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Bruce Rauner The Taxpayer’s Voice

February 2014

“Shake up Springfield?” No. Follow the Money… The Rauner record shows it’s… When you see more of the never ending Rauner TV and … SHAKE DOWN Springfield Internet ads, ask yourself— where is the money coming from or several months, Bruce Rauner has spent millions saturating the airwaves with ads. to pay for them? You’ve seen him with the snow globe saying he is going to “shake up Springfield.” FYou’ve seen him carrying a sledgehammer. You’ve seen him talk about reform, term With no other political ads on the air, Rauner has been limits, and taking on special interests. spending millions of dollars in shameless overkill. He’s been quoted that he will spend “whatever it takes to win,” which But do you really know Bruce Rauner? means he believes your vote is for sale. That cocky attitude Slick ads based on “shaking up Springfield” and other vague slogans don’t tell you much is the opposite of his “everyman” act. about a person. Everyone is for “economic growth,” “lower spending” and “better schools.” Rauner says he has a secret plan for the economy and taxes, but he has to focus Bruce Rauner can afford to spend tens of millions of dollars on winning the election first before he can let us know the specifics. He is asking us to buy after making millions upon millions managing state pension a pig in a poke. Why doesn’t he share the details of his plans BEFORE the election? funds. See the article on DNC Chairman Ed Rendell. Rauner donated $300,000 to Rendell’s campaign for Governor of Knowing Rauner’s record helps interpret what those synthetic campaign slogans really mean. Pennsylvania against a Republican— helping hand the Democrats a big state Bruce Rauner isn’t going to “shake up governorship. Springfield” — based on his record he is going to “Shake Down Springfield.” He’s an expert When Rendell won, Rauner’s pension at doing just that. business in Pennsylvania doubled, When you see him on television with that snow resulting in millions of dollars in globe shaking Springfield, he is really additional profits. demonstrating how he shook down the Illinois Here in Illinois, Rauner has made millions off the Illinois pension system by employing a shady dealer, Stu Levine at $25,000 per month, to get 50 million Teachers’ Retirement System and the Illinois State Board of dollars in Illinois pension business. Former Investment. Governor Jim Edgar expressed concern about Furthermore, Rauner has raised millions of dollars from this on a WLS radio show on June 6, 2013. contributors who are strong Democrats and before they On January 14, 2011, The Philadelphia Enquirer newspaper cited another outrageous contributed to Bruce Rauner—had ONLY donated to example of Rauner’s pay to play on steroids . The Chairman of the Democrat National Democrats and pro-abortion PACs. Committee (DNC) Ed Rendell was running for Pennsylvania Governor. The fact is Bruce Continued on page 2 Rauner’s firm had pension business with the Pennsylvania Commonwealth. Despite that conflict of interest, Bruce Rauner gave Rendell a whopping $300,000 for Rendell’s race against the Republican nominee for Governor. Rendell won. Rauner’s pension business with Pennsylvania surged in Rendell’s first year in office. Rauner made a quick FOUR MILLION DOLLARS profit from that expanded business in Pennsylvania. Perhaps that is a mere coincidence, but if not, it is an extraordinary rate of return on investment. Questioned about the scandal, Rauner said he wanted to buy influence with Bruce Rauner was caught the chairman of the DNC because he “shaking up” not Springfield, was an education reformer. First, that but his own positions on the statement about “buying influence” makes Rauner’s campaign about ending minimum wage. special interest influence in Springfield a joke and hypocritical. Second, Rendell was against charter schools and school choice as Governor. So the contribution was—as Rauner stated—to buy influence. But was it influence for school reform, or for a vastly expanded pension business? You decide. Now when you hear Rauner talking about “shaking up Springfield” you will have a new appreciation for why many believe that really means “shaking down Springfield.” Worse yet, Rendell only beat the Republican by a small margin. The Governors before AND after Rendell were both Republicans. Bruce Rauner gave a major boost to the former chairman of the DNC allowing Democrats to take over the Pennsylvania Governorship. But that’s not surprising, here in Illinois Bruce Rauner voted Democrat in the 2006 primary, yet now seeks the Republican nomination for Governor.

