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Democrats Go for Republican Vulnerabilities – 5

October 30, 2008 By: Cal Skinner Category: Bob Miller, McHenry County Democats, McHenry County Historical Museum, McHenry County Monoploy, McHenry County Republicans, Mike Chmiel

For our next look at the McHenry County Monopoly game that was introduced from a Cleveland, Ohio, mail house, we’ll look at two cards, one from COMMUNITY CHEST, the other from the CHANCE card pile.

One of the COMMUNITY CHEST and one of the CHANCE cards are flipped over on the Democrats Monopoly board.

The COMMUNITY CHEST card says,

Community Chest
Grand Opening of
Plush New Offices

COLLECT $500
FROM EVERY TAXPAYER

That’s cute, but not really biting, because no new offices but the health department-animal control center in Crystal Lake have been opened in the last two years.

Considering how much that was attacked two years ago, I’m surprised there was no follow-up.

The CHANCE card is interesting.

The Get Out of Jail Free card, which is shown face up, says,

Chance
THIS CARD MAY ONLY BE
USED BY FRIENDS OF
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE

Think this one was vetted by an attorney?

Think the Democratic Party will print up this game and sell it?

If so, a copy would certainly end up in the McHenry County Historical Museum in Union.

One final thought.

Wouldn’t it be something if Cook County Republicans could run a similar campaign?

Democrats Go for Republican Vulnerabilities – 5

October 29, 2008 By: Cal Skinner Category: Bob Miller, McHenry County Democats, McHenry County Historical Museum, McHenry County Monoploy, McHenry County Republicans, Mike Chmiel

For our next look at the McHenry County Monopoly game that was introduced from a Cleveland, Ohio, mail house, we’ll look at two cards, one from COMMUNITY CHEST, the other from the CHANCE card pile.

One of the COMMUNITY CHEST and one of the CHANCE cards are flipped over on the Democrats Monopoly board.

The COMMUNITY CHEST card says,

Community Chest
Grand Opening of
Plush New Offices

COLLECT $500
FROM EVERY TAXPAYER

That’s cute, but not really biting, because no new offices but the health department-animal control center in Crystal Lake have been opened in the last two years.

Considering how much that was attacked two years ago, I’m surprised there was no follow-up.

The CHANCE card is interesting.

The Get Out of Jail Free card, which is shown face up, says,

Chance
THIS CARD MAY ONLY BE
USED BY FRIENDS OF
REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE

Think this one was vetted by an attorney?

Think the Democratic Party will print up this game and sell it?

If so, a copy would certainly end up in the McHenry County Historical Museum in Union.

One final thought.

Wouldn’t it be something if Cook County Republicans could run a similar campaign?

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