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* Effingham Daily News…
Not everyone who spoke at the event shared Bailey’s tempered response to the idea of election fraud.
“Make no mistake, Donald J. Trump was overwhelmingly elected in this last election cycle,” said State Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland, at Bailey’s event.
Joe Biden won the election, earning 51.3% of the popular vote to Trump’s 46.9% and earning 306 electoral college votes to Trump’s 232, according to the Federal Election Commission. There has been no credible evidence in the months since the election of widespread fraud or irregularities that would cast doubt on those results.
Both Bailey and Miller signed a letter to Congressional Rep. Mary Miller calling on her to object to certifying the election results on Jan. 6. State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, another speaker at Wednesday’s event, also signed that letter.
Miller also addressed the state’s relationship to energy production, pointing out the state’s large coal reserves. Illinois has the second largest coal reserves in the nation, behind only Montana, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
“We do not have a climate crisis! I don’t care how many times you hear that,” said Miller. “We have an energy crisis and we have a crisis of common sense.”
No relation.
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 8:53 am
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A permanent minority party in Illinois.
Comment by Wow Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 8:56 am
Here I thought I shoulda been worried about Ives and Oberweis.
“The party is going down. I can’t stop it anymore.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:00 am
“we have a crisis of common sense.”
Truer words have never been spoken. Such a self own.
Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:03 am
=A permanent minority party in Illinois.=
Agree. It seems like a lot of them like it that way. They are able to maintain their fantasy-world corner of the state and raise lots of campaign cash from the rubes out there.
Because the overwhelming majority of the Illinois population has: 1) never heard of them 2) never heard of their towns 3) will never be impacted by their craziness they are free to run around and spew their lunacy to willingly delusional audience. They want the comfort of a time when they did not have to compete with folks that were not the same as them for resources or money so they gladly embrace lies which they think reinforces that fantasy.
Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:03 am
Who is left in the GOP to counter these people? Does Durkin have any desire to grow his caucus or just be content to let the loons take over and define the GOP in Illinois?
Comment by Give Me A Break Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:04 am
“Bailey’s tempered response to the idea of election fraud”
When Bailey is the rational one…whew.
Flavored popcorn is delicious for watching the ILGOP gubernatorial primary. Grabbing a lot.
Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:09 am
To me the sad part in all this is that up to 74 million of our fellow citizens in this country are willing to buy into all this.
Comment by Bemused Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:12 am
“Who is left in the GOP to counter these people? Does Durkin have any desire to grow his caucus or just be content to let the loons take over and define the GOP in Illinois??
It’s too late. The loons have already taken over.
Comment by Manchester Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:14 am
@Bemused - That is indeed sad, but scary too.
Comment by PublicServant Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:17 am
It’s so frustrating how we’re all lectured and scolded to be patient listeners and be compassionate and empathetic, to bend our worldview to accommodate “the other side of the aisle,” in the name of patriotism or bipartisanship or whatever, when this is the content of their beliefs and agenda. It’s never about finding solutions to problems or the proper role of government in that process. It’s stuff like “is reality real?” “Is a deadly virus good actually?” “Do you really want your grandma to live?”
Comment by SWIL_Voter Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:20 am
This is the GOP now. Fantasies, conspiracies and vilification is all you get from that party. Durkin, like so many others, has lost or given up on controlling the loons of the party.
Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:25 am
- We do not have a climate crisis! -
Let’s get the government out of the crop insurance business and see if Miller feels the same way.
Comment by Excitable Boy Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:27 am
Rich, some days I think you want to make it clear you are in no way related to the Millers. /s
Comment by Montrose Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:27 am
“overwhelmingly elected”
So not only was there enough fraud to overturn the election, but so much that it would have been a landslide victory? Bravado and delusion sure make one potent cocktail.
Comment by City Zen Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:27 am
This is not your father’s, or Jim Edgar’s, or Jim Thompson’s, or George Ryan’s, or even Bruce Rauner’s Illinois GOP.
Permanent minority party indeed.
Comment by Roman Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:29 am
“Rich, some days I think you want to make it clear you are in no way related to the Millers.” Maybe he can cast himself as being from an eastern European and call himself Ric Hmiller.
Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:31 am
I’m a big fan of the “no relation” bit.
Comment by AlfondoGonz Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:34 am
=“Make no mistake, Donald J. Trump was overwhelmingly elected in this last election cycle,” said State Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland, at Bailey’s event.=
This is the rhetoric that causes people to do stupid and in some instances violent things. It should be condemned by members of both parties.
Comment by Pundent Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:42 am
Chris and Mary are Miller Lites: Less Taste and More Baffling
Comment by Tommydanger Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:51 am
It’s a sad day when we have the likes of Bailey and Miller (no relation) going around not only spreading the lies about the past election. That in itself is enough to get them defeated on Election Day. Then you have them being deniers of the Coronavirus that has Bailey’s family member in the hospital as killed 1000’s of people. Now it is making a return in many areas filling hospitals and yet Bailey is still not pushing to get people vaccinated. What is wrong with these people? Is it strictly political or are they just not smart enough to see what’s happening before them?
Comment by Club J Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:55 am
I am reminded of the old line about Newt Gringrich, that he is a dumb person’s idea of a smart person. Do Miller’s (no relation) followers actually view her as a smart person? Or do they not care about smarts anymore, and just want a politician who isn’t afraid to say certain things and will fight, fight, fight against the boogie men (libs).
Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:57 am
=Let’s get the government out of the crop insurance business and see if Miller feels the same way.=
You win the internet today. That is good stuff and I would love to hear the Miller’s (no relation to Rich) thoughts on getting the government out of the crop bailout/welfare business. My guess is that they would not answer the questions after stumbling around for a minute or two, their minds fully blown.
Really good catch.
Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:58 am
How long until Team Pritzker starts running ads under the wire supporting Bailey? “Bailey too conservative”. Ha ha.
Comment by Numbers matter Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 10:00 am
=Is it strictly political or are they just not smart enough to see what’s happening before them?=
It’s craven. They see an opportunity to personally benefit off of others. They don’t necessarily have the courage of their convictions because when they are inevitably challenged they will blame those that were foolish enough to listen to them.
Comment by Pundent Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 10:01 am
How does it not surprising me Chris and Mary are made for one another.
Comment by Glengarry Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 10:20 am
Yikes. If the current map goes into effect, I will be in Mary Miller’s district. I will vote for anyone, literally anyone who runs against her. I’ve been talking to my dog, but so far he doesn’t seem interested. Even he knows Trump lost. Some of our neighbors don’t.
Comment by The Ford Lawyer Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 10:31 am
=== If the current map goes into effect===
There is no new congressional map.
Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 10:39 am
“Joe Biden won the election, earning 51.3% of the popular vote to Trump’s 46.9% and earning 306 electoral college votes to Trump’s 232, according to the Federal Election Commission. There has been no credible evidence in the months since the election of widespread fraud or irregularities that would cast doubt on those results.”
Kudos to the Effingham Daily News for including this paragraph.
Comment by KSDinCU Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 11:00 am
Went to the Effingham County Fair parade Sunday. County Republican booth as jammin’ There was one guy sitting in the County Democratic booth, alone. Big Bailey presence, booths and in parade. Millers, too. In the parade, she was on foot; I heard her mouth something about “Close the border.” Felt embarrassed for her; seemed like she was saying what she had been told to say. Seriously, I think Republicans must outnumber Democrats here 20-1.
Comment by up2now Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 11:11 am
“Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen”
Is this what Mary means by crisis of common sense?
Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 11:14 am
The Millers ( not Rich), Rep. Wilhour, and Darren Bailey were certainly never members of a Science Olympiad team. The nonsense they spew…the anti-science rhetoric is a clear picture of deficits in processing information.
Rubes…all of them.
Comment by Rudy’s teeth Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 11:19 am
JB has to be pulling for Bailey to win the primary. Winning 20 to 1 in Effingham won’t mean much in the statewide general election when Bailey won’t attract much support in the Chicago area.
Comment by anon2 Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 11:38 am
There is a Chris G Miller in zip code 61943 who has receive farm subsidy of $ 942,418.85 from 1995 to 2019. Recipients in this zip code received $23,257,966 from 1995-2019.
https://farm.ewg.org/addrsearch.php?z=1&zip=61943&page=0
Comment by Bigtwich Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 11:47 am
As a constituent of Republicans Tom Bennett and Jason Barickman, I’m actually a little envious of those citizens represented by “Eastern Bloc” republicans. At least they know where they are on the issues.
I have no idea where Bennett and Barickman stand on the issues of voter fraud, masks, or virtually anything. I know from Instagram that Tom Bennett is awesome at going to community functions, and various businesses in his district, but I really don’t know much of anything about his political stances other than a myriad of “no” votes in the GA, most of which match that of the “Eastern Bloc”.
Comment by Merle Webb’s jump shot Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 11:55 am
I hearby call the Death Panel To order. Chair Mary Miller.
Comment by Nitemayor Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 12:23 pm
Being a Republican these days sure beats working. Attend some mom and apple pie events, spew some canned falsehoods, sucker salt of the earth folks for money. An easy gig.
Comment by Sir Reel Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 12:49 pm
==I hearby call the Death Panel To order. Chair Mary Miller.==
Sarah Palin predicted these death panels back around 2012 but said it was Obamacare that would create them. She just had the wrong source.
Comment by don the legend Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 12:56 pm
===No relation.===
Just once, wouldn’t you like to find a Miller you can claim? S/ Maybe?
Comment by Bruce( no not him) Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 2:22 pm
As tasteless, quick to lie, and dangerous as Chris Miller is, Mary is worse. Her facebook page is nothing but race-baiting, fear mongering, and complete fabrications. If this is uncivil please take it down, but I would first check out her facebook page so you can see I am in no way exaggerating.
Comment by Commissar Gritty Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 2:57 pm
They believe that Trump won because “everyone I know voted for Trump. Crickey, I drove around the whole county and saw only Trump signs.” Take a drive around my block.
Comment by 47th and Lake Park Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 3:18 pm
= Just once, wouldn’t you like to find a Miller you can claim? S/ Maybe? =
Miller’s Pub?
Comment by JoanP Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 3:45 pm
Arthur Miller
Buddy Miller
Bill Miller (great Indigenous musician)
Comment by filmmaker prof Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 5:34 pm
If democrats would start inspiring people to vote for them instead of just being a better option they would get more done that needs to be done.
National gop has been dragging People to the right because Democrats left a vacuum after Reagan took them to the woodshed in 1980
Comment by Publius Tuesday, Aug 3, 21 @ 9:43 pm