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* From Bruce Rauner’s Facebook page…

* The Question: Caption?

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:14 pm

Comments

1. This guy just slipped me a $50 to vote for him, and asked me to tell my friends and family.

   Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:17 pm

2. “Help!!! Police!!! Police!!! He won’t let go of my hand!!! He won’t stop saying ‘Shake up Springfield’!!! I can’t stand it any more!!! Heelllppp!!!”

   Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:20 pm

3. [Reaching into a voidless chest cavity…] “Hey Freddie you owe me twenty bucks…Brucie here is heartless!”

   Comment by Interested Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:21 pm

4. Rauner is quick to check a well wishers t-shirt to make sure it has no flags on it…

   Quinn’s trailer gets a little too close to Bruce.

   Comment by OneMan Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:23 pm

5. “Here’s the guy who wanted to buy one if my Swisher Sweets and asked if I had change for a grand! A Grand! This guy! The smallest bill he had was a ‘G’…”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:26 pm

6. “I’m probably in the .01%”
   “Ahhh cool story bro!”

   Comment by bottom rung. Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:26 pm

7. “I was reaching in Rauner’s pocket trying to find some of those ‘detailed plans’ he says he’s going to make.”

   Comment by LincolnLounger Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:27 pm

8. Look, his pocket protector matches his $15 watch!

   Comment by The Colossus of Roads Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:28 pm

9. “Hey Governor Rendell, it’s Bruce…”

   Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:28 pm

10. Hey everybody, Bruce just promised to email his budget plan to me at 12:01 a.m. on November 5!

    Comment by GA Watcher Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:28 pm

11. “What’s your position on legalized weed, man?”

    Comment by Stones Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:29 pm

12. “He said it! I heard him! He just said it!… He said ‘Slip and Sue’…Evelyn, he called you ‘Slip and Sue’!”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:29 pm

13. Son of former nursing home resident lets loose vengeful laugh while executing “five point palm exploding heart technique” on former GTCR honcho Bruce Rauner.

    Comment by The End Is Near Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:30 pm

14. “I will not vote for you unless you lay out a specific and realistic plan to improve Illinois’ fiscal condition……… BAAAAAAH JUST KIDDIN!!!”

    Comment by bottom rung. Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:30 pm

15. Bruce Rauner parties with a member of the Tribune editorial board.

    Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:31 pm

16. “And then, O M G, and then, he asked me to dance!”

    Comment by PolPal56 Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:32 pm

17. This guy is great. I love it. How much do you want for him? Tell Schrimpf put him in the car and be sure to leave the window open a crack so he can get some air. Can’t wait until Diana meets this little guy!

    Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:32 pm

18. Is that governor Quinn in the background?

    Comment by Howard Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:33 pm

19. FREE BEER…..My bro is giving out FREE BEER. Vote for this old dude for FREE BEER!!!

    Yeah!

    Comment by Spliff Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:33 pm

20. Rauner: “You will donate $1,000 to my campaign.”
    Guy: “Owe, owe, owe, yes, yes, I’ll give you the money.”

    Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:33 pm

21. Rauner: “What do you mean you ‘lost the Pinocchio costume’?”

    – MrJM

    Comment by MrJM (@MisterJayEm) Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:33 pm

22. “Another round for the house! Uncle Moneybags here is buying!”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:35 pm

23. At least somebody gets to dip their hand into Rauner’s pocket. The government sure didnt.

    Comment by train111 Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:36 pm

24. “Hey Honey! Quick, get my picture! It’s Mr. Burns from The Simpsons!”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:36 pm

25. Headline:
    “Man tries to pull out Bruce Rauner’s heart only to realize he doesn’t have one.”

    Comment by enoughalready Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:36 pm

26. Spliff,

    You may have nailed it. It does appear as if Rauner just walked into a party and said “the tabs on me”

    Comment by Lil Squeezy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:37 pm

27. RAUNER: This guy came cheap. Only had to slip him a $1000 for the handshake.

    Comment by anon Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:40 pm

28. “Hey Bruce, check out over your right shoulder, Quinn lost a bet and has to wear a Rauner t-shirt all day”

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:43 pm

29. “I can borrow the parking spot, the $100 Grand one? Me? Wow! Bruce said it! Thank you, thank you!”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:43 pm

30. Wow Pearson has lost a lot of weight…hey, hey what are grabbing there Mitt…hey

    Comment by CircularFiringSquad Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:45 pm

31. Proof positive that the magic “Slip and Sue” weaves when talking to people works…

    …I give you Bruce Rauner and Pat Quinn’s cousin.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:46 pm

32. PURPLE NURPLE!

    Comment by LBJ Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:48 pm

33. Homer Stokes, friend of the Little Man.

    Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:48 pm

34. Nice disguise Rahm….. But Pat’s needs work.

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:49 pm

35. That’s not where his heart is!

    Comment by Emily Booth Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 3:53 pm

36. Rauner reaches for a campaign contribution with his left hand while shaking a retirees right hand.

    Comment by Buzzie Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 4:02 pm

37. Rauner (thinking) “Less than four months, less than four months, just keep reminding yourself, less than four months and you don’t have to touch or talk to these people any more…less than four months…”

    Comment by Pot calling kettle Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 4:13 pm

38. Hey man I can’t even afford a cheap watch

    Comment by Why Guy Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 4:21 pm

39. Oswego Willy from the front!

    Comment by walker Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 4:27 pm

40. Hey, look! This guy just promised me a minimum wage job! He says he can’t tell me how much per hour until after the election, though. Wow, the .01% love me!

    Comment by Wensicia Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 4:33 pm

41. James Franco loves him some Rauner.

    Comment by Jimbo Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 4:35 pm

42. “Hey Bruce! I have that same Carhartt shirt!”

    Comment by Decatur gal Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 4:47 pm

43. Hey! He’s Wearin My Shirt!

    Comment by Case-IH Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 5:01 pm

44. “Yeah, my Check is in the mail for ya, Bruce…NAAAAAHHHHH–GOTcha Dude!! I’m in the PIPEfitter’s Union, ha ha–and we’re ALL votin’ for QUINN!! Now make sure ya PRINT dat on your little Tweet thing entry, Big Guy, GOT it?!”

    Comment by Just The Way It Is One Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 5:39 pm

45. So get this, i bought MORE nursing homes! Sweet. You oughta buy some too.

    Comment by Langhorne Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 5:56 pm

46. “Hey, look, it’s a Montblanc Pen! I knew he was phony!”

    Comment by Arthur Andersen Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 5:58 pm

47. “Okay, okay. I promise to quit calling you Baron von Carhartt. Just quit squeezing my hand, man!”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 8:01 pm

48. BR: “Princess Leia! Get a photo of me with this mustachioed bloke!”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 8:03 pm

49. BR: “I got my cowboy belt buckle on and I’m a runnin’ fer guv’ner.”

    Man: “It looks great with your mom-jeans, man.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 8:05 pm

50. BR: “I had Jeeves, my butler, roll up the sleeves on my shirt for me.”

    Man: “He shoulda showed you how to wear a ball cap, pal.”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 8:07 pm

51. Man: “Hey, everybody! I looked in his pocket and he’s got tickets to the ballet!”

    Crowd: “Ewwww!”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 8:09 pm

52. BR: Is you is, or is you ain’t, my constituency?

    Comment by Budget Watcher Tuesday, Jul 15, 14 @ 8:22 pm

53. team nursing home reunion

    Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 16, 14 @ 7:19 am

54. Hey, Show Me the Money!!

    Comment by Larry the Cable Guy Wednesday, Jul 16, 14 @ 7:44 am

55. A publicity still from the set of the movie “Dazed and Confused.”

    Comment by Under Further Review Wednesday, Jul 16, 14 @ 8:06 am

56. Rauner to dude in sunglasses: “Stay calm dude. We’ll discuss employment opportunities after the election. For now, just keep smilin like you mean it!”

    Comment by Skeptical Wednesday, Jul 16, 14 @ 8:33 am

57. Actually, it appears to be a publicity still from the set of the movie “Dumb & Dumber”.

    Comment by Skeptical Thursday, Jul 17, 14 @ 8:56 am

58. I’m gone to tell my little brother, that he should also visit this webpage on regular basis to take updated from hottest news update.

    Comment by Workplace Injury Attorneys in Peoria IL Friday, Jul 18, 14 @ 10:13 am

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