A day at the fair
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Protesters and motorcycles…
* Madigan!…
* Rauner = Reform…
* Speeches…
Says the candidate with no campaign committee whose announcement video was paid for in part by the Rauner-funded ILGOP.
* Hashtags…
Except, that particular hashtag is being used right now by fans of Steve Bruce, manager of the Aston Villa soccer team. There’s also a #sackbruce hashtag for the haters.
* Into every life a little rain must fall…
* And what State Fair would be complete without a steer auction controversy?…
Gov. Bruce Rauner and his wife, Diana, became the proud owners of a $50,000 prize-winning steer called Snuggles on Tuesday night after winning a charity auction at the Illinois State Fair.
But the auction organizers might want to double count the cash.
Of the “record” $104,000 Rauner bid for a prize steer at the same event in 2016, only $84,000 has so far been paid, organizers say.
That’s because one of the private donors who was helping Rauner cover the cost of the pricey beast refused to pay the $20,000 he committed.
Financier R.J. D’Orazio — a big Rauner supporter — confirmed to Chicago Inc. on Tuesday that he had not paid the $20,000 because “I did not get any recognition.”
Remember Mongo?
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:32 pm:
May RJ D’Orazio would take a nice slab of Mongo Prime Rib as a token of appreciation
- Dome Gnome - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:34 pm:
This is even better than the butter sculpture controversy.
- Real - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:35 pm:
It says Rauner vows to pick up 9 house seats.. That’s a long shot move.
And even still you need a lot more seats in the Senate.
- Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:36 pm:
===Revolutionary War started ‘fighting against taxes from a tyrannical government ‘===
It always goes back to violence with these people. A simple state income tax is gonna make wackos start firing guns? Great.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:36 pm:
The Rauner Crew even renege on contracts at the fair.
- Rabid - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:43 pm:
Wreck it Rauner didn’t sow up with the winning bid, missed a good photo
- illini - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:52 pm:
I had forgotten about Mongo. Apparently our Governor is very accustomed to going back in his word.
By the way, Rich, have you been invited to participate in any of the celebrity showmanship contests recently?
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:55 pm:
I can see Durkin gaining seat(s), and in that same election Rauner losing….
… ask Leslie Munger about this dynamic.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:55 pm:
===have you been invited to participate in any of the celebrity showmanship contests recently? ===
I told them last year that it would be my one and only time.
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 1:57 pm:
Any GOP “Comptroller” or “Treasurer” candidate sightings?
An AG Candidate showed… like Rich points out, no committee but a video paid for by Rauner… but…
- No Longer A Lurker - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 2:05 pm:
Remember Mongo? Sure do, that character was great in “Balzing Saddles”.
- Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 2:08 pm:
===“Balzing Saddles”===
Laughing my @$$ off with that one.
- Flapdoodle - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 2:34 pm:
Mongo will never be forgotten
- Joe Bidenopolous - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 2:39 pm:
May be a bad week for a Republican “governor” to be trotting out war rhetoric. Just sayin’
Also, color me shocked that the “governor” welched. Fiscal conservative indeed
- illini97 - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 3:49 pm:
“Rauner: Revolutionary War started ‘fighting against taxes from a tyrannical government ‘”
Seriously, tone it down.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 4:29 pm:
Illini97, the new kids like to play revolutionary in the dorm.
“Taxation without representation is tyranny,” Patrick Henry said.
In case Rauner and BTIA missed it, the tax bill passed with a super-majority vote.
.That’s representative democracy, not tyranny.
- Anonymous - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 4:47 pm:
Imagine that not one GOP statewide candidate but Holder. What a embarrassment to the State Party. Nobody wants to run with this guy, and trust me with the right candidates Mendoza and Ferichs could be beat.
- Chicago 20 - Wednesday, Aug 16, 17 @ 5:20 pm:
Bruce = Broken
- Grandson of Man - Thursday, Aug 17, 17 @ 8:31 am:
Rauner’s no revolutionary anti-tax crusader. He capitulated very quickly to the political insiders with his fast veto of the tax hike bill, so they could quickly override it.