20080509 25 Roland Burris Future Grave

    hu·bris (n): overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance

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    1. yc6489 (53 months ago | reply)

      I'm going to put "First Asian to Comment on the Flickr Photo of Burris' Grave" on my gravestone.

      And also "Trail Blazer."

    2. AA9UC (53 months ago | reply)

      I linked your photo to the Capitol Fax Blog this afternoon after the IL governor nominated Burris to fill a senate seat. The views went up pretty quickly!

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    4. robsv (53 months ago | reply)

      I see he was born August 3, 1937. There's no date for Berlean. I guess that means Burris' [presumable] wife is not yet born, but he already knows she'll be a R.N. and Ph.D.?

    5. dvlaries (53 months ago | reply)

      This is very troubling. I can't say it ever occurred to me, nor have I known anyone who, while alive and healthy, already had not only their crypt built, but a listing of their accomplishments so far, with room to add more later. This does not suggest someone with any healthy familiarity with a sense of humility, but rather perhaps, and A-No. 1 control freak, but in any case, not any reassuring quality in someone seeking to be a lawmaker. One could half-seriously wonder if Burris also has written out an exacting list of accommodations demands he intends to present to God.

    6. aidangilbert (53 months ago | reply)

      I'm wondering where he will put his Senate appointment. He's not the first African American from Illinois.

      Burris only has these written out so because he's such an incredible ego maniac. Sick and scary. But not surprising.

      I noticed though that nowhere does it say "Rejected by voters repeatedly for 10 years."

    7. southbound_07 (53 months ago | reply)

      I know what you mean. That's part of the reason I took this picture, because with all the accomplishments listed, I was sure he must have passed on since I left the Chicago area. But then I started to think about it, and then I just thought "wow"... Chicago politics. Got to love it...

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      Van in LA added this photo to his favorites. (53 months ago)

    9. Van in LA (53 months ago | reply)

      Yeah. Wow.

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    11. richelle_leanne (53 months ago | reply)

      Oh my. It's like he's lobbying God with a resume to get himself into Heaven. I doubt God will be any more impressed than I am with his obvious humility.

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    13. ronhallberg (53 months ago | reply)

      @southbound 07. Great photo. Tells a lot about the man.
      Do you recall in which cemetery it was located?

    14. ronhallberg (53 months ago | reply)

      Whoops, should have looked a little farther. I see it was Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago.

    15. bcostin (53 months ago | reply)

      Look upon his works. ye Mighty, and despair!

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      http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156 384/posts (?)

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    17. Dill Pixels (53 months ago | reply)

      Priceless.

      No -- wait, there was a price attached to Burris, wasn't there? Call up that foul-mouthed mobster Blagosi, see how many points were on that seat.

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    19. Danks1 (53 months ago | reply)

      Don't be jealous because this man has prepared his family 's final resting place. To many people wait until after someone dies to handle their affairs. Who else knows their life accomplishments better than themselves. As a Pre-need counselor, I pray that more people would take out to plan ahead. Get over it!

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    21. bukowski1 (53 months ago | reply)

      I say lets get rid of all these crooks and i do mean all of them, and start over.

    22. biverson (53 months ago | reply)

      When he was comptroller he either lied about Illinois needing a tax increase to help Thompson beat Dawn Clark Netsch or else he was an incompetent accountant. The week after the re-election of Thompson, Burris said, oops, we do need a tax increase, after all. Shame on him.

    23. jimstephensonkc7 (53 months ago | reply)

      For God's sake, don't let Bush see this.

    24. Van in LA (53 months ago | reply)

      Classic. Oops, we do need a tax increase after all.

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    26. Fresh Conservative (45 months ago | reply)

      Well, he certainly has a high opinion of himself now, doesn't he? I didn't see anything on there about Rod Blagojevich, pay-to-play appointment to Congress. What gives?

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    28. aya130 (26 months ago | reply)

      nice looking out side but very high temprutuer in side even hoter than volcanio!!!! people when they die,three thing will go with him or her!!!??family and his or her walth and his or her action,two of them they back home family and wealth,so action will stay in the grave with him or her!!??this is prophet Mohammed he said that,so i am asking what kind of action this grave woner he collect untill now???no matter how beuteyful look out side!!??,

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