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1988 Democratic Presidential Candidate Bruce Rauner as “everyman” Michael Dukakis a.k.a. Baron von Carhartt $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Follow the Money Continued from page 1 Many of these Democrats donating to Rauner are Republican credentials and sustained commitment from Rauner in return if he wins. On the other also from OUT OF STATE . He has received to the cause. hand, an outside effort to educate voters by contributions from non-Republicans in at least 36 disseminating facts doesn’t begin to compare— Rauner seems to have a self-anointed entitlement states. Why? What causes them to care who gets to the Republican nomination for Governor. He there can be no quid pro quo. elected as the Governor of Illinois? seems to believe he can spend millions of dollars In the primary, Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard and Dan Rauner is now hypocritically howling over the “educating” Republican voters, but that no one Rutherford are raising their money from audacity of others coming together to oppose else has that same right. He might be able to be a Republicans, not giant chunks from IL Democrats him by broadcasting the facts Bruce Rauner dictator to people who work for him, but he’s not and limousine liberals all over the nation. doesn’t want you to know. In America, the First going to get away with it in this primary. Bruce Rauner's massive campaign contributions to Amendment right of freedom of speech and Rauner, who has donated over $870,000 to Democrats is appalling. Besides hundreds of freedom of association covers everyone —not Democrats around the country and voted in the thousands of dollars to Rahm Emanuel, Rich Daley just billionaires. 2006 Democrat primary, now whining about and Ed Rendell, Rauner has donated to Senator For the last six months Rauner has “unions” out to “hijack” the Republican Max Baucus of Montana—the “architect” of enjoyed being the bully who primary is pretty rich. Obamacare . In 2008, Rauner donated $4,600 to thought he owned the political Rauner is the one who has donated and received left-wing radical Congressman Ed Markey from . He’s given $40,000 directly to the arena and is now shocked that hundreds of thousands of dollars to and from Massachusetts DNC and $25,000 to the Democrat Campaign anyone has dared to stand up to Democrats all over the country. Rauner is the Congressional Committee. As DCCC Chairman, him. You see that wasn’t in the one who is a very close friend of Rahm Emanuel chaired and orchestrated the PLAN he bought from his out of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and made Emanuel a takeover of the House by Democrats in 2006 state political consultants. Rauner’s multi-millionaire, thereby enabling Emanuel to resulting in Nancy Pelosi becoming Speaker. money was supposed to drown out all get back into politics. Rauner is the one who Rauner has even donated to Dick Durbin! opposition in the primary. Rutherford, contributed $200,000 to Chicago Democrat Brady and Dillard were all supposed to be machine boss Rich Daley’s campaigns for mayor. After all that, Rauner has the gall to protest the politically dead by now. Rauner is the one who voted “hijacking” of the Republican nomination for Yet the opposite has occurred—they are all in the Democrat primary in Governor when it’s been him plotting the hijacking showing increasing vitality. If the polls weren’t 2006. Rauner is the one who all along. turning, Rauner would not have suddenly joined helped Dick Durbin. This effort is about stopping a several debates in which he had previously refused So when Bruce Rauner is pretender from buying the Republican to participate. If he didn’t feel what he thought was finally being exposed, those Party in Illinois by spreading the truth. certain victory slipping away, he wouldn’t be perceived “attacks” will be against the acting like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum What does Rauner expect for his least Republican of the four candidates gigantic contributions to Democrats, because this race is suddenly not being conducted in this primary—Rauner. on his terms alone. The battlefield is now being and what do so many Democrats who leveled to an extent. One such Democrat contributor to have donated to his campaign expect Rauner is Glen Tullman's $255,300. from him? Rauner is going to have to actually compete in Tullman is from Libertyville, IL and has a long list the public arena by putting his cynically Are we really supposed to believe that hundreds of political donations to ONLY liberal Democrats of liberal Democrats had a change of heart and concocted “everyman” image up against the and is another of Rahm Emanuel’s friends. TRUTH that is now being spread far and wide. have decided to support a self-proclaimed Bruce Rauner has received big contributions from Republican , OR is this just another example of Rauner doesn’t respect that Senators Dillard and hard core Democrats DIRECTLY funneling Rauner trying to fool GOP voters that he's a Brady and Treasurer Rutherford have their own money