-By Warner Todd Huston
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady gave a gem of a speech at the end of the primaries that I’d like to take note of.
Thanks to John Ruberry for reminding me of this nice speech.
Cook County
Scott Lee Cohen: Case in Point How Chicago Media Covers for Criminal Democrats
-By Warner Todd Huston
Well, the Chicago controlled Illinois media has done it again. It’s allowed another unsavory Democrat candidate with criminal propensities to slide by unnoticed and to be placed before the voters un-exposed as the low-end sort of fellow he is. And, just like clockwork, this drug addled nut has been elevated to nominee by the Democrat sheeple of the Land of Lincoln — proving that Democrats will vote for a ham sandwich if one is put before them. This media malfeasance only works in favor of Illinois Democrats, though. To prove it all one need do is remember the 2004 case of Republican Jack Ryan. We have but to recall how the Illinois media destroyed this man over what they claimed in wide-eyed shock was his outrageous behavior and remember how the Chicago controlled media torpedoed this man’s career over what they felt was his unsuitability for higher office.
It’s all a pretty ho-hum tale of media malfeasance and a case of the Democrat Party’s typical sort of low-brow candidates in Chillinois… or is it Illcago? It happens all the time in here, in any case. The Democrats put up a criminal as a candidate, the media yawns and reports on some Hollywood story instead, the voters that claim a Democrat ballot vote him to the head of the class, and then the media suddenly wakes up with cries of faux outrage. It’s a typical pattern, really.
This current case is that of Scott Lee Cohen, pawn shop king, wife abuser, steroid addict, and now your Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor. The guy really has no respectable qualifications for office. As a teen he flunked out of High School — but did get his GED, at least. He was once addicted to steroids so badly that he beat up his wife repeatedly because of the fits of rage the drug brought upon him. He was once arrested for holding a knife to the throat of live-in girl friend who also happened to be a prostitute. It’s a pretty messy life Mr. Cohen’s lived.
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Dems Lt. Gov. Candidate and His… uh… Peccadilloes, The Jerry Springer Democrat
-By Warner Todd Huston
I just can’t get excited about Scott Lee Cohen, the wacky Lt. Gov. that the Democrats have chosen to represent them in November. Sure he’s the Jerry Springer candidate, sure he’s violent, roided up, and sort of scummy.
But, he’s upfront about it all, he’s honest about his general scumminess. And he DID win the election.
In the Chicago Sun-Times Sneed had a few tidbits I’ll repost here to give you a general idea of where this guy fits on the Jerry Springer scale:
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Dems Lt. Gov. Candidate and His… uh… Peccadilloes, The Jerry Springer Democrat”
Remember What We’re Fighting: Alexi Giannoulias and His Mob Ties
-By Warner Todd Huston
OK, folks, Mark Kirk is now the GOP candidate for Senate in the Land of Lincoln. Now is the time to remind everyone what we are facing, why we are fighting the corruption of Democrats, now is the time to focus on what is at stake…
Alexi Giannoulias, banker to the mob, from a family as corrupt as any Daley/George Ryan/Michael Madigan ever was. THIS is what awaits us if we Republicans do not vote for Mark Kirk.
Yes, Kirk is only marginally better on the issues than Giannoulis. Yes, Kirk is a center left kinda guy. Yes, Kirk lied when he called himself a center right guy. But one thing is sure. We can expect Mark Kirk to side with Republicans at least 45% of the time.
Were we to see a Giannoulias as our Senator we’d see a straight down the line, left-winger, with all the corruption of the Capone-set supporting him.
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Remember What We’re Fighting: Alexi Giannoulias and His Mob Ties”
Democrats Ill. Lt. Gov. Nominee’s Past History of Domestic Violence?
-By Warner Todd Huston
Nice move Democrats. You go from crooks and bribe takers to violent criminals!
The Democrats just nominated a guy, Scott Lee Cohen, that has a history of holding a KNIFE to the throat of his girlfriend!
