[NU Sports] New Illinois Trophy

[Jonathan Hodges]

And remember that those signs cost $15,000 EACH:

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Welcome to Illinois.

Jonathan

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 3:44 PM, mlinhardt at netzero.com <
mlinhardt at netzero.com> wrote:

> Can they just update the signs to read "Welcome to Illinois Most Governors
> Arrested"?
>
> Everytime I drive the tollway I get irritated by the "Open Road Tolling Rod
> M. Blagojevich, Governor"
>
> http://www.roblambert.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/open-road-tolling-rod-r-blagojevich-governor.jpg
>
> There was a scandal awhile back that instead of using the tollway's own
> signmaking department they contracted out to a FOR(friend of Rod) for the
> signs.
>
> My personal opinion is that no politician should have his name on any sign
> -- no Jessie White, no Richie Daley, no Rod, etc.
>
> -- Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com> wrote:
> > I still hold out hope for 'The Battle for Lincoln's Lid', but in light of
> yesterday's news I have another idea.
> >
> > Let's play Illinois for a leather pouch full of cash and call it the
> 'Blagojevich Bribe Bag'.
>
> Why do you think I suggested it be a shoebox some weeks ago?  (You have
> to have a sense of history about these sorts of things.)
>
> Have they updated the signs at the border yet to read:
>
>    Welcome to Illinois, 9 of our last 10 governors have been arrested
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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