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* It’s graduation season and this is from a press release…
State Senator Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago 13th) congratulated and encouraged graduates on Sunday as he delivered the keynote address at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Raoul earned his juris doctor degree from Chicago-Kent in 1993, then embarked on a career he told graduates was unorthodox but equipped him “to serve as an advocate in more meaningful ways than I could have imagined as a law student.”
On November 6, 2004, I was asked why – among six or seven individuals vying for the appointment – I was best qualified to replace then-State Senator Barack Obama, who had just been elected U.S. Senator. I wasn’t the likeliest candidate – either on paper or in the minds of the political odds-makers. But I was able to point out to the people in that room that I had applied Illinois law in just about every conceivable circumstance, from employment and labor to child welfare to personal injury to higher education to workers’ compensation to criminal law. I’d been a small businessman. I’d prosecuted the accused and defended them.
* From the accompanying photo…
* The Question: Caption?
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 2:52 pm
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Comment by Almost the Weekend Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 2:59 pm
Future United States Senator Raoul addresses graduating lawyers.
Comment by Aldyth Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:00 pm
“…..and so far I have stayed out of jail.”
Comment by Enemy of the State Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:01 pm
Am I cool or what!
Comment by Norseman Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:01 pm
This just in…”Kwame Raoul high on Kwame Raoul”
Comment by Bring Back Boone's Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:03 pm
Sorry I’m late, guys. Now you know how my Judiciary Committee peeps feel!
Comment by Team Sleep Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:07 pm
…so all Toni and Leslie cared about was which one of us had the weirdest name. The next thing I know, I’m a senator. True story.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:10 pm
“You think I talked about myself a lot in that last paragraph. You ain’t seen nothing yet!”
Comment by Ron Burgundy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:13 pm
“So, this isn’t ‘Jubilee Showcase’?”
Jubilee Showcase was the goods.
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:14 pm
“One word. Plastics.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:15 pm
I have been outside the city limits of Illinois and there is a place called Springfield…..
Comment by John A Logan Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:17 pm
And had I applied a little more thought, I could be running against Bruce Rauner right now.
Comment by A guy... Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:24 pm
Senator Raaaaaooouuuullllll
Comment by Mittuns Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:24 pm
No, Tio was not available.
Comment by A guy... Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:25 pm
Does this gown make me look gubernatorial?
Comment by Mittuns Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:26 pm
Can somebody tell me who Roland Burris’ monument carver is? I got a lot of stuff to get on mine.
Comment by dupage dan Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:30 pm
Shut up, kid, or I’ll cut your mom’s pension.
Comment by Reality Check Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:33 pm
I thought there’d be an honorary degree inside this folder, but it’s an autographed photo of Jesse White.
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:47 pm
” Don’t worry. You all can see you remember me when…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:49 pm
“In the IL Senate, I am reminded often how many legislators are lawyers, and how many if those weren’t present the day they taught law at their law schools.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:51 pm
“I told President Cullerton, when he appointed me to the Pension Committee; I went to law school, that means I am no good at math…no good at math…law school…there it is, thanks..,”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:53 pm
“I have seen your future. All I have to say is; go back.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:54 pm
“At first when I was asked to speak, I thought; do I owe any fines for student parking, late textbooks ..,”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 3:55 pm
Believe me, it’s all good when you’re the man that gets the nod! wink,wink…
Comment by I B Strapped Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:00 pm
“When I sit in the Illinois Senate, almost bored, I have to remind myself, as I am reminding you, ‘Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once and awhile, you might miss it…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:01 pm
“If you feel your client is wronged, Sue. If your client is doing the ‘wronged’, plea, if you can get a third of your settlement on cash, settle, and if all else fails, blame your client…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:04 pm
“And then I said to Rod, ‘Wait ’til you hear my Everett Dirksen impression.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:10 pm
“On my first day in the General Assembly, I opened the drawer to my desk on the Floor and inside I found three envelopes…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:12 pm
Class Act.
