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Blagojevich's pick has résumé chiseled in stone (Burris mausoleum in Chicago. Is Roland dead?)
CNN ^ | 12/31/08

Posted on 01/02/2009 6:51:59 PM PST by Libloather

Edited on 01/03/2009 5:54:46 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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Who knew?

1 posted on 01/02/2009 6:52:00 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

— Shelley


2 posted on 01/02/2009 6:54:50 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Libloather

His son is named Roland, his daughter Rolanda.
The guy’s an egomaniac.


3 posted on 01/02/2009 6:55:16 PM PST by conivorous
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To: Libloather

What is with Chicago? They let dead people vote and they chisle stone monuments to the living.


4 posted on 01/02/2009 6:56:27 PM PST by MathDoc (Don't blame me, I voted for Governor Palin and the wrinkly white-haired guy)
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To: Libloather
There are close-ups of the monument on this thread: Roland Burris Has Already Constructed His Terrifying Death Chamber
5 posted on 01/02/2009 6:58:34 PM PST by BlessedBeGod (Obama's not my president, and Blagojevich is not my governor.)
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To: Libloather

I can’t think of a better place than a cemetery for a Chicago Democrat to tout his qualifications for office. Going straight to the electorate is always the key to political success.


6 posted on 01/02/2009 6:58:39 PM PST by I_Like_Spam
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To: MathDoc
What is with Chicago? They let dead people vote and they chisle stone monuments to the living.

That means he can vote twice.

7 posted on 01/02/2009 6:59:01 PM PST by Ditto
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To: conivorous

My mother-in law’s father was Robert, her brother was Robert, she was Roberta, her daughter was Roberta. It’s weird, but so what?


8 posted on 01/02/2009 7:00:35 PM PST by Eva
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To: Libloather

He’s a legend in his own mind.


10 posted on 01/02/2009 7:10:39 PM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: conivorous
Still, the Leftwingtard anti-death penalty crowd were first out of the stall to oppose him.

He makes enemies that you and I shouldn't care to associate with. (He has some friends we wouldn't want to be around either).

The state of illinois had its chance at this and blew it. Time for Senator Burris to go to Washington. He certainly can't be any worse than his predecessor.

11 posted on 01/02/2009 7:13:56 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: SierraWasp

As someone noted in post #5, I already posted about Burris’ monument to himself two days ago. This freeper is behind the times. ;-)

See the original post here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156384/posts


12 posted on 01/02/2009 7:14:47 PM PST by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: muawiyah

Just to spite Durbin and Reid I’d support him.


13 posted on 01/02/2009 7:21:24 PM PST by Seven plus One
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To: Libloather

Ugh what an egomaniac. I’m sure he’s in public service for the right reasons.


14 posted on 01/02/2009 7:22:13 PM PST by The Worthless Miracle (I will not gird my loins for Joe Biden.)
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To: BillyBoy
Whoops!!! Well, heck! Do ya gotta do a search before you even reply to an intersting lookin thread and start pingin yer FRiends to???

Wasssssssssup wid dat???

15 posted on 01/02/2009 7:22:21 PM PST by SierraWasp (Happier New Year!!!)
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To: BillyBoy
Thanks for the link.

But you haven't answered the question - "is Roland dead?"

16 posted on 01/02/2009 7:33:44 PM PST by Libloather (January is Liberal, Leftist, Marxist Awareness Month.)
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To: Seven plus One

Burris is rapidly becoming my “Democrat Hero Politician” ~ kind of like Togo or Balto ~ true “Hero Dogs” who stuck it to bad winter weather ~ this guy is stickin’ it to the man!


17 posted on 01/02/2009 7:34:55 PM PST by muawiyah
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“...Burris was the first African-American exchange student to Hamburg University in Germany from Southern Illinois University in 1959.”

Who said he’s not qualified to be Senator?


18 posted on 01/02/2009 7:40:16 PM PST by Buck W. (BHO: Selling hope, keeping the change.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Ozymandias

Exactly what came to my mind...

Good one.

19 posted on 01/02/2009 7:40:28 PM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: muawiyah
In '02 I wasted a lot of energy talking to people; 'Please don't vote for Blagojevich, he's an asshole!' There are many other valid reasons, but an all encompassing one takes less time. Now I find myself sticking up for him, on Free Republic no less. Political irony is the worst kind.
20 posted on 01/02/2009 7:47:32 PM PST by Seven plus One
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