into Rauner’s campaign and therefore true Republican as he continues to try and visions for improving our state and deserve to be under his control. Perhaps some expect something hijack OUR primary? heard. Indeed, they all tower over Rauner in 2 What kind of a person is Ed Rendell…the type of corrupt “career politican” that Bruce ABORTION Rauner rails against in this campaign. Despite Rendell’s own damning words that indicate he doesn’t even realize how much they confirm his corruptness, Bruce Rauner donated While Brady, Dillard and Rutherford all have $300,000 to Rendell’s campaign for Pennsylvania Governor against the Republican. pro-life voting records as State Representatives and Senators, Bruce Rauner has stated that he Excerpts from the Philadelphia Inquirer, January 14, 2011 is “Pro-choice” on abortion. His wife—who would become Illinois’ First R"Thee onnlyd theingl lI 'hsave fgiuven a dcon-trribautiosr,"i Rnengdel l legacy troubles some Lady if Rauner won—is radically pro-abortion. told reporters in an exit interview last week, "is access." For years she has been a pro-abortion rights Republicans routinely pounced when a name on his activist with leading roles in Emily’s List and ever-growing list of donors ended up with a state Personal PAC. She has donated many contract, or in trouble. thousands of dollars of the Rauner’s money to But time and again in Rendell's career, critics have both of those pro-abortion organizations. drawn lines between contributors and contracts. Such as the contract given to Ken Bailey, a Houston To get Emily’s List and Personal PAC’s lawyer who donated $90,000 to the governor's endorsement a candidate has to be so campaign and was hired by the administration to Ed Rendell extremely pro-abortion that they must favor represent Pennsylvania in a trial against a legal abortion with NO restrictions through the drugmaker. "The unfortunate aspect of this is that it sends a message out to the public that for a certain amount Or the roughly $29 million that state Auditor end of the ninth-month. Being pro-choice but of a campaign contribution, you're going to do General Jack Wagner said he found in no-bid favoring a couple reasonable restrictions is a better in the long run," said State Rep. Doug contracts to Deloitte Touche, a New York-based Reichley (R., Lehigh), who contends that no-bid disqualifier. Both organizations are stridently consulting firm that hired several Rendell aides. The contracts under Rendell have cost taxpayers uncompromising and doctrinaire. governor defended the contracts as a "reward" for hundreds of millions of dollars; he introduced a bill good performance. The focus of this primary is overwhelmingly to curb them. Rendell said this month. "Many of the biggest about the candidates rather than their families, In 2009, the last year of reported contributions, contracts I gave out (went) to people who gave Rendell's campaign committee took in $1.1 million. but many voters realize that the person who infinitely less (to my campaigns) than others." speaks to that candidate most frequently has a Most of the donations were four- or five-figure Ken Jarin is one of Rendell's chief fund-raisers. Jarin checks, many flowing in from far corners of the tremendous amount of influence. Diana is a partner in Ballard Spahr, a Philadelphia law firm country: $1,000 from the president of a Nashville Rauner’s radical pro-abortion activism is that is a favorite target of the governor's critics. firm; $5,000 from a South Florida socialite; $10,000 therefore a significant concern to consider. Rendell was on the payroll there during his 2002 from the wife of a Hollywood producer. campaign, collecting a $250,000 salary for what he Four of the donations were $25,000 checks, logged acknowledged at the time was "very little work." It should also be known that Emily’s List was on the same day, from executives at three major one of the largest benefactors of Democrat Since then, Ballard lawyers have chipped in nearly parking-garage operators in New York. $900,000 for his gubernatorial runs, and the firm Cheri Bustos in the 2012 election when she ran None had readily apparent business interests or managed his campaign's expenses, records show. to unseat Congressman Bobby Schilling. property in Pennsylvania. The donations occurred as Emily’s List was instrumental in helping During Rendell's tenure in Harrisburg, Ballard won officials in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg were Bustos defeat Schilling. So the Rauner’s nearly $20 million in no-bid state contracts, considering privatizing their parking systems - a money helped defeat a good Republican including $6 million worth in the last two years step that could be worth hundreds of millions in from the Governor's Office or his counsel, for work contracts. (Three of the donors did not respond to Congressman. on labor, gaming, and other issues, state records requests for comment. A fourth could not be show. reached.) Pay to Play on STEROIDS "The only thing I have ever given a contributor is access." --Governor Ed Rendell, Philadelphia Inquirer , January 14, 2011

