
Cullerton - Brian Fantana
Radogno - Veronica Corningstone
Madigan - Ron Burgandy
Cross - Brick Tamland
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:27 am
Quinn - Charlie Brown
Cullerton - Linus Van Pelt
Radogno - Sally Brown
Madigan - Snoopy
Cross - Pig Pen
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:34 am
Quinn - Minilla (Son of Godzilla) - the lamest Japanese movie monster
Madigan - Godzilla - of course
Cullerton - Gamera
Cross - Rodan
Radogno - Mothra
Comment by RetiredStateEmployee Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:38 am
Not all of them, but Nascar suits courtesy of Ameron.
Comment by Allen Skillicorn Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:42 am
Madigan should go as Mr. Rogers, because the capitol building is his neighborhood.
Quinn could go as the actor who plays “Mr. Speedy Delivery” because Gov. Quinn also plays the role of a dutiful public servant but he is neither speedy nor does he deliver.
Cullerton, Cross and Radogno should be the various puppets on the program. We all know that Mr. Rogers did most of the voices and moved the puppets around.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:56 am
LOL One Man. Gotta love the Seger reference. How about a nod to Paul Westerberg: PQ is a rebel without a clue who is searching for something to do.
Comment by Jake From Elwood Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 11:59 am
Quinn: Elmer Fudd (Be vehhwy quiet, I’m hunting wabbits)
Madigan: Bugs Bunny
Cross: Daffy Duck
Blago: Woody Woodpecker (for the hair and the laugh)
Cullerton: Beanie (From Beanie and Cecil) or maybe Rocky the Squirrel
Comment by Zool Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:00 pm
Zool - Great Idea … if I may …
Quinn - Elmer Fudd
Cullerton - Sylvester the Cat
Radogno - Tweety Bird
Madigan - Road Runner
Cross - Wyle E. Coyote
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:07 pm
Quinn - Humpty Dumpty
Madigan - Emperor Palpatine
Cullerton - A hobbit.
Radogno — have to go with a ghost.
Cross — have to go with a ghost for him, too.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:16 pm
How about PQ as Quazimoto and the leaders as the featured singers in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:37 pm
Donald Duck - Quinn
Scrooge McDuck - Madigan
Huey - Cullerton
Dewey - Cross
Louie - Radogno
Comment by Das Man Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:40 pm
The four horseman form revelations since they are driving Illinois into bankruptcy.
Comment by CHUCK G Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:42 pm
Quinn - Jar Jar Binks
Madigan - The Emperor
Cullerton - Darth Vader
Radogno - Princess Leah
Cross - Han Solo
Comment by Lincoln's Penny Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:44 pm
Turning the question on its head, let’s see who these people are without their masks:
Quinn: Unmotivated, he’s a lazy guy who’s mailing it in and gets angry when anybody expects him to work harder.
Madigan: Disenchanted, a jaded old man who is watching his creation turn against him, who plots in secret, often against himself.
Cullerton: Inauthentic, he’s trying desperately to not be Madigan’s guy, he’s left twisting to keep his caucus together.
Radogno: Uninterested, she’s counting the days until she can retire with a full pension.
Cross: Unappreciated, he can’t believe the conservatives in his party don’t see his genius and acknowledge how great he is.
With costumes like these, it’s always Halloween in Springfield.
Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:48 pm
Quinn should dress up like the guy who plays the piano by the escalators at malls because clearly he’s just background noise.
Comment by Boone's is Back Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 12:56 pm
Quin —- a Waffle
Madigan —- Henry the eighth
Culler ton—- a rich greedy lawyer
Cross —- The invisible man
Comment by Fed up Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 1:01 pm
Quinn - Spanky
Madigan - Butch
Cullerton - Woim
Cross - Alfalfa
Radogno - Darla
or:
Quinn - Fozzy Bear
Madigan - Gonzo
Cullerton - Rizzo
Cross - Kermit
Radogno - Miss Piggy
Comment by Anon Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 1:04 pm
Quinn: Pee Wee
Radogno: The Mail Lady
Madigan: Jambi
Cullerton: Cowboy Curtis
Cross: Cap’n Carl
Comment by Cincinnatus Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 1:06 pm
The Grim Reaper and the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse
Comment by Seriously??? Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 1:18 pm
Willy Wonka and four of his oompa loompas.
