GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - June 1, 2008
CBS2
-- Political Buzz: State Budget OK'd, Obama Resigns - Mike Flannery
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/state.budget.session.2.737465.html (Includes video clip)
-- Obama Resigns 20-Year Church Membership - AP
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/barack.obama.Trinity.2.737576.html (Includes video clip)
-- Record Number Of Bloggers Allowed At Democrat Convention - AP
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/bloggers.Democratic.National.2.737679.html
ABC7
-- Lawmakers prepare to pass budget, go home - AP
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6177447 (Includes video clip)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Obama quits Chicago church steeped in controversy - Tom Raum
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-obama,0,5575263.story
-- Obama leaving his church - John McCormick and Manya A. Brachear
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/05/cnn_obama_leaving_his_church.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-obama-churchjun01,0,5752605.story
-- Illinois legislators send new budget to governor - Rick Pearson and Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-legis-01-bdjun01,0,1235954.story
-- 'Pay-to-play' ban is passed State budget also sent to Blagojevich, but capital plan stalls - Ray Long and Jeffrey Meitrodt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-new-legis01jun01,0,543873.story
-- Lawmakers back campaign cash crackdown - Ray Long and Ashley Wiehle
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/05/lawmakers-back.html
-- McCain & Obama: Misplaced disdain Candidates' attacks may come back at them - Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0601chapmanjun01,0,6389509.column
-- THE TOWN YOU LIVE IN SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOU: VERY SAD: 'Swingtown,' sex and the suburbs: Winnetka writer brings risque business to CBS - Maureen Ryan
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/swingtown/index.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Barack Obama quits Trinity United Church of Christ - Lynn Sweet
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/981141,obama053108.article
-- Rev. Pfleger: 'They want to kill me . . . it's been ugly' - Dave Newbart
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/981215,pfleger053108.article
-- Gospel of derision sullies rebel priest Pfleger - Carol Marin
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/980609,CST-EDT-carol01.article
-- The Pfleger we know well shocks nation Trash-talking suits priest's purpose -- but not Obama's - Mark Brown
http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/980739,CST-NWS-brown01.article
-- Gov gets 'pay to play' ban, warning not to change it - Dave McKinney
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/981725,CST-NWS-ethics01.article
-- VERY SAD: BILL CLINTON LEGACY: News to parents: Your kids are already having oral sex - William Saletan
http://www.slate.com/id/2192260/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every day, thousands of parents sit down with their children to talk about the facts of life. They want their kids to know how babies are made, how serious sex is, and how they can protect themselves. For most of us, the topic is awkward enough without getting into advanced stuff. That's why the coverage of President Clinton's affairs felt like such a cultural assault. We just want to stick to the basics. Well, you can kiss that era of innocence goodbye. I'm not talking about your kids' innocence. I'm talking about yours. For your information, Mom and Dad, oral sex is now more basic than vaginal sex. That may not be part of God's or nature's plan. But according to survey data, it's a fact of life.)
DAILY HERALD
-- Ethics deal faces uncertain future on governor's desk - Amber Krosel
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=201239&src=5
-- Suburban roll call on Senate lottery vote - John Patterson
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/139
-- Not all Germans supported Nazis - Rita Heisler, Hoffman Estates
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=200601&src=
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Legislators OK budget, head home Blagojevich must balance it - Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x2031261089/Legislators-OK-budget-head-home
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
-- Illinois lawmakers may put budget burden on governor - Kevin McDermott and Kathleen Haughney
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/420ECF6437FBBA688625745B00078B70?OpenDocument
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
-- Don't give ex-governor a pass Were president to commute Ryan's sentence, it would send wrong message to anything-goes Illinois - Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinions/x491731183/Dont-give-ex-governor-a-pass
KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
-- State budget passes; bleeding red - Scott Reeder
http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=421628
-- Lawmakers hold showdown over ethics in Springfield - Adrea Zelinski
http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=421629
-- House Democrats' mistrust scuttles capital budget - Stephanie Sievers
http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=421640
COURIER NEWS
-- Budget woe: Source of cash - Ryan Keith
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/981533,3_1_EL01_A1BUDGET_S1.article
QUAD CITY TIMES
-- $59 billion budget deal OK'd by Illinois General Assembly - Mike Riopell and Kartikay Mehrotra
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/illinois/doc48420827ef52f452661343.txt?sPos=2
-- Support for statewide construction plan crumbling in Illinois - Kurt Erickson
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/illinois/doc4842079bd0f8f938671783.txt?sPos=2
SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN
-- State's solution to problems is simple: Keep asking for money - Kurt Erickson
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2008/05/31/opinions/guest_columns/24640804.txt
NORTHWEST HERALD
-- Lawmakers send one of two spending bills to governor - Ryan Keith
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/05/31/news/state/doc4841b47972749586213444.txt
NAPERVILLE SUN
-- Taking a piece of the tax pie First payments due Monday, here's where money is going - Paige Winfield
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/981266,6_1_NA01_TAX_S1.article
-- VERY SAD: It wasn't always about 'Sex' Naperville mom of 'Sex and the City' star says, 'He's doing what he loves' - Paige Winfield
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/981352,6_1_NA01_SEXINTHECITY_S1.article
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Roads, bridges and more casinos on the way to Illinois - Fran Eaton
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/05/roads-bridges-a.html
CAPITALFAX
-- We have a budget, but no construction plan - Bethany Jaeger
http://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/06/we-have-budget-but-no-construction-plan.html
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- Obama finally gets it and quits Trinity Church; Anderson and Abrams still in a fog, blaming it all on Fox - Jeff Berkowitz
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/05/obama-finally-gets-it-and-quits-trinity.html
TOM ROESER
-- A Federal Solution to the Blagojevich Problem . . . In the Chicago Way, the Fr. Pfleger Problem Hits the Party First, then the Church.