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from Rauner to Ed Rendell, Chairman of the Democrat National Committee, Running for Governor of Pennsylvania — Against a Republican!

3 NO EXCUSE Bruce Rauner has tried to explain away his close personal friendship, business dealings and political alliance with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel by comparing it to President Reagan and Speaker Tip O’Neill.

In President Reagan’s words: “There you go again,” Bruce Rauner.

President Reagan’s aide Patrick Buchanan said: “There was a lot of myth about them working together. They did not.

Both were professional and civil. But they fought each other tooth and nail on policy from beginning to end. They would relax together in social settings and especially have a beer together on St. Patrick’s Day being they were both of Irish heritage.

President Reagan and Speaker Tip O’Neill. BUT unlike Bruce Rauner and Rahm Emanuel — President Reagan did not help finance Tip O’Neill’s campaigns, help him make $18 million in two and a half years in the private sector, raise money for his inauguration, serve as Tip O’Neill’s closest advisor or vacation together. Ever.

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4 “Shake up Springfield?” No. The Rauner record shows it’s SHAKE DOWN Springfield… Continued from page 1 Bruce Rauner donated $200,000 to former Chicago hypocritical because why would someone who What is written in these pages is documented and Mayor Richard Daley’s campaigns. Later, Rauner deeply believes in “8 years and you’re out” true. The purpose is to provide a counterbalance to was able to get Mayor Daley’s public schools CEO give hundreds of thousands of dollars to the millions of dollars Rauner is spending to create Arne Duncan (now Obama’s Secretary of Education) the head of the vaunted and corrupt an image of himself that contradicts his own on the phone and used his clout to get his daughter Chicago Democrat machine, Rich Daley, history. in to one of the best public schools in the nation- who was running for a third or fourth Walter Payton College Prep. This had been after she terms? Hundreds of thousands of dollars are had been rejected on the merits. coming from hard core Democrats all Bruce Rauner simply ignores across the country from donors who the difficult issues when vote Democrat in primaries and have reporters ask him questions. contributed only to Democrats in the He needs to check back with past. his campaign spinsters to memorize the answer they’ve devised for him. Most of his positions have While Rauner fights unions, liberals all over the no plans and no substance. We are just supposed country love him and their actions in donating to trust him. unprecedented amounts of money to his campaign Rauner speaks frequently of greater prove it. Perhaps they will transparency, but won’t give his like the details of his views to voters before they have to “secret economic/tax vote. He has an ethics complaint plan” more than pending with the Illinois State Board Republicans will when we of Elections. Why? Because he get to see it after the illegally hid his campaign payroll election. No doubt they information on his required will love his positions on Living in Winnetka, his daughter had the privilege quarterly campaign finance social issues. In USA Today , of being able to attend the renowned New Trier disclosures. several years ago Rauner High or any private school she wanted. To even be called himself a “social How can you trust a man who boldly lies to two liberal.” Not a moderate but a liberal . considered for Payton Prep, Bruce had to establish columnists on different occasions? He looked Carol Chicago residency. So while keeping the Winnetka Marin of Chicago Tonight in the eye, and Bernard After the primary, it will be too late—Republicans mansion, Rauner bought a penthouse and second Schoenburg of the State Journal Register and said will have a nasty case of buyer’s remorse unless they apartment in one of Chicago’s premier lakefront flat out NO he did not call Arne Duncan to get his look clearly at the facts before they cast their towers for a combined $5.2 million. As a side note, daughter into Payton Prep. But then he admitted ballot. that is only half as expensive as his $10 million to several media outlets that he DID call Chicago penthouse on New York’s Central Park West. From schools CEO Duncan after his daughter was The stakes in this election are extremely high. a self-proclaimed modest guy who boasts about rejected. He defended his actions saying he would Illinois desperately needs a Republican Governor preferring $18 watches, he has a penchant for do it again, seemingly unaware of the complete lies and needs to break the 12 year record of epic multimillion dollar properties—nine homes in all. he told Marin and Schoenburg. failure that total Democrat rule has wrought on the middle class and working poor. Illinois has much A Crain’s Chicago Business article on April 24, 2013 higher unemployment than all our neighboring reported CPD Inspector General James Sullivan Rauner only uses that sledgehammer states, a 67 percent tax hike that didn’t begin to found that Rauner’s daughter “had good scores… solve our state’s problems and record debt reflected but not quite good enough. Her application was from his ads to smash his previous in having the worst credit rating in the nation. denied.” The Sun Times has reported that more positions on issues once polls show than 7,000 students took the admission test but only 353 students were admitted that year. Ms. them unpopular. Rauner was one of them. In just a few months, Bruce Rauner has had FIVE different positions on minimum wage. He was “adamantly, adamantly” opposed to raising the minimum wage; then for cutting it by a dollar an hour; then suddenly when campaign polls showed how toxic that position was—he was for raising the national minimum wage to $10 an hour; and later offered two scenarios that he would support unilateral raising the Illinois minimum wage to $10 an hour. It is also important to know this is the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Rauner has several severe business scandals just starting to come to light. One That makes Rauner’s vilifying others for making was a Rauner company called Lason, Inc. In the We Republicans need to get it right in 2014. We political contributions for access and influence ring on January 20, 2104, an expert on have one chance to nominate a winner in our hollow. Rauner himself has proven time and again securities fraud and white collar crime, Peter J. primary. We can’t afford to nominate a candidate that he is the master at buying influence. Henning, said Lason would have been called “one like Bruce Rauner who will disintegrate in the heat Rauner can’t be bought—he is the consummate of the worst accounting frauds ever” had it not of the general election and drag a great many buyer himself. No one is going to be able to give been upstaged by similar scandals at Enron and other Republican candidates down with him. WorldCom. him a paper bag with $50,000 cash in it to bribe him Bruce Rauner’s records, statements and actions to sign a bill. He represents a whole new paradigm On July 25, 2013, a WTSP News in Tampa, FL report prove he is not the breath of fresh air reformer his of corruption. on a Rauner company said “The case went beyond image consultants have slickly portrayed him to Rauner is blatant, and brags about buying the nursing home's extreme negligence that be— indeed he is the exact opposite. influence. He has an amazing double standard. resulted in Townsend's death and revealed its When others, particularly unions, make investors had conspired to run the contributions they are “bribing” public nursing home chain into insolvency officials according to him. When he without any regard to residents' makes massive contributions and care.” freely admits to wanting to Unlike Bill Brady, Kirk buy influence—that is Dillard and Dan somehow noble and selfless Rutherford who Vote NO on Rauner of Rauner—even though it have run statewide often results in vastly before and been increasing his business of vetted, Bruce in the Republican investing union pensions. Rauner’s baggage is Bruce Rauner’s entire campaign for only now coming to light. primary on Governor has been stage managed Republicans are better off taking fakery. From the spiffy new Carhartt jacket he a hard look at Rauner’s lethal political problems wears, to the one specific issue he takes a stand NOW, rather than nominating him and being stuck March 18, 2014 on—term limits—only because polls have shown with him as more shocking stories come to light over 80 percent of the public supports the issue. and he melts down in the general election. We That’s easy to wrap his candidacy around. Again, need a GOP candidate we can trust.

