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* You may not know that Deputy House Majority Leader Lou Lang was on Jeopardy back in 1986 and won two rounds. Here’s a photo from his TV appearance…

How did I get that photo? Well, Rep. Marty Moylan somehow obtained video of Lang’s long-ago Jeopardy appearance (I suspect Russian involvement) and is planning to show it at a fundraiser he’s having Monday with Reps. Fran Hurley and Natalie Manley at the Illinois Credit Union League. I’m not in the habit of plugging fundraisers, but how could I pass up this one?

Click here for the flier if you’re interested in going.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:15 am

Comments

  1. “What is Flock of Seaguls?”?

    Comment by Boone's is back Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:17 am

  2. Lang “Alex, I’ll take ‘Future Illinois Budgets’ for $500, please.”

    Comment by East Central Illinois Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:18 am

  3. Alex, I’ll take Rauner is fiddling while Illinois burns. And make it a true daily double please.

    Comment by Flynn's mom Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:23 am

  4. “What is ‘having an “up” day’?”

    “Who is Scott Lee Cohen”

    “What is the Edgar Ramp?”

    “Who is Roland Burris?”

    “Who is Mel Reynolds?”

    Who are Dold and Schneider?”

    “What is a Super-Majority?”

    “What is a Golden Horseshoe?”

    “What is ‘Let my people go’?”

    “Who is Mike Bost?”

    “Who is Lance Trover?”

    “What is ‘Dad’s Home State’?”

    “What is Cannoli?”

    “Who is Ken Dunkin?”

    “Who is Jack Franks?”

    “What is a former federal prosecutor?”

    “What is Medical Mary Jane?”

    What is ‘Who’?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:24 am

  5. “What is Harrah’s”?

    Comment by pool boy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:24 am

  6. Well yes, Alex, Illinois has done a bad job of funding our pensions, but why would you blame me for that when I’m new and they’ve been underfunded for 100 years?

    Comment by Earnest Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:25 am

  7. I’ll take “Large Contributions from the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois” please. Oh, you meant, pick a category.

    Comment by City Zen Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:26 am

  8. “Lou Lang was on Jeopardy back in 1986 and won two rounds.”

    But Mr. Ferguson toppled him in the third round by sweeping the category ‘Japan US Relations’.

    – MrJM

    Comment by @MisterJayEm Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:27 am

  9. What is “Spending 3 decades to become #3?”

    I’ll risk nothing Alex.

    Comment by A guy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:28 am

  10. “I’ll take Anal Bum Cover for $200, Trebek.”

    “The category is An Album Cover, Lou. “

    Comment by wordslinger Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:36 am

  11. I’ll take Grand Bar Gain for $200.

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:38 am

  12. “Who are Jesse White and the Tumblers”

    “Who is Dick Butka?”

    “Who is Jack Ryan?”

    “Who is Alan Keyes?”

    “Who are the Spin Sisters?”

    “What is ‘The Daily Show’?”

    “What is ’sleep well on weekends’?”

    “What is Election Day golfing?”

    “What is the 13th Ward?”

    “Who are the Jacksons?”

    “What is a mounted animal head?”

    “What is a trash can van?”

    “What is the Friday Fiasco?”

    “What is ‘Pat Quinn failed’?”

    “Who is AFSCME?”

    “What is regret?”

    “What is Lincolnshire?”

    “What is Decatur?”

    “What is ’squeeze the beast’?”

    “What is ‘no social agenda’?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:42 am

  13. “What is gaming expansion?”

    “I’m sorry, Lou, the answer we were looking for was ‘Meteor.’ ‘Meteor.”

    Comment by Robert the Bruce Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:45 am

  14. “Suck it, Trebek!”

    == https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImaYMoTi2g8 ==

    Comment by Dave Dahl Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:50 am

  15. Is it just me, or is he also rocking the mid-80s Phil Collins look?

    Comment by Northsider Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:57 am

  16. Who is Speaker of the House Lee Daniels?

    Comment by Jocko Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 11:58 am

  17. I’d like to put this question on postponed consideration, please.

    Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:00 pm

  18. That’s a great suit. Is that rayon?

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:01 pm

  19. –I’d like to put this question on postponed consideration, please.–

    Heh. Could I have a second reading, please?

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:02 pm

  20. Trebek: Mr. Lang, you rang in first.

    Rep. Lang: I was just voting present, Alex.

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:04 pm

  21. LL: “Have all voted who wish? Have all voted who wish? Mr. Trebek, please take the record.”

    AT: “Mr. Lang, that’s not a category.”

    Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:07 pm

  22. LL: “Out of the record.”

    AT: “Mr. Lang, again, that is not a category.”

    Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:08 pm

  23. I’ll take Speaker Madigan and the things he controls for $800 Alex.

    Comment by Gruntled University Employee Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:13 pm

  24. Wordslinger wins

    Comment by Anonymous Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:13 pm

  25. LL: I’ll take POT-pourri for $200…

    AT: It’s pronounced POE-pourri, Sir.

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:13 pm

  26. Alex: “Mr Lang, tell us about yourself”
    Lou: “Well Alex, I plan on being an honest public servant to the residents of Illinois by becoming the number one recipient of donations from the gambling industry”

    Comment by Lech W Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:14 pm

  27. Somebody’s got comments Tourette’s today. Whew!

    Comment by Anonymous Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:14 pm

  28. Lou Lange - Here I come to save the day!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wUe5aEwHM

    Comment by strange bedfellow Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:20 pm

  29. LL: Alex, Things that will never happen for $100.00
    LL: What is destroying Illinois’ economy for term limits.

    Comment by don the legend Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:35 pm

  30. New riders of the purple sage,Alex I’ll take Panama red for twenty

    Comment by Rabid Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:41 pm

  31. ***“What is Flock of Seaguls?”***
    ***What is ‘Who’?****

    “What is Parliament of Owls?”

    Comment by X-prof Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 12:54 pm

  32. Lou “In the opinion of the Chair, the Ayes have it.”

    Alex “Not here.”

    Comment by walker Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 1:06 pm

  33. Here are your Double Jeopardy categories:
    Casinos
    Medicinal Marijuana
    Carrying Water
    Workers’ Compensation
    Gun Control
    and Useless Trivia

    Comment by Jake From Elwood Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 2:27 pm

  34. “I’ll take jailed Illinois governors for 2 to 5 years, Alex.”

    Comment by 32nd Ward Roscoe Village Friday, Mar 24, 17 @ 3:42 pm

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