LINCOLN IS CRYING: The Grifters, Grafters, and Governors of Illinois
Program Rights Date Range
-
NOLA Code:
LCRY 0000H1
Number of Episodes/Length:
1 / 60
Genre:
Collections:
Rights End:
12/1/2026
Producer
Lincoln is Crying Film LLC
Year Produced:
2020
Version:
Base
This one-hour documentary takes a funny/sad look at the pervasive, deep-rooted culture of political corruption in Illinois, “The Land of Lincoln”. Because Illinois is consistently one of most corrupt states in America and home to the most corrupt city, Chicago.
Program Rights
Broadcast Rights:
Unlimited
Rights Dates:
12/2/2023 - 12/1/2026
School Rights:
1 year
V.O.D. Rights:
Yes
V.O.D. Rights Type:
Concurrent w/ Broadcast Rights via Media Manager
V.O.D Other:
-
Linear Live Streaming:
Yes
Non-Commercial Cable Rights:
Yes
Program Flags
Blurs over mouths when on camera and all curse words are bleeped both on and off camera.
The following are from a comedic Second City play.
01:35:53 – “That name is fucking gay.”
01:36:26 – “Will you marry me?” response “Shit, yeah.”
The following are from actual wire taps of Gov. Blagojevich
01:41:47 – “The whole world’s passing me by, and I’m stuck in this fuckin’ job as governor now.”
01:42:06 – “Her business got dried up because the Tribune’s been fuckin’ writing about every one of her real estate clients.”
01:42:29 – “You know I should’ve fuckin’ looked the other way on the landfill, and then my father-in-law would have taken care
of us.”
01:42:33 – “I should’ve fuckin’ done that.”
01:42:51- “I gave your grandmother a free fuckin’ ride on a bus.”
01:42:54 -“I gave your fuckin’ baby a chance to have health care.”
01:43:01 – “So fuck all of you!”
01:43:17 – Narrator: “But when they heard Blagojevich trying to sell the Illinois Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama, calling fuckin’ golden, they had to take action.”
01:43:37 – “I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ golden”
01:43:42 – “And I’m just not giving it up for fuckin’ nothing.”
The following is from Comedy Central’s Daily Show
01:45:28 – “I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ golden.”
The following is from the parody song music video “Blagojevich”
01:46:36 – “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:46:48 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
Blagojevich music video in end credits
01:56:18 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:56:30 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:56:55 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:57:07 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
The following are from a comedic Second City play.
01:35:53 – “That name is fucking gay.”
01:36:26 – “Will you marry me?” response “Shit, yeah.”
The following are from actual wire taps of Gov. Blagojevich
01:41:47 – “The whole world’s passing me by, and I’m stuck in this fuckin’ job as governor now.”
01:42:06 – “Her business got dried up because the Tribune’s been fuckin’ writing about every one of her real estate clients.”
01:42:29 – “You know I should’ve fuckin’ looked the other way on the landfill, and then my father-in-law would have taken care
of us.”
01:42:33 – “I should’ve fuckin’ done that.”
01:42:51- “I gave your grandmother a free fuckin’ ride on a bus.”
01:42:54 -“I gave your fuckin’ baby a chance to have health care.”
01:43:01 – “So fuck all of you!”
01:43:17 – Narrator: “But when they heard Blagojevich trying to sell the Illinois Senate seat vacated by President-elect Obama, calling fuckin’ golden, they had to take action.”
01:43:37 – “I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ golden”
01:43:42 – “And I’m just not giving it up for fuckin’ nothing.”
The following is from Comedy Central’s Daily Show
01:45:28 – “I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ golden.”
The following is from the parody song music video “Blagojevich”
01:46:36 – “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:46:48 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
Blagojevich music video in end credits
01:56:18 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:56:30 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:56:55 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
01:57:07 - “Yo, I’ve got this thing and it’s fuckin’ gold.”
Program Contacts
Contact Type
Viewer
Brian Kallies
United States
Feed Information
Source
sIX
Underwriters
Dave Truitt