85 Comments - Candy Dogood - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 2:43 am: Those pages are blank. I imagine he just took them from the multi-million dollar agribusiness operation he runs and they’re going to be included as a business expense when he files this years tax return. - Suburbanon - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 6:00 am: Wow! Give him a “Razzie Award” for cliche Republican Political Performance Art. - Nadigam - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 7:12 am: Nothing like shooting a can of explosive Tannerite underneath 3,800 pages of blank paper with an AR-15 to court the suburban mom vote. - Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 7:15 am: Yes, yes. GOP, please, please, keep it coming. - Tommydanger - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 7:29 am: Big gun small brain - Chambananon - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 7:30 am: So he wants to blow up the budget, is what I’m getting from this. Didn’t Rauner already try that? - Bruce( no not him) - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 7:38 am: Cute, but would of been better to try to shoot through that many pages. - natty lite - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 7:42 am: Seems like he’s angrier at the stump than at the papers. - Friendly Bob Adams - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 7:55 am: No special effects Oscar for him…. - Phenomynous - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:02 am: Scope probably helped in shooting the tannerite under the 3,800 page budget. - Ducky LaMoore - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:06 am: “I will blow up the budget just like Bruce Rauner.” - Skeptic - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:09 am: My first thought of the opening shot is “Is that poison ivy he’s standing in?” - Mason born - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:18 am: Tossing the thing into a manure spreader might have made more sense and avoided all the gun crap. If he was determined to “blow it up” he should of took the time to hide the tannerite inside the paper. Looks weak having reams of blank paper floating down. If you’re going to do a “More Cowbell” thing at least put some effort in, lazy. - The Way I See It - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:26 am: I wonder how many shots that took … - Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:38 am: “Friends” The man makes Mr. Haney sound trustworthy. - JS Mill - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:39 am: OK, well now that I watched that video I am absolutely voting for him in the primary. That is, unless someone has a dumber more cliched stunt that they will trot out for the camera. Bailey, the hypocritical and completely lacking in self awareness gift that keeps on giving. - Three Dimensional Checkers - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:40 am: What are we doing as a society? - Larry Bowa Jr. - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:42 am: “avoided all the gun crap” Why would they want do that? Part of what they imagine themselves to be doing here is intimidating liberals. And I think it works. Liberal America is absolutely under the illusion that the American right knows how to use all the guns and gear it has. Meanwhile when I’m at the range 90% of what I see and hear is mag dumping. I guess everyone’s got money to burn throwing ammo away, or maybe they’re planning to be deployed to an American Fallujah in 2025. - Third Reading - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:50 am: Hi I’m Darren Bailey. Friends, this budget don’t make no sense. So Ima gonna shoot it up. That’s how I solve problems. If it don’t make sense, I shoot it up. I can do for your communities what i did for this budget. Remember me, Darren Bailey - Steve Rogers - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:50 am: I think he shot the stump, not the stack of papers. So, he’s a bad shot as well? - ChicagoVinny - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:52 am: I wonder what Dee Snider would feel about the use of “We’re Not Going to Take It” in this ad? - Ryan - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:55 am: Why is a 55 year old man using Tik Tok? - Karen - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 8:56 am: Say hello to my little friend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_z4IuxAqpE - walker - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:01 am: He’s fun. - Glengarry - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:06 am: Boss Hog is at it again. - Nobody Sent - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:14 am: So if he becomes governor, does that mean Illinois has become a southern state? - Huh? - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:19 am: I see beetle is demonstrating responsible firearm use, while shooting without a suitable backstop. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:19 am: There are two things I truly love about this; This does not remotely expand the voters who can potentially vote for him, it only reinforces the small group of folks he has…. … Bailey does t come off at all competent or rational, but carnival barker like and gimmicky, again not expanding bud voter universe. I think it’s a home run, and a long term loser of an idea… in Illinois. - Huh? - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:22 am: “Looks weak having reams of blank paper floating down.” Even weaker when he had to clean up from his explosive littering stunt. Too bad that wasn’t filmed. - Mason born - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:23 am: -Steve Rodgers- He was shooting at a package of Tannerite under the papers. If you look before he fires you can see a little orange package. That’s why all the paper went up. I have no idea how far back he was or even if he squeezed off the rnd to comment on his marksmanship. - Huh? - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:23 am: Can’t hit the broad side of a barn, standing 50′ away and shooting with a scope. - Mason born - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:25 am: -huh- I doubt he cleaned up that mess it was probably the poor sucker who had to play camera man. - Huh? - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:26 am: Where’s Officer Obie when you need him? - low level - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:27 am: Awesome. Perfect video to win over suburban independents. /s When we say this is what the Republican Party has become, this video is the example. - Nadigam - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:37 am: ===“avoided all the gun crap” Why would they want do that?=== The Republican party really like to win Primaries. It is their favorite. They like it even more than winning general elections. Just ask Sen. Bailey. - Candy Dogood - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:37 am: This begs the question; does Senator Bailey understand the budget process? These provisions have literally been worked on for months. He was (supposed to be) in committee meetings where budget specifics were discussed. There was literally a speech about the budget. How many pages does he think the budget should be? - The Doc - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:39 am: ==This does not remotely expand the voters who can potentially vote for him, it only reinforces the small group of folks he has….== That’s because he’s interested in running for governor, not actually being governor. He’s a grifter. - Occasional Quipper - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:42 am: == When we say this is what the Republican Party has become, this video is the example.== Hey now. He does not represent the Republican party any more than Bernie Sanders represents the Democratic party. You’ve got extreme fringes on both sides and a lot of people in between (on both sides) who just wish we could get back to the days where we were civil to each other. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:45 am: === He does not represent the Republican party=== Aw. You think Bailey isn’t the Trumpkin Party. Friend, you’re not paying attention. Bailey is in the wheelhouse of this new party, Kinzinger *is* the fringe. As warped as that seems, it’s that true. - Dysfunction Junction - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:48 am: ==Hey now. He does not represent the Republican party any more than Bernie Sanders represents the Democratic party.== Wait, Bernie Sanders changed his party affiliation? - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:48 am: === That’s because he’s interested in running for governor, not actually being governor. He’s a grifter.=== You’re not wrong. Not one word. All they need is DeVore for AG? - Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 9:58 am: “He does not represent the Republican Party” Keep whistlin’ past that graveyard, friend. - @misterjayem - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:05 am: “He does not represent the Republican Party” Then who does? – MrJM - NIU Grad - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:08 am: Darren Bailey shooting guns on Tik Tok…boy, I don’t know. - Rudy’s teeth - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:12 am: Too much reading for Darren. All those big words and syllables in the budget. Bailey blows up the stack to create a stunt. What a maroon. - Da Big Bad Wolf - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:14 am: So how does he feel about the budget? The budget is still the budget whether it’s on the grass or in the air. - Henry Francis - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:25 am: Are we sure that isn’t footage from a gender reveal party? And his baby is going to be . . . Non-binary? - Summer Breeze - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:27 am: Same GOP playbook for years. Not sure why the GOP continues its strategy of ineffectiveness and irrelevance. Madigan’s gone. You got your wish. Now do something instead of howling at the wind or shooting a stack of papers. Yup!? - Shark Sandwich - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:34 am: Is the Twisted Sister soundtrack a whistle that he supports trans rights? - SWIL_Voter - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:35 am: == You’ve got extreme fringes on both sides == The extreme fringe you identify on one side