5 Rauner Caught on Chicago Clout List

n 2008, the Rauner’s main residence in violations of selection and enrollment practices. Illinois was their mansion in Winnetka. As a result, principals were given less influence Children born to parents in such a wealthy over the enrollment process.” town are lucky to be able to go to a public high I Well it is no surprise that Mayor Daley and then school at New Trier, a renowned high school. It President Obama would promote someone that is one of the best in the nation and to such a an Inspector General found to have flagrantly degree that several years ago the news program engaged in corrupt practices. 60 Minutes profiled the school in awe of its advanced features, the level of funding per The story doesn’t end there however. student, special programs and the academic Rauner has tried to blow this off to reporters as success of its students. “just minor. It’s stuff that doesn’t matter.” Bruce Rauner has been a backer of charter Rauner calling lawful contributions by unions to schools and has one named after him, but the political candidates “bribes” that he will have Rauners weren’t interested in sending their prosecuted as Governor (even though the daughter to a charter school. Her father could Governor has ZERO authority or ability to also have afforded to send her to any of the best prosecute anyone for anything) he has boastfully private schools in the nation. said he has given $200,000 and $300,000 to buy Despite those incredible opportunities, the influence with politicians. That is an appalling Rauners wanted their daughter to attend an even double standard which is reason enough to vote better school—Walter Payton Prep in Chicago, against him since we are in a state too widely an elite selective-enrollment public school which known for its corruption is ranked number one in the state. It is such a More damning is that Rauner bold faced lied to good school that the data obtained by the media figures Carol Marin on WTTW and Chicago Sun Times through a Freedom of Bernard Schoenburg from the State Journal Information Act request and reported in 2008— Register . Rauner answered questions from both the year Rauner’s daughter got in—9,200 of them as to whether he called Arne Duncan students applied. Over 7,000 took the test that about helping his daughter get into Payton Prep year and just 353 were admitted. by looking them in the eye and answering NO. First you have to live in Chicago, not Winnetka. To other reporters he has refused to discuss the So Bruce Rauner went and bought a penthouse matter. But then Rauner went to the other AND another condo on a lower floor for a extreme and on camera with Jay Levine of CBS combined $5.2 million in one of the most Channel 2 , Mary Ann Ahern of NBC 5 , and prestigious lakefront towers with lake views and Charles Thomas of ABC 7 , he boldly admitted an unobstructed view over Millennium Park. he called Duncan about getting his daughter into Payton Prep! The man needs to hire more staff Greg Hinz, a reporter with Crain’s Chicago so he can keep his lies consistent. Business , reported on April 24, 2013 that according to a report by the Chicago Public Again, it is even worse than lying. He arrogantly Schools (CPS) Inspector General, Ms. Rauner said “There’s nothin’ wrong with it, and I would had good scores…but not quite good enough. do it again.” Never seeing the irony of his Her application was denied.” crusading against others lawfully engaged in the political system while he abuses it so often and Remember, Bruce Rauner had donated so egregiously. He has also said that one of the $200,000 to then Chicago Mayor Richard reasons for buying the Chicago residences was Daley’s campaigns and the mayor was Arne because his wife got a job in the city. However, Duncan’s boss. So Bruce Rauner called the CPS Greg Hinz of Crain’s reported on April 24, 2013 CEO Arne Duncan who is now President that “mom still lived in Winnetka.” Obama’s Secretary of Education. Within days, CPS charters, but the decision was reversed and Ms. Rauner was After his confession, Rauner has pushed hard to ad promotes Bruce Rauner admitted. Ian Belknap reported in Crain’s that pass this off as something called an exception s him ut call dog ROSSI clo D ROSALIND “she apparently leapfrogged over hundreds of known as a “principal pick.” Yet on January 14, KORECKI AN BY NATASHA better-qualified applicants because Mr. Rauner 2014, Natasha Korecki of the Sun Times Staff Reporters 1:54PM Jan 12, 2014 1 bout the reported “A source with specific knowledge of ast Modified: Rauner talks a placed a call to Arne Duncan.” L ontender Bruce and his ubernatorial c ay for teachers new ad, GOP g , merit-based p the admission told the Sun-Times that Rauner’s In a ools in Illinois s of charter sch Belknap further wrote in Crain’s of his reaction benefit rmer. daughter was not a so-called ‘principal pick’ but education refo of “mild outrage at the rigged game…and a role as an was let in following a phone call.” Remember sense of growing bewilderment over the gulf that when you hear Bruce Rauner say again and between the lofty aims of our civic institutions again that he did nothing wrong and would do it and the shabby and crooked manner in which again. Only .0014 percent of Payton College Prep students they invariably function. get in thanks to principal’s help The fact remains that the Rauner daughter BY NATASHA KORECKI AND ROSALIND ROSSI The CPS Inspector General did an Staff Reporters had the option to go to New Trier or any investigation in which he found Rauner called Last Modified: Jan 12, 2014 12:52PM private school she wanted. Instead the family Duncan and then his daughter was admitted. So how difficult was it for an average Chicago student to be admitted into Payton bumped a student who merited acceptance College Prep the year that Bruce Rauner made a call to get his daughter in? The Chicago Tribune got ahold of a “Clout More than 9,000 students applied for 353 open seats in the 2008-09 academic year, into Payton Prep but was overrun by clout according to data obtained by the Sun-Times through the Freedom of Information Act. List” and Bruce Rauner’s name was on it. bought with political contributions that This is shocking because Rauner has based his Rauner still campaigns against—when they campaign for Governor on stopping “union are made by people he doesn’t agree with or bosses” from “bribing” politicians, something in like. It is hypocrisy of the grandest scale. R which Rauner has personally demonstrated a auner shifts Septembe voting a But this still gets worse. Rauner gave away his r 24, 2013 ddress bac k to suburbs supreme mastery of the process. GOP gubern atorial hopef deepest character flaw in that interview with back to ul Bruce Rau the suburbs f ner quietly ha rekin rom Chicago s moved his dling a flap a — a move th legal voting re The CPS Inspector General’s report on the ABC 7’s Charles Thomas when he said “We bout why he at may help h sidence came to the c im politically b Accor ity in the first ut risks ding to Cook place. investigation laid blame on Arne Duncan for were taxpayers, homeowners in Chicago, so de County Clerk nce April 30 David Orr’s from a downt office, Mr. Ra St. to his fo own Chicago uner changed rmer official r high-rise con his voting re have widely engaged in corrupt practices such as very ENTITLED to be able to go to a school esidence: a h dominium at si- ome on Rose 340 E. Rando wood Avenue lph “making dozens of admissions based on political there.” “SO VERY ENTITLED.” Precious. n in Winnetka. clout, favoritism, preferential treatment and Rauner: The Insider’s Insider

