GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - May 15, 2008
NAPERVILLE SUN
-- Birkett says son's arrest unwarranted - Bill Bird
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/951512,6_1_NA15_BIRKETT_S1.article
-- Naperville officials not sold on ticket system for pot - Mike Mitchell
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/951513,6_1_NA15_BIRKETT_S3.article
BEACON NEWS
-- BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Mike Cetera uses the Birkett tragedy to legitimize and to promote the use of illegal drugs
http://blogs.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconblog/2008/05/welcome-to-being-like-the-rest.html
-- VERY SAD: Aurora's penalty for pot could be a ticket - Dan Campana
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/951457,2_1_AU15_CANNABIS_S1.article
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- VERY SAD: Aurora may mellow on pot possession penalties - Dan Campana
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/951432,CST-NWS-cannabis15.article
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Mississippi Congressional District 1, Louisiana Dist. 6, Illinois Dist. 14: For GOP, third lost seat may be cause for alarm - Jim Tankersley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-republican-congress15may15,0,6089346.story
-- Villa Park trustee bounced from state Senate ballot for voting as a Republican - James Kimberly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-villa-park-trustee-15-both-may15,0,3794451.story
-- Democrat Foster hires ex-St. Charles mayor Sue Klinkhamer as district director - James Kimberly
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/05/democrat-foster.html
-- Obama apologizes to reporter he called 'sweetie' - AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-obama-sweetie,0,4672930.story
DAILY HERALD
-- Recall option is the best for residents - Dennis McNally, Grayslake
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=190899&src=
-- The high cost of illegal immigrants - Robert Gosch, Arlington Heights
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=190852
-- Anatomy of what will be an Obama nomination victory - Paul Green
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=190936
PIONEER LOCAL
-- How should Congress tackle gas prices? - Matt Kiefer
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/mundelein/news/950624,mu-congressgas-051508-s1.article
-- OUTSTANDING: DuPage County Downers Grove Township Republican Organization adds committeemen
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/elmhurst/news/949880,em-poldgrep-051508-s1.article
(THE ARTICLE: The Downers Grove Township Republican Organization has added 34 new committeemen to its organization. Committeemen are the grass roots workers of the Republican Party who volunteer their time to distribute literature about Republican candidates and help get out the vote. Dan Cronin, chairman of the DuPage County Republican Party, was presented with the following names of resident volunteers to be appointed Republican Committeemen: Precinct 19, Joe Gomez of Westmont; Precinct 38, Keith Chval of Clarendon Hills; Precinct 48, Christina West of Downers Grove; Precinct 49, Robert Burgdorfer of Downers Grove; Precinct 50, Patrick Smith of Downers Grove; Precinct 51; Richard Sievers of Downers Grove; Precinct 60; Daniel Bilodeau of Darien; Precinct 65, Frank Salvato of Downers Grove; Precinct 71, Robert Senicka of Westmont; Precinct 73, Kimberly Hernandez of Downers Grove; Precinct 79 Erik Larson of Downers Grove; Precinct 82, Mary Martinovsky of Hinsdale; Precinct 83, Mario Santacaterina of Burr Ridge; Precinct 84, Erik Chalut of Hinsdale; Precinct 90, Judy Purcell of Downers Grove; Precinct 91, Danny Moustos of Downers Grove; Precinct 108, Sandra Heath of Downers Grove; Precinct 118, Erin Vaughan of Westmont; Precinct 120, Steven Nero of Downers Grove. The following residents of Downers Grove Township were presented for appointment as Republican Precinct committeemen in precincts outside the precinct where they live: Precinct 18, John Svitak of Westmont; Precinct 21, Mary Williams of Clarendon Hills; Precinct 25, Terry Huebner of Hinsdale; Precinct 57, Edelmira Kaltinger of Willowbrook; Precinct 58, Gregory Boltz of Downers Grove; Precinct 59, Michael Repolesk of Clarendon Hills; Precinct 62, Tom Kuttenberg of Willowbrook; Precinct 93, Gregory Abbott of Woodridge; Precinct 96, Robert Johnson of Downers Grove; Precinct 97, Rody Biggert of Hinsdale; Precinct 100, Kyle Gilgis of Downers Grove; Precinct 110, Joseph Kenny of Darien; Precinct 112, Raymond Bikulcius of Westmont; Precinct 114, James Mendrick of Woodridge; Precinct 127, James McCarthy of Hinsdale. The Downers Grove Township Republican Organization has 128 committeemen. It meets the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the Willowbrook Holiday Inn.)
