GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - July 30, 2008
ABC7
-- Republican National Committee creates Obama Facebook site - Ben Bradley
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6295387 (Includes video clip)
(FROM THE ARTICLE: "I think a lot of Americans don't know a lot about Barack Obama, and legitimately, the Republican National Committee is getting the information out," said Pat Brady, Sen. John McCain's campaign deputy co-chair. Among those listed as "friends" on Obama's fake Barackbook page is convicted fundraiser Tony Rezko. Click on his name and viewers are told that Rezko was among Obama's first political supporters and that Rezko sold Obama a piece of land next to his Hyde Park home. Another click in the friend column, and you'll find an unflattering mug shot of William Ayers, the 60's radical-turned-distinguished professor, who Obama has said is just a casual acquaintance. "There's nothing new here. It's stuff people have known for a long time -- probably some information in there they don't want to be on the Web," Brady said. "Apparently, John McCain picked up on the Internet about as quickly as he picked up on the fact that the economy is going south and the war in Iraq is a complete blunder," said Alexi Giannoulias, (D) Illinois Treasurer. Giannoulias said he is proud to call himself a friend of Barack Obama but isn't thrilled about seeing himself in the "friends" column along with old stories about questionable loans he made before being elected. "They're trying to throw everything they can against the wall and see what sticks," said Giannoulias. "What they're trying to do is an overall strategy to make Obama look like another Chicago politician -- though somewhat different in who he is but not what he is," said Paul Green, political analyst.)
-- OUTRAGEOUS: Sharpton defends Jackson - AP
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6295022
NBC5
-- 'Price Is Right' Host Urges Support For Pet Sterilization Ordinance
http://www.nbc5.com/news/17031072/detail.html?dl=mainclick (Includes video clip)
(DIERSEN: I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
CBS2
-- DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, McCain should promise to cut off all federal funds for Chicago if Chicago does not stop promoting illegal immigration
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/immigrant.rights.hearing.2.783169.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The hearings are being praised by immigrant rights activists nationwide who have long watched Chicago's approach to immigrants. "It's always been seen as a place that's been more open and friendly to immigrants," said Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles and former Chicago immigration activist. "This particular announcement is a further step in making immigrants feel that their rights are going to be protected." Chicago, which was declared a sanctuary to immigrants in 1989, has had the highest participation nationwide in annual immigrant rights rallies. In 2006, more than 400,000 marched in the streets and Mayor Richard Daley addressed the crowd. Last year, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., sponsored the failed DREAM Act, a bill designed to facilitate citizenship for young illegal immigrants who planned to attend college or join the military.)
-- Bob Barker Lobbies Council For Pet Neutering Law Barker Says The Movement Is Sweeping The Country
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/bob.barker.pets.2.783053.html (Includes video clip)
DAILY HERALD
-- Blagojevich and bridges: Sincere or Sensationalizing - John Patterson
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/310
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Outrageously, Bush let stand all kinds of outrageous Clinton executive orders. But outrageously, Obama says, "We need to review Bush's executive orders."
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224288
-- IRS pledges better collection of business taxes
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224131
(DIERSEN: I collected delinquent payroll and other taxes for IRS 1971-1980 and I audited IRS for GAO 1986-1988.)