6 Carol Felsenthal Bruce Rauner and On politics Rahm Emanuel Chicago Magazine ruce Rauner and Rahm Emanuel are close friends. PUBLISHED OCT. 2, 2013 Rauner is frequently described in the media as Mayor BEmanuel’s closest advisor…who has unchecked access Rahm and Rauner Are Vacation Buddies to the mayor’s office. Bruce Rauner told Governing Magazine on June 6, 2013 in Montana—Fly Fishing, Anyone? that he “regularly speaks with Emanuel.” Rauner said he talks to Emanuel “all the time on a lot of topics.” Political and personal connections led Chicago’s mayor to thrash about Bruce Rauner was appointed by the mayor to the city’s with a fly rod in a pristine Montana stream. economic development and job creation council. Mrs. Rauner was appointed to Rahm Emanuel’s transition team for education when he was elected mayor. The friendship began in 1998 as Emanuel was leaving the Clinton White House during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. A December 3, 2008 article by Michael Luo in says: Need a Healthy Separation “Confidants of Mr. Emanuel’s said he decided to hat should be most concerning to try his hand at business because he wanted Illinoisans about the closeness of the financial security for his family, before eventually WRauner-Emanuel friendship is that it is returning to public service.” too close for a Governor of Illinois and a Mayor of The article goes on to say that Bruce Rauner, then Chicago. With their personal history and skill at chairman of GTCR Golder Rauner, a Chicago deal making, who will know what kind of requests private equity firm, “had first met Mr. Emanuel the Mayor of Chicago will be making of the after getting a call from President Clinton’s Chief Governor? The CTA is in dire financial shape. What of Staff Erskine Bowles, an old friend. Instead of is to prevent Mayor Emanuel from calling his private equity, Mr. Rauner advised Mr. Emanuel to buddy the Governor and asking that a bigger share pursue investment banking where Emanuel’s of RTA state funding be transferred to the CTA in exchange for Emanuel putting political experience might be more valuable in LANDING the squeeze on Chicago legislators for a Rauner legislative priority? That DEALS IN REGULATED INDUSTRIES .” relationship is just too cozy for comfort. Actually if it came to be, it would present an open invitation for trouble. In the October 2, 2013 edition of Chicago Magazine , Carol Felsenthal writes: “It’s Rauner after all who advised Rahm Their friendship reached a whole new level when the Rauners began inviting in the ‘90s to make his fortune as an investment banker the Emanuels to vacation with them at the Rauner’s Montana ranch. and who hired him to represent GTCR in the purchase of a home-security system company from SBC Communications. The more appropriate relationship is the one between Governor Jim Edgar and Proceeds from that deal, among others, put the Mayor Richard Daley. There was a healthy tension in the relationship. They had Clinton operative, who had no prior business experience fundamental disagreements. But they conducted themselves professionally, were or education, on the fast track to earning $18 MILLION in cordial and communicated on official matters. As a result, Chicago received under 3 years. Fortune in place, Rahm sprinted down the everything it deserved from the state—but not a dime more. There needs to be road to elective office.” a healthy separation of the occupants of these two crucial positions in Illinois. In 2002, Congressman Rod Blagojevich chose to run for Governor, leaving his congressional seat open. Eight Democrats contested the primary, including Emanuel. His strongest competitor, former State Representative Nancy Kaszak called Emanuel a “millionaire carpetbagger.” Luckily for him, Rahm Emanuel now had a fortune and put $450,000 of his own money into that primary and went on to win the primary and general elections. In his first term as a Congressman, Rahm Emanuel went to the House Floor to make congratulatory remarks to Bruce Rauner for a Red Cross award, thereby entering Rauner in the official Congressional Record. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel At the beginning of his second term in the House of Representatives, Emanuel became the chairman of the Pelosi and Emanuel led the effort to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), make Pelosi Speaker of the House. responsible for helping Democrats win more seats. That same New York Times article from December 3, 2008 also states: “Mr. Emanuel also leaned heavily upon the (financial) industry while he was chairman of the DCCC Chicago Sun-Times during the 2006 mid-term elections. Financial donors contributed more than $5.8 million to the committee.” Sneed: Rahm’s secret governor By all accounts Emanuel did an excellent job of recruiting Democrat candidates for Congress, coaching them, and choice—and he’s not a Dem especially tapping his business contacts to help raise money. By Michael Sneed August 2, 2013 As such, many consider Rahm Emanuel more responsible for Democrats taking over the House in the 2006 elections Sneed hears Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in a twist over who he wants to be than Nancy Pelosi herself—who was elected Speaker of the House as a result of the new Democrat majority. the next governor of Illinois. Bruce Rauner paved that path quite nicely for Rahm Sneed is told: Emanuel. Rahm is indebted to Dem gubernatorial hopeful Bill Daley, who After the 2008 elections, President-Elect Obama selected ◆ Emanuel to serve as his White House Chief of Staff. helped convince his brother, Mayor Richie Daley, to retire, and helped Emanuel was instrumental in securing passage of the engineer Rahm’s transition into the office. President Obama’s economic stimulus bill and Obamacare. Rahm is not a big booster of Gov. Pat Quinn winning re-election. Their friendship reached a whole new level when the ◆ Rauners invited the Emanuels to vacation with them at the Rahm is this/close to GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner, and Rauner’s Montana ranch. Again, Carol Felsenthal with ◆ their families have been known to spend holiday time together. Chicago Magazine wrote about “Rauner’s genuine chumminess with Rahm,” and “those ties are not only cozy, Translation: A top source inside the Dem party tells Sneed: “Rahm’s they’re real—families vacation-together real.” ◆ candidate is really Rauner. He’ll never publicly back him. . . he’s a She went on to write: “My guess is that Rahm won’t be party guy. But, in his heart. . .” voting for Pat Quinn, not even while holding his nose. I bet Rahm pulls the lever for his buddy, a Republican Bruce Rauner, former CEO of the private equity firm GTCR.”

