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Offline Gil

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Illinois politics at its finest
« on: December 09, 2008, 06:55:05 PM »
Gotta love it!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/us/politics/09text-illinois.html

I'm sure most of you have heard this already. But this is nothing out of the ordinary, in terms of Illinois government. We're a very corrupt state.
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2008, 07:00:29 PM »
LOL, yeah I heard about that. Couldn't help but chuckle.  :D
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2008, 07:13:02 PM »
Heck, one of our former governors (a real crook) is in jail!

If only national headlines revealed how things really are here, they would abolish the state's government all together!
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2008, 09:09:50 PM »
Just saw this on World News Tonight. He is the 3rd governor to be in jail in IL?
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2008, 10:07:27 PM »
I laughed when they played that clip of the guy saying that Abe Lincoln was probably turning in his grave. He's not just rolling in his grave. He probably rose from the dead!  :rofl: :rofl2: :rofl2:
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2008, 10:36:11 PM »
:rolleyes: <That's all I have to say.

I've never liked the guy.  He's got a 4% approval rating.  If I were him, I'd probably step down, and leave state
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2008, 09:29:30 AM »
Quote from: wxmediafan on December 09, 2008, 10:36:11 PM
:rolleyes: <That's all I have to say.

I've never liked the guy.  He's got a 4% approval rating.  If I were him, I'd probably step down, and leave state
Despite him being a democrat, I hate him too.

So they want to remove George Ryan from the prison that he's in, to a prison that's "closer to his family and friends". Why the sympathy? He was the biggest crook of them all. :censored:
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2008, 09:42:35 AM »
Quote from: wxmediafan on December 09, 2008, 10:36:11 PM
He's got a 4% approval rating.
Even Dubya has a better approval rating!
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2008, 03:47:25 PM »
Quote from: tpirfan28 on December 10, 2008, 09:42:35 AM
Quote from: wxmediafan on December 09, 2008, 10:36:11 PM
He's got a 4% approval rating.
Even Dubya has a better approval rating!
LOL! :rofl2:
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2008, 03:51:30 PM »
Quote from: tpirfan28 on December 10, 2008, 09:42:35 AM
Quote from: wxmediafan on December 09, 2008, 10:36:11 PM
He's got a 4% approval rating.
Even Dubya has a better approval rating!
what, 4.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001%?  :bleh:
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2008, 07:39:50 PM »
Illinois=bad state for government. I really don't like Rod Blagoyovich.
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2008, 10:20:41 PM »
Blagojevich for future references ;)

Illinois is not the most corrupted, believe it or not.  4 other states ranks above us.  I think Louisiana is the most corrupt, if memory from the 6 o'clock news serves me correct :P
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2008, 03:01:26 AM »
Quote from: ilovemikebettes on December 10, 2008, 07:39:50 PM
Illinois=bad state for government. I really don't like Rod Blagoyovich.
I don't like him either. I also hate this state!
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2008, 06:39:13 PM »
Quote from: tpirfan28 on December 10, 2008, 09:42:35 AM
Quote from: wxmediafan on December 09, 2008, 10:36:11 PM
He's got a 4% approval rating.
Even Dubya has a better approval rating!
Here's some interesting facts:

Blago's rating:  4%.
Bush's rating: 29%.
Comcast's rating: 54%.

He needs to quit out of shame.
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Re: Illinois politics at its finest
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2009, 08:55:23 PM »
Blago no more!

As if it wasn't coming anyway.
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