The Governor’s Office just issued a press release claiming responsibility for the lightning and noting that this bolt was a part of the Governor’s “Opportunity Returns” initiatives.
BREAKING NEWS… CHAOS downstate…The General Assembly has turned into and episode of Jerry Springer featuring “When Senators ATTACK!†and “My Speaker is a fouled mouth party leader…on METH!!â€. Special DVD bonus footage includes actual lighting bolt striking the Capitol after arrival of all five leaders.
Uh oh, Dr. Frankenoberweis must be making an attempt to reanimate the Illinois GOP by attempting to stitch together various pieces of candidates discarded by the voters, such as himself and Alan “Crazy Times Call for a Crazy Senator” Keyes.
two of the State House elevators are out of commission, the Senate sound system is out, the House video kept bouncing around its titles — there is a long history of a ghost in the Governor’s Office. Perhaps it is a poltergeist who only acts up when the current governor is in the building!
Are you sure it was GROD in the Capitol and not Elvis? We have a much better chance of seeing him in Springfield before Roddy. Then again after November we never have to worry about that again…
…It was a dark stormy night around old Springfield & the old capitol looked especially stark and haunted. Only a small night light in the executive office cast a glow. The faint howling of a lobbyist in the distance could heard & all at once a big bolt of lightning struck, lit up the sky & the faint form could be seen making its way toward the door ….MY God …could it be , why, it’s the governor !!!!
A City of Chicago lawyer was testifying against the eminent domain bill in Judiciary committee at the time of the lightning bolt. It was so loud that it caused a nervous pause before he continued “I didn’t know the Mayor was in town today.”
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 10:24 am:
Senator Hendon — God is a woman, and she is pissed.
- Anon - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 10:34 am:
I thought the Governor showed up yesterday!
- Fouts - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 10:44 am:
Emil Jones says that the Cook County Board Presidency is looking pretty good now.
- Jaded - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 11:07 am:
Looks like Senator/Reverend Meeks called for the closer!
- Mongo - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 11:15 am:
The Governor’s Office just issued a press release claiming responsibility for the lightning and noting that this bolt was a part of the Governor’s “Opportunity Returns” initiatives.
- ThePiper - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 11:28 am:
BREAKING NEWS… CHAOS downstate…The General Assembly has turned into and episode of Jerry Springer featuring “When Senators ATTACK!†and “My Speaker is a fouled mouth party leader…on METH!!â€. Special DVD bonus footage includes actual lighting bolt striking the Capitol after arrival of all five leaders.
- Randall Sherman - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 11:42 am:
Everyone knows that mere lightning can’t stop the mouth of Senator Rickey Hendon (nor can anything else we can think of)!
- Anon - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 11:49 am:
Governor tries to save costs by powering statehouse with lighting to appease Madigan.
- Anon - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 11:49 am:
Guv tells truth
- illinifan86 - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:00 pm:
Maybe Ron Stephens wasn’t too far off with his Armagedden comments yesterday!
- sine die - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:03 pm:
Speaker Madigan turns to John Filan and says, “If I were you, I’d keep negotiating…I don’t think the hard stuff has started to come down yet.”
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:16 pm:
Maybe Randall, but God has apparently turned off the microphones. :-)
- lightning Rod - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:19 pm:
So, I turned to Bradley and said, “You know, let’s just scrap the whole Vice Presidential thing. I really just want to govern the state of illinois.”
- F BOMB - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:38 pm:
That will teach Rich for printing the “F-Bomb” in the fax today!!!
- Chicago Jason - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:45 pm:
Uh oh, Dr. Frankenoberweis must be making an attempt to reanimate the Illinois GOP by attempting to stitch together various pieces of candidates discarded by the voters, such as himself and Alan “Crazy Times Call for a Crazy Senator” Keyes.
- Chicago Jason - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:46 pm:
Oops, one too many “attempts” in there. I got carried away. :-D
- leigh - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 12:52 pm:
Before I comment I need to know whether they are ice skating in Hades today as well……. Was there honest governing going on?
