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On Tuesday, a Chicago man was sentenced to 18 months probation for leaving his 82-year old, wheelchair-bound mother outside in the cold while he gambled for 15 hours at the Majestic Star Casino in Hammond.
A suburban policeman lost his job after he wrote a fake parking ticket to get back at someone for supposedly taking his wife's parking spot at a Sam's Club.
On Thursday, Governor Rod appeared on The Daily Show for a taped segment about his order to require pharmacists fill prescriptions for emergency contraception, getting narrowly edged out of looking like the biggest tool on the segment by the fundamentalist pharmacist. In case you didn't see it, you can watch here (it's called "Pill of Rights"). Look, we know not everyone watches every single episode of The Daily Show like we do, but does he live in a bubble?
School administrators at Glenbard West High School cancelled a student play after the performers staged an "undressed rehearsal," in which they practiced in t-shirts, boxers, and togas as a way to loosen up before their performance.
A 12-year old in Aurora was suspended from school and charged with a felony for possessing a drug look-alike at school, which was actually just a bag of powdered sugar. The boy said he brought the sugar to school for a science project, and joked with friends that it was cocaine. Aurora police also announced that they are launching sting operations at all area Dominick's, Jewel Osco's, and bakeries.
Finally, we wish we could communicate the irony of this happening again this week, but we don't want to cause any more trouble. A 62-year old South Side man was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after he got drunk and attacked a woman with a 17-inch samurai sword.
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I always wondered what kind of people were stupid enough to actually agree to do an interview with the Daily Show.
But something about this seems a little different. I feel like maybe the governor was playing along. He may not have "gotten" it completely, but I think it served a purpose for him:
-He got some national exposure on an issue he has been championing.
-He got excellent local coverage, with many stations putting him in the same news story as Obama winning a grammy
-He didn't come off as the hard-ass most people look like on the show.
-He got to joke around on a prime cable show (even if the jokes were lame), making him look more human
To be honest, I think it worked out for him, even if we are all laughing at (with?) him...
I also thought Blago did OK. He did try to be funny with that Schwarzenegger joke. The thing that made me laugh was how they positioned Blago, making it seem like he has a tiny head. Maybe they were just trying to fit in all his hair in the shot.
Hi, I've recently moved to Chicago from Los Angeles. It seems like Gov. Blago gets a lot of flack on this site, but from what I've read in other news articles he seems like an alright guy. Anyone want to clue me in on why he's a bad guy?
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It seems like Gov. Blago gets a lot of flack on this site, but from what I've read in other news articles he seems like an alright guy. Anyone want to clue me in on why he's a bad guy?
The governor is not a bad guy, but he is often mocked because he has generally failed to live up to expectations as a real reformer. Just another blow-dried, machine Democrat I'm afraid.
I think Blago did pretty well for himself on the Daily Show. He generally deserves the flak given to him but in this case it's just Chicagoist trying to be funny and failing.
Actually, I thought Blago did a fairly good job playing along... I'm quite sure he knew what he was in for... hence the "is he teasing me" portion...