Scott Lee Cohen — a pawnbroker who shocked state Democratic leaders Tuesday night by winning the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor — was arrested about four-and-a-half years ago and accused of holding a knife to a former live-in girlfriend’s neck, newly obtained court records show.
Is it impossible for a Democrat NOT to vote for a criminal of one type or another in Illinois?
Another Chicago Alderman Goes to Jail — THIS is Heartening Progress
-By Warner Todd Huston
But I am here to say that I think we are seeing Chicago finally on the path to progress. How can I say that? Well, let’s look at the facts here.
William Carothers was sentenced to over 3 years in jail in 1983 for his bribe taking and general corruption. His son, Ike, now gets about two years for the same thing.
See the progress?
You don’t?
Well, obviously Chicago is getting closer to less corruption, don’t you think? I mean, daddy got three years. His son is only doing two! That means Ike’s son, when he gets into city government,will only get a year for corruption and his son might only get a few months.
See? Eventually we’ll get a Carothers in city government that is free of corruption. Heck it might take 5 or 6 generations…. but the city is getting there. See, it’s progress Chicago style.
Baby steps, friends, baby steps.
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Another Chicago Alderman Goes to Jail — THIS is Heartening Progress”
The Post-American Bandstand with Pat Boone
Mr. Prez, Ya just talk too much!
Illinois Shows Limitations of Tea Party Movement
-By Warner Todd Huston
The Tea Party folks keep getting mad at me for saying that in the end they might prove ineffective in races at levels higher than local because they aren’t organized enough. They puff up their chests proudly proclaiming that they intend to resist being organized and they claim that being organized is precisely what they are fighting against. I understand the feeling, even sympathize quite a lot, but there is a problem with this obstinacy. It means they won’t win on a statewide ballot very often. The Illinois primary just proved me correct, too.
Let’s take the race for Senate in Illinois as exhibit “A.” Of course the good old boys in the state party went with Mark Kirk, the center left candidate from a northern suburb of Chicago. He was the he-can-win candidate and the establishment choice. Not one Tea Party group, though, wants Kirk and for good reason — and I heartily concur with them, as it happens. So who was the “Tea Party candidate,” the one meant to beat out Kirk, the one backed by the newly found power of the Tea Party movement? There wasn’t one. There was three.
Sadly, the Tea Partiers in Illinois split their vote all up. Some Tea Party Groups went with Don Lowery and some went with Patrick Hughes. A few even went with John Arrington. Hughes, of course, was the only one that had even a remote chance as far as voter polls were concerned. Hughes at least registered in the polls, Lowery and Arrington barely showed up at all.
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Live Blogging the 2010 Illinois Primary Returns
-By Warner Todd Huston
I’ll be poking in to show that Illinois loves their politics crooked and live blogging the poor, poor turnout in the 2010 primary.
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Live Blogging the 2010 Illinois Primary Returns”
Illinois Primary Election TODAY! Go Vote
-By Warner Todd Huston
It’s Groundhog’s Day, do you know where your election ballot is?? Well, it’s at your polling place so go fill it out. TODAY is the Illinois Primary!!
I know, I know, who knew, right?
Here are my endorsements (and here is the post explaining the choices):
SENATE
Patrick Hughes – www.patrickhughesforsenate.com
GOVERNOR
Dan Proft – http://www.proft2010.com
(second choice Adam Andrzejewski)
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Illinois Primary Election TODAY! Go Vote”
Sandy Cole Supporters attack GOP candidates for Governor, Congress, State House
From Paul Mitchell for 62nd District State Rep…
When voters in the 62nd District received a late mailer from Personal PAC on behalf of Sandy Cole for State Representative, they were told ominously that her challenger in Tuesday’s Republican primary, Paul Mitchell, had a 100% rating from the Illinois Federation for Right to Life (IFRL).
The mailer, apparently sent only to female names in the district, boldly announces “Personal PAC Urges You to Vote NO ON PAUL MITCHELL.”
The Mitchell campaign hopes that Sandy’s friends aren’t painting with too broad a brush: Republican gubernatorial candidates Jim Ryan, Kirk Dillard, Bill Brady, Adam Andrejewski, and Dan Proft, as well as Republican 8th District Congressional candidates Maria Rodriguez and Joe Walsh, have all likewise been given 100% ratings from the IFRL.
