120 Comments - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:30 am: “Have you seen my top hat and cane, Old Sport?” - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:31 am: “This is my leisure tux. You can tell by the 2-carat diamond cuff links… “ - Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:32 am: ===top hat and cane=== You forgot the monocle. Never forget the monocle. - Archiesmom - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:33 am: In the Chicago Tribune dictionary, that picture is right next to the term Chicago fat cat politician. - Henry Francis - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:34 am: I eat guys like Bruce Rauner for breakfast. - Boone's is back - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:34 am: “I can’t wait to run as the People’s candidate.” - Big Muddy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:35 am: “A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy?” - Arsenal - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:36 am: The Trib probably thinks this *is* a very humanizing, blue-collar photo. - No Longer A Lurker - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:38 am: I believe Danny Devito wore that same tux when he played the Penquin character in Batman. - wordslinger - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:39 am: “I yam what I yam - rich. Let Rauner put on the Village People costumes to pretend that he’s not.” - Greatplainser - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:39 am: I got the “gonnections”… - TinyDancer(FKASue) - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:39 am: Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Black and orange Fat cat sittin’ on a fence, I got enough dough to pay the rent, I’m not flat broke but I don’t care, I strut right by with my tail in the air. - AlfondoGonz - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:41 am: “Who knew J.B. stood for “Jowly Billionaire”?” In seriousness, at least he is a caricature of what he is, unlike Rauner’s ridiculous cowboy and biker personas. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:41 am: “I’m not trying to be the wealthy candidate, I am the wealthy candidate. So… ” “Bruce likes costumes, I’m more formal I’m my costumes… ” “You’re not going to believe this, but I own this tuxedo” “Trash can can? I own a waste disposal company! Trash can can… please… ” “No, I literally traded my place ON Boarwalk for a wonderful 14,000 square foot, 3 story apartment on Park Place. That’s how I play Monopoly.” “Yeah, Diana Rauner called after… I’ll wait to call her back this time” “I said I respect The Ounce and their mission. The Ounce… Capiche?” “I actually care about Chicago students, not just when I put my name on a Charter School and clout a child over a more worthy child, but I digress… ” “The Chuck Taylor’s? A nice touch, aren’t they?” “I left my Cuban cigars in my other Armani tuxedo” “Diana Rauner is a Democrat? You don’t say… ” … - Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:42 am: “Could you please direct me to the women’s rest room?” - Rocky Rosi - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:42 am: They use to call me Daddy Warbucks on the playground when I was a youth. - Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:43 am: Uper duper! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1FLZPFI3jc - Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:44 am: Ducky LaMoore takes a big early lead! lol - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:44 am: ===You forgot the monocle. Never forget the monocle.=== That’s on me. My bad. “Caption?” “… then they served the caviar warm, the red wine cold, and then had the gall to serve fresh strawberries out of season… I was floored… “ - Flynn's mom - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:45 am: Sometimes the feeling that life is great just swells up inside you and fills you with joy. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:45 am: “Would that it were so simple… “ - il prof - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:46 am: I shant be dropping any of my g’s - DuPage Saint - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:46 am: I think I will hire someone to do the actual running; I will just sort of stroll - Democrat - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:47 am: Chicago Magazine calls me the Royalty of Chicago .. I kind of like that title. - Rabid - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:47 am: Goldie your pants are on fire I got some water - A Jack - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:48 am: I am going for the Senator Paul Simon look. - blue dog dem - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:49 am: “Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable”….. ~famous J.B. Pritzker look alike, Jackie gleason. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:51 am: “I consider myself the ‘Everyman’s Billionaire’, you know… “ - Amalia - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:53 am: “It’s J.B. not Jabba…..” - Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:53 am: “School lunches top my agenda. As it did as a schoolboy. I used to eat all the leftovers at my table(s), and some of the plates. They used to call meTub-o-lard until they realized I could buy a bully to pound them after school. So, yes, education tops my agenda.” - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:54 am: “I don’t tell stories of hanging out with the wealthy, Titans of Industy, the Philanthropic Elite. I don’t have to. I am them.” - A Jack - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:55 am: “This is what I wore when dad made me bell hop at the Hyatt before he gave me my billion dollar a week allowance. I am amazed it still sort of fits.” - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:56 am: No, you see there’s a big difference between us. Bruce Rauner bought the Illinois Republican Party, lock, stock and barrel. He owns it now. On the other hand, Madigan is only letting me rent the Democratic Party. I’ll give it back to him when I’m elected. My accountants tell me it’s a very favorable lease arrangement. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:56 am: “No. No, you don’t fully understand. I’m ‘the guy’ that buys what a guy like Rauner destroys and milks all the money out of, and I make it run again and actually BE a solvent company that pays its bills and gives back and adds to a community.” - Jocko - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:56 am: Waiting for Superman…or in this case, George Reeves gone to seed. - Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:57 am: Yikes! Looks like his ring finger is going to explode! - A guy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:57 am: Yes…and my running mate is Rubble; Bernard Rubble. - Northside City Dweller - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:57 am: JB: I’m having a party at the Yacht Club this Sunday. I’m christening my new sloop. What are you doing this Sunday? Moderator: No plans. JB: Great! How would you like to mow my lawn? I figured a fellow like you could use a few extra dollars. And when you’re finished why don’t you drop by the Yacht Club? Eh? - Shytown - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:58 am: “Let me tell you how I’m going to disassemble the IL republican party, seat by seat, starting with Rauner…” - The Real Just Me - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:58 am: Go ahead and body shame me all you want, I am rich, progressive and will beat Rauner. - Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:59 am: “It’s so darned hard to get good help these days. Yet, I did find this marvelous bow tie that does an exemplary job trying to hold up my third chin” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:59 am: “And furthermore, by way of endorsing my candidacy, the Soggy Bottom Boys are gonna lead us all in a rousing chorus of “You Are My Sunshine - Ain’t you boys?” - A guy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 9:59 am: On the amenity Tree of Life…Let’s say I’ve hit every branch. I do so love the sweet meats. - Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:00 am: It looks like Leno put on some weight and dyed his hair. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:00 am: “Rauner… Rauner’s a… He never could’ve out-fought Uihlein. But I didn’t know until this day that it was Griffin all along… “ - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:03 am: “That’s an unfair question, and you know it. As a billionaire, I can relate the garden variety millionaire very easily… “ - Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:04 am: Really, so you mean when the invitation says to dress down I’m not supposed to get my tux from Men’s Wearhouse?!? - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:04 am: “Oh, no, no, no… My house has 13 bathrooms. No one has to wait or worry… “ - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:05 am: “I’ve been known, from time to time, to tweet… “ - Responsa - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:07 am: Where’s Waldo? er JB. http://www.cooksinfo.com/edible.nsf/images/delmonicos-restaurant/$file/delmonico-banquet-of-the-sons-of-the-revolution-1906.jpg - Curl of the Burl - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:10 am: “Why yes I do often spend my weekends as a Jerry Lewis impersonator!” - Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:10 am: I’m a “chalice is half full” kind of guy. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:11 am: “I’ll press your flesh, you dimwitted clock puncher! You don’t tell JB how to court the electorate! We ain’t one-at-a-timin’ here, we’re MASS communicatin’! - Gordon Willis - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:12 am: As Virgil Solozzo would say; “that Fat Clemenza”….or “leave the gun, take the cannoli” - I Love Bottomless Bacon - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:13 am: “…and I told him, ‘No, the buffet doesn’t close until I say it’s closed. You can’t advertise bottomless bacon and close the buffet before JB says he’s done.’ After that, I was easily able to consume another 4 lbs of that pork deliciousness without being rushed. It’s life situations like that which inspire me to bring my keen business sense and negotiation skills to the table and help Illinois where it matters.” - Tsavo - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:13 am: Pardon me, do you have any grey poupon? - Amalia - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:14 am: “Yes, I tied the bow tie myself. I’ve done that since I was in the second grade.” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:15 am: “Moral fiber? I invented moral fiber! JB was displaying rectitude and high-mindedness when that egghead Biss was still messin’ his drawers!” - Gob Bluth - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:15 am: “Sure, it looks like the Monopoly man is going to be your next governor… But it’s better than the thimble we’ve got now.” - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:15 am: “Alright, alright… you got me… it’s a clip-on now tie… “ - A guy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:15 am: Welcome to Fantasy Island, Mr. Rourke will be along shortly. In the meantime, let’s break some bread. - Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:17 am: “Kent ‘Flounder’ Dorfman returns to the Delta House Reunion feeling good after having successfully invented the Internet.” - Umbra - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:17 am: “Yes, this print on my vest is a part of my wallpaper collection.” - wndycty - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:18 am: Pritzker is out here looking like Daddy Warbucks. - Not State Treasurer Dan Rutherford - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:19 am: “I mean it’s one banana Michael. How much could it cost - $10?!” - Amalia - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:19 am: “My father in law ran for the U.S. Senate. Now it’s my turn to run.” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:22 am: Hans Solo said I was a wonderful human being. - Walter Concrete - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:24 am: He has really packed on the pounds since he appeared in “The Legend of Bagger Vance” as Walter Hagen. http://img.rp.vhd.me/4690506_l4.jpg - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:26 am: “I always thought it was adorable when the Rauners would be around. They are ‘West Egg’ money, so we kept them around for giggles… “ - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:29 am: “Truth? Rauner claims he’s not all that wealthy. He’s right, he’s not all ‘that’ wealthy. I know… wealthy… But pretending he’s not rich, well, that’s rich coming from Rauner. Honest.” - Amalia - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:30 am: “Rauner a rancher? I’m a farmer. ok, the “farm” is in Wisconsin…” - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:31 am: The reason I haven’t run for office before is because for five years I and my wife were stranded on a deserted island with five others. A skipper, a movie star, a professor, a Kansas farm girl and a guy who acted like Bruce Rauner. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:34 am: “The difference between me and Bruce? (Pauses, takes long drag from large cigar, closes eyes, tilts head slightly back then slowly releases the smoke from his mouth) Bruce buys things to show off that he can to other wealthy people, then wears costumes to fool others he’s a… everyman… I’m the guy everyone watches to see what and where I donate, and then donate there after. Ask Diana and The Ounce, they know… “ - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:36 am: You see, Bruce owns a Montana ranch, and I own Montana. - Dee Lay - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:38 am: It’s only wafer thin. Just the one, monsieur. Voilà. Thank you, sir, and now, here’s ze check. - blue dog dem - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:41 am: “Chris Christie wears XXXXL too!” - blue dog dem - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:43 am: “I fully support this sugar tax!” - Sydney Greenstreet - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:44 am: “I couldn’t be fonder of you if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, it’s possible to get another. There’s only one Maltese Falcon.” Kasper Gutman - blue dog dem - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:45 am: This isn’t very nice during Lent. - Mama - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 10:46 am: Yup..I heard playing governor and president is the new high-ball game for the 1-pertcenters. I want in on all the fun they are having. - Ginhouse Tommy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:00 am: He either looks like Jabba the Hut or that clown in the movie Spawn. His name was the Violator I think. - downstate commissioner - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:01 am: Well, yes, I wear tuxes…Who would believe that wearing Carharts would fool anyone??? - Michelle Flaherty - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:01 am: So, are you gonna stand or do you want another card? - SAP - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:05 am: ==It’s only wafer thin. Just the one, monsieur. Voilà. Thank you, sir, and now, here’s ze check.== Well played, I had the exact same thought. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:22 am: “I will bet I can guess by one buck either way how much you have got on you now… “ - Well then - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:25 am: Let’s get those Duke boys this time-Boss Hogg - Rabid - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:30 am: I haven’t washed this hand since took her check - titan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:33 am: That one makes him look like a Bond movie villain - Keyser Soze - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:41 am: What would Jackie Gleason say? - Commonsense in Illinois - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:43 am: Well, my advisors have warned me about people who want to take unflattering photos and then give them to the media, so that’s why I’m wearing my skinny tux. - Pyrman - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:51 am: I don’t care about the picture, what I care about is that he will win if he runs!! Run JB, run!! - NorthsideNoMore - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 11:58 am: What me run for Governor (a hearty chortle), I haven’t run for anything except maybe the dessert cart at the United Center…By the by do we own the center ? No, Well we should ! Someone get on that. