Daily Clips - October 12, 2010

CAPITOL FAX

-- (DIERSEN: FOR ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES, THAT IS, FOR ILLINOIS PLATFORM REPUBLICANS, THAT IS, FOR THE BASE OF THE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY, IS THIS JUST VERY SAD, OR IS IT OUTRAGEOUS, OR IS IT WORSE?:) Brady says he has no significant social conservative agenda - Rich Miller (FROM THE ARTICLE: One wonders whether the social conservatives will sit still for this, or if they'll just keep their powder dry knowing they'll have an ally if Brady is elected. Thoughts?) Click Here

-- Columbus Day videos, TV ads, dueling polls and a roundup - Rich Miller Click Here

DAILY HERALD

-- ENDORSEMENT: Our pick for governor: Bill Brady (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to defend and advance their platform. The Illinois Republican Party platform is conservative and it has many very important social planks. Bill Brady ran as Republican. Would Brady have won the primary if he, as the Daily Herald says, had promised that he "won't push a social agenda as governor?" I can just hear the Democrat in my precinct who often runs out of his home and shouts at me when I walk by: Ha! Ha! You Republicans picked a governor candidate who won't push your own platform.) Click Here (FROM THE ENDORSEMENT: Not an ideal candidate, Brady's personal views veer to the right of our tastes and the well-being of the state, but we take him at his word that he won't push a social agenda as governor and we call on him to govern from the middle. Meanwhile, Brady has three things going for him: 1. He is committed to a philosophy that the state cannot spend what it does not have. 2. He believes strongly in transparency in government. 3. He is not Pat Quinn. Ultimately, the question is this: How can we expect the state to get out of its historic mess if we keep electing the same people? The answer, of course, is that we can't. Bill Brady for governor.)

-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: IS THIS JUST VERY SAD, OR IS IT OUTRAGEOUS, OR IS IT WORSE?: Bill Brady: No social agenda - Kerry Lester Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ruben Navarrette demonizes and denigrates Americans and America, again. What percent of Hispanic-Americans agree with Navarrette? What percent of those in America illegally agree with Navarrette? Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Joan Solms of Aurora blasts conservatives big time for voting for Mark Kirk instead of Libertarian Mike Labno Click Here

-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN DUPAGE EDITION: Cronin talks of consolidating forest preserve with DuPage County - Jake Griffin Click Here

-- FRONT PAGE IN DUPAGE EDITION: DuPage courts to be named for longtime lawmaker Henry Hyde - Marco Santana Click Here

-- 16th Congressional District House race pits veteran against newcomer - Larissa Chinwah Click Here

-- 53rd House candidates debate slots at Arlington - Madhu Krishnamurthy Click Here

-- Mundelein weighing moratorium on video gambling - Russell Lissau Click Here

-- COD wants tax money for campus makeover - Jake Griffin Click Here

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

-- Democrats, GOP campaign in earnest on Columbus Day - AP Click Here

-- Sente attempts to smear Sugrue in 59th District - Nancy J. Thorner Click Here

-- What Alexi knew His damning non-denial about loans to criminals - Editorial Click Here Click Here

-- Early voting begins, and politicians try to get out the vote On Columbus Day, politicians ply parade route for votes - Rick Pearson and Ray Long Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Very sadly, Steve Chapman rejects all the religions of the world and promotes homosexual activity, again. Very sadly, Chapman makes it clear that he does not tolerate people, organizations, companies, countries, etc. that do not promote homosexual activity. Click Here

-- 42nd House District: Pihos, Vlahos differ on budget solutions - Jenn Zimmerman Click Here

-- 22nd Senate District: State senate candidates Rauschenberger and Noland find common ground on guns, immigration - Melissa Jenco Click Here

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS

-- Merchants endorse Brady for guv - Greg Hinz Click Here

-- Kirk's conservative dilemma - Greg Hinz Click Here (FROM THE ARTICLE: He was, as usual, much sharper at saying where he differed from his party, noting stem-cell research and children's health care for two. But every time he does that, he rubs a still somewhat open wound among conservative voters who don't totally trust him. Ergo a lively discussion on Illinois Review, a conservative website, about whether the right ought to hold its nose and vote for a guy better than Mr. Giannoulias, or ought to demand more. Or an internal Kirk campaign memo about how to avoid becoming "the next moderate victim" that Politico reported on.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

-- Illinois retailers endorse Brady for governor - Dave McKinney Click Here

-- ENDORSEMENTS: More picks for state House, Senate races (DIERSEN: Includes Munson-43rd, Roth-44th, and Higgins-56th) Click Here

-- Poll suggests Gutierrez can win But he's torn over running, will announce decision Thursday - Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: By their words and by their actions, Gutierrez and his supporters have made it clear that they hate Whites, that they hate Americans, and that they hate America.) Click Here

-- Fighting HIV among inmates Virus much more common in jails, prisons - Monifa Thomas (DIERSEN: By definition, people who commit crime are anti-conservative.) Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-conservative anti-Republican Steve Huntley promotes Mark Kirk Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-conservative anti-Republican Mary Mitchell promotes Quinn Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-conservative anti-Republican Jesse Jackson Sr. demonizes and denigrates Republicans Click Here

NBC5

-- The Race to Replace Mark Kirk - Carol Marin Click Here

CBS2

-- DuPage Courthouse To Be Renamed For Henry Hyde Click Here

FOX NEWS CHICAGO

-- Soda Pop Companies Spend Millions on Anti-Tax Ad - Mike Flannery (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What if Obama tried to tax pets? ANSWER: Pet companies would spend billions if not trillions on anti-tax ads and pet owners would impeach Obama and remove him from office.) Click Here

