Archive for August, 2005
Posted in August 14th, 2005
In the previous post, you’ll find the speakers for Illinois DFA’s event, but the Dem Net will be having an impressive group as well. I’ll be making both events. The Corona Pavillon is an especially good location for a noon meeting at the State Fair, however. 😉 For more information–click the Dem Net Blog ad. […]
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Posted in August 14th, 2005
From the DFA folks who share one of my big hobby horse. Note that their meeting is one hour before the Dem Net Meeting at Noon, so you can make both (as I will be). I’ll post my letter to what I’d like to see the Party doing on here sometime Tuesday. I know not […]
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Posted in August 12th, 2005
Madigan and Jones are on board–it’d be a suicide run now. More importantly, while these are to a point honorary positions, it probably means we’ll be seeing a true coordinated campaign from top to bottom on the Democratic side. The only serious race in terms of statewide will be for the Treasurer’s position and everything […]
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Posted in August 12th, 2005
Sorry for offending anyone, but Bob Brigham has pissed me off. I like Bob and I think he’s doing a good job in general, but his attack on Rahm Emanuel is just bullshit. First, the DCCC screwed up the format of the call so that it was one directional. The blogosphere by nature is a […]
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Posted in August 12th, 2005
I know I criticize him more than probably even the Governor in comparison to their relative positions, but as a human being, Pat means incredibly well and has been attending the funerals of Illinois soldiers without any attention. I’d let that continue, but some cynics over at Capitol Fax’s blog are making an issue of […]
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
It seems that Jerry Weller is shy about his feelings on Social Security. When he visited Joliet he wasn’t too excited to talk about it: U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Morris, refused to give a citizens’ group a comment last week when they hounded him after a Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Citizen Action Illinois, […]
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
Lot’s of campaigns have been contacting me and vice versa. I’m trying to put together some general advice for them. Any campaigns interested, drop me a note at archpundit@yahoo.com. I’m going to send out a general memo on how to work the blogosphere and not just treat it as an ATM (which to my surprise, […]
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
Phelps is on the ‘right’ perhaps, but he isn’t of them. In fact, one of the closest political allies Phelps used to have (before completely going bonkers) was Al Gore. Gore long ago disassociated himself frmo the Phelps, but it isn’t fair to attack the right for this assclown. Alan Simpson, former Republican from Wyoming, […]
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
Rich (who respectfully disagrees with me in comments–Rich is usually pretty respectful anyway), has a hilarious idea I make my living off of the 1st Amendment. I revere it as a holy writ. In my younger days, I even went to a few protests. And I am no fan of violence. But it is my […]
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
The Wrong Reverend Fred Phelps is visiting East Peoria to protest a Marine’s funeral on Saturday. A lot of chatter suggests some respectful counter protests that honor the fallen Marine while standing up to Phelps. I get the impulse, but frankly, just ignore the idiot. My wife grew up in Salina, Kansas so the idiot […]
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
My e-mail is stuffed and generally with stuff I can’t or don’t want to ignore.
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
Lynn Sweet covers Cegelis’ effort to ramp up her campaign including –full time fundraiser –Hiring Adelstein/Liston for media and strategy (they worked for Bean–though Rahm did a lot of the planning for that campaign himself) –Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for polling I think we can all see exactly what Christine is doing and that is […]
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Posted in August 11th, 2005
Cegelis over at Kos and Zane Smith over at the At Center Network.
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Posted in August 4th, 2005
Because this is too much fun to wait for Monday
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Posted in August 4th, 2005
Lisa Madigan at the Bud Billiken Parade–from Ralph at Soap Box Chicago Lisa Madigan is looking for walkers for the Bud Billikin parade next weekend. The parade is Saturday August 13 on the South Side. If you can help, email hfield at lisamadigan dot org Durbin in the State Fair Parade Senator Durbin will be […]
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