97 Comments - OneMan - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:38 pm: A student shows the governor how she is treating her current client, a woman who accidentally watched several JB and Ives TV ads in a row. - Anonymous - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:38 pm: Gov. Rauner interviews a prospective new member of BTIA. - DuPage Saint - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:38 pm: Governor Rauner checking up on his Swedish grandfather - OneMan - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:39 pm: The Ives campaign announced “Once again the governor is showing support for transvestites, when will this ever stop” - JS Mill - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:39 pm: Rauner checking to see if he has a heartbeat. - OneMan - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:39 pm: The governor was thrilled to know Jay Levine’s hair had found work post-retirement… - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:39 pm: “Governor, your agenda isn’t going to make it.” - OnaMan - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:41 pm: It was a case of ’shocked face’ and the governor felt awkward when he found out the person suffering from it was an assistant superintendent of finance for a suburban school district. - 47th Ward - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:42 pm: “The reality is, you know, lawsuits happen in nursing homes, even the best companies. It’s unfortunate but it happens. It’s the nature of the business and the nature of the service.” “But you know what? I wasn’t on the board when these deaths occurred. We were investors in the company. We didn’t operate the company ourselves. And to try to say, you know, I’m a horrible person because I invested in a company, my firm did. The company failed. It went bankrupt. We lost all our money and there were lawsuits that are going to play out in court. “If there is any wrongdoing, I hope it’s punished. I don’t believe there was.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bruce-rauner-nursing-home-0928-20140928-story.html - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:45 pm: Gov. Rauner playing Dr. Kevorkian to Illinois… - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:47 pm: “No, Governor, we try to save the patients. It’s harder than what you advocate so we need more training.” - Finally Out - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:47 pm: “We must be related, I don’t hear a heart.” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:48 pm: “You do your thing, I’m gonna pretend it’s Labor and I get to choose to pull the plug… “ - Dance Band on the Titanic - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:48 pm: “We need the only thing that can save this patient…a right to work zone…stat!” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:50 pm: *Note: Shortly after this photo, Gov. Rauner was escorted out. Medical professionals swear not to do harm and the Governor has no intention to follow that creed there or in his day job. - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:51 pm: “Nurse, you hear that sweet sound… flatline… “ - Smalls - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:54 pm: One dummy looking at another dummy. - Sillies - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:54 pm: Illinois Republican Bruce Rauner and likely Democratic opponent JB Pritzker fail to revive voters during gubernatorial campaign. - Henry Francis - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:55 pm: Shah has me testin’ everyone in the state for legionella. I told him his 150,000% boast was gonna be tough to back up. - Quizzical - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:56 pm: I can’t hear anything. Mike Madigan must have broken this stethoscope. - Swift - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:58 pm: Due to twitter’s character limit, the following could not be included in the tweet: Unfortunately, the apprentices won’t have an opportunity to change lives because I am striving to keep their wages low by pushing right to work and cutting Medicaid funding so medical facilities can’t afford to hire them in the first place. - Precinct Captain - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:58 pm: Trying to revive Carolyn? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGHK81A9I64 - We'll See - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 4:58 pm: Gov “I don’t think she is going to make it …. MADIGAN” - Oswego Willy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:00 pm: “You finish this training… and don’t join a union… I know a few nursing homes all over the country you could be workin’ at… “ - TAXRATE62 - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:03 pm: The patient is as authentic as the Governor’s policy. - Keyrock - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:09 pm: I got this cool new doctor kit as a present for Lincoln’s Birthday. Couldn’t wait to try it out. Can I give the patient a shot, too? - Wensicia - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:12 pm: Rauner: Hey, I’m hearing a heartbeat. - Al - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:14 pm: Dr. Rauner orders another round of chemotherapy baloney to his patient State Finance who was admitted with a broken fibula. - Anonymous - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:18 pm: “Can you hear me? Want to sign some papers and buy some used computers?” - Anonymous - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:19 pm: “Yep, this confirms it, she’s in charge.” - Anon 21 - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:19 pm: Nurse: Dr. Governor he has no pulse you’ve got to start CPR Rauner: Madigan did it! *proceeds to let patient die* - cdog - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:25 pm: Regardless of what you may understand about nature or learned in school, this artificial human, known as a dummy, has a heartbeat, feelings, ambitions. #giveAdummyAhug #dummiesarepeopletoo - wordslinger - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:26 pm: “So that’s how those Medicaid contracts increased by $20 billion in a week.” - Al - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:33 pm: Fyi…rauner old nursing home company sold for $900 million. - 47th Ward - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:48 pm: Now, that brain that you gave me, was it Hans Delbruck’s? - wordslinger - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:50 pm: –Now, that brain that you gave me, was it Hans Delbruck’s?