Discussion for article #229414
Of course he had nothing “personal” to do with it. He also “personally” doesn’t clean his bathroom, fire people, or buy off South Side ministers; he has “people” to do that.
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sssshhhhh … you’re spoiling his moment.
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So you say that you went through the proper channels, and yet do not deny how unseemly it was for your campaign to try and stop an unfavorable story on you, or that the paper in question is owned by people who would love to see you as the next Governor.
None of your BS does anything to dispute these facts, and the question asked of you was a very pertinent one, since you seem to have already been able use your “persuasion” to see this long time, respected reporter basically be punished for doing his job. It stinks of the tactics used by the Russian government, or some other dictatorship, where the media will only report what their leaders want reported.
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I don’t live in IL, so I only know what I read on the internets. Quinn doesn’t strike me as being a boy scout, but this dude screams “country club grifter.”
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Rauner = Liar
Actually, Quinn is pretty much of a “boy scout”, especially by Illinois standards. That’s why a lot of people didn’t think he had a chance to be elected Gov in the first place.
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Just what are the “proper channels” for a getting a reporter fired for a story you don’t like? Inquiring minds need to know.
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R epublican
A ttempts
U nderhanded
N uances
E lectibility
R ecedes
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but this dude screams “country club grifter.”
More like mafia don wannabe. The original story that all of this is based on is that he threatened to destroy someones family over a business dispute (my details are lacking, and I don’t feel like looking it up).
I’m not from Illinois either, but radio waves being what they are, we in southern Wisconsin get to hear his drivel. His commercials tell of how great he is at building consensus. What they don’t allude to is that building consensus through threatening to destroy someone’s family only shows great leadership skills if your name is Saprano.
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“I personally had nothing to do with it,” Rauner said.
“That’s why I hire little people,” he added in condescending candor.
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Mitt Romney probably personally laid off very few people.
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Rauner then refused to answer any more followup questions.
Well of course he did!
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He seems nice.
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bullsh*t he had everything to do with it
so its normal to stop the free press
Didn’t somebody say something kinda like that about a problem with a bridge out east somewhere? Like maybe in the northern portion of New Jersey a little over a year ago?
That is sort of like saying that Sonny Corleone personally had nothing to do with the assassination of Bruno Tattaglia.
Thje Chicago fire dept. was called in to put Rauner’s pants fire out.