McHenry County Blog

Melissa Bean at her last debate, which was held prior to Labor Day, 2006.

Waldo, who has never attended a candidate's debate. Maybe he's in Bean's bunker.

As you can see from the press release below from Tea Party Palatine, she skipped another debate, staying, as the press release says, “in her Bean Bunker.”

Republican Joe Walsh and Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer attended the Round Lake candidates’ forum.

Where is Waldo?

(Palatine, Illinois) - Illinois Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district will not talk with concerned citizens in the Illinois 8th district.

She can not defend her votes or answer direct questions. She is hiding deep in her Bean Bunker!

On October 9th, 2010, Illinois Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district was a “No” show for a debate at the Civic Center located in Round Lake Beach.

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Tonight at McHenry County College, will Melissa Bean visit the 2006 site of her last debate?

Or will she remain in “Bean’s bunker.”

There were several questions asked to Melissa Bean’s empty table. The debate was moderated by the Mayor of Round Lake Beach.

Joe Walsh (R), Melissa Bean (D), and Green Party Candidate Bill Scheurer were all invited to debate topics on health care, jobs and the economy.

If you are outraged with Bean hiding and not answering direct questions, contact local media outlets and her local office (847) 517-2927 or DC (202) 225-3711 and vote her out in November!

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog featured the origination of JimRod, the two-headed chicken.

We looked at the first 2002 gubernatorial debate. It’s usually sponsored by the Illinois League of Women Voters, but, when I received 5% in the Daily Southtown 1,000-person poll, Jim Ryan and Rod Blagojevich, the two power party candidates, decided to skip it.

The Rockford Register-Star agreed to exclude yours truly, so the first debate was in Rockford.

JimRod was unleashed on the public that day, first in Chicago and, then, in Rockford.

JimRod’s next debate appearance was in Springfield at the Old State Capitol for the radio debate.

JimRod, was being worn proudly this time by Peoria’s Jeff Trigg (who was invaluable in the campaign). I and others stood on the north side of the Capitol. We picked it because most of the TV trucks were parked there.

It just so happened that Rod Blogojevich’s supporters were on that side. Jim Ryan and the Republicans were at the front of the building on the south side.

Rod’s car pulled up, but Rod didn’t enter the Old State Capitol above ground.

He snuck down the sidewalk stairs to the parking garage.

The reason, of course, is that no politician knows how to deal with ridicule.

He didn’t want anyone to take his picture with the guy in the two-headed chicken costume.

Want to get under the thick skin that most politicians have?

Ridicule him or her.

That’s what would have resulted had Blagojevich and JimRod appeared in a newspaper photograph.

Part 3 tomorrow.
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JimRod, the Two-Headed Chicken, cartoon was used in my 2002 Libertarian Party campaign for Illinois governor against Jim Ryan and Rod Blagojevich. Back then both candidates were chickens because they would not debate me and because they would not even walk past me on the way to their power party debates. They went in back or side doors of the debate sites.

Now temporary Governor Rod Blagojevich ducks into cars like the one on the front page of Wednesday’s Chicago Sun-Times. The photograph is a variation of “Where’s Waldo?”

Yesterday, McHenry County Blog featured the origination of JimRod, the two-headed chicken.

We looked at the first 2002 gubernatorial debate. It’s usually sponsored by the Illinois League of Women Voters, but, when I received 5% in the Daily Southtown 1,000-person poll, Jim Ryan and Rod Blagojevich, the two power party candidates, decided to skip it.

The Rockford Register-Star agreed to exclude yours truly, so the first debate was in Rockford.

JimRod was unleashed on the public that day, first in Chicago and, then, in Rockford.

JimRod’s next debate appearance was in Springfield at the Old State Capitol for the radio debate.

JimRod, was being worn proudly this time by Peoria’s Jeff Trigg (who was invaluable in the campaign). I and others stood on the north side of the Capitol. We picked it because most of the TV trucks were parked there.

It just so happened that Rod Blogojevich’s supporters were on that side. Jim Ryan and the Republicans were at the front of the building on the south side.

Rod’s car pulled up, but Rod didn’t enter the Old State Capitol above ground.

He snuck down the sidewalk stairs to the parking garage.

The reason, of course, is that no politician knows how to deal with ridicule.

He didn’t want anyone to take his picture with the guy in the two-headed chicken costume.

Want to get under the thick skin that most politicians have?

Ridicule him or her.

That’s what would have resulted had Blagojevich and JimRod appeared in a newspaper photograph.

Part 3 tomorrow.
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JimRod, the Two-Headed Chicken, cartoon was used in my 2002 Libertarian Party campaign for Illinois governor against Jim Ryan and Rod Blagojevich. Back then both candidates were chickens because they would not debate me and because they would not even walk past me on the way to their power party debates. They went in back or side doors of the debate sites.

Now temporary Governor Rod Blagojevich ducks into cars like the one on the front page of Wednesday’s Chicago Sun-Times. The photograph is a variation of “Where’s Waldo?”