GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - July 10, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- McKenna to meet with DuPage County Republican Party leaders Cronin, Dabrowski, Durante, Formento, Henry, Hinds, Krajewski, Murphy, Ossyra, Prueter, Schillerstrom, Smith, and Spitz - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: The Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) held another outstanding monthly Wednesday evening, July 9, at the beautiful Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. 57 MTRCC members and many candidates, elected officials, and party leaders attended. MTRCC Chairman Mike Formento announced that Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman Andy McKenna has agreed to a closed door meeting with DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) leaders and 6th Congressional District State Central Committee Member Ron Smith on Thursday, July 17, at 5:00 PM at the DuPage County Republican Party headquarters at 224 South Washington Street in Wheaton. The current DCRCC leaders are Chairman Dan Cronin, Bloomingdale Township Chairman John Dabrowski, Vice Chairman and Addison Township Chairman Pat Durante, Milton Township Chairman Mike Formento, Treasurer Gwen Henry, York Township Chairman Paul Hinds, Downers Grove Township Chairman Brian Krajewski, Chairwoman Barbara Murphy, Naperville Township Chairman Rachel Ossyra, Lisle Township Chairman Mike Prueter, Secretary Bob Schillerstrom, Winfield Township Chairman John Smith, and Wayne Township Chairman Ken Spitz. In his June 8 article, Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson recounted Schillerstrom's strong displeasure with actions that McKenna had taken at the June 6-7 IRP convention in Decatur. In his June 18 letter to Republican Precinct Committeemen (http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/user/infogopillinoiscom/download/Schillerstrom6-18-08Letter.pdf) and in his June 12 letter to IRP convention attendees (http://www.campaignsitebuilder.com/user/infogopillinoiscom/download/SchillerstromLetter6-12-08.pdf), Schillerstrom blasted McKenna for "disparag(ing) Governor Thompson, me and DuPage County" and for making "divisive statements (that) maligned the great work that Republican leadership has accomplished in our County." MTRCC Vice Chairman Chris Edwards announced that for the first time, tables at MTRCC's Oktoberfest would be assigned based on order of receipt of payment ($550 for a table of 10 at the October 17 event). Table 1 goes to Marty Keller, table 2 to Bob Earl, and table 3 to Dave Diersen. Past and present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended MTRCC's July 9 meeting included Alan Bolds, Lori Carlson, Grant Eckhoff, Sal Falbo, Jim Flickinger, Dorothy French, Chris Heidorn, Gwen Henry, Ann Jorgensen, Bob Larsen, Georgia Koch, J.R. McBride, Ron Menna, Pam Mitroff, Gary Muehlfelt, Barb Murphy, Ken Popejoy, Elizabeth Sexton, Ron Smith, Mark Stern, and Tim Whelan.)

U.S. ENGLISH
-- BEYOND BEYOND BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Obama Tells Audience, “You Need to Make Sure that Your Child Can Speak Spanish”
http://www.usenglish.org/view/479 (Includes Obama video clip)
(THE ARTICLE: At a town hall meeting in Georgia, presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience that, “you need to make sure that your child can speak Spanish.” Speaking in Powder Springs, Ga., the Illinois Senator said that the nation’s chief priority should not be for immigrants to learn English, but for American children to learn Spanish. “Senator Obama’s idea is characteristic of an elitist mindset declaring that it is not the job of immigrants to America to learn English, but that it the job of Americans to learn the language of the immigrants,” said Mauro E. Mujica, Chairman of U.S. English, Inc. “This runs counter to our proud history as a melting pot and counter to the belief of most Americans. Clearly, Senator Obama has spent too much time at the lectern instead of interacting with the American people.” Recent polls have found overwhelming support for making English the official language of the United States. A 2007 Zogby poll found that 83 percent of Americans favor making English the official language, including substantial majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents. “As a naturalized citizen of the United States, I am appalled by Senator Obama’s comments,” Mujica continued. “When I came to this country, I knew I was coming to a nation of many different nationalities, none more prized than another. I also knew that English was the unifying force between the diverse people, and that it was the language of opportunity and success. “Nationwide, more than 25 million Americans who struggle with English, who are stuck in menial jobs and low wages because they are unable to converse with the majority of Americans. More than two million of these are native-born Americans who have come to rely on the crutch of government multilingualism. While I agree that we should encourage our children to learn additional languages, telling parents that they must enroll their children in Spanish classes is completely misguided.” Twice in the last three years, the U.S. Senate passed measures to make English the national language and to reduce multilingual entitlements. Legislation is currently pending in both the House and the Senate that would make English the official language. One bill, H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act, has nearly 150 bi-partisan co-sponsors.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- ALL OF FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF JACKSON AND OBAMA: Jackson apologizes, but Jesse Jr. 'deeply outraged' by slap at Obama - Abdon Pallasch and Lisa Donovan
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1049441,CST-NWS-jesse10.article
-- Jesse Jackson's explanation, like his comment, is absurd - Mary Mitchell
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/1049411,CST-NWS-mitch10x.article

