GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - August 1, 2008

MCCAIN CAMPAIGN
-- Response to Obama's comments in Springfield, Rolla, and Union, Missouri, yesterday: "Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck. It's divisive, negative, shameful and wrong."
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressReleases/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today issued the following statement from McCain Campaign Manager Rick Davis in response to Barack Obama's comments in Springfield, Rolla and Union, Missouri, yesterday: "Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck. It's divisive, negative, shameful and wrong." Barack Obama's Comments Yesterday In Springfield, Rolla And Union, Missouri: Barack Obama In Springfield, Missouri: "So nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face, so what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he's not patriotic enough. He's got a funny name. You know, he doesn't look like all those other Presidents on those dollar bills, you know. He's risky. That's essentially the argument they're making." (Barack Obama, Remarks, Springfield, MO, 7/30/08) Watch: http://blip.tv/file/1132434 Barack Obama In Rolla, Missouri: "That's not the debate we're getting out of John McCain right now. He's spending an awful lot of time talking about me. You notice that? I haven't seen an ad yet where he talks about what he's gonna do. And the reason is because those folks know they don't have any good answers, they know they've had their turn over the last eight years and made a mess of things. They know that you're not real happy with them. And so the only way they figure they're going to win this election is if they make you scared of me. So what they're saying is, 'Well, we know we're not very good but you can't risk electing Obama. You know, he's new, he doesn't look like the other presidents on the currency. He's got a funny name.' I mean, that's basically the argument -- he's too risky." (Barack Obama, Remarks, Rolla, MO, 7/30/08) Watch: http://blip.tv/file/1132429 Barack Obama In Union, Missouri: "John McCain and the Republicans, they don't have any new ideas, that's why they're spending all their time talking about me. I mean, you haven't heard a positive thing out of that campaign in a month. All they do is try to run me down, and you know, you know this in your own life, right? If somebody doesn't have anything nice to say about anybody, that means they've got some problems of their own. So they know they've got no new ideas, they know they're dredging up all the stale, old stuff they've been peddling for the last eight, ten years. But since they don't have any new ideas the only strategy they've got in this election is to try to scare you about me. They're going to try to say that I'm a risky guy, they're going to try to say, 'Well, you know, he's got a funny name, and he doesn't look like all the presidents on the dollar bills and the five dollar bills,' and they're going to send out nasty e -mails. And the latest one they got me in an ad with Paris Hilton. You know, never met the woman. But, you know, what they're going to try to argue is that somehow I'm too risky. You know, basically what they're saying to you is we know we didn't do a real good job, but he's too risky." (Barack Obama, Remarks, Union, MO, 7/30/08) Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBonEy32nV4)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Race ignites campaign debate McCain and Obama aides trade criticism - Rick Pearson and John McCormick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-mccain-raceaug01,0,946572.story
-- McCain, Obama square off over racial politics as explosive issue hits presidential campaign - Liz Sidoti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-campaign-race,0,7228807.story
-- McCain vs. Obama: Media coverage tilted? Even a good share of Democrats call news coverage biased toward Obama - Mark Silva
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/08/mccainobama_media_bias.html
-- Blagojevich dumps gambling expansion from construction plan - Monique Garcia
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/07/blagojevich-dum.html
-- Favre and bribe talk sound right for Illinois pay-to-play - John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-01-aug01,0,3541317.column
-- Chicago, guns and the court - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0801edit1aug01,0,1174999.story
-- New program allows illegal immigrants time before deportation They will have time before deportation - By Vanessa Bauza
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-deportation_volunteersaug01,0,5114707.story
-- Ludacris tribute to Obama more likely to inspire dance than outrage among voters - Errin Haines
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-obama-hip-hop,0,6193996.story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF MCCAIN AND OBAMA: Now it's getting ugly McCain camp says "Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck" - Liz Sidoti
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/mccain/1085642,CST-NWS-mccain01.article
-- ASSOCIATED PRESS EDITORIAL: McCain's attacks could make him look angry, petulant
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/mccain/1085650,CST-NWS-mccainside01.article
-- In Racine, McCain says Obama "impressive speaker" but . . . - Lynn Sweet
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/07/in_racine_mccain_says_obama_im.html
-- City casino dealt out of the game Gov makes concessions to pass capital spending plan - Erica Green and Dave McKinney
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1085624,CST-NWS-budg01.article

DAILY HERALD
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF BLAGOJEVICH: Governor takes new casinos off budget table - Dave Beery and Joseph Ryan
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224771
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Daily Herald promotes Obama by arguing that racism is rampant in Illinois, but wait, Obama's supporters control Illinois, so Obama's supporters must be racists
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224883&src=
-- Beware of Obama's 'economic justice' - Charles F. Falk, Schaumburg
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224760&src=
-- State cannot keep spending on pork - John Nothdurft, Legislative Specialist, Budget and Tax Policy, The Heartland Institute, Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224833&src=

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
-- McCain says Obama made race an issue State Democratic leader calls accusation 'shameful' - Steven Walters
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=778794

ABC7
-- McCain meets with voters in Racine, Wisconsin - Andy Shaw
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6298793 (Includes video clip)
-- Obama and McCain go old-school in political jabs - AP
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6299049

NBC5
-- Governor proposes shrinking capital plan, abandoning gambling expansion
http://www.nbc5.com/politics/index.html (Includes video clip)

CBS2
-- Blago's Meeting With Leaders Turns Sour
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/blagojevich.legislative.leaders.2.785020.html (Includes video clip)
-- McCain Camp Accuses Obama Of Playing 'Race Card'
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/obama.mccain.race.2.784552.html (Includes video clip)

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Judicial Watch sues Blagojevich over open records - AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30427

NDTV
-- OUTSTANDING: Contribution of (DUPAGE COUNTY YORK TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN TRUSTEE) Moon Khan recognized in U.S. Congress - Lalit K Jha
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080059620

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
-- AFP applauds Judicial Watch lawsuit against Blagojevich & Jones for FOIA violations
http://americansforprosperity.org/index.php?id=6158&state=il

CLTV
-- Joe Birkett on CLTV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9PmnQaJrUA

COURIER NEWS
-- ProCure sues NIU over proton cancer center - Katie Foutz
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1085475,3_1_EL01_A4CANCER_S1.article

MCCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
-- Part 2 - Candidates Cruising with Family PAC - Cal Skinner
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2008/07/part-2-candidates-cruising-with-family.html

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH
-- Those McFabulous Rainbow Arches - J. Matt Barber
http://americansfortruth.com/news/those-mcfabulous-rainbow-arches.html

TOM ROESER
-- Ted Stevens’ Indictment Welcome Enema for the Body Politic
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24704

REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Romney for McCain's V-P? FOX News Sure Would Like It That Way - Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/07/romney-for-mccains-v-p-fox-news-sure-would-like-it-that-way.html

ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE
-- A Party of Deception: Part 2 - Tactics and Strategies - Jerry McDaniel
http://illinoisconservative.wordpress.com/

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
-- Meet Me at the Fair? A Party of One or of None? - Daniel J. Kelley
http://cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/meet-me-at-the-fair-a-party-of-one-or-of-none%2C1454/

POLITICS
-- How to Leak Like a Pro - Tad Devine
http://www.politicsmagazine.com/articles/?ArticleID=7625EF81-1422-17E0-F89621D09141C982

DIVERSITY
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Promoters of Race and Gender Based Preference Giving v. NASCAR
http://www.diversityinc.com/public/3956.cfm

REUTERS
-- The race card: Did Obama play it or is McCain playing games? - David Alexander
http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/07/31/the-race-card-did-obama-play-it-or-is-mccain-playing-games/

CNN
-- Obama camp says McCain tactics worse than Rove's
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/31/obama-camp-says-mccain-tactics-worse-than-roves/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- McCain accuses Obama of playing politics with race - Liz Sidoti
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jj1kZCWbZuJPjZJmiXBDDMgAOJcQD9292PG01

ASSOCIATED CONTENT
-- Ludacris Wants Voters to Paint White House Black Rapper Disses Disabled, Disrespects Woman, Supports Obama; Par for the Course?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/920371/ludacris_wants_voters_to_paint_white.html?cat=33

ABC NEWS
-- McCain Camp: Obama "Playing the Race Card from the Bottom of the Deck" - Jake Tapper
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/mccain-camp-oba.html
-- Obama's New "Low Road Express" Website Against McCain - Jake Tapper
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/obamas-new-low.html

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
-- Honest Abe wouldn't recognize his own party - Ken Bode
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080801/OPINION12/808010325/1002/OPINION

WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- Obama's Bad Turn - Editorial
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121754822797602743.html?mod=hps_us_at_glance_opinion
-- OUTSTANDING: Gay-Marriage Opponents Lead In California Fund-Raising - Mylene Mangalindan
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121755299494503071.html
-- VERY SAD: OBAMA AND REPARATIONS: Check, Please - James Taranto
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB121743626734197371-lMyQjAxMDI4MTM3MTQzMzE2Wj.html

NEW YORK POST
-- Barack lowers his net worth with cheap "dollar" shot - Charles Hurt
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08012008/news/columnists/barack_lowers_his_worth_with_cheap_dolla_122578.htm

NEW YORK TIMES
-- Racial Issues Return to the Campaign - Katharine Q. Seelye
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/racial-issues-return-to-the-the-campaign/
-- Education as a Civil Rights Issue - Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/opinion/01fri4.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

WASHINGTON POST
-- Race Moves to Center Stage McCain Campaign Accuses Obama of Exploiting the Issue - Jonathan Weisman and Juliet Eilperin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/content/article/2008/08/01/campaign.html?hpid=topnews

