GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - October 28, 2008
Only 7 days until the election! Early voting ends the day after tomorrow!
DIERSEN QUESTION: How many American voters believe that government should increasingly negate the need for families, negate the need for religions, and negate the need for charities by increasingly taking more and more money from those who have more and giving more and more money to those who have less, that is, how many American voters believe in communism -- from each according to their abilities and to each according to their needs?
ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- White House celebrates Roosevelt's 150th birthday (FROM THE REPORT: Speaking in character, Roosevelt re-enactor Joe Wiegand said he was at the White House to celebrate his birth and not provide a hunting lesson - a joke referencing Vice President Dick Cheney. Wiegand also likened Roosevelt to Bush in the two president's responses to attacks on the country - the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901 and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "Your response and your leadership has been in the spirit of 'Speak softly and carry a big stick,'" Wiegand said.) (DIERSEN: I had the honor of serving with Mr. Wiegand on the Steering Committee of the Illinois Center Right Coalition. For more information about Mr. Wiegand, please visit: http://www.teddyrooseveltshow.com/aboutjoe.htm)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpE3JssZaLlceE1hSF00LzBD0BawD94352580
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
-- Obama's Redistributionist Economics
http://www.gop.com/news/NewsRead.aspx?Guid=54ae1775-660e-43b2-b2ed-0aac5a0a0290
CBS2
-- Republicans Launch Attack Ad Featuring Rev. Wright McCain: Obama's Plans Amount To 'Socialism' - Mike Flannery
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/mccain.obama.socialism.2.849987.html (Includes video clip)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- A note from the GOP - Lee Roupas, Chairman, Cook County Republican Party
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/chi-081027gop_briefs,0,7725536.story
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Tribune endorses Republican House candidates Black, Bost, Calabrese, Cavaletto, Fortner, Kay, Myers, Poe, Reis, Senger, and Sommer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-1028edit3oct28,0,5828077.story
-- McCain tackles Obama on plan to 'spread the wealth' The candidates hold events in Pennsylvania and Ohio and focus on the financial crisis. - Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-na-campaign28-2008oct28,0,115968.story
-- DCCC exploiting the Rod curse - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-1028edit1oct28,0,5041643.story
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Sun-Times endorses Republican Senate candidates Cronin, Duffy, Radogno, and Wintermute
http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/endorsements/1245141,CST-EDT-edit28.article
-- Police tap old pro for Obama election rally at $100/hour Retired security expert returns to plan for Grant Park event - Fran Spielman and Annie Sweeney
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1245259,CST-NWS-security28.article
-- SNEED: Goodbye gov? Sneed hears a plan is afoot to impeach Gov. Blagojevich following the presidential election next month. Word is the votes are there. Stay tuned.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/1245129,CST-NWS-sneed28.article
-- The Obama rally - Michael Sneed
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/1245129,CST-NWS-sneed28.article
(THE ARTICLE: Mayor Daley's big worry: that Obama's election night rally in Grant Park could turn into a security nightmare. Consider: The Obama camp is expecting 70,000 people. Really? How about the 300,000 who showed up for a daytime Mass in Grant Park for Pope John Paul II in 1979? The shocker: How about 1 million-plus trying to get in to the park if Obama is as popular as his polls suggest? What if? Obama loses and tempers flare? What if the vote count is undecided that night and tensions mount? To wit: "Mayor Daley doesn't want a repeat of his father's nightmare: trouble in Grant Park during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago," said a top source. "There is also tension amongst the police rank-and-file due to contract disputes and changes instituted by new Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis." A logistical migraine: Because the Obama folks insist the venue be in the open: Do you fence off Grant Park? Imagine the traffic congestion on Lake Shore Drive. The buckshot: Mayor Daley might be a big Obama supporter, but Sneed bets right now he wished he lived in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.)
