DISQUS

keep up with the jones · 2 years ago

Home james.

Skeeter · 2 years ago

"Today I announce my new $50 million program to free Illinois air from turbulence."

Bacon · 2 years ago

"Bye, bye Springfield. I'll be back next June to finally start state work."

MOON · 2 years ago

This reminds me of Nixon bidding goodbye after he resigned ! I think Blago's future is the same as Nixon !

Ron Burgundy · 2 years ago

Coming soon to theaters:

AirHead One -- The Gripping Story of the Governor's Grueling Daily Commute

Esteban · 2 years ago

FLEEING THE STATE CAPITOL IN STYLE.......

The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers P · 2 years ago

Smile and wave, no one will notice I've been regulated to enter through the back door.

Porcupine · 2 years ago

PORK? My tax-payer commuter jet is NOT pork! Pork would be an expansion of a facility for veterans, not my commuter jet!

prairiestatedem · 2 years ago

Non extradition country here I come

Lurking moderate · 2 years ago

So long suckers!

VanillaMan · 2 years ago

I LOVE you people, with your little cars all running around like ANTS. I AM THE GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS! YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAW!

Anonymous · 2 years ago

I'm going to St. Martin, just read in the Sun-Times that they won't extradite me from there!

anon · 2 years ago

With God as my witness, I thought turkey's could fly.

Ghost · 2 years ago

Singing: "I'm leaving on an airplane...don't know when I'll veto again..."

From the Sidelines · 2 years ago

The Governor smiles and waves to the crowd gathered at Springfield Regional Airport. Before entering the plane he takes time to thank the crowd for celebrating the budget approval with the old harvest tradition of throwing out the rotten tomatoes.

Commonsense in Illinois · 2 years ago

Pilot: "...great, look at that mess. Who's gonna clean that up..."

Niles Township · 2 years ago

Blago steps into the Federal Bureau of Prisons jet, and waves a final goodbye to his last supporter, before he heads off to Club Fed.

Carl Nyberg · 2 years ago

Somehow there's an Elvis and Buddy Holly joke, but I can't put it together.

Hmmmm? · 2 years ago

Say goodbye to another $6,000.00.

Sky King, Jr. · 2 years ago

"I can't wait until I get to fly in a real airplane."

Borat · 2 years ago

Hi Fiiiive

Smile · 2 years ago

Madigan is grounded

Bue · 2 years ago

Cut my travel budget? Yeah, when "pork" can fly.....oh wait.

UGA · 2 years ago

Leave him alone, he's going to find ManBearPig.

oink · 2 years ago

THEIR pork OUT
MY pork IN
and AWAY WE GO!

Say WHAT? · 2 years ago

Oh Darn! Did I leave that pesky electric rate package on my desk in Springfield? Oh well, goodbye little people. YOUR Governor has just signed the budget I DID IT MY WAY! Boy, my staff Ahemmmm - I MEAN I am tired. Hey, how do I look? Hows the hair? Is this a good pose for me? Do I look like I've done something?

tgif · 2 years ago

Episode from Fantasy Island: The plane Boss, The Plane....

nutty 2 · 2 years ago

Reporter: You've just screwed the State of Illinois; What are you doing next?
Gov: "I'm going to Disneyworld!"

Trafficmatt · 2 years ago

Comment from the man standing next to the plane. "Come on boss, this is embarrassing. Do I really have to fly with this guy?"

Alternate caption from the same man. "No Mr. Madigan, I won't throw him out of the plan over Lake Michigan."

PJ · 2 years ago

"I wonder what the poor people are doing today?"

Pollyanna · 2 years ago

"Up in the air junior birdman . . . "

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Mass Transit? That's for people that don't have access to taxpayer-funded jets!! BWAHAHAHA!!!

Napoleon has left the building · 2 years ago

Wait . . . there's nobody in the plane for me to talk to. I can't sit here without an audience for 40 minutes! Someone go get Hoffman!

Central Illinoisan · 2 years ago

"Honey I'm just headed to Springfield. I'll be back in three hours."

Music Man · 2 years ago

Me and Mr. Jones...
We got a thang
Goin' on...

Come on Emil - this jet's going home!

A Citizen · 2 years ago

Gov 1/2 pint enters Air Force 1/4 pint.

Father Time · 2 years ago

Tell Dan Hynes he can cut those checks now ... I'm off to Graceland for a much-needed break

Mr. W.T. Rush · 2 years ago

Hey Jill and Tressa -- wanna see my propeller?

PDB · 2 years ago

"I am not a crook!"

pickles!! · 2 years ago

"i get to fly on the Spuce Goose? Yippie!"

From the Sidelines · 2 years ago

After completing his "Shock and Awe" mission in Springfield, Blagojevich boards Air-Gov for his return flight home, tentatively named Mini-Prairie Chapel Ranch North.

Porter · 2 years ago

"Goodbye, Springfield, from Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"

s.k.hicks · 2 years ago

"I'd just like to say So-long and Thanks to all of my friends .... well, to both of my friends .... well, call me, Emil."

Fake Bill · 2 years ago

Senator Meeks said the best seat on a plane is right here. The view will be spectacular!

bridgeport bombthrower · 2 years ago

Wow the in flight movie will be "The Dan Walker Story"

DOWNSTATE · 2 years ago

Governor Sir that's not the way you give the finger.

