Free at last...free at last...Thank God, Almighty, I'm free at last.
Scoop
· 3 years ago
(AP) -- Upon exiting her campaign bus during a stop on her statewide tour, State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka was told she was under arrest for impersonating a Republican.
Niles Township
· 3 years ago
Touchdown Bears!
one-armed bandit
· 3 years ago
cherries ... cherries ... CHERRIES! Jackpot at the slots! I paid for my budget with a casino jackpot.
Dem Voting R
· 3 years ago
We're on a roll! Beware oncoming traffic, Blago!
Buck Flagojevich
· 3 years ago
It's time for my hug Richie now that I proposed a casino for your city.
Buck Flagojevich
· 3 years ago
Look out Illinois! All those horse-shoes I had to eat are coming up.
Anonymous
· 3 years ago
I'm gonna run a deficit "this" big.
maggiemae
· 3 years ago
Hairdo's just been indicted - woohoo!!!
Dean
· 3 years ago
...and we're going to Quincy, and Rock Island, and Edwardsville, and Carbondale, and and we're going to Springfield to take back the Executive Mansion! YEAAAHHHH!
????????
· 3 years ago
Everyone back up! Rutherfords been eating chili again.
Annoyed all the time
· 3 years ago
You wanna know's what's in my big gulp! We've been doing jello shots!
Woe is us
· 3 years ago
I filled the cup faster than the guys did.
Ashur Odishoo
· 3 years ago
I found my coffee!
Southern Ilinois Democrat
· 3 years ago
Look! Gambling and polka all in one place! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
John Lee Pettimore
· 3 years ago
Judy Baar Topinka expresses glee as Joe Birkett cleans up after her beloved Scottish Terrier, Molly McDoo after a long day on the bus. "Joe, now we know what duties (pardon the pun) that I'll give you once you're elected Lt. Governor", stated the nominee.
Squideshi
· 3 years ago
You should see the gas tank on this thing--it's HUGE!
Phocion
· 3 years ago
"Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman."
zatoichi
· 3 years ago
Look who is under the bus!
Chick McGann
· 3 years ago
Judy celebrates after successfully tricking Joe Birkett to "pull my finger".
STAVROS
· 3 years ago
Hey Kids, It's Uncle Milty! (I know I'm not going to win, I just want everyone to agree she looks JUST like Milton Berle in that photo)
Fouts
· 3 years ago
"I'm just practicing my celebration for Tuesday November 7, 2006."
Bubs
· 3 years ago
Jee-hah!!! It's Half Price Slurpee Day at 7-11!
Rich Miller
· 3 years ago
People, please... enough with the toilet humor.
Annoyed all the time
· 3 years ago
it's fun to stay at the YMCA
Newshound
· 3 years ago
The coffee place got my order right!
Uncle Slappy
· 3 years ago
WooHoo!!! Those anti-perspirant coupons came in a lot more handy than the ones Obie gave me!
Scott Fawell's Cellmate
· 3 years ago
Topinka: "I surrender ! Don't shoot ! You got me - after 26 years in Illinois state government spent working with or for George Ryan, Bill Cellini and other Springfield insiders and/or felons, I admit it - I'm just as corrupt as Uncle Georgie Ryan !"
Uncle Slappy
· 3 years ago
Three cheers for free refills!!!
Scott Fawell's Cellmate
· 3 years ago
(Running in circles) "Woogawoogawooga ! Me have big budget voodoo !"
Anon
· 3 years ago
"A face made for radio"
Anon
· 3 years ago
"Judy Barr Topinka: somehow making Dawn Clark Netsch look sexy"
Establishment Republican
· 3 years ago
No Arlington Park fatalities today!
annon.
· 3 years ago
No caption today . Hey honest enthusiasm !!! That's not a bad thing. Maybe she'll win & things will turn around !!!
Vinron
· 3 years ago
Rod's Mojo -- finally, in this cup. I've been trying to get this for years. He's mine now come November.
Road Doll
· 3 years ago
Oompa Loompa Doopity Doo...
Shallow Pharnyx
· 3 years ago
Can you hear me now?
Unrelated but interesting
· 3 years ago
Charges Against Kentucky Governor Dismissed By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:18 p.m. ET
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A judge dismissed all charges against Gov. Ernie Fletcher in a state hiring scandal Thursday after the governor and attorney general agreed to a settlement that involves zero punishment for Fletcher personally.
The Republican governor took responsibility for his administration in the settlement, but he did not admit any criminal wrongdoing.