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Teen and preteen births increase in DuPage County as more people who reject conservative values move into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservative values bring forth.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224270
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Navarette outrageously tries to argue that he is a centrist
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224129
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elgin Area School District U-46 wastes more taxpayer dollars promoting Spanish
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224239
WIRED
-- OUTSTANDING: Dave Ressler's love of Corvettes is exceeded only by the depth of his pockets, as logical an explanation as any for his paying $1 million (TO CHARITY) for the very first ZR1, which has rolled off an assembly line into his driveway.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/07/corvette-zr1-no.html (Includes video clips)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- OUTSTANDING: Corvette still an American classic - Jill Ciminillo
http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/autos/research/ciminillo/1078416,JC072908_corvette.article
-- VERY SAD: Peraica donors include felons - Eric Herman
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1081478,CST-NWS-peraica30good.article
-- VERY SAD: Ozinga's firms owed $59K in taxes Campaign says tally is small compared to 'tens of millions' paid - Abdon Pallasch
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1081110,CST-NWS-cong30.article
-- Women voters aren't warming to 'cool' Obama - Carol Marin
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1080942,CST-EDT-Carol30.article
-- Bob Barker asks Chicago City Council for pet control legislation Retired host of 'The Price is Right' urges aldermen to OK ordinance requiring neutering, spaying - Fran Spielman
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1079813,pets072908.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mark Brown shamelessly panders to dog owners and to the dog industry
http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/1081177,CST-NWS-brown30.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Sun-Times shamelessly panders to dog owners and to the dog industry
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1080939,CST-EDT-edit30a.article
-- Gov may dump Chicago casino It could be dropped to pass capital program passed - Dave McKinney and Rummana Hussain
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1081163,CST-NWS-gov30.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Those who want to kill Christians and especially to kill American Christians are overjoyed: Greeley calls Bush and Cheney "war criminals."
http://www.suntimes.com/news/greeley/1080837,CST-EDT-greel30.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say you personally benefited from slavery and from "Jim Crow segregation laws." Yesterday, Democrats apologized on your behalf. How much will Democrats make you pay in reparations?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1080867,sorry072908.article
-- Bailouts, feminism, liberal deceit: Where does it end? - Thomas Sowell
(Not posted as of 6:30 AM)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Indictment of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens adds to bleak GOP prospects in November - Andrew Taylor
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-stevens-indictment,0,522517.story
-- Obama hopium helps you forget several unpleasant facts - John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-30-jul30,0,915294.column
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: RNC video clip helps explain a) why all Diersen's ancestors left what is now Germany in 1840s and 1850s, b) why Diersen's grandfather fought Germany in World War I, c) why someone like Hitler could come to power in Germany, d) why Diersen's uncles Paul and Otto fought Germany in World War II, e) why Diersen's father would have fought Germany in World War II if he had not had full blown diabetes since he was 14 years old, f) why so many Germans blame all their problems on America, and g) why no one should support Obama. Diersen hopes that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee changes the name of its "Oktoberfest" fundraiser to "Americafest."
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/rnc_obama_ad.html
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: McCain and Obama both say they oppose "quotas" but only McCain says he opposes "preferential treatment" on the basis of "race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0730pagejul30,0,346308.column
(REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM: FROM PAGE 75: "Finally, because we are opposed to discrimination, we reject preferences, quotas, and set-asides based on skin color, ethnicity, or gender, which perpetuate divisions and can lead people to question the accomplishments of successful minorities and women.")
http://www.gop.com/images/2004platform.pdf)
-- FRONT PAGE: Governor steps up fundraising Contractors' donations flow as reform bill sits - John Chase and David Kidwell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-blagojevich-secret-fundraisijul30,0,5230757.story
-- Chicago aldermen put off decision on pet neutering idea - Hal Dardick
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/07/alderman-turn-t.html
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Tribune shamelessly panders to dog owners and to the dog industry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0730edit1jul30,0,6221288.story
BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
-- Blagojevich urges (TAX INCREASES TO PAY FOR) state repairs Says there will be room to compromise - AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/story/414688.html
SUBURBAN CHICAGO NEWS
-- Sauerberg touts background in medicine - David Gialanella
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/genevasun/news/1078756,2_6_2_TC30_SENATE_S1.article
-- DuPage County Election judges get pay raise - Paige Winfield
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1080980,6_1_NA30_COMMISSION_S1.article
HERALD NEWS
-- Ozinga touts benefits of wind energy - Patrick Ferrell
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1081071,4_1_JO30_OZINGA_S1.article
SAUERBERG CAMPAIGN
-- OUTSTANDING: Sauerberg calls on Stevens to resign
http://sauerberg2008.com/newsDetail.aspx?newsID=4330
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
-- Hastert rallies troops for Oberweis 'Democrats are on the wrong side of this issue' - Brenda Schory
http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2008/07/26/news/local/doc488afe0012fe0958522088.txt
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Let's All Apologize to Each Other for Every Crime - Mark Rhoads
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/07/lets-all-apolog.html
CHAMPION NEWS
-- Is anyone actually falling for Tom Cross’ latest charade? - Doug Ibendahl
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1108
-- July 27 radio program audio clip posted: Guest: Dr. Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.championnews.net/talk/podcast.html
(THE POSTING: Last Sunday, Special Guest Dr. Victor Davis Hanson joined John, Cathy and Doug. Dr. Hanson is one of the premier military historians of our time. He has written or edited 16 books, the latest entitled A War Like No Other. He is a Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and Professor Emeritus at California University.)
