New Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn ordered all state of Illinois website home pages stripped of most references to impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich by noon on Friday, according to a memo I obtained signed by a top Quinn staffer.
"Remove the name and likeness (i.e., images) of Rod Blagojevich from all home page headers and templates by noon tomorrow," said the memo sent to all state agency chiefs by
Sean Vinck, Legislative Counsel to Governor Pat Quinn.
Below, memo sent to state of Illinois agency chiefs...
Subject: State websites
To: State of Illinois web site managers
Re: Updating websites
Please take appropriate steps to reflect the new leadership of our state on all state agency, board, and commission web sites as soon as practicable:
1. Remove the name and likeness (i.e., images) of Rod Blagojevich from all home page headers and templates by noon tomorrow.
2. Remove the name and likeness of Rod Blagojevich from all other pages you control within one calendar week.
3. Replace "Rod Blagojevich" with "Pat Quinn" in the above areas. (You do NOT need to add images of Pat Quinn; simply remove images where necessary.)
You should not alter records, press releases, or other online documents that contain the prior Governor's name as a matter of historic record.
Thank you for creating and maintaining the public face of our state online and for all the work you do for the people of Illinois.
If you have questions, or cannot meet the above deadlines, please contact Ryan Croke at 312.285.XXXX or xxxx.xxxxx@illinois.gov.
Sincerely,
Sean Vinck, Legislative Counsel to Governor Pat Quinn
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I think that governor Blagojevich was rsailroaded by the capital in springfield to me he still my governor the way they took him out of office was unfair to the people of illinois they should have voted on his impeachment to remove him from office Pat Quinn looked like he could't wait to be sworn in as governor.They had no right to wire tap his home were not living in gestapo times this is America you just don't go into someones home to listen to conversations where's the privacy they picked him up with his family sleeping fingerprinted him and locked up then lost his job if it's not germany in the hitler years than this isn't America.
I hope also, for the sake of saving money, that Gov. Quinn decides not to put his name on printed material that goes out to clients and providers, etc. The term "Office of the Governor" would be great and would save boatloads of money, since printing does not have to be re-designed for each new governor. State printshops and warehouse have destroyed and recycled millions and millions of dollars because of gubernatorial name changes and because of minor changes to documents that really don't need it.
Thank you for helping our state Please help our schools and our seniors JOANBAIER
Yes, by all means let's go on a witch-hunt while Rome burns and Al Qaeda, er, Blackwater threaten the safety of our foreign legion stuck in Romania, er, Iraq.
"...Our abrupt departure would far more hurt the reconstruction team and the diplomats trying to rebuild the country than it would hurt us as a business," Prince said Thursday in an exclusive interview with the AP..."
Grand Jury indictments are EASY to get. WHERE'S THE ONE WHICH LED TO THIS TRIBUNAL?
Wow! You talk about the wheel's turning? Ohh Wee!
QUOTE: If you have questions, or cannot meet the above deadlines, please contact Ryan Croke at 312.285.XXXX or xxxx.xxxxx@illinois.gov.
Sincerely,
Sean Vinck, Legislative Counsel to Governor Pat Quinn
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The State of Illinois Phone Directory on the website doesn't list anybody named "Vinck" - is this a new hire?
Are we getting ready for the expected tax increase, now that we have an old governor that we can blame it on?
To Ralph Garcia:
Why don't you learn some basic grammar, spelling and punctuation rules before you post here. You're not a great reflection of the U.S. education system (or lack thereof).
Oh, and Blagojevich? He's a crook. Good riddance to him.
It's high time someone showed these scum-buckets that the people of Illinois won't stand for this! I have no problem with them getting Blago the way they did. Anybody that crooked should be brought down by any means available. The man was and still is a dirt bag.
The memo from Quinn makes him sound like the new Pharoah.
To: Sweet Old Bob
No, Vinck is not a new hire. Been working for the Governor (then Lt. Governor) for a few years now.
Thank you Gov. Pat Quinn for helping our state!! I will be praying for you!
Jennifer
AT LEAST I WILL KNOW WHERE I AM WHEN I TRAVEL
ON THE TOLL ROADS, I WAS TIRED OF SEEING THE SAME
NAME ALL THE TIME, THE COST FOR THAT SPECIAL NAME
TO BE ON EVERY TOLL BOOTH, 480,000, HOW MUCH TO
COVER UP THAT FORMER NAME- 15,000!
THE NEW GOV IS STARTING OFF WITH A BANG!
Hello Gov. Quinn, I noticed that the former Gov. Blagojevich site has been taken off here. I just wanted to pass along to him a good ministry site lovinggrace.org. Maybe you too can find it rewarding for peace of mind in these times of crisis. Do your best for all the people. All our prayers are with you and the former Gov. healing. Peace His Peace