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Re: Question of the day

Shelbyville — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:41:26 -0000

Southwest baseball league.

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Don't Forget... — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:19:23 -0000

Don't forget the Illinois Gaming Board.

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FAN of CAP FAX — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:49:51 -0000

Leave Cicero alone!

Has to be the Sec of State's office. Quietly corrupt.

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Not So Fast — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:45:48 -0000

How can we forget Cicero?

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bluedog demo — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:54:04 -0000

So that's why during the 25 year GOPer reign we had so many State employees because we hired two to fill one positon. One a political hack the other a so called worker. No wonder Blago booted 10,000 plus. Not defending Blago in the least but his " patronage " army is peanuts to the GOPer guvs !

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Holdingontomywallet — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:36:48 -0000

1. The Democratic Machine in Chicago
2. The Democratic Machine in Cook County
3. The Illinois Department of Public Health
4. MSNBC
5. Oprah
6. Hollywood

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Blue Dog — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:30:13 -0000

What about the banking / finance system? Look at the fees the banks charge for just about everything. I know the oil companies got us good, but the banking industry is tops.

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southern man — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:26:17 -0000

I agree that the IDOC is the most corrupt agency. But this is because these patronage jobs are easily filled with the least qualified people. Who cares if inmates complain? The public attitude is that they should be punished anyway, so who cares? The agency administration is completly inept. If it were not for veteran staff looking out for another the entire agency would be in the crapper.

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Jims — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:13:53 -0000

Hands down, the IDOC. The extortionate rates for telephone calls from prisons to their attorneys and family members is 6 times higher than regular telephone rates; and Illinois has the dubious distinction of having the highest rates in the country. Lack of medical care for the inmates; food shortages and substandard nutrition - all without public accountability. Add to that, an overall poor record of administration and questionable promotion and hiring policies, and IDOC easily wins this award for most corrupt Illinois institution.

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Alanman — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:26:26 -0000

The State Personnel System. We alway hire two people for every job, because one is worthless and there for politics, and the other person is expected to do the work for two people.

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Oh my favorite subject — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:47:54 -0000

Let's start with those outside the electoral process buying influence (builders not only with the general assembly but with outside government agencies) and then those within buying votes to pass a budget, one by one. It was so pathetic to watch as they took a democratic member off the floor one at a time. I lost all respect. Memos of understanding. In some sense isn't that prostilitizing? No sense of honor, no virtue.

"If justice, good faith, honor, gratitude and all the other Qualities which enoble the character of a nation, and fulfil the ends of Government, be the fruits of our establishments, the cause of liberty will acquire a dignity and lustre..." James Madison Well Jimmy not so much.

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Illinois Prison Talk — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:38:49 -0000

The Illinois Department of Corrections - finally someone is investigating the corruption and kickbacks. Since our inmate population is easily forgotten and 'nothing is bad enough for them' the IDOC administration is allowed to treat Illinois prisoners inhumanely. Improper medical treatment, substandard food and lack of programs are the results of mismanagement, corruption and lack of concern. Our prisons are a hotbed of disease, mental illness and idleness.

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state worker A — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:01:04 -0000

I agree with I.D.O.T. Bleachers. Also - IDOT Engineer, I have said the same thing many, many times. Come back George.

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Team Sleep — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:45:20 -0000

Private - Ameren

Government - Cook County Board and President's office

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anon4:35 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:33:56 -0000

Autobody mechanics. Tough to find a good body mechanic when you need one.

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A Citizen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:31:20 -0000

Fitzgerald and Collins, because they find corrupt people and send them to prison instead of throwing them back so we can have the fun of catching them again. The official State Game is Corruption and they are doing it great damage.

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IDOT Engineer — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:24:34 -0000

To I.D.O.T. Bleachers:

You can say that again! Remember when we used to say it couldn't get worse than it was under George Ryan? If we only knew then what we do now!

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Jeff Trigg — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:54:14 -0000

And on that note. Goodbye Illinois. You suck!

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Objective Dem — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:53:21 -0000

The media.

If you buy advertising, give reporters info, or are friendly with the editors you get improved coverage. If you don't, you open yourself up to their attacks.

With extremely few exceptions, they will never go after one another.

They take insignificant issues and sensationalize them in order to sell papers. They take significant issues and downplay them in order to not alienate customers and advertisers.

They distort and leave out facts that contradict the premise of their story, "in order to tell a simplier story"...even if it is misleading.

They question everyone's intentions and agendas, except their own.

They repeat myths as fact, because they don't want to buck conventional wisdom.

But they present themselves as objective professionals who should never be questioned.

Re: Question of the day

Jeff Trigg — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:51:41 -0000

The Democratic Party of Illinois. Yes, the entire party including, and especially, their Chair.

If you can't trust your leaders to hold free and equal elections what can you trust them with? That answer should be nothing.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Illinois has held unconstitutional and illegal elections since 1980. Illinois has the worst ballot access laws for independents of any election jurisdiction in the entire world. All candidates have the same requirement to get on the ballot in almost all of the democracized world, including Iraq, Russia, Pakistan, and India to name a few. But not in Illinois, where independents can face requirements 75 times higher than the Rs and Ds, the most strict of any democracy in the world.

Add to that the Chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois expending massive funds and resources to remove Ralph Nader from the ballot, while at the same time bending over backwards to allow Bush to ignore the rule of law and get on the ballot.

Add to that, our Democratic Attorney General losing the battle in the 7th Circuit trying to protect the worst in the world ballot access laws, wasting taxpayer money doing so.

Add to that the Democratic Speaker refusing to allow SB733 to come up for vote which would have finally leveled the playing field for all candidates in Illinois.

I don't know that there is much higher corruption than rigging and monopolizing elections. Every Democrat in this state that continues to support these Democratic Party of Illinois leaders who are anti-democratic, the very name of their political party, are just as guilty of election corruption.

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The Conservative — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:45:11 -0000

The Democrat party

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From Meigs Field — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:44:43 -0000

Sure doesnâ€™t look like Rod Blagojevich has cleaned up anything from these posts.
Ethics - Incredibly, the administration is still ducking this one. Passing HB1, which would end 'pay-to-play' politics, passed the House unanimously, and has 45 Senate sponsors, should be a no-brainer. Instead, the Governor, who promised to 'rock the system' years ago, and then didn't lift a finger to pass anything.

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OAP — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:22:33 -0000

The Department of Defense/Veterans Administration

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A Citizen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:21:22 -0000

Winston and Strawn - Sorling Law Offices

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Carl Nyberg — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:04:17 -0000

I think the incestuous relationship between Proviso Township High Schools (District 209), the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, District 88, District 89, the Villages of Melrose Park & Stone Park and the various law firms has to be on the short list of corrupt institutions in Illinois.