- Big Hair - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 1:27 pm:
Rod must have told the truth for a change
- capitol view - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 1:36 pm:
two of the State House elevators are out of commission, the Senate sound system is out, the House video kept bouncing around its titles — there is a long history of a ghost in the Governor’s Office. Perhaps it is a poltergeist who only acts up when the current governor is in the building!
- Budget Watcher - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 2:02 pm:
“I’m confident the ongoing investigations into the actions of my administration will prove we do things right, or may lightning strike!”
- phocion - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 2:06 pm:
Lightning Rod?
- respectful - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 2:23 pm:
God to the Senate: “If you don’t censure Hendon, then I will!”
- one of the 35 - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 2:47 pm:
Headline …..Drunken Sailors finally punished
- Tom Bowen - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 3:47 pm:
Springfield, you’ve been, Thunderstruck
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- ISU REP - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 4:01 pm:
Are you sure it was GROD in the Capitol and not Elvis? We have a much better chance of seeing him in Springfield before Roddy. Then again after November we never have to worry about that again…
- Amy - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 4:58 pm:
It was a dark and stormy night…
- Amy - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 4:58 pm:
It was a dark and stormy night…
- Louis G. Atsaves - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 5:21 pm:
OK, now who swore on a stack of Bibles that a balanced budget would be proposed?
Louis G. Atsaves
- Norseman - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 6:06 pm:
Rod said may God strike me dead if my budget’s not balanced.
- dumb o'l country boy - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 6:32 pm:
God screamed to St.Peter..”Oops I missed….the gov’s plane again, who flying that thing anyway!!”
- Tom Skilling - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 6:42 pm:
I predicted that would happen.
- anon - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 7:05 pm:
…It was a dark stormy night around old Springfield & the old capitol looked especially stark and haunted. Only a small night light in the executive office cast a glow. The faint howling of a lobbyist in the distance could heard & all at once a big bolt of lightning struck, lit up the sky & the faint form could be seen making its way toward the door ….MY God …could it be , why, it’s the governor !!!!
- Anonymous - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 7:15 pm:
“What are you doing here?” a female voice screamed.
“I work here,” came the reply. “At least I think, it doesn’t look that familiar with the lights off.”
“Come one step closer and I’ll call the cops! Better yet, Congresswoman McKinney’s new abs of steel bodyguard.”
“Look lady, this is my office!” the male voice croaked as he made his way through the smoke-filled room.
Suddenly, with power restored lights flicker back into illumination casting away dispersions as well as shadows.
“Judy! You haven’t won yet.”
“Shut up Rod. Go fly a kite!”
- Lovie's Leather - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 7:29 pm:
Newsflash! Lightning strikes Capitol. The governor reports, “The Capitol? Is that somewhere near that big, empty house?
- Zatoichi - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 7:52 pm:
IT’S ALIVE! IT’S ALIVE!
- Minion - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 7:53 pm:
Blago decides to govern with advisors from Illinois and fire the overpayed East Coast hacks.
Bye Bye Bradley!
- Anon - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 8:07 pm:
I am loosing my patience with you pompous politicians! Consider this to be a warning shot. Stop Serving Yourselves and Start Serving My People. - God
- Papa Legba - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 8:11 pm:
Tornadoes now lightning hitting the Statehouse. Is someone trying to send a message to the Statehouse gang?
- James T Kirk - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 8:36 pm:
Scotty, fire photon torpedo and beam me up !
- Anon - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 9:34 pm:
The Governor kept his word.
- JohnR - Thursday, Apr 6, 06 @ 10:16 pm:
All the legislative staffers on this site realize that nobody knows what the heck they are talking about.
Illinois’ out there guys… take a look sometime.
- AJ - Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 5:29 am:
Chicago we got a problem down here…..
- Jechislo - Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 7:34 am:
It was the static electricity from Rod’s hair that drew the lightening.
- Anon - Friday, Apr 7, 06 @ 9:09 am:
A City of Chicago lawyer was testifying against the eminent domain bill in Judiciary committee at the time of the lightning bolt. It was so loud that it caused a nervous pause before he continued “I didn’t know the Mayor was in town today.”