GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - September 14, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- Congressmen Jordan, McCarthy, and Ryan give outstanding presentations and speak very highly of Congressman Roskam at his birthday party; over 200 attend - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
Congressmen Jim Jordan from Ohio, Kevin McCarthy from California, and Paul Ryan from Wisconsin gave outstanding presentations and spoke very highly of Congressman Peter Roskam at his birthday party Saturday evening, September 13, at Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale. The over 200 attendees included Mark Curran, Sherry and Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Bob Larsen, Dagmar and Carl Lofgren, Jerry Marchese, Brian and Vern McCarthy, Ron Smith, and Mark Stern.

DAILY HERALD
-- If only Palin would move to Illinois - Daryl Pratt, Arlington Heights
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=233186&src=
(THE LETTER: Wow, a governor that fights corruption, eliminates governmental waste, wants to reduce property taxes, gives tax refunds to the citizens, and has a 80 percent approval rating by the citizens. Could the citizens of Illinois and Cook county ever use somebody like that. Do you think we could get Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin to run for Illinois governor and Cook County Board president as well? She has done all the aforementioned things that our current governor and board president have proven to be incapable of doing.)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bill Fischer of Des Plaines demonizes and denigrates "politicians." I suggest that Fischer get off his sofa and run for political office. Precinct Committeeman would be good place to start.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=233078
-- NOT SURPRISING: Community Organizer Michael Gosch of Arlington Heights promotes Community Organizer Obama of Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=233188
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: In what looks like an Obama form letter, Len Brauer of Palatine demonizes and denigrates Palin
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=233079&src=

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
-- VIDEO CLIP: Mary Mitchell and Dan Proft talk about the negative turn in the Presidential campaign. Cross talks about the House's decision to lease the State Lottery.
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7426945&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.1.1

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Callahan hits a hot button at bad time in campaign - Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news_columnists/x272613451/Bernard-Schoenburg-Callahan-hits-a-hot-button-at-bad-time-in-campaign
-- Lawmakers: Governor’s gone wrong with rewrites - Adriana Colindres
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x693640909/Lawmakers-Governor-s-gone-wrong-with-rewrites
-- Nov. 12 veto session too late for action - Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x55303739/Our-Opinion-Nov-12-veto-session-too-late-for-action
-- Looking for a reason to blame Madigan - Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x55303735/Statehouse-Insider-Looking-for-a-reason-to-blame-Madigan

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Simply repeating 'We aren't Dems' won't cure Ill. GOP - Bruno Behrend, Founder, Illinois Citizens Coalition, River Forest
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?articleId=30560
(THE LETTER: "Biz leaders aim to revive Ill. GOP" (Sept. 8) mirrors the old joke about looking for your lost contact lens where you can see but not where you lost it. Here's why: The Republican Party was founded as a party of ideas, not patronage. When former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson converted it to a patronage party, he appeared successful for a while but destroyed the party's roots in the process. Therefore, Republicans will not prosper again until they re-establish a set of ideals and promote policies that put those ideals into a governing agenda. If you want an example of the party's lack of leadership, you need look no further than its decision to punt on the Illinois constitutional convention issue. In a year where Sen. Barack Obama draws new Democrats to the polls, the Republican Party decided to do little. They may think they are conserving resources, but in reality they have only succeeded in making themselves just that much weaker going into 2010. Furthermore, to excite the kind of people who might consider running for office and the voters necessary to elect those people, the Republican Party must embrace bold policies. Merely saying, "We aren't Democrats" exposes their lack of ideas. Improving Illinois can only come from reactivating the citizenry so that they support the new ideas that will bring disaffected and/or new people into the process. If such a phenomenon occurs, it will come out of some tinkerer's garage, not the moribund Republican Party. If you want to change the dynamics in Illinois, voting "yes" on the constitutional convention is your best bet.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Representative Bean's campaign cash from PACS hard to match - Dennis Conrad
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-il-beanspaccash,0,2534436.story
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Tribune promotes realtors who promote veterans. But what about realtors who promote dependency on government, socialism, abortion, homosexual activity, illegal immigration, erosion of Second Amendment rights, hatred of America, etc.?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-re-sichel-philanthropy-0914sep14,0,1743283.story
-- Real vice presidents can have curves - Joel Stein
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0914steinsep14,0,4515272.story
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Steve Chapman blasts McCain
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0914chapmansep14,0,4287762.column

SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rutherford to speak at 54th Republican Day in Chicago Heights Sunday, September 28
http://www.southtownstar.com/neighborhoodstar/matteson/1160435,091408MRrepublicanday.article
-- Blago stays in the spotlight - Deanna Bellandi
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1161407,091408blago.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: American teachers turn down offers to teach in Baldwin County, Alabama. Why is that?
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1161421,091408importteachers.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kadner pontificates about mayors and their experience. When will he pontificate about "community organizers" and their experience?
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/kadner/1161284,091408Kadner.article

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
-- Much ado about earmarks is much ado about nothing - Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/columnists/x332632679/Much-ado-about-earmarks-is-much-ado-about-nothing

HERALD NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Halvorson promoter McQueary to "moderate" Halvorson/Ozinga forum in University Park on Thursday, September 25
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1162308,4_1_JO14_DEBATE_S1.article

COURIER NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: EJ&E sale promoters play the race card, big time
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1162350,3_1_EL14_A4RAILROAD_S1.article

ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Obama trying to entice the wrong debate - Aaron Jacobs
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/09/the-formerly-ni.html#comment-130558260

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- Berkowitz to join Charlie Johnston on Tom Roeser's radio show yet again
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/09/berkowitz-to-join-charlie-johnston-on.html

TOM ROESER
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tom Roeser discusses Lynnn Sweet, Obama, and Anne Burke
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24749

CHAMPION NEWS
-- The Sun-Times and columnist Lynn Sweet confused on American Democracy, other issues - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1204
-- Illinois Republicans and school building construction: The opposite of Sarah Palin type leadership - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1202

REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Attacks on RFFM.org Director's Character From a So-called Conservative Nothing But Lies - Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/09/attacks-on-rffmorg-directors-character-from-a-so-called-conservative-nothing-but-lies.html

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
-- Obama’s Connection to Terrorist Disturbing - Victor Thorn
http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/obama_connection_148.html

NEWS BUSTERS
-- 2004 Flashback: Obama Felt He Lacked Experience To Be President - Noel Sheppard
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/09/13/2004-flashback-obama-felt-he-lacked-experience-be-president

AFP
-- U.S. campaign gets nastier with new revelations about Palin
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g36QAoJUsNpup7XgQaSV3QJ36Y2w
-- Obama tries to blunt Palin, by attacking McCain
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iLjQnanGwe-0Mst6UJiA8xD7JcHw

ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: OUTSTANDING: Gingrich and Romney among speakers at Value Voters Summit; 2,100 activists from 44 states attend
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hNafTsdlgbSZ8YMoFRDSgrVlEwGwD9360EOO0

WASHINGTON TIMES
-- A debate Obama cannot win - Editorial
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/14/a-debate-obama-cannot-win/

NEW YORK TIMES
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes Governor's style of politics is highly personal - Jo Becker, Peter S. Goodman, and Michael Powell
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/us/politics/14palin.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
-- Active Role for Palin’s Husband in Alaska Government - William Yardley
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/us/politics/14todd.html?scp=2&sq=%22Todd%20Palin%22&st=cse

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: San Francisco Chronicle promotes Obama as someone who has "ability to evolve and adapt"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/13/MN9A12H3UJ.DTL

ILLINOIS REASON
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: "Rob Nesvacil" blasts Dan Curry and Dave Diersen, again. Who is "Rob Nesvacil?" Who tells "Rob Nesvacil" what to post?
http://illinoisreason.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/anti-obama-blogger-dancurry-is-now-for-cronyism/