Seriously, they should go trick or treating as themselves; there isn’t anything scarier.
Comment by Wensicia Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 1:33 pm
From “That 70’s Show”
Madigan - Eric
Cullerton - Fez
Cross - Red Forman
Radogno - Mrs. Forman
Quinn - Kelso
Comment by KGB Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 1:45 pm
The Walking Dread - Episode 6 - ‘Decisions, Decisions’
Quinn - Merle Dixon - not seen but missing something.
Madigan - Rick Grimes - Nice hat
Cullerton - Daryl Dixon- good with a crossbow
Cross - Shane Walsh - don’t go on trip with him
Radogno - Lori Grimes - Sincere concern
Rest of GA - Herded walkers
Comment by zatoichi Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 2:04 pm
Quinn is Herman Munster
Madigan is Nosferatu
Cross is Jason Plummer
Radogno is Jessie the Cowgirl
Cullerton is Billy Elliot
Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 2:35 pm
Scariest costume is just to go as themselves….
Comment by Plutocrat03 Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 2:37 pm
Wolfman and Dracula meet the Three Stooges
Comment by Tommydanger Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 2:39 pm
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugli-es…
Comment by southof80 Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 2:53 pm
Madigan - Mr. White
Cullerton - Mr. Orange
Cross - Mr. Brown
Radogno - Ms. Blonde
Quinn - Mr. Pink
Comment by Boone Logan Square Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 3:06 pm
Mr. Pink: Why can’t we pick our own colors?
Joe: No way, no way. Tried it once, doesn’t work. You got four guys all fighting over who’s gonna be Mr. Black, but they don’t know each other, so nobody wants to back down. No way. I pick. You’re Mr. Pink. Be thankful you’re not Mr. Yellow.
Comment by Rich Miller Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 3:11 pm
Well played, Rich … Well played!
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 3:42 pm
Governor= Dilbert’s boss
Speaker = Catbert
President= Phil the Prince of Insufficient Light
House Minority Leader = Bob the Dinosaur
Senate Minority Leader = Tina
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 3:43 pm
Rich, why did my last group get taken down? … Radogno’s?
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 3:46 pm
Quinn - Estragon
Cullerton - Vladimir
Cross - Pozzo
Radogno - Lucky
Madigan - Godot
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 4:31 pm
Governor=Shrek Lt. Governor=Shrek’s Donkey
Comment by anon Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 7:45 pm
Quinn-a Blago mask
Comment by MeAgain Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 9:06 pm
Madigan-John F Kennedy
Quinn-Madigan
Culllerton-Madigan
Cross-Madigan
Radogno-Shirley Madigan
Comment by commonsense in illinois Monday, Oct 31, 11 @ 9:31 pm
Tinky Winky-Quinn
Dipsy-Cross
La-La-Cullerton
Po-Radogno
Nu-nu-Madigan (he cleans up the bumbling messes of the Tele-Tubbies)
Comment by Johnnie F. Tuesday, Nov 1, 11 @ 7:28 am
Probably five Chicago Cubs baseball uniforms would do nicely.Whether they like it or not, they all play on the same team and they are seen as “losers” by most of the voters.
Comment by Wilson Pickett Tuesday, Nov 1, 11 @ 7:51 am
Quinn - a real, qualified governor
Cullerton, Radogno, Madigan, Cross-four leaders who actually try to accomplish something
Comment by Wumpus Tuesday, Nov 1, 11 @ 9:24 am