Bill Preston and His Sign Outrage
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Apparently, he gets around. Here’s a pic of him protesting the BP spill. Can’t tell for sure it’s the same guy, but it seems likely unless two random dudes who hold political signs have a Bill and Ted fetish.
September 2010
Can’t Anyone Play This Game?
Kirk is just the awesomest politician ever.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Senate candidate Mark Kirk wants to bring an early end to the government bailout of banks and automakers, a program he originally supported.
The Republican says the Troubled Asset Relief Program is no longer needed. Kirk says the government would save $16 billion by halting TARP immediately.
Even if no action is taken, the TARP program is supposed to stop accepting new projects next month.
Emphasis mine. A profile in courage.
For more fun, Kirk is undecided on the Dream ACT:
While Democrat Alexi Giannoulias says he supports the DREAM Act, Congressman Mark Kirk is undecided.
This is on the heels of cutting a Spanish language ad where he talks about his deep support for the Latino community. But he hasn’t made up his mind whether those who serve in the US Military or attend college can be allowed to stay in the country. Tough call on that one.
Via Capitol Fax
More Roeser Hysterical Rantings
He thinks Rich is a commie pinko homo loving satan worshipper:
The Capitolfaxblog.com is comprehensive and not to be missed…but it is also true that it is an indentured foot-soldier of liberalism and apologist of abortion, gay lifestyle and all it involves. It has superb political connections with the Left and sits at the table with the lefty secular Big Foot journalists including Apassionata van Leftward the everlasting Girl Scout college girl `60s relic, Carol Marin, the one woman oligarchy. You’d imagine a town as big as Chicago would be able to different commentators—even if they have to echo the same liberal gruel. Not here. Marin is with The Chicago Sun-Times, NBC Channel 5 and WTTW-TV the public TV station.
. There is only one sizable independent voice among all of Chicago writers on public affairs print, radio and TV and that is John Kass of the Tribune. For the past few issues, The Capitol Fax has been laying into Kass—highly unprofessional because it accuses him of “making things up.” This of course it does not document. When it says that Kass makes up stuff and has no proof it crosses the line from journalistic competition to a hate-rag reflecting the sources with which it breathes in unison, the Madigans and the Daleys. Its continuing campaign against Kass is a scurrilous hit-and-run job. How did the legend grow that CFB knows more about politics here than anyone else? What stories did it break? None I know of. It’s written in a semi ungrammatical style about which it is impossible to ascertain whether it’s just sloppyness or done purposely for effect.
Capitol Fax is a to-the-death opponent of conservative social issues and so reporting on State Sen. James Meeks it says that if he runs for mayor he will be wounded by adversarial negative research…pointing out that—gasp—he is pro-life and anti-gay rights: two central teachings of Judeo Christian traditional theology…not that Capitol Fax knows or cares about these tenets, it’s main preoccupation being its substitute for absolutes: the well-being of liberalism and the Democratic party. It’s fallen behind in its research however. This country is on the cusp of revolutionary change at the ballot box and CPB continues on the supposition that there will be no change from the vise-like control of its Dem drinking buddies.
Rich, of course, actually specifically pointed out that Kass was tying Tom Dart to Madigan which is not only untrue, but pretty damn funny.
Poor,Poor John Burge
A big blow to law enforcement came a few months ago when U. S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald…the dogged “Inspector Javert” of our time who prosecuted Scooter Libby for obstructing Justice in the Valerie Plame case when all along Fitzgerald knew the identity of the leaker… convicted a retired top police commander of “brutality,” a decorated Army veteran, Jon Burge, who earned a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and two Army commendation medals for pulling wounded men to safety while under fire.
As a police officer Burge earned 13 commendations, a letter of praise from the Department of Justice and received a number of promotions for gallantry. He secured numberless convictions in the toughest areas of the South Side which led Jesse Jackson, Sr. and a host of critics including Fr. Pfleger to single him out as “target for tonight.” Squid-dominated GOP Gov. George Ryan tried to gain jury favor for his upcoming trial on corruption by commuting 167 criminals on death row (didn’t help: Ryan got sent away for 6 years).
