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Escape to Rockford! Spend money there!

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  February 25th, 2011 at 05:28 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

This is yet another reason why the United States of America is the greatest nation on the planet: our collective eye on the main chance.  Is there a group of Democratic state senators out there grimly determined to make themselves – and the Democratic party of Wisconsin – look like hilariously incompetent buffoons?  Well, one person’s idiocy is another person’s economic opportunity… and if you’re going to publicly run off to Rockford, Illinois to hide, then by GOD the city of Rockford, Illinois is going to try to make some money off of your idiocy.

For those without video access: the city of Rockford, Illinois was recently the first hiding place for Democratic Wisconsin state senators looking to avoid doing their jobs.  The city has turned this inane notion into a 2 1/2 minute video hawking the tourist attractions of Rockford.  How cool was it?  Put it this way:  they even got Cheap Trick.

Via Sean Hackbarth.

Moe Lane (crosspost)

PS: Go back home, ye Democratic state Senators.  You have now officially lost the public narrative.

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  • hoosierteacher

    I just about fell off my chair when I saw the cheap trick angle.

    I think the title soundtrack was appropriate to; “Surrender” in case the younger readers didn’t catch it.

    Maybe while Mitch Daniels “Surrenders” and Walker calls out the state’s “Dream Police” we’ll get Cheap Trick to go back on tour!

  • http://applescorneroftheorchard.blogspot.com/ Pomme

    The public opinion is not in your favor!

    Very appropriate song choice, too!

  • hoosierteacher

    I rec it; it goes to the front page.

    Now who wants some!?!

    lol

  • uselogic

    Office mates wondered why till I forwarded this. Thanks, Moe!

    That’s epitomizes good ol’ American, make-lemonade spirit. A toast to the Rockford CVB.

  • uselogic

    Office mates wondered why till I forwarded this. Thanks, Moe!

    That’s epitomizes good ol’ American, make-lemonade spirit. A toast to the Rockford CVB.

  • http://spendenforcer.com/ vortigernpendragon

    It will probably set a disturbing trend

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vkTQErQWko

  • chbroussard
  • lineholder

    and it makes the Dems look foolish to boot? Hey, who says we can’t have our cake and eat it, too?

    Love it, Moe!!! Thanks

  • claude5

    Collective bargaining has no place in a civilized society.

  • Darin_H

    Rockford!

  • sta46

    and see how fast they get their smarmy little butts back there… wipe out their districts while your’e at it.

  • earlgrey
  • Locked and Loaded

    nt

  • carolina

    He may be able to wait until Thursday…… the timing depends on a bond funding issue.

  • rickbull

    The convention and visitor bureau CEO John Groh who appears in the video (and probably came up with the concept) was an intern for Newt Gingrich during the Speaker of the House days.

    We need to get this guy involved in putting together 2012 campaign ads! He’s a natural!

  • CincoSolas_del_Bronx

    It finally dawned on me that this escapade is reminiscent of ancient Israel’s 6 Cities of Refuge–except we really don’t want the Senators unable to leave until the death of the High Priest.

  • RedSt8Kentucky

    Cheap Trick is originally from Rockford, so getting them to be part of this was pretty much a layup.

    Hey to all my Rockford friends, btw! SUTA!

  • MarkByron

    The Sock Monkey was invented in Rockford, so his cameo was from another native. My in-laws are from Rockford, so I got introduced to that as Rockford trivia along with Cheap Trick.

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    …and cleverer.

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