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* Greg Hinz…
Gov. Bruce Rauner is off to Israel, accompanied by University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen and other academics on a trip designed to boost trade and particularly high-end research investment with the Jewish state.
According to Rauner’s office, the trip will begin this Sunday, Oct. 29 and last until Nov. 3. Officials from the Rauner administration and university are to promote the new Illinois Innovation Network on the Near South Side meet with leaders of the Israeli Innovation Authority and other entrepreneurial organizations, and formalize partnership with Ben Gurion University and other research schools.
A chat with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also is on the agenda. If conversation lags, perhaps the governor and prime minister can talk about Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who has fought with Rauner on any number of matters and who clashed with Netanyahu back in the days when the mayor was a policy aide to then-President Bill Clinton.
More seriously, “We believe in connecting the dots between the state of Israel and the state of Illinois,” said Aviv Ezra, the Israeli counsel general for the Midwest, who is based in Chicago. “The best way to do that is to create a win-win environment.”
At a minimum, Ezra said he expects some memoranda of understanding to be signed on the trip, with at least some discussion of Israeli investment here.
* Hey, what do you know, it’s Scott Walker…
It's đșđž"Governors day" in #Israelđźđ±. Neighboring governors @GovRauner of #Illinois & @GovWalker of #Wisconsin meet at @IsraeliPM office. pic.twitter.com/zncdBl62A4
— David Roet (@DavidRoet) October 30, 2017
* He got his MOU…
Just signed research MOU with @TelAvivUni in Israel. Important step for @Illinois_Alma, Illinois Innovation Network & job growth. pic.twitter.com/cy36Akd2GU
— Bruce Rauner (@GovRauner) October 30, 2017
But it took him five tries to get the tweet right…
.@GovRauner attempts to tweet - a comedy in five acts pic.twitter.com/4FPU1SAr8c
— IL Working Together (@IllinoisWorking) October 30, 2017
Must be jet lag.
* He also met the prime minister…
Met w/ @IsraeliPM Netanyahu today. Affirmed cultural & commercial ties of our states. Convinced Illinois can be next âStartup Nation.â pic.twitter.com/fj8OaZrPpV
— Bruce Rauner (@GovRauner) October 30, 2017
Did you realize that Israel is about to start exporting marijuana? I kid you not.
Also, I’m told that former Rauner chief of staff Richard Goldberg is in Israel as well. No pics of the two of them together yet, though.
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 11:43 am
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Oh yeah, now he wears a suit and tie. Hmm.
Comment by Deft Wing Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 11:48 am
Won’t it be fun to drop the FOI’s on U of I to see who is footin’ the bill for this junket.
Comment by Annonin' Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 11:51 am
Oy
Comment by PublicServant Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 11:53 am
Rauner even put on a tie. Must need to impress the people over there more than he does the people at home.
Comment by Lawman Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 11:57 am
Anyone feel a dubious anecdote coming on?
“And the uh, prime minister, we were having lunch and he told me ‘Mike Madigan is actively supporting Hamas in Palestine’”. I just about spit out my soup.”
Comment by PJ Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 11:57 am
Walker: âNormally I wouldnât pay you a compliment Bruce, but if you let that, that, whatever it is on your scalp grow out, youâd make a decent scarecrowâ
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 12:00 pm
Watch out for those collectivists at the kibbutzim, Rauner.
I wonder if Gov. Walker will pay homage to former Milwaukee school teacher and labor radical Golda Meier.
I wonder if CrazyEyez has a clue as to who she was.
Comment by wordslinger Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 12:10 pm
Israel had been a global leader in marijuana research for a very long time.
There is so much economic opportunity here, but I doubt Rauner has the wits to convert it to an Illinois win.
Comment by cdog Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 12:13 pm
He looks better in a suit & tie, better than the flannel & Carhartt get up.
Frankly, if I’m him I would make a suit my campaign uniform - it accentuates his slender figure, which is a great physical contrast with JB Pritzker’s corpulence.
Comment by Grand Avenue Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 12:17 pm
Rauner didnât flub up until he greeter Bibi with ââassalumu alaykumâ. Heâs in âconferenceâ with communication prep team.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 12:44 pm
=Did you realize that Israel is about to start exporting marijuana? I kid you not.=
Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam, a researcher at Hebrew University and is the leading pioneer in cannabis research.
Mechoulam’s research has included co-discovering the endocannabinoid system, the largest receptor system in the human body.
Comment by LouLecture Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 12:44 pm
=Mechoulamâs research has included co-discovering the endocannabinoid system, the largest receptor system in the human body.=
The other co-discoverer was Cheech-Marin.
Comment by Frequently Blocked By Rich Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 12:55 pm
Rauner on phone with wife:
âWell, I thought Iâd give Netty the âol Bruceâ routine, so I leaned over at the photo op and showed him my Rolex and said âSee?
You guys arenât the only ones who know how to make moneyâ…………hello? You still there? I thought it would……no, yeah…….right, right…….probably should have left that one at home. Right. Right. (Holds phone away from ear). Yeah, yeah. Youâre right……hello? Hello?â (Bruce gives âdeer in the headlightâ look). Hangs up
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 2:10 pm
–Must be jet lag.–
Maybe not. They party hearty in Tel Aviv, and I don’t mean Mogen David.
Comment by wordslinger Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 4:44 pm
I support Israel, but not Bruce Rauner.
Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 9:32 pm
Annonin’ should read a newspaper other than the Racing Form. It’s already been reported who is paying for who’s travel. No scandal, sorry.
Comment by Arthur Andersen Monday, Oct 30, 17 @ 9:56 pm