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Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:46 pm
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“And then I said, ‘Bail out this!’”
Comment by Team Sleep Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:53 pm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/736789/one-day-634-million-payment-emanuel-asks-teacher-pension-fund-500-million-loan
Bruce, I just asked the teacher pension fund for a 500 million dollar loan,if they say “no” can I get the money from you?
Comment by Tsavo Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:53 pm
Ha-Ha-Ha when we get done those unions won’t know what hit them!
Comment by DuPage Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:53 pm
Can you believe the union workers think I’m on their side?
Comment by RNUG Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:53 pm
RE- And the poor fellow asked “how much is that bottle of Château Margaux 2009?”
BR- so what did you say?
RE- If you have to ask, you probably don’t have a wine cellar!
BR- Tee Hee! The poor, they ain’t so bad.
RE- Huh?!
BR- Gotcha!! Just kidding! Whew!
RE- You had me going buddy!!!
Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:55 pm
With my eyes closed I can see something to laugh about inside my brain.
Comment by vole Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:55 pm
Rahm: “so Ricketts tells me I need to start making plans for the Cubs’ World Series celebration”.
Comment by Casual Observer Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:58 pm
Bruce, that right-to-work gag is brilliant, you’re making me look like Mother Jones by comparison, and I’m chopping another 1,400 teachers! Keep it up pal, this is great.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:58 pm
Bruce: Republicans..
Rahm: Democrats…
Together: Fools!
(They laugh)
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 12:58 pm
“And then I said everyone would get paid!”
Comment by Deep South Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:01 pm
Let us laugh in the extreme!
Comment by Tact Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:01 pm
- I didn’t really mean all of those bad things I said about you! Ha ha ha.
- Neither did I! Ha ha ha.
Comment by Joe M Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:02 pm
===Let us laugh in the extreme! ===
Gonna be difficult to top that one.
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:03 pm
Rauner: …and then I told Goldberg to sign the letter “With warmest personal regards.”
Comment by Luggie Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:03 pm
The court says I HAVE to pay them minimum wage. Talk about a Christmas gift in July.
Comment by Casual Observer Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:05 pm
“This good cop bad cop thing we got goin on is goin to pay off big in the end!”
Comment by RayRay Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:05 pm
Rauner: “Mike Madigan, John Cullerton, you and me are in a car. Who’s driving?”
Rahm: “I don’t know.”
Rauner: “The Police”
Comment by John A Logan Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:05 pm
“And no matter what happens, we’ll always be rich!”
– MrJM
Comment by Mister Jay Em Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:05 pm
“See you at the State Fair.”
Comment by Keyser Soze Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:07 pm
And then, ha heh, with a straight face I said “I am going to continue to negotiate in good faith”; and I kept a straight face. And you know, they bought and printed it.
Comment by Beaner Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:08 pm
“Now here’s a real $@%% you, Lewis!”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:11 pm
RE: “Governor, the peasants are revolting!”
BR: “Yeah, they stink on ice…. pull!”
Comment by Wordslinger Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:11 pm
The Act is called ‘The Aristocrats’
Comment by Jake From Elwood Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:11 pm
“That Griffin… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:12 pm
“When did I start droppin’ my “g”s? After a few glasses of that ’spensive wine we’re enjoyin’ right now!”
Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:14 pm
“We’re bigger than US Steel… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:14 pm
“They think we actually care!”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:15 pm
Two rich guys walk into elected offices, and….
Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:17 pm
“… and Cullerton is helping us… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:18 pm
“…Unions… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:20 pm
Shall we enjoy another bottle of fine wine?
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:23 pm
—together: fools!—-
OW wins…
Comment by Modest Proposal Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:23 pm
“Oh Madigan…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:24 pm
Bruce: thank God the pig headed fools didn’t listen to William Kelly!
Rahm: I couldn’t agree more!
Comment by William j Kelly Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:28 pm
“… William Kelly… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:30 pm
Bruce: especially that pig headed fool Oswego willy.
Rahm: you couldn’t have done it without him.
Comment by William j Kelly Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:34 pm
Bears in the Superbowl!
Comment by Ben Franklin Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:35 pm
“… Budgets… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:39 pm
Bobblehead: “Hey Rahmster a few weeks ago I attacked PQ over short term borrowing.”
Rahmblehead: “Yeah and I said I needed $600+ million the pension.”
Bobblehead: “And then I borrowed and no one noticed
Comment by Anonin' Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:41 pm
But for 172,570 votes this could all still be Quinn’s conundrum to solve….
Comment by DuPage Don Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:43 pm
” … Bill Daley … “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:46 pm
“And then I’ve got an ad coming that blames Madigan for causing the Great Chicago Fire.”
Comment by OldSmoky2 Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:49 pm
“Wouldn’t it be funny if we both moved to Greektown?”
