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* The Illinois Policy Institute’s Ted Dabrowski and Fox 32’s Mike Flannery…
Our Vice President of Policy @ilpoliski discussing #SB1 with @PoliticalEditor pic.twitter.com/QAKzAzhf2z
— Illinois Policy (@illinoispolicy) August 9, 2017
* The Question: Caption?
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:26 pm
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“On a scale of 1 to 10, how phony is IPI?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:28 pm
Our education funding is short. So what stringbean.
Comment by PublicServant Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:31 pm
Mooch, nice glasses. Are you on a business trip for the Pence campaign?
Comment by Norseman Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:31 pm
“Um, uh, fair…next question”.
Comment by jade me not Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:31 pm
We had to take it over, it was the “right” thing to do!
Comment by Highspeed Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:31 pm
“No, the govenor does not call me “mini-me…..”
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:31 pm
Flannery: “So, Ted, let me ask you this: after you burn down the state capitol and push the State of Illinois off a cliff, where will you work next?”
Dabrowski: “I dunno, Greece maybe…”
Comment by Colin O'Scopey Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:32 pm
Tyrion Lanister looks okay with a shave and modern suit.
Comment by Porgy Tirebiter Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:33 pm
“Were you offended by Randy Newman’s song?”
Comment by DE Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:33 pm
Producer: “What’s that smell?”
Dabrowski: “Just my BS”
Comment by Precinct Captain Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:36 pm
“Dan Proft. Mentor? Friend? Boss?”
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:36 pm
Can we put the camera on the smaller tripod please? He’s not in the shot.
Comment by DuPage Bard Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:37 pm
I’m going to ask you a question, you just spout off whatever you want, I’ll just refute it later.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:37 pm
Who comes up with those wacky cartoons?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:38 pm
Crab and Shrimp
Comment by LizPhairTax Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:38 pm
Did you need to pad the resume when leaving the Lollipop Guild for the Policy Institute?
Comment by DuPage Bard Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:40 pm
I am not working in the Governor’s Office by my own volition.
Comment by Henry Francis Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:41 pm
Flannery: “So, Ted, do you do Dan Proft’s laundry before or after you cut his grass?”
Dabrowski: “I usually cut the grass between loads.”
Comment by Colin O'Scopey Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:41 pm
C’mon, people. You can do better than short people jokes. Dig deeper [exclamation point]
Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:42 pm
Tillman got the governor’s office, Proft got the political apparatus, what do you get in all this?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:45 pm
“Interview with the Oligarchic Blood Sucker” 2017 Horror
Comment by GOP Extremist Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:46 pm
Mike, the sooner Illinois collapses, the sooner I can move on and destroy another state
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:47 pm
Mike, my work is about keeping the best interests of Ken Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Diana Rauner, and whomever else is willing to fund illinois’ destruction. That’s what I do.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:50 pm
Democrat party: yore Madigan will not bale out Chicago. His bill belongs in the passed.
Comment by Earnest Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:50 pm
Fox 32 interviews the actual author of the AV.
Comment by OpenYourEyes Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:50 pm
“Illinois is a nightmare, it was must easier to influence policy in Poland.
Comment by GOP Extremist Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:51 pm
No. We said we’d shake up Springfield, not LaSalle St.
Comment by Keyrock Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:51 pm
“I am down here in the financial district panhandling…. er looking for IPI funding.”
Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:52 pm
“I vaguely remember having a tie before I went to Lollapalooza last weekend.”
Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:54 pm
He may not have run up sum numbers, but the Governor certainly ran his ideas up the flag poll first.
Comment by Earnest Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:54 pm
Mike, I guess you could say… We got one of our own as a made member now… Capiche?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:55 pm
IPI VPP looks up to journalists. Especially when they are 7′2″.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:55 pm
Today is a great day to be Governor. Oops I meant to say “an impassioned observer of Illinois politics”.
Comment by DuPage Bard Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:55 pm
Governor Rauner wants to see local districts billed their schools locally. That’s why he put the break on SB1.
Comment by Earnest Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:56 pm
Dang it, I had a good one about Lollapalooza and a cover of Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit… but never mind.
Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:57 pm
“Why don’t I wear a tie?…because I lent mine to Woody for Toy Story 4″
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:58 pm
We’re actually a separate organization from the Fox News Channel, so I won’t start the question with, “Unlike evil communist Barack Obama,”.
Comment by Quizzical Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:58 pm
Ted… A tank that thinks or a thinking tank, which are you guys?
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:58 pm
After the Governor issued his AV, he sat back and had a fine whine.
Comment by Earnest Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:58 pm
“We need to be more like Gary, IN… except, ah, for the crime..and, ah, the poverty of course”
Comment by GOP Extremist Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:59 pm
Dean of Students for BTIA standing outside their downtown dorm. “You should see the library.”
Comment by 37 Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 2:59 pm
“You stick that finger in this hole and I promise you, you’ll be in for a surprise”
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:00 pm
In preparing his AV, Governor Rauner spent a lot of time righting the school funding formula.
Comment by Earnest Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:00 pm
“Like I said, when you become a VP, you get a little green light ball to strap on your head”
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:02 pm
We were surprised too. Bruce bought the Illinois GOP for a song, we just keep the middle-managers in line, you know, threaten them, make up things, say what Bruce is thinking… Mike, we’re the stick Bruce uses on the GA members he owns… and we’re pretty proud of that.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:04 pm
Oops. 2:59 was me (in some sort of a hurry I guess).