thinks everybody should have healthcare and aligns with center-left parties across the world. The extreme fringe on the other side uses semi automatic weapons to explode budget documents, is actually in power in large swaths of this country, and is far to the right of the right wing parties in peer countries across the globe. - oifredleg - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:36 am: I half expected a hood slide across the General Lee at the end of the video. - Club J - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:36 am: According to Steve McClure on the Bishop show next week they are voting on some cleanup wording on the budget. Wonder if that means Bailey will come back a shoot that paperwork too? Seems like a Ted Nugent type of stunt to me. - SWIL_Voter - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:38 am: At this point I’ve seen lots of these kinds of videos of lunatic right wingers shooting things for campaign ads, and this one really misses the mark. Lacks the dark threatening aura, isnt very exciting or engaging, didn’t even seem to blow up most of the papers, and it’s hard to tell what his gripe even is. He wasn’t allowed to read the budget? Ok - Publius - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:40 am: Does anyone in the Chicago suburbs even know who he is? Watching this most people would think it’s a joke. - Moved East - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:41 am: What a visual analogy - Bailey is the tannerite that if elected will blow up democracy. - Montrose - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:41 am: I anxiously await the Paul Shrimpf “bazooka the budget” insta video. - G'Kar - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:46 am: Oh, yeah, that is going to make me want to vote for him. /s - Dotnonymous - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:53 am: The lesson for young impressionable viewers… solve your problems with a gun? - Occasional Quipper - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:55 am: == “He does not represent the Republican Party” Then who does? == That’s an excellent point. Sadly, based on his position, he does represent the Republican party. What I should have said is that he is not typical of a many Republicans who would like to see the rhetoric on both sides turned down. - random - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 10:56 am: Wouldn’t have thought Bailey to be a twisted sister fan… - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:01 am: === he is not typical of a many Republicans who would like to see the rhetoric on both sides turned down.=== Huh. Cite please. 51% of Republicans say Trump is not responsible for the insurrection, as an example… or 53% of Republicans believe Trump, their party’s nominee, is the “true president” now. Respectfully… Are ya sure you have a grasp of what a Republican is in 2021? - 47th Ward - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:03 am: This is life imitating art. “You want the solution to inflation? Hi, friends. Marshall Lucky here for New Deal Used Cars, where we’re lowering inflation not only by fighting high prices, not only by murdering high prices, but by blowing the living (deleted) out of high prices. Yes sir. Here’s an example. It’s a 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, for sixty-two ninety-nine. That price is too high. Yes sir, here’s another one. It’s a Lincoln Continental, Mark IV, 1973. It’s loaded. It’s got air conditioning. It’s got a stereo. It’s got white-wall radial tires. It’s got power steering, power brakes, power seats, power windows. And a price that is just too high.” For my money, Used Cars remains one of the best movies about politicians ever made. - Pundent - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:10 am: =You’ve got extreme fringes on both sides and a lot of people in between (on both sides) who just wish we could get back to the days where we were civil to each other.= The extreme fringe in the Republican Party are those that voted for impeachment following an insurrection. Bailey? He’s mainstream. - Pundent - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:15 am: = What I should have said is that he is not typical of a many Republicans who would like to see the rhetoric on both sides turned down.= There is no “both sides” argument here. It is only used to minimize or dismiss attempts to overthrow our democracy. - JS Mill - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:15 am: I wonder if he thinks the farm subsidy applications are too long as well? You can bet your bippy he doesn’t blow those up. - Rudy’s teeth - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:19 am: Could someone on Bailey’s team create a Cliffs Notes version of the budget for overwhelmed Darren? Seems reading comprehension is not in his wheelhouse. - Occasional Quipper - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:24 am: == Respectfully… Are ya sure you have a grasp of what a Republican is in 2021? == I just looked up that Reuters poll and I stand corrected. OW, you are exactly right. It’s clear that I no longer have a grasp of what a Republican is in 2021. My comments were based on what I hoped was still true and