GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - November 19, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - November 19, 2008

SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-conservative anti-Republican Southtown Star wants Radogno to lead the Republican senators in Illinois
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1287079,111908radogno.article
-- Public owed an explanation; now butt out, Daley - Carl Segvich, 11th Ward Republican Committeeman, Chicago
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/opinion/letters/1284729,111808letters.article

SOUTHWEST NEWS HERALD
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-conservative anti-Republican Ray Hanania promotes Durkin, Parrillo, Radogno, and Topinka
http://www.swnewsherald.com/news_inside/2008/11/112108cs_rh_republicans.php

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
-- New leaders need to give Senate a fresh start
http://www.pjstar.com/opinions/x453656179/Our-View-New-leaders-need-to-give-Senate-a-fresh-start

ABC7
-- Gov proposes state deficit reductions - Charles Thomas
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/state&id=6512802 (Includes video clip)

DAILY HERALD
-- Gov pitches new budget plan - Joseph Ryan
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/965
-- State budget crashing; governor looks to feds, lenders, cuts - Joseph Ryan
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=251770&src=109
-- FROM THE ARTICLE: "U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam is also getting noticed. The Wheaton Republican who used to spar with Obama on the Senate floor in Springfield was mentioned by Karl Rove in a Newsweek column as one of the House Republicans' "persuasive, compelling members" who should "make our case." Roskam just secured his second term representing the 6th District." - Joseph Ryan
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/967
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sadly, Roberta Kent of Wheaton argues that Wright's anti-White anti-America church is a "mainline" church
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=251715&src=
-- Nativity scene coming to state Capitol for first time in two decades "We want to let the public know that they have a right to do this in their own community," said Dan Zanoza, of Lincoln, who headed up the effort. - Joseph Ryan
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=251769&src=109

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama, using racial epithet to describe president-elect - Maamoun Youssef and Lee Keath
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-ml-al-qaida-obama,0,6959876.story
-- Edgar, Hastert like idea of Clinton as Obama's secretary of state - Carlos Sadovi
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/11/edgar-hastert-l.html
-- New group aims to tackle education issues in Illinois Report outlines state's deficiencies
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/content/education/chi-education-group-debut-19nov19,0,6786115.story
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Clarence Page promotes unrepentant domestic terrorist Ayers, again
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped1119pagenov19,0,2967765.column
-- GM exec: Industry urgently needs help - Troy Clarke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped1119pagenov19,0,2967765.column
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND TRAGIC: COUNTRIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DESTROY AMERICA ARE OVERJOYED: Alabama Republican Senator Shelby wants foreigners to run America's automotive industry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-congress-autos,0,1937741.story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- SNEED: Yipes! GOP goop: The battle between state Senators Kirk Dillard and Christine Radogno just got interesting $$$: A vendor is suing Radogno's campaign for nonpayment of services stemming from her 2006 state treasurer bid.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1287281,CST-NWS-sneed19.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE WITH 5X8-INCH COLOR PICTURE: Because just about everyone in Chicago blames all problems on and therefore discriminates against the few remaining White male conservatives in Chicago, if Chicago is going to have a school for the "disenfranchised," it should be for the few remaining White male conservative students in Chicago, just kidding
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/1287285,CST-NWS-gay19.article
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1286979,CST-EDT-edit19.article
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1287080,CST-NWS-stein19.article

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Edgar, Daley pushing new educational initiative - Adriana Colindres
http://www.sj-r.com/state/x1772952456/Edgar-Daley-pushing-new-educational-initiative
-- Blagojevich floats plan to deal with budget crisis - Ryan Keith
http://www.sj-r.com/news/x776449902/Blagojevich-floats-plan-to-deal-with-budget-crisis
-- VERY SAD: Shimkus opposed to (AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY RESCUE PLAN); Schock is leaning against it - Adriana Colindres
http://www.sj-r.com/time_out/x776450832/Shimkus-opposed-to-bailout-Schock-is-leaning-against-it
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: THE DEVIL HERSELF AND DEMOCRATS ARE OVERJOYED: Kathleen Parker wants the Republican Party throw people who believe in GOD out of the party
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x776450549/Kathleen-Parker-GOP-won-t-have-a-prayer-if-it-doesn-t-change-tune

