We heard this morning a rumor that another African American woman, very well established in Chicago and with a VERY IMPORTANT AND POWERFUL SUPPORTER, will be announcing her intention to run for President Barack Obama's Senate seat.
If true, Cheryle Jackson's campaign may be doomed before it even starts off.
As we said, this is our first (and maybe last) blind item. Our sources tell us this can happen today if it does we told you so. If not, we are new to this blind item thing ;)
Showing posts with label Roland Burris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roland Burris. Show all posts
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Is Lisa Madigan staying put? According to Chris Cillizza she is
Washington Post: Madigan Declines Senate, Gov Bids
llinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) will run for re-election to her current post in 2010, according to a Democratic source aware of the decision, ending months of speculation about whether she might make the leap to a Senate or gubernatorial bid.
Madigan is expected to make her decision public later today.
She had been heavily courted by the White House and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to run for the seat currently held by Sen. Roland Burris (D) and, after initially expressing no interest in the Senate, did consider a candidacy.
Madigan had long expressed an interest in serving as governor but the ouster of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and ascension of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn (D) to the top job complicated her path.
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Other outlets confirm:
Chicago Tribune: Madigan to seek re-election as attorney general
Chicago Sun-Times: Lisa Madigan nixes Senate or Governor bid. Running for attorney general. What's with Lisa?
Crains: AG Madigan won't run for guv or Senate -- what's up?
llinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) will run for re-election to her current post in 2010, according to a Democratic source aware of the decision, ending months of speculation about whether she might make the leap to a Senate or gubernatorial bid.
Madigan is expected to make her decision public later today.
She had been heavily courted by the White House and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to run for the seat currently held by Sen. Roland Burris (D) and, after initially expressing no interest in the Senate, did consider a candidacy.
Madigan had long expressed an interest in serving as governor but the ouster of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and ascension of Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn (D) to the top job complicated her path.
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Other outlets confirm:
Chicago Tribune: Madigan to seek re-election as attorney general
Chicago Sun-Times: Lisa Madigan nixes Senate or Governor bid. Running for attorney general. What's with Lisa?
Crains: AG Madigan won't run for guv or Senate -- what's up?
Friday, February 20, 2009
It must be a cold day in hell, but we agree with John Kass re: coverage of Black politicians
We don't normally agree with John Kass but his column today makes some interesting points. Essentially he is noticing that it appears when the media is covering allegations of corruption there would appear to be a double standard when it comes to covering African American versus white politicians.
We agree with the overall premise of his piece but we also must acknowledge what we know will be the media's defense of their practices: the media was EXTREMELY hard on Rod Blagojevich. That will be their defense and we are confident they will stick to it.
John Kass in the Chicago Tribune: Coverage of corruption has hypocritical scent
John Kass
February 20, 2009
Watching the Chicago media pack take chunks out of Roland Burris this week—and after taking a few bites out of the lying weasel myself—I couldn't help but wonder:
When it comes to covering corruption, is there a media double standard, one for weak black politicians and another for powerful white guys?
African-Americans like the hapless Sen. Tombstone, or Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, the Urkel of local politics, deserve the thwackings they get. When Burris or Stroger give a foolish non-answer, that or even a no-comment becomes news, evidence of their nefariousness. Not so with the much pinker bosses, like Mayor Richard Daley or Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Lisa's Daddy), two bullies who believe in democracy as long as they can play king.
Burris' few lies to a state impeachment committee are nothing compared with the hundreds of millions devoured by corruption in the Daley administration. And Madigan still hasn't been held to account for his flunky, state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Madigan), holding onto the bombshell Burris affidavit—the one in which Burris revealed his earlier lies under oath—by slipping it into her desk drawer.
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We agree with the overall premise of his piece but we also must acknowledge what we know will be the media's defense of their practices: the media was EXTREMELY hard on Rod Blagojevich. That will be their defense and we are confident they will stick to it.
John Kass in the Chicago Tribune: Coverage of corruption has hypocritical scent
John Kass
February 20, 2009
Watching the Chicago media pack take chunks out of Roland Burris this week—and after taking a few bites out of the lying weasel myself—I couldn't help but wonder:
When it comes to covering corruption, is there a media double standard, one for weak black politicians and another for powerful white guys?
African-Americans like the hapless Sen. Tombstone, or Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, the Urkel of local politics, deserve the thwackings they get. When Burris or Stroger give a foolish non-answer, that or even a no-comment becomes news, evidence of their nefariousness. Not so with the much pinker bosses, like Mayor Richard Daley or Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Lisa's Daddy), two bullies who believe in democracy as long as they can play king.
Burris' few lies to a state impeachment committee are nothing compared with the hundreds of millions devoured by corruption in the Daley administration. And Madigan still hasn't been held to account for his flunky, state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Madigan), holding onto the bombshell Burris affidavit—the one in which Burris revealed his earlier lies under oath—by slipping it into her desk drawer.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The drumbeat continues: Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL) calls for Burris to resign
Hare Calls on Senator Burris to Resign
02/18/09
Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL) today released the following statement calling on Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) to resign after his admission that he tried to raise campaign funds for former Governor Rod Blagojevich while seeking an appointment to the U.S. Senate.
