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The governor had a different level of ire for a Chicago alderman and a Republican state Representative who separately violated COVID-19 safety protocols.
State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, said the indoor party he hosted Thursday in Douglas County was a Christmas get together to “celebrate victories and freedom.”
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Halbrook should have known better.
“Shame on him for having people in a room, packed together, not wearing a mask,” Pritzker said. “[Halbrook] knows better, he should know better, if he doesn’t, maybe he shouldn’t be in the General Assembly.”
Photos posted on social media show attendees close together and not wearing masks. Halbrook said nobody was forced to go.
“I didn’t make any of those recommendations,” Halbrook told WMAY. “Everybody knows what it is, it’s hammered into them 24/7, 365, and so anybody and everybody knows what those recommendations are. The big issue is most those people there are not big fans of government control in their lives, they’re not big fans of the governor.”
In Chicago, Alderman Tom Tunney apologized for his “error in judgement” in recently serving people inside his Ann Sather restaurant.
“I’ll tell you what the difference is, by the way, the alderman admitted that he shouldn’t have done it,” Pritzker said.
Tunney admitted to serving patrons inside after a Chicago blog posted about it.
“OK, but Brad Halbrook, he’s been caught,” Pritzker said. “You think he’s admitting it? No. You think he’s taking responsibility? He has 100 people in a space, he knows so much better than that.”
Halbrook said people have a constitutional right to peaceably assemble.
“It’s really shameful that they report that I was caught having a holiday party,” Halbrook said. “It was out there for all the world to see and anybody could come and go as they wished or chose.”
Ives was interviewed on a talk radio program and said, “I didn’t know that you know anybody cared what I was doing to begin with.” She also repeated Halbrook’s comment about how nobody was forced to show up, and called the legislators who did show up “freedom fighters.”
posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:01 am
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Bailey: Don’t fight the stupid.
Comment by Chicago Cynic Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:09 am
So Darren Bailey giving up his state senate seat so quickly to run for governor. Will be interesting to watch. Wonder how all this plays out in contest to replace Tim Schneider as IL Republican Chairman. Put another way, which gubernatorial aspirant will get their man in to replace Schneider?
Comment by John Lopez Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:12 am
Bailey for Governor: Salt of the Earth (Salting Your Earth So Nothing Can Grow Again)
Comment by NIU Grad Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:13 am
“Salting the Earth”
Comment by walker Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:13 am
Freedom fighters ? Lol. I think of people of actually have fought for freedom and fail to see the connection. Just attach the word freedom to anything a person wants to do, legal or not, and this group will chomp at the bit. The British are coming yelled the patriots. Grab you weapons and defend the Buffett.
Comment by Stormsw7706 Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:17 am
=== Wonder how all this plays out in contest to replace Tim Schneider as IL Republican Chairman. Put another way, which gubernatorial aspirant will get their man in to replace Schneider?===
Which of the Eastern Bloc will ruin the party further is a better question.
The slogans?
“Bailey/Ives… More Than a White Christmas”
“Bailey/Ives … Salty Takes, Salty People”
“Bailey/Ives… Salty White Pure”
“Bailey/Ives … Believe Us”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:18 am
WWDD: What wouldn’t Darren Do?
Comment by Southern Illinois Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:18 am
Vote for Bailey, the salt of the earth - hypertension is a hoax.
Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:25 am
Sanford and Son Theme Song
Comment by Universal DH Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:26 am
Darren Bailey is the Rosa Parks of Southern Illinois? /s
Comment by Highland Il Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:28 am
Darren Bailey for Governor
“About to find out why Jeanne Ives doesn’t need those sign posts anymore.”
Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:32 am
With apologies to Gene Wilder.
You gotta remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common ‘clay’ of the new republican party. You know…
Comment by TheInvisibleMan Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:34 am
“Bailey/Ives… Two Of Our Own”
“Bailey/Ives… OK”
“Bailey/Ives… Salt Shaking Illinois”
“Bailey/Ives… No Pepper, Only Salt”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:37 am
We’ll take bad governing all the way up to 11.