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Blagojevich wants new powers to deal with crisis - Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=31863

SUBURBAN LIFE
-- Birkett calls on County Board to raise prosecutor salaries - Dan Petrella
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/downersgrove/news/x1772952613/Birkett-calls-on-County-Board-to-raise-prosecutor-salaries

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Edgar-led group wants to fix state's public schools - Mike Riopell
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/11/18/news/doc49234eb2ae918419874147.txt

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
-- State budget mess growing; there’s no end in sight - Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinions/x1772953204/State-budget-mess-growing-there-s-no-end-in-sight

WGIL
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Josh Hoyt of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights says Republicans are bigots unless they meet his definition of being "friendly" and move toward his definition of "finding real solutions on immigration reform."
http://www.wgil.com/localnews.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=112008&newsid=167

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
-- Ayers speech postponed due to concerns about preparation Last-minute plans led to 'unanswered questions' about Weather Underground founder's proposed Thursday speech - Nomaan Merchant
http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2008/11/19/Campus/Ayers.Speech.Postponed.Due.To.Concerns.About.Preparation-3551675.shtml

TAPROOT REPUBLICANS
-- Pankau Wants “24 or More” - George Kocan
http://www.taprootgop.org/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: "Matt Gauntt" argues for giving foreigners control of one of America's most vital industries. How soon will foreigners control all of America's industries?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/11/buy-a-piece-of.html

TOM ROESER
-- Breaking News--“Tribune” Tells Us There’s No Daley Machine. Imagine That!
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24820

ANDY MARTIN
-- Andy Martin launches a 'National Conversation' on how to oppose Barack Obama
http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-launches-a-national-conversation-r924871.htm

CNS NEWS
-- As GM Goes, So Goes the GOP - Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=39507

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
-- Social Conservatives as Scapegoats - G. Tracy Mehan, III
http://www.spectator.org/archives/2008/11/17/social-conservatives-as-scapeg

WORLD NET DAILY
-- Communist Party strategist maps out Obama's agenda Powerful unions, socialized medicine 1st crucial steps for long-term plans - Aaron Klein
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=81204
-- We're in 'good shape' over Obama's birthplace Presidential spokeswoman suggests there's no controversy
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=81363

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
-- Who is Rahm Emmanuel? - John Perazzo
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=AACBCE51-24AD-4097-AB78-BF1E2679D921

NATIONAL REVIEW
-- FROM THE EDITORIAL: As we observed throughout the campaign, Barack Obama gave indications that his election would mean a return to the September 10 mentality, a national-security outlook marked prominently by its lack of seriousness about the terrorist threat. In choosing Eric Holder to be his attorney general, President-Elect Obama has taken a step toward confirming those misgivings.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YmM1OGM4OGRiNTI5NTIzOTFkMDAwMTJiNGFlYWFiZGI=

CNN
-- McCain may face bumpy shift from White House run "Now free of the demands required to win the GOP nomination, McCain may have an eye toward regaining his popularity among independents and burnishing his legacy as a straight-talker untethered to strict party orthodoxy. "His reputation has been impaired . . . It took a beating," Mayer said. "He may want to go back to the old straight-talk John McCain with no filters. And he'll stop feeding red-meat populist conservative sound bites, because he doesn't have to." - Alexander Mooney
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/18/mccain.future/

CBS NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: For decades, Democrats have told minorities and women that Republicans caused all their problems. For decades, Democrats have promised to give minorities and women more preference than Republicans promise to give them. Tragically, many Blacks have fallen for that divisiveness and more tragically, more Hispanics are also falling for that divisiveness.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/18/opinion/main4614459.shtml