-- How Democrat win could hurt U.S. - Steve Huntley
http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/1244871,CST-EDT-hunt28.article
DAILY HERALD
-- Obama would bring Illinois government to the White House - Lori Carlson, Glen Ellyn
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=245759&src=
-- A vote for Obama is a vote for socialism - Ron Riba, Rolling Meadows
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=245665&src=
-- Vote Republican; U.S. depends on it - Ed Southwell, Elgin
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=245845
-- Greenberg again attacks Bean on financial ties, economy - Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=245765
-- Lottery deal legality questioned - John Patterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=245895&src=109
-- Where is all this campaign cash coming from? - John Patterson
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/822
-- 46th Dist. House hopefuls offer transit solutions - Elizabeth Mistretta
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=245858&src=2
-- Larsen and Zay come to fore in DuPage County District 6 - Michael R. Konewko, Winfield
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=245761&src=
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: In its "Six counties in 60 seconds" section, the Daily Herald outrageously promotes Morgenthaler, again
(Not posted as of 6:00 AM)
NBC5
-- Several Politicians Waiting in Wings in Event of Obama Vacancy
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/elections/local/Several_Politicians_Waiting_in_Wings_in_Event_of_Obama_Vacancy_Chicago.html
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Teachers group biggest donor to statehouse candidates - Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=31566
-- Obama tilts suburban contests - Paul Merrion
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?articleId=30828
PIONEER LOCAL
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: More proof that public education employees are overwhelmingly Democrat and that they focus on creating "good little Democrats"
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/westernsprings/news/1244118,ws-ltelection-102708-s2.article
SUBURBAN LIFE
-- DuPage County Board hopefuls square off in Wheaton - Dan Petrella
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/glenellyn/news/x270982582/DuPage-County-Board-hopefuls-square-off-in-Wheaton
BEACON NEWS
-- 50th House District: Hatcher and Schneider: Candidates Survey
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/opinions/1245237,2_4_AU28_SURVEY_S1.article
SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Time to change politics in Illinois - Phil Kadner
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/kadner/1245307,102808Kadner.article
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
-- This is the week of the dreaded October Surprise - Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/elections/opinions/x1197761828/This-is-the-week-of-the-dreaded-October-Surprise
DAN PROFT
-- AUDIO CLIP: The People Who Play By The Rules Party
http://www.urqmedia.com/content/img/f216861/proft_rules_party_102708.mp3
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- Caught on Tape: Obama says it's OK for courts to redistribute wealth - Curt Mercadante
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/10/caught-on-tape.html
TOM ROESER
-- If an Obama Victory Comes, It Will Be Exactly What This Nation Deserves. Decadence Not Mere Loss of an Election Will Have Produced It.
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24798
GOPUSA
-- Barack Obama's Dream Cabinet: Ayers, Chomsky, Dohrn, Gore, Harkin, Kevorkian, Kucinich, Leahy, Rangel, and Soros - Doug Patton
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dpatton/2008/dp_10281.shtml
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- Obama's Education Groups Funded Controversial Organizations in the '90s, Tax Returns Show Barack Obama's boards gave tens of thousands to ACORN and more than $1 million to racially charged organizations, a study of tax returns shows. - Maxim Lott
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/27/obamas-education-groups-funded-controversial-organiations-s-tax-returns/
ANDY MARTIN
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VIDEO CLIP: CNN reports on Andy Martin's statements about Obama
http://www.youtube.com/v/mxrDlugBj4o
-- Andy Martin on "Obama and Islam, Again," a recapitulation
http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-on-obama-and-islam-r883314.htm
RUSH LIMBAUGH
-- 2001 Audio: Obama Shows His Disdain for the U.S. Constitution
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_102708/content/01125107.guest.html
BLOOMBERG
-- McCain Criticizes Obama on `Wealth-Inequality' Talk - James Rowley
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a.9RAjNlqSF4&refer=home
ALL NEWS HEADLINES
-- Republicans Say Obama Plans To "Redistribute Wealth"
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012810670
NEW AMERICAN
-- Obama's Terrorist Ties and Radical Roots - William F. Jasper
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/election/452
AMERICAN CHRONICLE
-- It´s All Wright: Obama´s Wrong-Headed Rev is McCain´s Last Best Hope - Bob Maistros
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/79068
WORLD NET DAILY
-- Obama courts illegal aliens Democrat candidate offers driver's licenses, Social Security benefits to non-citizens - Jerome Corsi
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=79221
NATIONAL JOURNAL
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Religious people should not even consider voting for Democrats because the Democrat Party platform is so anti-religious - it promotes abortion, promiscuity, homosexual activity, moral relativism, dependency on government, socialism, and worse
http://adspotlight.nationaljournal.com/2008/10/christian-pac.php
NATIONAL REVIEW
-- John McCain -- The Agony of a Gadfly The McCain paradox. - Rich Lowry
