February 2012
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Networks Hype Rising Gas Prices 4 Times More for Bush, Than They Do for Obama
Why were gas prices mentioned in 97 stories in one month of 2008 coverage, compared to just 21 in 2012? Simple, the media is in no hurry to print or report anything negative which might affect Barack Obama’s image to American voters. Do you ever wonder about those polls that say the American people STILL [...]
College Illinois and Dream Act Turning Into Nightmare for Illinois Taxpayers
The Illinois Dream Act signed by Gov. Quinn in 2011 was intended to be a private scholarship fund administered by a volunteer state commission for about 95,000 children of undocumented immigrants in Illinois. Touted as a no cost program to Illinois taxpayers, it was heralded by university presidents, Democrats, a few Republicans, community activists, and [...]
Chicago Republicans? Yes, They Do Exist.
Many people can talk about “fighting back” but how many have actually done it? William J. Kelly has never been “just talk.” He’s never “hidden” behind a microphone. He’s never taken a no-bid contract or looted the public trough. He’s never waited for an idea to be popular. And he’s never played it safe. Not [...]
Governor Quinn, Look Up To Wisconsin
Danielle Rowe, Tea Party conservative Republican candidate for Illinois State Representative in the 52nd District, has a budget solution for Governor Quinn that has already proven to work – the Wisconsin Model. “Wisconsin had their ‘rendezvous with reality’ last year. While the Chicago Democrats’ raised state taxes by 67%, Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor [...]
Pat Buchanan Speaks Out on Blacklisting
My days as a political analyst at MSNBC have come to an end. After 10 enjoyable years, I am departing, after an incessant clamor from the left that to permit me continued access to the microphones of MSNBC would be an outrage against decency, and dangerous. I know these blacklisters. They operate behind closed doors, [...]
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Topinka: Quinn’s Budget Numbers Don’t Add Up
Topinka says Quinn’s address lacks roadmap for Medicaid, pension reforms, calls budget proposal a ‘hodgepodge of ideas.’ Illinoisans have to ask themselves when they’ve had enough of the Chicago machine.
The Consequences of Amnesty
Last summer, a 66-year-old Chicago-area insurance broker named Denny McCann was killed when he was run down by a motorist named Saul Chavez. At the time of the accident, Chavez — who dragged McCann’s body a few hundred feet while trying to flee the scene — had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .29 – [...]
Obama Wants to End School Choice
Valentine’s Day came early for the American Federation of Teachers. President Barack Obama unveiled his budget for 2013 which contains $3.8 trillion in spending – but not a dime of support for the very successful D.C. voucher program.
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