''The governor acknowledges that the evidence strongly indicates wrongdoing by his administration with regard to personnel actions with the merit system,'' the judge said in a five-page order dismissing the charges.
Fletcher's administration was accused of illegally giving protected state jobs to political supporters. Several current and former state employees testified before a grand jury investigating the scandal that they were passed over for promotions, transferred, demoted or fired because of their political leanings.
Fletcher was indicted in May on misdemeanor charges of conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination. He issued a blanket pardon for anyone else in his administration who might be charged.
Under the settlement agreement, four Fletcher appointees to the state Personnel Board will have to resign to avoid any appearance of a conflict in future cases. The judge stressed that, ''In no way is this action taken in response to any conduct related to their service, which is commendable.''
The agreement also says volunteers acting on behalf of the governor's office will be bound by the Executive Branch Ethics Code.
David E. Melcher, assigned to the case as a special judge, said the governor acknowledged that actions in the administration were inappropriate, he regrets their occurrence and he accepts responsibility for them as head of the executive branch of government.
''This sincere expression of ultimate responsibility, however, is not an admission in any way of any criminal wrongdoing by the governor nor directly on behalf of the governor,'' the judge wrote.
Melcher dismissed the charges with prejudice, meaning they can't be brought again.
By settling the matter, Fletcher can seek re-election without the shadow of criminal charges looming over him.
Attorney General Greg Stumbo, who has long been at odds with the Republican governor and is considered a possible Democratic candidate for governor, could now launch a gubernatorial campaign without breaking his promise not to challenge Fletcher while the case was pending.
''It's over, and I think the people all across the Commonwealth of Kentucky will be very pleased that this sad ordeal is over,'' Fletcher said while at the Kentucky State Fair Thursday.
The agreement Melcher signed calls for the resignations of four people who were appointed by Fletcher to the state Personnel Board so employees can have grievance hearings free of the appearance of impropriety. Fletcher will have to select replacements from lists supplied by Stumbo.
Reddbyrd
· 3 years ago
I hate the Uncle Milty line was taken. Judy Bore is a dead ringer But how about: Chewbacca surrenders ChopperJim Commandoes after escaping the Nonsense Express
doubtful
· 3 years ago
Judy executes a weak landing after completing her floor exercise entitled "Casinos for Everyone."
Buck Flagojevich
· 3 years ago
How the hell does Rod get into his Suburban? His hair is this freakin' big when he runs out of hair spray.
Larry David
· 3 years ago
Look!! Dr. Zaius has discovered coffee!
Ahem
· 3 years ago
"Laissez les bontemps roulez!"
DOWNSTATE
· 3 years ago
HOMERUN
Anon
· 3 years ago
Joe just told me I'm one of the two best looking babes on the bus.
Common Sense in Illinois
· 3 years ago
...and I did it MYYYYYYYYY WAYYYYYYYYY
Reddbyrd
· 3 years ago
Shoo! All you right wingers get away. Go back to your caves. I don't need your frigging votes. Just to prove it, I'll give away more slot machines
cermak_rd
· 3 years ago
Yes! Only 8 planets to remember!
Arthur Andersen
· 3 years ago
"Filan said WHAT about my plan? And after all the checks he's bounced at my teller window at the Capitol....."
Judy Fan
· 3 years ago
Everybody sing...."the wheels on the bus go round and round..." Look out Rod, we're throwing you under!
state worker A
· 3 years ago
The indictments are coming, the indictments are coming…..
Tom
· 3 years ago
"Great bowl cut, just $14 with tip, WOO HOO! How's that for frugality, Illinois?"
B Hicks
· 3 years ago
How many times have I told you, Orville; I don't want Clyde drinking beer except on Saturday night.
Walking Wounded
· 3 years ago
"How do you like me now? Now thatI'm on my way!" (Credit Toby Keith)
anon
· 3 years ago
Circle gets the square, Paul Lynde's back from the dead!
Concerned Voter
· 3 years ago
Whew, fresh air, you try riding around on a bus with a bunch of windbags.
Wow, this is great coffee!
anonymous
· 3 years ago
Jokers are wild!
DeepFriedOnAStick
· 3 years ago
Rich,
Didn't you used to post a winning caption after each caption contest? Are you not doing that anymore?
