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Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:20 pm
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From left: Steve Brown, (unknown person not worth mentioning), Doug Finke’s head, Speaker Madigan…
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:22 pm
“I want to thank Steve Brown for this opening statement, which will be brief, ambiguous, and yet pointed…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:25 pm
“You can follow me on The Twitter, you can ‘like’ me on The Facebook…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:27 pm
Spokesman for Steve Brown takes questions from the media.
Comment by Wensicia Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:29 pm
“Steve wanted me to also say that the Twitter-ring, um, things saying things for the Caucus is news to all of us, but if those who are Twitter-ring-ing the name were funny, we’d all appreciate that… very much.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:30 pm
Based on its outstanding record in the past, I’m here to offer my full support, and a large financial contribution to Gov. Rauner’s upcoming “Fire Madigan” ad campaign.
Comment by Gooner Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:38 pm
MJM: Your word is ‘raunerized’.
SB: Can I have that in the form of a sentence?
MJM: You know you have been raunerized when…..
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:38 pm
“ok, ok, here’s another one: “what’s the phone number to the Vatican?” I’ll bet my alter-boy Steve knows this one.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:44 pm
“Steve Brown will now give the sign laguage version of what ‘You’ll be fine’ means to those supporting the Rauner positions…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:47 pm
Steve Brown: Wonder if the Salukis are playing today…
Finke: Wonder if The Sliders are playing today…
Madigan: Wonder if Rauner remembered the Steelers tickets I asked for ….
Comment by John A Logan Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:47 pm
“Steve wanted me to remind all of you I have Mushrooms, Rauner has Owls, and please, don’t confuse the two…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:49 pm
“I’d like to take a moment to remind my House colleagues on the other side if the aisle of the fact a GOP Map designed to keep the House in GOP hands failed 4 of 5 times.
It’s micro. Bring it on.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:53 pm
I think we should focus on the budget.
When the Governor rolled my apple off the desk and onto the floor, I found that to be not very productive.
Comment by siriusly Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:55 pm
Rauner you’ll have nothing and like it
Comment by Iron Duke Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:56 pm
“And now my spokesman Steve Brown will do an interpretive dance as to how disappointed I was with Governor Rauner last week.”
Comment by Boone's is Back Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:59 pm
Two ‘Rats and a Finke.
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:59 pm
“Steve wanted me to read this, I guess as a reminder, or a math reminder, or something, so here it goes;
47 isn’t 71.
If someone can ask the governor where he hopes to find 24 votes, please feel free to let Steve Brown know.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 2:59 pm
Steve Brown waiting for Speaker Madigan to release the invisible nuclear dart.
Comment by Amalia Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:01 pm
“Steve wanted me to remind all of you there is still plenty to do IN Springfield, so please, explore Springfield, ‘Where Lincoln Walked’…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:12 pm
Madigan: So if you add all of that up, $400,000 to buy a couple dozen present votes, a $2 million fine by the Board of Elections, $1 million attacking me personally, another $20 million or more to rent the next General Assembly, pretty soon Governor Rauner will be the bro with no mo’ dough.
Brown: Fo’ sho.
Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:17 pm
“Steve, do I read this? … Really… Ok… This press statement is being brought to you by Saputos. Saputos, I let their great food Speak… for itself…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:18 pm
Mr. Brown is holding a copy of a news report faxed directly to my office this morning, claiming that Governor Rauner will cease his anticipated negative advertising blitz if I re-establish contact with his office. I would ask the Governor to listen closely because here is my answer…
Thank you. Steve will answer your questions now.
Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:30 pm
SB, “he truly is mythical, isn’t he?”
Comment by A guy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:45 pm
“Thanks for coming, I’m going to read this, hopefully I’ll do it justice, Steve thinks it’s pretty good. Here I go;
Call me the problem,… call me a mule
Right at this moment… I’m totally… cool
Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife
I feel.., like I’m in… the prime of my life
Sometimes it feels… the process’ too fast
I don’t know how long THAT feeling will last
Maybe it’s only Rauner
You guys… I don’t know why… Bruce goes to extremes
Too high… or too low… there ain’t no in-betweens
And if I stand… or I fall..
It’s all or nothing at all
You guys, seriously… I don’t know why Bruce.., goes to extremes
Sometimes… it’s tired, sometimes… It’s a shot
Sometimes… I don’t know… how much more… Lance has got Rauner… he says… I’m over the hill
Maybe… I dunno… maybe I’ve set myself up for the kill
Tell me… how much do you think… I can take
Until the trust… in Bruce… will start to break?
Sometimes… it feels like it will
You guys… I don’t know why… Bruce goes to extremes
Too high… or too low… there ain’t no in-betweens
You can be sure… while he’s gone
I won’t be out here… taking to you guys.., too long
You guys… I don’t know why Bruce… goes to extremes
Out of the meetings… into the light
Leaving the room… in a huff
Either I’m wrong… or I’m perfectly fine every time
Sometimes, not often… but sometimes… I lie awake… night after night
It’s Coming apart… at the seams
I’m eager to deal… but ready to fight
Why does Bruce… go to extremes?…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:47 pm
Finke: Mr. Speaker, have you tried the new Saputo’s on the west side of Springfield?
MJM: What is this “West Side of Springfield” of which you speak?
Brown: Next.
Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:55 pm
Steve looks proudly at his creation and thinks to himself, “He almost looks human.”
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 3:59 pm
illinois’ version of Ed McMann, John Carson and the Muppet hecklers of the balcony
Comment by Dozer Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 4:15 pm
MJM: “I’m squeezing this microphone like a pension python, thus making this whole photo blurry.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 4:15 pm
MJM: “Everybody tilt their head to the side. HA! Gotcha, Finke. I didn’t say, ‘Speaker says’ tilt your head to the side.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 4:19 pm
MJM: “Hey, who switched our official seal with a hubcap from Rauner’s van?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 4:20 pm
MJM: “Yes, Ma’am, I WILL answer your question, as soon as Steve explains to me what ‘Mutha’ means.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 4:23 pm
I’m here to endorse the Jeb! /Rauner ticket
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 5:53 pm
Leverage don’t work when I am the fulcrum where just teeter tot ting till I move then your up in the air
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 6:13 pm
“On the contrary. I think the citizens of Illinois DO want to know who put the ram in the ramma lamma ding dong.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 7:18 pm
“Yes, Jak, I DO happen to wear a necktie and wingtips with my pajamas. What’s so unusual about that?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 7:19 pm
“Steve bet me I didn’t know where this room is. Well, I found it…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 8:11 pm
“I’m going to read from a sheet Steve prepared for me of all the negative tweets the Rauner Adminstration tweeted about me…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 8:13 pm
“Steve will point to you and say your name, so bare with me… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 8:14 pm
Is this mic hot?
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 8:48 pm
Streator Curmudgeon may have won this one. Sorry, Oswego Willy!
Comment by Lynn S, Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 9:10 pm
Rauner thinks freezing property tax will hurt my business.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 15, 15 @ 9:13 pm