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* Two of the three gubernatorial candidates bumped into each other today…


For our 1000th Tweet: Chad Grimm and Bruce Rauner had a small run-in this morning at ABC 7 downtown!! pic.twitter.com/MzfcfXl4KA

— DuPage Libertarians (@DuPageLiberty) October 30, 2014

* The Question: Caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:10 pm

Comments

  1. Mitt: “Opps Chad, sorry I forgot to wipe off the ketchup.”
    Chad (inaudible)

    Comment by circularfiringsquad Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:14 pm

  2. “How much to drop out, Chad?”

    Comment by Lunchbox Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:15 pm

  3. BR; why yes, yes you are feeling the bones in your hand shattering Chad.

    Comment by Living in Machiaville Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:15 pm

  4. Proof that no ideas plus $60 million will out-poll no ideas plus $100,000.

    Comment by Gooner Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:15 pm

  5. “Look at my face. I did this to you. Remember me.”

    Works for both to the other.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:17 pm

  6. The coffee guy from Starbucks meets Lurch the butler from “The Addams Family.”

    Comment by Under Further Review Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:17 pm

  7. Rauner: “How’s it going, ‘Other?’ “

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:17 pm

  8. Rauner: ” Pleased to meet you! Can I buy your vote?”

    Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:18 pm

  9. Chad: “Get ready little lady. Hell is coming to breakfast!”

    Comment by Nonplussed Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:19 pm

  10. “Hey Bruce, I ain’t no band leader. Know what I mean?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:20 pm

  11. Rauner: “If you would have just called me, I would have made you Lt. Governor
    Grimm: “Funny, I was thinking the same thing”

    Comment by Jaded Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:21 pm

  12. Rauner: just say the words ‘Rahm is lord and master’ and you will live fooooooorever with us in paaaaaaaridice! Chad: nope, I am good.

    Comment by William j Kelly Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:22 pm

  13. Are you looking at me?!

    Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:23 pm

  14. Four bars and a full battery. Not to shabby DuPage Libertarians not to shabby.

    Comment by That Guy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:24 pm

  15. Chad; “So Quinn stole credit for you inventing the internet?”

    Comment by Nonplussed Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:24 pm

  16. “I will bury you.”

    “What was that, Bruce?”

    “I said, ‘how do you do?’…”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:24 pm

  17. Rauner:
    “Neither one of us is going to go to Springfield, but when you lose, you’re going back to Peoria. When I lose, I’m going to Montana, Wyoming, Florida, New York UT….well…you get the picture. Have a nice day.

    Comment by Jaded Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:24 pm

  18. Tell your goons to put their guns away.

    Comment by Jorge Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:24 pm

  19. Oh, the pink ribbon? It means “go &%$# yourself!”

    Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:25 pm

  20. “Operating Engineers Local 150 and James Sweeney send their best regards Bruce.”

    Comment by anonymoose Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:25 pm

  21. Hey Chad! Your chances look Grimm.

    Comment by Ronco Nagurski Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:26 pm

  22. @Ronco: if you replace “Chad” with “Bruce”, you win.

    Comment by Nonplussed Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:27 pm

  23. Rauner: “Hey, between us, nobody appreciates a good business deal more than me. How much is labor paying you anyway?”

    Comment by lake county democrat Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:28 pm

  24. “So Chad, tell me about your family”.

    Comment by Casual Observer Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:30 pm

  25. With an influx of union cash and a fully charged iPhone battery, the Libertarian party is ready for its goal line surge.

    Comment by Traylor Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:30 pm

  26. “Creepy Rob Lowe” photo bombs Grimm-Rauner photo op”

    Comment by Jaded Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:31 pm

  27. Two Candidates with Receding chances of winning and receding hairlines to match.

    Comment by John A Logan Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:31 pm

  28. Sorry, should have read:
    “Painfully awkward Rob Lowe” photo-bombs Grimm-Rauner photo op.

    Comment by Jaded Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:32 pm

  29. Just curious, how does Bruce decide when it’s appropriate to wear a tie?

    Comment by Casual Observer Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:33 pm

  30. R: Sorry about the armed thugs…No hard feelings?
    C: I will let you know on Tuesday.

    Comment by Jocko Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:35 pm

  31. The brothers Grimm

    Comment by AC Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:35 pm

  32. ===- Casual Observer - Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:30 pm

    “So Chad, tell me about your family”.===

    Leader in the Clubhouse! Well done.

    Grimm - “Hello ‘ointment’, meet ‘fly’…”

    Grimm - “I see your armed henchmen are here too.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:38 pm

  33. Hey, a gathering of conservatives resulted in a photo of three white males.

    How rare.

    Comment by Gooner Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:38 pm

  34. Rauner: Young man, if you join my team, we can save the state together. Let’s get to work.

    Grimm: (Mulling the offer over). Oh, I am not running to actually win; I am running to serve as spoiler to ensure Governor Quinn’s re-election. I got all the money I need from a variety of union bosses, so I’m good.

    Comment by Black Ivy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:43 pm

  35. “Hey, Chad, remind me again how much Libertarians support organized labor…”

    Comment by Team Sleep Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:44 pm

  36. Chad: So Bruce, where do I send you the “I spent $60 Million to run for office and all I got was this lousy t-shirt” t-shirt?