7 “Anyplace I see a corporation asking for a special deal, I’ll be opposed to it. No special deals. No special favors. I’m against corporate welfare. I’m against that.”

—Bruce Rauner, June 5, 2013 on WTTW-TV with Carol Marin

TOTAL Rauner vs. Rauner CONTRADICTION

“A wheeling, dealing first: Responding to a question from the audience, Rauner told the crowd he likely will cut deals with businesses to get them to locate in Illinois should he win the governorship. ‘I’m telling you, to bring business here, I might have to cut some deals and I’ll do that.”

—Reboot Illinois, Madeleine Doubek’s reporting from the first joint GOP Governor’s forum of 2014

On September 3, 2013, State Journal Register reporter Bernard Schoenburg had the following discourse with Bruce Rauner about clouting his daughter into Payton Prep.

“Did you talk to Mr. Duncan about it?” “I did not.” Rauner responded. ______On June 5, 2013 on Chicago Tonight with Carol Marin, she asked Rauner if he called Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan or Ron Huberman to get their attention on his daughter’s desire to attend Walter Payton Prep. Rauner’s response: “NO.”

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/06/05/bruce-rauner-running-governor

TOTAL Bold Faced Lies CONTRADICTION

From the State Journal Register, Bernard Schoenburg column, January 16, 2014:

JAY LEVINE of CBS-Channel 2 said in his story: “Rauner admits making a call to Arne Duncan to get his daughter into Payton despite what he calls her middle school attendance record marred by illness.”

Rauner responds, in that story: “There’s nothin’ to apologize for that. There’s nothin’ wrong with it, and I would do it again and again.”

MARY ANN AHERN, in her story on NBC-Channel 5, said: “Bruce Rauner says yes, he made a phone call to then-Superintendent of Schools Arne Duncan, so his daughter, moving into the city from Winnetka, could get into Walter Payton College Prep.”

Rauner said in that story that just such cases are what the 5 percent discretion was “designed to do.”

And CHARLES THOMAS of ABC-Channel 7 reported: “When his daughter’s application was rejected, Rauner admitted calling then-CPS CEO Arne Duncan to get her admitted to Payton, which had a waiting list of over 7,000 city teenagers.”

Later in the Channel 7 story, Rauner says, “We were taxpayers, homeowners in Chicago, so very entitled to be able to go to a school there.”

http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140115/OPINION/140119578/0/SEARCH?template=printart

8 „ Even though Bruce Rauner proclaims term limits, he contributed to a person running for a 3rd and 4th term. „ Yet Daley was never in danger of losing. So why was such a large sum needed and justified? „ Despite Rauner calling himself a “reformer” he contributed $200,000 to the head of the corrupt Chicago Democrat machine. „ Rauner says he gives to mayors because they control education and he wants reform. But Chicago Public Schools after FOUR Daley terms are anything but reformed. Everything stagnated with the mayor going into his 3rd and 4th terms. „ The clout Rauner earned with such massive donations did come in handy when Rauner called Daley’s schools CEO Arne Duncan to get his daughter into Payton Prep. Despite 9,000 students applying and 7,000 taking entrance exams—only 353 students made it—including Rauner’s daughter.

Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley

$200,000!

