Conservative Chaffs at Demonization of Joe Walsh, While Tammy Duckworth Goes Unscathed
Over the years, starting with his service as a Chicago Daily News reporter, Dennis Bryne has consistently turned out good work.
When the Daily News closed, he went to the Sun-Times, ending up on its editorial board. He fought on the public protection side of the AIDS policy warns with State Rep. Penny Pullen, took on the alar apple scare and we were allies on my fight against rape in prison.
In retirement, he writes a weekly column for the Chicago Tribune and is the only local conservative voice among local columnists besides John Kass.
Besides the column, Bryne writes a blog called, “The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, Proprietor.”
Joe Walsh savaging Mike Madigan at the 2012 Republican State Convention.
Checking it out recently I found a critique of how Chicago papers covered the most recent aspect of the Joe Walsh-Tammy Duckworth campaign.
He titled his piece, “Tammy Duckworth–the candidate of out-of-state, left-wing special interests”
The Main Stream reporters regularly demonize Joe Walsh.
Stories characterize Walsh as a “right wing wing nut.” Duckworth comes out as the one with the sane, moderate one.
He takes on Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson’s story about campaign finance reports just released.
Pearson refers to Walsh as Walsh “as a ‘controversial tea party-backed freshman,’ but fails to characterize Duckworth in a legitimately comparable tone–a controversial ultra liberal heavily funded by out-of-state special interests.”
See links at Bryne’s crtique for details.
Rick Pearson typing the story that wouldn’t mention Joe Walsh.
It reminded me of how Pearson wrote not one word about the enthusiastic reception that Walsh got at the Republican State Convention in Tinley Park.
Although Walsh was greeted by a standing ovation, interrupted more than once by other standing ovations, including at the close of his Mike Madigan-bashing speech.
Even though Walsh was not at the event to hear State Chairman Pat Brady’s attack on Madigan, which opened the convention, it seemed like the two were a tag-team.
Brady’s speech received coverage, but not Walsh’s.
My interpretation was that Walsh was virtually declaring his candidacy for Governor.
Rich Pearson missed that.
I can understand why Dennis Byrne feels so much the kindred spirit with Joe Walsh.
They have both marginalized themselves.
Byrne’s reporting was always plagued by an agenda.
The only way Joe Walsh would have a prayer at a gubernatorial run is if the Koch Brothers bought him the entire state, rather than just his original Eighth District.
That Pearson didn’t mention Walsh and the Governor’s Mansion in the same decade is a testament to his reporting skills and judgement.
1First: To Chaff- Be silly or tease one another?
Second: Cal, are you the same guy who spent several columns urging people to go up to Wisconsin to work for the governor there in his recall election this spring?
Is there a particular reason you are very much in favor of out-of-staters participating in the Wisconsin Recall Race and then bemoan the same thing happening here?
At least the case could be made that Walsh’s votes, while representing our congressional district, impacts the whole country.
2How wonderful would that be for Illinois to actually have a real governor that believed and fought for the people of Illinois?
3Joe has no one to blame but himself.
An absolute embarrassment to the old 8th and will probably not get a chance to serve the new 8th.
4So no one is going to defend the army of local republicans who went up to work for Walker?
5More “double-speak” blogging from Cal.
Why expect more when you come here?
6Cindy: By real Governor, do you mean the kind of guy who had to be taken to court just to pay his child support?
Or do you mean the kind of guy who had his foreclosed upon and then tried to spin that into an everyman story about these tough times?
Or maybe you mean the kind of guy who criticized a war veteran who lost multiple limbs in the war as “not a true hero”.
7John M…..you should try to keep up.
Joe Walsh owes nothing and the case was dropped.
That is a tired old lie and you repeating it doesn’t make it true.
8John M.
Wake up and get the facts straight before you open your mouth.
Shame on you.
9Tonya just because the case was dropped doesn’t mean there isn’t an integrity issue.
If Walsh were on the up and up, then this case would have never broke.
But the reality is he disregarded the welfare of HIS children.
One could have abstract thoughts about what really happened behind closed doors but the reality is he was a deadbeat Dad.
10Cindy: he was putting his own money into his campaign while he didn’t pay for his home or his child support.
He lost the house, and paid his wife the money he owed her.
That doesn’t mean either can be classified as false.
Truth seeker: Which facts are wrong?
Bad news for both of you, since I’m guessing you are Republicans: I’m a Republican too!!
All I’m looking for is an honest person who I can vote for.
This guy is a joke.
11……and yet Joe was elected and we love him!
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