Proft is a legend in his own mind. Carol and Eric are right on this one.
Reddbyrd
· 6 months ago
"Having some fun" was an expressing popularized by the late Steve Neal...usually after he roasted someone. Neither Carol or Eric have those same skills
shore
· 6 months ago
I don't know if the liberal media line is going to resonate with people in a paper in a city that overwhelmingly votes for democrats.
To me the only good thing about proft is that he's neither a state government type or a millionaire, the only 2 kinds of republicans that ever seem to run. Some different ideas aren't bad.
A View from the Cheap Seats
· 6 months ago
The Berkowitz interview is interesting....I noticed it was awfully difficult for him to justify the taxpayer funded contracts...being a conservative.
Plutocrat03
· 6 months ago
Carol and Eric may be right about Mr. Profit, but he is right about the twisted media coverage in our area.
Rob_N
· 6 months ago
Holy cow! I feel a warm sting where Proft's "rapier-like wit" crossed paths with my cheek.
The sockpuppets must be slow in this heat...
BigDog
· 6 months ago
“I don’t believe there’s anybody in this state that has more innovative market-oriented ideas than I do.â€
I guess it's hard to argue this point when stated by a man who earned 300 Large to be spokesman for a building!
Jackson
· 6 months ago
I love when conservatives can't defend their positions so the blame the "liberal media". It pathetic.
Irked
· 6 months ago
=== “I am running for governor so that others like me, who might have lost faith in their party and their state, know that a choice exists and know that their fight has been joined,†===
"Their fight has been joined"?
Is he running for Governor or Knight of the Round Table?
And lost faith in their state? Who EVER had faith in state government? Certainly not any Republicans.
try this, Dan-O:
"I'm running for governor because, like so many other Republicans, I believe our Party has abandoned its core principles, and we can't get Illinois back on the right track until we get our party back on the right track. Instead of debating raising taxes, we should be debating lowering taxes. Instead of debating the creation of new government programs, we should be debating the creation of new jobs."
And to answer Marin's question, who does a Henchman like Proft hire to be his Henchman?
Someone like me, if he can.
Just sayin
· 6 months ago
This is a fight Dan Proft can't win. There is no explaining away his shady dealings in Cicero.
Also note that Cicero's new spokesman also works for Proft's media company. I would have to assume then he's still feeding off Cicero and its low income residents. And who knows what the status is of all the other contracts.
Any conservative or any other Republican who attaches to this guy is making a big mistake. Cicero is guaranteed to produce more embarrassing news, which of course begs the question, if you create bad press for your client, how well are you performing as a PR person? What is the town paying for exactly?
Carol Marin has the moral high ground on this one and hopefully she's not done. Proft has said some really nasty things about her. Proft likes to complain about bullies, but he's the biggest one out there.
Also take a look at how Dominick, with the help of one or more of Proft's employees, are trying to smear those women who came forward with allegations of sexual harrassment against Dominick. Town resources are being used to smear and intimidate women who work for the town. It also looks like they're trying to scare other women who might think of coming foward.
Proft can't run away from any of that. I personally think he's just running for governor to divert attention. In any case, he's not a serious candidate.
Rob_N
· 6 months ago
Just sayin, Proft's not a bully...
He's a loudmouth D-list conservative spinster Ann Coulter-wannabe with an ego as big as Blago's.
Niles Township
· 6 months ago
Anyone remember that Danny Davis could have spared us Toddler's years a sprez if he gave his to have his name put into nomination at the time.
wordslinger
· 6 months ago
Guy seems to have an awful thin skin for a politician.
Skeeter
· 6 months ago
I'm old enough that I almost never recoil in horror at anything written on Cap Fax, but the note that Danny Davis might run for Claypool's old seat sure did it.
Danny Davis for the Cook County Board? I was trying to imagine a job where Danny Davis could do more damage than he does in his current position. That might be it. Has Davis ever said no to any spending? He is the exact opposite of what the Cook County Board needs.
wordslinger
· 6 months ago
Skeeter, he was on the board before Congress.
Arthur Andersen
· 6 months ago
Rob, tell us how you really feel. j/k.
Personally, AA thinks the guy is such a tool his parents should have named him Snap-On.
Skeeter
· 6 months ago
Wordslinger And how did that work out for everyone?
Amy
· 6 months ago
the flap over the paper Proft started in college was all over the mainstream press here. probably some interesting quotes and thoughts from the young right winger back then. Proft is astoundingly bold in now claiming that he worked to defeat the huge public trough he worked for, the corrupt folks in Cicero.
Carl Nyberg
· 6 months ago
Proft blames all attacks against him in the media on the fact that liberals run the media.
Last time I saw Proft he was speaking to the media on behalf of the Morton HS board of education.
Morton was considering *expelling* students for non-violently protesting the Iraq War.
Proft claimed that the punishments had nothing to do with ideology.
But in reading Proft's complaints, it seems everything is about ideology to this guy.
BTW, how is being a PR flack for a medium-sized town with a bad reputation a stepping stone to becoming governor?
Leroy
· 6 months ago
Glad to see fat contracts off poor minorities is becoming quite an issue.
Now when can I see this applied to other politicians in Illinois? I'm anxious.
Phineas J. Whoopee
· 6 months ago
Proft is right about Marin not letting facts get in the way of her slant, however, he just gets upset because she manipulates better than him.
the Other Anonymous
· 6 months ago
Is now a good time to remind folks that Proft named his PR firm after the fictional character Francis Urquhart (called FU for short) who commits blackmail and murder in his quest for political power?