Gregor
· 3 years ago
"Coffee is for closers. A,B,C: Always. Be. Closing"
Anonymous
· 3 years ago
Won't even try to compete. This is the hands down winner from above:
- Dean - Thursday, Aug 24, 06 @ 1:40 pm:
…and we’re going to Quincy, and Rock Island, and Edwardsville, and Carbondale, and and we’re going to Springfield to take back the Executive Mansion! YEAAAHHHH
anonymous
· 3 years ago
good one anon that's Uncle Arthur allright but she's got Aunt Hagatha's policy powers
Anon
· 3 years ago
"This is what Blago is going to have to do when the Feds come to get him"
Anon
· 3 years ago
"JACKPOT!!! I just got Daley to vote for me"
Angie
· 3 years ago
Bingo! I've thought of gaming so we can get needed revenue FROM irresponsible gamblers while my opponent treats Illinois LIKE an irresponsible gambler (borrowing and spending what we don't have). Can I get an Amen?!!
Anon
· 3 years ago
But officer. I wasn't driving the bus. Why do I have to take the sobriety test?
Or...
No caption, just the theme from the Titanic playing in the background.
anonynous again
· 3 years ago
Honestly guys for the past twenty years i had no clue there was corruption going on in our administrations or was i just playing stupid got you you figure it out.
curly sue
· 3 years ago
were only down eleven guys if i keep talking we can get it up to 15 by november
muletown
· 3 years ago
I'm taller than, Rod!; I'm taller than Rod! NYA, NYA NYA NYA NYA, I'm taller than Rod!!!!!!!!!!!
Lovie's Leather
· 3 years ago
She does look like Milton Burle... Tom, I can't beat what you said, but I will try... (sorry Judy, I still love you) Mike Flannery: "Today, Bozo the Clown appeared in public for the first time without the make-up."
Dassah
· 3 years ago
Now we polka!!!
bored now
· 3 years ago
i don't know, lovie, i thought annoyed all the time nailed it. (i can't compete on these threads because i basically am not funny...)
the ole precinct captain
· 3 years ago
Hey, I got another great idea - Keno
MIDSTATE
· 3 years ago
celebration time now come on
Long Time Reader; First Time P
· 3 years ago
"Who-Hoo!! Rich Whitney is going to be on the ballot!"
Long Time Reader; First Time P
· 3 years ago
Rich, on an unrelated manner -- I just saw the ad where Blago tries to say that Topinka can't be trusted because her budget plan violates something she's said already. Can we have a QTD that asks for how many promises Blago has broken? (ie: His promise to open LDC and it is still closed, or his promise not to expand gambling, but wants to put it in every bar and restaurant with keno)
So-Called "Austin Mayor"
· 3 years ago
"I'm the king of the world!"
Faithful Reader
· 3 years ago
"I'm telling you...Rod's got an ego thiiiiis big"
Snidely Whiplash
· 3 years ago
Curley! Larry! C'mere, you imbeciles! (In the background: "woowoowoowoo!!!")
BuckTurgidson
· 3 years ago
Come on Lovie, it's Ronald McDonald.
Lovie's Leather
· 3 years ago
I agree JohnR, whether you support the person in the caption or not, the whole goal is to roast them as best as possible... I guess you could say that this should be a non-partisan issue...
Another Faithful Reader
· 3 years ago
"Dammit! Look at me - How did my deodorant spray get switched with Blagojevich's hair spray?"
anon
· 3 years ago
Clean shirt, new shoes And I don’t know where I am goin’ to. They come runnin’ just as fast as they can Coz every girl crazy ’bout a sharp dressed man.
WWDMD
· 3 years ago
Don't go, turn around... you can solve our problems by gambling back home in illinois. The first 3000 get a free seat, drinks and a snow globe of Wrigley!
Disgusted
· 3 years ago
"Do ya like this? I got it at the Good Will, along with a new accordian and a law school certificate just like the governor's. Cost me $10, tops."
Anonymous
· 3 years ago
Hands up! You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say, can and will be used against you in a court of law.
Lovie's Leather
· 3 years ago
"Umholtz! Long time, no see. Give Mama a big hug!"
Team Sleep
· 3 years ago
"Stu Umholtz just told me he's actually been campaign since December."
OR
"Being stuck on a bus while Carole Pankau puts on all of her hair spray makes me sick."
anon
· 3 years ago
Why is she wearing a turtleneck in the middle of august?
RAI
· 3 years ago
Moe, Larry the Cheese
Nostradamus
· 3 years ago
Where's Rod? Not here!!!!
Criminal Enterprise Called Ill
· 3 years ago
Rod is in Springfield!
bored now
· 3 years ago
she's not wearing a turtleneck. that's a natural (and visual) effect when people raise their arms. you can try this at home (or at work)...
anon
· 3 years ago
Bingo!
