GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - August 26, 2008
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
-- OUTSTANDING: ACU Releases A Conservative Agenda for America's Future While the Denver Assembled Liberal Party Features Liberal Activists like Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Big Labor on Stage, the American Conservative Union Gathers with Republican National Convention Platform Committee Members in Minneapolis to Push for Conservative Agenda
http://conservative.org/pressroom/2008/Platform_Final080826.pdf
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Republicans put their platform on a crash diet; familiar divisions remain - Calvin Woodward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-cvn-gop-platform,0,4190122.story
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KASS: Why the GOP has a crush on Hillary John Kass explains from the convention
http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-kass-26-aug26,0,4681226.column
-- Clinton dealmaking and drama precede speech amid a reminder that she thought Obama not ready - Scott Lindlaw
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/elections/conventions/sns-ap-cvn-convention-rdp,0,345380.story
-- Obama's home state contingent struggles to put on a united front, but the Tribune's Rick Pearson finds Springfield bickering and residual Clinton support linger - Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-illinois-democrats_tueaug26,0,3273887.story
-- Obama playing the age card unfairly. This time. - Eric Zorn
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2008/08/playing-the-age.html
-- Ethics bill vetoed, sent back Blagojevich alters it, but override is vowed - Monique Garcia and David Kidwell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-blagojevich-ethics-working-2aug26,0,2060655.story
-- Obama setting up contrast with McCain - Mike Dorning
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-obamaaug26,0,1041854.story
-- Meeks and Gidwitz have new school pilot project Plan ties funding to performance - Carlos Sadovi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/content/education/chi-meeks-school-fundingaug26,0,4165957.story
-- Voters should be troubled by Obama's abortion stance - Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0826byrneaug26,0,4780984.story
-- A governor's charade - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0826edit1aug26,0,6942181.story
-- Keep the drinking age at 21 - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0826edit2aug26,0,7335398.story
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jason George argues that women now control American politics. Since at least 1964, more women have been registered to vote than men and since 1980, more women have voted than men. But if women control American politics, why are men still being blamed for all America's problems?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-suffrageaug26,0,4102633.story
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Obama team wants to smother diehard Clinton backers with respect. Tuesday Clinton speech exercise in group catharsis - Lynn Sweet
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/08/obama_team_wants_to_smother_di.html
-- OUTSTANDING: Wheaton: DuPage County seat ranks 54th in Money Magazine
http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/homes/communities/dupage/wheaton.static
-- Hillary supporters still feeling disrespected And Jones' remarks show more than one rift needs healing - Carol Marin
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1126746,CST-NWS-carol26.article
-- Obama disavows comment; Jones issues quasi-apology - Dave McKinney, Abdon Pallasch, and Mary Mitchell
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1125763,jonesweb082608.article
-- Ethics bill sponsors say they'll override gov's rewrite New version targets double-dippers - Dave McKinney and Kara Spak
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1126380,CST-NWS-ethics26.article
-- No doubt Legislature will nix gov's end run You want ethics reform, I'll give you ethics reform, Blagojevich seems to be saying by rewriting bill - Mark Brown
http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/1126800,CST-NWS-brown_26.article
-- I'll call off boycott with deal: Meeks Wants Jones, Madigan to back $120 mil. plan - Rosalind Rossi
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1126749,CST-NWS-skul26.article
-- Legislature should reject gov's ethics bill - Editorial
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1126791,CST-EDT-edit26a.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Edwards' wife is criticized for silence on her husband's affair, but what about Hillary's silence on Bill's affairs? Not being able to keep a contract with your spouse indicates that you have big trouble keeping contracts, big time.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1126847,edwards082608.article
-- AFFORDABLE/ATTAINABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES OVERJOYED: Chicago area home sales drop, prices slide - Francine Knowles
http://www.suntimes.com/business/1124866,homesales082508.article
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Presidential race factors into Boeing rebid - Paul Merrion
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30719
-- Obama spots answers Ayers ad - AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30725
-- Legislators bash Blago’s ethics reform order - AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30724
DAILY HERALD
-- Illinois needs change -- from Democrats - Tom Cross
(Not posted as of 5:30 AM)
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Slur shows deep divide between Obama, Clinton camps - John Patterson and Nick Shields
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=230099&src=152
-- Blagojevich says rewrite expands ethics reforms, not guts it - Joseph Ryan and Rob Olmstead
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=229946
-- Monday convention redux - John Patterson
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/438
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Daily Herald promotes Hillary, promotes women, and demonizes men
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=230102
-- Cook County agency pays $10,000 to dress employees for success Vests, coats meant to instill professionalism, make workers stand out - Rob Olmstead
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=229991
-- Funding isn't cause of achievement gap - Joe H. Heater, Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=229962&src=
CBS2
-- Papers May Explain Obama's Links To '60s Radical Education Prof. Bill Ayers Was A Member Of Weather Underground - Mike Parker
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/obama.bill.ayers.2.803163.html (Includes video clip)
ABC7
-- Race complicated subject in Denver - Charles Thomas (DIERSEN: What about gender?)