Comment by phocion Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:12 pm
“You may recognize me from Capitol Fax Caption Contests…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:13 pm
“(Snickers, after looking at the program left on the podium), You guys still spelled my name wrong!”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:36 pm
Show me the money!
Comment by Upon Further Review Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:38 pm
“Let’s get this clear. The other guy formerly held my seat.”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:53 pm
“Sorry, folks, it’s hard to find a cap to fit my head.”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:55 pm
“I just flew in from Chairing a Senate Committee and boy are my arms tired…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 4:57 pm
“People say I had big shoes to fill. For the record, he’s a 10C and I’m an 11D.”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 5:14 pm
“…and then the little girl pointed at me and said, ‘Look Mom, it’s Mayor Daley!”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 5:14 pm
Did I mention that I have Barack’s senate seat ?
And no, it’s not freaking golden.
Comment by siriusly Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 5:17 pm
” Kinda like the Robe,wonder how the name Kwame Raoul will look up there on the wall next to Ilana Diamond Rovner and Abraham Lincoln Marovitz”
Comment by x ace Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 5:25 pm
I’m sure that Senator Raoul dazzled the audience with his keynote speech. I was dazzled myself when I heard Senator Raoul deliver a very eloquent speech on the senate floor in opposition of pension theft encouraging the senate to vote NO on the legislation already passed by the House because of constitutional violations. Shortly after this speech there were many people ready to jump on the Raoul For Governor bandwagon. I was heart-broken a few weeks later when Sen. Raoul voted YES for stronger pension theft and perceived constitutional violations.
Comment by forwhatitsworth Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 8:08 pm
forwhatitsworth: I appreciated your comments. I had the same thoughts. Raoul has shown us that when he speaks he can not be taken seriously. He is just another Chicago politician
Comment by Earl Shumaker Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 9:26 pm
Kwame has come along way from covering paternity court cases.
Comment by anonymous Wednesday, May 21, 14 @ 11:32 pm
This man is another empty soul that follows Speaker Madigan’s orders like a zombie. He will be whatever he is “groomed” to be by the sole proprietorship of the Madigan machine. I will soon be another x resident of this disaster of a state. The Liberal experiment does not seem to be going well, I’m sure it will get better with just a little more spending and borrowing. I’m soon going to join other
HAPPY former resident’s of this corrupt State. Yep another high net worth individual is taking his ball and going home. Soon there will be no high net worth to tax! You can not redistribute nothing. Good luck with that future.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, May 22, 14 @ 8:02 am
Hard to believe that the same legislative district can produce two consecutive “empty suits” sold as the “the real thing.” During the concealed carry debate, Raoul was the lead Democrat on the bill in the Senate and it sometimes seemed as if he did not know much about it beyond what his handlers told him.
Comment by anonymous Thursday, May 22, 14 @ 8:19 am
Anonymous — this is not a liberal experiment. Madigan and his followers are not really liberal and they really aren’t Democrats. They are political opportunists pure and simple. Everything they do is about their own power, and public policy comes in a distant second in their minds.
Comment by ash Thursday, May 22, 14 @ 9:00 am
“But you didn’t come here to hear me lavish praise upon myself about my unparalleled past, so let’s talk about my future!”
Comment by Toure's Latte Thursday, May 22, 14 @ 9:13 am
–You can not redistribute nothing.–
I take it you didn’t make your alleged “high net worth” utilizing the English language.
Can’t miss you if you won’t leave.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, May 22, 14 @ 9:20 am
“weird” name - I am guessing he was named after Kwame Nkrumah who oversaw the nation’s independence from British colonization in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana. An influential 20th-century advocate of Pan-Africanism, he was a founding member of the Organisation of African Unity. So he probabaly identifies himself with KN.
Comment by Bonsaso Thursday, May 22, 14 @ 10:10 am