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* Dan Proft’s People Who Play by the Rules PAC is now sending books to voters. The author is fellow Florida resident Dennis Byrne…

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:01 pm

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Comment by Rabid Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:05 pm
Can this Proft guy just go away for good?

Comment by So_Ill Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:06 pm
Congrats to Dan Proft on this exciting new frontier in setting Dick Uihlein’s money on fire. Maybe next month he can mail out DVD box sets of his PAC’s campaign ads.

Anyway, now seems like a good time to list some of Dennis Byrne’s greatest hits. I’ll start with “It’s 2020, and Florida is handling the COVID pandemic so much better than Illinois, because I am able to sit indoors at a restaurant and eat a pizookie.”

Comment by Roadrager Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:07 pm
Proft Lacks Pithy

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:07 pm
“It reads like stereo instructions”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:07 pm
At least IPI saved us all the reading grief and produced a movie.

And we didn’t even need to watch it

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:08 pm
With JB’s face on it, some of the intended recipients might just reflexively burn it rather than read it.

Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:11 pm
Know your demographic! Should have been a large print edition.

Comment by Dunwich Snorer Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:13 pm
With ideas like this the Gov is going to win in a landslide.

Comment by Back to the Future Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:14 pm
Proft’s “newspapers” always went right into the trash and the book would get the same treatment. It’s abundantly clear that this isn’t about winning elections. It’s a strategy to get people to part with money by creating multiple outlets to air shared grievances.

Comment by Pundent Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:15 pm
Byrne’s columns were so goofy they made Kass seem like a sage.

Comment by Big Dipper Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:16 pm
Would it make a good door stop?

Comment by Jerry Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:16 pm
There’s a paper shortage and they’re wasting paper on this.

Comment by oops Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:16 pm
I guess we’re lucky that Proft’s buddy is a writer instead of a sculptor. Every voter would be getting a life size bronze statue of Proft holding a Fire Pritzker sign.

Comment by vern Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:16 pm
“With JB’s face on it, some of the intended recipients might just reflexively burn it rather than read it”

Proft is likely skipping the most loyal hard R voters. My guess is he’s targeting those who may jump between R/D in the primary.

Comment by Donnie Elgin Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:17 pm
So they run away to Florida and still can’t quit JB?

“JB, Lives in my head for free”

“JB, modern day rasputin”

Comment by JS Mill Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:17 pm
The Governor we don’t know is still a million times better than Darren Bailey. What dreck (banned punctuation and emojis)

Comment by froganon Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:18 pm
“Will it blend?”

Comment by DHS Drone Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:20 pm
This is a once in a life time opportunity to learn about JB Pritzker and his plans for Illinois. This book is hot off the presses, just in time for the November election. For a small cost of $39.95, you can own this marvelous and informative book that lays bare the never disclosed and nefarious plans of the governor. These plans are so secret that printing had to be done at an undisclosed location for fear that the government would attempt to confiscate the books. But we have them just for you.

If you are among the first 100 callers, we will give you a complementary second copy of this book to share with your friends and family. In addition to the complementary copy of the book, we will send you a fantastic gift worth over $75. This is a limited time offer, valid until midnight tonight. So call right now and order your special copy of this informative book. Have your credit card ready when you call. We have operators standing by to take your order.

Comment by Huh? Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:22 pm
From the people who want to ban offensive books, here is a book that should offend sensible people.

Comment by Henry Francis Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:23 pm
The fact the Proft and Byrne are still completely obsessed with Pritzker instead of lounging on a beautiful Florida beach tells you something about their mental state.

Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:24 pm
Byrne (maybe): “I grifted the grifter, when I sold my books to Proft’s PAC.”

Comment by Steve Polite Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:25 pm
Big Dipper- correct on Byrne’s bona fides. It seems he got kookier every year.

Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:25 pm
@huh: does it come with the Ginsu knives?

Comment by Jerry Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:25 pm
“English Only”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:26 pm
The Proft Manifesto

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:28 pm
“We grift by word count!”

Comment by A Well-Regulated Commenter Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:29 pm
I wish I had that much money to waste.

Comment by Nathan Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:30 pm
Gotta be honest, thought his audience preferred coloring books, pop-up books, “what does the chicken say” books

Not “word” books.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:30 pm
-Not “word” books.-

They tried a “Darren Bailey: Down on the Farm” Scratch and Sniff book, but it caused a HazMat situation at the post office.

Comment by Ron Burgundy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:32 pm
“I started in fictional newspapers, moved on to fiction books, and fingers crossed Uihlein will fund my fiction movie too”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:32 pm
Who printed the book?

Comment by Facts Matter Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:32 pm
Cliff’s Notes version… is one page, one word

“Phony”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:33 pm
Pritzker branding this book as slander and all lies and attacking the printer in 3, 2, 1.

Comment by Louis G Atsaves Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:34 pm
Examples of expensive and useless campaign activities in the new book, Conning Candidates Out of Money for Dummies.

Comment by Norseman Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:35 pm
Do better, Louis.

Comment by Big Dipper Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:36 pm
It’s very similar to the book he had Chris Clevland put out against Bruce Rauner in the primary against Ives. The far right nut jobs eat that stuff up.

Comment by Old time Independent Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:37 pm
At least “Dad’s Home State” was always promoted as a fictional comedy

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:39 pm
1. Conservatives and moderates no longer welcome!
2. Crime Will Get Even Worse When Bailey Gives Everyone a Gun, Cuts Social Services, And Let’s Criminals Buy Their Way Out of Jail!
3. Darren Bailey’s War on COVID Mitigations and How He’ll Make Sure the Next Pandemic Kills Your Kid!
4. Darren Bailey Is Your Real Boss, if you’re a migrant farm worker on the Bailey Family Farm and being used to undercut American Workers. Remember, migrant labor are only bad when Ron DeSantis is owning the libz!
5. We Don’t Have an Economic Plan Because We’re Too Busy Bullying Transgender Children and Creating Drag Queen Registries.
6. Welfare for Me, but Not for Thee: How Bailey Family Farm Gets YOUR Tax Dollars and Provides Nothing in Return.
7. Character is Supposed to Count.
8. Your Taxes Will Prosecute a Fifteen Year Old Who Can’t Prove Her Miscarriage Wasn’t An Abortion.
9. What does Darren Bailey Have in Mind for You and Your Family If He Is Re-elected? It’s Not Just Odd Capitalizations That Are In Your Future.

I can even steal some of the chapter names. It’s a shame I can’t con a billionaire to let me write propoganda.

Comment by Nuke The Whales Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:40 pm
“Dan Proft’s People Who Play by the Rules PAC is now sending books to voters.”

Do they come with crayons?

– MrJM

Comment by MisterJayEm Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:41 pm
Nothing says “working mans party” like burning millions of dollars on stuff like this…

Comment by NIU Grad Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:44 pm
Curmudgeons gotta curmudge.

Comment by Mike K Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:45 pm
“And they thought $35 million was a bad use of campaign money.”

Comment by don the legend Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:48 pm
‘My Struggle (to spend all Uihlien’s money)’ by Dennis Byrne.

Comment by Jocko Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:51 pm
Interesting that the author describes himself as “former opinion columnist for the Chicago Sun Times”. Not the Tribune?

Comment by Henry Francis Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:52 pm
Imagine if Illinoisans spent as much time trying to influence the politics of Florida as Floridians seem to be investing in an attempt to influence politics in Illinois. Some might call it, dare I say, a delusional, personality disorder.

Comment by H-W Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 1:59 pm
But wait there’s more. If you call right now, in addion to the complementary copy of this one of a kind book telling you of Pritzker’s plans to distroy the State of Illinois, we will give you a 15 piece set of the last knives you will ever own, the fabulous Ginsu knife set.

Comment by Huh? Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:01 pm
Any chance Paddock printed it?

Reminds me of “A Texan Looks at Lyndon: A Study in Illegitimate Power” - and likely to be as successful in preventing JB’s relection at that book was at defeating LBJ.

According to Texas Monthly: “…the 254-page self-published paperback–Haley says no publishing house would touch it–portrayed Johnson as a vain and vicious man whose climb to the presidency was wrought with malevolence on every rung of the ladder.”

Everything old is new again. Remarkable how the dangerous, fringe views of the 1960s GOP are now its mainstream.

Comment by Moe Berg Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:06 pm
I like people enjoying their retirement

Comment by Walker Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:07 pm
I like that the cover image of Pritzker they chose shows him smiling in sunlight. Like, they can’t even find one printable picture that makes him seem threatening or dangerous.

Comment by Benjamin Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:08 pm
“Byrne’s columns were so goofy they made Kass seem like a sage.”

Bingo. As to the book, oh boy I hope I get one of these. I’m on some R lists so maybe I will but since Dan blocked me years ago, probably not. Oh well.

