Diersen’s News, Clips and Upcoming Events, February 5th EVENING EDITION

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
February 5, 2010 Evening Edition

Fellow Republicans:

News clips and upcoming event information:

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

• 16-MINUTE VIDEO CLIP: Dillard: Its Not Over ’til Its Over – Ruth Ravve ¹

(THE ARTICLE: Its been days since Illinois held its’ primary election–the earliest primary in the country–but GOP candidates for governor are still waiting it out. Out of the more than 700,000 ballots cast, Republican Kirk Dillard came in just about 400 votes shy of his leading opponent, Bill Brady. That amounts to “just five 10,000th of a 1% difference” Dillard pointed out. Absentee ballots and provisional ballots have yet to be counted. Its estimated there are thousands of those, and the state election board has up to 14 days after the election to count them. Dillard says, right now, the Illinois GOP is bolstered by scandals surrounding former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, whose trial is expected to begin in June, and the Democratic candidate for Lt Governor, Scott Lee Cohen, who’s facing allegations of assaulting his girlfriend five years ago. Dillard says voters are aware of it all. “The door has been open. . .the Cohen fiasco opens the door even wider” Dillard says.)

• Democrats To Cohen: Drop Out – Svein Schwab (Includes Durbin video clip) ²

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

• DIERSEN HEADLINE: SB600 opponents Chicago Tribune, Cross, McKenna, and Murphy treat fellow SB600 opponent Bill Brady like he won the election; SB600 opponent Bill Brady constructively urges SB600 supporter Dillard to concede ³
• Madigan, Durbin, other Democrats call for Cohen to step down – Monique Garcia, Rick Pearson and David Heinzmann ⁴
• Scott Lee Cohen’s bad investment – Steve Chapman ⁵
• Cohen met ex-girlfriend at spa known for prostitution – David Heinzmann ⁶
• Ill. gov might want to run from his running mate – Deanna Bellandi ⁷

ABC7

• Opponents sound off against video poker in Chicago ⁸
• Cohen faces mounting pressure to step aside – Paul Meincke ⁹

NBC5

• When the Cohen Gets Rough, Step Aside High-ranking officials call for lieutenant governor nominee to step aside – B.J. Lutz ¹⁰
• Brady Meets With Former GOP Foes Brady confident he’ll win, Dillard doesn’t concede – Mary Ann Ahern ¹¹

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Up by about 400 votes – and not yet the declared GOP nominee – Sen Bill Brady held court today with former opponents Andy McKenna and Matt Murphy. House Minority Leader Tom Cross who had supported McKenna appeared as well.)

CBS2

• Source: Cohen Considering Dropping Out U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Joins Call For Lt. Gov. Nominee To Step Aside ¹²
• Dillard Won’t Step Aside In GOP Race Candidate Wants To Make Sure All Votes Are Counted ¹³

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

• Durbin calls for Scott Lee Cohen to step aside – Chris Fusco, Dave McKinney, Kim Janssen, and Abdon Pallasch ¹⁴

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH

• Bill Brady double-checking vote totals – Kenneth Lowe ¹⁵

DAILY HERALD

• East Dundee voters say no to video poker ¹⁶
• Dillard: We just have to wait for votes to be counted – Ted Cox ¹⁷

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS

• Who is Bill Brady? Some info on likely GOP governor nominee – Greg Hinz ¹⁸

(DIERSEN: Brady supported SB600 before he opposed SB600.)

• When will Scott Lee Cohen go away? ¹⁹

SUBURBAN LIFE

• Foundation joins residents, aldermen in opposition to public prayer – Dave Matthews ²⁰

(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Board Commissioner Jeff Redick, of Elmhurst, said he was “appalled” by the “misinformation” asserted by the League of Women Voters in a letter to the City Council. The Jan. 26 letter said prayer before a council meeting is “unconstitutional.” ”

There is no basis for that statement in law, there is no basis for that statement in history, no basis of that in the First Amendment and certainly not in the United State Constitution,” he said. “This isn’t part of some radical religious agenda. . .

Freedom of religion was not intended to protect government from religion; it was to protect religion from government.”)

PIONEER LOCAL

• Aldermen boycott Elmhurst City Council prayer – Jennifer Zimmerman ²¹

(FROM THE ARTICLE: District 2 DuPage County Board member Jeff Redick also spoke during the meeting. He said in no way is prayer unconstitutional. “I assure you that what they are doing is not unconstitutional,” he said.)

LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL

• Arie Friedman, MD, a winner in his grassroots campaign – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff ²²

SUBURBAN CHICAGO NEWS

• County board challenger Wozniak still weighing options – Susan Carlman ²³

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH

• Brady stays on campaign trail, targets Quinn – Kurt Erickson ²⁴

ILLINOIS REVIEW

• Dillard to wait out absentee ballots ²⁵
• Grayslake and St. Charles ban video gambling ²⁶

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY

• BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND DISGUSTING: Researcher: Half of Gay Couples Choose to be ‘Non-Monogamous’ – Peter LaBarbera ²⁷

RED COUNTY

• BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND DISGUSTING: 2010 Census will include Illegal Immigrants – Edward Springer ²⁸

(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, any country, any company, any organization, and any individual that promotes illegal immigration is anti-American, is a criminal, is a traitor, and worse.)

CHICAGO NOW

• Was The News Media DUI On Scott Lee Cohen? – Wendell O’Neal, Sr. ²⁹

(DIERSEN: Beyond tragically, Combine members, Democrats, and RINOs dominate the news media in Illinois. Members of the dominated news media do no more and do no less than what Combine members, Democrats, and RINOs tell them to do.)