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6350438 (Includes video clip)
BEACON NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: DEMOCRATS OVERJOYED: Abdon Pallasch promotes Democrats Foster, Halvorson, Harper, Morganthaler, and Seals
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1126732,2_1_AU26_DEMS_S1.article
LAKE COUNTY NEWS SUN
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: News Sun promotes Democrat convention watching parties
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/1126561,5_1_WA26_DEMS_S1.article
NAPERVILLE SUN
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lupe King ridicules?, blasts?, warns?, threatens? DuPage County Republicans
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1126204,6_1_NA26_HERENOW_S1.article
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
-- At the convention, Illinois delegation split by racial, gender discord - Kevin McDermott (MCKENNA: "It's a circus.")
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/941681802C83BDD9862574B1001041A1?OpenDocument
SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Meeks offers school boycott compromise - Phil Kadner
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/kadner/1126419,082608Kadner.article
-- Jones' exits after taking a beating backing Blagojevich - Rich Miller
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/miller/1125768,082608miller.article
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Blagojevich: Ethics bill will get complete overhaul Governor wants measure to cover all state officials; lawmakers blast plan - Ryan Keith
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x633545772/Blagojevich-Ethics-bill-will-get-complete-overhaul
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chuck Sweeney argues that "disgruntled Hillary supporters" hype the Hillary-Barack 'feud'
http://www.rrstar.com/news/columnists/x633545637/Hillary-Barack-feud-overhyped-by-media-pack
WBEZ
-- Meeks Offers to Call Off School Boycott - Mike Rhee
http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=28461 (Includes audio clip)
CHAMPION NEWS
-- No Republicans will be harmed in the making of this McCain fundraiser in Illinois next month - Doug Ibendahl
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1154
-- Another issue for Republicans: the problem with public sector unions - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1150
CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
-- Joe Biden is definitely a character—but does he have character? - Carol Felsenthal
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/joe-biden-is-definitely-a-characterbut-does-he-have-character%2C1583/
-- CDOBS from the Convention: Jeff Berkowitz with Emil Jones
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/cdobs-from-the-convention-jeff-berkowitz-with-emil-jones%2C1587/
JILL STANEK
-- Good liberal reads on Obama's support of infanticide
http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/good_reads_on_o.html
REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Obama: Antichrist or Messiah. Question Not Just for Christians any more - Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/08/obama-antichrist-or-messiah-question-not-just-for-christians-any-more.html
CAPITOL FAX
-- Jones sort of apologizes, disappeared by Dems, upbraided by Halvorson - Rich Miller
http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2008/08/26/jones-sort-of-apologizes-disappeared-by-dems-upbraided-by-halvorson/
URQUHART MEDIA
-- Biden Choice Shows Obama Doesn't Believe His Own Rhetoric - Dan Proft
http://www.urqmedia.com/proft/contentview.asp?c=215146 (Includes audio clip)
MICHELLE MALKIN
-- ACORN Watch, Pt II: Obama hid $800,000 payment to ACORN through “Citizen Services, Inc.”