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Jackson's cutting remark may be helpful to Obama - John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-10jul10,0,725595.column
-- Jackson apologizes for Obama remarks Says indiscretion 'hurtful,' 'wrong' - John McCormick and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-jackson-obamajul10,0,3401382.story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a moment that framed the generational divide in parts of the African-American community over Sen. Barack Obama's historic presidential bid, Jesse Jackson moved quickly Wednesday to apologize for disparaging remarks he made about his fellow Chicago Democrat. Not realizing a camera and microphone were live, Jackson whispered in a television studio on Sunday that Obama had been "talking down to black people" in his calls for more parental responsibility among blacks and an expansion of faith-based charities. "I want to cut his nuts out," Jackson added, gesturing as if grabbing part of the male anatomy and then pulling. With Fox News poised to air the video Wednesday evening, the media-savvy Jackson raced to get ahead of his own story, calling reporters and appearing before cameras at his South Side Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters where he called his remarks "hurtful and wrong.")

ABC7
-- Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. is apologizing for comments he made about Senator Barack Obama
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6255019 (Includes video clip)

NBC5
-- Jackson Apologizes For Comments About Obama Civil Rights Activist's Son 'Outraged' By Father's Comments
http://www.nbc5.com/politics/16835376/detail.html?dl=mainclick (Includes video clip)
-- Blagojevich Vetoes Parts Of State Budget Subsidies To Public Transit Agencies Among Cuts
http://www.nbc5.com/politics/16837385/detail.html?dl=headlineclick (Includes video clip)

CBS2
-- Jesse Jackson Caught Bad-Mouthing Obama Reverend Apologizes For Remarks Caught On Microphone During Fox Interview
http://cbs2chicago.com/campaign08/jesse.jackson.obama.2.767286.html (Includes video clip)
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/jackson.obama.comments.2.767252.html (Includes video clip)
-- Blagojevich Slashes $1.4B From State Budget Governor's Cuts Include State Funding For Free Or Reduced Transit Rides For Seniors, Kids, Disabled
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/blagojevich.cuts.budget.2.767295.html (Includes video clip)

DAILY HERALD
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PHOTOS OF MADIGAN AND BLAGOJEVICH: Why Madigan, Blagojevich have such a prickly relationship - John Patterson and Dave Berry
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=216759&src=109
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=216766 (Clash highlights)
-- VERY SAD: 10th casino license to be issued soon - Rob Olmstead
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=216796&src=2
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sheldon Tabas of Mount Prospect blasts the Daily Herald's Independence Day parade reporting
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=215317&src=

COURIER NEWS
-- Governor cuts $1.4B from budget - Deanna Bellandi
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1048994,3_1_EL10_A5BUDGET_S1.article

HERALD NEWS
-- Joliet surges to be state's 4th largest city - Bob Okon
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1048937,4_1_JO10_JOLIETCENSUS_S1.article

NAPERVILLE SUN
-- Naperville Township trustee Gary Vician proposes salary cutbacks - Paige Winfield
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1048765,6_1_NA10_TOWNSHIP_S1.article

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Budget crisis might mean guv’s air conditioning stays broken - AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30133

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
-- Budget hearings don't sway many Hours of testimony before full House doesn't attract many converts to plans pushed by governor - Ryan Keith and Adriana Colindres
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1816440546/Budget-hearings-dont-sway-many

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Needless drama masks bad decisions by state leaders - Greg Blankenship
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x390628175/Greg-Blankenship-Needless-drama-masks-bad-decisions-by-state-leaders

SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- One place hurtby state budget mess Kristen McQueary
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/mcqueary/1048360,071008mcqueary.article

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- Pat Quinn and Forrest Claypool: The odd couple? Berkowitz goes one on one with Lt. Gov. Quinn - almost
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/07/pat-quinn-and-forrest-claypool-odd.html

CHAMPION NEWS
-- Marriage Talking Points: Libertarian confusion, Q&A, and the Princeton Principles
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1074
-- Marriage Talking Points: Religious liberty and “civil unions”
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1073
-- Marriage Talking Points: Marriage is just one part of the extremist "gay" agenda
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1071

RUSS STEWART
-- Paul Froehlich's "despicable defection" unites GOP in 56th House District
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ddfsnn6s_53hrnzmqdq

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH
-- Higgins to McDonald’s: No Need to Support Deviant Sex Practices - Peter LaBarbera
http://americansfortruth.com/news/higgins-to-mcdonalds-no-need-to-support-deviant-sex-practices.html

