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Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009

* As I’ve already told subscribers, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. has filed petitions to challenge former Senate President Emil Jones for Jones’ 2nd Democratic State Central Committeeman’s seat. Considering how the two men despise each other, this could be a fun campaign.

In honor of this battle, let’s have a caption contest featuring the congressman, his father and former Sen. Jones, shall we?

Keep in mind that, as always, racist comments will result in severe beatings and lifetime banishments. The vast, overwhelming majority of you are good people, but some jokers always want to use posts like this to strut their despicability. Don’t do it.

- posted by Rich Miller

32 Comments

- George - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:06 pm:
I believe this photo was taken in the post-hug Illinois Politics honeymoon phase in Denver.

“To think juniors, pretty soon you both will be just a number”

- ivoted4judy - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:12 pm:
EMIL: “I felt a lot safer with Rod and Rezcko”

- wndycty - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:14 pm:
“Congressman Jackson, Former President Emil Jones and Rev. Jackson, share a chuckle after realizing the reaction this picture will get on Capitol Fax.”

Rich I consistently applaud you for reminding folks that “racist comments will result in severe beatings,” in a preemptive attempt to keep the conversation civil, HOWEVER maybe a question of the day should be:

Will we in the CapFax community ever see the day when Rich can have a caption contest/question of the day post that involves people of color and NOT have to warn posters about racism?

I appreciate all that you do and I appreciate the fact that your standards regarding racist comments put the standards of other media websites to SHAME. Maybe we need to have a discussion about why folks feel the need to make racist comments about some of your content.

Again, thanks for being proactive in keeping the comments civil.

- Pat collins - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:16 pm:
“For some reason I always trust people with more hair than these two have……..”

- OneMan - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:20 pm:
To borrow the line from Rocky IV…

“I must break you”

- whatwhat - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:21 pm:
In case Emil Jones missed it:

As Blagojevich was appointing Illinois’ next U.S. senator, businessmen with ties to both the governor and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. discussed raising at least $1 million for Blagojevich’s campaign as a way to encourage him to pick Jackson for the job.

According to published news reports “Blagojevich and the congressman met to discuss the Senate seat on Monday, one day before federal prosecutors arrested Blagojevich and charged him with trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. As part of the charges, prosecutors alleged that Blagojevich was considering awarding the seat to a politician identified as “Senate Candidate 5″ because emissaries for that candidate were promising to raise as much as $1.5 million for Blagojevich’s campaign fund.”

The Tribune later identified Jesse Jackson Jr. as “Senate Candidate 5.”

- View from the Cheap Seats - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:21 pm:
OneMan - Hilarious!

- VanillaMan - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:22 pm:
Listen Junior - your cash is no good at my bank!

- South Side Mike - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:25 pm:
Jesse Sr: Say Emil, does would Chicago State be interested in an exclusive Budweiser contract?

- Small Town Liberal - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:30 pm:
You’re kidding me Emil, they actually approved your request for food stamps?

- Dooley Dudright - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:35 pm:
“And you know something is happening but you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?” — from Ballad of a Thin Man, by Bob Dylan.

- Stones - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:37 pm:
“Watch him drop as I administer the Vulcan nerve-pinch” BAHAHAHAH!!!

- Gman - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:44 pm:
“It’s a reverse ham sandwich!”

- Dan S, a voter and Cubs Fan - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:46 pm:
Emil, “I’m not getting in a car with those two”.

- David Ormsby - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 1:56 pm:
Emil: “Some jerk said you had to keep your enemies closer, but, jeez–this close?”

- Arthur Andersen - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 2:03 pm:
Emil: I am NEVER flyin’ United again. Three days and they still can’t find my luggage!

- Boody - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 2:08 pm:
Bounce on us, Emil. Get up outta here. We got your back.

- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 2:11 pm:
Laugh all you want Jesse, but if I had beaten Junior back in ‘98, you’d be here today trying to kiss Hillary’s behind.

- wordslinger - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 2:25 pm:
“Burris thinks he actually has a shot at the Senate appointment!”

- anon - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 2:27 pm:
Ambassador-designate Emil Jones, Jr. advises two fellow Chicagoans that they will no longer be allowed to travel to Ireland.

- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 2:28 pm:
anon wins.

lol

- siriusly - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 3:04 pm:
All three: Remember when people cared about what we said? Those were the days!

- TaxThePoor? - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 3:04 pm:
But will Irish whiskey be harder to find and more expensive in Illinois now? Emil doesn’t need all those contributions from the alcohol distributors any more.

- Ghost - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 3:27 pm:
Emil: Do I know you two?

- Obamarama - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 4:00 pm:
Emil: One Jesse, Two Jesse, Red Jesse, Blue Jesse.

- orlkon - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 4:43 pm:
Killer Whale among sharks

- zatoichi - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 5:20 pm:
Gentlemen, Madigan’s over there. I’ll be right back.

- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 5:21 pm:
OK, maybe zatoichi wins. Not sure. A tie?

- Commonsense in Illinois - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 5:55 pm:
Can’t believe nobody saw this one…”clown to the left of me, joker to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you…”

- Really? - Tuesday, Nov 3, 09 @ 8:43 pm:
“You only tipped her 50 cent?”

- If It Walks Like a Duck... - Wednesday, Nov 4, 09 @ 6:33 am:
We tried to tell you Emil, smoking will stunt your growth or is that all tobacco company money weighing you down?

- Boone Logan Square - Wednesday, Nov 4, 09 @ 8:16 am:
We’re thinking of leveling Chicago State University and building an airport on its grounds…

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