WASHINGTON POST
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: E.J. Dionne falsely and unethically argues that the Republican Party is "wholly owned by the conservative movement." E.J. Dionne knows full well that the Republican Party is "wholly owned" by people and by organizations that view conservatives a) as just one of many groups under their "big text" and b) as a bunch of "kooks" and "extremists" they would love to drive out of the party. I base this conclusion on lots of experience including serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, serving as the Chairman to TAPROOT Republicans since 2005, and attending many Republican Party meetings including the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Illinois Republican Party conventions and many CPAC conferences since 2000. Beyond outrageously, the Republican Party lets, if not encourages, people to hold leadership positions in the party who have show by their words and/or by their actions that a) they reject most if not all of the Republican Party platform, b) blame all past, present, and future problems on conservatives, that is, on people who support the Republican Party platform, and c) pander to any anti-conservative organization, group, or individual that gives them or the party lots of money.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111702918.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
-- Advocates Search for Clues of President-Elect Obama’s Civil Rights Plans Activists expect Obama to focus on a race-neutral public works program akin to FDR’s New Deal - Justin Ewers
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/11/18/advocates-search-for-clues-of-president-elect-obamas-civil-rights-plans.html
-- Why Congress Is Unlikely to Bail Out Detroit’s Carmakers - at Least for Now Democrats want to redirect $25 billion toward automakers, but Republicans are likely to block it - Katherine Skiba
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/11/18/why-congress-is-unlikely-to-bail-out-detroits-carmakers--at-least-for-now.html

NEW YORK TIMES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mitt Romney argues that bankruptcy will save General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. He is dead wrong. Countries, organizations, and people that have always demonized and denigrated General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler and will always continue to demonize and denigrate GM, Ford, and Chrysler would use their bankruptcy as just one more argument to discourage people and businesses from buying their products.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/opinion/19romney.html?ref=opinion

ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Southern lawmakers show their love for foreign automakers and their hatred of northern automakers and their hatred of union workers
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jDV0sU27k0Q_kvPrQXuWA51aFjJgD94HKQ5G2

LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL
-- FROM THE ARTICLE: Toyota, which has 7,000 employees in Georgetown, Ky., supports congressional aid to the Detroit Three. Spokesman Mike Goss said the Japanese company is worried that its base of auto suppliers could suffer if one of the U.S. automakers deteriorates further. Toyota itself announced yesterday that it will lay off much of its 500-member temporary Kentucky work force in the first three months of next year. "We share many (suppliers) with the Detroit Three," Goss said, declining to name specific companies. "We don't want to see them destabilized if something catastrophic happens in Detroit."
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081119/NEWS0106/811190659/1008/NEWS01

WBKO
-- FROM THE ARTICLE: "The Corvette remains relevant cause its the icon of the automobile industry . . . period," says 2164 Local United Auto Workers president Eldon Renaud. "When you look at it, its still the premier sports car in the United States, the best sports car for the value. We're leading in fuel economy and quality with this vehicle and its still very relevant," says Bowling Green Assembly Plant manager, Paul Graham. Graham believes the Corvette is still performing as well as can be expected in the current economy. "Right now when you look at our market share, our market share in Corvette is actually up 2% this year, in the luxury performance segment which we're in," Graham notes. Although the Corvette has seen a small rise in its market share, the sports car has also seen a 13% drop in sales over the last year. Renaud says if people were able to use equity from their second mortgages to purchase cars, that might change. Fuel efficiency knocks against the Corvette aren't a concern of Graham's because he says it can hold court with anything on the market. "I can tell you from talking to some of our Corvette enthusiasts that drive back to Bowling Green and the museum, we've had people that can regularly get 30 miles a gallon with the corvette on the freeway," Graham explains. So by continuing the Corvette, Graham says they are actually expanding their opportunity to work on advanced technologies such as engine advancements and fuel-efficiency. Renaud feels there is something else that will keep the Corvette important to the car industry many years from now . . . and that's its heritage. "People have seen the car since it was first made. They realized as a child 'I'd like to have that car" and they strive and they save. That the American dream," Graham tells WBKO
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/34716629.html
-- GM Workers Rally At Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant
http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/34698779.html (Includes video clip)

