http://capitolfaxcom.disqus.com/NoneenThu, 26 Oct 2006 09:27:44 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055255<p>Exactly. And Edgar's patronage chief was even named an unindicted co-conspirator in the MSI scandal.</p><p>If Patrick Fitzgerald had been the U.S. Attorney then, who knows how things might have progressed. But it was certainly conventional wisdom among many back then that Edgar didn't run for reelection in '98 because of MSI. Yes I know, he used the "heart trouble" excuse. But that's what people do. "Want to spend more time with family" is the other one.</p><p>Bottom line, Edgar is the last guy we need a lecture from about dirty government.</p>Real ClearThu, 26 Oct 2006 09:27:44 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055254<p>Gov. Edgar stumping for JBT is stupid, if corruption is the issue. According to <a href="http://Answers.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="Answers.com">Answers.com</a> "During his second term, the relationship between his re-election campaign and Management Systems of Illinois (MSI) came under federal scrutiny. Apparently, MSI, who had served as Edgar largest campaign contributor, was granted a "sweetheart contract" that cost the people of Illinois an estimated $20 million in fraudulent overcharges. Eventually, a number of both private citizens and state employees were convicted in federal court and sent to prison for their involvement in what had come to be known as the "MSI Scandal."</p>...if it walks like a duckThu, 26 Oct 2006 08:03:46 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055253<p>The Stroger ads are the worst.</p><p>Does anyone know why McSweeney always appears like he's looking up at the ceiling?</p>DianeThu, 26 Oct 2006 06:19:54 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055252<p>I enjoyed watching MSI Edgar talking about scandals and mismanagment.</p>TitsophoneThu, 26 Oct 2006 00:53:07 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055251<p>My, Jim Edgar is quite a dashing older man. That is what I think of the ad. Too little, too late. Judy doesn't have the cash to counter Rod.</p><p>Speaking of Rod, I inadvertently ran into his brother today at a gas station in Chicago. He was putting signs out.</p><p>The best ad is the Michael J. Fox ad. Bar none.</p>Bridget DooleyThu, 26 Oct 2006 00:04:05 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055250<p>Most of the ads are the same boring junk: How terrible my opponent is. Negative, negative, negative. When the occassional "here is my idea" pops up, the opponent immediately responds with what a liar the opponent is. Why would anyone want to put themselves through this crap? The Ford ads are exceptional, then the other party comes up with that idiotic Playboy stupidity. I also like Michael J Fox, with Rush proving how Oxycontin/Ego has fried his brain. Wish Edgar came out some time ago. Madigan's are very good and a setup for 4 years from now. Rod's stuff? Time to get a snack. Gimme a TransAm!</p>zatoichiWed, 25 Oct 2006 22:35:10 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055249<p>I think any other Republican, besides JBT, in the state of Illinois with a heartbeat and pulse would be able to beat Blago. Nobody likes the current gov. Unfortunately, people can't tell the difference between JBT and Blago. It looks like they even use the same barber. Truly a bad deal. Heck, Alan Keyes could probably win this race...but JBT? Doubtful. She's got my vote, but it's really a vote for just bad or worse!! Fellow Republicans----This race is pathetic. I'm voting for JBT because I believe Blago will be indicted and this state will crumble under Pat Quinn. At least if JBT gets thrown in the slammer we'll have Joe Birkett!!</p>Too Little, Too LateWed, 25 Oct 2006 21:28:39 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055248<p>This starts off subject but it comes back around.</p><p>I was watching a John Wayne movie last night titled "The Shootist". The Duke plays J.B. Books, an old gun fighter who is dying of cancer. He lived by a creed that wesnt "I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."</p><p>Given the dirty campaign ads, our intelligence had been been insulted. Our pocket books will be severely wronged when the bill for Blogo's foolishness comes due.</p><p>We can't resolve the problem by way of a Colt .45 revolver, ala J.B. Books in the Shootist, but we can cast a ballot for the Green Party.</p><p>Anybody is better than Public Official A or the red headed accordian player. Vote for Whitney!</p>Huh?Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:08:51 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055247<p>Like Maybe, Hmmmmm, Who and What are these "friends?" You are right, does get us to thinking. Oh well, Pat Fitzgerald will make it all clear to us. Some of it on Friday. Stay tuned.</p>Citizen AWed, 25 Oct 2006 18:47:49 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055246<p>"Paid for by friends of Rod Blagojevich"...he should have thought twice about using that phrase that because it just "gets us to thinking."</p>NoGiftsPleaseWed, 25 Oct 2006 18:31:54 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055245<p>Tweed,</p><p>Re: "I base that on going through the regular voter activities (watching TV, reading the paper, i.e. not doing things uber political nerds like ourselves do such as come to CapFax) and conversations I’ve had with non-uber political nerd friends."</p><p>I don't think people would care so much about politics if there wasn't so much corruption and stuff that needs to be reformed. The people who are into this stuff just plain CARE more (at least that's my theory).</p><p>"Topinka hasn’t been able to place her solid political ideas out there for mass consumption. Much of this has to do with the fact that she doesn’t have the money to do so."</p><p>Exactly. But at least they take on good ideas from supporters. I sent over an email about playing up how she's going to do more with less money while Rod has been wasting his campaign war chest just because he HAS the money to burn, and the Topinka campaign put something along those lines into one of the campaign manager updates that they send out. I got a kick out of that. Perhaps she should have done what Giuliani has done, which is to wisely solicit ideas from the people on his website. That's the way to win, to let the people have some say and not just large, corporate interests or whoever has the money to throw at them.