Archive for June, 2010
Posted in June 29th, 2010
In some ways It’s been nice seeing an Illinois GOP at least put up a fight instead of sending Andy McKenna around to whine. However, it’s gotten a bit predictable: Giannoulias Has Questions To Answer “You have to be as transparent as possible and answer questions.” – Alexi Giannoulias, June 18, 2010 SEIU Official […]
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Posted in June 29th, 2010
You always hear stories about how Blagojevich had no attention span so his staff just ignored him most of the time, but wow: In the latest recording played at Rod Blagojevich’s trial, a breathless former governor can be heard pumping iron as he discusses his newest idea for Illinois’ next U.S. Senator: Oprah Winfrey. […]
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Posted in June 29th, 2010
Posted in June 29th, 2010
Markos prints a critique of Research 2000’s polling that is stunning. I was reading through it and this is where I knew pretty much all I needed to, though the authors make the case in great detail: Were the results in our little table a fluke? The R2K weekly polls report 778 M-F pairs. […]
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Posted in June 29th, 2010
Breitbart is offering $100,000 for the full archive of the Journolist. I’ve had $100,000 burning in my pocket for the last three months and I’d really like to spend it on a worthy cause. So how about this: in the interests of journalistic transparency, and to offer the American public a unique insight in […]
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Posted in June 29th, 2010
Tom Balanoff’s testimony regarding the Senate Seat: Blagojevich responded that he was in “active discussions” with the Madigans about appointing Lisa Madigan and was holding out for a legislative package with the House speaker. “I said that could be months. He said, ‘Yeah’. I said Valerie Jarrett, I don’t believe she has that kind […]
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Posted in June 29th, 2010
Randall Stufflebeam of the Illinois Constitution Party appears to have no challenges to his petitions to be placed on the ballot for US Senate. He had only 34,000 signatures with a needed 25,000 signatures meaning it was pretty unlikely he would survive a challenge. If this works as it seems to be working out, Mark […]
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Posted in June 29th, 2010
Okay, I’m especially pissed after I gave him some leeway on the issue of being a pre-school teacher and he turned out not to be, so take this as someone who feels a bit taken… He had to be thinking to make up some of this.. On embellishments: “I wasn’t thinking.” On his […]
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Posted in June 29th, 2010
Posted in June 29th, 2010
Crazy people make blogging fun. We have our own Orly Tai(n)tz here in Illinois—Sharon Meloni. She’s objecting to multiple candidates’ filings because there is no proof of their citizenship. To support the argument she says: The objection is based on the fact that there is no evidence that any of the candidates fit US […]
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Posted in June 25th, 2010
I’m pretty sure that Bill Brady’s campaign manager has been trying to get the above phrase into his idiot candidate’s head for the last few months. It’s not working: SPRINGFIELD — Republican governor candidate Sen. Bill Brady today said he supports lowering Illinois’ minimum wage if he wins in November and the state rate […]
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Posted in June 23rd, 2010
Gator Bradley delivered a ton of signatures (no word on how many are valid as of yet) for Cohen, but Niecestro paid an idiot $10,000 and got nada. Kelly didn’t even bother to forge some signatures. Stufflebeam reports 34,000 signatures: At least one candidate a lot of conservatives will now be watching is […]
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Posted in June 22nd, 2010
Via Rich Blagojevich’s ‘defense’ team filed for a mistrial because too many of the objections by the prosecution have been sustained. No, seriously. The judge’s response is the best: A barely audible Judge James Zagel is explaining his repeated upholding of prosecution’s objections after Rod Blagojevich’s defense team asked for a mistrial today. “I […]
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Posted in June 22nd, 2010
Imagine the hilarity. It’s like a bad sitcom plot: One of the oddest ruminations expressed by Blagojevich on the Nov. 3, 2008, wiretap played in court was his suggestion, admittedly wild, that he might wangle an appointment to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations out of Barack Obama if he picked […]
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Posted in June 22nd, 2010
Niecestro or Cohen. Kind of like …and remember death is not an option… Niecestro just told everyone that he relied on a notorious flake to gather his petitions and then came up with zero. Apparently he didn’t check or confirm progress, he just found out they didn’t get done. Cohen is hiring […]
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