Obamarama
· 6 months ago
You're a professional PR consultant yet Marin and Zorn get under your skin?
You're a professional PR consultant yet you go on the defensive crying "liberal media bias!" when a reporter tells you that he can't wait to cover your campaign.
Hack.
Shared Responsibility
· 6 months ago
Skeeter:
Davis isn't running for Claypool's seat -- he's running for Board President.
Wumpus
· 6 months ago
I don't think Prof(i)t cares about winning, he wants the limelight of a campaign..to argue with people and to make himself a goto guy on something other than American Idol (for WLS, We Love Starfu...loving).
Marin, is this part really necessary? ...we can see how much money he actually siphoned from this blue-collar, mostly Hispanic community
Skeeter
· 6 months ago
Shared Responsibility -- Thanks. I misread the post. That's even worse though. After all those years of Todd, I might just leave the county if we are going to have four years of Danny K. Davis. Or maybe I will do something completely insane,like voting for Peraica.
Danny
· 6 months ago
Patti Blagojevich would get more votes than Dan Proft.
You gotta point
· 6 months ago
Danny Davis is on Ways & Means Committee so why would he want to leave Congress? He can shovel projects to his home district and Illinois til the cows come home! More importantly- who will take his place?
Marco
· 6 months ago
You are all pathetic, except maybe "Irked." I have wasted 5 minutes of my life reading these gossipy blog comments that I will never get back. I was looking for just one real critique of Profts ideas and policy arguements. The closest I found was an ok rewrite of his speech by a guy that sounds like he needs a job. If any of you could stop using media buzz words like "Cicero" and "No bid" long enough to read Dan's ideas, you might actually be surporised at how right he is.
wordslinger
· 6 months ago
--You are all pathetic..--
Marco, when you Proft guys really turn on the charm like that, my knees start to buckle.
Take a lesson from Francis Urqhuart -- he was never quite so public with his misanthropy.
A.K.A. Dorothy
· 6 months ago
Dan is extremely intelligent and a great guy! He knows how to run campaigns and now will be the perfect candidate. It is time to stop the Chicago Machine from taking over the rest of Illinois! Someone needs to stop them-and he can do it!It is a good thing that someone who really knows the issues can finally take them on.
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Neither Carol or Eric have those same skills
To me the only good thing about proft is that he's neither a state government type or a millionaire, the only 2 kinds of republicans that ever seem to run. Some different ideas aren't bad.
The sockpuppets must be slow in this heat...
I guess it's hard to argue this point when stated by a man who earned 300 Large to be spokesman for a building!
"Their fight has been joined"?
Is he running for Governor or Knight of the Round Table?
And lost faith in their state? Who EVER had faith in state government? Certainly not any Republicans.
try this, Dan-O:
"I'm running for governor because, like so many other Republicans, I believe our Party has abandoned its core principles, and we can't get Illinois back on the right track until we get our party back on the right track. Instead of debating raising taxes, we should be debating lowering taxes. Instead of debating the creation of new government programs, we should be debating the creation of new jobs."
And to answer Marin's question, who does a Henchman like Proft hire to be his Henchman?
Someone like me, if he can.
Also note that Cicero's new spokesman also works for Proft's media company. I would have to assume then he's still feeding off Cicero and its low income residents. And who knows what the status is of all the other contracts.
Any conservative or any other Republican who attaches to this guy is making a big mistake. Cicero is guaranteed to produce more embarrassing news, which of course begs the question, if you create bad press for your client, how well are you performing as a PR person? What is the town paying for exactly?
Carol Marin has the moral high ground on this one and hopefully she's not done. Proft has said some really nasty things about her. Proft likes to complain about bullies, but he's the biggest one out there.
Also take a look at how Dominick, with the help of one or more of Proft's employees, are trying to smear those women who came forward with allegations of sexual harrassment against Dominick. Town resources are being used to smear and intimidate women who work for the town. It also looks like they're trying to scare other women who might think of coming foward.
Proft can't run away from any of that. I personally think he's just running for governor to divert attention. In any case, he's not a serious candidate.
He's a loudmouth D-list conservative spinster Ann Coulter-wannabe with an ego as big as Blago's.
Danny Davis for the Cook County Board? I was trying to imagine a job where Danny Davis could do more damage than he does in his current position. That might be it. Has Davis ever said no to any spending? He is the exact opposite of what the Cook County Board needs.
Personally, AA thinks the guy is such a tool his parents should have named him Snap-On.
And how did that work out for everyone?
Last time I saw Proft he was speaking to the media on behalf of the Morton HS board of education.
Morton was considering *expelling* students for non-violently protesting the Iraq War.
Proft claimed that the punishments had nothing to do with ideology.
But in reading Proft's complaints, it seems everything is about ideology to this guy.
BTW, how is being a PR flack for a medium-sized town with a bad reputation a stepping stone to becoming governor?
Now when can I see this applied to other politicians in Illinois? I'm anxious.
You're a professional PR consultant yet you go on the defensive crying "liberal media bias!" when a reporter tells you that he can't wait to cover your campaign.
Hack.
Davis isn't running for Claypool's seat -- he's running for Board President.
Marin, is this part really necessary? ...we can see how much money he actually siphoned from this blue-collar, mostly Hispanic community
Thanks. I misread the post.
That's even worse though. After all those years of Todd, I might just leave the county if we are going to have four years of Danny K. Davis. Or maybe I will do something completely insane,like voting for Peraica.
Marco, when you Proft guys really turn on the charm like that, my knees start to buckle.
Take a lesson from Francis Urqhuart -- he was never quite so public with his misanthropy.