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* If you have some time today, take a look at this 1986 video of Gov. Jim Thompson roasting Sen. Walter Dudycz, the only Chicago Republican in the Senate at the time…

“After I realized your name was not part of an eye chart, I asked who you were”

And if you don’t have much time today, click here and go to the 4-minute mark. Hilarious.

* Related…

* Jim Prescott: How Jim Thompson changed my life

* Krohe: Big guy, big personality, big flaws

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 2:44 pm

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=click here and go to the 4-minute mark. Hilarious.=

I busted out laughing and scared the cats.

Comment by JoanP Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 2:52 pm
Big Jim. Big man, big humor, with a big laugh too.

Laughing with, not at, and boy could he deliver a line.

So cool, thanks, Rich.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 3:05 pm
it’s funny because it’s so close to the truth. special street parking.

Comment by Amalia Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 3:10 pm
Nicely put, Prescott!

Comment by Southern Skeptic Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 3:37 pm
From Krohe’s closing sentence:

“a great governor can only be produced by a great state.”

Uh …

Comment by dbk Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 3:37 pm
Thanks for the Krohe article, brought back many fond memories of the Illinois Times.

Comment by Collinsville Kevin Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 3:44 pm
The video reminds me of all the Christmas gatherings at the Governor’s Mansion. Those of us on the staff for the Bureau of the Budget would put on a series of skits, and we pretty much had free rein. Governor Thompson could take it as well as he could give it, and it was not an unusual sight to see him laughing heartily. One time, during a skit about Dr. Mandeville, Governor Thompson laughed so hard, throwing his head back while doing so, and he slid right out of his seat, which was located in the front row. He got up, looked at Dr. Mandeville, and said, “Now Dr. Bob, THAT was funny.” May Big Jim rest in peace.

Comment by Silent Budgeteer Friday, Aug 28, 20 @ 3:56 pm

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