Dan a Voter · 2 years ago

What would it cost to get the Pilots to dump him at 25,0000 ft???

capitol view · 2 years ago

chaos... universal condemnation... party in disarray due to all the infighting.... constitutional crisis upcoming...

that's enough for one day. Time to go home.

From the Sidelines · 2 years ago

“I think about all the different ways we leave people in this world. Cheerily waving good-bye to some at airports, knowing we will never see each other again. Leaving others on the side of the road hoping we will.”

Because no one else has said i · 2 years ago

"Did you know there are 1.4 million Illinoisans without health care?"

Jechislo · 2 years ago

Ca-ching$$ God, I'ts so nice to be me.

From the Sidelines · 2 years ago

"I would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain"

Music Man · 2 years ago

oooh - daddy like Sidelines.

duh · 2 years ago

I got millions just from pullin' pork. Man it's gonna be a heck of a BBQ!

duh · 2 years ago

I forgot to mention, I'm gettin' home to Patty to help her pick up the place a little. You all bring a covered dish!

PJ · 2 years ago

I wanna talk about me
Wanna talk about I
Wanna talk about number one
Oh my me my ...

Squideshi · 2 years ago

I get to ride in a jet? Awesome! High five!

Belle · 2 years ago

"Whose the porker now, huh?? Can I get a good oink, come on give me a oink? my peasants!! "
(oink is subbed for amen in a revival preacher kinda way, wish I had audio for this one...)

Boone Logan Square · 2 years ago

All Springfield ever sees of Rod.

Anonymous · 2 years ago

Bye bye, don't let the door hit ya in the....

PJ · 2 years ago

Darned Chicago fire...if it hadn't been for that the capitol would have been built there and I wouldn't have to ride this thing every single day.

Silent Majority · 2 years ago

For the record folks, it's NOT a jet. It's a King Air Turboprop. It does use the more expensive
Jet A fuel though.

Ken in Aurora · 2 years ago

"Don't worry - Mike Madigan *personally* packed my parachute!"

SO ILL · 2 years ago

"Whew. I think that went pretty well."

Jake from Elwood · 2 years ago

Where is the "Mission Accomplished" Banner at? And where's my flight suit?

Wumpus · 2 years ago

Off to buy some milk from the corner market

Just a Voter · 2 years ago

I'm going to Graceland to have an in depth conversation with Elvis about the budget....

Just My Opinion · 2 years ago

Oh yoo hoo, Mr. Pilot, shouldn't you wait to taxi until I'm in my seat? Anybody? Hey, I'm up here?

Linus · 2 years ago

Illinois' favorite flyboy, soaring off to once more enjoy "basically, an up day" that he can "feel good about."

Ivory-billed Woodpecker · 2 years ago

"My work here is done."

PJ · 2 years ago

Hey, wait a second. Is that a corporate JET over there and I'm in this lowly turboprop? We're obviously not taxing corporations enough. I propose a new tax on any corporation that doesn't pay for health insurance OR has a nicer plane than mine.

Mongo · 2 years ago

"I'lll be baaaack"

Leigh · 2 years ago

By flying over those silly flood zones the voters won't even noticed I vetoed the money for their silly flood prevention projects. And I get to fly in my cool airplane while doing it.

Ron Burgundy · 2 years ago

Governor Blagojevich boards his plane after declaring four Illinois counties and himself disaster areas...

City Voter · 2 years ago

And this little pig went wee, wee, wee all the way home. So long, soakers!

annon · 2 years ago

I LOVE YOU PEOPLE, YOU ILLINOIS PEOPLE.....SEE YOU NEXT TOUR !!!!!!!! ROCK ON !!!

annon · 2 years ago

Hey !! Penny ! Will !! Uncle Sky ! What do you think of my new ride ?? Much nicer & faster than your silly old Cessna 310 "Songbird"

Silent Majority · 2 years ago

As General McArthur said, I shall return. (It took McArthur 3 years to do so.)

Arthur Andersen · 2 years ago

Guy Outside: Governor, Duck!
Blago: I don't see a duck. Are you trying to..
KA-THUNK!! (sound of gubernatorial melon smacking
airplane door frame)
Guy Outside: I told you to duck!
Blago: My hair, My hair, is it ok? Where's the
football?

annon · 2 years ago

silent majority , 3 years, that's about enough time to vote him out of office.

HighwayMan · 2 years ago

To assembled press: "I'm King of the World!"

Thinks to self: "I should have a bigger plane."

To staff: "Time to get stupid crazy with my homey, Emil!"

If It Walks Like a Duck... · 2 years ago

"Look Boss, a plane!" ala Fantasy Island.

JolietJake · 2 years ago

Well I never went away on a Steam Powered Aero plane.
Well I went and stayed and damn near didn't come back again.
Didn't go very fast on a steam powered aero plane,
Oh the wheel went around, up and down, and inside and then back again.


Sittin' in a 747 just watching them clouds roll by,
Can't tell if it's sunshine or if it's rain.
Rather be sittin' in a deck chair high above Kansas City,
On a genuine old fashioned steam powered aero plane.


Well I'd like to be a pilot on a steam powered aero plane.
Well I'd pull that pilot wheel around and then back again.
Well, I'll wear a blue hat, yeah, that says Steam Powered Aero plane
With letters that go around the rim and then back again.

dekalbdem · 2 years ago

To the tune of Fly Me To The Moon:


"Fly me,I'm a loon...
Let me play on my guitar,
Let me see what life is like
Before I'm behind bars....

In other words, hold my hand...
In other words, someone miss me......pleeze?"