Comment by Pot calling kettle Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:37 am
That’s the signpost up ahead - your next stop, the Twilight Zone.
Comment by Pot calling kettle Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:38 am
I see Jeanne Ives is shedding her lawn sign posts by donating them to Bailey. Does this mean she is forgoing a future run for office?
And I can’t wait to see the Bailey clan in the remake of the old Christmas classic: “It’s a Wonderful Strife”.
Comment by Colin O'Scopy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:38 am
Just like my glasses, when the sun shines, we go dark.
Comment by Ok Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:39 am
This criticism obviously comes from the doppelgänger Gov. Pritzker as opposed to the Gov. Pritzker who celebrated Biden’s victory with a maskless sidewalk parade.
Comment by Motambe Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:43 am
Darren Bailey: Nope.
Comment by Ryan Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:44 am
Darren Bailey - I break laws
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:44 am
Darren Bailey- Who needs common sense
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:45 am
“Freedom to super-spread a deadly virus fighters”
There, fixed it for ya Jeanne.
Comment by Gruntled University Employee Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:45 am
Darrren Bailey: God gave me a brain doesn’t mean I have to use it.
Comment by Give Me A Break Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:47 am
===who celebrated Biden’s victory with a maskless sidewalk parade===
LOL
He was wearing a mask. And he was walking down the sidewalk holding a sign. Go take a nap and then delete your Facebook account.
Comment by Rich Miller Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:48 am
Darren Bailey - I fight for your constitutional right to fish
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:48 am
Darren Bailey - Advocating for death since 2019
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:51 am
sorry . . . 2020
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:51 am
Bailey/Ives - Much More Than Just Two Sticks in the Mud
Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:57 am
Darren Bailey-
Ensuring Pritzker’s Waltz in 2022.
Comment by Flying Elvis'-Utah Chapter Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:57 am
Darren Bailey northern Illinois launch party at Ann Sather’s date TBD
Comment by Lucky Pierre Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:00 pm
“Give me your trash”- Bailey for Gov.
Comment by Boone's is Back Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:00 pm
Darren Bailey: What I’ve done to my home counties I can do to all of Illinois.
Comment by Don't Bloc Me In Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:00 pm
Bailey/Ives - We the simple people, for the simple people
Comment by DownSouth Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:02 pm
Darren Bailey - Here’s your sign(post)
Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:04 pm
“Bailey/Ives … You Know Why”
“Bailey/Ives … The Quiet Said Out Loud”
“Bailey/Ives … Don’t Let Them Win”
“Bailey/Ives … Just Don’t Say You Support Us”
“Bailey/Ives … Your Guilty Pleasure”
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:06 pm
Maybe he can pick up Oberweise’s signs too. He would be set for 20 years. I think I would prefer sign posts from a winner just for luck
Slogan? Vote for Bailey let the clown circus in
Comment by DuPage Saint Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:06 pm
How do you finish losing a primary?
Comment by Flying Elvis'-Utah Chapter Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:10 pm
Freedom for your face but not your womb.
Comment by Pot calling kettle Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:14 pm
“Your Darren Bailey for Governor campaign slogan suggestions?”
Vote Chud.
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:18 pm
Bailey campaign slogan: “Taking Illinois Back to the Eighteenth Century”
Comment by The Old Man Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:20 pm
Darren Bailey For Governor—Because really the State GOP hasnt got much of anything left
Comment by SOIL M Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:22 pm
“Darren Bailey: Proudly Channeling Barnum since 2019″
Comment by yinn Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:26 pm
We’re going to make a fence to keep snooty Northern elites from the wholesome part of the State. Please donate stakes and metal wire, we’ll pick it up ourselves.
Comment by Quizzical Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:48 pm
Please Darren run and I hope you win the primary so JB can whip the floor with your stupidity
Comment by Obamas Puppy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:52 pm
Bailey for Governor: Hello Friends it’s not about winning it’s about your freedom to move to St. John Cemetery after my rally. You know me friends I’m your Freedom Fighter to the end.
Comment by Club J Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:53 pm
There aren’t enough roads in the 55th District to need that many sign posts.
Comment by up2now Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:54 pm
Darren Bailey, tilting at windmills in Illinois.
