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* Bruce Rauner…

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, we’d be in deep yogurt.”

* Also, if you wanna hear Gov. Quinn go really deep into baseball talk, click here.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:32 am

Comments

Fine line.

Comment by phocion Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:33 am
“I scream”…

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:34 am
“…now I can ‘buy and sell’ Dairy Moguls, here, there, and in Florida too…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:35 am
“Milk is for Paupers…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:36 am
“…..I said, deep yogurt. Hello? Is this thing on? I know you’re out there, I can hear you breathing. But seriously, what’s the deal with airline peanuts…. ”

This is one of those cases where you wonder what “gags” were rejected that resulted in this one coming out on top.

Similar to what ideas did “Squeezy” beat out to become Quinn’s mascot for pensions.

If it seems insipid and stupid at first blush, you should probably just put it away.

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:43 am
“Bruce Rauner - ‘TCB’..Y, Blago style”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:44 am
Lets hope BR has the same fate as the other Republican involved in dairy.

Comment by Come on man! Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:44 am
“Gov. Quinn is going to tell you that I represent the 1%. But in reality I’ve always been more of a Reduced Fat person.”

Comment by I'm New Here Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:44 am
I just knocked my head against the table two times after hearing the phrase, “deep yogurt.”

Comment by Justsayin Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:48 am
I would share a beverage with Gov. Quinn and talk baseball, only baseball…

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:52 am
“Why buy the state, when you can buy the votes much cheaper…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:54 am
“For fun, my Hedgie Buddies call me ‘Hayseed’ too…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:56 am
Yep, Rauner is what my dad used to call “a colorful character”. It didn’t mean that there was anything wrong with them. It just meant that they were “a little different” from our normal mainstream acquaintances that we socialize with every day. Some call them “corny”, others call them “nerdy” or “odd ducks”, but the fact is that we should appreciate them and embrace them because they are “different”.
Folks, for God’s sake we need somebody (or something) who “is different” in order to save our state from the maelstrom that Illinois is swirling about and is about to enter. As they used to say on the television series “Monk”,—-”Characters are welcome”.

Comment by Frosty-The Snowman Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:58 am
“Bruce, I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? Yogurt”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 11:59 am
just “Plain” yogurt?

Comment by PoolGuy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:00 pm
Geez, Frosty, you get all that out of one stupid joke?

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:00 pm
@frosty -

George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich are characters too.

Now they’re playing the part of convicts.

Be careful what you wish for out of your desperation.

Comment by A. Nonymous Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:03 pm
“Yep, Rauner is what my dad used to call ‘a colorful character’. It didn’t mean that there was anything wrong with them. It just meant that they were ‘a little different’ from our normal mainstream acquaintances that we socialize with every day.

Some call them ‘frauds’, others call them ‘embellishers’ or ‘Fakers’, but the fact is that we should appreciate them and not vote for them because they are “posers.”

Folks, for God’s sake we don’t need somebody (or something) who is ‘a poser’ in order to save our state from the maelstrom that Illinois is swirling about and is about to enter, nope. We need people who are the real deal, not those pretending and mocking is all.”

Better.

“It’s never the yogurt that ‘gets you’. It’s the toppings…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:07 pm
I’ll bet Oswego Willy is a real character (and I mean that in a good way), which all the more qualifies him for Governor.

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:09 pm
My maternal Grandfather was a dairy farmer. I am sure that Brucey Bruce’s grand parents were hard working people. However, that is not enough to get me to vote for him. I don’t like Quinn but Brucey Bruce is not the answer.

It has nothing to do with what he would do as the next Governor. I don’t trust him.

Comment by Johnson's Corner Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:09 pm
Better than doo doo.

Comment by Keyser Soze Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:10 pm
I know what the narrative on here about Bruce Rauner is. The reality is quite different. Folks who have met him, say he is the kind you would want to have a beer with. But he say’s yougurt…25 comments… Patronage…meh… I am staying open minded and waiting for when he lays out his plans. I have seen what PQ has done, and will do… I know open mindedness is as fun as plain yogurt… But as the waitress who booted him months ago… I told him he can’t politc in here… But he was a very nice guy…. When he lays out a plan, and he has too…My guess is it won’t be tax increases and more tax increases… But we shall see… MJM may take care of the big one for him…

Comment by Walter Mitty Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:10 pm
“Gov. Quinn go really deep into baseball talk. ..” “When the Hawks scored that touchdown from the three-point line, I couldn’t wait go get down to the dugout to shake their hands, then I remembered, they play soccer and can’t use their hands!”

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:11 pm
And the comment was ridiculous… I didn’t say I am not above piling on… I only want to know if he wore his carhart as a tribute to “Pop Pop”…

Comment by Walter Mitty Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:12 pm
Good to see Mitt Rauner back in IL Hope FL was warm and dry
BTW this appears another opportunity to note that Mitt took a $600K ag loss on that 2012 tax return
he has been flshing around. His parent might have been farmers, but Mitt bungled it

Comment by CircularFiringSquad Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:20 pm
“My stances on issues are as solid as yogurt…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:20 pm
“I make sure all 9 of my houses have a frozen yogurt bar, to keep me humble, and to remind me to keep my story straight…”

“I’m a huntin’, fishin’ Harley ridin’, cee-gar smokin’ yoo-urt eatin’ everyman…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:40 pm
Word, I think Frosty is trying to snow us.

See what I did there?

Comment by Soccermom Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:49 pm
““My grandparents were dairy farmers.”

It seems Bruce Rauner and Jim Oberweis have even more in common than I’d imagined.