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
-- Petition to boycott McDonald's
http://www.boycottmcdonalds.com/uploadedFiles/paper-petition(2).pdf

NATIONAL REVIEW
-- Why Do Unnamed Republicans Always Confess Their Sins to Obama?
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzFiYWViMTg0NjMyMzgxOTg2ZTllYmMxZjUxMTE2OTg=

WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Washington Independent demonizes Americans
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/obama-and-the-latino
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The result has also been continual fodder for nativists within the GOP. While Bush and McCain pressed for comprehensive immigration reform, both were rebuffed in their efforts by individuals whose constituents were angry at what they and Lou Dobbs saw as a Southern invasion of America. They were also rebuffed by the GOP base, which saw such reform efforts as akin to amnesty for illegal immigrants. "I think it's fair to say McCain lost his front-runner status because of immigration reform, because of it's unpopularity within the Republican party," said David R. Ayón, a senior research associate at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University. "It was almost a near-death experience for his candidacy." Indeed, one might argue that McCain's comeback began in earnest when he repudiated his own efforts. Speaking to audiences in New Hampshire last summer, after firing most of his staff, McCain said he had been wrong in his support of the bill -- he didn't understand just how angry people were. Today he follows a more muddled message--calling for reform only after the border with Mexico is secure. Yet, to play to his base and win the nomination, McCain may have done irrevocable damage to his chances in the general election. Polls now show Obama ahead among Latino voters between 30-40 percentage points, putting to rest any notion that Clinton Latino loyalists would move to the other party rather than support an African-American candidate. Now McCain is in a difficult situation, as he tryies to woo voters in almost a stealth fashion in order to keep the conservative base--who can barely stomach his candidacy on the best of days -- happy.)

TOWN HALL
-- Energy Independence - A Question of Will - Peter Roskam
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CongressmanPeterRoskam/2008/07/09/energy_independence_-_a_question_of_will?page=full&comments=true

POLITICO
-- Obama's unfinished identity - Stanley Renshon
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11628.html
-- Obama walks the abortion minefield - Carrie Brown
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11654.html

ARIZONA REPUBLIC
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Republican Party's decision to mimic the Democrat Party's divisive race based politics "has been one of the greatest strategic mistakes of a political party in modern times"
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/07/10/20080710mccain-immig0710.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Others suggested McCain's party may have erected too many obstacles for him to overcome with Hispanics. "To me, the decision for the Republicans to demonize immigrants has been one of the greatest strategic mistakes of a political party in modern times," said Simon Rosenberg, a Democratic strategist. "It's putting the Republican Party on the wrong side of what is one of the defining demographic changes in 21st-century America.")

CBS NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tragically, many Hispanics show that they are race based voters, that is, they vote for whichever candidate promises to give the most preference to members of their race
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/09/opinion/main4244450.shtml

BOSTON HERALD
-- Perfect family portrait ruined by Obama’s duplicity - Margery Eagan
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/columnists/view/2008_07_10_Perfect_family_portrait_ruined_by_Obama%E2%80%99s_duplicity/srvc=home&position=also

LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- Jesse Jackson apologizes to Barack Obama for "threatening to cut off the Illinois senator's unmentionables"
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2008/07/jesse-jackson-o.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Jackson apologizes for crude comment about Obama - Ashley Heher
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hTPPM5eyoWa5PgeObNcWP0chAopQD91QRQ900
-- McCain dodges question on Viagra, contraceptives
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNxTApa2sQRu0Xx99P3jt2bEXw7gD91QRPM80
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican John McCain prides himself on being a straight talker. But he resisted being dragged into a discussion Wednesday about insurance companies that cover Viagra but not birth control products. "I certainly do not want to discuss that issue," the presidential candidate said when a reporter asked him about it on his campaign bus, the "Straight Talk Express." A few seats away was Carly Fiorina, a top McCain supporter who stirred talk about the topic at a recent Washington breakfast with reporters. The former Hewlett-Packard chief executive, discussing consumer-driven health insurance, mentioned something "I've been hearing a lot about from women: There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice." Fiorina is among McCain's most prominent female advisers, and seen by some as a possible choice to be his running mate. When asked Wednesday if he had voted in the Senate against a proposal to require insurance companies to cover contraceptive products, McCain replied, "I don't know enough about it to give you an informed answer because I don't recall the vote . . . I don't usually duck an issue, but I'll try to get back to you.")

CNN
-- An open microphone picked up Jackson whispering, "See, Barack's been talking down to black people . . . I want to cut his nuts off." Jackson told CNN's "Situation Room" that he didn't realize the microphone was on.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/09/jesse.jackson.comment/?iref=mpstoryview