The most honest political campaign website ever
posted at 5:20 pm on March 3, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
We’ve been very critical of Senator Roland Burris for his serial dishonesty about the Rod Blagojevich affair, lying to investigators, the Illinois legislature, and his constituents about his dealings with the impeached former governor. However, we do have to salute his new campaign website — the one supporting his run for the Senate seat in 2010. Rarely do we see a politician this honest about his resumé:
In fact, the last time we saw this kind of honesty, it came from Obama supporter Kirk Watson. I’ll be really impressed, though, if Burris adds an “Indictments” page to his website. (via David All and Redstate)
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ROFLMAO
PastorJon on March 3, 2009 at 5:22 PM
LOL Ed! Obama should have been so honest during the campaign.
simkeith on March 3, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Ah, now my coworkers are wondering is so funny.
Are you sure that’s not Obama’s website?
MadisonConservative on March 3, 2009 at 5:23 PM
awesome….
sven10077 on March 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Classic.
pmanley on March 3, 2009 at 5:27 PM
What’s more honest is the banner headline: “Burris 2010: Vote for me or you’re racist!”
It's Vintage, Duh on March 3, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Thanks again Ed for my feel good time of the day. You do know how to find good stuff.
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letget on March 3, 2009 at 5:31 PM
*snort*
ladyingray on March 3, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Here’s another one for you, Ed: Paterson on Obama
pmanley on March 3, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Tallyho!
TheSitRep on March 3, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Oh no you di’n't!
carbon_footprint on March 3, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Allahpundit is going to be jealous that he was out-snarked by his normally unsnarky counterpart.
Tacitus_SGL on March 3, 2009 at 5:36 PM
hahahaha nice!
trailortrash on March 3, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Dang! Now I gotta clean coffee offa my screen.
whatcat on March 3, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Outstanding! Thanks Ed for giving us something to laugh about!
Done That on March 3, 2009 at 5:45 PM
I’m starting to like that guy just for his guts. Blago too – his book is going to be a barn burner. That same blank page should be shown on Obama’s website for what we know about his past. Nothing.
suzyk on March 3, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Looks a lot like Obama’s…
RadioFreeUSA on March 3, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Ha! And whenever I see the picture that accompanies this post on the front page, I feel the need to yell out: Testify!
juanito on March 3, 2009 at 5:49 PM
It’s not funny. The last time an IL rookie senator with no accomplishments ran for POTUS he got elected. Burris in 2012?
O-Dub on March 3, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Wow.
This is just FABULOUS.
iamse7en on March 3, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Ha, just the picture says it all.
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Accomplishments
(nothing written)
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Ed has a point.
FontanaConservative on March 3, 2009 at 6:50 PM
It has a list now…
TASS71 on March 3, 2009 at 6:53 PM
They threw up “something” to fill the void. Of course, what they threw up is something more for the bio page; there’s no real accomplishments.
Still, it’s an epic FAIL.
steveegg on March 3, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Like a blank sheet of paper……….
rich801 on March 3, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Ha ha ha, sweet!
kg598301 on March 3, 2009 at 7:23 PM
I know funny… and that’s funny!!
JohnGalt23 on March 3, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Coupled with an empty suit. Actually an empty suit had the seat before him also.
seven on March 3, 2009 at 7:50 PM
GOLD!
SouthernGent on March 3, 2009 at 9:33 PM
That is so great! Bwahahahahaha!
OneGyT on March 3, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Ed. He hasn’t been there long enough tom do anything but upset the Dems in the Senate. Not a bad achievement.
If it had not been for what I will now allways consider as standard Chicago/Illinois campaigning (Lies, lies and more lies) he is well qualified to help out.
His bio is available at that hive of liberal radicalism – The American Spectator:
The senator went to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (where he was known as Trail Blazer, or just “TB”) and he has a law degree from Howard University…
The senator began his career as a bank examiner for the U.S. Treasury Department — Barack Obama never did that — and has served as vice president of Continental Illinois National Bank … and as President of the National Association of Comptrollers (BONDT) and of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers — wow again. BONDT.
Impressive? Yes. But there’s more. The senator was also a Trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation Board (BONDT) and served for three years on the Executive Board of the Government Finance Office Association of the United States and Canada. Double BONDT!
Let’s face it: this guy knows something about banking — and perhaps a lot more than most of his new “colleagues” who are up to their keisters writing bailout bills.
Senator Burris was also the first African-American National Bank Examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for the U.S. Treasury Department. Wow! And his 1978 election to the first of three terms as Illinois state comptroller made him the first African American ever elected to an Illinois state office. The senator has also been recognized annually for sixteen years (!) by Ebony Magazine as one of the hundred most influential Black Americans. Wow again! Seriously wow!..
As busy as he’s been, however, the senator has nevertheless found time to give back to his community. Burris has served on nonprofit organizations, including the National Center for Responsible Gaming (my god, he’s a gambler! That means he might be better at rolling dice than Rep. Barney Frank), and he served on the board of the Auditorium Theatre of Chicago (my god, he’s an actor! Like — like — that guy who beat Jimmy Carter)…
davod on March 4, 2009 at 7:39 AM
lol nice catch. so funny
jimsarr on March 4, 2009 at 3:06 PM