I lost respect for Da Coach.

[Indyfan53]

Mike Ditka is featured in a new ad for Bruce Rauner, saying he should hit special interest groups in the mouth.

Does Ditka not realize Rauner is actually fighting for special interest groups? Ditka supports the union members (players) of the NFL, but not the teachers' unions?

If Da Coach is trying to turn bears fans in to packer's fans, he's succeeding.

[pbmus]

1. Da coach is just another self serving 1%er ...

his behavior does not surprise me at all...

[tularetom]

2. Only dumber than most of them

[global1]

3. Da Coach Will Promote Anything For A Buck.....

and I'm sure Rauner paid him well. Sorry to burst the bubble about the coach.

[Indyfan53]

4. I knew he was a republican, but this makes me mad.

[GitRDun]

5. Da Coach was a rep for a company I worked at / owned a part of years ago

All he cared about was his check.

He worships money. Suffice it to say if he supports Rauner, THEY PAID FOR IT!

[Stuart G]

8. Yes, Money is his God, well said, no text..

[Martin Eden]

6. Turn Bears Fans into Packers Fans?

That wouldn't happen even if Ditka bit the heads off cute little kittens.

[JayhawkSD]

7. "Ditka supports the union menbers (players) of the NFL"

The NFLPA, which is the players union is question, challenged the right of the NFL to punish players for accepting "bounty money" for deliberately inflicting injuries on players of opposing teams. The coaches and owners were suspended without pay for a full year for offering the bounty money, but the NFLPA sued in civil court to prevent the NFL from imposing any puntisment at all on the players who accepted the maony and actually inflicted injuries.

The NFLPA is now suing in civil court to reverse the suspension of Ray Rice for knocking his fiance unconcious in an elevator and dragging her out of it by her hair. The union does believes the suspension is excessive punishment.

Ditka should not be turning Bears fans into Packers fans, he should be turning Bears fans into Ice Dancing fans.

[Indyfan53]

9. Or baseball fans

George Carlin did a great job show how much nicer a sport it is compared to football.

[raising2moredems]

10. Pay no attention to rusted-iron mike

Cripes Ditka thought Palin was qualified. That in itself tells us me that his political picks are why he isn't coaching any more. Not sure if too many hits to the head or if he's just daft.

[City Lights]

11. I haven't been able to stomach Ditka for years.

His right-wing views are repugnant.