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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'It looks kind of skeevy': Illinois governor shamed by cash giveaway
It takes a great deal to shock someone in Illinois https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/23/illinois-governor-rauner-cash-giveaway-736244
Gov. Bruce Rauner, whos campaigning as an anti-corruption crusader, today found himself fending off attacks on his own ethics after attending an event where a political ally handed out $300,000 in cash.
The cash giveaway happened after the Republican governor spoke to a church on Chicagos South Side on Sunday along with Willie Wilson, a onetime presidential candidate and 2019 challenger to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Both Rauner and Wilson, political allies, addressed the congregation with the governor stating: Were honored to help you pay your property taxes. Happy to do it. It was a reference, his campaign later explained, to Rauners work with Wilsons private foundation.
Wilson then stood inside the church holding stacks of cash and handed out bills to passersby.
Wilson told POLITICO that the money was from his Gov. Bruce Rauner, whos campaigning as an anti-corruption crusader, today found himself fending off attacks on his own ethics after attending an event where a political ally handed out $300,000 in cash.
The cash giveaway happened after the Republican governor spoke to a church on Chicagos South Side on Sunday along with Willie Wilson, a onetime presidential candidate and 2019 challenger to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Both Rauner and Wilson, political allies, addressed the congregation with the governor stating: Were honored to help you pay your property taxes. Happy to do it. It was a reference, his campaign later explained, to Rauners work with Wilsons private foundation.
Wilson then stood inside the church holding stacks of cash and handed out bills to passersby.
Wilson told POLITICO that the money was from his Gov. Bruce Rauner, whos campaigning as an anti-corruption crusader, today found himself fending off attacks on his own ethics after attending an event where a political ally handed out $300,000 in cash.
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'It looks kind of skeevy': Illinois governor shamed by cash giveaway (Original Post)
Gothmog
Jul 2018
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ProfessorGAC
(65,337 posts)1. Rauner Is Slime & Unbrilliant
Another Silverspoon punk born on 3rd base.
He advertises himself as a philanthropist, but the $ is tainted by very shady capital dealing with his company
He needs to go!
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)3. I am surprised that he is not doing this outside the ballot box
monmouth4
(9,711 posts)2. He definitely has some brass ones..nt
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)4. I went to the article and skimmed it --
but had to go to GOOGLE to find out he's a RepubliCON.
That's pathetic. Should've been in the first paragraph somewhere.
a kennedy
(29,753 posts)5. Always a lot skeptical of Politico.......
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)6. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is under fire for attending an event where a political ally handed out $2