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* Here’s your last chance to win an invite to tonight’s barbeque at Casa de Miller. Pictured below is Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady and his scary eyes…
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 2:38 am
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The Red-Eyed Revenants: Pretending to be a political party.
Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 3:15 am
The White Oak: He’s a lumberjack nut that’s ok
Comment by DSch Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 5:25 am
PB: “Rich, thanks for the invite. I’ll be bringing a special liver dish, served with fava beans and a nice chianti, thwp, thwp, thwp, thwp, thwp….”
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 5:25 am
Don’t push me people, I will smite thee without batting an eye.
Comment by Give Me A Break Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 5:50 am
A fine example of Skrebneski’s early work. While truly expressing the sole of his subject, the artist had yet to discover the impact of light and flash on the coloration of the subject’s eyes. Although he later claimed that his subject was, in fact, possessed by demons at the time it is important to note that his greater work occurred only after discovering the impact of increasing ambient lighting and only then did he move on to his more famous studies of Rick Pearson and John Kass.
Comment by Skeeter Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 6:24 am
Sometimes you say you don’t want my love today /
But oh baby, I know what you’re aiming at /
And I know, I see everything that’s in store for me /
Well, baby here’s your big surprise, yeah /
I’ve got x-ray eyes, ahh /
And I can see right through your lies, ahh /
One day you’ll see, you’ll come crawling back to me /
I’m your one and only, that’s a fact, yeah /
I’m the one, the one and only, in the end, baby you’ll be lonely /
I’ve got no time for silly goodbyes, yeah
I’ve got x-ray eyes (x-ray eyes) /
And I can see right through your lies (ahh), yeah /
I’ve got x-ray eyes (x-ray eyes) /
And I can see right through your lies (ahh), yeah, yeah
– KISS, “X-Ray Eyes” (1979)
Comment by MrJM Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 6:47 am
Demon Sleep
Comment by Cincinnatus Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 6:51 am
“I’m resigning my position of IL Republican Party Chairman and will be starring soon in “X-Men Ad Nauseum” as Cyclops.
Comment by Wensicia Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 7:04 am
Illinois Republican Party, now with laser vision!
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 7:06 am
His face when he saw the remap results.
Comment by Gregor Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 7:12 am
Quinn won?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Comment by G. Willickers Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 7:19 am
I also have a matching blue shirt and blue eyes for when it’s Democrat Day at the State Fair.
Comment by Wilson Pickett Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 7:37 am
Making Illinois a red state — one shirt, one set of eyes, and one sunburn at a time.
Comment by RedState Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 7:46 am
Republican Eyes
Comment by Fed Up Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:00 am
“Is that a puppy?”
Comment by Casual observer Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:13 am
“The thousand-yard stare. An Illinois Republican gets it after he’s been irrelevant for too long. It’s like you’ve really seen…beyond. I got it. All Illinois Republicans got it. You’ll have it, too.”
Comment by Small Town Liberal Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:14 am
there are some cookies and sweet tea over there on the table.. I will be right back..
Comment by Joe Blow Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:20 am
Spontaneous combustion in three, two, one…….
Comment by Tommydanger Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:21 am
The new line of YSL contacts really complete the look!
Comment by zatoichi Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:26 am
“This state is run by Quinn, Cullerton and Madigan: See no evil, Hear no evil, and Evil.”
Comment by reformer Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:31 am
I will always do what Speaker Madigan tells me. I will always do what Speaker Madigan tells me.
I will always do what Speaker Madigan tells me.
Comment by Anonymour Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:33 am
Pat Brady: I starred into Michelle Bachman’s eyes, and this is the stare I have had ever since.
Comment by Throwing Stones Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:35 am
The spell of incompetence I’ve been placed on Pat Quinn has worked better than I hoped. It’s unfortunate that this unexpected power makes my eyes glow a demonic red. Maybe if I wear a shirt to match my eyes no one will notice.
Comment by AC Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:35 am
Note to self: never stare directly into Michele Bachmann’s eyes.
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:37 am
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady is the latest victim to Quinn Ramble Coma where someone trying to following a Pat Quinn stream of consciousnesses loses their mind.
Comment by OneMan Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:37 am
“I don’t always vote, but when I do, I prefer Republican.”
Comment by Erwin Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:48 am
I am Zod
Comment by OneMan Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:51 am
I’m the most important Republican in Illinois. No really, I am really. I mean it
Comment by Tom Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 8:52 am
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, well uhhhhh I’m not gonna be fooled again. 911 gosh darnet
Comment by Throwing Stones Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:08 am
Sign our online petition if you’re cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.