Comment by 37B Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:04 pm
Kritsen McQueary? John Kass? No, they’re way too liberal to be a part of IPI. Mike, we just use them on certain things, nothing more…
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:05 pm
Your such a small man. How do you fit Bruce in your pocket?
Comment by IPI Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:05 pm
“So we were thinking we will reduce down school funding and send them cake instead, and they are free to consume that cake in lieu of having money for education….” /starts hummimg cake by the ocean
Comment by Ghost Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:07 pm
Its time to spin the spinners…
Comment by Mama Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:08 pm
No. No, Mike. I either… write the Tribune’s editorials and they print it the way I send it… I let them take a crack at it, then I just write what we at IPI want anyway… or I whistle in Kass or McQueary and tell them to put their name to what we want… You recording this, Mike…
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:08 pm
“For the record, I’m OK with Chicago just not it’s schools.”
Comment by don the legend Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:10 pm
” A bald eagle tussles with a gray-headed woodpecker”
Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:12 pm
MF: Are you going with the “no tie” to impress the boss?
TD: No comment
Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:12 pm
But I’m taller than Madigan.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:13 pm
“So then we told Bruce we have the best damn team in America and he begged us to loan him a few, I swear that’s how it went down.”
Comment by We'll See Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:14 pm
IPI’s AV of SB1, I mean the Governor’s AV of SB1, will do wonders towards our goal, I mean the Governor’s goal of decimating public education in Illinois.
Comment by Joe M Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:15 pm
Flannery interviewed Dabrowski because Governor Tillman wasn’t available.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:15 pm
When I’m done here I’m moving to Kansas, I hear they could use some sound policy people there.
Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:20 pm
I’m Flannery…and this is my world.
Comment by A guy Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:22 pm
Mike: There has been some criticism that the lines have become blurry between IPI and the Governor’s Office.
Ted: Plans are in place to fix that by replacing the rest of the Governor’s non-IPI staff, with more IPI staff. That should clear things up and answer such criticism.
Comment by Joe M Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:24 pm
Have you tried growing a creepy mustache like Ralph Martire?
Comment by City Zen Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:25 pm
Flannery: “I’m here at a rally for those in support of the Governor’s amendatory veto….”
Comment by Tommydanger Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:32 pm
“Dabrobby had to punish himself, sir. Dabrobby almost spoke ill of his family, sir.”
“Your family?”
“The wizard family that Dabrobby serves, sir. Dabrobby is bound to serve one family forever…if Brucifer knew Dabrobby was here-Ooooo-But Dabrobby must tell Brucifer. To warn him…”
“Brucifer must not go back to Springwarts School of Government this year…There is a plot.”
“A plot to make the most terrible thing happen, Dabrobby sees this.”
“What? Who is plotting them?”
“He…Who…Dabrobby…can’t…name”
“Threats?”
“Dabrobby is used to threats. Brucifer threatens Dabrobby five times a day”
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:35 pm
“Dabrobby is used to threats. Brucifer threatens Dabrobby five times a day”
Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:38 pm
Men’s Warehouse $199.99 on sale now.
Comment by Living it daily Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:46 pm
Not sure why this picture is worthy for the caption contest today, it’s just a group photo of IPI’s minority staff standing behind IPI’s spokesman.
Comment by Swift Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:52 pm
“Boy’s department….why do you ask?”
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:52 pm
“My hero? Napoleon”.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:54 pm
“Are you sure you want to badmouth Chicago when you’re standing smack in the middle of downtown?”
Comment by Grandson of Man Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:55 pm
“My political muse? Pinocchio”
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:56 pm
“Ted, you are even too far out there for Fox News.”
Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:59 pm
“Well, yeah, I’m short, but at least I don’t have a camera lens stuck to my head.”
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 3:59 pm
“Care to comment on reports of new state employees who make more than the people they replaced?”
Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 4:04 pm
You know Mike, there’s nothing better than the sweet smell of diesel…ya know what I mean?
Next question.
Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 4:05 pm
The IPI is still around?
I thought they all got state jobs from the Governor.
Comment by Chicago 20 Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 4:52 pm
IPI, shrinking influence
Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 5:02 pm
Look around you everything you see was built with union labor,is that what Illinois wants
Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 5:48 pm
Is Rauner bailing out over chcago without a parachute
Comment by Rabid Wednesday, Aug 9, 17 @ 5:55 pm
shrunken head of the shrink tank thinkers
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 1:02 am
In depth reporting,north shore drinking party bouncer
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 1:15 am
IPI’s diminutive stance
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 1:26 am
boss madigan the movie, stunt man
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 1:29 am
SB1 is a holocaust
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 1:33 am
Do you buy your cloths in the children’s department?
Comment by Red tower Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 1:52 am
Is the cheap suit a character statement?
Comment by Red tower Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 2:02 am
I message money and power
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 7:37 am
Think small
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 7:45 am
the fictional turnaround agenda author releases essential elements
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 7:54 am
You know what I used to be six foot eight with a pony tail
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 8:03 am
Chanel 32 question, what bothers you the most 32% taxes or 32 year speaker
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 8:14 am
Whoever go’s around saying” I was 6′8″ with a full head of hair” thinks lying is funny
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 8:19 am
I only drink rainwater
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 8:29 am
I’m here to tell Chicago to go jump a lake
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 8:32 am
Panhandler looking for change
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 8:45 am
Singing telegram from the govenor
Comment by Rabid Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 8:48 am
You should see our austerity butter cow. Less fat for everyone but the IPI.
Comment by A Jack Thursday, Aug 10, 17 @ 9:08 am