– Abby Normal. - wordslinger - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:51 pm: “He looks good to me. Send him home and you’ll get the state share of the bill in just a couple of short, short years. - Whatever - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 5:58 pm: If we want to get our state funding this year, the cause of death is always “Because Madigan.” - A guy - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:04 pm: Senator Warren, can you hear me now? - Bobby T - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:08 pm: Rauner and old folks? Come on. We know the story about Rauner’s nursing homes. Is there any more that needs to be said? - Anon - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:09 pm: Rauner - “Jeez, Governor Edgar, you’re not lookin’ so hot. Maybe you shouldn’t have said those things about me.” - wordslinger - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:11 pm: –Senator Warren, can you hear me now? – I don’t get it. Is the joke Rauner or you doesn’t know what a stethoscope is? - @misterjayem - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:17 pm: A student, a heartless dummy and a mannequin. – MrJM - Niklas - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:35 pm: Can someone give me one good reason why I should be motivated to be a better employee when my top boss has spent the last 3+ years telling the public how shady and how much of a thug I am? - Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:52 pm: BVR: “Can you pull him through? Walter Jacobson used to be one of my favorite reporters.” - Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:53 pm: “Ya think you could get me one of those gowns to wear? Might be able to pick up some sympathy votes.” - Anonymous - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:54 pm: Rauner tells state retiree to pay for her own IV. - Arthur Andersen - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:56 pm: Gov. Rauner visits John Tillman after Tillman had some late night visitors at home. - Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 6:57 pm: BVR: “What’s that she keeps mumblin’?” Student: “Back porch, back porch…” - Streator Curmudgeon - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 7:00 pm: BVR: “Calm down, Rahm. It was just a little tuna filet.” - Blue dog dem - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 7:21 pm: Like my budget, this one was DOA. - JoanP - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 7:27 pm: “Are you sure he voted for me?” “Of course, governor. Can’t you see he’s a dummy?” - zatoichi - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 9:04 pm: As Lot’s wife came out of the coma, she turned to salt after seeing a certain face looking down on her. - Wilson - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 9:44 pm: Legionella? - Anon - Thursday, Feb 15, 18 @ 10:45 pm: “Governor Rauner attempts to breathe life into a hospital dummy, believing it to be his campaign for re-election.” - Rabid - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 6:38 am: Dianna just opened our utility bill - Rabid - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 6:48 am: I’m here to help you fill out an absentee ballot - Rabid - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 6:50 am: Has anyone gone threw their pockets yet - Rabid - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 7:00 am: bruce almighty breathes life into another raunerbot - Rabid - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 7:12 am: I don’t know why people keep throwing themselves under my bus - Rabid - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 7:19 am: north shore drinking party - Rabid - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 7:30 am: an outbreak of term limits get job creators excited - Stand Tall - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 8:19 am: Left leaning Capitol Fax gives its members another opportunity to bash Rauner yeaaah. - Passive Agressive - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 8:24 am: Nurse, you are going to need to keep this quiet. We have yet another Legionaires victim here. - Anonymous - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 8:58 am: =Is Jack Hynes related to Dan Hynes= More interesting question would be: is be Jack Hynes related to Brian Hynes? - Anonymous - Friday, Feb 16, 18 @ 9:01 am: Gov. Bruce Rauner: A man who truly has his finger on the pulse of his constituency. - Rabid - Tuesday, Feb 20, 18 @ 8:23 am: i found the leak in your doll govenor - Rabid - Tuesday, Feb 20, 18 @ 8:36 am: i was 6′8″ till madigan cut me down to size and I pulled my hair out - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 6:50 am: Your standing on the oxygen line - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 12:47 pm: have you been harassed by madigan - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 8:53 pm: Stuff happens - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 8:57 pm: Need a hug - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 9:00 pm: I’m here to collect the soul - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 9:15 pm: You know what I’m not in charge - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 9:19 pm: How would you like to head up the Quincey vet home - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 9:21 pm: Could you look at my arm, madigan has been twisting it - Rabid - Wednesday, Feb 21, 18 @ 9:35 pm: Are you sure I have drained every last drop of this union worker - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 5:47 am: I’d like to help you out govenor, what way did you come in - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 5:50 am: Vulture capitalist checks on dinner - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 5:55 am: Grim reaper, times up - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 5:57 am: I’m from the government, and I’m here to save you - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 5:58 am: For my next trick I will saw them in half - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:01 am: Ah liver and fava beans my favorite - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:05 am: Patty it’s not a lie if I believe it - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:11 am: Are we having fun yet - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:14 am: Another one on my watch - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:16 am: That first step off the back porch is a doozy dianna - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:26 am: Page six of the manual says don’t let up - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:27 am: i just got here don’t ask me - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:29 am: can you still see where madigan creased my forehead with a 2×4 - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:31 am: I have been here for over a week when do I get out of the barrel - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:35 am: Why isn’t they giving me a standing ovation - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:41 am: comrade the Russian has information on madigan for you - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:44 am: Lazareth arise - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 6:47 am: no govenor you don’t have a heart it’s your cheep watch ticking - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 7:05 am: Having a bash playing doctor - Rabid - Thursday, Feb 22, 18 @ 7:10 am: congratulations your in the century club not the culture club Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.