Comment by RIJ Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 12:59 pm
Fun fact about Darren Bailey - the letters in his name spell:
“Blarneyed”
“Deniably”
“Barnyard”
100% on brand for him
Comment by Scott Cross for President Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:06 pm
Bailey/Ives: “Because birds of a feather fail together”
Baily for Gov: “Freedom’s just another word for killing your friends and relatives”
Ives for Dep. Gov: “Rockin’ the boots, not the logic.” (see recent photo of her in boots)
Bailey for Gov: “What, me worry?”
Comment by thisjustinagain Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:06 pm
Guess the Republican party won’t been needing those signs in DuPage county anymore. Had Bailey come to pick them up.
Comment by Publius Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:12 pm
Dopes Spring Eternal
Comment by Flapdoodle Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:13 pm
Bailey 2022: Can’t be Wrong About Everything, Right?
Comment by In 630 Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:16 pm
Bailey for Illinois
“Til Death Do Us Part”
Comment by Red Ketcher Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:17 pm
Is that listed as an in-kind on a D-2?
“Build the Fence and Chicago will pay for it”
“Make Chicago Great Again”
Comment by Down South Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 1:35 pm
Bailey/Ives … “The party of Pro-life…unless it involves the slightest of personal inconvenience.”
Comment by Jocko Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 2:10 pm
Bailey: Selfie Smiles over Substance
Comment by Mrsfloyddog Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 2:45 pm
Campaign Slogan-
“Let Me Infect You” (to the tune of “Let Me Entertain You” from the musical Gypsy)
Comment by Anon221 Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 2:51 pm
Bailey/Ives … Confederate Salters
Bailey/Ives … Season of Salt
Bailey/Ives … Salty Lemmings Unite
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 2:59 pm
Freedom Fighters =Super Spreaders “Let me lead you to your coffin”
Comment by JuMP Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:02 pm
One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s “super spreader.”
Comment by Annon 128 Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:14 pm
Sad but I live in this district.
There has to be something about Clay County .
Comment by Big foot Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:21 pm
The next time Ives is mentioned, let’s make sure it is Burl.
The fall from Roger Eddy to Brad Halbrook is stunning. Like jumping from a plane with no parachute.
Comment by This Just In Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:49 pm
The next time Ives is mentioned, let’s make sure it is Burl.
The fall from Roger Eddy to Brad Halbrook is stunning. Like jumping from a plane with no parachute.
Comment by This Just In Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:49 pm
Bailey/Ives: There hasn’t been enough suffering yet.
Comment by Sweet Mama Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:49 pm
Thanks Jeanne, I’ll return them after I lose, and you can use them for your next losing campaign too.
Comment by Bruce( no not him) Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 3:57 pm
Darren Bailey for Governor of South Illinois
Comment by Steve Polite Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 4:08 pm
To the justification that “nobody was forced to show up,” I spoke to a lobbyist yesterday who said they went because they felt obligated to since they work on bills together…we can’t forget the power dynamic here.
Comment by NotMe Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 4:25 pm
Bailey/Ives … Cult-i-vating
Bailey/Ives … Take A Life Changing Chance
Bailey/Ives … People Who Look Like You
Bailey/Ives … Denouncing Diversity
Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 4:31 pm
Darren Bailey: Mr. Tough nose and throat
Comment by The Dude Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 4:33 pm
That’s right - I’m Darren Bailey, Candidate for Kentuckilliana and driver of the Winnebago.
Comment by Dysfunction Junction Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 4:45 pm
Republicans play a dangerous game. It may feel all “woooo… freedom” to emulate the President, unless you have cash and connections to Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody REGN-COV2, you’re cannon fodder in the war against science.
Comment by justaguy02 Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 6:40 pm
Rich: “Your best Darren Bailey for Governor campaign slogans?”
Me, thinking: nope, anything I can think of has language you can’t say on broadcast TV or radio, and would get me banned from this blog until the year 2200 CE. Probably best to pass on this one…
Comment by Lynn S. Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 6:57 pm
Renting a truck to get $35 worth of sign posts. Smart
Comment by Sonny Tuesday, Dec 8, 20 @ 11:07 pm