Comment by New Day Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:15 pm
Why didn’t they pick a more sinister pic? It’s a happy JB pic and nicely designed so the cover makes it look like a pro-JB book. At first I didn’t even notice the word “NOT”. Given that JB likes to send out long format campaign pieces at times, people will assume it’s a happy piece and not bother to read all the evil things JB has in mind.

Comment by New Day Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:19 pm
After Losing by 30 plus points…

Bailey branding this election as fraudulent and all lies and attacking the printer in 3, 2, 1.

Comment by JS Mill Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:21 pm
chapter 10. pritzker says inflation is transitory and prepare economy for a soft landing.

Comment by Blue Dog Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:23 pm
Written in collaboration with D’Souza, and Todd and Joe Ricketts, with a foreword from the QAnon Shaman himself.

Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:23 pm
=== they can’t even find one printable picture that makes him seem threatening or dangerous. ===

Honestly they should’ve just written it up as pro-Pritzker. Asking voters to read an entire book is so annoying that some may have voted against Pritzker for it.

Comment by vern Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:24 pm
Why does Proft hate trees so much? Does Dick Uihlein need to see paper that badly?

Comment by Socially DIstant Watcher Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:26 pm
So, I pick up the syllabus for PolSci 411, “Propaganda and Grifting in America” and I realized I have one of the books, pamphlet I guess, as required reading…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:31 pm
“The trick was to fool folks into thinking there was nine ways to say one thing, without hinting to them they’re rubes.

We think we nailed it”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:33 pm
“Normally I’d write this as a funding tool, really soak the sheep as I like to say back at the shop, but Uihlein makes things so comfortable for you, Dan, it was hard to close this without that direct money appeal”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:35 pm
Lemme guess. Pritzker’s real name is Lamont Cranston.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:36 pm
Chapter 9’s capital “If He’s Re-elected” must have JB’s hippie campaign staff shaking in their Birkenstocks.

Comment by We’ll See Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:36 pm
Why do so many relocated Illinoisans living in Florida feel the need to keep inserting themselves into the affairs of the State they left? It’s not like Florida does not have its own set of troubles. Boggles my mind.

Comment by Original Rambler Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:37 pm
Wouldn’t it be a swell world if guys like Proft sponsored medical students instead of lighting their dough on fire with dreck like this?

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:39 pm
-Gotta be honest, thought his audience preferred coloring books-

Not everyone can get an 800 on the English SAT . I hear all CPS schools achieve that.

Comment by Steve Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:42 pm
At least no one’s claiming they lightened the photo.

Comment by Responsa Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:47 pm
=== I hear all CPS schools achieve that===

I have no idea what that means, and given that rural districts aren’t leading the pack like, say a New Trier, I’d hate to think you are deciding making it about the troubles of minority students in CPS.

It might be on brand for you but it makes all the mocking here a lil more biting too.

Caption?

“It’s a chapter book so maybe we can use for book club after we finish ‘The War of Northern Aggression’…”

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 2:48 pm
Are there pictures? Or are you forced to actually read.
I don’t want to have to think about my vote./S

Comment by Bruce( no not him) Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 3:24 pm
=I have no idea what that means, and given that rural districts aren’t leading the pack like, say a New Trier, I’d hate to think you are deciding making it about the troubles of minority students in CPS.=

Easy on rural schools, we are trying. The reality is, it isn’t about color, it is about poverty and then there are degrees. Ruby Payne has done some really excellent work in this area.

With respect.

=“It’s a chapter book so maybe we can use for book club after we finish ‘The War of Northern Aggression’…”=

Winner.

Comment by JS Mill Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 4:09 pm
The book met the recycle trashcan post-haste.

Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 4:10 pm
“Know your demographic! Should have been a large print edition.”

Or make it an audio book… for those that have trouble with the big words.

Comment by NewHere2022 Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 4:13 pm
“Not everyone can get an 800 on the English SAT . I hear all CPS schools achieve that.”

No not all. This CPS grad only scored 560 on the verbal skills. I did get 720 on math though oh, and this was back in the 80s.

Comment by Proud Sucker Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 4:14 pm
=== Easy on rural schools, we are trying.===

That is truly my bad. Sincere apologies, point taken.

Be well, and thanks.

OW

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Sep 23, 22 @ 4:16 pm
“Why is this man smiling?” (Seriously, surely there are ugly pics of JB out there.)

Comment by elaobserver Tuesday, Sep 27, 22 @ 11:08 pm