DENVER POST
-- Romney could lift McCain in West Observers say he'd be just the ticket for VP, attracting conservatives and funding. - Karen E. Crummy
http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci_10036449

LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- RNC finds out its Barack Obama site, 'Audacity Watch,' wasn't the first
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/07/rnc-finds-out-i.html
-- McCain accuses Obama of playing 'race card' Each campaign accuses the other of raising the subject, in an exchange that raises tensions in an increasingly testy contest. - Mark Z. Barabak and Nicholas Riccardi
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign1-2008aug01,0,5292495.story

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- Britney and Barack: Day Two - Aaron Bruns
http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/07/31/day-two-barack-and-britney/

WORLD NET DAILY
-- 12-step program for Obama Republicans - David Limbaugh
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71109

EAGLE FORUM
-- The National Education Association Spells Out Its (OUTRAGEOUS) Policies - Phyllis Schlafly
http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2008/july08/08-07-30.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
-- VERY SAD: Obama and the Frank Marshall Davis Network in Hawaii - Andrew Walden
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/the-frank-marshall-davis-network-in-hawaii/

CAPITOL HILL COFFEE HOUSE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jack L. Key reviews Andy Martin’s new book "Obama: The Man Behind the Mask"
http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/more.php?id=5736_0_1_0_M

THE HILL
-- Leaders let vulnerable Dems take the lead on popular bills - Jared Allen
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/leaders-let-vulnerable-dems-take-the-lead-on-popular-bills-2008-07-31.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The first legislative act of Illinois special-election winner Bill Foster, who got the Democrats started in their special election victories, was to resolve a major Republican objection to the initial version of Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-Mass.) housing bill. Republicans raised concerns about the possibility of felons renting or buying homes that state and local governments would buy as part of a multi-billion-dollar federal grant program. Foster, who was elected from the district of former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), was given the bill that resolved the issue. Foster’s bill inserted language into the housing bill barring anyone convicted of a sex offense, mortgage fraud, or drug-dealing in the last five years, from repurchasing government-bought foreclosed homes.)
-- Race enters the campaign - Sam Youngman
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/race-enters-the-campaign-2008-07-31.html

NEWSWEEK
-- Playing the 'Playing the Race Card' Card - Andrew Romano
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/07/31/playing-the-playing-the-race-card-card.aspx

VDARE
-- VERY SAD: Obama and Governor Deval Patrick:"Together We Can" Have Racial Preferences - Matthew Richer
http://www.vdare.com/misc/080730_richer.htm

COMMON CONSERVATIVE
-- Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dem This is gonna be FUN! - Thomas Lindaman
http://www.commonconservative.com/lindaman/ace080108.shtml

AMERICAN THINKER
-- Reparations Rising - C. Edmund Wright
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/08/reparations_rising.html

AMERICAN CHRONICLE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Dan Calabrese promotes hatred of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, unions, union members, and Michigan
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/70069

CONGRESSMAN ROSKAM
-- OUTSTANDING: Roskam & Kirk call on Blagojevich to end illegal immigration open door policy in Illinois
http://www.roskam.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=99176

WASHINGTON POST
-- Hundreds (INCLUDING 142 FROM ILLINOIS) Linked to Diploma Mill Government, Military Probed For Violators - Valerie Strauss
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073002300.html?nav=rss_education
(DIERSEN: Between 1966 and 1997, I devoted a tremendous amount of my personal time and money earning four college degrees -- a bachelors degree in management from Northern Illinois University in 1970, an MBA from Loyola University in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul University in 1980, and a masters degree in finance from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1997. I also devoted lots of personal time and money taking review courses that helped me pass the CPA examination in 1979 on my first attempt and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981 on my first attempt. I do not regret spending all that personal time and money, but I continue to be outraged that my anti-conservative federal government superiors (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997) wasted much of what I learned from those courses because they wasted my career and then forced me to take early retirement in 1997. At the Post Office, they argued that they needed to schedule me to work at the times I was taking courses. At IRS and GAO, they argued that the courses did not relate to my job duties, that they did not help me do my job better, that they were a "distraction," that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that the real reason I took the courses was to get a job in private industry. Why did my anti-conservative federal government superiors waste my career and then force me to take early retirement? Because they were following their superiors' orders -- outrageously, because of congressional mandates, executive orders, and court decisions, the federal government's top priority is to hire, to retain, and to promote women and minorities, especially young women and minorities and to retaliate against anyone who complains about it like I did. Further, because veterans were protected from having to pay the price of "affirmative action," non-veterans like me had to pay it. For information on my reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation lawsuit against GAO, visit: http://www.adversity.net/c16_tbd.htm. More outrageously, anti-conservatives continue to argue that my work and my opinions should be ignored because a) GAO never promoted me beyond GS-13, b) GAO forced me to take early retirement, and c) a Peter Fitzgerald appointed attorney (Patrick Fitzgerald) and a Peter Fitzgerald appointed judge (Amy St. Eve) rejected my claims against GAO.)