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24597
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
-- How McCain Can Win - Steven Stark
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/05/how_mccain_can_win.html
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- Scrutiny of Obama's Congregation Could Set Tone For Future Elections - Judson Berger
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/31/scrutiny-of-obamas-congregation-could-set-tone-for-future-elections/
-- Obama's Church Woes - Bonney Kapp
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/05/31/obamas-church-woes/
-- Obama Sets Rally for Site of GOP Convention - AP
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/31/obama-sets-rally-for-site-of-gop-convention/
BOSTON SUN
-- Obama's independence from that pulpit - Mark Silva
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/06/obamas_independence_from_that.html
WASHINGTON POST
-- Obama Quits Longtime Church Over Inflammatory Comments - Derek Kravitz and Keith Richburg
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053102238.html?hpid=topnews
NEW YORK TIMES
-- Obama Leaves Church That Drew Wide Criticism - Michael Powell
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us/politics/01obama.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us/politics/01obama.html?em&ex=1212465600&en=77fc38fafcb7eaa6&ei=5087%0A
-- Talking to Graduates in South Carolina, Bush Calls for Culture of Responsibility President Bush called Saturday for a new “culture of responsibility,” and he told students they would never find fulfillment in “alcohol, drugs or promiscuity.” - Robert Pear
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/washington/01bush.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
CBS NEWS-- Obama Explains Why He Left His Church - Allison O'Keefe
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/05/31/politics/fromtheroad/entry4142696.shtml
CNN
-- Obama quits church, citing controversies
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/31/obama.church/?iref=hpmostpop
ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Obama quits Chicago church after long controversy - Tom Raum
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5isOFwdbq0tsqatW6vJpkDRTI1gMgD910TLRG0
REUTERS
-- Obama resigns from controversial church - Deborah Charles
http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN3140531220080531
AFP
-- Obama quits controversial Chicago church
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jwv0O9uaPGtAD7yTlFljsS9e_guw
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iDwdP4znxrc6DMBMI6M_53qjWt9g
-- Pawlenty, Rove rally faithful at Minnesota GOP convention in Rochester State Republicans to send all-McCain slate to RNC "Will Pawlenty be McCain's running mate? 'I don't know,' he told reporters before giving a pep talk to the 1,700 Republican delegates." - Bill Salisbury
http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_9440775?nclick_check=1
MINNIAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
-- Rove rallies GOP, criticizes Obama Speaking at the close of the Minnesota Republican Party convention, the former adviser to President Bush painted Democrat Barack Obama as someone 'far out of the mainstream' and he urged the GOP to go after undecided voters. - Bob Von Sternberg
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/19427679.html?location_refer=Science%20+%20Technology
AMERICAN THINKER
-- The Obama Way of Ending Divisiveness - Jeff Dobbs
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/post_13.html
SENATOR CHRIS LAUZEN
-- Promise Less, Deliver More
http://www.lauzen.com/mediacenter/voice.cfm
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- OUTSTANDING: Coladipietro joins Claar, Suess, Henry, Hultgren, Fortner, Birkett, King, Carlin, Eckhoff, McBride, Olson, and Dillard in pledging a total of $1,300 to sponsor the Chicago Highlanders in Wheaton's 2008 Independence Day parade - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Outstandingly, last year, Republicans Mary Jo Arndt, Alan Bolds, Fred Bucholz, Dave Carlin, Roger Claar, Franco Coladipietro, Mike Connelly, Paul Daniels, Kirk Dillard, Bob Earl, DuPage Young Republicans, Jim Flickinger, Mike Formento, Mike Fortner, GOPUSA ILLINOIS, Mike Gresk, Gwen Henry, Randy Hultgren, Bob Jacobsen, Chris Kachiroubas, Gary King, Mark Kmiecik, Bob Larsen, J.R. McBride, Debra Olson, Mike Prueter, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Leonard Sanchez, Ron Smith, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan contributed a total of $3,300 to sponsor Big Queenie the elephant ($2,000) and the Chicago Highlanders ($1,300) in Wheaton's 2007 Independence Day parade. On Saturday, May 24, I asked them to consider again sponsoring the Chicago Highlanders in Wheaton's 2008 Independence Day parade. Outstandingly, Roger Claar pledged $250, Phil Suess $150, Gwen Henry $150, Randy Hultgren $150, Mike Fortner $100, Joe Birkett $100, Gary King $100, Dave Carlin $50, Grant Eckhoff $50, J.R. McBride $50, Debra Olson $50, Kirk Dillard $50, and Franco Coladipietro $50 for a total of $1,300 to sponsor the Chicago Highlanders in Wheaton's 2008 Independence Day parade.)