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Sandy Cole Supporters attack GOP candidates for Governor, Congress, State House”
The Ironclad Case for Adam Andrzejewski (And-G-F-Ski) for Governor
-By Bruno Behrend
This is a long, but important e-mail about the most important political race in Illinois. Please remember that the choices you have in November are dictated by the choices you make in this primary election. You have to get out and vote tomorrow, and you have to get 10 of your friends to do the same. Also, don’t split your vote. Just vote for the conservative newcomer who can win.
This is a personal request that you vote for Adam Andrzejewski, the best Republican candidate for Governor. I would like to tell you about Adam and his campaign, and I have a unique perspective, as I was instrumental in the campaign as Adam’s policy director up until early December. I am still actively involved as a volunteer.
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The Ironclad Case for Adam Andrzejewski (And-G-F-Ski) for Governor”
Proft on Public Affairs With Berkowitz
Here was an early taping of a Public Affairs show with Dan Proft who had yet to announce that he was running for Governor. This is great primer on Dan Proft.
Video: Berkowitz Visits With Senate Candidate Patrick Hughes
Patrick Hughes is the best candidate to beat Mark Kirk in this primary but he’s had some trouble getting the Old Media to report on his campaign. Well, if you’ve not seen Mr. Hughes, Jeff Berkowitz of the show Public Affairs conducted an interview with the conservative Republican candidate for Senate.
www.patrickhughesforsenate.com
Illinois: Why Government Cannot be Trusted
-By Warner Todd Huston
Government is often called the “necessary evil.” But whatever it is, as each day passes we see that the “evil” part of that axiom seems ever more true. We can see the pernicious qualities of government at every level from local, to the state, to the era of Obamaism in the federal government. But if you want yet another example of how truly disgusting government is we have to look no farther than Illinois, the corruption larded Land of Lincoln.
In 2009 the Illinois State legislature passed a bill that for the first time legalized video poker machines. This was done so that the state could raise much needed revenue — I say “much needed” because obvious CUTS are never considered in a budget that is billions of dollars over spent. But because so many Illinoisans oppose the evils of legal gambling in their state the legislature added an opt out clause so that each individual county and community could decide if they wanted to allow video gambling in their jurisdiction.
It almost seemed the perfect bill. Those areas that wanted to throw propriety and good government aside could vote for allowing video poker, those that realized that it was bad policy could just say no. What’s better than local rule?
Well, leave it to government to mess it all up. You see, the avaricious, profligate spenders in the state capitol in Springfield began to get alarmed at how many communities wanted to choose the opt out clause. These drunken sailors began to see that they might not get the revenue they thought they would see. So they arrived at a plan to get it anyway. These ripoff artists that pretend at being our leaders devised a new tax, one that would penalize any community that opted out of video gambling.
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Andy McKenna And His Big Money Obama Supporters
-By Warner Todd Huston
Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna is trying to claim he is an “outsider businessman” and that he’s the only one not connected to Illinois corruption. But the facts seem to auger against McKenna’s claims.
For one thing, McKenna has been called out for ethics violations by his own party. On top of that, how does one claim to be an “outsider” when one was the head of the state party!? That’s a couple of major dents in McKenna’s claims right there.
But now comes info from the Ryan campaign that Andy McKenna also has a ton of donors and supporters that are big Obama supporters, too. Now, how can someone claim to be the conservative solution to Springfield if he’s getting hundreds of thousands of dollars from Democrat and Obama supporters?
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Andy McKenna And His Big Money Obama Supporters”
Dan Proft Visits Fox News Sunday
Meanwhile, one of the members of the Sauk Valley Tea Party group has endorsed Mr. Proft:
Dan Proft – met him, looked him in the eye and he brought up Natural Law in our conversation. He is a real conservative that understand our national constitution. I did not meet Andejewski or Brady, both of which sound like great candidates, but neither made the effort to contact our local tea party and Dan did. Dan has a deep intellect of the issues and for this reason he is getting my vote. If you are voting for a candidate that is not one of the 3 above, you are in herd mentality – there is a difference between a conservative or libertarian and being a Republican.