CAPITOL FAX

• Democrats v. Republicans: An enthusiasm gap? – Rich Miller ³⁰
• Dillard: “Let’s get a final count” ³¹
• Flannery: Cohen wants to drop out ³²
• Trib tracks down Cohen’s ex-girlfriend at “spa” ³³

ILLINOIS ISSUES

• A look back at recount and the lt. gov’s office – Jamey Dunn ³⁴

CHICAGO CURRENT

• In Cohen, Dillard sees opportunity and Brady sees shame – Adrian G. Uribarri ³⁵

ARCH PUNDIT

• So Who Should Replace Cohen?
  http://archpundit.com/blog/2010/02/05/so-who-should-replace-cohen/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE DAILY

• Illinois Turns It’s Back On Obama, GOP In Lead The state that first elected and then pawned off Barack Obama on the rest of America is more supportive of the Republican running for the President’s vacated Senate seat. – Carl Andrews ³⁶

BIG GOVERNMENT

• Sex, Drugs and Violence: All in One Illinois Politician’s Divorce File – John Bambenek ³⁷

POLITICO

• McKenna backs Bill Brady as apparent winner – Alexander Burns ³⁸

(DIERSEN: Given the arguments that SB600 supporter Dillard has made for counting all the votes, why is SB600 opponent McKenna Jr. constructively calling for SB600 supporter Dillard to concede now? One thing is certain, SB600 opponent McKenna Jr. does no more and does no less than what SB600 opponent McKenna Sr. tells him to do.)

ACCURACY IN MEDIA

• Uganda Rejects Obama’s Pro-Homosexual “Change” – Cliff Kincaid ³⁹

HERITAGE FOUNDATION

• Does the Government Pose a Bigger Threat to Toyota Than its Sticky Pedals? ⁴⁰

MSNBC

• ‘Tea party’ movement faces uncertain future Both parties seek to leverage antiestablishment fervor for political gain – AP ⁴¹

WALL STREET JOURNAL

• Tom Tancredo to Tea Partiers: ‘Thank God John McCain Lost’ – Susan Davis ⁴²
• Illinois Democrats Pressure Lieutenant Governor Nominee – Douglas Belkin and David Kesmodel ⁴³
• For GOP, No Experience Is No Problem Party Drafts Political Newcomers as Candidates in a Bid to Capitalize on Voters’ Anti-Incumbent, Anti-Washington Mood – Susan Davis ⁴⁴

(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are early signals that voters are willing to welcome new blood. In an Illinois Republican primary on Tuesday, pest-management company manager Bob Dold upset the initial party favorite, State Rep. Beth Coulson. Mr. Dold now faces Dan Seals, the Democrats’ unsuccessful 2006 and 2008 nominee, in what could be one of the most competitive contests this year.)

NEW YORK TIMES

• Where Is ”tea Party” Heading? Leaves Are Unclear – AP ⁴⁵

(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, because the Republican Party platform defends and advances their goals, tea party activists should head for the Republican Party. They should join conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, that is, the base of the Republican Party in urging Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, and Republican contributors to defend and advance the party’s platform.)

BOSTON HERALD

• GOP Chairman Steele: ‘after taxes, a million dollars is not a lot of money’ – AP ⁴⁶

LOS ANGELES TIMES

• Tea party convention seeks to put power in motion – Kathleen Hennessey ⁴⁷
• Democrats run from Illinois governor’s running mate, an unknown with steroid use, abuse allegations in past – Deanna Bellandi ⁴⁸

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

• Illinois LG nominee and alleged domestic abuser: ‘Dude is like Jack Ryan meets Blair Hull meets Charlie Sheen’ – Mark Hemingway ⁴⁹

THE ATLANTIC

• A Big Mess In Illinois – Chris Good ⁵⁰

REUTERS

• Illinois Democrats no cure for what ails Obama – Andrew Stern ⁵¹

ABC NEWS

• Illinois Politics in the Limelight: Bad News for Democrats? Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Governor, Scott Lee Cohen, Was Charged With Battery in 2005 – Huma Khan ⁵²

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

• What percent of those who call for Dillard to concede oppose SB600 — 85%?, 90%?, 95+%? – Dave Diersen

http://www.gopillinois.com

UPCOMING EVENTS: FOR EVENT DETAILS, VISIT THE EVENTS PAGES AT: www.illinoisreview.com, www.weareillinois.org, and/or www.dupagegop.com

2/6 Event: Kane County Unity Party
2/6 Event: Pat Brady to speak at Dundee Township GOP Dinner
2/8 Event: Former GAO Comptroller David Walker to speak at the Union League Club
2/8 Event: DGTRO monthly meeting
2/9 Event: Fort Dearborn Group meeting in Chicago
2/9 Event: Deadline to for SCC candidates to notify the IRP
2/10 Event: Republican National Lawyers Association meeting in Chicago
2/10 Event: Town Hall meeting in Chicago
2/12 Event: McCain to discuss Obama foreign policy at IL GOP luncheon in Chicago
2/13 Event: Tazewell County Unity Breakfast
2/18-20 Event: CPAC 2010
2/20 Event: TAPROOT breakfast meeting in Lombard
2/22 Event: Northwest Lincoln Day Dinner in Schaumburg
2/24 Event: Milton Township GOP monthly meeting
2/24 Event: DuPage Young Republicans meeting in Wheaton
2/26 Event: Pankau fundraiser in Medinah
3/3 Events: County Party Conventions
3/8 Event: Republican State Senate Campaign Committee Reception in Springfield
3/14 Event: Addison Township GOP Annual Brunch
3/19 Event: Rove to speak at DuPage GOP Lincoln Day Dinner
11/2 Event: General election

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