Archive for December, 2007
Posted in December 12th, 2007
They never really work together. Until now 😉 From the Mark Pera campaign: A trio of political mavericks – Chicago Aldermen Manuel “Manny” Flores, 1st Ward; Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward; and Scott Waguespack, 32nd Ward – are supporting Democrat Mark Pera’s bid for Congress by hosting an upcoming fund-raiser. These three aldermen represent the changing […]
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Posted in December 12th, 2007
The Oprah runs a virulently non-union shop meme is shot down by Bob Johnson at Kos, but really, it wasn’t hard to disprove: ‘Oprah & Friends’ and AFTRA Enter into New Contract CHICAGO (June 27, 2007) — Members of American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, who are heard as program hosts and announcers on […]
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Posted in December 12th, 2007
Dana Milbank has a column being criticized in several places for suggesting that Hillary Clinton comes off as too smart. “We have one form of learning, which is pretty much an auditory form of learning supplemented by some visual aids,” she announced. “We are leaving out . . . kinesthetic and esthetic learners.” Further, she […]
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
Laesch and his people attack the Planned Parenthood endorsement of Bill Foster: Down the thread: The endorsement that we worked hardest for was the AFL-CIO’s and that means a lot to our campaign. Additionally, I did have words with PP in 2006 that dated back to a 2004 race. When I worked for Dr. David […]
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
Here We’ve seen the stages before because we’re from here, but it’s fun to watch the national press go through it all over again. 1. Holy shit, you’ve got to hear this guy speak. 2. Holy shit, this guy was the first African American editor of the Harvard Law Review. Everyone we talk to says […]
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
errr…that sounds much different than I meant, Rich points out he was right on the black vote breaking…Â
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
Bummer. Personal reasons…running for Congress is completely crazy so while there’s always cynicism about personal reasons, spending time with the family, etc., I tend to give them a break and believe them–unless their hand is caught in the cookie jar while announcing the decision.
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
The 1997 Bill: Those voting present were: Sens. Miguel del Valle, D-Chicago; Jesus Garcia, D-Chicago; Robert Molaro, D-Chicago; Barack Obama, D-Chicago and Margaret Smith, D-Chicago. The 2001 Bill: The Associated Press State & Local WireApril 6, 2001, Friday, BC cycleBYLINE: By The Associated PressSECTION: State and RegionalLENGTH: 269 wordsThe Illinois Senate voted 39-7 Friday for […]
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
Who else voted Present? Lisa Madigan on at least one vote: Â ENDORSED BY IL NOW PAC Â Statewide Rod Blagojevich D-Governor Alexi Giannoulias D-Treasurer Dan Hynes D-State Comptroller Lisa Madigan – Attorney General
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Posted in December 7th, 2007
Hysterical once I realized who was on the Illinois side of the attack….the Hull campaign staff and Bonnie Grabenhofer the President of Illinois NOW. You know, the Bonnie Grabenhofer of Illinois NOW who came to the defense of Blair Hull after allegations of spousal abuse with this: IL NOW pres. Bonnie Grabenhofer “said the six-year-old […]
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Posted in December 6th, 2007
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Posted in December 6th, 2007
Perhaps the single worst thing to come out from Democrats this cycle is the whining from two candidates that Iowa College Students who are originally from out of state will taint the vote. As someone who went to school in Iowa, but still voted absentee in Illinois, this is bullshit and I have no idea […]
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Posted in December 5th, 2007
Via Rich The Blagojevich Administration: The Blagojevich administration issued a written statement blasting the lawsuit as the work of “Republican activists.” “It’s unfortunate that two prominent Republican activists would go to court to take health care away from families,” Blagojevich spokeswoman Rebecca Rausch said in the statement. “President Bush wouldn’t even go to those lengths. […]
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Posted in December 5th, 2007
Perhaps the most annoying complaint in any election are the dark conspiracies and obsessions over the disappearance of yards signs, notable for never actually casting a vote. We have now reached the Presidential equivalent of the yard sign argument: A day after the Hillary campaign hit the Obama camp for bullying voters in nasty phone […]
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Posted in December 5th, 2007
Biden on Bush Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called that explanation “unbelievable.” “Are you telling me a president that’s briefed every single morning, who’s fixated on Iran, is not told back in August that the tentative conclusion of 16 intelligence agencies in the U.S. government said they had abandoned their effort […]
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