Representative Bill Foster (14th District) wants our taxes to go up with the phase out of the Bush tax cuts. He claims that the deficit was worse under Bush than it is under Obama… and that is simply just a lie.
That is why you should vote for Randy Hultgren!
http://hultgrenforcongress.com/
From the Pollak for Congress campaign (9th District)…
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – The Pollak for Congress campaign has released the following statement:
This afternoon–to our mutual surprise!–Jan Schakowsky and I debated at the offices of the Daily Herald newspaper in Arlington Heights. We were each scheduled to meet with the editorial board, which is deciding which of us to endorse. Little did we know that we would be interviewed at the same time, in the same room!
For nearly 90 minutes, we debated the major issues facing the 9th congressional district and the nation today. It was a great debate! The only problem is that it had an audience of four.
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Pollak and Schakowsky Spar During Secret Debate at Daily Herald”
-By Warner Todd Huston
These are the last two videos I will have for Right Nation 2010.
The first one is a compilation of lefty protesters that Andrew Breitbart confronted before the night began.
The amusing thing about this video is that the protesters had no idea why they were there and could not explain the signs they were holding. These signs called Glenn Beck a “liar” and called us all racists. They had signs that demanded that we “stop the hate,” yet when Breitbart asked them for examples of racism, hate, and Beck’s lies none of them could give a single example.
Then, when it was all over, these people filed into the buses that brought them to the site. That’s right, buses. In other words this was an astroturf campaign, not a true grassroots protest.
And what did we see on the back windows of these buses? Chicago Public School ID tags. So, now we know that this was a union thug organized, fake protest.
Two more Right Nation 2010 Videos: Andrew Breibart Confronts Lefty Protesters and Anita MonCrief Speaks”
-By Warner Todd Huston
I am working on some video form the Right Nation 2010 event. So far I have a few minutes of Glenn Beck and Illinois Representative Aaron Schock already finished.
I’ll start with the beginning of Glenn Beck’s more than hour long address to the gathered. His talk was well received, chock full of humor and patriotism, and left the crowd highly energized once he was done.
I have captured his first few minutes of his part of the program (as they didn’t allow us to record the whole thing).
Next up is Illinois Representative Aaron Schock’s press conference. Unfortunately I only have a few minutes of this because the memory in my camera was full and the thing shut down on me. Sigh.
Here is my Twitter stream of the night for a blow-by-blow (my last tweet is on top):
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Right Nation 2010: Video of Glenn Beck and Rep. Aaron Schock”
-By Warner Todd Huston
We are all set up and waiting for Right Nation 2010 festivities to begin. Tonight we will hear from Andrew Breitbart, Glenn Beck and others and I am hopeful that the evening will be an energetic experience.
In the meantime, I am set up at blogger’s row along with some fine local Illinois conservative bloggers. If you want a great single web page to go to for links to all sorts of wonderful Illinois bloggers and conservative resources, visit publiusforum1.wpenginepowered.com/illini/illinialliance_main.html.
Bloggers in attendance today include (in no particular order) Bill Barr of Bill Barr’s West Side, Paul Mitchell of Thoughts of a Regular Guy, Tom Mannis of ChicagoNewsBench, Nancy J. Thorner, pro-life blogger Jill Stanek, Kathy Michael of McClean County Pundit, and David Dierson of GOPUSA. I’ll try and get a full list later.
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Blogger’s Row at Right Nation 2010″
-By Warner Todd Huston
I am here today at the Right Nation 2010 conference in the western suburbs of Chicago (straight west of O’Hare Airport). This afternoon began with three speakers remarks, ACORN whistleblower Anita MonCrief, Wall Street Journal writer John Fund, and former Majority Leader Dick Armey.
Anita was up first and she told us of her early days as a left-wing activist in ACORN, but she realized as she got higher in the organization the lies being told and the corruption going on was a slap in the face of the principles she thought she was fighting for.
At some point she decided to speak out and immediately the left made to destroy her. But as she persisted she found that the right was in support of her and were there to offer their help.
