Judy Baar Topinka (GOP candidate for Gov in IL) makes fool of herself

[wndycty]

As an African American I can tell you that Judy call herself a "sistah" is not going to go over will in our community.

See the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf65qC8Pmtg

Here is footage of Blago in the same parade pressing the flesh as he walked with a ton of supporters, later in the video you will see Judy riding alone in her car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzOW5unGpDg

[Oceansaway]

1. .

as much as i dont care for Blago....JBT makes me hurl...

[MadMaddie]

2. wndycty they never learn those Repugs......

And she is in her car why? Perhaps she is afraid to get out and touch flesh with the people...?

How is Blago doing in the polls they are taking?

[wndycty]

3. Still leading. . .

. . .it could be better considering how weak Judy is but it can be worse considering the controversies he is dealing with.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

4. I laughed my a** off at Judy today while in Sprinfield

at Republican Day at the IL State Fair.

Channel 5 had a clip of her at 6:00 pm being introduced by Jim Edgar and then she had the gall to say something about the Democrats not believing in balancing a budget and then saying something about "Official A" in a federal investigation.

Um Judy, how much a deficit did Blago inherit from the last Repuke governor and who is now a convicted federal felon in Illinois??

Pot meet kettle....

And yes, JBT makes me want to hurl as well....

[snowbear]

8. What does "Republican Day" at the fair mean?

We have political booths at our state fair, but I can't imagine any of the parties having their own day..

The Alaska State Fair (about an hour north of Anchorage) usually has a busy Democratic booth, a busy Rethug booth, and you should see the Lieberatarian (sp?) booth!

The L's all wear funky "Keep Marijuana Legal" shirts on, they are usually munching on organic seeds & nuts, the guys have butt-length braided hair and they have tie-dyed artwork everywhere and insense burning in their booth.

They are OVERLY friendly people.. but they always try to reel me in and sign their petetions and get on their lists.. I just point to the Democratic booth across the way and tell them I'm with them.

I haven't been in the Lower-48 in quite a while.. so I have to know.. are these Liebertarians up here typical of the ones in the lower-48?

[ComerPerro]

5. got back to IL for a week, and the general consensus is

Blago is gonna win no problem, even Republicans hate Topinka

[madrchsod]

6. oh my god...

she was at the Bud Billiken parade...it`s going to be interesting out here to see how the rethugs back her. theres more than a few that are pissed because she refused to go along with the disaster in the last senate race.

[orleans]

7. omg--she really did say that! "the gals call me a sistah..."

yuck! she's such an asshole.

and here's the jerk that is running with her (from an article in 2002):
"After representing crime victims and their families in court, DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett has asked dozens of those same people to join him at his political fund-raisers.

The practice has raised questions about whether the Republican attorney general candidate is, in the words of one murder victim's mother, "using a tragedy and using it to his benefit," a suggestion his campaign has vigorously denied."

http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-birkett17.html

(by the way--an attorney in birkett's office told a friend of mine "we don't prosecute sexual abuse in dupage county." well...welcome to fucking shangri la...they wait until they've got a cold body before they make their move--that way, it won't fuck up their percentages by taking a chance on losing a case!)

[WildEyedLiberal]

9. Oh God, what pandering

Please God let Blago win

[wndycty]

10. Here is a Friday morning kick!

:kick:

[terrya]

11. Oh my God.

That's...almost tragic to watch.

Might as well start writing that concession speech now, Judy.

[wndycty]

12. Kick

:kick:

[returnable]

13. Judy, Judy, Judy

The IL GOP just keeps serving up softballs. I'm surprised they didn't give Alan Keyes the nod.

Good to see ya, wndy!

[benny05]

14. Both terrible

I have to vote 3rd party for gov race. Blago is raiding my state pension to pay for pork in Chicago, and JBT wants to roll back the minimum wage hike, which is also stupid.