76 Comments - Dave Dahl - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 1:57 pm: “Oswego … Oswego … Oswego again. Damn!” - Dave Dahl - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 1:58 pm: “‘As a white male, what do you have to contribute?’ OK, looks legit!” - Henry Francis - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:01 pm: Guv’s staffers seem kinda nervous and overly protective of the big boss man. Wonder why? - Anon221 - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:04 pm: Uh, Uh, Uh… No, Not that one (exclamation point) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se196eUBddA - iggy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:04 pm: In a land far far away from Toni P and her evil tax the people still know what the sweet sugary taste of Pepsi is - Cubs in '16 - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:04 pm: “Does Rauner own stock in Pepsi? Funny but….no. Next” - Flynn's mom - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:07 pm: I will not take any arrows only softballs until I’m voted out of office, it’s too upsetting to Diana. - Anonymous - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:07 pm: “Can I borrow a pen?” - Northsider - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:07 pm: Gov. Rauner’s Best New Team in America™ wrestles over how to break the news to a rapt audience that Sheila Simon endorsed Daniel Biss. - Cubs in '16 - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:07 pm: “NONE of these ask about the Madigan machine?” - Casual observer - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:08 pm: All these questions ask about Diana’s involvement. Destroy these fast. - Flynn's mom - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:08 pm: The governor does not want arrows. Are there any easy questions here? - Mouthy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:08 pm: “Got to be careful about taking questions about JB’s free sunglasses since we have a whole semi full of free Rauner Eclipse glasses to give out to lucky supporters”… - @misterjayem - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:09 pm: “Mr. Burns, your campaign seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train. Why are you so popular?” – MrJM - Cubs in '16 - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:09 pm: A bored audience member checks the latest tweet from @RadicalCandor. - Anonymous - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:10 pm: “These aren’t FOIA-ble, are they?” - RIJ - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:13 pm: “This is a really good question. Pitch it.” - Anon III - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:14 pm: Pepsi cans on all the tables; can’t be Cook County. - Lamont - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:14 pm: “Slytherin, Slytherin, Slytherin…whatever we pick, keeps coming up Slytherin. Bruce really wanted Hufflepuff.” - RIJ - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:15 pm: “Hey, let’s slip this one in and watch Governor Ahab freak out.” - Keyrock - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:15 pm: No, we can’t let him answer a question about the “Goldwater Rule.” - RIJ - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:18 pm: “‘Governor Rainer, what’s your favorite color?’ - put that one in, I think he can handle it.” - Lamont - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:18 pm: “Do you wanna go to the school funding dance? Yes___ No ____ Mikey M” - Rich Miller - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:18 pm: This is a weird one. Harry Crisp wants to know why there aren’t more Pepsi cans on the tables. - Real - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:18 pm: Facebook live 2.0 where instead of cherry picking questions we review questions well beforehand. - wordslinger - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:19 pm: “Make sure they’re just white male questions.” - RIJ - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:20 pm: Spell check tends to change Rauner to Rainer or Ruiner - and read into that what you like. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:22 pm: “… ‘What’s your favorite cartoon?’… “ - Lamont - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:23 pm: “Train A, traveling 70 mph, leaves Westford heading toward Eastford, 260 miles away. At the same time Train B, traveling 60 mph, leaves Eastford heading toward Westford. When do the two trains meet?” Ugh. Anyone got Goldberg on speed dial? - RIJ - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:24 pm: Red shirt dude: “Why didn’t I sit in the back so I could slip out before the speechifying?” - Casual observer - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:25 pm: They weren’t supposed to submit questions, they were supposed to submit job applications. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:27 pm: “… ‘Who qualifies as “tie worthy” and why?’… “ - RIJ - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:27 pm: Lamont, my wife says that in today’s Illinois those trains never meet. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:29 pm: “…’Which state university do you want closed first, and why?’… “ - IllinoisBoi - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:38 pm: No, no, no — Some of these can’t be answered by “It’s Madigan’s fault” or “it’s broken.” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:46 pm: - Dave Dahl - Between us, at events like that, I register as “Greg from Yorkville”… and no one is the wiser. “… ‘Of all the bosses you worked for in your career, where does John Tillmam rank?’… “ - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:48 pm: “… ‘In business, is Branding overrated?’