“They’re so done with jokes”

April 1, 2008 in Fran Eaton | Tags: 14th CD, April Fool's joke, Bill Foster, Bill Pascoe, Democrats, Illinois Review, Jim Oberweis, Republicans, Rich Miller | by robnesvacil

What a bunch of whiney babies.

In her feigned outrage about an April Fool’s Day joke, publisher Fran Eaton of the Illinois Review sarcastically notes that Rich Miller “prides himself at being so politically and journalistically objective”. She then proceeds to crab about a little joke just because it comes at the expense of one of her uber-conservative heroes completely ignoring the rest of what Mr. Miller posted today.

Regarding Mr. Miller’s objectivity, it’s interesting to note that turnabout is indeed fair play with him given that he also posted Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s goofy looking high school photo and it turned into a Question of the Day designed to encourage snark galore at that Democrat’s expense.

And here we thought, according to Ms. Eaton’s fellow Ill Review contributor George Dienhart, that Illinois Review was full of jokesters who enjoyed poking fun at people.

Apparently they’re so done with being court jesters.

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April 2, 2008 at 9:44 am

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