Merry Christmas Horsemen from Mike Madigan

[Person Eating Tasty Animals]

He told Lang the amendment to the shell bill they've already pushed through committee had better not include slots or future subsidies to horse racing. 

Illinois Racing is officially f**ked.

[honest & balanced terry]

He told Lang the amendment to the shell bill they've already pushed through committee had better not include slots or future subsidies to horse racing. 

Illinois Racing is officially f**ked.

Some sort of written source to back up this claim of yours about what Madigan allegedly said might be nice.

[g3tPWNed_24]

proof or no proof sadly the last line of what he said is true

[HorseVoice]

Some sort of written source to back up this claim of yours about what Madigan allegedly said might be nice.

How can one possibly provide "proof" of something you hear that maybe you weren't supposed to?

I was at a Dem fundraiser years ago and heard Madigan comment that Illinois racing gets nothing until RLD is out of the picture -- I've mentioned this in passing many times here. Example:

Nobody here has ever wanted to believe what I heard Mike Madigan say over 10 years ago, just after RLD pulled his closing of AP stunt, "...yeah, well, it'll be a cold day in hell before we give that old *** a dime...".

I don't even bother to come out and pooh-pooh the latest and greatest rounds of "We're Almost There!!" threads every time a bill gathers a little steam downstate -- I already know where it's going. Nobody gets nothing decent in this state without Mike Madigan's stamp of approval, and Madigan wouldn't piss on RLD if the old man was burning to a crisp.

What...is it just dumb luck that what I heard Madigan say so long ago has come to pass? If something comes true, I think it needs to be given a little more credence than everday BS hearsay.

[honest & balanced terry]

How can one possibly provide "proof" of something you hear that maybe you weren't supposed to?

Or something you simply made up, in Buzzkill's case.

What...is it just dumb luck that what I heard Madigan say so long ago has come to pass?

It's not even that, because the two big payments from the boats totaling $90M say, "...yeah, well, it'll be a cold day in hell before we give that old *** a dime..." did NOT come to pass.

[Secretariat]

whats this 90 million dollars in boat payments, did he sell his boats/yachts for 90 million ?

[honest & balanced terry]

whats this 90 million dollars in boat payments, did he sell his boats/yachts for 90 million ?

The $90 million in 3% "impact fees" the Assembly and Rod B. gave the racing industry, out of which a very substantial chunk went to Mr. D and the horsemen who race at his track.

[Person Eating Tasty Animals]

Some sort of written source to back up this claim of yours about what Madigan allegedly said might be nice.

So would world peace and a cure for cancer. It's legit.  I'm sure you'll read about Lang *** about it next week.

[honest & balanced terry]

So would world peace and a cure for cancer. It's legit.  I'm sure you'll read about Lang *** about it next week.

But meanwhile, your own impeccable sources connected to your position as a groom at Fairmount Park (or deadbeat bettor at the Oakbrook OTB, take your pick of buzzkill back story of the week) have filled you in on the true inside story, but not any legit news source or Capitolfax or the Illinois Issues blog or any of those other political gossip oulets. 

[Person Eating Tasty Animals]

Part 1: the lame duck session is scaled back. 

 

[honest & balanced terry]

Part 1: the lame duck session is scaled back. 

 

Every day I keep searching the news for mention of Madigan telling Lang to kill any racetrack slots, and every day I don't see it. Big new story in the Trib yesterday about gambling expansion with lots of quotes from Lang, and no mention of that. What gives, buzzy?