Comment by just sayin' Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:13 am
So that’s where the last Horcrux went!
Comment by Aldyth Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:14 am
I am waiting for Republican unification. It will come in the form of Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
Comment by PaGo Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:18 am
Rich, are you the Keymaster?
Comment by PaGo Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:19 am
Randy Ramey was not at my house for a BBQ tonight!
Comment by Spliff Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:22 am
State GOP Chairman Brady models new “Red State” contacts, as he kicks off Illinois GOP’s “See Red” campaign.
Comment by anon sequitor Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:30 am
You talking to me? Well I’m the only one here.
Comment by badfiction Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:45 am
Illinois Republicans will do very well in the next election, and the GOP candidate for President will campaign here, honest.
Comment by reformer Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:51 am
“Check out my Joe Walsh impression!”
Comment by Dirty Red Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:56 am
It must be Republican Day at the State Fair so I better replay my usual comment about why the Democrats have thousands more people at their Chairmen’s Association brunch than the Republicans do: “The Democrats bus union members in.” Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Comment by Just Sayin' Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 9:57 am
Coors …
The Banquet Beer.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:17 am
“This shirt really brings out my eyes, don’t you think?
Comment by What's in a name? Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:24 am
“Alright, listen up, people. This is a picture of our Chairman. Our Chairman has been screwing up for the past 3 elections. Average Chairmen screw up about 4 times every cycle, unless Madigan really has it out for them. That gives OUR Chairman his alloted mess-ups! What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area for this Chairman. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your Chairman is Mr. Patrick Brady. We need to capture him and make him our Ex-Chairman. Go get him.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:25 am
Ever heard about the Laser Kittens, now we have Laser Chairman.
Comment by Highland, IL Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:25 am
The warning lights come on when the battery dies.
Comment by Boone Logan Square Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:27 am
“I call this my ‘Charleton Heston - you can take my gun from my cold dead hand’ look …”
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:31 am
He’ll expose you
When he snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs he throws you
He’s ferocious
And he knows just what it
Takes to make a crow blush
All the Dems think he’s a spy
He’s got — Patrick Brady eyes….
Comment by Dooley Dudright Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:35 am
I vote for OneMan. Zod is cool.
Comment by dupage dan Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 10:49 am
Here’s your robe. The ship picks us up at midnight.
Comment by The Slayer Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:01 am
Shaka, when the walls fell!
Comment by overcooked Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:04 am
Father Merrin speaking to his assistant from The Exorcist (1973): Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon. We may ask what is relevant but anything beyond that is dangerous. He is a liar. The demon is a liar. He will lie to confuse us. But he will also mix lies with the truth to attack us. The attack is psychological, Damien, and powerful. So don’t listen to him. Remember that - do not listen.
Comment by PublicServant Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:05 am
Proof that looking upon Satan does make your eyes bleed.
Comment by 10th Indy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:05 am
IL GOP chairman Pat Brady just advised that unlike golf, lowest score does not in fact win. “We’ve all been hurt by Quinn’s and Madigan’s tricks, but Illinois remains in play for the GOP in 2012,” said Brady in a statement.
Comment by too obvious Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:08 am
Booga booga booga
Comment by k3_Spfld_Chi Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:13 am
In Russia, Argentina cries for you!
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:17 am
Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady shows how much he is a Republican by incoporating red not into his shirt, and his wallpaper, but also the color of his eyes.
Comment by Its Just Me Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:23 am
Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady is still red hot that his party couldn’t beat Pat Quinn.
Comment by Its Just Me Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:24 am
The Devil is in the Details…
Comment by ah HA Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:25 am
There is nothing wrong with your computer screen. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your computer. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to… The Outer Limits.
Comment by Esquire Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:26 am
Pat Brady was up all night trying to figure out a way to convince the conservative wing of his party that they need moderate candidates to win elections.
Comment by Its Just Me Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:31 am
“You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, . . . .
(With apologies to “On the Waterfront”)
Comment by LincolnLounger Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:33 am
It’s all about the angle of refraction. If the flash is placed to close to the lens it can result in an unwanted reflection from the eyes resulting in the appearance of red eyes. Simply put, it’s bad photography.
Comment by That Guy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:34 am
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”
Comment by Cincinnatus Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 11:52 am
The photo is really better when viewed in the original on McHenry County Blog.
Pat Brady is posing with a broadly smiling Chad Koppie at a Nunda Township GOP meeting. A friend of McHenry County Blog sent it to me.
