GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - August 12, 2008
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
-- Illinois Republican Party Chairman's statement on the passing of Maureen Murphy
http://www.weareillinois.org/connect/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=4473
(THE STATEMENT: "Maureen Murphy was a true public servant and a pioneer within the Illinois Republican Party. "Maureen's contributions to the conservative movement in Illinois will have lasting impact. "As an elected official, county party chairman, and state central committeeman, Maureen served not only the Republican Party but the people of this state with the utmost honor and distinction. She will be missed. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Maureen's family during this difficult time." -- Andy McKenna, Chairman, Illinois Republican Party --- Public Memorial Service: Saturday, August 16, 2008, 9:30am Visitation with the family, 10:30am Memorial Mass, Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, 103rd and Central Park, Evergreen Park, IL 60805)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- GOP legislator Maureen Murphy fought tirelessly for her causes She became first woman to lead Cook County Republican Party - Mike Thomas
http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1102984,CST-NWS-xmurphy12.article
(FROM THE ARTICLE: "She didn't wear her faith on her sleeve, but believe me, she practiced her faith in her life," said Paul Caprio, a political consultant who managed Mrs. Murphy's 1998 Board of Review campaign. Decker recalled a remark made by the late U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde when Mrs. Murphy showed up at an event wearing pink. "The congressman got up and said to the audience, 'Maureen Murphy is like a pink flamingo in the barnyard of Cook County politics,' " Decker recalled. "And she was colorful, and she did stand out, and she did try to do her very best given the circumstances of what the political landscape was.")
-- Quinn leads pay raise picket at gov's speech Just say "NO" Jones indicates he may be willing to allow vote on increase - Chris Fusco and Dave McKinney
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1102737,CST-NWS-pay12.article
-- State legislators do not deserve a pay raise - Editorial
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1101871,edit081108.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sneed reports on political reporters, Blagojevich, Jones, and Quinn
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/1102760,CST-NWS-SNEED12.article
(THE REPORT: Embattled Gov. Blago was hit with a media scrum yesterday while exiting the City Club luncheon at Maggiano's. The upshot: A cluster of reporters knocked over chairs, uprooted tables and tipped over drinks while shouldering for a spot to hit the beleaguered the gov with questions. The cowboyshot: Before Blago was jostled by the horde, who descended like locusts on a dry prairie, he embraced a recent Sun-Times front-page caricature of him as cowboy actor John Wayne sending in the state troopers to clean up Chicago. The Blago shot: "Evidently some people thought they were insulting me," said the Gov. "I took it as a compliment . . . Why wouldn't you want to be compared to John Wayne?. . . He was always on the side of good vs. evil in the eternal struggle . . . he'd ride into town and be on the side of truth and justice and fair play. He was a great American hero and I don't care how they try to pitch that, I'm taking that as a compliment . . . My wife saw that picture and she loved it." The buckshot: City Club president Jay Doherty also presented the governor with a framed photo of the front-page story wrapped in Sun-Times newsprint. The lastshot: Blago had the last word. When told he would also be presented with a drinking mug, Blago quipped: "Better a mug than a mugshot." You betcha. Getting dissed . . . Pssst! Senate President Emil Jones had three words for Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, whom he regards as a nettlesome tsetse fly, while encountering him outside Maggiano's Monday: "What's your name?")
ABC7
-- Gov addresses pay raises, capital plan - Charles Thomas
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6320196 (Includes video clip)
CBS2
-- Proposed Pay Raise Overshadows State Session Legislators Want 12 Percent Raise; Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn Leaflets Against It - Joanie Lum
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/state.special.session.2.793098.html (Includes video clip)
-- Quinn Protests Pay Raises Outside Governor's Event - Mike Flannery
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/quinn.protest.blagojevich.2.792752.html (Includes video clip)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Blagojevich and Jones praise each other, shun Madigan - Rick Pearson
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/08/blagojevich-a-1.html
-- State lawmakers may vote on pay raise State Senate leader Jones considers raising issue soon - John Chase and Ray Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-pay-raise-12-aug12,0,6568749.story
-- OUTSTANDING: Evanston amends its gun-ban law - Brian Cox and Deborah Horan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-evanston-gunaug12,0,7386423.story
-- BYRNE: "I dare say that in this cultural climate, if Chicago were able to spend as much as New Trier spends on each student, black males still would underperform. What is needed is not so much a change in the school funding formula, but a fundamental change in attitudes about family and society."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0812byrneaug12,0,717742.story
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tim Jones blames increasing numbers of "working poor" solely on the "economic slump," but what about the increasing number of illegals, virtually all of whom lack job skills and/or education?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-poverty_charticleaug12,0,1514714.story
DAILY HERALD
-- Brothman, Crespo, Forte-Scott, and Froehlich spar over pay raise options - Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=227004
-- Ryg v. Sugrue: Big backer keeps Sugrue in suburban state House race - Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=226893
-- Bigger payday delayed? Lawmakers salary bump might not happen . . . yet - John Patterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=226958&src=109