</p><p>But the Levine fun? I can't wait to see it all go down. Yeah, he's got ties to Republicans, but Rod looks like a fool or a liar if he claims he knows nothing at all about the corruption. Who's "asleep at the switch" now, Aquanet Man?</p>AngieWed, 25 Oct 2006 18:24:10 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055244<p>Edgar must be hoping that people forget that he was the one who first appointed Stu Levine to that Health Facilities Board.</p><p>Why doesn't Topinka just trot out George Ryan too while she's at it, as a way to remind voters she represents the past. Good grief, I just wish these fossils would go away.</p>PeachyWed, 25 Oct 2006 18:04:56 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055243<p>Nov 8th is coming, it'll all be over, the Cards will have won the World Series, Topinka will have won the election. Then we will only have to survive a couple months til inauguration and the beginning of rebuilding faith and trust in government and rescuing the state from the wasteland of corruption RB will leave in his wake. Fortunately the gray days of the winter will be brightened by the trials of all those indicted and by spring we can wave goodbye to Blago as he joins the exclusive Club Fed.</p>Citizen AWed, 25 Oct 2006 17:56:04 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055242<p>Anon 11:59 - an answer to your question, sort of. Lisa mentioned the governor in her new ad!</p>Goodbye NapoleonWed, 25 Oct 2006 17:19:00 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055241<p>I'll second that, John Lee. I've got to come online now to watch ads! :)</p>doubtfulWed, 25 Oct 2006 17:15:50 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055240<p>Roble roble.</p>Boone Logan SquareWed, 25 Oct 2006 16:23:59 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055239<p>All I can say is, thank GOD for TiVo!</p>John Lee PettimoreWed, 25 Oct 2006 14:51:19 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055238<p>Raymond Poe literally has the most boring political ads I have ever seen in my life. I've never seen the end of one because I always fall asleep first. Also, I don't think showing your candidate playing with children on a playground two days after the Foley scandal was a great idea. I'm not accusing Poe of anything, but its not the image you want right now. Good thing for Poe that he isn't depending on TV to win re-election.</p>Sango DemWed, 25 Oct 2006 14:33:11 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055237<p>I love the JBT ad. Let's prove to GoverNOT Hairdo that he can't buy another election. It's too bad if y'all vote this crook back in office because you are sentencing us all to "more of the same".</p>Little EgyptWed, 25 Oct 2006 14:14:09 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055236<p>Judy Bore is incredible.<br>She puts YouBet Veep "Blinky Jim" on the air after a week of no commercials. Then they spend 8 secs reminding everyone of her negatives. <br>What a waste. What WAS she thinking?<br>How many ads is Blinky doing this cycle 15 or 20?<br>Hope YouBet doesn't mind him being away from the counting room.<br>And who is that strange looking guy at the end<br>I thought it might be the Brickhead, but he is a much younger man.<br>Pretty neat tie they go from the Last Executioner to the Brickhead who want to start the cook off immediately.</p><p>Seriously, Rich the best ads have come from the DNC on the DC pervert cover-up.<br>Oh, wait. Those weren't commercials those were the Hastert-Shimkus-Weller-Palmer exit interviews on the news. There have been so many I thought they were commercials</p>ReddbyrdWed, 25 Oct 2006 14:12:47 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055235<p>Any fan of political ads should check out the stuff Harold Ford has been running down in TN. Whether he wins or not, it's been an impressive batch of spots.</p><p>This one gets my award for best "response ad" (to an attack on Ford, for his not being tough enough on illegals).</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTJ80lHw5sk&amp;mode=related&amp;search=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTJ80lHw5sk&amp;mode=related&amp;search=">http://www.youtube.com/watc...</a></p><p>Or his ad Ford ran right after the British terrorism plane gel scare -</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmJGnRAQkqQ&amp;mode=related&amp;search=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmJGnRAQkqQ&amp;mode=related&amp;search=">http://www.youtube.com/watc...</a></p><p>Slick stuff. Maybe too slick? But they've helped keep Ford in the race, no question.</p>ZCWed, 25 Oct 2006 13:56:58 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055234<p>Angie,</p><p>Thanks, I'm well aware what Judy's plan is (I have gone to her website). However, the average voter has no idea and that's how I was looking at her ad. I base that on going through the regular voter activities (watching TV, reading the paper, i.e. not doing things uber political nerds like ourselves do such as come to CapFax) and conversations I've had with non-uber political nerd friends. Topinka hasn't been able to place her solid political ideas out there for mass consumption. Much of this has to do with the fact that she doesn't have the money to do so. That's not a knock against her, that's just the truth. If I'm her and I'm trying to win, I think a gentle reminder from Edgar wouldn't hurt. If she doesn't have enough money to get her message/accomplishments out there, even a large web banner at the bottom might help. Right now her commericals consist of Edgar spots and negative ads.</p><p>Also Rudy Giuliani is not a heavyweight in Illinois politics just like Michael Bloomberg's support of Blago is irrelevant.</p>TweedWed, 25 Oct 2006 13:15:19 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055233<p>Well, we're in the thick of it here in Springfield with dueling sweetness ads between Sam Cahnman and Ray Poe. Sam is in love with Sam. Ray is in love with Ray. What more can you say. And, on the radio, no less! This is your life in Springfield. Save us all.</p>MarieWed, 25 Oct 2006 13:15:00 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055232<p>Nope, I just have friends in Ohio.</p>AnonWed, 25 Oct 2006 13:09:05 -0000http://capitolfax.com/2006/10/25/question-of-the-day-195/#comment-18055231<p>Dear Anon - Rigging voting machines? Now, I didn't know you were in Chi-town! No wonder that came to mind! tee-hee</p>BelleWed, 25 Oct 2006 13:07:14 -0000