Illinois’ Hat-Gate scandal – IOTW Report

Illinois’ Hat-Gate scandal

American Thinker:

Governor Jay Pritzker of Illinois, scion of the Hyatt Hotel fortune, is bungling the handling of a developing scandal in the state whose license plates proudly proclaim it the “Land of Lincoln.”  Instead of going for transparency when embarrassing questions started to be raised about the authenticity of a hat owned by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, he fired the person raising questions, the museum’s director.

Andrew Ferguson of The Atlantic explained the doubts about the purported Lincoln relic, and why it is so embarrassing, last May: more

14 Comments on Illinois’ Hat-Gate scandal

  1. Which state’s governor is most corrupt?
    A – New York – Cuomo (D)
    B – California – Newsome (D)
    C – Illinois – Pritzker (D)
    D – All of the above (D)
    Answer: D (D) – ALL (D) governors are corrupt

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  2. The shysters in Chicago have been playing the shell game as pertains to taxes and pensions for decades. Why the “embarrassment/disagreement” over the authenticity of a $6 mil hat?

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  3. I do hope the museum director sues the pants off the state for doing his job. Get a good lawyer and sue for the value of the collection, $25 million plus costs. Accept full payment as a settlement but it sure would be nice to get that fat pig Pritzger on the stand as well as a few other involved in this mess. Let Illinois voters see the quality of men they elect.

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  4. What should have been an esoteric discussion among historians and curators becomes a scandal?

    Somehow, this will get into President Trump’s impeachment charade.
    Peach fo’ty fi!

    izlamo delenda est …

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  5. Gov. Putz doesn’t want a federal investigation anywhere near his corrupt administration. Even if it’s about a fake Lincoln hat investigated by a nefarious FBI attempting to take down President Trump.

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  6. “Sir, the hat label clearly says MADE IN VIETNAM. Vietnam didn’t exist until nineteen fif ”

    Pritzker; GET OUT!!!

    ” And there’s coconut fiber in the ”

    Pritzker: YOU’RE FIRED!!!

    “There’s a torn ticket for La Boheme in the hat band”

    Pritzker: SHOOT HIM!!!

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