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Caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:41 am

Comments

1. “Emil and I are homeboys, man… There are times when I consider myself the first African-American mayor of Springfield.”

   Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:42 am

2. I and my fellow Dems have collectively brought this government to a screeching halt (not to mention the brink of bankruptcy) and all I got was this lousy T-shirt!

   Comment by Team America Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:45 am

3. Oh #$%^&! They caught me talking to one of them!
   (”Them” being those who are moving IDOT jobs to Harrisburg.)

   Comment by Irish Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:50 am

4. Not as much as I love that Green!

   Comment by Diamond Dog Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:52 am

5. “This t-shirt was all I could afford on food stamps. Maybe a pay raise could at least buy capital letters.”

   Comment by Greg Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:55 am

6. I wanted a raise and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

   Comment by Ghost Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:56 am

7. “I need to get rid of this Quinlan growth on my shoulder.”

   Comment by DumberThanULook Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 9:56 am

8. To a couple of deleted posters: Your attempts to “talk black” were offensive. Don’t do it again.

   Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:09 am

9. TD: “Did he graduate from Griffin, did he play football, does he know Sam Madonia?

   Comment by Dan S. a Voter and Cubs Fan Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:12 am

10. I’ve got a pension and you don’t.You pay FICA taxes and the hacks that get out the vote for me, who are on the City of Chicago payroll, don’t.

    Comment by Steve Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:16 am

11. “Why do you want me to lean out instead of lean in?”

    Comment by Anon Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:19 am

12. Hmmm, I vote blue. Blue what? Blue suede shoes, Cubbie blue, or a blue sky? I can’t figure it out!

    Comment by Levois Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:22 am

13. “Senator, what do you think it would take to get the Governor to return my phone calls?”

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:22 am

14. South Park Episode 209:
    After all the of Lincoln sites are moved to the more economically depressed nether regions of the state, Mayor McDaniels feigns a smile after one final serving of Chef’s “I Don’t Give a Flyin’ Fudge” cookies.

    Comment by Got My Mojo Workin' Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:24 am

15. Voting for dummies, er democrats, now color coded. (Not saying Emil is dumb as he would not have risen to his position without some type of intelligence.)

    Comment by Wumpus Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:26 am

16. EJ: “I vote blue, where’s the beer tent?”

    Comment by Dan S. a Voter and Cubs Fan Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:29 am

17. Front of shirt “i vote blue”

    back of shirt “but i deserve green”

    Comment by Anonymous Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:34 am

18. What do you mean this soda isn’t free? I need this soda, I deserve this soda!

    Comment by Ghost Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:35 am

19. “Russ, where’s my golf cart? Russ, where’s my golf cart? I’m Bill freaking Quinlan! Russ, where’s my golf cart?”

    Comment by Scooby Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:43 am

20. Emil Jones: black and blue

    Comment by Captain Flume Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:45 am

21. You know Mayor Davlin, I am also Irish, you should see my legs in a Kilt! Lets go get a Pint!

    Comment by He Makes Ryan Look Like a Saint Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:57 am

22. Mayor Timmy: “Does anyone have the gift of interepting tounges? I can’t understand a word he just said.”

    Comment by Dan S. a Voter and Cubs Fan Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 10:57 am

23. Photographer to Mayor Davlin: “Now smile and say Harrisburg!”

    Comment by Captain Flume Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:02 am

24. Burned once by a statewide official, a cautious Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin leans away as Senate President Emil Jones slips some Mentos into his Diet Coke bottle.

    Comment by Fan of the Game Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:05 am

25. Mayor: “Wait let me get out of focus,…darn!

    Comment by ChicagoDem Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:07 am

26. Theft through majority voting is fun,it puts a smile on my face.

    Comment by Steve Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:20 am

27. I vote blue cause that’s all I’m singing about these days.

    Comment by Crimefighter Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:23 am

28. “When you have a super-majority, you can wear anything and look good.”

    Comment by wordslinger Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:24 am

29. Whats in the bottle…That should be the question.

    Comment by Speaking At Will Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:32 am

30. Emil: Mr. Mayor, you look great.

    Davlin: Mr. President, you look good as well. Have you been losing weight? Pretty soon, you will be as thin as the Speaker.

    Emil: You know Tim, that is one of the biggest myths at the Capitol! The speaker is not really that thin - he is just always standing next to Steve Brown. Brown is more slimming than the striped shirt you are wearing.

    Davlin: I have to get myself a new press secretary.

    Comment by 2cool4school Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 11:35 am

31. Davlin: “I voted blue, too, and the only blue I got was the water surrounding the new IDOT Traffic Safety building in Harrisburg.”

    Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 12:07 pm

32. Emil: “Dude…where’s my cheese?”

    Other Guy: “I heard those mice in the House took it all.”

    Emil: “I told you I needed a pay raise…rats!”

    Comment by Reality Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 12:11 pm

33. “This self serving bozo has conspired to dismantle my City’s economic base and I have to stand here and smile with him!”

    Comment by One of the 35 Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 12:21 pm

34. Do - Dah

    Comment by Toni H. Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 12:28 pm

35. A state senator who votes blue chats with a local mayor who’s seeing red.

    Comment by Budget Watcher Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 12:44 pm

36. E and D head to the horseshoe pits after some good ones.

    Comment by zatoichi Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 12:47 pm

37. Ringling Brothers proudly presents the 2008 clown college graduates.

    Comment by Sweet Polly Purebred Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 12:59 pm

38. Rich: As always you take the cake!

    Comment by Sweet Polly Purebred Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 1:04 pm

39. “Where is the blue food?” — George Carlin

    Comment by Anon Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 1:22 pm

40. See…if you smile and wrinkle your nose like this…you can look like me! Uh, well…sort of…

    Comment by Siyotanka Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 1:31 pm

41. There is no “i” in ComEd, but there is a “m” and an “e”.

    Comment by Jake from Elwood Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 1:33 pm

42. Emil:

    “I’m going to save Chicago Public Schools, y’all. Haters hate on!”

    BTW, Rich, thank you for respecting general decency concerning offensive posts.

    Comment by Black Ivy Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 1:38 pm

43. New Movie Poster: “Politicians in Pink: A [man] from the wrong side of the tracks, a geeky new-waver who worships him….

    Comment by Ghost Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 1:47 pm

44. ‘Hey, I’ll hand out flyers the whole day for one of those sweet T’s.’

    Actually, I thought it was a pretty nice tee-shirt. I mean, usually you get the candidate’s name blazed across the whole thing. This was more of a ‘unity’ message.

    Comment by leo Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 2:25 pm

45. Was Blue the name of the horse Dring should’ve had?

    Comment by dick guzinya Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 2:29 pm

46. leo-
    Look closely at the blue T. In the small type at the bottom it says ‘illinois senate democrats, emil jones jr. president.”

    My question is what is that logo? Is that a nickle?

    Comment by The Mad Hatter Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 2:32 pm

47. You’re my boy Blue, You’re my boy!

    Comment by JI Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 2:46 pm

48. I can’t help but notice the somewhat vacant stares. So, with apologies to the movie “Friday” and edited for this site:

    Devlin: “I know you don’t drink Coke. I know this. But I’m gonna git you caffeinated today. ’cause it’s Friday, you ain’t got no session, and you ain’t got stuff to do!”

    Comment by South Side Mike Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 3:07 pm

49. Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin gets yanked out of a photo with Senate President Emil Jones by an alert press intern. “Sir, anything to do with state politics is anathema in your city. Please stay away.”

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 3:26 pm

50. ‘Sammich’ gets deleted?

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 3:27 pm

51. Emil shows his support for educational programs such as Blues Clues

    Comment by Ghost Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 3:37 pm

52. EJ: have you seen the pic of Madigan over at CapitalFax? His face was scrunched up just like this.

    Comment by Ghost Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 3:38 pm

53. I VOTE for whatever BLUEgojevich says.

    Comment by ILtoAZ Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 3:46 pm

54. Poster Boys for the new Anti Obesity Campaign and Program. Our platform is to tax citizens for each pound over the average body-mass-index and calories consumed above the standard set by Science in the Public Interest! We’ll make Billions and yank Illinois out of debt. Our motto, Trim Is In ! Help beautify Illinois.

    Comment by A Citizen Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 4:00 pm

55. My goodness, there really IS a reason they call them Fat Cats.

    Comment by A Citizen Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 4:15 pm

56. Mad Hatter: “My question is what is that logo? Is that a nickle?”

    It was a Obama pin. They were handing them out in several languages. Not sure if they were official.

    Comment by leo Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 4:20 pm

57. TjD: “That’s a snazzy shirt you have there, Mr. President.”

    EJJjr: “At least my shirt and my skin ain’t a matching pair, Mr. Mayor. By the way, how you doin’ on that IDOT project?”

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 4:57 pm

58. “Not only do I vote blue, I feel blue”

    Comment by some former legislative intern Friday, Aug 15, 08 @ 6:01 pm

59. Deputy Dog: I’m feeling mighty blue

    Comment by Ghost Saturday, Aug 16, 08 @ 2:42 pm

60. I vote “steak”

    Comment by Bruno Behrend Sunday, Aug 17, 08 @ 11:48 pm

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