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Right Nation 2010 – Anita MonCrief, John Fund, Dick Armey Speak”
Right Nation 2010 is going on today in Hoffman Estates, Illinois…
CHICAGO – Right Nation 2010, an unprecedented gathering of thousands of conservatives, Republicans and Tea Party independents on September 18th, will feature the first 2012 Presidential Straw poll in the Midwest.
The poll will show the preferences of grassroots leaders from throughout the Heartland, with attendees from the Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, as well as tickets sold outside the Midwest from Florida to California.
The Right Nation 2012 Presidential Straw Poll is sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, a national organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels.
The poll will be conducted during the evening convention via paper ballot, and will be overseen and certified by Right Nation 2010 officials. Results will be released on the Right Nation 2010 website (www.RightNation2010.com) at 10am CDT on Monday, September 20th.
For more details on Right Nation go to www.RightNation2010.com.
About Right Nation 2010:
Right Nation 2010 is a joint venture of Republican, conservative, libertarian, free market, and Tea Party independent organizations and individuals, facilitated by the 75 year-old United Republican Fund.
From the Palatine Tea Party…
(Palatine, Illinois) – Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district believes “the United States should maintain its financial support of the United Nations”.*
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reported that the U.S. provided $6.347 billion to the U.N. system in FY 2009, including over $4 billion from the State Department, over $1.7 billion from US AID, over $245 million from the Department of Agriculture, and tens of millions more from the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Energy.***
This is an all-time record in U.S. financial contributions to the U.N. system but, considering recent budget trends in the U.N., the record is likely to be broken in FY 2010.
Where is the Common Sense?
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IL Congresswoman – ‘Financial Support To The UN’”
From the Schilling for Congress campaign (17th District)…
Illinois Republican reaches ‘Young Gun’ status with clear path to victory
(From the NRCC)
Washington, DC–The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced today that Bobby Schilling (IL-17) has reached ‘Young Gun’ status, the premiere level of its three-tiered Young Guns program. By advancing to the program’s top tier, Schilling has proven his ability to build a winning campaign and achieve substantial fundraising goals.
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ICYMI: Bobby Schilling Advances to Top Level of Young Guns Program”
-By Warner Todd Huston
First time Representative Democrat Debbie Halvorson of Illinois’ 11th District is struggling in the polls against Republican Adam Kinzinger. Her desperation is starting to show, too, because her office just got caught supplying Democrat staffers to a protest rally holding signs that call Kinzinger a Nazi. Kinzinger is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and flew missions in Iraq.
A line of protesters showed up at a Kinzinger appearance on Sept. 15th sporting signs calling the Republican military vet a Nazi. Kinzinger’s folks filmed the little protest and followed the perpetrators right back to Halvorson’s office. Video reveals that Halvorson’s office workers seemed to know the protesters.
Kinzinger wants to know why these outrageous, over-the-top protesters seemed to be members of Halvorson’s ofice? He i demanding an apology from Halvorson
And now it seems that one of these protesters has been identified as a member of Obama’s Organizing for America. Apparently Halvorson and the Democrats shipped this woman from her home base in St. Louis, missouri to Northern Illinois in order to lead a protest calling Kinzinger a Nazi! GatewayPundit has the info on this woman.
So much for “grassrootiness” in protesting, eh? If this isn’t top down, what is? Always remember, all Democrat efforts are a sham led from the top. There are no true Democrat grassroots efforts. These people are simply un-American scum.
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Democrat Rep. Halvorson (Illinois) Sponsors Protest Rally Calling Opponent a Nazi”
-By Warner Todd Huston
Last night I had the pleasure to attend the 26th anniversary dinner for the Chicago-based Heartland Institute held in the resplendent Grand Ball Room of the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago.
The Heartland Institute is one of the premiere think tanks in the country and has some great resources on the fallacies of Global Warming, free markets, healthcare, technology, taxes and education among others. If you are a blogger Heartland’s work on all sorts of conservative issues is a gold mine of information that can help you intelligently elucidate your points. If you are just an interested citizen, you should also check out Heartland’s great work. And the legislative work the institute has done these many years has been highly important for the conservative, free market side of the aisle. Please do check out Heartland’s extensive website and do donate if you can to help keep it all going.
