GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - April 22, 2008

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: The Combine dominated Chicago Tribune demonizes Republican candidates Greenberg, Oberweis, Ozinga, and Sauerberg as being "fat cats" and "millionaires" and "rich" and "wealthy"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-self-fund22apr22,0,1686576.story

ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Illinois Republican Party: No Outside Views Allowed - Lee Newcom
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/04/illinois-republ.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Could someone please explain to me why the Illinois Republican Party staff is making phone calls to county chairmen telling them not to allow people to speak who (gasp) may have ideas other than genuflecting to current leaders? This morning WLS radio commentator and long-time Republican activist Dan Proft spoke to our monthly Republican meeting. But not before our county chairman received a call from the state party headquarters warning him that he should not allow Proft to speak. Why? Well, Proft "bashes" the Republican party. Huh? Now I have heard Proft speak before and again today. He comes with a long pedigree of managing campaigns, writing and commenting on issues. He correctly speaks to the question of how we rebuild as a party. You don't correct your mistakes unless you are willing to ask where you went wrong and how you get back. That is NOT a negative message. It is engaging in dialog about where the party is and how we rebuild. In fact, Proft said nothing negative about the party or party leadership. He did make some very good points and I recommend him as a speaker to local GOP organizations. There will be no rebuilding by people who are determined that NO ONE may dare speak except current leaders. Party leaders who have a staff sycophant calling to suppress any ideas shows only the weakness of those leaders. So long as the Illinois Republican Party has a sign hanging out, "No Ideas Allowed," there will be no success.)
-- Constitution convention debated in DuPage County - Fran Eaton
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/04/constitution.html
-- Rauschenberger vs. Obama: Rounds 3&4 - Fran Eaton
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/04/rauschenberge-2.html
-- What is the "Day of Silence" and who is behind this effort to indoctrinate American youth? - Colleen Nolan, State Director, CWA of Illinois
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/04/what-is-the-day.html

CHAMPION NEWS
-- Champion News calls on GOP officials to release current list of State Convention Delegates and Alternates - Doug Ibendahl
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=934
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Editor's Note: The letter below was sent today to the 102 Republican County Chairmen in Illinois. We encourage our readers to also contact their own County Chairman directly and to request that the list of Delegates and Alternates be made publicly available. Where there are still vacant slots around the state, let's also offer to help those County Chairmen find committed, honest Republicans who are serious about getting to Decatur in June for the purpose of putting the Illinois Republican Party back on track. Dear County Chairman: I hope you're doing well. I'm writing today to ask if you might be willing to release the list as it stands now of your Delegates and Alternates for the upcoming State Convention. What we're trying to do is open up this process and protect against a repeat of the 2004 Convention in Collinsville which was such a major disappointment for most Republicans who bothered to attend. Delegates attend as representatives for all Republicans in their County. Republicans deserve to know who those representatives will be. I hope you agree.)

TAPROOT REPUBLICANS OF ILLINOIS
-- Does Illinois Need a Constitutional Convention? - George Kocan, TAPROOT Communications Director
http://www.taprootgop.org/

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
-- Will Governor Be Indicted Eventually? Most if not All Who Speculate Say Yes - Thomas F. Roeser
http://cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/will-governor-be-indicted-eventually-most-if-not-all-who-speculate-say-yes-basis-the-latest-cari-disclosure%2C1020/

DAILY HERALD
-- Suburbs, schools spend millions on lobbying state officials - John Patterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=176822&src=109
-- DuPage officials defend lobbyist spending - Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=177048

CBS NEWS
-- Fishing For Your Tax Dollars Shedd Aquarium Reels In Dough, But It's Still Getting Millions In Earmarks
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/18/eveningnews/main4028677.shtml

SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN
-- Illinois legislators take week off after hard work of blowing hot air - Kurt Erickson
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/04/20/opinions/guest_columns/24163058.txt

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Certain black Kankakee businessmen move away from integration and toward separatism and form a "Kankakee Black Chamber of Commerce"
http://www.daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=419058

AMERICAN THINKER
-- Earth Day Remembered - Nancy J. Thorner
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/04/earth_day_remembered.html

POLITICO
-- Suburbs are key to Democratic victory - Rahm Emanuel
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9752.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- Jim Durkin speaks at outstanding DuPage County Lisle Township Republican Organization monthly meeting; attendees include Bertulis, Bowler, Bucholz, Cassioppi, Connelly, Filipello, French, Fisher, Gilgis, Guerin, Healy, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Krause, Martinez, Meyer, Painter, Pittinger, Prueter, Redick, Ruscitti, Sandack, Senger, Smith, Trowbridge, Whelan, Yurgaitis - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Lisle Township Republican Organization (LTRO) held an outstanding meeting Monday evening, April 22, at the Lisle Hilton. LTRO Chairman Mike Prueter conducted the meeting. Jim Durkin gave an outstanding update on the McCain campaign. Attendees included Carol Bertulis, Mike Bowler, Fred Bucholz, Gerry Cassioppi, Mike Connelly, Lynda Filipello, Jay Fisher, Dorothy French, Kyle Gilgis, Dan Guerin, Jim Healy, Ann Jorgensen, Chris Kachiroubas, Doug Krause, Liz Martinez, Jim Meyer, Linda Painter, Dave Pittinger, Jeff Redick, Darlene Ruscitti, Ron Sandack, Darlene Senger, Sam Smith, John Trowbridge, Tim Whelan, and May Yurgaitis )