GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - July 16, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- Suggested additional items for the Illinois House GOP "Agenda for Action" - Dave Diersen, Member, 2008 Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee
www.gopillinois.com
Tragically, over the decades, Illinois Democrats and RINOs have enacted many laws that are causing many problems for Illinois' citizens and ruining Illinois' economy. Given all the damage that Democrats and RINOs have caused Illinois, it is encouraging that five Illinois cities -- Naperville, Bolingbrook, Wheaton, Aurora, and Orland Park -- are still in Money Magazine's list of top 100 cities. The 2008 Illinois Republican Party Platform (http://www.digitalvictorycms.com/_uploaded/161447-2008%20IRP%20Platform.pdf) presents a roadmap for addressing Illinois' problems. To help implement that platform, I suggest that the following be added to the Illinois House GOP "Agenda for Action:"

Oppose new laws and abolish existing laws that promote:
-- expansion of gambling, deficit spending, new taxes, tax increases, borrowing, leasing state assets, or selling state assets
-- class warfare or demonization of business
-- dependency on government
-- crime, corruption, or moral relativism
-- promiscuity, homosexual activity, out-of-wedlock birth, or abortion
-- illegal immigration, replacing Illinois jobs with jobs in foreign countries, or using foreign languages
-- erosion of Second Amendment rights
-- race, gender, national origin, or age based preferences

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
-- PRESS CONFERENCE: Pro-family groups call for boycott of McDonald’s, supporter of homosexual marriage
http://media.afa.net/newdesign/ReleaseDetail.asp?id=3604
When: Wednesday, July 16, 2008Where: In front McDonald’s restaurant across from McDonald’s world headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois (22nd St. and Spring Rd.)Time: 10:00 AM (Central)

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH
-- Press Conference at McDonald’s World Headquarters Tomorrow Supports National Boycott of Fast Food Giant for Promoting Homosexuality
http://americansfortruth.com/news/press-conference-at-mcdonald%E2%80%99s-world-headquarters-tomorrow-supports-national-boycott-of-fast-food-giant-for-promoting-homosexuality.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
-- IFI Joins Multi-Group Press Conference to Address McDonalds' Selective "Diversity" Policy - David E. Smith
http://www.illinoisfamily.org/news/contentview.asp?c=33969

DAILY HERALD
-- Illinois House Republicans lay out alternative agenda - David Beery
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=221286&src=109
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois House Republicans, trying to bolster their numbers and relevance in Springfield, offered a seven-point legislative agenda during a town-hall meeting in Arlington Heights Tuesday night. House Republican leader Tom Cross, of Oswego, and nine Northwest suburban GOP lawmakers and legislative candidates alternated between touting their "Agenda for Action" and excoriating state Democrats for a variety of offenses. Speaking to a live crowd of about 70 at Forest View Educational Center and an Internet audience, Cross and colleagues accused Gov. Rod Blagojevich, along with House and Senate Democratic majorities, of profligate spending, misplaced priorities, veiled decision-making and failure to listen to constituents.)

PIONEER LOCAL
-- GOP sets Agenda for Action to address state’s problems - Kimberly Fornek
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/wheeling/news/1058001,g5-RepubAgenda-071508-s1.article

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Political dilemmas plague House GOP - Ryan Keith
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x2043509876/Political-dilemmas-plague-House-GOP
-- New Yorker cover tiff shows elitism at its most self-destructive - Kathleen Parker
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x544087121/Kathleen-Parker-Cover-tiff-shows-elitism-at-its-most-self-destructive

MORRIS DAILY HERALD
-- McAloon sounds off on Springfield State Rep.-candidate outlines goals of Republican effort - Jo Ann Hustis
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/articles/2008/07/16/news/413asprmcaloon.txt

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Team Obama knows cover is satire But they would rather side with stupid than media elite - Richard Roeper
http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/1057894,CST-NWS-roep16.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Gloria Felt tells Obama what kind of preferential treatment he must promise women to get their vote
http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/1057958,CST-EDT-open16b.article
-- Stay calm Obama; jokes won't harm you - Neil Steinberg
http://www.suntimes.com/news/steinberg/1057957,CST-NWS-stein16.article

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Congressman Roskam with big dollar lead over Democrat rival - AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-campaignfinance-r,0,1838656.story
-- Congresswoman Bean reports $1.5 million in campaign fund - AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-campaignfinance-b,0,790064.story
-- Big races, big money for Ill. candidates - Jim Tankersley
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/illinois_delegation_campaign_f.html
-- McCain assailed for opposing adoptions by gays; his campaign says he doesn't seek ban - David Crary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-mccain-gay-adoptions,0,5653853.story
-- Senators avoiding Statehouse to protect post-election pay raises Returning to Springfield would force them to vote on 7.5% wage hike - Ray Long and Jeffrey Meitrodt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-lawmakers-pay-raises-16-jul16,0,872893.story

SUBURBAN CHICAGO NEWS
-- Foster revving up 14th District's cash register - Dan Campana
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/genevasun/news/1057875,2_1_AU16_14THDIST_S1.article

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Economy doesn't appear to slow down campaign giving - Mike Riopell
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/07/15/news/doc487d2ad3855c6415519898.txt