9 Michael Bloomberg did a your “phenomenal job” and a “terrific “Gimme ns!” job” as mayor of New York City. gu —Bruce Rauner, January 12, 2014

Rv Howe cana Brulcel Rayune? r be a true believer in term limits when he supports and contributes to so many politicians who have served a lot longer than the 8 year limit Rauner wants to mandate? Does Rauner not believe in acting on his most closely held principles, OR is term limits just the best method to help create the desired image of an outsider? Mayor Bloomberg actually led an effort to revise the City Charter to overturn term limits on the New York City Mayor so he could run for a 3rd term. Bloomberg succeeded in getting rid of term limits and won a third term in office. Former New York City Mayor v Mayor Bloomberg is best known as the most fanatical gun control crusader in the country. He finances Michael Bloomberg pro-gun control initiatives and candidates all over our country. Bruce Rauner must not think the gun control issue is important as he seemingly ignored Bloomberg’s radical anti-gun stance while offering such bountiful praise. But that wouldn’t be a first for Rauner. His best bud, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, is also radically anti-gun. v Bloomberg gained notoriety as the worlds’ most active Nannycrat , issuing edicts on how people’s food could be cooked and the size of their sodas in an unprecedented overreach of government power. Bloomberg also abused eminent domain to build a stadium. He even barred hospitals from releasing new mothers until they listened to lecture on the virtues of breast feeding as opposed to formula. He ordered hospitals to hide formula so as not to give new mothers ideas to ask for it. So one wonders by which standards does Bruce Rauner judge the performance of mayors ? It certainly can’t be economic performance. New York City has the largest big city tax burden in the country. From 1995 to 2010 New York lost $58 billion in outmigration. When Bloomberg became mayor 12 years ago, the city spent $1.7 billion per year on pensions, which went up to $8.2 billion in his last year. Let’s hope Rauner doesn’t want to emulate that record. But there are strong similarities between Bloomberg and Rauner. Both are strongly pro-choice on abortion. In his last re-election campaign Bloomberg spent $175 per vote—something Rauner is working feverishly to match. As the web site NoRauner.com wrote: “They both have been a Democrat, independent and a Republican. They are both so immensely rich that they are way out of touch with average folks. They both have a tremendous amount of hubris.”

1. The behavior of people who do things that they tell other people not to do: behavior that does not agree Hy•pIno the cdicti•onrary i•sy: with what someone claims to believe or feel Rauner’s campaign is the opposite of authentic. 2. The false assumption of an appearance of virtue Polls show support for term limits is off the charts, 3. Bruce Rauner so Rauner portrays himself leading an effort for term limits. It’s a rare issue on which he has a con - crete stand. He even set up a separate campaign committee to push for term limits. Rauner’s sep - arate term limits campaign committee drafted the Term Limits TV Ad language for the ballot initiative. Did you 8 Years - You’re Out know the language doesn’t cover term lim - its for the Governor? Except for Mayor Daley Bruce Rauner has had at least 5 different Rauner gave the head of the positions on the minimum wage in just a Chicago Democrat Machine few months so do you think his non-bind - $200,000 for his 3rd and 4th ing pledge not to serve beyond 8 years terms. would hold if he were to become gover - nor? Do you also know it won’t even cover How does that square with Speaker Madigan who has been Speaker Rauner’s call for term limits? of the House for 31 years because it won’t become effective until 2023? Actions speak louder than Actions do speak louder than words. If words. Rauner is truly committed to term lim - Rauner mouths support for its why did he give $50,000 to Chicago Mayor re-election. It just shows that Bruce Rauner says Richard Daley’s 3rd re-election campaign, and term limits because it polls one thing and does another. more significantly $150,000 to his 4th re-elec - higher than any other issue. tion campaign? Do you know that Bruce Rauner donated $4,600 But when the time came for in 2008 to radical left-winger then-Congressman, In Rauner’s ads he says “No more 30 year career now U.S. Senator Ed Markey from Massachu - standing on principle, Bruce politicians. Eight years and you’re out!” Do you setts? In 2008, Markey had already served 32 Rauner gave Mayor Daley know that this past June, Bruce Rauner con - years in the House and was running for his 17th $200,000 to run again and tributed to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch term? Markey has always been ranked as one of again and again and AGAIN . McConnell’s campaign even though he has served THE most liberal Members of Congress. 29 years and U.S. Senate terms are for six years? And that McConnell’s primary opponent is a self- Bruce Rauner certainly does not put his money made businessman? Making this point has noth - where his mouth is—he has done the exact oppo - ing to do with Senator McConnell’s merits for site. HYPOCRISY 10 Bruce Rauner bashes “career politicians” but acts like the worst of them. Who knows where he really stands? Finke: Rauner trips over changing stances Peoria Journal Star Posted Jan. 11, 2014 Bruce Rauner and his campaign team may want to do a serious evaluation of their damage-control efforts. It’s hard to see how they could do a worse job of it.

Republican Rauner: Cut state’s hourly minimum wage by $1 to be ‘competitive’ BY DAVE MCKINNEY Springfield Bureau Chief Chicago Sun Times, January 7, 2014

SPRINGFIELD — Republican Bruce Rauner is calling for a $1-an-hour rollback in the state’s minimum wage in a move Democrats described as “class warfare” on Illinois’ working poor.

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Rauner makes Rahm a rich man… “But Rauner is the one who helped Emanuel make several million dollars in private deals when Emanuel was between political posts.” — Chicago Tribune , Kass: Rauner’s outsider stance amusing to Dillard , October 23, 2013

“It’s Rauner, after all, who advised Rahm in the late ’90s to make his fortune as an investment banker and who hired him to represent GTCR in the purchase of a home-security company from SBC Communications. Proceeds from that deal, among others, put the Clinton operative, who had no prior business experience or education, on the fast track to earning $18 million in under 3 years. Fortune in place, Rahm sprinted down the road to elective office.” — Chicago Tribune , Rahm and Rauner are vacation buddies in Montana , October 2, 2013