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* It might be a little too early in the morning for this, but here you go…
#teamillinois takes part in the sake barrel ceremony celebrating our partnership and continued friendship with #Japan pic.twitter.com/FH3mUDeA2B
— Intersect Illinois (@intersectillin1) September 12, 2017
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:42 am
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Governor Rauner visualizing what he would like to do to Mike Madigan.
Comment by East Central Illinois Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:44 am
Hammer and sake
Comment by Henry Francis Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:46 am
“Fellas, I gotta be honest, I don’t have a costume for this… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:47 am
Rahm and I dusted off one of these bad boys last week at the club!
Comment by blue dog dem Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:48 am
“Usually I just drink a Stag Beer and make up a story but this will work too… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:48 am
Governor Rauner and his Japanese friends engage in a game of Whack-a-Madigan.
Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:49 am
Hammerschlagen!
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:49 am
Hammerin out a trade deal for Illinois.
Comment by hexagon Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:49 am
I don’t want to work
I want to bang on the drum all day
I don’t want to play
I just want to bang on the drum all day
Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:49 am
Whack a mole, with only a single big mole.
Comment by Saluki Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:49 am
OMG, Governor Rauner is wearing a tie.
Comment by Anon Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:50 am
U can’t touch this.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:50 am
“As a white male, I don’t have anything to contribute to this ceremony.”
Comment by Anon Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:51 am
“Have all capitulated who wish… Have all capitulated who wish… Have all… capitulated that wish… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:51 am
I’m here at the Whack-A-Mole world championship…
Comment by Gruntled University Employee Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:51 am
“Hey it’s no glowing globe but what the heck.”
Comment by Highland Il Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:52 am
“The picture of Madigan on the drum IS a nice touch, but I might need him for us to do bidness… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:53 am
You know fellas, this is exactly how my grandfather sorted wheat in Wisconsin.
Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:53 am
Friends don’t let friends drink and drive economic development.
Comment by GOP Extremist Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:53 am
“What does it say on my stoll… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:55 am
That’s not a drumbeat, it’s Illinois.
Comment by Red Rider Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:55 am
And my Asian friends, this is exactly how I crushed the little people in Illinois.
Comment by former southerner Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:55 am
Gov takes part in membership meeting for the $20,000.00 bottle a month of sake club.
Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:57 am
“Well fellas, as Goldie Hawn once said.. sake it to me!!” (Laughs at his own joke)
Comment by GOP Extremist Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 9:58 am
its good to get out of those horrible carharts for a few….
Comment by Ghost Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:00 am
This hammer’s a little small. I’m used to a sledge.
Comment by Anon221 Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:03 am
Is Rauner the only member of “Team Illinois?”
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:05 am
“Yeah, our property taxes, amirite?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:07 am
I brought this one deep dish pizza for you. But if it’s too thick, I’ll help smack it so it’s thinner. As long as we do it without union labor.
Comment by Keyrock Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:14 am
If I had a hammer,
I’d hammer non-profits,
I’d hammer out higher ed,
all over Illinois
Comment by igotgotgotgotnotime Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:15 am
Bruce as Bruce in “bang the drum slowly…”.
Comment by Ghost Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:26 am
After this, let’s all go to the hot tub. What do you say, boys?
Comment by Big Joe Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:26 am
It’s broke,out of the way I can fix it, give me a tax break.
Comment by Red Rider Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:27 am
2nd verse
If I had a hammer
I’d hammer out unions
I’d hammer Madigan
all over Illinois
Comment by G'Kar Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:27 am
“Could we place a pork loin on top of this barrel? I’d really like to show you how to make an Illinois tenderloin.”
Comment by G'Kar Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:29 am
I can’t believe that we got this rube to go along with this made up ceremony.
Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:29 am
When do we get to get in the tub?
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:37 am
Looks like the Illinois budget–5 guys, 4 hammers.
Comment by d.p.gumby Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:39 am
You see the barrel is broken. We need to fix the barrel. Plus Madigan.
Comment by Pale Rider Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:41 am
“This is great. In Illinois I’m considered the ‘5th Beatle’… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:49 am
“Now, is it ‘boom, boom, boom-boom-boom’… or ‘boom-boom-boom, boom, boom’, or just ‘boom-boom-boom-boom-boom’?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:51 am
“I studied ’single mallet drumming’ at Dartmouth… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 10:52 am
“To be honest, I play the dog whistle better than anything, but I’ll try the drum with you… “
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:05 am
Japan’s minister of percsussion expresses concerns over Governor Rauner’s apparent lack of rythm.
Comment by Tequila Mockingbird Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:08 am
Rauner beating…. I’ll stop there, don’t want to get banned…
Comment by downstate commissioner Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:09 am
Rauner introduces a new game to Japan: “Whack-a-Madigan.”
Comment by Courser Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:17 am
Here I stand, with nary an IL ag rep in sight for 6,350 miles …
Comment by dbk Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:19 am
Rauner disappointed that sake barrel ceremony didn’t actually involve a barrel full of sake.
Comment by Norseman Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:20 am
“And then I says to Madigan, “What are you doin’ to celebrate our partnership and continued friendship with Japan and he says…”
Comment by igotgotgotgotnotime Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:22 am
“Only 10 pieces of flair. That’s way under the company requirement of 23.”
Comment by don the legend Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 11:55 am
The wack-a-mole imagery brings up again even more disturbing imagery of Rauner staking out his grandfathers pond all day to catch a poor bullfrog.
Comment by Chris P. Bacon Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 12:35 pm
Madigan made this pizza. Let me show you how we work with Mike…..
Comment by Generic Drone Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 12:52 pm
“Ah, honorable governor . Like many of your citizens, we too like to say “Governor, go pound sand’. ( bows)
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 12:54 pm
I have now talked to 4 people in Japan. They all tell me they want to do business if only our property taxes weren’t so high and we had term limits.
Comment by DuPage Bard Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 1:06 pm
“Hardly enough meat in a lobster to make it worthwhile.”
Unless you’re going to tweet a photo of it later, of course…
Comment by Stuff Happens Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 1:24 pm
“This is like the whac-a-mole I play with my staff and the IPI!”
Comment by Boone's is Back Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 1:26 pm
“We’ve got the hammers. Who’s got the shake?”
Comment by Stuff Happens Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 1:29 pm
The whole IPI crew fit it there?
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 1:37 pm
Can’t touch this
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 2:03 pm
“Go easy, governor. It’s a ritual sake barrel, not Illinois.”
Comment by Grandson of Man Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 3:17 pm
If your only tool is a hammer, all of your problems start to look like nails.
Comment by SAP Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 4:23 pm
Trump had his orb. Rauner has his hammer.
Comment by SoxSide Irish Wednesday, Sep 13, 17 @ 5:13 pm
For heaven’s sake diana, its your turn in the barrel
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Sep 14, 17 @ 6:29 am
Did I tell you the one about grampa thor’s hammer
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Sep 14, 17 @ 6:33 am
for the sake of appearances
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Sep 14, 17 @ 6:35 am
Swinging social samurai
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Sep 14, 17 @ 6:56 am
Govenor busting a cap
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Sep 14, 17 @ 7:09 am
Sealing Diana’s email
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Sep 14, 17 @ 7:17 am