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Richard Irvin opposing Pritzker: "All Lives Matter" (Original Post) live love laugh Mar 2022 OP
when I hear "All Lives Matter" Skittles Mar 2022 #1
Yeah and ... wait for it ... he's black!! live love laugh Mar 2022 #2
in that case it is even sadder Skittles Mar 2022 #5
Yes, it is. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #13
I love Pritzker! dixiechiken1 Mar 2022 #3
So do I. 👏🏼 live love laugh Mar 2022 #4
Same here! PortTack Mar 2022 #6
Yep we are actually paying our bills on time & questionseverything Mar 2022 #7
Illinois Credit Was Almost "Junk" Rated... ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #17
Me, too! ShazzieB Mar 2022 #12
I met him early on when murielm99 Mar 2022 #16
Irvin is a let's take our country (state)back guys. kacekwl Mar 2022 #8
He's a POS live love laugh Mar 2022 #9
Yep. n/t kacekwl Mar 2022 #10
Where can I buy an "Irvin Sucks" sign? The Polack MSgt Mar 2022 #11
When you find out LMK 😂😂 live love laugh Mar 2022 #14
The man is a shithead. murielm99 Mar 2022 #15
He's Tilting At Windmills ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #18

Skittles

(159,908 posts)
1. when I hear "All Lives Matter"
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 07:18 PM
Mar 2022

I know that person doesn't think black lives matter - jeez, they cannot even SAY it

live love laugh

(14,495 posts)
2. Yeah and ... wait for it ... he's black!!
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 07:21 PM
Mar 2022


Seems he may be backed by RWers. Who would’ve guessed. There’s been a battle for IL for a long time. The last Republican governor was a miserable failure but they’re at it again.

ShazzieB

(18,845 posts)
13. Yes, it is.
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 10:02 PM
Mar 2022

I just don't understand black people who choose to be Republicans. How can they vote for people who represent a party that advocates white supremacy, much less run for office on their ticket? It makes me feel like screaming, "Dude, what are you doing? Don't you know what the GOP really thinks of people like you? Those snakes would throw you under the bus at the drop of a hat! Please, step away before you get hurt!"

questionseverything

(10,238 posts)
7. Yep we are actually paying our bills on time &
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 07:27 PM
Mar 2022

Our credit rating went up

He would be doing even better if the 2 tier tax system had passed

He is proof not all billionaires are bad!

ProfessorGAC

(70,286 posts)
17. Illinois Credit Was Almost "Junk" Rated...
Sun Mar 6, 2022, 07:46 PM
Mar 2022

...when he took office.
It's up THREE levels in 3 years!
That's because he's a billionaire who actually understands finance unlike a certain vulgarian we all know.
Oh, and he actually is a billionaire!

ShazzieB

(18,845 posts)
12. Me, too!
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 09:49 PM
Mar 2022

I had the good fortune to meet him before the 2018 primary, when, the local Indivisible group put on a series of meetings to which the various gubernatorial candidates were invited to come and speak to voters. I was greatly impressed with his sincerity and genuine concern about the state's problems. I have a pretty good built in bullshit detector, and it was registering absolute zero when I heard him speak. I became a Pritzker supporter on the spot, and have been very, very pleased with my choice every step of the way.

Those people with the "Fuck Pritzker" signs in their yards? Fuck THEM!

murielm99

(31,478 posts)
16. I met him early on when
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 01:40 AM
Mar 2022

there were still several candidates. He came to our five county JFK dinner. So did Kennedy. It was early days, and no one else bothered.

I wonder how many terms he has in him. Unfortunately, I do not think it is more than two. I think his health could become an issue. He has gained a lot of weight. Too many political meals. I know this from sad experience. I have to be careful about those meals, too.

kacekwl

(7,587 posts)
8. Irvin is a let's take our country (state)back guys.
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 07:45 PM
Mar 2022

Says he's tough on crime and wants to fund police not de-fund them. Typical Republican talking points. When I heard all lives matter I knew all I needed to know.

The Polack MSgt

(13,445 posts)
11. Where can I buy an "Irvin Sucks" sign?
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 09:00 PM
Mar 2022

I need to counter act the "Pritzker Sucks" mouth breather, drooling, Trumpster sheep-dicks I have for neighbors down here in Clinton County

murielm99

(31,478 posts)
15. The man is a shithead.
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 01:22 AM
Mar 2022

That angry tell-it-like-it-is stuff is over. This country has voted overwhelmingly for real leadership, not macho bullshit. Illinois voted for real leadership when we dumped Rauner for Pritzker. I love Pritzker!

ProfessorGAC

(70,286 posts)
18. He's Tilting At Windmills
Sun Mar 6, 2022, 07:48 PM
Mar 2022

Even with a conservative message, the yahoos in Danville & Decatur aren't voting for a black guy.
I don't think he'll get double digits in the primary.

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