First Time Voter Chooses Dodge
From the Jim Dodge for Comptroller campaign…
Take a look at a message we received from Erik Zimmerman, a young man who takes his voting privileges very seriously. We’re honored that after his research, he decided to cast his vote for Jim Dodge.
Erik Zimmerman “When I was 16 I started realizing my love for politics. Unfortunately, I couldn’t vote yet because I wasn’t 18. I had to wait two long years and watched as Democrats began to take over and run things both in Illinois and in the federal government. After seeing what the liberal policies did to our state I realized that I couldn’t responsibly vote for someone who would treat the taxpayers dollars like a lottery windfall.
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First Time Voter Chooses Dodge”
Andrzejewski Extends Condolences To Dillard Family, Campaign
From the Adam Andrzejewski for Governor campaign…
Elmhurst, Illinois – Conservative candidate for Governor, Adam Andrzejewski (And-GEE-EFF-Ski), placed a call to David Carlin, member of the Dillard Campaign, offering condolences to Senator Dillard, his family and his campaign team for the loss of the State Senator’s Father.
“Tonight, I received the news that Senator Dillard’s father passed away after a battle with cancer. My entire team and all of my supporters will keep Senator Dillard’s family in our prayers tonight,” said Andrzejewski.
Tax Problems For 5th District Candidate Ratowitz?
-By Warner Todd Huston
David Ratowitz is presenting himself to voters as the business oriented, conservative candidate for their 5th District Congressional seat. Ratowitz says he represents “hard-fought professional achievement” and “personal resilience,” and says his “genuine free market outlook” makes him the perfect candidate for conservatives. Also, many of Mr. Ratowitz’ press releases state that he’s for fiscal responsibility and have taken the Obama administration to task for its bad fiscal policies. (www.ratowitzforcongress.com)
So, one would assume that Mr. Ratowitz’ own history should be above reproach. If not pristine, one would hope that any past business troubles or tax issues would be few and far between. After all, everyone makes a few mistakes especially if they are active businessmen.
Now, between 2000 and 2007 Mr. Ratowitz was a businessman in New Orleans, Louisiana. On his campaign website he admits that hurricane Katrina wrecked havoc with his business, but he says he “worked on the ground to rebuild his business and community.”
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Tax Problems For 5th District Candidate Ratowitz?”
A Note on Candidate Press Releases
When I first set out to lend this space to Republican candidates for the primary I decided that anyone that sent me a press release would have the courtesy of having it posted here.
I did this for several reasons: 1). because I had yet to make my own endorsements and wanted to see what everyone was saying, 2). so that others out there who, like me, wanted to see what was going on with the field of candidates could do so, and 3). to serve as an open forum for all Republican candidates.
Well, now we are at only two days before the voting begins and since I have made my endorsement (see them HERE) I have decided that from this point forward only those candidates I endorse will get this space. It is crunch time and time for me to put forth only those candidates I feel are the best ones.
Thanks for sticking with Publius Forum through the run up to the primary and I hope you stick around during and beyond.
Yours,
Warner Todd Huston
Editor, Publius Forum
Illini Alliance Website: The Place to Stay Connected
-By Warner Todd Huston
There is a good resource for Illinois center right, conservative/libertarian perspective on the web, it’s the Illini Alliance website.
There you’ll find all the Illinois conservative websites and blogs you’d ever want as well as links to the various conservative minded political parties such as the Illinois Republican Party, the Constitution Party and the Libertarian Party.
You’ll also finds links to the various state policy groups interested in furthering the conservative, free-market message in the Land of Lincoln.
If you know of a good conservative website that isn’t on the list or you have your own Illinois centric blog that flogs the conservative message, be sure and contact the Illini Alliance to get included on the blog roll.
Americans for Prosperity, Illinois: Needing YOUR Help for the Primaries
AFP-IL is part of broad, growing coalition that has come together in effort to change Illinois politics in a big way.