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:01 pm: Why do you question my appearance? My valet assured me this outfit was the latest thing in interview attire! If I hear another remark, I shall have him dispatched proptly. My gentleman’s gentleman groomed and shaved me. My butler butled. If I am mocked, I will request that my dressing staff hear about this! - jimk849 - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:01 pm: Welcome to Potterville. - VanillaMan - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:02 pm: Why yes, as a matter of fact, I do own Cuba. - Rabid - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:03 pm: And then I’m going to rip the guts out of the turnaround agendas - Rabid - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:07 pm: I’m going to squash Rauner to four years - LizPhairTax - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:14 pm: I hired Dave Lundy so they’d call me the svelte, coordinated one. - Rabid - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:15 pm: Hey Goldie ain’t you about four billion short on that budget - d.p.gumby - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:15 pm: Carharts! We don’t need no stinkin’ Carharts! - Rich Miller - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:22 pm: LizPhairTax jumps to the head of the pack! - Dave Lundy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:28 pm: “- LizPhairTax - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:14 pm: I hired Dave Lundy so they’d call me the svelte, coordinated one.” Hey now! I resemble that remark! - Yeah - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:34 pm: Yes I love the hair club for men. Reagan and I have a lot in common like the same barber. - TinyDancer(FKASue) - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:35 pm: =It’s only wafer thin. Just the one, monsieur. Voilà.= Had to google it. Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJZPzQESq_0 - Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 12:59 pm: “Moo and Oink” has a new celebrity spokesman! - Anonymous - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:09 pm: Diamond Jim Brady was a “J.B.” too! - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:12 pm: “It’s not a caricature if it’s really who you are. Think about that… “ - Walter Concrete - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:13 pm: “Very few people know that I had a career as a professional actor and a stunt man. For years, I was a body double for Orson Welles. Some of my best work was in the film “Catch 22.” Sadly, most of the footage ended up on the cutting room floor during post production editing. C’est le Guerre.” - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:16 pm: “No, you don’t NEED a billion dollars to act obnoxious, but it certainly helps.” - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:23 pm: “Will I lose to Bruce Rauner? Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chins.” - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:30 pm: “‘I’ve known Bruce Rauner since the days when he thought the trashcan van was a classy set of wheels.” - Streator Curmudgeon - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:32 pm: “Chris Kennedy? Why, compared to me, he’s a lightweight. Har har har har!” - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:52 pm: “Beware of the Ides of March… “ - Ward Heeler - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:52 pm: “Do you like to gamble, Eddie? Gamble money on pool games?” Minnesota Fats — “The Hustler” - Amalia - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:54 pm: JB Pritzker reveals he is a member of the Fellow Billionaires club. - bogardus - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 1:58 pm: “…the Aristocrats!” - LizPhairTax - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 2:01 pm: Dave, I appreciate that in a serious business you don’t take yourself too seriously. JB must not be short for James Bond. - Whoa Nelly! - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 2:29 pm: Goldfinger He’s the man, the man with the Midas touch A spider’s touch Such a cold finger Beckons you to enter his web of sin But don’t go in Golden words he will pour in your ear But his lies can’t disguise what you fear For a golden girl knows when he’s kissed her It’s the kiss of death from Mister Goldfinger Pretty girl beware of this heart of gold This heart is cold - Dave Lundy - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 2:30 pm: Thanks Liz. The people in this business who are the most unhappy are the one’s that can’t make fun of themselves. - Rabid - Wednesday, Mar 15, 17 @ 3:34 pm: Because of madigan I’m switching to the GOP primary Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.