WIFR
-- VERY SAD: John Borling Endorses Democrat For Local Congressional Seat
http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/25485559.html (Includes video clip)
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congressman Don Manzullo's office responds to the Endorsement: This is a statement from Manzullo campaign spokesman Rich Carter: "This all started in 2004 when General Borling asked but failed to receive Congressman Manzullo's endorsement when Borling unsuccessfully ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, Two years later in 2006, Borling abandoned the Republican Party and unsuccessfully ran against Congressman Manzullo as an independent. And now, Borling is supporting Congressman Manzullo's Democrat opponent. This endorsement is not surprising." "I have the utmost respect for General Borling's service to our country. Borling and Senator McCain were fellow POWs during the Viet Nam War, which is why Borling is now a McCain delegate. But Senator McCain strongly supports Congressman Manzullo's candidacy. Senator McCain and Congressman Manzullo both believe the United States must end its dependence on costly foreign oil, cut wasteful Washington spending, prevent huge tax hikes on American families, and provide more affordable health care options for Americans.")

ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Sauerberg Within Striking Distance of Durbin - Sauerberg Campaign
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/07/poll-shows-saue.html

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- Berkowitz and Tom Bevan, Real Clear Politics Executive Editor, discuss national issues and polling data
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/07/better-than-beltway-boys-berkowitz-and.html

REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Illinois Republicans Began Losing Their Moral Base Nearly A Decade Ago Which Led To The Party's Problems Today -- At The National Level As Well - Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/07/illinois-republicans-began-losing-their-moral-base-nearly-a-decade-ago-which-led-to-the-partys-problems-today--at-the-nation.html

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
-- What makes Jim Oberweis run? - Ben Goldberger
http://chicagomag.com (Article is in the August 2008 issue which was not posted as of 3:30 AM)

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE DAILY
-- OUTSTANDING: Massive Anti-Illegal Alien Rally at the Democrat Convention - Carloyn Hileman
http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2008/07/massive-anti-illegal-alien-rally-at-the-democrat-convention/

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
-- Obama's Left-Wing Extremism - Peter Ferrara
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13535

NATIONAL REVIEW
-- Obama's Suddenly Dramatically Changed Church Attendance Claims
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NWNmYTM5Yjc4ZWYxMTIwN2E3OGQ3NzE4NGNlMWQ2MGY=

CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
-- VERY SAD: Obama leads McCain in Illinois 50 percent to 37 percent
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2008/07/statebystate-general-election-5.html
(Obama leads McCain in his home state 50 percent to 37 percent with 4 percent choosing "other" and 9 percent undecided in a Rasmussen Report poll conducted July 8. The margin of error is 4.5 percent. Both Obama and McCain are viewed favorably by 60 percent of voters, although Obama's "very favorables" are higher. Thirty-one percent of voters think McCain is too old to be President. Thirty-eight percent think Obama is too inexperienced but that's offset by 54 percent who reject that idea. Voters think the next President's goal in Iraq in the next four years should be to bring U.S. troops home rather than win the war by a 56 percent to 35 percent margin. Democrats have carried the state in the last four elections. Illinois went Republican in the six before those.)

REUTERS
-- Obama beats McCain in kissing contest - Andy Sullivan
http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/07/15/obama-beats-mccain-in-kissing-contest/

HUFFINGTON REPORT
-- Obama's Faith-Based Program for Muslims - Steve Posner
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-posner/obamas-faith-based-progra_b_112488.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
-- DIERSEN IS 100% GERMAN NATIONAL ORIGIN. DIERSEN WOULD BE EVEN MORE OUTRAGED IF GERMANS WERE INVADING AMERICA LIKE MEXICANS ARE INVADING AMERICA: VERY SAD: HATE-FILLED RACIST STATEMENT BY LA RAZA PRESIDENT & CEO: "In her closing speech, Ms. Murguia said they consider campaigning against illegal immigration the same as campaigning against immigrants and Hispanics in general."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/16/hispanic-leaders-eager-to-referee-debate/

NEW YORK TIMES
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Only 6% of Blacks have a favorable opinion of McCain. Most Blacks will continue to blame Whites for their problems, even if Obama is elected.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/us/politics/16poll.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Obama says New Yorker insulted Muslim Americans - Glen Johnson
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080716/ap_on_el_pr/obama_new_yorker;_ylt=AqLn1mZ1sTt1OWrMwWqu4sxp24cA

AFP
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Obama engages in even more race divisive destructive race based politics
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iB5o0qVSE2rAn2BueOKcPWgyhqEA

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Jim Pethokoukis fails to acknowledge that the Democrats and their allies are driving the American economy down to elect Obama
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/7/15/4-reasons-the-weak-economy-is-now-helping-mccain.html

USA TODAY
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Democrats and their allies succeed in driving the American economy down to elect Obama
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-07-15-how-bad_N.htm
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Again, Ruben Navarrette demonizes Americans again, and promotes race based politics
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/07/mccain-obama-an.html#more

WBKO
-- Do the General Motors Cuts Impact the Corvette/Cadillac Plant in Bowling Green?
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/25485649.html (Includes video clip)