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
-- Campaign finance reform measure gains ground - Kevin McDermott
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/7917ABA195F0AC388625744A001109BD?OpenDocument
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Representative Greg Harris, D-Chicago, uses seniors to discourage marriage and to promote homosexual activity
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x194397179/Sponsor-Civil-union-bill-would-help-seniors
RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
-- Time for state constitutional convention - Judy Baar Topinka
http://www.rblandmark.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=46&ArticleID=3804&TM=82877.63
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Illinois House Succeeds in Subverting Federal Law Once Again - Rosanna Pulido
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/05/illinois-house.html
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Aaron Jacobs responds to Tyler Jones RE: McKenna Misses the Point . . . Again
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/05/mckenna-misses.html?cid=114600446#comment-114600446
CHAMPION NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Audio clip of the May 11 program. Topics that John Biver, Doug Ibendahl, and Jack Roeser discussed included how Illinois went from Republican competitiveness to Democrat dominance, the Illinois Republican Party, and the upcoming State GOP Convention
http://www.championnews.net/talk/
REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Jeremiah Wright's Replacement, Rev. Otis Moss, Will Not Change Message Of Black Liberation Theology - Rev. Lainie Dowell
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/05/jeremiah-wright.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
-- GOP Stunned By Loss in Mississippi - Reid Wilson
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/gop_stunned_by_loss_in_mississ.html
CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
-- Ayers shudda been on “Laugh-In” - Dennis Byrne
http://cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/ayers-shudda-been-on-laugh-in%2C1121/
NEW YORK TIMES
-- NOT SURPRISING: Obama is Naral’s Choice - Sara Wheaton and Katharine Seelye
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/obama-is-narals-choice/
-- Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears - Adam Nagourney and Carl Hulse
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/us/politics/15repubs.html?em&ex=1210996800&en=5cb3725262e6dd07&ei=5087%0A
WASHINGTON TIMES
-- McCain's path to victory - Editorial
http://washingtontimes.com/article/20080515/EDITORIAL/902960102/1013
WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- The GOP Must Stand for Something - Karl Rove
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121081030507093579.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
-- Election Defeats Tempt House GOP To Distance Itself From Bush - Susan Davis and Sarah Lueck
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121081128756793711.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
-- In Defense of RINO Hunting - Pat Toomey
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121020675183775497.html?mod=Letters
-- Keep the Immigrants, Deport the Multiculturalists - Jason Riley
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121080967841993539.html
-- The Republican panic - Editorial
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121080704069593315.html
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Transcript of Bill O'Reilly interview of Sandy Rios and John Kass concerning Obama's connections with Ayers and Dohrn
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355673,00.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
-- MARK LEVIN: My advice to conservatives: Cut your ties from the Republican party. Cut your ties to the McCain campaign. Run on principle . . . it's all you have . . . If you follow these other Republicans, you will go down.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTA2ZmRkZDA2NjRjOGU1ZTk0MTRkYjRhNGE4MWI4N2E=
-- RUSH: You think I ought to be happy that there's conservatism out there. I'm not happy my own party wants to get rid of it. I'm mad that my own party wants to cast conservatism aside. I know there's plenty of conservatism out there. That's the source of the frustration. But conservatism by itself cannot move things. It needs a political party. In our political structure, it is parties that get things done. The Republican Party was the home of conservatism, and it still is. But the people that run the Republican Party right now are trying to get rid of it. And it's a death wish. It is an absolute death wish. And I'll tell you, if they happen to win, if the Republicans happen to win in November -- 'cause, look, as I said earlier, we're not going to vote for socialist Obama. He's a full-blown ignoramus, embarrassingly uninformed about crucial things. We're not going to vote for this guy. We're not going to vote for Hillary. We wouldn't vote for Al Gore. For some of us the question is, are we going to vote at all? But it's entirely possible, this newly constituted Republican Party which stands for nothing but liberalism lite might end up winning because a lot of the country might look at this socialist bunch the Democrats are offering and say pooey, and want no part of it, and then where are we?
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZmFkY2ZiNzJiYTgxZDI2YWZiYTZmODRhYzhmMjE0MTQ=
CHRISTIAN NEWS WIRE
-- Richard Viguerie: Republican Leaders Must Resign
http://christiannewswire.com/news/870646596.html
AFP
-- Shaken Republicans look to McCain as savior - Editorial
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDcTIo1bBHozHhsfdkcKKmq-cqfA
GOPUSA
-- Assimilation Of Immigrants - Paul M. Weyrich
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/pweyrich/2008/pmw_0513.shtml
-- Lesson in Leadership: Cover Your 'Bases' - Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=711
BLOOMBERG
-- Obama May Be Targeted by Republican Charges He's Soft on Crime - Heidi Przybyla
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aciAh7jvN8Is&refer=home
TIME MAGAZINE
-- Obama's Flag Pin Flip-Flop? - Jay Newton-Small
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1779544,00.html
WORLD MAGAZINE
-- Don't blame racism Obama’s recent setbacks are of his own making - Joel Belz
http://www.worldmag.com/articles/13997
ANDY MARTIN
-- Andy Martin Fights to Open Illinois Republican Party Martin fights to make National Committeeman an agent of integrity
http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-fights-to-open-illinois-r588346.htm
-- Congressman Ray LaHood faces lawsuit in Illinois fraud battle
http://www.pr-inside.com/congressman-ray-lahood-face-lawsuit-in-r589642.htm
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Ray LaHood has become a 'front' for the corrupt bipartisan Illinois 'combine' that controls politics in Illinois, says Republican reformer Andy Martin. 'LaHood wants to be National Committeeman so he can lobby and sell influence like his predecessors. That's not going to happen.' Martin says. Martin is filing suit Thursday against LaHood and others associated with him who are trying to rig LaHood's election at the Republican State Convention on June 7th.)
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Republican Party (IRP) posts application form to become the IRP National Committeeman or National Committeewoman. Submission deadline is May 23. Applicants are asked to provide information on their educational background, political background, professional background, statement of candidacy, and to "swear (or affirm)" in front of a Notary Public that "that to the best of my knowledge the information provided above is true and accurate."
http://www.digitalvictorycms.com/_uploaded/315363-IL%20RNC%20National%20Committeeman%20&%20Committeewoman%20Application.pdf
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Republican Party posts application form to become an at-large delegate or an at-large alternate delegate at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Submission deadline is May 23. Applicants are asked to "list all current or past political affiliations, elected position(s), and organizations that you have been involved in (please include dates of membership)"
http://www.digitalvictorycms.com/_uploaded/657536-2008%20National%20Convention%20At-Large%20Delegate%20and%20Alternate%20Application.pdf
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) Monthly Meeting: Bucholz speaks, DeMotte announces retirement, Dr. Bob announces Schillerstrom candidacy, MTRCC to be two star Operation Support Our Troops Illinois sponsor - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: MTRCC held another outstanding monthly Wednesday evening, May 14, at the beautiful Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. 56 MTRCC members attended. During the meeting, which was conducted by MTRCC Chairman Mike Formento, DuPage County Recorder Fred Bucholz gave an outstanding presentation on his department's operations; Milton Township Town Clerk Arlene DeMotte announced her retirement effective May 31; Dr. Bob Krzyzewski announced that DuPage County Board Chairman and DuPage County Republican Party Secretary Bob Schillerstrom had declared his candidacy for the Illinois Republican Party National Committeeman position; MTRCC members voted for MTRCC to become a $1,500 two star Operation Support Our Troops Illinois sponsor; Formento announced that the DuPage County Republican Party would host a countywide family picnic on September 6 in Wheaton and hold a golf outing fundraiser on September 15; and Tim Elliott, Ron Menna, Rose Palma, and Pyykkonen were appointed Precinct Committeemen. MTRCC Policy Committee Chairman Jim Flickinger announced that all but 8 of Milton Township's 109 precincts are now filled. Candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in attendance included Lori Carlson, Tina Connelly, Mike Connelly, Lynn Crane, Bob Earl, Grant Eckhoff, Chris Edwards, Sal Falbo, Beverly and Jeff Fawell, Pam Fenner, Dorothy French, Bob Grogan, Chris Hage, Chris Heidorn, Joyce Hundhausen, Chris Kachiroubas, Gary King, Georgia Koch, Bob Larsen, Howard Levine, Dagmar and Carl Lofgren, J.R. McBride, Ron Menna, Gary Muehlfelt, Barb Murphy, Debra Olson, Ron Smith, Rick Stock, Ronald Sutter, and Tim Whelan.)
-- Illinois Review bans Champion News - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: As everyone knows, inclusion or non-inclusion of an article in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS daily email does not necessarily mean that GOPUSA ILLINOIS agrees with it, disagrees with it, approves of it, disapproves of it, or authenticates it or its author. Many GOPUSA ILLINOIS daily emails include articles posted on www.championnews.net. Sadly, Illinois Review and Champion News are having a major dispute. Sadly, in its May 14, 2008 email, Illinois Review advised GOPUSA ILLINOIS that in the future, it would no longer allow Champion News articles to be posted on www.illinoisreview.typepad.com, that is, that in the future, it will delete any such articles included in copies of GOPUSA ILLINOIS daily emails. GOPUSA ILLINOIS hopes that Illinois Review reconsiders its decision. Unedited copies of GOPUSA ILLINOIS daily emails are posted each morning at www.gopillinois.com and on the Illinoize page at www.capitalfax.blogspot.com.)
