Going outside the exhibit halls is a bit like looking for free range chickens.
The first “non-caged” political entity was the Huntley Area Tea Party tent.
McHenry County Board member Diane Evertsen was in the Huntley Area Tea Party tent.
The group was conducted a penny presidential poll.
A Penny Presidential Poll was being conducted by the Huntley Area Tea Party.
I was told there was a Bernie Sanders tent as well, so I went looking.
Guess I turned in the wrong direction.
Conservation World tent.
I found the Conservation tent, called “Conservation World.”
The McHenry County Conservation District and County Health Department were at this end of the tent.
It wasn’t located at the end of the world, but it could hardly be more off the beaten track being west of the arena and north of the animal barns.
The Environmental Defenders had its display inside.
The tent was dark inside and had few visitors.
Had I been one of the Pro-Life or religious groups and found my exhibit forced into this space, I would have been mad as a wet hen.
Behind this out-of-the way location was a magic show based in a tractor trailer.
The magic show was sponsored by McHenry County College.
A little sign by the road says that it was sponsored by McHenry County College.
Come to think of it, I don’t remember seeing an MCC booth anywhere else.
At Business Expos, the junior college has people out spreading the word.
Seems strange that right before school starts no effort would be being made at the County Fair.
As I went looking for the Bernie Sanders tent, I saw plenty of empty locations.
Plenty of space for more exhibitors.
I circled around to the entrance of the free parking at the east end of the main road looking for State Rep. Jack Franks’ tent.
I may have found it, but it was unopened.
Next door, the tent for Richmond’s Main Stay Therapeutic Riding was staffed with volunteers.
The tent in the foreground is for Richmond’s Main Stay Therapeutic Riding. The tent behind is probably State Rep. Jack Franks’.
But there were no volunteers at the Democrats’ tent (assuming it was Jack Franks’).
I walked toward back into the Fairgrounds.
Don’t know whether the Knights of Columbus corn tent counts as a religious booth as far as the County Fair administration goes, but I got a photo of it anyway.
The Knights of Columbus sell corn on the cob.
I noticed the National Guard’s climbing wall and realized I should include it, because it’s part of government.
The National Guard’s exhibit.
Then, I saw the Sanders’ tent.
Volunteers were soliciting volunteers at the Bernie Sanders for President tent.
Guess I must have walked right past it.
Couldn’t pass up this tee shirt for Bernie Sanders for President.
Probably because the sign was not on the side of the tent I saw while I was approaching it from west.
(See another Bernie Sanders tee shirt here.)
As I walked back to my car, I spotted more of our tax dollars at work.
A trailer from the McHenry County Emergency Management agency was parked along a road next to Skinners’ Carnival.
It was the McHenry County Emergency Management Department.
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The links to articles on how the McHenry County Fair attempted to marginalize Pro-Life and religious exhibitors can be found below:
- 5-7-15 McHenry County Fair Sets Up Faith Ghetto
- 5-19-15 Thomas More Society Complains to County Fair about 2015 Pro-Life Booth “Segregation”
- 5-21-15 Press Release on County Fair Discrimination Against Pro-Life Groups
- 5-22-15 The County Fair Association Decision-Makers
- 5-22-15 More on the County Fair Isolation of Pro-Life Booths
- 5-22-15 County Fair Association Capitulates to Pro-Lifers
Too bad Huntley didn’t get that funding to run the amtrak through town.
Metra service would put that town on the radar for a lot more home buyers in the NW burbs.
Everyone in that town lost on that deal.
Pennywise and pound foolish.
Well Rauner decided not to fund rail as well as to close the state museum which made money so if you voted for him like Herman Cain said blame yourself.
BERNIE SANDERS is our best bet for less inequality and a fairer society for all.
The state and fed are close to broke, where did you think the money would come for amtrak, more borrowing?
If you think it’s a good idea, get private funding, take the risk and good luck to ya.
Bernie Sanders is probably the most honest of the candidates for President, what a nice change that would be to have a honest president for a change even if you don’t agree with all he stands for.
I don’t see how the State Museum can make money when it does not charge an admission fee.
It does accept donations and have a gift shop, but no way that proceeds from these two revenue sources pays for the museum.
Illinois needs to rethink its park system.
How about a park sticker which could fund that and the museums.
It might get rid of some of the riff-raff that frequent the “parks” as well.
If attendance drops, rezone and sell off the land.
http://www.trueactivist.com/18-ceos-called-out-by-bernie-sanders-for-taking-trillions-in-bailouts-evading-taxes-and-outsourcing-jobs
We are brok because of tax evasion laws and loopholes passed by politicians who live on taking money from rich and well connected people leaving the middle class and poor to pay more taxes.
Cal many visitors come to Illinois to see about our history and Lincoln etc so it is losing money for many businesses, including restaurants etc.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/13/3-dozen-want-to-testify-on-illinois-state-museum-c/?page=all
In Illinois the tax evasion laws and loopholes are passed mostly by Democrats who are funded by fat cat union bosses who are funded mostly by tax dollars taken from the working middle class.
We are broke because Democrats want to spend more money then they take in.
We are broke because too many people want the government to provide for them from cradle to grave (those that escape Planned Parenthood).
Callous voter you are wrong. Look at the following Crains article( not a left wing co) about most Illinois businesses evade both Federal and state of Illinois taxes.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140219/NEWS02/140219775/heres-the-real-reason-why-most-illinois-companies-dont-pay-state-income-taxes
We don’t have capitalism in this country we have chrony capitalism.
Here is your buddy Rauner and mostly Repubs gave the businesses tax breaks while taking food stamps and healthcare away from poor seniors, children etc.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150409/BLOGS02/150409776/despite-spending-freezes-elsewhere-rauner-oks-corporate-tax-breaks
That is all the Reubs talk about is growing the economy by giving more tax breaks to the rich.
Saint Reagan is the thief that redistributed money from the middle class to the rich and made all this income inequality.
When unions were big in the 1950’s and 1960’s there were many more middle class people, but we are now in a race to the bottom.
If it the Springfield businesses who benefit enough from having a free museum (my son’s favorite, by the way), they would pony up the money to keep it open, couldn’t they?
Wow our candidates used to run on anti-communist platforms.
Vowing to rid the world of communists.
My how times have changed.