In April, 2000 the Illinois Supreme Court reversed two Burge death row cases based on convicts’ allegations of torture by the police. After being pardoned by Ryan, the formerly convicted murderers filed lawsuits. Although Burge had been protected by statute of limitations, Inspector “Javert” Fitzgerald re-tooled the supposed offenses and charged Burge with two counts of obstruction of justice and perjury. Last June, Burge was convicted on all counts.
When dramatically sobbing on cue, freed gang members and their relatives appeared on TV, sob-sister liberal media viewed them as innocent on all charges: not so. Everyone who has ever covered crime here knows that the notches on their belts certify they are as guilty of countless executions. In fact, to gain respect with their seniors, new gang members must prove their adeptness at murder. It’s called rites of initiation.
Burge’s conviction and Daley’s knee-jerk adherence to the ACLU have demoralized cops who put their lives on the line every single day.
The media, sucker for weeping blacks, covered a story the other day that illustrates. Channel 2 sent Mai Martinez to interview witnesses to the death of a guy who was killed on an El after pulling a gun on a cop. While every black within blocks wept, screamed and sobbed on cue, a factual statement showed that the guy had been guilty of seven arrests. It’s the old con. If blacks tear up, TV news leads. It’s the closest thing they can get to covering “civil rights.”
Blacks and gang members are the same thing to Dear old doddering Roeser.
Talk about diversity in the nation’s conservative ranks!
Two white guys. A classic that is beyond parody at Illinois Review.
Awful, Just Awful
“All for One”
words & music: Kevin Chalfant & Chuck Giacinto
So tell me who will be the next to carry the torch
To ride in on a pure white horse
To wave the flag, to lead the way
To keep the promise of a bright new day
Chorus:
The dream is still alive inside our souls
Protecting the Freedom, we answer the call
Standing strong together, ‘though alone we may fall
Sacrificing All for One…and One for All
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Isn’t That Special
O’DONNELL: They’re getting away with nudity! They’re getting away with lasciviousness! They’re getting away with perversion!
Calling Dana Carvey.
Mark Kirk Can’t Wait to Bust The Budget
Mark Kirk keeps on ranting about the budget deficit, but wants to make sure he’s in the Senate early to stop tax cuts for the wealthy from expiring as he voted for them to years ago:
In a fundraising email today, Kirk reminded supporters about the possibility of a lame duck session with a poll asking, “Which of the following potential lame duck issues do you think would hurt the economy the most?” The poll included four options, but one of them was particularly noteworthy: “A 900 billion tax increase by allowing current federal tax relief to expire.”
Kirk is talking about the Bush tax cuts, which are scheduled to expire at the end of the year, and his premise underscores the GOP’s scornfully dishonest framing of this debate.
To repeat, the Bush tax cuts are scheduled to expire; Republicans passed them into law with an end date in order to hide their true, massive cost. Contrary to the GOP talking points, Democrats aren’t scheming to raise taxes. If Congress simply does nothing, taxes will go up on their own, thanks to Republican policies.
Not allowing the portion of the tax cuts targeted to the wealthy to expire will create a $700 Billion in additional federal debt. So put him in early to get ahead of the game busting the budget!
BGA’s Response to Berrios Campaign
Dan Lundy left the following in comments:
As President of the BGA Board, here is our official response to Mr. Berrios’ press release:
“In our 87 years of fighting waste, fraud and corruption, we always know we’ve struck a nerve when we become the subject of personal attacks like this. Naturally, we are disappointed that Mr. Berrios has chosen to attack us in this way, drawing in both our donors and Mr. Shaw’s wife. We strongly stand behind our Executive Director and our stories on Mr. Berrios.”
Christine O’Donnell: Well isn’t that just special?
Giving full credit to Brad Reed for coming up with her motto, but Christine O’Donnell is not only an uptight evangelical, but one who lectures and scolds everyone else for their behavior no matter how private. No one likes those kind of scolds. No one.
And since Brad came up with such a great motto, go join the Cheddarbomb for Feingold. He’s a a Cheesehead, but a decent one.