.., “ - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:49 pm: Do you read IPI for the cartoons or articles - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:50 pm: “… ‘How difficult was it to trademark “Best Team In America” and when will shirts, mugs, mouse pads be available?’… “ - Huh? - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:50 pm: We can’t let him answer the question about droppin’ his g’s. I hope my first pay check clears before I get fired. - Huh? - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:52 pm: It would be easier to give him the answers to these questions if we had a teleprompter. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:54 pm: “… ‘You own 9 homes and 2 Caucuses. Which has more ownership problems?’… “ - Huh? - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:55 pm: How long is it going to take to build the BTIA if you keep during your staff? - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:57 pm: “… “How is Ken Dunkin, and have you seen him lately?’… “ - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:58 pm: “… Of the 22 or 23 members of the GOP that left the General Assembly since you’ve been governor, who was your favorite?’… “ - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:00 pm: “… ‘Would you say the 63% disapproval you have is problematic or your message just isn’t resonating?’… “ - Passive Agressive - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:02 pm: “Oh gosh, this one has to be from the woman with the huge tattoo.” - Retired Educator - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:02 pm: What is scary is that he knew the questions in advance, and still gave silly answers. Railing against an agreement you made the day before, and still calling it a bailout, shows a complete lack of knowledge in the art of politics. Mr. Governor you are out of league. Please go back to your old job. I heard you were good at it. We can take it from here. - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:03 pm: “… ‘Not a question, but, “Jim Edgar”, amirite?’…” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:04 pm: “… ‘Will you give me a shoutout on your Twitter in either the Cowboy or motorcycle guy costume?’… “ - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:05 pm: “… ‘Why did you re-cast “Dad’s Home State” and why did the Netflix show get cancelled?’… “ - Ron Burgundy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:06 pm: “No, he’s not responding to that. I don’t think it’s anatomically possible anyway.” - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:08 pm: “… ‘Is your “Enemy List” chronological, alphabetical or ranked by the irritant? And, is it color-coded for easy access?’… “ - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:09 pm: “… ‘Trash Can Van… Power Steering?’… “ - Anonymous - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:11 pm: I kept saying to mom, all I wanted was a Pepsi but she wouldn’t give me one, all I wanted was a Pepsi- “Institutionalized” Suicidal Tendencies - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:11 pm: “… “What’s it feel like to finally not be successful at something?’… “ - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:14 pm: “… ‘How do the Steelers look this year?’… “ - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:18 pm: “… ‘What can you learn from John Kasich?’… “ - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:18 pm: Does the soft spot on top of your head hurt - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:24 pm: Has madigan driven you nuts - Swift - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:27 pm: Not sure which one is the assistant, but if she is the woman with her hand to her face appearing to whisper, she’s doing it wrong. #BTIA - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:29 pm: “I wanted to bring you guys here to sort out questions so no one notices what we’re doing… “ - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:31 pm: its that cartoon - Oswego Willy - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:33 pm: “A few of these I wrote myself… can you have people just put their names on the top… Like they wrote them… “ - Quizzical - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:38 pm: I’m new here, are we supposed to black out the g’s on the questions too? - 47th Ward - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:40 pm: Harry Crisp reference? Well played sir. - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 3:57 pm: Have you ever got bad advice from your senior advisor - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:00 pm: What made you decide to come here - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:07 pm: here is the applause and standing ovation signs I need to stand behind with - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:11 pm: Why do you live in chcago if you hate it - Lamont - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:11 pm: ===- RIJ - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 2:27 pm: Lamont, my wife says that in today’s Illinois those trains never meet.=== And you know why? Because the trains are broken. The train tracks are broken. The conductor unions broke it with Madigan. - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:18 pm: the confederate civil war cannons racist - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:24 pm: Which Koch brother likes you - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:29 pm: Completed staff work - Rabid - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 4:34 pm: Are you practicing to fire madigan with your staff - walker - Friday, Aug 25, 17 @ 5:03 pm: “Remember to eat something, sir.” Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.