Comment by Cal Skinner Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 12:01 pm
“Klaatu barada nikto”
Comment by D.P. Gumby Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 12:02 pm
The Illinois Republican party — batteries not included.
Comment by Anonymour Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 12:11 pm
===The photo is really better when viewed in the original on McHenry County Blog.===
Agreed. But you couldn’t see Brady’s eyes with both in the pic, so I cropped it.
Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 12:12 pm
I don’t think my shirt could be any tighter. Wait, this isn’t my shirt, its my bankers!
Comment by Justice Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 12:18 pm
Wonder if Madigan will fear me now that I’m a vampire?
Comment by In the Sticks Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 12:24 pm
“Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m a man of wealth and taste
I’ve been around for a long, long year
Stole a party’s soul and it’s faith
And I was round when Bill Brady
Gave the party its doubt and pain
Made damn sure that “SCC”
Washed their hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
I stuck around Springfield and Chi-ca-go
When I saw it was a time for a change
Ousted McKenna and his campaign
NO ONE screamed in vain
I won the vote
Held a generals rank
When the primary raged
And the candidates stank
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
I watched with glee
While your 2 split wings
Fought for two decades
For the slates they made
I shouted out,
Who killed conservatives?
When after all
It was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I’m a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for our GOP
Who get killed before they reached election day
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what’s confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me The Chair Man
Cause I’m in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
I’ve laid you GOP to waste, um yeah
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, um yeah
But what’s puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down
Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!
Tell me baby, what’s my name
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name
Tell me baby, what’s my name
I tell you one time, you’re to blame
Ooo, who
Ooo, who
Ooo, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Oh, yeah
What’s my name
Tell me, baby, what’s my name
Tell me, sweetie, what’s my name
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who
Oh, yeah”
Sympathy for the Chairman …
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:02 pm
We AAAAARRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Illinois!… aren’t we!!!!
Comment by Amuzing Myself Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:09 pm
Willy, I’m suddenly feeling very sympathetic.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:29 pm
-Anon …
I am wrestling wether that is good or bad …
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:34 pm
Dazed, Dr. Samuel Beckett asks Al how he ended up in the State of Illinois and why is there a prison in Lincoln.
Comment by Desert Dweller Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:35 pm
Look at the eyes, Willy…it’s an eerie feeling, isn’t it? lol
(Great job, BTW. That one needs to be added to CapFax’s “Greatest Hits”. Well done.)
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:44 pm
“I must break you”
Comment by Bring Back Boone's Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:44 pm
-Anon …
The eyes are piercing, cold, but a hint of inner laughter .. “at” us … eerie indeed!
And thanks, that is high praise, I appreciate that.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:50 pm
I’m gonna need to pick a winner soon, so start listing your preferences. I’ve also asked Chairman Brady for his input.
Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:53 pm
Oh, Chairman Brady is going to give input …
That parody song was from Oswego WALLY, with an “a” … not Willy …
Sorry for the confusion, Chairman Brady!
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 1:55 pm
Up Next: The ILGOP’s new Reality TV Show, “Theta Programming Gone Wild!!!” - where everyone and everything is a political target!
*gets popcorn and dons tin foil hat for protection before sitting down and turning eyes toward the screen*
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 2:00 pm
Per Miller’s request:
Small Town Liberal’s “thousand yard stare” and “the warning lights come on when the battery dies” by Boone Logan Square seem like the top two. And Oswego (insert W name) last comment is also worthy of mention.
Comment by Skeeter Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 2:01 pm
Wordslinger, Skeeter and PaGo, and Anon’s Batteries Not Included …
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 2:05 pm
Definitely Oswego Willy for coming up with the new ILGOP battle hymn.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 2:07 pm
Pick Oswego Willy for sheer volume over the past week, most of which were really funny.
Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 2:21 pm
I like this one from Too Obvious:
“We’ve all been hurt by Quinn’s and Madigan’s tricks, but Illinois remains in play for the GOP in 2012.”
Also this one from Spliff:
“Rep. Ramey was not at my house for a BBQ.”
Comment by reformer Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 3:09 pm
Thanks for everyone who liked my post. What is great about this site is all the great commenters here, and trying to keep up with them!
Thanks again for those who voted for me
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 3:46 pm
Willie, you might have won if you didn’t go golfing this morning.
Comment by wordslinger Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 3:50 pm
HOW DID YOU KNOW, WORD ……?????
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 3:55 pm
Tom Cross thought wordslinger’s remark was uncalled for ….
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 9, 11 @ 4:02 pm