For the last 3 decades, legislators have created their own districts after drawing a name out of hat!
Illinois is the ONLY state in the nation that allows this magic trick to determine such an important issue. Instead of the people choosing legislators, the legislators choose the people. This leads to a failing system of government that is not responsive to the people.
LETS TAKE BACK OUR GOVERNMENT! The Illinois Fair Map Amendment will take redistricting out of the hands of the legislator and put into the hands of in independent commission, making the process more transparent, fair and accessible to the public.
We need to collect 500,000 petition signatures by April 1, 2010. WE NEED YOUR HELP!
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Dirty Trick Robocall Says Dan Proft Quits Governor Race
-By Warner Todd Huston
Earlier today there was news that a fake robocall was making its way across Illinois with the recorded voice claiming to be candidate Dan Proft. This fake voice mimic said that he (as Dan Proft) was quitting the race for Governor. Even more ridiculously the impersonator claimed that he (as Dan Proft) was throwing his support behind the crook Andy McKenna!!
Proft Responds to False and Illegal Robocalls; McKenna Responsible?
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Dirty Trick Robocall Says Dan Proft Quits Governor Race”
SEIU Hiding Behind Anti-Tea Party Website
-By Warner Todd Huston
Video king Lee Doren has done some great sleuthing to find out who is behind the newest attack on patriotic America by the left. A site called TheTeaPartyIsOver.org has popped up just as the primaries in Illinois get going. Its goal? To destroy the influence that Tea Party groups might have on the political process.
Turns out the biggest contributor to the group that created the site is the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), one of Obama’s biggest supporters and the union that controls a large number of government employees unions.
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8th District Incumbent Democrat, Remember What We Are Fighting
-By Warner Todd Huston
The Palatine Tea Party folks have a very good webpage that reminds us of just what we Republicans are fighting when we are looking for candidates to oust incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean.
Congressman Melissa Bean is a tax and spend, big government, socialist healthcare-supporting, left-winger and needs to be eliminated.
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8th District Incumbent Democrat, Remember What We Are Fighting”
More Illinois Election Web Resources
-By Warner Todd Huston
Way back in 2009 (OK, it was Dec. 26) I posted a bunch of websites that can help you with your info needs on the web for Illinois elections and most especially Cook County. I have another website to add to that list so I thought I’d just repost the whole thing.
The new resource is a site called eVoter.com. On the main page they describe themselves as an “unbiased, non-partisan election information site where Voters can instantly generate a personalized Sample Ballot, view Candidate Profiles, make Contributions, view Organizational Endorsements, find Polling Places and more.”
You can find them at www.evoter.com
For a list of the website of all candidates including Democrats, see www.uselections.com/il/il.htm.
And don’t forget the Chicago Tribune’s candidate questionnaire responses.
State-wide and Cook County and Collar County GOP Candidate’s websites:
U.S. Senate
John Arrington – arringtonforsenate.com
Patrick Hughes – patrickhughesforsenate.com
Mark Kirk – kirkforsenate.com
Tom Kuna – w-e-r-co.com
Don Lowery – judgelowery4ussenate.com
Andy Martin – andyforussenator.com
Kathleen Thomas – kathleenthomasforsenate.org
Ed Varga – e-varga.com
Robert Zadek – robertzadek.com
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More Illinois Election Web Resources”
GOP’s Hayes Appeals to Black Press: ‘We are not Outsiders!’
From the Issac Hayes for 2nd District Congressional seat, facing Jesse Jackson, Jr. …
The following letter was released today by Rev. Isaac C. Hayes, the GOP nominee for Congress in IL-2, challenging the persistent indifference to Black Republican candidates by Black publications:
“As ‘minorities’ we have always called for diversity and tolerance” said Hayes, “yet within Black press there is no tolerance for Black Republicans and no willingness to embrace Black political diversity. My question is why not? Why are our press releases, letters to the editor, community events, and campaigns ignored? Is it not the responsibility of Black press to keep the Black community informed of what and who is impacting their lives?”
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