In any case, the night started with some socializing, a well stocked open bar, and the opportunity to bid on all sorts of interesting auction items.
During the socializing I had the opportunity to talk to Steve Kim, the Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General and Ed Rutledge the candidate for Lt. Governor from the Libertarian Party.
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Heartland Institute’s 26th Anniversary Benefit Dinner”
From the Dold for Congress campaign (10th District)…
As we remember the victims of the 9/11 tragedy, we must reflect on the policy changes needed to protect our country and its citizens.
We must maintain a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, which reflects the extraordinary security ties between our two nations. I traveled to Israel for a week this year to see, first-hand, the critical security challenges that the United States and Israel face together in the Middle East. In the face of threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, and a nuclear Iran, I understand what is at stake in the region, and I am committed to using my voice in continuing the 10th District’s proud tradition of pro-Israel leadership in Congress. I will be a champion for the U.S.-Israel relationship to make sure our security and the security of our allies remains top priority for our leaders.
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Dold (10th District): Keeping America Safe”
From the office of Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica…
Update on Our Efforts at Tax Relief and Ethics Reforms
I wanted to take this chance to update you on important developments in county government.
I am pleased to announce that the county finance committee recently passed a series of reforms to the Cook County Ethics Ordinance — one of which prohibits conflicts of interest in lobbying. Hopefully, at the next County Board meeting on October 5 the adoption of these amendments will be approved by the entire County Board.
The second item we are looking at introducing is a requirement that any future tax increase is subject to a super majority vote of the County Board. As it stands now, it is much easier to pass a tax hike in Cook County than it is to repeal it. This is wrong — and our proposal is needed to protect the taxpayers.
As you know, we were successful at rolling back one half of the one percent sales tax increase early this year — and I will not rest until we have fully repealed the Stroger sales tax increase.
I invite you to watch our brief video in which I update you on these, and other, important issues that directly impact your pocketbook:
-By Warner Todd Huston
THE event of the Midwest is fast upon us, Sept. 18, this Saturday!
So what the heck IS this Right Nation 2010 thing, anyway? The website tells us that the event will be a gathering of thousands of conservatives who will, “come together to celebrate their shared lineage and common purpose. They’ll be joined by popular political, media, and entertainment personalities all assembled to advance the RIGHT principles and the RIGHT people in order to reclaim the Midwest and forever change its political landscape.”
Right Nation will offer great speeches by famous conservatives such as Glenn Beck, Dick Armey, Wall Street Journal Writer John Fund, and many others. Participants will also have a day-long conference where they can attend all sorts of informative sessions such as “Building Your Local Organization,” Get Out The Vote Programs, and many others.
But it is more than that. Right Nation is one of a slew of new events of similar nature on the conservative side that have been going on since about 2006. Such events have grown in number over the last two years in particular due to the popularity of Tea Party activism. It’s about time, too, as the left has been doing these sort of things for 50 years!
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I’ll Be At Right Nation 2010 in Chicago, Illinois… Will YOU?”
From the Patlak for for Cook County Board of Review…
There has been an ongoing State’s Attorney investigation regarding influence pedaling at the Board of Review for the benefit of properties within Commissioner Brendan Houlihan’s 1st District. Commissioner Houlihan has been tight mouthed about this matter and has some important questions to answer regarding his competence, culpability and lack of oversight. This is further evidence that we need greater transparency and balance on the board and Dan Patlak will provide the necessary ethical leadership. Please read the News Release from the Cook County Republican Party.
With less than one month to go before early voting begins on October 11, we are releasing our fifth Tax Facts video. This video describes the three most commonly received property tax exemptions as well as the venues available for appealing your assessment.
We are still looking for new yard sign locations as well as heavily traveled locations for our 4X4 signs. Click here to request a yard sign and write a note if you have an appropriate location for a 4X4.