not on any specific evidence. What the heck is going on in our country? - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 11:34 am: ===My comments were based on what I hoped was still true=== I wish… your hope and my hope too… could be what is true now. It’s disheartening that we are both seemingly wishing. Keep the faith. - Occasional Quipper - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 12:03 pm: == Keep the faith. == Thanks, OW. For a long time I thought you were just being too harsh on Republicans with your posts, but I get it now. When the majority of a party adopts the ideas of its fringe, then it is no longer the same party. - Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 12:12 pm: ===For a long time I thought you were just being too harsh on Republicans with your posts, but I get it now.=== This I really appreciate. There are real reasons to my own madness, one is for a party and party leaders to come to grips as to why things are as they are… and it’s not just maps, demographics or geography… the ownership of candidate recruiting, big tent thinking, and statewide overall appeal can be a function the GOP can change all on its own. Yes. Please. Keep the faith. OW - Blue Dog - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 12:16 pm: Anybody know if the Bailey farm operations received any PPP money. Darren, if you read this blog, feel free to answer. - Cheryl44 - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 12:32 pm: Blue Dog, do you think Darren reads? - Skeptic - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 1:05 pm: “He does not represent the Republican Party” Republican Party: “God, Guns and Family.” I think he’s got that covered. - Cheryl44 - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 1:07 pm: Okay, so on top of everything else, he’s an irresponsible gun user. Good to know - We've never had one before - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 1:15 pm: Needs more cowbell and more tannerite. - thechampaignlife - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 1:29 pm: ===“Is that poison ivy he’s standing in?”=== Does he need to join the Boy Scouts? https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a1/52/14/a15214ba74e9c28a3f1c6f2eef59db96.png - Dotnonymous - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 1:52 pm: I would like to hear a conversation between Rodney Davis and Darren Bailey…for the high harmony. - Arsenal - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 2:01 pm: NGL, it is cool as hell when the papers go flying. - Asteroid of Caution - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 3:13 pm: Bailey: “I’m having a hard time putting it into words” Here’s an idea: Grab a thesaurus rather than a gun. - @misterjayem - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 3:21 pm: “I wonder what Dee Snider would feel about the use of ‘We’re Not Going to Take It’ in this ad?” Dee Snyder: “The Republicans are not just liars. They are screaming, preening, bald faced, shameless liars who think that victory at all cost is acceptable as they are the ‘moral majority.’ THEY ARE NOT [exclamation point] THEY ARE THE BULLYING MINORITY [exclamation point] IT’S TIME FOR THE REAL MAJORITY TO STAND UP & FIGHT BACK [exclamation point]” https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/twisted-sisters-dee-snider-republicans-are-shameless-liars-who-think-that-victory-at-all-cost-is-acceptable/ – MrJM - Eastern Bloc Mitigation - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 3:42 pm: Clearly he got this idea from his buddy Halbrook…Remember when Halbrook first ran for office and he made a commercial where he put a sign on a tree that said “union bosses” and shot it up with an assault rifle…Halbrook should’ve been investigated by the FBI and ISP for that BTW. - illinoyed - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 4:11 pm: I did not realize Darren Bailey = Dale Baskets until I watched this clip - TheInvisibleMan - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 5:49 pm: It would seem there are laws at the federal level regarding binary explosives, as we see being used here for demonstration purposes. For an individual using the product for non-sporting related activities a federal explosives manufacturing permit is required under many conditions. When a federal explosives manufacturing permit is required; removing obstacles such as trees or rocks during construction, theatrical special effects, and for demonstration or product testing purposes. Sure hope Bailey acquired all the permits for this demonstration. Federal explosive charges aren’t punished lightly. - VerySmallRocks - Wednesday, Jun 9, 21 @ 6:12 pm: No, I think Mr Bailey is looking to follow his fellow goose-steppers in Oregon and tear off this falangist redoubt and attach it to Indiana for better political prospects, though the Hoosier State might still be a bit too cosmo for him. - actionsub - Thursday, Jun 10, 21 @ 10:23 pm: Bailey’s spent the last year being “the people’s champion” against Pritzker’s pandemic restrictions. Along with his lawyer, Tom DeVore, they went hunting for people who would be willing to file a lawsuit against the Governor. Sorry, comments for this post are now closed.