    Comment by Downstate Libertarian Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:51 pm

  37. Rauner: Grimm, let me tell you, if you are the reason I lose this election, I’ll show people what a REAL “Hanging Chad” looks like.

    (Sorry for the violent imagery; if this comment gets deleted because it violates Cap Fax rule, I understand)

    Comment by ??? Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:53 pm

  38. The Bruce: “I took out Schock, Rutherford, Dillard and had Quinn too, spent a fortune, but then came you Grimm…and it all went to hell.”
    The Grimm: “It’s a funny thing, this money and democracy thing.”
    The Bruce: “I will break you.”
    The Grimm: “You cannot, my +/-,3.5% has already broken you.”

    Comment by ? of my day Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 2:59 pm

  39. I hope for Grimm’s sake GTCR doesn’t own a stake in Gold’s Gym.

    Comment by garlic bread Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:00 pm

  40. Hi Dad, good to see you.

    Comment by Bob Hicks Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:03 pm

  41. Leave the cannoli, take the hand.

    Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:03 pm

  42. @Team Sleep: Actually, Libertarians are not anti-union. Per the LP platform: “We support the right of private employers and employees to choose whether or not to bargain with each other through a labor union. Bargaining should be free of government interference, such as compulsory arbitration or imposing an obligation to bargain.”

    Comment by Downstate Libertarian Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:05 pm

  43. I am just hoping that Black Ivy was going for irony with that post.

    Comment by tominchicago Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:06 pm

  44. “I will bury you Chad… I will bankrupt you with legal fees. I don’t know if you have a family or not but if you do you better think twice about this.”

    Comment by tominchicago Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:08 pm

  45. “I have ‘Slip and Sue’, you wanna trade?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:09 pm

  46. Grimm! I thought you cashed the check. You cashed the check, right?”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:10 pm

  47. “I thought I hired some gunmen to take care of you…”

    – MrJM

    Comment by MrJM Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:18 pm

  48. Hey Bruce! How’s it going Downstate?

    Comment by RoPo Ranger Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:20 pm

  49. Chad…sorry, didn’t catch your last name…

    Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:27 pm

  50. Where’s the Carhart?

    Comment by Pete Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:30 pm

  51. Inside Rauner’s head: Just wait until after the election, you little jerk.

    Comment by admin Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:30 pm

  52. Chad I look forward to reading about you making your health club workers union members !

    Comment by railrat Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:31 pm

  53. The future of Illinois is Grimm.

    Comment by wayward Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:45 pm

  54. Chad: “I’m gonna get my butt kicked ain’t I….”

    Other Guy: “Count on it Skippy”

    Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:52 pm

  55. Both: You gotta drop out or you’ll split the anti Quinn vote and he’ll win!

    Both: Jinx!

    (Just thought I would raise the maturity level of the gubernatorial campaign a little).

    Comment by Anon. Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 3:54 pm

  56. A day before Halloween, Rauner meets the Grimm Reaper

    Comment by the koala Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 4:03 pm

  57. Professional hand wrestling matches always start with the eye ball stare.

    Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 4:06 pm

  58. “Never bring a gun to a petition fight.”

    Comment by Wordslinger Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 4:48 pm

  59. Grimm - I’m only doing because Quinn promised me a political hack job.

    Comment by Joe Blow Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 5:36 pm

  60. BR: “You’ll never circulate petitions with that hand again.”
    CG: “And you’ll never button another Carhartt with yours.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:21 pm

  61. BR: “Chad? What kinda name is Chad? Like in ‘hanging chad’?”
    CG: “We’ll see on election day, Mr. Moneypants.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:22 pm

  62. BR: “Nice scruffy beard. Grow it to get the Millennial vote?”
    CG: “Nice pink ribbon. Think it’s going to fool any women at all, including your wife?”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:24 pm

  63. BR: “My necktie is at the cleaners, along with my Carhartt.”

    CG: “Looks like your toupee is, too.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:25 pm

  64. BR: “If you spoil this election for me, that’s not the only thing that will get spoiled.”

    CG: “Oh yeah? Well, oh yeah?”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:26 pm

  65. BR: “Have you seen Carol Marin?”

    CG: “She works at NBC, you maroon.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:28 pm

  66. CG: Hi Bruce. Blair Hull called and asked which of the nine houses he should send the “I blew $25,000,000+ of my own money on a vanity campaign” sympathy card on Wednesday morning.

    Comment by Stoic the Vast Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:30 pm

  67. BR: “I wish you all the best–NOT!”

    CG: “All I need is a lousy 3 percent. Ha!”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:30 pm

  68. BR: “Libertarian? How can you run for Illinois governor when you come from that country in Africa?”

    CG: “That’s LIBERIAN, you goon.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:34 pm

  69. Streator, I think you’re on to something.

    What Rauner proposed the other day was barring all Libertarians from Illinois, not Liberians.

    And he’s got the pistoleros for the job on the payroll already.

    Comment by Wordslinger Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:41 pm

  70. “I cannot be bought.”

    Comment by walker Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 7:46 pm

  71. CG: You tried to get me thrown off the ballot and failed. I guess you haven’t succeeded at everything you’ve ever done.

    Comment by Stoic the Vast Thursday, Oct 30, 14 @ 8:42 pm

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