We are facing a well financed incumbent in our efforts to empower tax payers and to bring competence and political balance to the Board. Please contribute by clicking here.
http://www.electpatlak.com
http://www.twitter.com/DanPatlak
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From the Schilling for Congress campaign (17th District)…
EAST MOLINE, IL–The Bobby Schilling campaign has released their first web ad of the campaign season.
“Bobby Schilling: A Clean Break” is a positive, energetic web ad encouraging supporters to get involved and help give the 17th District a clean break from the failed policies of Washington. The video shows Bobby knocking on doors and meeting constituents throughout the district. The Schilling campaign has over 1900 volunteers, consisting of one third Republicans, one third independents, and one third Democrats. Bobby Schilling, candidate for Congress in the Illinois 17th District, said he’s been thrilled with the support he has received throughout the campaign.
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Schilling Campaign Releases First Web Ad: ‘Bobby Schilling: A Clean Break’”
From the Pollak for Congress campaign (9th District)…
PARK RIDGE, IL – Joel Pollak, Republican candidate for the 9th Congressional district of Illinois, will hold his third town hall meeting on Thursday, September 16th from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all, will be held in Park Ridge at the South Park Recreation Center at 833 Talcott Ave.
The meeting will be hosted by FOX News Contributor and radio host on Chicago’s WYLL radio, Sandy Rios.
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Pollak for Congress Town Hall in Park Ridge (9th District)”
From the Palatine Tea Party group…
(Palatine, Illinois) – Representative Melissa Bean Illinois 8th district sponsored or co-sponsored the following 13 Earmark projects in 2010 totaling $25,271,000*. Keep in mind that 2010 is not over yet.
With record deficits in 2010 of over one trillion dollars and unemployment near 10% we can see why people are angry with members of Congress and “Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job. That’s up ten points from the previous high of 61% reached.”
Is Melissa Bean at all interested in upholding a high standard of ethics? Where is her common sense and accountability to us the United States taxpayer? This is not your money to waste!
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Bean’s Earmarks in 2010″
From the office of Congressman Peter Roskam…
Recently President Obama presented his latest plan to “stimulate” our economy. Although he’s not calling it a stimulus package, the American people are seeing it for what it is – $50 billion of additional government spending. Unfortunately for the President, we’ve already seen the failure of one stimulus, and this new plan is no different.
Roskam Responds to Obama’s New Stimulus Plan”
Randy Hultgren from the Aurora area is running for the 14th District Congressional seat. This is his first video ad.
http://hultgrenforcongress.com/
-By Warner Todd Huston
Our friend Pat Hickey has caught wind of some potentially interesting news on Chicago’s soon to be roiling Mayoral election now that Richard “King” Daley has decided he no longer wants the big seat. Conservative publisher R. Emmett Tyrell, Jr. has reportedly said he might be interested in taking a run at City Hall.
Pat reports that through the grapevine he heard of Tyrell’s possible campaign:
R. Emmett Tyrrell, the founder of The American Spectator is interested in running for Mayor of Chicago. Bob Tyrrell, like Governor Pat Quinn, is a proud Alumnus of Fenwick High School.
It sure would be interesting to see a man of high education and one so well spoken for the conservative cause throw his hat into the right, wouldn’t it?
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Conservative to Seek Daley’s Emptying Chair? R. Emmett Tyrell, Jr. Thinking of running for Chicago Mayor?”
From the Brady for Illinois Governor campaign…
With less than 50 days left until Election Day, Brady for Illinois is reaching every single Republican, Independent, and Democratic voter in Illinois with one message – we won’t solve our fiscal crisis or create more jobs under the big government, tax and spend policies of Governor Pat Quinn.
Bill Brady will stand up against the political insiders to fight job killing tax hikes, and will put Illinois back to work.
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Brady for Illinois: Let’s Get to Work!”
From the Schilling for Congress campaign (17th District)…
The Knowlegis Power Rankings ranked Rep. Hare 404th out of 435 members of the House in terms of effectiveness
EAST MOLINE, IL–Bobby Schilling, Republican candidate for Congress in the Illinois 17th District, recently spoke about the Knowlegis Power Rankings. Knowlegis rates the effectiveness of each member of Congress based on various criteria including position, indirect influence, legislative activity, and earmarks. Rep. Hare ranked 404th out of 435 members of the House. Schilling said the people deserve someone who will work tirelessly for them.