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- A handshake isn’t enough Meeting Obama doesn’t mean I know him as a candidate - Sarah Klebe
http://www.sj-r.com/features/x1481394501/Opinion-A-handshake-isn-t-enough
-- Governor keeps heat on Madigan - Deanna Bellandi
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x418528995/Governor-keeps-heat-on-Madigan
-- Senate should nix pay hike - Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x33718767/Our-Opinion-Senate-should-nix-pay-pay-hike
SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Former state lawmaker Maureen Murphy dies - Nathaniel Zimmer
http://www.southtownstar.com/neighborhoodstar/evergreenpark/1102669,081208maureenmurphy.article
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mrs. Murphy was proud to call herself a conservative, said Mark Decker, who served as executive director of the county party while she was chairwoman and also worked with her on the board of review. He called her "a conservative feminist." "She was always very clear about her interests and her fight for the sanctity of life, that was a big issue for her," he said. Another of her pet issues was ensuring ballot integrity in Cook County, which has a long history of election-day shenanigans. Friends and colleagues repeatedly used the same word to describe Mrs. Murphy: passionate. While "she didn't set out to make people mad," she was not one to mince words, Decker said. He fondly recalled a gathering at which Mrs. Murphy appeared dressed all in pink and former U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde, a good friend, called her "a pink flamingo in the barnyard of Cook County politics." "It encapsulated who she was," Decker said. "She did stand out. She was colorful." "I think what I would emphasize most about her is that, no matter where she stood, you knew exactly where she stood," said Lee Roupas, the current Cook County Republican chairman. "She let you know exactly how she felt about a topic. We all respected her greatly for that.")
-- Meeks may gain most from legislative special session - Rich Miller
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/miller/1102397,081208miller.article
BEACON NEWS
-- Local legislators want chance to reject pay raise - Linda Girardi
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1102763,2_1_AU12_PAYRAISE_S1.article
-- GOP targeting Foster's early voting record GOP targeting foster's policies in Fox Valley congressional race - Dan Campana
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1100989,2_1_AU11_14THDIST_S1.article
HERALD NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gingrich to visit Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet today
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1102568,4_1_JO12_GINGRICH_S1.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: A "Black Pride Parade" and a "Black Pride Family Picnic" scheduled in Joliet. Why all this emphasis on seeing yourself as a member of a race? Seeing yourself primarily as a member of a particular race promotes divisiveness. The Democrat Party platform promotes divisiveness. It demonizes Whites, and especially older conservative male Whites, as being the cause of all the world's past, present, and future problems. What if someone tried to schedule a "White Pride Parade" or a "White Pride Picnic?"
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1102362,4_1_JO12_PRIDE_S1.article
DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
-- Foster calls for bipartisan energy bill at press conference - Eric Schelkopf
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2008/08/12/news/local/news12.txt
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Guv's self-evaluation: ‘high marks’ for compromise - Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30554
NAPERVILLE SUN
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: More than 210,000 Illinois residents either fail or refuse to claim more than $63 million in stimulus checks. Almost 10,000 DuPage County residents (almost 70% of them over age 65) either fail or refuse to claim $2.8 million in stimulus checks.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1102478,6_1_NA12_STIMULUS_S1.article
PIONEER LOCAL
-- State legislators agree: Not much getting done - Jim Jaworski
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/clarendonhills/news/1101898,do-chamber-081108-s1.article
-- Ready, set, punch: 10th U.S. District campaign heats up - Lynne Stiefel
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/wilmette/news/1102738,pp-10thcamp-081408-s1.article
SOUTHWEST OBSERVER
-- Queen of Martyrs parishioners lose one of their own - Michael Fielding
http://www.southwestobserver.com/martyrs-parishioners-lose-one-their-own3323090
(THE ARTICLE: Queen of Martyrs parishioner and lifelong Evergreen Park resident Maureen Murphy has died. The Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee member for Congressional District 1 and the Worth Township GOP Chairman died Saturday after a long battle with cancer. The 55-year-old was the first woman and first Republican to serve in the Cook County Board of Review. She served from 1998 to 2007. She also served as state representative representing Illinois' 36th District from 1993 to 1997. A public memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 16, at Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, 103rd Street and Central Park Avenue. Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a memorial Mass at 10:30 a.m.)
THE SOUTHERN
-- Comptroller can't approve bigger checks for lawmakers - Kurt Erickson
http://www.thesouthern.com/articles/2008/08/11/breaking_news/doc48a081621b8b4218924329.txt
WBBM780
-- Lawmaker Pay Raises Always a Tricky Subject - Melissa Hahn
http://www.wbbm780.com/Lawmaker-Pay-Raises-Always-a-Tricky-Subject/2762796
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
-- Hispanics make up a tiny piece of the electorate in the Midwest. And those who can vote are less likely than other groups to go to the polls. - Diana Marrero
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=782066
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
-- The Obama/Wright/Kilpatrick Collision - Steve Mitchell
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/michigan_the_obamawrightkilpat.html
TOM ROESER
-- VERY SAD: CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery’s Stirring Love Affair with Barack Obama . . . Carol Marin Does an Interview with Axelrod and - Voila! - Things Look Good for Obama After All!
