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(Pantagraph.com) Followup Two pieces of IL senator's brain removed... The one small piece left still considered smarter than 95% of remaining Illinois senate members combined   (pantagraph.com) divider line 21
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yert
2012-01-27 08:34:31 AM
What have you done with kirks brain.
 
Sock Ruh Tease
2012-01-27 08:36:04 AM
Illinois Republican

I'm sure those pieces weren't doing anything, anyway.
 
dervish16108
2012-01-27 08:44:15 AM
A senator's brain isn't really needed, just so long as the corporate donors and lobbyists brains are functioning properly.
 
CorporatePerson
2012-01-27 08:48:47 AM
I don't like Mark Kirk's policies and I didn't vote for him, but I wish him a healthy and speedy recovery.

And I'm pretty sure he's anti-SOPA, which I like. It's a shame I can't say the same for Dick Durbin.
 
karnal
2012-01-27 08:56:09 AM
Now, I bet he is a little DIM after the operation
 
West_Side_Charlie
2012-01-27 08:56:23 AM
95% of 1, combined?
 
vikes555
2012-01-27 09:12:57 AM
Regardless of his stance on SOPA, which he said something to the effect of - "the unintended consequences have trumped the meaning of the bill", I seem to remember that Durbin is one of the most liked Senators?
 
BitwiseShift
2012-01-27 09:25:53 AM
"Brain, brain? What is brain?"

Some unnamed blonde to Kirk on the original Star Trek.
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TheBigJerk
2012-01-27 09:46:14 AM
BitwiseShift: "Brain, brain? What is brain?"

Some unnamed blonde to Kirk on the original Star Trek.
[i18.photobucket.com image 400x300]

That looks like Pike.

Strokes suck. very sad.
 
KellyX
2012-01-27 09:50:37 AM
When part of Gabby's brain was removed, they demanded she resign immediately.

Now that part of a republicans brain was removed, will they do the same?
 
Ikam [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 10:32:50 AM
CorporatePerson: I don't like Mark Kirk's policies and I didn't vote for him, but I wish him a healthy and speedy recovery.

And I'm pretty sure he's anti-SOPA, which I like. It's a shame I can't say the same for Dick Durbin.

Sounds about how I feel. Strokes really suck and he seemed pretty young to get one.

What is with Durbin and SOPA anyway, for the most part I really like the guy, but he dropped the ball on this.
 
CorporatePerson
2012-01-27 10:53:05 AM
Ikam: CorporatePerson: I don't like Mark Kirk's policies and I didn't vote for him, but I wish him a healthy and speedy recovery.

And I'm pretty sure he's anti-SOPA, which I like. It's a shame I can't say the same for Dick Durbin.

Sounds about how I feel. Strokes really suck and he seemed pretty young to get one.

What is with Durbin and SOPA anyway, for the most part I really like the guy, but he dropped the ball on this.

I have absolutely no idea. I've called his office and let him know that I'm extremely disappointed that he's a cosponsor. It's sad because I know alot of people who were jaded by politics but still respected Dick Durbin, but have called to let him no they no longer support him and will no longer vote for him.
 
McManus_brothers [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 10:58:13 AM
Honestly, I haven't heard of this story anywhere but Fark. Usually when a sitting US senator has a major medical issue, it's all over the news. Even MSNBC's Morning Joe (where I've seen Mark Kirk as a guest more than a few times) hasn't mentioned it. Odd...

/Not questioning the veracity of the story
//Just strange that no one's mentioning it
 
zerkalo
2012-01-27 11:01:56 AM
"Illinois Senate members" Subby talk good english one day
 
Saiga410
2012-01-27 11:03:04 AM
McManus_brothers: Honestly, I haven't heard of this story anywhere but Fark. Usually when a sitting US senator has a major medical issue, it's all over the news. Even MSNBC's Morning Joe (where I've seen Mark Kirk as a guest more than a few times) hasn't mentioned it. Odd...

/Not questioning the veracity of the story
//Just strange that no one's mentioning it

I have been waiting for this to hit fark all week for the groan worth bad headline. The only place that I have heard about this is from the ISU radio station.
 
skullkrusher
2012-01-27 11:12:17 AM
zerkalo: "Illinois Senate members" Subby talk good english one day

what's wrong with that, Herr zerkalo?
 
Ikam [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 11:26:22 AM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-kirk-has-more-su rgery-to-relieve-swelling-20120126,0,5551701.storyMcManus_brothers: Honestly, I haven't heard of this story anywhere but Fark. Usually when a sitting US senator has a major medical issue, it's all over the news. Even MSNBC's Morning Joe (where I've seen Mark Kirk as a guest more than a few times) hasn't mentioned it. Odd...

/Not questioning the veracity of the story
//Just strange that no one's mentioning it


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-kirk-has-more-s u rgery-to-relieve-swelling-20120126,0,5551701.story
 
Lando Lincoln [TotalFark]
2012-01-27 11:33:53 AM
West_Side_Charlie: 95% of 1, combined?

So let's see...there's Durbin and Kirk. And 5% of Kirk's brain is smarter than all of Durbin's brain, so that means that Kirk's brain is like, four times smarter than Durbin's brain.
 
WizardofToast
2012-01-27 12:37:29 PM
KellyX: When part of Gabby's brain was removed, they demanded she resign immediately.

Now that part of a republicans brain was removed, will they do the same?

Of course not. It only matters when it's the other party doing it.

/Still wishing Kirk the best of luck despite some of the dumb things he has done
 
MFL
2012-01-27 01:07:18 PM
Mark Kirk is a good man. Lets hope he has a speedy recovery.

/And I agree...he's probably still 4 to 5 times smarter than Dick Durbin.
 
I sound fat
2012-01-28 03:09:14 AM
MFL: Mark Kirk is a good man. Lets hope he has a speedy recovery.

/And I agree...he's probably still 4 to 5 times smarter than Dick Durbin.

maybe 45...

/ voted for Durbin... twice.
// Also voted for Harry Reid when I lived out there... twice.
/// failed political science in college... twice. cant be a coincidence.
 
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