Sun Feb 2, 2014, 07:52 AM

madrchsod (58,162 posts)

well my friends in wisconsin you think walker is bad? well welcome to illinois...

i was at the state afscme people meeting where we were discussing and voting on endorsements of the candidates this election cyclical. the front runner for the republicans is a guy named bruce rauner. his stated goal is to bust all public unions and his main target is the afscme union. unlike walker this guy has enough money to bankroll his own campaign. so far he has raised 9.8 million dollars so far with 3.5 million coming from his bank account. he has started television and radio ads already. i won't bore you with the details but there`s a very long list of things that he has done in his private business and what he intends to to to this state.

i`ll put it this way...compared to walker,he`s meaner,smarter, and he has his own money to buy the election in illinois.

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well my friends in wisconsin you think walker is bad? well welcome to illinois... (Original post)	madrchsod	Feb 2014	OP
This country is infested with traitorous assholes !!!	SamKnause	Feb 2014	#1
Three years ago Illinois was well represented at the Madison protests. What can we do to help you?	Scuba	Feb 2014	#2
Wow	Titonwan	Feb 2014	#7
at some point you know	Pharaoh	Feb 2014	#3
illinois deserves what they get	beachbum bob	Feb 2014	#4
here's a pic of the union buster	NJCher	Feb 2014	#5
Detroit was a test-bed. You can bet the fascism that was foisted on that state . . .	Triana	Feb 2014	#9
those pensions includes union pensions.....	madrchsod	Feb 2014	#13
he doesn't have a snowball's chance.	mopinko	Feb 2014	#6
We have to defeat this asshole.	Enthusiast	Feb 2014	#8
didn't he want to LOWER the minimum wage????????????	lunasun	Feb 2014	#10
the problem is he has his own money for the "big lie"	madrchsod	Feb 2014	#12
and he plays dirty ala rove	lunasun	Feb 2014	#14
Why buy a politician,	PatSeg	Feb 2014	#11

Response to madrchsod (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 08:04 AM

SamKnause (12,700 posts)

1. This country is infested with traitorous assholes !!!

The People have Power !!!!

There is Strength in Numbers !!!!!!!!!

There is POWER and STRENGTH in UNIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sun Feb 2, 2014, 08:30 AM

Scuba (53,475 posts)

2. Three years ago Illinois was well represented at the Madison protests. What can we do to help you?

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Response to Scuba (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 09:38 AM

Titonwan (785 posts)

7. Wow

If we had a dozen of you, we'd be in much better shape. Thanx for your participation! You are an inspiration to do more.

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Sun Feb 2, 2014, 09:00 AM

Pharaoh (8,209 posts)

3. at some point you know

people are going to start saying to themselves.............hmmmmmmm please bring me that mans head on a pointy stick

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Sun Feb 2, 2014, 09:06 AM

beachbum bob (10,437 posts)

4. illinois deserves what they get

I live in Illinois.......just like Wisconsin did.

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Sun Feb 2, 2014, 09:33 AM

NJCher (31,888 posts)

5. here's a pic of the union buster

I am guessing he probably wants to get rid of the law that prevents Illinois from declaring bankruptcy so he can do a Detroit-style bankruptcy.

You know the reasoning: 30 years of investing in pensions makes him an expert on how to handle them.

Cher

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Sun Feb 2, 2014, 10:11 AM

Triana (22,666 posts)

9. Detroit was a test-bed. You can bet the fascism that was foisted on that state . . .

. . . will be foisted on others.

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Response to NJCher (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 01:13 PM

madrchsod (58,162 posts)

13. those pensions includes union pensions.....

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Response to madrchsod (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 09:36 AM

mopinko (66,050 posts)

6. he doesn't have a snowball's chance.

i ain't worrying till march 24th.

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Response to madrchsod (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 09:48 AM

Enthusiast (50,983 posts)

8. We have to defeat this asshole.

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Sun Feb 2, 2014, 10:21 AM

lunasun (21,646 posts)

10. didn't he want to LOWER the minimum wage????????????

is he the front runner?
he is the biggest $$$ ad runner but there are some other candidates (R)

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Response to lunasun (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 01:12 PM

madrchsod (58,162 posts)

12. the problem is he has his own money for the "big lie"

yes he`s the front runner..

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Response to madrchsod (Reply #12)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 01:40 PM

lunasun (21,646 posts)

14. and he plays dirty ala rove

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=9414843

Christine Svenson is an attorney making demands on behalf of the accuser and is directly linked to my opponent Bruce Rauner," Rutherford said. Svenson demanded payment of [$300,000] for the employee to 'walk away and keep it under wraps.'"

It has been reported in the Springfield State Journal Register newspaper that Rauner has been quoted as saying he has a "book on all the Republican candidates" and he's going to "destroy every one of them."

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Response to madrchsod (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 10:43 AM

PatSeg (44,556 posts)

11. Why buy a politician,

just become one and cut out the middle man. It is bizarre how many uber-wealthy people have gone into politics. Its much more expedient this way and I suppose when you have that much money, you're always looking for something new to buy!

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