TOM ROESER
-- Chicago Weak in Review
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24697
CBS NEWS
-- House Republicans Don't Defend Stevens - Patrick O'Connor
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/29/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4305510.shtml
EYEBLAST TV
-- The Media 'Swoon' Over Obama's Iraq Trip
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?RsrcID=32741
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
-- Obama's Women Problem - Dick Morris
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/obamas_women_problem.html
POLITICO
-- FROM THE ARTICLE: The conservative National Review called for Stevens’ resignation. Democrats across the country called on their Republican opponents to return Stevens’ campaign contributions. Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk, a Republican, used Stevens’ indictment to demand passage of legislation that would deny congressional pensions to members convicted of felonies.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/12162.html
CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
-- CQ Politics’ Top 10: Democrats’ Cash Domination Extends to Open-Seat Races - Greg Giroux
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002929041&parm1=5&cpage=1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 7. Debbie Halvorson, Democrat, Illinois’ 11th ($917,000). Halvorson, a state senator, entered the race shortly after Republican Rep. Jerry Weller said that he would not seek re-election in a mildly Republican-leaning district that includes a mix of suburbs, exurbs and rural territory south and west of Chicago. She’s facing a determined Republican challenger in Marty Ozinga, a concrete company executive who has been aggressively raising money ever since he was named by local Republican officials in late April to replace the original Republican nominee, who had withdrawn. In this year’s second quarter, Halvorson collected as much from political action committees as she did from individual donors. She also received some funds from a pair of joint fundraising committees, Blue Illinois 2008 and Women Lead Victory Fund 2008, that distributed funds to her campaign, as well as to others. CQ Politics Rating: Leans Democratic)
MERCURY NEWS
-- Obama inspires uncertainty - Richard Cohen
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_10039541
WASHINGTON TIMES
-- Obama lionized across the Pond - Adrienne Washington
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/30/obama-lionized-across-the-pond/
NEW YORK TIMES
-- As a University of Chicago Professor, Obama Enthralled Students and Puzzled Faculty - Jodi Kantor
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/us/politics/30law.html?em&ex=1217476800&en=648af7fff4c9fb65&ei=5087%0A
-- Teaching Law, Testing Ideas, Obama Stood Apart - Jodi Kantor
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/us/politics/30law.html?bl&ex=1217563200&en=cf4c01662516e342&ei=5087
GAINESVILLE SUN
-- Media are shameless sycophants for Obama - Edward B. Harmon
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080729/NEWS/673577282&title=Edward_B__Harmon__Media_are_shameless_sycophants_for_Obama
CHARLESTON CITY PAPER
-- How the neoconservatives gave Obama the world - Jack Hunter
http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A49218
USA TODAY
-- McCain to stop in Wisconsin's Racine 'bellwether county' Thursday, August 31 - AP
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-29-McCain-Wisconsin_N.htm
FORBES
-- Blagojevich urges lawmakers to OK construction plan - Jenny Song and Deanna Bellandi
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/29/ap5267354.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- McCain gets an earful A voter asks: Can't you give us conservatives more to get excited about?
