You know all those cute million dollar media buys with Bruce Rauner and his current wife, the alleged Democrat Diana?
By the way, Democrat Diana is a major Tea Party contributor.
Anyway.
On May 5th Business Insider ran a story about Rauner’s first marriage.
Turns out he was cheat.
Back in the 90s they called this having a paramour.
Did Rauner get that condo in the City for more reasons than getting his kid into Walter Payton?
He got busted by his wife.
He asked her for a reconciliation.
Then she discovered that while he was asking to reconcile he was consulting a divorce attorney in order to protect his financial assets.
To me, what is interesting about this story – aside from any perspective you might get about the character of the man who wants to shake up Springfield – is that the rest of the major daily print and electronic media won’t touch it.
Last month, a Chicago ABC affiliate reported Bruce and his second wife, Diana, have been married for “20 years.” On his campaign website, Bruce Rauner describes Diana as “the love of his life.” According to engagement notices posted in both The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune, as of 1989, Diana was an associate at the investment firm where Rauner was partner and was set to be married to another man.
It’s not like Chicago’s reporters have to do any real investigative journalism.
Business Insider has done that for them already.
Chicago. The home of The Eric Zorn School of Journalism.
In this case they didn’t even have to get off the couch.
Fred Klonsky 
Speaking of Zorn, check out his third, yes, third, post on “Smokey the Bear” vs. “Smokey Bear”. Sure glad to know nothing important is going on around Chicago.
And do no forget that Mr. Honest claimed three home owners exemptions in Illinois. Have you noticed that first wives rarely talk to the media? It is probably because of some clause in the settlement.
He should stick with the “fluff”!
Has a lot of money, but is morally bankrupt.
Reminds me of when Jack Ryan’s sealed custody documents were made public.
The press was happy to publish them, another breach of ethics.
Hey, what about Jesse Jackson?????
I have a suspicion that, “What about Jesse Jackson,” is your answer to lots of things.
Hey everyone! Fred got his copy of the Quinn strategy memo!
Talk about anything other than the abject failure of Quinn and the Dem power structure in Springfield. They must make this about irrelevant personal issues, or call warfare, or GTCR or alien abductions. It just can’t be about changing the direction of the state.
Rauner had a failed first marriage. OK, so did Quinn. So did Reagan. Etc, etc.
And in the midst of his collapsing marriage, he did less than virtuous things.
I truly hope that the entire progressive left will remain fixated on trying to change the subject. The voters of Illinois are furious. My God, the all-powerful Speaker can’t even get his sock puppet legislators to pass a tax increase! The tide is turning. Keep you heads in the sand.
Peace.
“Adam Smith”,
That’s cute. It wasn’t a “failed marriage.” He cheated on his wife. The asked her to reconcile so that he would have enough time for his lawyer to draft divorce papers and hide his bank account.
Voters will decide if this matters.
It says a lot that is doesn’t matter to you.
I’m sorry but Bill Clinton set the bar so low for outrage over marital infidelities, it is impossible to get worked up about this—unless you’re a leftwinger.
Clinton got blow jobs in the Oval Office yet all the libs insisted sex was a private matter and none of our business—unless it is a GOPer,of course. Now Clinton is an honored and esteemed representative of the Democrat Party—just like Teddy Kennedy!
Please stop the hypocrisy—you look like fools.
Your are writing to the wrong guy. I wasn’t one of the “libs” who insisted it is a private matter.
Clearly Rauner’s wife didn’t think it was a private matter or she wouldn’t have divorced the skirt chaser.
Personal behavior in a public arena is not private. In any case, let the voters decide if it matters. The issue is why the media is so quiet about it?
Because it is a non-issue. Illinois is in a world of hurt on multiple levels; this little “scoop” has been out there for some time—even I know about it and you can be sure if the leftwing press thought it was a big deal it would be a big deal.
But with a history of Bill Clinton, Teddy Kennedy, John Edwards, The Weiner, etc. the outrage factor for this sort of thing is close to zero. If divorces were a big deal in Illinois we would know more about Quinn’s divorce—wouldn’t we?
As it is we know nothing about Quinn’s divorce, so open the records and as you suggest—let the voters decide.
Fair is fair—let’s dwell on dueling divorce records will Illinois is in flames.
Sounds like a plan and maybe it will take some of the focus off Quinn’s budding scandals.
Actually, the only one who seems to be dwelling on this is you.