Archive for June, 2010
Posted in June 22nd, 2010
Via Rich Scott Lee Cohen hired Gator Bradley to do his petition work. That should help the image out: Cohen spokesman John Davis acknowledged that the campaign paid petition circulators $1.50 a signature and that the ballot drive was coordinated by former Gangster Disciples leader Wallace “Gator” Bradley. More: “At first I was […]
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Posted in June 22nd, 2010
Via Rich We hear that Mike Niecestro will not be on the ballot. This isn’t terribly surprising, but I love the description: Millionaire mortgage banker Mike Niecestro, the west suburban conservative who talked for months about running as an independent against Republican Kirk, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and the Green Party’s LeAlan Jones, did not […]
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Posted in June 22nd, 2010
Or perhaps I’m the Daily Chump: I thought it was bizarre at first, but accepted that a church pre-school might well take in some students who would be disadvantaged and Kirk was projecting a bit. No, he was just making shit up. I still believe he worked there–records and memories from that long ago […]
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Posted in June 22nd, 2010
Carl Officer is back in politics and running for US Senate. Apparently he is running to demonstrate that, in fact, there can be a greater embarrassment to the State of Illinois other than Rod Blagojevich and Roland Burris. No, I am serious. Officer is currently on the East Saint Louis School Board which primarily […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
It’s like they took a stupid pill. Not that I mind, mind you: The oil spill in the Gulf is this nation’s largest natural disaster and stopping the leak and cleaning up the region is our top priority. Congressman Barton’s statements this morning were wrong. BP itself has acknowledged that responsibility for the economic […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
That he could probably have killed the school issue by saying he said something stupid and regrets the error. He talks a lot and says something dumb every now and then sorry for the misleading statement. Instead he issues a correction dripping in condescension and passive aggressiveness to a story by claiming he was […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
I’m not sure it helps: June 17th, 2010 Yesterday, in its story confirming that Congressman Kirk once worked as a teacher, the New York Times incorrectly attributed a background statement to Kirk campaign spokesperson Kirsten Kukowski as follows: “His spokeswoman said the congressman was referring to nursery school students in Ithaca, not his students in […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
From the ILGOP Press Release: But while Alexi is talking tough about BP today, according to the City of Chicago’s Board of Ethics disclosure forms, from late 2003-2008, Alexi’s Political Director Endy Zemenides — often referred to as “a top aide to U.S. Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias” – was lobbying for BP Bovis Global Alliance. […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
From the inbox “I oppose the compromise that would exempt the NRA from the disclosure and disclaimer requirements in the current bill. It’s sadly ironic that legislation entitled the DISCLOSE Act would permit non-disclosure from one of the most powerful lobbies in the country. Compromise is a necessary part of policy making, and any proposal […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by some of the more left of the left who are constantly upset that Obama isn’t pounding tables and acting dramatic, but I am given he was nicknamed by some as no-drama Obama which was one of the best things about the guy. There are certainly valid criticisms of […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
Jumping on the Joe Barton apology to BP: Following the lead of Representative Joe Barton (R-TX), God issued a rare apology to oil giant British Petroleum via press release. “I need to set the record straight, this disaster could have been averted. If nature was not there to be spoiled this oil spill would be nothing more than another land clean up […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
Rich has pictures of the place the little bastards in pre-school might have brought guns to school at…. I thought it was bizarre at first, but accepted that a church pre-school might well take in some students who would be disadvantaged and Kirk was projecting a bit. No, he was just making shit up. I […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2010
Posted in June 16th, 2010
Republicans calling $20 Billion in an escrow fund for those suffering losses due to the leak a Chicago Style Shakedown. “We all agree that BP should be held fully responsible for its complicity in the oil tragedy in the Gulf,” said Chairman Price. “In fact, BP has already begun paying claims. Any attempt by […]
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Posted in June 16th, 2010
Apparently Mark Kirk saw those preschoolers as pretty mean little bastards: In a speech on the House floor on Sept. 19, 2006, as he talked about school safety, Mr. Kirk spoke about “the kids who were the brightest lights of our country’s future, and I also remember those who bore scrutiny as people who […]
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