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-trailmccain30-2008jul30,0,3412636.story
-- Obama meets with key women The Democrat reaches out, bringing up sexism against Clinton in the primary. McCain vows not to raise taxes. - Peter Nicholas and Mark Z. Barabak
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-campaign30-2008jul30,0,2605442.story
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
-- DIERSEN: Sadly, McCain says he wants to "work closely with Democrats" when he should be saying that he wants to advance the Republican Party platform. Sadly, Bush, America, and the world have suffered greatly because Bush abandoned certain important planks in the Republican Party platform so that he could "work closely with Democrats."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/29/MN0I121CI9.DTL
-- FROM THE ARTICLE: On how (McCain) would handle sanctuary cities like San Francisco: "I would push for federal action to carry out a federal responsibility. And a federal responsibility is immigration . . . If you have secure borders and you have a temporary worker program that has to do with tamper-proof biometric documents . . . you address the issue of the 12 million people who are here illegally, and you don't have to worry about all that."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/29/MN0I121CI9.DTL&type=politics
WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- Race and gender preference giving: The Obama Principle - John Fund
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121727978607291025.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
NATIONAL REVIEW
-- John McCain said that he supports the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative. This is a big deal, and Sen. McCain is to be roundly congratulated. - Editors
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDY5ZWZiNDlhYjlhOWUxYjM4OGM4ZjFkNGY3MjM4Yjk
-- BAMN v. America: No Power to the People Blocking the democratic process, By Any Means Necessary. - Roger Clegg
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=M2I5MWViY2ZiZjkxYzJhZDIxYTcxMTM2ODIxOTcxODc
HUMAN EVENTS
-- McCain should pledge to Make English Official Language - K.C. McAlpin
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27513&keywords=McCain+English
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- McCain casts himself as Washington outsider - Mosheh Oinounou
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/07/29/mccain-casts-himself-as-washington-outsider/
HUFFINGTON REPORT
-- Connerly's Anti (RACE AND GENDER PREFERENCE GIVING) Measure Could be a Win-Win for McCain - Earl Ofari Hutchinson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/connerlys-anti-affirmativ_b_115586.html
THE CONSERVATIVE VOICE
-- Obama's referendum on White America - Stephan Andrew Brodhead
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/33549.html
AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
-- BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: McDonald’s sponsors gay pride parade
http://boycottmcdonalds.com/detail.aspx?id=106
(FROM THE POSTING: McDonald's sponsored the 2007 San Francisco Gay Pride parade with a television commercial. In the ad, a McDonald's official (Darwin Choy) brags that it is "a company that actively demonstrates its commitment to the gay and lesbian community." The commercial is available at boycottmcdonalds.com and was originally posted on YouTube by the McDonald's employee. After AFA exposed it, it was removed by the McDonald's employee. The parade was broadcast on San Francisco Channel KORN-TV4 and sponsored by McDonald's. The pictures below were taken from the parade.)
THE HILL & DENVER POST
-- DIERSEN: IF I WERE A HISPANIC, I WOULD TELL OBAMA TO TAKE HIS $20 MILLION RACE BAIT MONEY AND STICK IT: Allen: Hispanics embrace Obama’s $20 million outreach & Mulkem: Dems pursue Latino votes
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/hispanics-embrace-obamas-20-million-outreach-2008-07-29.html
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10036444
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- If anyone from the Wheaton area is attending the McCain Town Hall Meeting in Racine tomorrow, Thursday, July 31, please let me know at diersen@aol.com or 630-653-0462 - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
-- OUTSTANDING: Wheaton League of Women Voters proposal fails - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Happily, the Wheaton League of Women Voters motion for a "study to consider the establishment of a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence" failed at the June 13-18 biennial LWV meeting in Portland, Oregon. Sadly, obviously, individuals, organizations, and countries that want to harm if not destroy America favor the proposal. If America is destroyed, which individuals, organizations, and countries will protect the LWV?)