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjIyYzU1ZTY3OThhNGNjNDZiMWU5MDY2MDI2YjYwYjM=
ACCURACY IN MEDIA
-- Bush Embraces Obama’s Socialism - Cliff Kincaid
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/bush-embraces-obamas-socialism/
ONE NEWS NOW
-- News media in bed with Obama? - Jim Brown
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=297778
-- Obama audio confirms his 'spread the wealth' philosophy - Jim Brown
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=301520
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TRUST
-- VIDEO CLIP: Obama and Wright: He Never Complained Once
http://www.nationalrepublicantrust.com/video_obamawright_eg.html
RENEW AMERICA
-- Obama associations foretell his political ideology - Robert Meyer
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/meyer/081027
-- All they need is love -- Obama's record doesn't matter to many - Warner Todd Huston
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/huston/081027
NUMBERS USA
-- NumbersUSA's 2008 End-of-Congress Grade-A Representatives for Sensible Immigration Include Roskam
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/learn/illegal-immigration/numbersusa-recognizes-congress-sensible-.html
ABC NEWS
-- Independent GOP Group's Ad Attacking Obama on Wright - Jake Tapper
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/independent-gop.html
NEW YORK TIMES
-- Fear of an Anti-Capitalist Planet - Tobin Harshaw
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/fear-of-a-anti-capitalist-planet/?ref=opinion
WASHINGTON POST
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party exists to advance liberalism and the Republican Party exists to advance conservatism. 22% of likely voters say they are liberal, 38% say they are moderate, and 37% say they are conservative. If half the moderates vote for liberal Obama and the other half vote for conservative McCain, McCain should win 56% to 41%.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/10/parsing_the_tracking_poll_are.html?nav=rss_blog
PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN
-- Ignored Issue Of Obama's Associates Best Way To Judge Candidacy - Herb Denenberg
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=20179515&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8
NEWSWEEK
-- Should Democrats Worry About an 'Obama Effect'? - Andrew Romano
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/27/debunking-the-obama-effect.aspx
HUFFINGTON POST
-- Lieberman: I've Talked To Doctors, McCain "Will Live To 85 At Least"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/lieberman-promises-voters_n_138278.html
USA TODAY
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Not surprisingly, Reuben Navarrette blames McCain's problem on Americans who support the Republican Party platform
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/10/mccain-que-paso.html?loc=interstitialskip
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: In 2000 and 2004, the news media demonized business executives for giving more to Bush than to Gore and to Kerry. But in 2008, the news media praises those same executives for giving more to Obama than to McCain.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-27-prez-money_N.htm
THE STATE
-- Opponents of (THE SECOND AMENDMENT) back Obama for president - AP
http://www.thestate.com/366/story/553808.html
SOCIALIST WORKER
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Socialist Worker asks "What's wrong with redistributing the wealth?" ANSWER: It discourages everyone from working harder. Worse yet, it discourages everyone, especially young people, from becoming productive members of society. You do not get into Heaven by making government a socialist or communist tool to take income and assets away from those who earned it so that government can "redistribute" it those who did not. The more that government takes away from you in taxes the less that you have to give churches and charities.
http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/28/redistributing-the-wealth
CARS
-- Does Your Car Predict Your Vote? - Stephen Markley (DIERSEN: THE ANSWER IS YES! Diersen, who owns two Corvettes and two Thunderbirds, is part of the "buy-American" crowd who supports McCain.)
http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2008/10/does-your-car-p.html
(THE ARTICLE: In "The Big Sort," author Bill Bishop describes how people tend to self-segregate by moving near others who are predisposed to think like them. One of the principles of his theory is that lifestyle determines a person's politics, and a recent survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book seems only to add credence to Bishop's argument. The survey's most surprising discovery was just how well the actual data hewed to Republican and Democratic stereotypes. By wide margins, domestic-car owners preferred Republican presidential candidate John McCain. The "buy-American" crowd broke down with 61% of GMC owners, 60% of Chevy, 58% of Buick and Dodge, and 57% of Ford saying they would vote for McCain. The Arizona senator also led in owners of luxury vehicles, including 52% each of BMW, Lexus and Lincoln owners. Meanwhile Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama dominated among small-import owners like Mini (70%), Subaru (61%), Saab 59% and Honda (50%). Vehicle segments broke down predictably as well with full-size truck, SUV and luxury-SUV owners all preferring McCain by wide margins, while Obama has the support of wagon and hatchback owners (including luxury wagons). The Illinois senator also did well with the luxury-crossover segment and hybrid owners, where he held a nine point lead over McCain. It's not hard to see how a car buyer's political priorities manifest themselves in the type of vehicle he or she chooses, but the question we have is this: Has your car predicted your vote? Do you break the mold? Let us know in the comments.)