Comment by Sillies Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:50 pm
” … voters… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:52 pm
” … responsibility?… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:52 pm
We have Madigan right where we want him……
Comment by Are Ya Kiddin' Me? Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:58 pm
“… The Tribune Editorial Board… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 1:59 pm
“I never realized playing “kick the can down the road” could be so fun!”
Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:04 pm
I just put a “kick-me”sign on the back of Quinn.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:13 pm
…the brick…
Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:17 pm
“… deadlines …”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:19 pm
“Stop it, that tickles!”
Comment by New Kid on the Block Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:25 pm
Br; our kids aren’t in in cps
Re; not anymore!
Comment by Sbn Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:31 pm
So, Putin and I were doing shots at his hunting lodge……
Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:39 pm
BR: Ever hear hundreds of thousands people say, “Thank you, sir. May i have another?”
RE: OK. I’ll bite. Where?
BR : South of I 80. They love me down there.
RE: Never been…it’s not safe for a guy like me. Too big city.
BR: Carharts, man, Carharts. And lose that Rolex and you’re one of them. They love me, dude. Shakin’ up Springfield. They love it!
Comment by Scholar athlete Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:46 pm
“Lewis”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 2:56 pm
I’ll take Chicago, you take the rest of the state, they will never know what hit em.
Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 3:13 pm
So Axelrod tells me to put on a sweater and act humble during the run-off. The bottled water and newspaper in the television spot was my idea.
Comment by Under Further Review Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 3:41 pm
“Bruce, Hillary emailed me that she thought you were cute.”
Comment by atbat Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 3:48 pm
We really faked them out . Great idea to have that bottle of MD 20-20 on our desks.
Comment by West Side Willie Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 3:57 pm
you call me Chiraq, I call you Enron, lets take the wives to see U2, I got the box!
Comment by QL Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 4:10 pm
“At least we’re not Puerto Rico.”
Comment by Anon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 4:26 pm
We’ve got Madigan right where we want him, Bruce!
Comment by E town Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 4:27 pm
“Turns out CPS had the money all along”
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 4:38 pm
BR: “Remember that picnic when I turned on the fan and Shatner’s toupee blew off?”
RE: “And I blasted it with my skeet gun!”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 4:58 pm
BR: “Snuff! Always makes my nose wrinkle up.”
RE: “Even better from a Louis XIV jeweled snuff box!”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:00 pm
BR: “Elected. Then hated.”
RE: “Hated. Then RE-elected!”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:01 pm
RE: “Where’d you get that shirt? Walmart?”
BR: “Sure. They’re non-union.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:02 pm
BR: “So I snuck into his house at night and put a jar of applesauce in his bed with him.”
RE: “I wish I could have seen the look on his face in the morning.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:05 pm
BR: “Curley, when he slapped his face and went ‘Woo woo woo.”
RE: “I always thought Joe Besser was funnier.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:07 pm
BR: “I am so rich I used stacks of $20 bills for inner soles.”
RE: “I use caviar in my pea-shooter!”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:11 pm
BR: “Bernie Sanders.”
RE: “Rick Perry!”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:15 pm
BR: “What came first? The chicken cordon bleu…”
RE: “or the Faberge egg?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:17 pm
For the love of God won’t someone think of the children and give teachers more money and more time off.
Comment by Buzz Phrase Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 5:33 pm
BR: “Corn dogs!”
RE: “Beer!”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 6:31 pm
RE: “Then Hillary said to him, ‘If I get hold of you, you’ll be playing soprano saxophone!”
BR: “Stop! You’re making my Chateau Lafitte come out of my nose.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 6:33 pm
RE: “Oy! That Head Start meeting! I’m still having nightmares about it.”
BR: “Welcome to the club, my friend!”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 6:44 pm
Barkfest
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 6:46 pm
RE: “So I said to Panetta, ‘I really like your bread, man.’ And he said to me, that’s Pantera, Pantera.”
BR: “So he didn’t get it?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 6:47 pm
BR: “You oughta try my voice coach. He can make you sound just like the voters you’re tryin’ to reach.”
RE: “Yeah? What’s his name?”
BR: “Larry the Cable Guy.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 7:29 pm
Laffer laughter
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 7:56 pm
You driving the trash can to solider field?
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 7:58 pm
Don’t worry be happy.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 8:20 pm
The terminator and rahmbo
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 8:26 pm
Kass and Dold don’t have any clue that you actually run the Combine!
Comment by Quizzical Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 10:47 pm
Just before their pictures went up on the post office bulletin board….
Comment by downstate commissioner Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 10:57 pm
“There’s an autistic kid, an unemployed mother, a Chicago teacher, and a rich white guy on an airplane. The engine quits: who gets the only parachute?” “Ha-ha-ha…. You kill me”
Comment by downstate commissioner Wednesday, Jul 1, 15 @ 11:03 pm