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/22/acorn-watch-pt-ii-obama-hid-800000-payment-to-acorn-through-citizen-services-inc/
USA TODAY
-- Obama dogged by links to 1960s radical Bill Ayers - Judy Keen
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-25-ayers_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip (Includes video clip)
-- GOP sets up camp, strategy in Denver - Richard Wolf
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-25-gop-denver_N.htm
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE REVIEW
-- Obama to amend report on $800,000 in spending - David M. Brown
http://pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_584284.html
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- Texas GOP Hits Obama for Story on ‘Lost’ Half-Brother
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/25/texas-gop-hits-obama-for-story-on-lost-half-brother/
WORLD NET DAILY
-- Obama accuses McCain of linking him to 'radical' New ad claims Republicans focusing on 1960s, ignores extensive ties with unrepentant terrorist - Aaron Klein
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73418
-- Obama promoting homosexuality, report card reveals Assessment outlines stark difference in leading candidates' positions
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=73120
NATIONAL REVIEW
-- Michelle Obama’s Two Americas At the convention, a new and radically different message from the candidate’s wife. - Byron York
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MWI2MDM1OGUxZDZjYWQyODhmYTIzZTE2NGRkYWQ3MzM=
THE HILL
-- Republicans spread message of Democrats’ disunity - Sam Youngman
http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/republicans-spread-message-of-democrats-disunity-2008-08-25.html
-- Senior Dems concerned over McCain gains - Alexander Bolton
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senior-dems-concerned-over-mccain-gains-2008-08-25.html
-- Washington archbishop rips Pelosi on abortion - Bob Cusack
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/archbishop-pelosis-comments-on-abortion-are-false-2008-08-25.html
-- Potential Obama replacements Giannoulias, Hynes, Jones, and Madigan get their time - Aaron Blake
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/potential-obama-replacements-get-their-time-2008-08-25.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
-- Should Democrats Be Feeling Any Kind of Buyer's Remorse? - Stuart Rothenberg
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/should_democrats_be_feeling_an.html
CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
-- Opening Night Speaker Hynes Learned Obama’s Campaign Skills the Hard Way - Greg Giroux
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002940697
GOPUSA
-- Party Unity My, er, Eye - David Limbaugh
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dlimbaugh/2008/dl_08261.shtml
NEWSMAX
-- Biden Pro-abortion Stance Will Cost Obama Election - George Martin
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/biden_pro_obortion/2008/08/25/124665.html?s=al&promo_code=6878-1
AMERICA'S RIGHT
-- Obama Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court on Grounds he is Constitutionally Ineligible for the Presidency - Jeff Schreiber
http://www.americasright.com/2008/08/obama-sued-in-philadelphia-federal.html
WATCHDOG
-- OUTSTANDING 6.31-MINUTE VIDEO CLIP: The ghost of Thomas Paine and the second revolution
http://www.lawatchdog.com/SecondRevolution071108.html
BLOOMBERG
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE:VERY SAD: Catherine Dodge uses Hispanics focus group participants to promote Obama and to demonize McCain
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a7GNT5eS7ZXU&refer=us
WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- Democrats Made No Room on Abortion - William McGurn
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121970947361771229.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
-- The Crucial Catholic Vote: Does It Exist? - Steven Waldman
http://blogs.wsj.com/politicalperceptions/2008/08/25/the-crucial-catholic-vote-does-it-exist/?mod=googlenews_wsj
-- Shaky Economy Challenges Ambitious Obama Agenda Stocks and Housing Falter as Democrats' Convention Opens - Bob Davis and T.W. Farnam
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121970803923071113.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
-- The Racism Excuse - Editorial
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121970808612971117.html
BOSTON HERALD
-- As Democrats gather in Denver, McCain works to undermine their unity - Steven Thomma and Margaret Talev
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/2008/view.bg?articleid=1115020&srvc=2008campaign&position=6
CBS NEWS
-- The Thin Man The Weekly Standard: Obama’s Slender Record May Not Keep Him From Winning The General Election - William Kristol
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/25/opinion/main4381648.shtml
TIME MAGAZINE
-- Obama and 'Infanticide' The facts about Obama's votes against 'Born Alive' bills in Illinois. - Jess Henig
http://www.newsweek.com/id/155560
NEWSWEEK
-- So What If He Were Muslim? We haven't fully accepted the notion that all religions should have equal access to the Oval Office. - Ellis Cose
http://www.newsweek.com/id/154909
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
-- Obama-Clinton Rivalry Dominating Coverage Of Convention, GOP War Room Taking Fight To Democratic Convention, Obama And McCain Neck And Neck In National Tracking Polls
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080826.htm
ARCH PUNDIT
-- Vallas a Republican
http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/08/25/vallas-a-republican/