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Schilling: “Hare Being Ranked 404th Out of 435 is Unacceptable’”
From Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady…
The Illinois Republican Party’s slate of candidates will work to reform Illinois state government, restore the state’s sinking economy and return respect and integrity to Springfield in November.
There is hope for our state, and as bad as it’s been under the Blagojevich and Quinn Administrations, we must not lose heart.
This campaign is about what Republicans will do to erase our deficits, get our state’s economy moving and put people back to work. Voters have a real choice this fall: more of the same Democratic control or real, honest reforms that Republicans will fight for if given the opportunity.
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The Fall Campaign Starts Today with Reforms & Respect”
From the Hultgren for Congress campaign (14th District)…
As we enjoyed this labor day long weekend I wanted to thank you personally for your support and enthusiasm. I spent much of the last week on the road, and will be traveling across the 14th District again for the next two weeks to talk to voters about jobs and the economy.
Our representatives in Washington think they know best how to get our economy moving again, but the reality is that they’re just making things worse. We know that the private sector needs to create jobs and put people back to work, and for that to happen, Washington needs to cut the taxes and red tape that are holding us back.
This November, I believe the people of the 14th District will recognize that Washington is broken, our current Congressman is part of the problem – not the solution – and will support our campaign to get our economy back on track.
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Hultgren (14th District):8 Weeks Until Election Day”
From the office of Cook COunty Commissioner Tony Peraica…
The late July flooding that ravaged much of Cook County was salt in the wounds of many individuals and employers who are already fighting to recover from the economic downturn.
Those of us in the bipartisan contingent of local elected officials who fought for the federal “disaster area” declaration were pleased when that declaration came last month. So far, upwards of $75 million in federal disaster assistance has been distributed.
Thank you to all the residents, businesses, municipalities and townships that helped distribute and gather the data collection forms which helped us in our effort to garner this federal declaration.
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$75 million in federal disaster assistance to victims of July flooding”
From the Palatine Tea Party…
(Palatine, Illinois) – How would Bean reach a balanced budget if she were in Congress as she said to the Daily Herald on October 27, 2002?
Bean said, “my primary tactic to reach a balanced budget would be cutting wasteful spending.”*
Bean’s Wasteful Spending
2008 earmarks of $26,842,300
2009 earmarks of $38,314,314
$787 billion stimulus bill
$26 billion jobs bill
Trillion dollar take over of our healthcare system
Your kids get the bill from my reckless behavior…
Here is one recommendation – Use Common Sense
If you are outraged with Bean’s wasteful spending, contact her local office (847) 517-2927 or DC (202) 225-3711 and vote her out in November!
*Chicago Daily Herald, 10/27/02
http://www.teapartypalatine.com/
-By Warner Todd Huston
In a surprise announcement Chicago Democrat strongman Mayor Richard M. Daley has today said that after 21 years as Chicago’s mayor he will not run for another term.
“This is purely a personal decision, purely personal,” he told reporters as his whole family looked on.
Daley, the son of the famous Richard R. Daley, said that the reason he’s leaving the big chair is to be with his family. Interestingly, his famous father also served 21 years as Chicago’s mayor.
Daley has been under increasing pressure with multiple scandals over the last few years making a dent in his popularity, but few expected he would have had too hard of a time in yet another reelection campaign.
This opens up the floodgates of those who will vie for the job. Foremost of which may be Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who recently said he’d be interested in running if Daley was not in the race.
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BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Announces Retirement, Will Not Run Again”
-By Fran Eaton
There are many reasons why concerned voters should attend Right Nation 2010 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates September 18th, but here’s five:
1. It will take conservatives, Tea Party independents and Republicans to work together like never before to break free of the suffocating Democratic Party machine in Illinois on November 2.
2. It will take unprecedented energy, support and unity among those diverse factions to take advantage of this historical opportunity to turn our state and nation in the right direction.
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Five Reasons to attend Right Nation 2010″