– MrJM

Comment by MrJM Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 12:54 pm
“Frosty may be for Rauner, but I get ‘Frozen’ thinking about him as Governor. Signed, Olaf.”

Failed Rauner dairy farmer jokes…

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, we’d all be in Manhattan high rises with a moat.”

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, farms would be run by Animals, some more equal than others…but…”

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, we’d have communes like California or some other place I guess.”

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, there would be one one plowing under their crop to build a baseball field!”

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, we’d be unable to live off the fat of land and have rabbits!”

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, we wouldn’t have towns like Hickory… In Mitch Daniels’ Indiana.”

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, Pop wouldn’t need to worry if the Knights win the pennant.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:05 pm
My grandparents on dads side were two half Native Americans who during and after the depression lived in a basic slum next to a garbage dump. When dad was young his father made about $8.00/day working at the Ice House in town.
My problem with Bruce is I do not see him having a big issue with things going back to the good ole days. With the wealth gap we have, he thinks raising the minimum wage is problematic?

Comment by Bemused Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:09 pm
Sorry, Last post should read $8.00/WK.

Comment by Bemused Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:12 pm
April Fool?

Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:15 pm
Oberweis?

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” Oberweis said. “Without the family dairy, I’d be just a perrenial candidate in the Illinois senate.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:19 pm
I think it’s a ministroke or a series of them. I mean, come one, this makes no sense whatsoever: “Without family farmers, we’d be in deep yogurt”

I hope Mr. Rauner has that checked out.

Comment by Chavez-respecting Obamist Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:27 pm
- Skeptic - thanks for the kind words…

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” Oberweis said. “Without the family dairy, Illinois probably never would have heard of me so think of that loss for everyone.”

Rauner…

“My grandparents were dairy farmers,” he said. “Without family farmers, my Carhartt coat would be useless in pandering.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:29 pm
“My grandparents were dairy farmers, without family farmers, we wouldn’t know which end of the cow the yogurt comes out of.”

“My grandparents were dairy farmers, without family farmers we’d be milking the bull and not understanding why it hurt so much.”

OW: You’re welcome. Keep up the good work

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:40 pm
Rauner Campaign Speech Outlines;

Coal Miners…“My second cousins were coal miners,” he said. “Without coal miners, we’d be in deep Pepsi.”

Lighthouse Operators …“My great uncles were lighthouse operators,” he said. “Without lighthouse operators, we’d be in rough seas.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:44 pm
Telephone repairmen…“My third cousins were telephone repairmen,” he said. “Without telephone repairmen, we’d be disconnected.”

Chimney sweeps… “My cousins overseas were chimney sweeps,” he said. “Without chimney sweeps, we’d be in heavy smoke.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 1:52 pm
“My uncle was a weatherman. Without weathermen, we’d be in a fog.”

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:01 pm
“My Aunts were fiction writers,” he said. “Without fiction writers, ‘we’d’ have nothing to say.”

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:08 pm
My great grandparents were dairy farmers - but diversified earlier, and ran and ran a still too. Turned one farm into two. Guess which one was more profitable!

Comment by un_squezzed Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:12 pm
My Dad was an over the road truck driver, without truck drivers - we would be in deep fifth-wheel grease.

Comment by anonymoose Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:14 pm
deep yogurt sounds yummy…..thick greek style yogurt selling like mad…. but I don’t think that’s what you meant, jacket man.

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:15 pm
This topic is ripe for a Cubs reference, but I can’t come up with a good one.

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:27 pm
===This topic is ripe for a Cubs reference===

Illinois is to the home of two MLB clubs as Indiana is to the home of the Indianapolis Indians. http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t484

Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:28 pm
“My grandfather was a Cubs fan. Without Cubs fans, we’d have no idea what baseless optimism followed by crushing disappointment was all about.” Come to think of it, that could be a parallel to Illinois politics after all.

Comment by Skeptic Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 2:35 pm
…as for listening to Gov. Quinn talk baseball… I’ll pass, I’ve got some paint to watch dry.

Comment by Living in Machiaville Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 3:15 pm
I grew up on a family farm! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Y24MFOfFU#t=11

We need her in Illinois

Comment by Iowa Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 3:20 pm
OK. I am not the biggest Quinn fan, but that might be the best interview I have ever heard him give.

Comment by Dirty Red Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 3:39 pm
What’s in his Hookah?

Would there be yogurt it there were no dairy farmers?

Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 4:03 pm
“…Without dairy farmers, we’d all be just plain ol’ billionaires, a-runnin’ fer guv’ner.”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 4:34 pm
Darn, other people already made the Oberweis dairy farmer connection…

Comment by A modest proposal Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 5:21 pm
“Deep”, “Quinn”, and “talk” (or conversation) should never be used in the same sentence

Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 6:07 pm
I have been enjoying these, but Skeptic’s 2:35 made me laugh out loud!

Comment by G'kar Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 7:20 pm
He should buy and shut down all the Dairy Queens, PQ would be lost.

Comment by Wumpus Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 7:54 pm
Not EVEN funny, BR. If he wants to genuinely try to even reMOTEly try to crack us up maybe he should hire some unemployed guy who used to write for Jay, Conan or Dave or somethin’…!

But this kind of thing is akin to Michael Dukakis riding around in circles in some small tank with a goofy-lookin’ helmet on in 1988 to make it try to seem like he REALLY understood/could reLATE to the Military–same situation here–Brucie canNOT at ALL relate to the Farmers of Illinois, so he says something altogether goofy to make it seem like he can…!

Comment by Just The Way It Is One Tuesday, Apr 1, 14 @ 8:30 pm