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* The Tribune’s headline writer got a little carried away today…

Quick! Somebody call a doctor! We’re losing him! Oh, the humanity!!!

The actual story is pretty good, but we’ll have more on the pension arguments in a bit. I just thought you might get a chuckle out of that screen grab.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:12 am

Comments

Should corporations be the only legal constructs that are considered to be people, alive and with free speech rights? Why shouldn’t we extend the same abilities to legislation. Watch School House Rock and tell me bills aren’t alive.

Comment by AC Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:16 am
Once your fighting for your life, as the Trib is, everything looks like a crime scene.

Comment by PublicServant Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:19 am
Two CC’s of black ink and a ream of paper STAT!!

Comment by And I Approved This Message Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:20 am
=== Quick! Somebody call a doctor! We’re losing him! Oh, the humanity!!! ===

Can’t beat this!

Comment by Norseman Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:23 am
AC: Yeah, but imagine the slippery slope we’d be on, pretty soon it will be ordinances and covenances, and when it gets down to the “Stay Off the Grass” signs, we’re done as a civilization.

Comment by Skeptic Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:23 am
If SB1 goes down, does Rauner count this against his ‘I’ve never lost’ line?

Comment by How Ironic Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:31 am
This is the newspaper that so many regard as honest, trustworthy and read daily as their Bible. It’s no wonder too many believe pensioners are living on million dollar pensions having contributed 10 dollars to the system.

Comment by AnonymousOne Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:31 am
Copy desk replaced by robots, flee in UFO

Comment by olddog Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:31 am
The Question of the Day should be alternate headlines. Elected officials fight for their lives to find an easy way out!

Comment by Earnest Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:33 am
DNR

Comment by anonlurker Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:38 am
“Will the Bell Toll for Penson Law?”

I hope the Trib got a quote from the next of kin…

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:39 am
I don’t recall seeing a similar headline when the Tribune filed bankruptcy.

Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:39 am
sounds like a Scott Stantis caption contest result. Now they will just have to resurrect the drawings from the Quinn administration. another entry, Squeezy the Python’s rapper name is Pension Law.

Comment by Amalia Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:44 am
“Public Employees to Pension Law: Drop Dead!”

Comment by Wordslinger Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:44 am
Ha! I’ll dance upon Pension Law’s Grave!

Comment by PolPal56 Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:45 am
Skeptic: You’ll change your mind when one of those “Keep off the grass” signs saves you from sliding out of control down a slippery slope into a river. Signs wouldn’t exist without speech, and that requires them to be alive. Just think how sign vandals might change their behavior if signs were considered to be alive. Appointing a helicopter to be the head of veteran affairs (http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=12951) shows that Rauner is at the forefront of rights for those that are ignored. Someone needs to advocate for the health of legislation too, it’s sad that the pension reform legislation will likely go the way of Squeezy the Pension Python.

Comment by AC Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:51 am
I’m glad Rich posted this. I felt like I was in a Fringe episode, waking up in an alternate universe.

Comment by Jocko Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:51 am
It might be time to revoke the Trib credentials, just like the IPI. Or are they one in the same?

Comment by NewWestSuburbanGOP'er Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:53 am
Speaking of Pensions. Have any of you Pension gurus figured out how much Rosenthal’s and Brauer’s pesions have been kicked up with thier new jobs and salaries? How has that item missed any press coverage?

Comment by Anon-Retired Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:54 am
It’s hoping to hang on until the Cubs win the World Series, or at least finish the regular season over .500.

Comment by Quizzical Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:54 am
Subhead: Editorial Board Struggles to Cope

Comment by Robert the Bruce Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 9:56 am
Ironic really….when speaking of entities fighting for their lives.

The article is actually very good. The headline editor had more to choose from. This one’s a boner.

Comment by A guy Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:02 am
“Pension law faces the music; no pardon possible”

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:03 am
Paging Dr. Kervorkian.

Comment by Sir Reel Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:05 am
“Derrick Rose and Pension Law; both returns are questionable”

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:08 am
Nice one, Sir Reel. lol

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:11 am
The black ink didn’t work! Type and cross match 5 units of red ink!

Comment by Huh? Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:12 am
“I don’t recall seeing a similar headline when the Tribune filed bankruptcy.”

Lol, me too. The editorial board’s hypocrisy and overblown panic overwhelmed any legitimate reason I had to remain a subscriber.

Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:13 am
Pray for pension law, says Squeezy.

Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:16 am
A good graphic designer would have come up with a pension on an ICU drip.

Comment by Team Sleep Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:16 am
We told you it was sick.

Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 10:33 am
Pension law DOA

Fixed

Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 11:08 am
=== If SB1 goes down, does Rauner count this against his ‘I’ve never lost’ line? ===

I believe the governor said he believes that SB 1 is unconstitutional back when it first passed.

Comment by Juvenal Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 11:43 am
Trib is a mouthpiece for 1% ers who like Ty and Rauner. Working union man is made to be todays criminal and the pensioner is a thief for demanding to keep the pension that was promised to him.

Comment by BurritoBob Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 11:48 am
In other pension news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Comment by Shark Sandwich Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 1:04 pm
The thing I got the biggest chuckle out of today, and what is crying out for a caption contest in my opinion, is Cobra Commander being presented with the key to Springfield …

Comment by ZC Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 2:45 pm
anonlurker, I just now figured out your comment. Hilarious.

I guess I’m too state centric to realize what DNR meant in that context.

Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Mar 12, 15 @ 4:45 pm