Blagojevich Is Not a Cuckoo!

As you can plainly see from this cartoon drawn for my Libertarian Party campaign against Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan in 2002, Blagojevich is not a cuckoo.

Mayor Richard Daley is only half right.

Blagojevich is a bird.
That bird is a chicken, however, not a cuckoo.

Here's the whole cartoon, drawn to point out that both Ryan and Blagojevich were chickens.
The two conspired to hold debates where they could dictate who was included.

And excluded.

The specific inspiration for this cartoon was when the two refused to take part in the Illinois League of Women Voters debate. The LVW rules said that any candidate who had received at least 5% in a non-candidate poll could take part.

I received just over 5% in the Daily Southtown poll, which was taken in early September, 2002.

Posted first at McHenry County Blog.

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9th Annual Annie Ryan Fun Run on May 18

Former Attorney General Jim Ryan and his wife Marie are hosting the 9th Annual Annie Ryan Run; it will take place on Sunday, May 18 in Elmhurst. Annie was the youngest of the couple's six children, she died of a brain tumor in 1997.

I participated in the event a few years ago. The distance is 5 kilometers (3.1 miles), and there is a one-mile fun run for kids. I'll be out of town so I'll have to miss this year's event.

Proceeds from the race will benefit the Midwest Children's Brain Tumor Center at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

Click here to register or to learn more.

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