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24717
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Conservatives mourn passing of former State Rep. Maureen Murphy - Fran Eaton
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/08/conservative-mo.html
-- Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair - Fran Eaton
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/08/republican-day.html
-- School funding hustle, Part 2: New Trier - George Kocan
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/08/school-funding.html
CHAMPION NEWS
-- "The Case Against Barack Obama" highlights the Illinois and nationwide journalism crisis - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1126
-- Huntley Unit District 158 concerns every taxpayer in Illinois - Mike Davitt
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1127
CDOBS PHOTO FEEDS
-- One Year of the Chicago Daily Observer: Did the Combine Tip? - J.B. Powers
http://cdobsphoto.blogspot.com/2008/08/one-year-of-chicago-daily-observer-did.html
HUMAN EVENTS
-- A Catholic Case Against Barack - Pat Buchanan
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27992
WORLD NET DAILY
-- Democrat convention chief wants reparations for blacks Shares controversial 'liberation' theology with Obama's ex-pastor Jeremiah Wright
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72149
GOPUSA
-- Obama's Scandal Is Bigger Than Edwards' - Cliff Kincaid
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/ckincaid/2008/ck_08111.shtml
NATIONAL REVIEW
-- Obama and the Born-Alive Act - Yuval Levin
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzNjMjA3NDg1NzIwY2JiNTE4NTI3M2ZkYjJjMmIxZTY=
JILL STANEK
-- New documents show Obama cover-up on born-alive survivors bill
http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/breaking_news_n_1.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Report: Clinton told to cast Obama as un-American
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gm2r2iPBZ5UUSNSv-9qfTxum5dsAD92GDRQO0
AFP
-- Obama ad hurls 'celebrity' tag back at McCain
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jEt--8vjagWArcpUpqwxa4j7bdXQ
CBS NEWS
-- Obama's Right-Hand Woman Speaks Out Close Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Perhaps The Most Powerful Woman In Chicago After Oprah, Talks With Katie Couric
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/11/eveningnews/main4340955.shtml
WASHINGTON POST
-- Who's The Celebrity Now?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/channel-08/2008/08/whos_the_celebrity_now.html?hpid=topnews (Includes video clip)
-- Obama is 6-foot-1-inch and McCain is 5-foot-9-inch: Is Voting A Measured Decision? - Jay Mathews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/11/AR2008081102827.html
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: It seems tragically logical that felons overwhelmingly vote for Democrats because the Democrat Party platform promotes "moral relativism" and criminal rights while the Republican Party platform promotes the "rule of law" and victim rights
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/10/AR2008081002511.html?hpid=topnews
LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- Ex-radical William Ayers keeps low profile - Steve Schmadeke
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/24/nation/na-ayers24
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Born to wealth in the upscale Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Ayers, like thousands of other young Americans at the time, was moved to political action by the Vietnam War. He and wife Bernardine Dohrn, now a Northwestern University law professor, were founding members of the Weatherman, an offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society that claimed responsibility for about a dozen bombings. The group also organized violent antiwar demonstrations in Chicago in 1969 that became known as the Days of Rage. Ayers writes on his blog that he has never escaped his past. Nor has he ever explicitly apologized for it, saying the times and his actions need a more nuanced rendering.)
-- Anti-Obama book is New York Times best-seller
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/anti-obama-best.html
CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS
-- Is the Race Really As Close As We Think? - Doug Daniels
http://www.campaignsandelections.com/stories/?StoryID=B198F241-1422-17E0-F83D8FEFB6209CDA
RED STATE
-- Illinois GOP misses opportunity McCain campaign needs to step it up
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/crousehold/2008/aug/11/illinois-gop-misses-opportunity/
GREATER FORT WAYNE BUSINESS WEEKLY
-- Black liberation theology is basis for Obama’s views - Rev. Dr. Harold T. North, Rome City
http://www.fwdailynews.com/articles/2008/08/11/features/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/evening_star/doc48a0340b2575d794846128.txt
DAILY VOICE
-- Obama's risky gamble on affirmative action - Earl Ofari Hutchinson
http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/08/obamas-risky-gamble-on-affirma-001012.php
SAN ANTONIO NEWS
-- TRAGIC: U.S. acts to open borders to foreigners with HIV
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/national/us_acts_to_open_bordersto_foreigners_with_hiv100.html
COURANT
-- A local man is facing an assault charge after allegedly attacking a man who asked him to be careful near his new Corvette, police said.
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hr/hc-digbrf0812.art13aug12,0,3813826.story
