Comments on: Did They Speak or Did the Speaker Just Glare http://archpundit.com/blog/2010/02/07/did-they-speak-or-did-the-speaker-just-glare/ Illinois, From Misery Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:34:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carl Nyberg http://archpundit.com/blog/2010/02/07/did-they-speak-or-did-the-speaker-just-glare/comment-page-1/#comment-19469 Carl Nyberg Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:22:15 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/2010/02/07/did-they-speak-or-did-the-speaker-just-glare/#comment-19469 First, the chairman of the party has responsibilities beyond endorsing an opponent of the bad news candidate. Second, Madigan endorsed Art "Stupid" Turner. How stupid is Turner? Too stupid to get the media to cover allegations against Scott Lee Cohen. Now that stuff can be released directly online without going through the media, there's no excuse for Turner, Link and Boland not getting the info out. They suffer from incompetence. First, the chairman of the party has responsibilities beyond endorsing an opponent of the bad news candidate.

Second, Madigan endorsed Art “Stupid” Turner. How stupid is Turner? Too stupid to get the media to cover allegations against Scott Lee Cohen.

Now that stuff can be released directly online without going through the media, there’s no excuse for Turner, Link and Boland not getting the info out. They suffer from incompetence.

]]> By: Campaigner http://archpundit.com/blog/2010/02/07/did-they-speak-or-did-the-speaker-just-glare/comment-page-1/#comment-19467 Campaigner Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:42:44 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/2010/02/07/did-they-speak-or-did-the-speaker-just-glare/#comment-19467 Madigan is a big problem. Anyone who has worked on enough campaigns in Illinois knows that if you aren't working for a candidate for State Representative then you can't expect any help or cooperation from the state party. You might even have the party working against you. He has consistently fought against any downstater who shows signs of being a leader. But, he doesn't mind backing downstate candidates too conservative or too stupid to be a statewide threat (think about Mangieri). Durbin deserves much credit for stepping up to the plate and organizing the party in downstate for several years now. Madigan needs to finally get out of the way. Madigan is a big problem. Anyone who has worked on enough campaigns in Illinois knows that if you aren’t working for a candidate for State Representative then you can’t expect any help or cooperation from the state party. You might even have the party working against you. He has consistently fought against any downstater who shows signs of being a leader. But, he doesn’t mind backing downstate candidates too conservative or too stupid to be a statewide threat (think about Mangieri).
Durbin deserves much credit for stepping up to the plate and organizing the party in downstate for several years now. Madigan needs to finally get out of the way.

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