GM FACTS & FICTION
-- The U.S. Auto Industry & the Ripple Effect
http://gmfactsandfiction.com/ (Includes video clip)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- The kind of car you drive says a lot about you. Driving an American nameplate car says that you are proud of America and that you want the American automotive industry to succeed. Since 1964, your GOPUSA Illinois Editor has bought 16 cars -- all of them American nameplate cars -- 7 new GM, 3 used GM, 3 new Ford, 2 new Chrysler, and 1 used Chrysler. - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
-- 1958 Blue/White Chevy Bel Air bought used in Monee in 1964 and traded in for a new car in 1966 - used mainly to commute to high school in Crete and work in Chicago Heights -- 1966 Red Pontiac Tempest Sprint bought new in South Holland in 1966 and sold in 1968 - used mainly to commute to college in Chicago and work in Park Forest-- 1968 Blue Olds 442 bought new in Beecher in 1968 and sold in 1969 - used mainly to commute to college in Chicago and to work in Park Forest-- 1969 Blue Dodge Charger SE bought new in Chicago Hts. in 1969, it was stolen in Chicago in 1971 - used mainly to commute to college in DeKalb and work in Park Forest and Chicago Hts.-- 1962 White Chevy Bel Air bought used in Grant Park in 1971 and sold in 1978 - used mainly to commute to work in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago and college in Chicago
-- 1972 Gray Chevy Corvette bought new in Chicago Heights in 1971 and still own it, it is like new and has only 5,072 miles on it - bought as an investment/hobby-- 1974 Gold Dodge Dart bought new in Olympia Fields in 1973 and sold in 1974 - bought to replace the 1962 Chevy which had been stolen in Chicago but was unexpectedly recovered-- 1978 Blue Chevy Chevette bought new in Glen Ellyn in 1978 and sold to my brother in 1994 - everyday use-- 1978 Silver Olds Delta 88 Royale bought new in Glen Ellyn in 1978 and sold in 1996 - used mainly for trips -- 1962 White Chevy Impala SS bought used in Texas in 1989 and sold in 2005 - bought as an investment/hobby
-- 1990 Red Ford Thunderbird bought new in Wheaton in 1989 and still own it - stored winters and used mainly for trips 1989-2004, everyday use since then-- 1968 Blue Dodge Charger R/T bought used in Libertyville in 1994 and sold to my insurance agent in 2005 - bought as an investment/hobby-- 1993 Red Ford Thunderbird bought new in Wheaton in 1994 and sold in 1995 -- everyday use
-- 1996 Red Ford Thunderbird bought new in Wheaton in 1995 and still own it -- stored winters and used mainly for trips-- 1997 Red Chevy Cavalier bought new in Glen Ellyn in 1996 and scraped because of an accident in 2004 - everyday use
-- 2005 Red Corvette bought new in Glen Ellyn in 2005 and still own it, it has 245 miles on it -- bought as an investment/hobby

-- I worked for Chrysler building new cars in its Belvedere plant for four Mondays in early 1970 while I attended NIU
-- I worked for Firestone in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972
-- I would have gone to work for Oldsmobile in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not suddenly agreed to stop hiring Whites to avoid EEOC litigation
-- While I worked for GAO's Chicago office between 1980 and 1997, my many limousine liberal Democrat subordinates, coworkers, and superiors viciously demonized and denigrated me for owning American nameplate cars. They demonized and denigrated me especially viciously because I owned a Corvette.
-- I have been a member of the National Corvette Restorers Society for many years and I am a National Corvette Museum lifetime member
-- I subscribe to many car magazines and I am a member of many car clubs, but, an inactive member because of all the time I spend as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor