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-Illinois has prime seats on the Democratic convention floor, and for the Wednesday session labor leaders from the state were front row center. The group pictured above are Tom Balanoff, SEIU and a longtime Obama friend; Toby Trimmer, IFT; Dan Montgomery, IFT president; Tony Garcia, UAW and Ron McInroy, UAW president.

* The photo…

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:14 pm

Comments

“Anybody seen Henry Bayer?”

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:15 pm
“We are the Democratic Party”

Comment by Cincinnatus Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:16 pm
“These seats are terrible. They’re facing the stage!”

Comment by Ronald RayGun Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:16 pm
“Does this purple tie clash too much with my ID badge?”

Comment by beserkr29 Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:21 pm
What strike vote back home?

Comment by VanillaMan Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:30 pm
Ok, the seats are nice. Where’s the bar with the free cocktails that we get at our conventions?

Comment by Wensicia Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:38 pm
All their missing is Bashful and Doc.

Comment by Come on man! Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:42 pm
“Just think, thanks to us, our brothers got $50 an hour to put these chairs here!”

Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:45 pm
“Who were those Illinois delegates who came all the way to Charlotte and forgot to vote for Obama?”

Comment by wordslinger Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:50 pm
Toby Trimmer is my hero!

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:53 pm
Toby “this beats the heck of sitting through one of those Dem. caucus meetings at 10:00 PM on May 31st.”

Comment by Give Me A Break Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:53 pm
Tom, our jobs would be a lot simpler today if you had persuaded Blago to appoint Valerie to the Senate in 2008.

Comment by Esquire Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:54 pm
The Speaker demanded Toby have a frontrow seat so the Speaker would be able to see over him.

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:57 pm
Illinois public employee labor union leaders look longingly at the stage as most people see the President accepting his parties nomination they are thinking…

“It’s nice to see an Illinois Democrat who isn’t trying to mess with us”

Comment by OneMan Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 12:59 pm
“damn, you’re right, ‘empty chair” DOES trump empty suits”…

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:07 pm
If I could grow up top be a union leader I would want to be the “Amazing Toby Trimmer!”

Comment by Spliff Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:08 pm
Mr. Toby has always been a classy man..

Comment by PQ's Primary Opponent Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:10 pm
Okay, when the music starts we have to remove one of the seats and then when it stops a delegate has to go home.

Comment by Kerfuffle Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:15 pm
Why did they stick Toby in the middle? He’s going to have to pee in five minutes and make everybody get up!

Comment by Dirty Red Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:16 pm
“Okay, President, this time I want to see your walking shoes, or I’m heading to the bar.”

Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:42 pm
What’d Rod offer for your seat?

Comment by Anon Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:45 pm
“It’s hard to sit after what these guys have been doing to us. Can someone please pass me one of those donut pillows?”

Comment by That Guy Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:55 pm
‘We like coercion’

Comment by Steve Bartin Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 1:57 pm
“Obama is so skinny, he fits nicely in our back pockets - how convenient is that?”

Comment by Holdingontomywallet Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:17 pm
Anon nailed it.

“Wow, these seats really are ****in’ golden.”

Comment by Ronald RayGun Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:29 pm
Guys, after this gets over lets meet and decide how we can finish ruining the country…the dems haven’t figured out yet that we can break everyone very soon!

Comment by Zoble21 Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:36 pm
See no evil…hear no evil…speak no evil…these others guys are just along for the ride.

Comment by Siyotanka Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:39 pm
Toby: “Who wants an Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips!”

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:44 pm
“Are you boys from the union?”

Comment by Boone Logan Square Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:48 pm
Montgomery to Trimmer: “Did you get me my Cheez Wiz, boy?”

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:49 pm
“My name is Toby Trimmer. I’m from the American Federation of Teachers. I’ve been sent to see if you gentlemen are carrying your permits.”

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:53 pm
Balanoff: Try not to be so negative all the time. Why don’t you offer a little… constructive criticism?

Trimmer: You got us into to this convention hall, pal. Now you get us out!

Balanoff: You want outta this convention hall?… O.K.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:57 pm
Toby is longingly looking at the stage thinking “My Joe Cocker impersonation would kill in front of this audience”. “YOU ARE SOOOO BEAUTIFUL……”

Comment by Been There Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 2:57 pm
@Rich Miller: Orange whips? I miss John Candy too.

Comment by Esquire Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 3:10 pm
Who put the glue on the chairs? Strong stuff.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 3:23 pm
Having seen many of Toby’s impersonations in high school, I KNOW it would have been better that whatever else was on stage!

Comment by jwscott72 Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 3:31 pm
Nice to see pear-shaped middle aged white men aren’t limited to the Republican Party!

Comment by Cincinnatus Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 3:37 pm
Trimmer to Self: “Sure, you would’ve been a triple diamond Amway Ambassador, but do you really think they’d given you such great seats in Boise? Good choice on career paths.”

Comment by Toby Trimmer Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 4:12 pm
Hypnotist: When I snap my fingers you won’t remember any of this.

Comment by jt Friday, Sep 7, 12 @ 4:16 pm