WLS

-- Giannoulias, Durbin demonize Rove - Bill Cameron Click Here

NAPERVILLE SUN

-- Chamber wants candidates grilled on tough economic issues - Susan Frick Carlman Click Here

-- DuPage eyes bond plan that's trimmed down - Susan Frick Carlman Click Here

-- Mounting a campaign is a costly undertaking for local candidates - Mike Danahey Click Here

DAILY CHRONICLE

-- Hultgren: Cut spending, improve health care - Caitlin Mullen Click Here

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR

-- Brady stresses his pledge to balance state budget - Pam Adams Click Here

QUAD CITY TIMES

-- Brady gets Democratic dollars - Kurt Erickson Click Here

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER

-- Campaign rhetoric heats up in Illinois - AP Click Here

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH

-- Ads seek advantage with ugly photos of opponents - Joel Walsh Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, DESPICABLE, ANTI-RELIGIOUS, AND WORSE: Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University encourage children to commit homosexual acts Click Here

ST. LOUIS TODAY

-- Winner of Illinois governor's race to face huge problem - Kevin McDermott Click Here

QUAD CITY TIMES

-- Quinn slams Brady on tax payments - Ed Tibbetts Click Here

EASTERN DAILY NEWS

-- Brady speaks at Morton Park - Allison Twaits Click Here

HERALD REVIEW

-- Brady brings budget message to Charleston appearance - Rob Stroud Click Here

-- Some negative (DEMOCRAT) campaign mailers are pulling double duty - Kenneth Lowe Click Here

LAGRANGE PATCH

-- In Race for Vacant Dist. 41 Seat, Pension Reform, Jobs at Issue Democrat Brian Stephenson, of La Grange Park, faces Elmhurst Republican Chris Nybo on Nov. 2. - Alex Keown Click Here

FOX 4 KC

-- Isaac Hayes, Republican with same name as 'Shaft' soul legend gains traction against Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. - AP Click Here

WBEZ

-- Pat Brady Says White House Visits Provide a Boost - Alex Keefe Click Here

REAL CLEAR POLITICS

-- U.S. Senate: The Unappealing Choice Facing Illinois Voters - Tom Bevan Click Here

ILLINOIS REVIEW

-- Steele headed for Chicago on Fire Pelosi bus tour Click Here

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER

-- The Fitzgerald Factor in the Kirk-Giannoulias Race - Russ Stewart Click Here

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG

-- Is It "Cheating" to Vote Early? - Cal Skinner Click Here Click Here

-- Democrats Duck Candidates' Night - Cal Skinner Click Here

PROGRESS ILLINOIS

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Nasty teachers produce a nasty video clip Click Here

WASHINGTON TIMES

-- Voters not cheered by stocks' comeback Jobs seen as key to midterms - Patrice Hill Click Here

ACCURACY IN MEDIA

-- The Marxist Roots of Obama's Rage, Part One - Cliff Kincaid Click Here

TOWNHALL

-- Brutal: Giannoulias Dismantled on Loans to Mobsters - Guy Benson Click Here

-- GOP Faces Tough Illinois Battles as 2010 Enters the Home Stretch - Guy Benson Click Here

AMERICAN SPECTATOR

-- Giannoulias: Spelled With a "G" As In "Gangster" - John Tabin Click Here

WALL STREET JOURNAL

-- The Rising Threshhold for Being in America's Top 1% - Robert Frank Click Here

-- Business Backlash Grows - Elizabth Williamson Click Here?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank">Click Here (FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Woldenberg has helped raise more than $470,000 for Joel Pollak, a 32-year old Harvard Law School graduate who is challenging Rep. Jan Schakowsky in Chicago's 9th district, a friend of Mr. Obama who is an author and ardent defender of the new children's-product lead law. That's 20 times more than any Republican has ever raised for a run against Ms. Schakowsky, who won 75% of the vote in the last election and is vying for a 7th term. "This is a war," he says. "Individuals can make a difference, and I want my kids to see it." Over the past few months, Mr. Pollak says, he and Mr. Woldenberg have been trying to tap into "donors residing outside the district with a strong business or personal motivation." The Pollak campaign scored a fundraising appearance by Republican economic policy star Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Mr. Pollak took the podium and pointed out Schakowsky campaign manager Alex Armour, who was in the crowd videotaping the event.)

NEW YORK TIMES

-- Paladino Strongly Defends Remarks on Homosexuality - Nicholas Confessore Click Here

MSNBC

-- Benefits frozen, seniors prepare to cut back Anger follows news that Social Security again won't have cost-of-living hike (DIERSEN: For 2010, because there was no COLA for my federal pension, I have $1,410.36 less to spend because that was how much my federal health insurance premiums went up.) Click Here

CBS NEWS

-- Karl Rove: Obama Keeping "Enemies List" - Lucy Madison Click Here

-- Paladino: I'm Owed Apology over Anti-Gay Remarks New York Gubernatorial Candidate Stands by Comments on Homosexuality, but Says He's Owed Apology for What He Didn't Say Click Here

WALL STREET JOURNAL

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sadly, Shirley Wang encourages everyone to spend time learning more than one language when she should be encouraging everyone to spend time learning English. Click Here

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sadly, international anti-conservative James Kirchick demonizes and denigrates conservatives worldwide. Click Here

BLACK VOICE NEWS

-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Black promoter Stephon Johnson demonizes and denigrates conservatives, that is, Whites, that is Republicans. What percent of Blacks agree with Johnson? Click Here

GAY CHICAGO MAGAZINE

-- Rove's Texas Billionaire Buddies Spending Millions to Elect Mark Kirk - Gary Barlow Click Here

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

-- An Evening with Coach Ditka at Motorwerks, 1100 E. Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Tuesday, 6 PM to 9 PM, October 19, 2010 Click Here

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