by bored now, Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 11:22:18 AM EDT
Hamos had previously spoken before the group, but this time as a candidate for Congress in the Democratic primary. Questions were again pointed, but handled with aplomb.
by bored now, Tue Oct 06, 2009 at 08:28:05 AM EDT
Seals spoke before a friendly audience, answering questions and giving his take on the Democratic primary. Questions were pointed, but deftly handled.
by bored now, Sat Jun 20, 2009 at 07:48:27 PM EDT
this message is making the rounds:
If anyone is on Twitter, go to Settings, set your location to Tehran and your time zone to GMT +3.30. Security forces are hunting for bloggers using location/timezone searches. The more people at this location, the more of a logjam it creates for forces trying to shut Iranians' access to the internet down. Cut & paste & pass it on.
probably not suitable for a diary, but...
by bored now, Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 09:40:26 AM EDT
No New Taxes. Smaller Government. Severe Cuts in the Social Safety Net. These are key staples of the Republican Agenda.
They also happen to be the central tenets of the state budget pushed through by Speaker Michael Madigan. Just because.
This isn't simply a profound failure of political leadership, but also a sharp rebuke to core Democratic values. Note that the political Machine that Madigan heads isn't affected. It's the poor, the children, the elderly, those at risk in our society that will bear the brunt of Madigan's power play. COMEX Democrats and the Machine retain their jobs, their perks and their place of power.
by bored now, Mon Jun 01, 2009 at 06:04:32 AM EDT
Barack Obama, black. Sonia Sotomayor, hispanic. Neither one of them card-carrying members of the status quo, the Trilateral Commission, or any other famous conspiracy group designed to perpetuate the power of the eastern establishment (made up of powerful, rich white guys).
Clearly, we live in a racist society. How dare we -- HOW DARE WE! -- abandon the powerful, rich white guys who have the experience and influence to know better. It's no wonder the economy has derailed and our influence in the world rapidly dropped since the inauguration of a non-white, non-powerful, not-nearly-as-rich man. A man who's nominated a racist to the Supreme Court.
This cannot stand. Powerful, rich white guys have long fed off the federal trough -- and their addiction to federal monies may be threatened by this preference for non-white, non-powerful, not-rich Americans. It is simply unacceptable to allow others to partake of the federal government. What was America thinking?
by bored now, Tue May 19, 2009 at 06:56:47 AM EDT
She started off talking about what the Cook County Board does and her approach to County government. But she quickly turned to answering the questions of the 50-odd people who showed up for our May meeting.
by bored now, Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 09:49:38 AM EDT
The United States of America elects Barack Obama and the first thing Texas wants to do is secede. Let 'em.
I'm sure that -- sometime, somewhere -- Texas Governor Rick Perry will claim that this isn't about the president's race, but why take the risk? What does Texas bring to the table that America should be blackmailed into their particular version of patriotism. If Texas doesn't want to be in the union, let them go. F*ck 'em. We don't need 'em.
by bored now, Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 02:30:41 PM EDT
I admit it. I could say the devil made me do it, but I just couldn't help myself. I had to go down (up) to the 222 Riverside building so I passed Federal Plaza on Adams just as organizers were passing out signs. So I thought I'd blend in.
Except the fact that I had on my Obama fleece, which I didn't exactly realize.
Still, no one seemed to mind. I walked around Federal Plaza -- it wasn't exactly crowded, and estimates of a couple hundred sounds about right -- talking to people and asking why they came and where they were from. More than a few admitted that they worked at the Merc. Only one person admitted that they made their sign. "Where's my bailout?" it said. I wondered if that was (sorta) off message.
by bored now, Thu Apr 09, 2009 at 08:10:06 AM EDT
I knew things were amiss when I walked into a meeting of bloggers and was called "the most influential blogger in Illinois" (really? Rich Miller? Josh Kalven? just sayin'). But I really didn't expect my blog to be credited (or blamed, depending on your point of view) for defeating Flossmoor's incumbent mayor on Tuesday.
Flossmoor is a sleepy bedroom community in the South Suburbs of Cook County. It is probably best known for its architectural charm and golf courses. I note with extreme irony to my friends that, as a resident of Flossmoor, I now live a mile from five golf courses. In Florida where I grew up -- which has its share of golf courses -- I lived at least ten miles from the closest golf course, and the next closest one would have been double that. Plus, I don't golf.
Roger Molski was appointed "mayor" of Flossmoor (technically, Flossmoor has a village government, which means that we elect a village president, some of whom prefer to be called mayor -- like Mayor Daley) in 1994. In 2005, Molski was re-elected by winning 58% of the vote:
Molski % Mitros % Gummerson % Turnout 1,391 58.35% 460 19.30% 533 22.36% 0.238090482
by bored now, Wed Apr 01, 2009 at 02:03:09 PM EDT
David Sirota would probably like to think his column, Measuring Electoral Success, adds to our understanding of how to advance the progressive agenda but it seems to serve basically as an apology for outside support of Tom Geoghegan's candidacy in the IL-05 special election.
Sirota writes:
There is a value in backing long shots, even if those long shots lose. In Geoghegan's case, many progressives supported someone who has been an important voice on so many issues, and who has had the courage to fight the good fight.
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