“I am deeply disappointed that Senator Burris hid the fact that he attempted to raise money for former Governor Blagojevich at the same time he was lobbying for an appointment to the U.S. Senate.
“Senator Burris’ story has now evolved several times since he testified before the Illinois House Impeachment Committee in December. The only logical conclusion is that he is not being entirely straight with the people of Illinois.
“A cloud of corruption has hung over our state and its leaders for too long. The impeachment and removal of former Governor Blagojevich was a step in the right direction. But just as it looked like a new era in Illinois politics was possible, we suffer yet another setback. It is like a recurring nightmare.
“Given this latest revelation, I believe it is in the best interest of all Illinoisans that Senator Burris resigns. Our state and its citizens deserve the whole truth, not bits and pieces only when it is convenient.”
02/18/09
Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL) today released the following statement calling on Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) to resign after his admission that he tried to raise campaign funds for former Governor Rod Blagojevich while seeking an appointment to the U.S. Senate.
“I am deeply disappointed that Senator Burris hid the fact that he attempted to raise money for former Governor Blagojevich at the same time he was lobbying for an appointment to the U.S. Senate.
“Senator Burris’ story has now evolved several times since he testified before the Illinois House Impeachment Committee in December. The only logical conclusion is that he is not being entirely straight with the people of Illinois.
“A cloud of corruption has hung over our state and its leaders for too long. The impeachment and removal of former Governor Blagojevich was a step in the right direction. But just as it looked like a new era in Illinois politics was possible, we suffer yet another setback. It is like a recurring nightmare.
“Given this latest revelation, I believe it is in the best interest of all Illinoisans that Senator Burris resigns. Our state and its citizens deserve the whole truth, not bits and pieces only when it is convenient.”
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Chicago Tribune to Roland Burris: RESIGN
Chicago Tribune editorial: Roland Burris, resign
The benefit of the doubt had already been stretched thin and taut by the time Roland Burris offered his third version of the events leading to his appointment to the U.S. Senate. It finally snapped like a rubber band, popping him on that long Pinocchio nose of his, when he came out with version four.
Let’s see if we have it right: Burris had zero contact with any of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s cronies about his interest in the Senate seat being vacated by President Barack Obama— unless you count that conversation with former chief of staff Lon Monk, and, on further reflection, the ones with insiders John Harris, Doug Scofield and John Wyma and, oh yeah, the governor’s brother and fund-raising chief, Robert Blagojevich. But Burris didn’t raise a single dollar for the now ex-governor as a result of those contacts because that could be construed as a quid pro quo and besides, everyone he asked refused to donate.
The story gets worse with every telling.
Enough. Roland Burris must resign.
His protests that he had nothing to hide just don’t square with his obvious attempts to hide something, as evidenced by the evolving truths in three sworn statements to the House impeachment panel. His Jan. 8 testimony before that panel contradicted the affidavit he’d filed three days earlier. On Feb. 5 he submitted a “clarification” detailing the contacts he’d failed to mention on the stand.
Now he has admitted that the governor’s brother hit him up to raise campaign cash, and in at least one conversation, Burris raised his prospects for being appointed to the Senate.
Rob Blagojevich’s attorney has acknowledged that the feds likely have at least one of those conversations on tape. Burris told reporters Monday night that he “talked to some people about trying to see if we could put a fund-raiser on,” but “they said ‘We aren’t giving money to the governor.’”
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The benefit of the doubt had already been stretched thin and taut by the time Roland Burris offered his third version of the events leading to his appointment to the U.S. Senate. It finally snapped like a rubber band, popping him on that long Pinocchio nose of his, when he came out with version four.
Let’s see if we have it right: Burris had zero contact with any of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s cronies about his interest in the Senate seat being vacated by President Barack Obama— unless you count that conversation with former chief of staff Lon Monk, and, on further reflection, the ones with insiders John Harris, Doug Scofield and John Wyma and, oh yeah, the governor’s brother and fund-raising chief, Robert Blagojevich. But Burris didn’t raise a single dollar for the now ex-governor as a result of those contacts because that could be construed as a quid pro quo and besides, everyone he asked refused to donate.
The story gets worse with every telling.
Enough. Roland Burris must resign.
His protests that he had nothing to hide just don’t square with his obvious attempts to hide something, as evidenced by the evolving truths in three sworn statements to the House impeachment panel. His Jan. 8 testimony before that panel contradicted the affidavit he’d filed three days earlier. On Feb. 5 he submitted a “clarification” detailing the contacts he’d failed to mention on the stand.
Now he has admitted that the governor’s brother hit him up to raise campaign cash, and in at least one conversation, Burris raised his prospects for being appointed to the Senate.
Rob Blagojevich’s attorney has acknowledged that the feds likely have at least one of those conversations on tape. Burris told reporters Monday night that he “talked to some people about trying to see if we could put a fund-raiser on,” but “they said ‘We aren’t giving money to the governor.’”
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