Archive for October, 2003
Posted in October 17th, 2003
Without commenting on whether the CTU members should have accepted the contract put before them, I was struck by Mayor Daley’s comments after the failed vote (cited on the Chicago tribune’s website): "Where is the money (for bigger raises) going to come from?" Daley asked. "Public employees have to understand," Daley said. "Taxpayers pay your […]
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Posted in October 17th, 2003
And although they look impressive for Hynes, if put within the context of a competitve race, they represent one more disappointment on his way to coronation. Let’s face it, like it or not, this is a competitve Senate race in a State with a very expensive media market and a multimillionaire competitor. So unless one […]
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Posted in October 15th, 2003
if I just turn it over to the guest blogger now. I’m very bitter. See you on November 1st. Thanks Armchairpundit.
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Posted in October 15th, 2003
Via Kos Via Political Wire Haley Barbour went to the CofCC picnic. The election year Mississippi Black Hawk Barbecue and Political Rally held on July 19 drew dozens of political candidates and was attended by a crowd of over 500. The Black Hawk Barbecue is sponsored by the Council of Conservative Citizens to raise money […]
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Posted in October 15th, 2003
I mean all of the jokes about Bartman humorously–no one should bother him, his family, or his employer. In fact, I wouldn’t have named him at all had I had information that wasn’t already widely known publicly. What he did was stupid, but just that and it is a game. Bloviator criticized the media for […]
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Posted in October 15th, 2003
A more neutral take on Bartman, the spoiler of all that is holy, can be found at Eat Your Vegetables I’m trying to feel sorry for the guy, but it just isn’t working.
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Posted in October 15th, 2003
Kathuria filed a lawsuit against the Trib yesterday. The lawsuit alleges that Kathuria of Oak Brook could lose $100 million in pending business ventures and future deals if the newspaper is not forced to remove the story from its Web site. Kathuria also is seeking a court order for the newspaper to post retractions both […]
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Posted in October 15th, 2003
If the Cubs lose tonight, I wouldn’t have been able to blog afterwards for two weeks anyway. Zorn gets it right That Marlins’ 8th inning reeked of history, of pitiful stories we will tell our children’s children in 2045 during the centennial commemoration of the Cubs’ last World Series appearance. …in aught three, we were […]
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Posted in October 15th, 2003
I attempted to post this last night between the 2nd and 3rd outs in the bottom of the 9th…. Security escorted him out early to avoid any confrontations. I just talked with someone before the last out and they took him out at the beginning of the 9th. That is probably for the best-perhaps he […]
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Posted in October 14th, 2003
who interfered with Moises Alou on the foul ball. NOW! In a sign of the apocalypse, Spoons and I are on the same page here
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Posted in October 14th, 2003
For my time away, we will have a guest blogger–Armchairpundit (not armchair analyst) who describes himself thusly, I am a centerist gay activist from Chicago involved in national and local GLBT issues. I think you’ll enjoy him and his take on Illinois politics. And I thank him for giving me a break while keeping the […]
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Posted in October 13th, 2003
to the world of being a public figure. If you can’t handle a tough news story without resorting to a lawsuit, this is going to be a very, very long primary campaign. The lawsuit has no merit. It is going nowhere and it is going to doom any good press the campaign was going to […]
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Posted in October 13th, 2003
Via Illinois Senate here is the press release from Kathuria Dr. Kathuria for U.S. Senate 2004- Press Release-October 13, 2003 MEDIA ALERT: DR. KATHURIA TO RESPOND TO MALICIOUS AND DEFAMATORY ATTACK BY RICK PEARSON AND CHICAGO TRIBUNE Dr.Chirinjeev Kathuria, Republican candidate for the United States Senate, will respond to the front page smear piece published […]
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Posted in October 13th, 2003
ILLINOIS COMPTROLLER DAN HYNES RELEASES PLAN TO CREATE JOBS IN AMERICA U.S. Senate Candidate Releases Comprehensive Plan To Get America Working Again Springfield, IL ? Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes visited Springfield today to unveil his plan to create jobs in America if elected to the U.S. Senate. ?We have lost over 3 million jobs in […]
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Posted in October 13th, 2003
The Illinois Channel has made the NAACP Candidate Forum available on-line.
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