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* Gov. Rauner at the Citizens Club of Springfield earlier this week…
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:54 am
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Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:57 am
I’m only stretching the truth by this much.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:57 am
10 bills, it’s 10 bills now, and they’re all ready to go!
Comment by AC Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:57 am
Bruce Rauner gives the Masonic sign for distress
Comment by John A Logan Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:57 am
“Gov. Christie, I didn’t turn on you, “you” turned on you…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:58 am
I’m only a salesman, don’t ask me about details.
Comment by illinoised Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:58 am
Everybody chill, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I got this.
Comment by Bill White Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:59 am
“All right, everyone stay calm, you sound like a bunch of Union teachers…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 9:59 am
“Mr. Gorbachev. Tear down this wall!”
(What do you mean that didn’t work on Madigan and Cullerton? It worked for Reagan! I try to do everything just like Scott Walker, and he’s always imitating Ronnie.)
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:00 am
“I’ll take questions, I’ll take them… ‘Answer them?’ …. whoa, slow down, Speed Racer…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:00 am
Apologies Rich…no harm intended.
Rauner demonstrating the budget Hokey-Pokey dance to the Citizen’s Club of Springfield.
You put your right hand in
You put your right hand out
You put your right hand in
and you Turnitallabout…
Comment by Stones Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:02 am
Hey now, enough with all of your ‘facts.’ I get the real news from people I trust.
Comment by Stuff Happens Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:03 am
“Ya gotta, ya know…just shake if off. Shake, shake, shake it off.”
Comment by Anon221 Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:03 am
By proclamation and agreement with my good friend Mike Pence, Westville will now be located in Indiana. Now, anybody else want to turn around on my Turnaround Agenda?
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:03 am
“No one told me I had to follow the law as it is written. I believe as governor I only follow what I believe is the law.”
Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:04 am
Sorry, new phone. That was me at 10:03.
Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:05 am
♭♫ “If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it;
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!”
Comment by Stuff Happens Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:05 am
“Once, when I was a kid, my dad told me I had to clean my room before he’d buy me a new jet ski. After that experience I threw my hands up and said that’s if, no more honest work for me.”
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:07 am
All I ask is you trust me. Haven’t I always been completely truthful with you?
Comment by Finally Out (and now very glad to be) Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:08 am
I won’t be taking any questions, I’ve already told you all you need to know.
Comment by The Dude Abides Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:11 am
Don’t you understand that lower wages are good for you?
Comment by walker Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:13 am
Whoa! Slow down! What’s this math thing you keep bringing up?
Comment by Jocko Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:14 am
My patience is about this long. Why?
Comment by zatoichi Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:15 am
“If you know this how you livin’ put yo hands up!
Put em up!
Where they at?
Put em up!……….ok, very funny, who’s been messin’ with my cue cards?”
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:17 am
When U.S. Attorney James Lewis entered the room, Gov. Rauner displayed the mysterious involuntary reflex common to Illinois politicians.
Comment by Wordslinger Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:21 am
Whoa…just a minute there. Talk to the media? Really? Ahhh…I don’t think so.
Comment by Deep South Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:21 am
Rauner: so I was talkin with my bros in the hood and they were sayin like Hey Bruceski sometimes ya gotta raise the roof.
Comment by Casual Observer Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:24 am
“Jazz Hands”
Comment by Empty Suit Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:25 am
“Show of hands, how many think I can balance the budget without raising any new revenue…..one, two….any more?”
Comment by OurMagician Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:26 am
“A reading from the Acts of the Apostles…”
Comment by A guy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:30 am
“Please hold all questions until December 2016.”
Comment by Chicago Hack Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:36 am
“I don’t need to talk to Arne Duncan…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:38 am
“When I heard Oswego tabled my resolution, I stepped back and said, ‘Whoa, “ck”, we need to rethink your emails’. It shook me.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:39 am
“My ego?….”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:41 am
“I didn’t play the English horn, but did a lot of mime acting. Here is my invisible wall mime impression.”
Comment by A Jack Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:41 am
“Did you all get your $25 gift cards yet…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:44 am
“Madigan runs the House, so what? Look, I’ve got this-many houses…..”
Comment by Wordslinger Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:45 am
“I’m not a governor. I just play one on TV.”
Comment by anonlurker Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:53 am
Willy takes up this much space on every Caption Contest trying to win….and you don’t get nothin’ if you do.
Comment by A guy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:56 am
It takes this many state workers to change a light bulb.
Comment by Jorge Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:57 am
Has anyone seen a “g” laying around here?
Comment by Obamas Puppy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:57 am
Sorry. I’m only gonna talk to media I own.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:59 am
No, no, my friends won’t be hurt by any of my policies.
Comment by RetiredStateEmployee Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:02 am
- A Guy -, life is fun. It is.
“Caption?”
“I put this much ketchup on my hot dog…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:07 am
“My rule of thumb? I won’t tell a fib unless it’s at least this big…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:09 am
“You do the Hokey-Pokey, and you turn the state around…”
Comment by Anonymiss Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:10 am
Fine, I’ll add the “g’s.”
Comment by Ryan Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:11 am
I was this far away from Chelviston when he started attacking me.
Comment by Macintosh Mouse Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:13 am
Count Dooku’s about to annihilate someone with his blue lightning dark side powers.
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:17 am
Hands Up……Don’t Shoot, or expect any answers to questions.
Comment by Big Joe Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:18 am
Whoa there! I think if you paid attention and read a little between the lines, my intent to eviscerate the middle class in this state was clear from the start of my campaign.
Comment by Quizzical Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:19 am
I think Ryan wins. He should not be talking in two separate dialects, one of which is phony. cf. Hillary Clinton, the Yankees fan from Park Ridge.
Comment by Macintosh Mouse Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:21 am
“Yeah, we put out a statement on that”
Comment by Dave Dahl Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:26 am
Honestly, I can’t find my ties at the mansion- I think they are with the g’s!
Comment by dixiechick Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:27 am
“Do I care about the little people (pause, raises his hands) …you decide.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:28 am
=== Oswego Willy - Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:07 am:
- A Guy -, life is fun. It is.
“Caption?”
“I put this much ketchup on my hot dog…”===
OW, keep pluggin’. Some days I even find myself rootin’ for ya. Today is one of ‘em.
Comment by A guy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:30 am
“Talk to the Hand”
Comment by Tommydanger Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:46 am
You see any dirt under these fingernails?
Do I look I ever did manual labor?
My hands are soft as a baby’s cheek.
Sure, I get manicures.
I got a splinter once, it was really bad, really bad and I didn’t miss work or get workers’ comp.
See these hands, still work well after all those years of holding a pen.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:47 am
I give up you all win…I am outta here…
Comment by jazzy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:49 am
“I’m a Steeler fan…ok?… Steeler fan…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:51 am
No press availability.
Comment by Earnest Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:58 am
“Sorry folks. If you are gonna be real citizens you gotta get out of Springfield.”
Comment by vole Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:58 am
“And since I started taking Chocks vitamins, I can do this with my hands.”
Comment by Tommydanger Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:58 am
“You can trust me. Look, I have nothin’ up my sleeves.”
Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 12:18 pm
“Hey, I got elected so I can do whatever I want, even stuff I said I’d never do during the campaign.”
Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 12:22 pm
“I’m just trying to keep Illinois competitive with Kentucky.”
Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 12:24 pm
“If our state economy rebounds, you can’t blame me.”
Comment by VanillaMan Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 12:26 pm
“Evelyn’s fine… Take your seats… Evelyn’s fine, she’ll get up in a second… She’s ok… Everyone please…please… Be seated…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 12:54 pm
No, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. And I don’t know what either hand is doing because I don’t read the newspapers.
Comment by Huh? Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:21 pm
“Pin on my lapel? Nah. It’s mustard from one of those–whattya call ‘em?–corn dogs I ate at the state fair last summer.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:42 pm
“And that’s all I can do of my Jolson impression because it’s not politically correct, ya know.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:42 pm
“Bother me? I suppose if lots of people in Illinois hated me, it might. But my staff tells me everybody loves me. I’m sure that’s what the newspapers are saying too.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:45 pm
“Please, please. Oswego Willy is entitled to crack wise on Capitol Fax like everybody else. It’s pure coincidence that his house is being reassessed.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:47 pm
“The tires on my van are THIS big. That explains why the odometer readings are so high.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:49 pm
“If we make our salamis this long, we’ll rip all the business away from Indiana.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:50 pm
“Then Gabby Hayes pulls his gun and says to the outlaws, ‘Reach for a cloud, and hang onto it.’ Can’t you see I’m crackin’ up here?”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:53 pm
“No, I’m not trying to make a point. I like to keep my hands like this in case any shoes come flying my way.”
Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 1:55 pm
Hey, I didn’t realize the middle class and unions were that important to the Illinois Economy, just sayin.
Comment by Outside the Bubble Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:04 pm
“Wait, wait, wait… I’m not locking you out… I’d call it a temporary furlow…
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:07 pm
“Let me leave you with this… Judge me by what I tell you… Not, by what I do… (Puts hands up, leaves podium)
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:10 pm
“Five dollar. Five dollar FOOT LONG!”
Comment by D-43 Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:15 pm
“I’m going to stop you right there. Just stop. I own the Tribune Editorial Board, I rent the Sun-Times for Editorials (raises hands) …got it? Good.”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:17 pm
“How big of a hole does the mansion have in its roof?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:21 pm
Give me my ball back I’m going home.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:24 pm
“Cuts? Good Friday Massacre? Hey, (hands thrown up in air) don’t look at me. I just found some money so you can have it back. No hard feelings right?”
Comment by bluecollargal Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:25 pm
You get both hands in indiana like this…
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:27 pm
I have ten mansions now.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:29 pm
“I keep my word… (Pauses, raises hands, repeats softly, feeling guilty)… I keep my word…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:30 pm
Blessed be the ignorant voter
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:31 pm
“If you’re not Grif, or Sam, or Uihile… (Raises hands) I can’t help you…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:35 pm
“Understand, (raises hands), you’re lookibg at the only non-corrupt public official in Illinois. (Pause)… only one…(lowers havds)”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:38 pm
Enjoy Illinois big headed carp this big
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:41 pm
“I am putting back the $26 million ok? (crowd is still silent, a lone cough is heard, then silence resumes. Rauner raises his hands) Nothing?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:43 pm
Presto chango watch me make a nursing home disappear
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 2:48 pm
“Yep, this was how I was sworn in. You gotta problem with that?”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 3:09 pm
My French horn practice didn’t go to well today. Im kinda sore, ok
Comment by BlameBruceRauner Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 3:14 pm
“I’m not kidding, we’re this close to a budget deal.”
Comment by Skeptical Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 3:17 pm
“My Timex watch? I gave it to a homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk outside my tenth mansion.”
Comment by Skeptical Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 3:19 pm
“If you charge me with ‘intent to destroy the ILGOP’, (raises both hands)…’guilty as charged’, ok…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 3:27 pm
“My hands are clean, I didn’t start that Democratic group, aimed at taking on sitting Democrats in their primary…as a Republican…(shakes both hand) not me, not me…”
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 3:29 pm
OK, I frequently have no idea what I’m talking about. Like now.
Comment by AJ_yooper Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 4:26 pm
“Now, when I take money and services from those who can least afford it so my friends and I can get richer, raise your hands like this! And smile!”
Comment by Christopher Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 4:50 pm
I won’t stop, even of the list of local governments rejecting my anti-union resolution is this big.
Comment by Neveranonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 5:37 pm
“Whoa! My left hand doesn’t know what my right hand is doing!”
Comment by Unpreferred Veteran Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 8:09 pm
I throw my hands up and quit your stuck with Evelyn
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:13 pm
My stigmata has healed
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:26 pm
This will be the new turn around agenda sign (just shove)
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:37 pm
Guess what hand has the state pension money?
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:42 pm
HULK SMASH ASSEMBLY AND COURT. HULK ESTABLISH RIGHT TO WORK.
Comment by Quarriedman Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 11:20 pm
If my hands stay up I won’t continue to shoot myself in the foot.
Comment by J Friday, May 1, 15 @ 7:14 am
I need two cup of coffee ASAP.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, May 1, 15 @ 7:54 am
I am not union bashing but merely union clarifying.
Comment by Old Lobbyist Friday, May 1, 15 @ 8:09 am
Nothin’ in my hands, nothin’ up my sleeves.
Comment by DuPage Friday, May 1, 15 @ 8:17 am