Southern Illinoisian
· 3 years ago
"Judy Barr Topinka, Republican candidate for governor in Illinois, celebrates upon hearing news that current Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Democrat, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of illegal hiring, fraud, and bribery."
Bill
· 3 years ago
It's Howdy Doody Time!
Reddbyrd
· 3 years ago
One more answer after this one and Rich will have a Century Club entry.
How about: "Don't shoot, I give up. THis has been the worse campaign since Mike Bakalis."
Just one more
prairiestatedem
· 3 years ago
A free lighter with the 10th pack of Marlboros....thats why I love Hucks!
Still Anon
· 3 years ago
Wait! A garage sale! Hold the bus!!
Unknown Comic
· 3 years ago
JBT demonstrates that under her gubernatorial administration there will be no reason to throw anyone under the bus and she is willing to back that up by saying that "IN MY ADMINISTRATION, THE BUS STOPS HERE!"
All Comments
(I know I'm not going to win, I just want everyone to agree she looks JUST like Milton Berle in that photo)
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 2:18 p.m. ET
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A judge dismissed all charges against Gov. Ernie Fletcher in a state hiring scandal Thursday after the governor and attorney general agreed to a settlement that involves zero punishment for Fletcher personally.
The Republican governor took responsibility for his administration in the settlement, but he did not admit any criminal wrongdoing.
''The governor acknowledges that the evidence strongly indicates wrongdoing by his administration with regard to personnel actions with the merit system,'' the judge said in a five-page order dismissing the charges.
Fletcher's administration was accused of illegally giving protected state jobs to political supporters. Several current and former state employees testified before a grand jury investigating the scandal that they were passed over for promotions, transferred, demoted or fired because of their political leanings.
Fletcher was indicted in May on misdemeanor charges of conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination. He issued a blanket pardon for anyone else in his administration who might be charged.
Under the settlement agreement, four Fletcher appointees to the state Personnel Board will have to resign to avoid any appearance of a conflict in future cases. The judge stressed that, ''In no way is this action taken in response to any conduct related to their service, which is commendable.''
The agreement also says volunteers acting on behalf of the governor's office will be bound by the Executive Branch Ethics Code.
David E. Melcher, assigned to the case as a special judge, said the governor acknowledged that actions in the administration were inappropriate, he regrets their occurrence and he accepts responsibility for them as head of the executive branch of government.
''This sincere expression of ultimate responsibility, however, is not an admission in any way of any criminal wrongdoing by the governor nor directly on behalf of the governor,'' the judge wrote.
Melcher dismissed the charges with prejudice, meaning they can't be brought again.
By settling the matter, Fletcher can seek re-election without the shadow of criminal charges looming over him.
Attorney General Greg Stumbo, who has long been at odds with the Republican governor and is considered a possible Democratic candidate for governor, could now launch a gubernatorial campaign without breaking his promise not to challenge Fletcher while the case was pending.
''It's over, and I think the people all across the Commonwealth of Kentucky will be very pleased that this sad ordeal is over,'' Fletcher said while at the Kentucky State Fair Thursday.
The agreement Melcher signed calls for the resignations of four people who were appointed by Fletcher to the state Personnel Board so employees can have grievance hearings free of the appearance of impropriety. Fletcher will have to select replacements from lists supplied by Stumbo.
But how about:
Chewbacca surrenders ChopperJim Commandoes after escaping the Nonsense Express
All you right wingers get away. Go back to your caves. I don't need your frigging votes. Just to prove it, I'll give away more slot machines
(Credit Toby Keith)
Wow, this is great coffee!
Didn't you used to post a winning caption after each caption contest? Are you not doing that anymore?
- Dean - Thursday, Aug 24, 06 @ 1:40 pm:
…and we’re going to Quincy, and Rock Island, and Edwardsville, and Carbondale, and and we’re going to Springfield to take back the Executive Mansion! YEAAAHHHH
Or...
No caption, just the theme from the Titanic playing in the background.
Mike Flannery: "Today, Bozo the Clown appeared in public for the first time without the make-up."
And I don’t know where I am goin’ to.
They come runnin’ just as fast as they can
Coz every girl crazy ’bout a sharp dressed man.
OR
"Being stuck on a bus while Carole Pankau puts on all of her hair spray makes me sick."
How about:
"Don't shoot, I give up. THis has been the worse campaign since Mike Bakalis."
Just one more