Archive for October, 2010
Posted in October 13th, 2010
GOP promotes Isaac Hayes: GOP gains traction in Jesse Jackson Jr.’s district 10/12/2010 10:51:46 AM By SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press Monday, October 11, 2010; 7:35 PM SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. — Isaac Hayes, a conservative Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., is getting more attention lately – and not just because he shares a […]
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Posted in October 13th, 2010
At HuffPo Chicago (HuffPo is still on the shit list) In my 30 years in Illinois politics, I have never seen a nominee for Governor who is more anti-woman and more anti-family than Bill Brady. Bill Brady is not your garden-variety downstate conservative. He is an extreme right-wing candidate and an activist leader in the […]
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Posted in October 13th, 2010
Exactly: A ‘voter integrity’ program? However he tries to dress it up, it sounds to me like Mark Kirk is talking about a coordinated campaign of voter suppression in some of Illinois’ best known African American neighborhoods. Indeed, although Republicans continually claim that such voter suppression campaigns are merely intended to prevent voter fraud, conclusive […]
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Posted in October 12th, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDVM4u-53Ow[/youtube] Let me point out that Kirk’s ‘plan’ involves giving some committee power to cut the budget and to make some small tinkerings around the edge of the federal budget while giving away $700 Billion in tax cuts to the wealthy.
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Posted in October 12th, 2010
A lot of outlets didn’t run with the Kirk audio for good reason–I couldn’t provide many details about the recording so they chose not to go with it. I fully understand and frankly if I hadn’t been able to confirm details I would have done the same. However, it’s a bit much to give ABC […]
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Posted in October 8th, 2010
So the Wall Street Journal got Kirk’s people to respond to the audio from the other day: The Kirk campaign denied any racial basis for the program. “Congressman Kirk supports statewide efforts to combat machine politics and voter fraud that is well-known in Illinois,” read a statement Thursday issued by Kirk spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski. “Just […]
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Posted in October 8th, 2010
Actually that isn’t true–he’s very loyal to the idea Royko suggested for the Chicago Motto-Ubi est mea? Where’s mine. Lectures about party loyalty are especially hypocritical coming from a guy like Berrios who twice jumped party lines, crossing over to the Republican side to support former Govs. Jim Edgar and George Ryan. Was it principle […]
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Posted in October 6th, 2010
The Legendary Fiscal Prudence the Chicago Tribune Ed Board lectures everyone about Mr. Michaels, a former radio executive and disc jockey, had been handpicked by Sam Zell, a billionaire who was the new controlling shareholder, to run much of the media company’s vast collection of properties, including The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, WGN […]
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Posted in October 6th, 2010
Southwest Side of Chicago South and West Side of Chicago (Update) Rockford Metro East [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-PMQm_mB1M[/youtube] You see, only black people try and cheat. Repeatedly it has been demonstrated that there is no appreciable vote fraud in terms of people voting twice or for someone else so there is one purpose to such an effort–trying to […]
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Posted in October 4th, 2010
Brady sticking with Heartland Community College being his only accomplishment in office. It opened two years prior to him taking state office.
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Posted in October 4th, 2010
Posted in October 4th, 2010
Jim DeMint finds new levels of douchebaggery by declaring single sexually active women and gays should not be allowed to teach school. Seriously. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) says that even though “no one” came to his defense in 2004 after he said that gay people and unwed mothers should be banned from teaching, […]
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Posted in October 1st, 2010
Two years before Bill Brady went to Springfield. Gov.Pat Quinn has repeatedly taunted state Sen. Bill Brady for his lack of accomplishments in 17 years in the General Assembly. When asked about this Thursday, Brady said not so! He said he played a key role in the creation of Heartland Community College, based in downstate […]
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Posted in October 1st, 2010
Eric Zorn has what should be one of the most telling quotes about Bill Brady all cycle: “There is a lack of transparency,” he said. “Yes we have an auditor general. And he provides us with reports and audits within about two years. But the governor says, and (Comptroller) Dan Hynes says, we owe over […]
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Posted in October 1st, 2010
For those who recall Fran Eaton and Jill Stanek attacking Debbie Halvorson for having HPV and essentially engaging in slut shaming regardless of the fact that it was Debbie’s first husband who exposed her to HPV. Let’s review their attacks on Halvorson: So when renowns like actress Marissa Jaret Winokur and Illinois state Sen. Debbie […]
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