McHenry County Blog

As you can plainly see from this cartoon drawn for my Libertarian Party campaign against Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan in 2002, Blagojevich is not a cuckoo.

Mayor Richard Daley is half right.

Blagojevich is a bird.

That bird is a chicken, however, not a cuckoo.

Here’s the whole cartoon, drawn to point out that both Ryan and Blagojevich were chickens.

The two conspired to hold debates where they could dictate who was included.

And excluded.

The specific inspiration for this cartoon was when the two refused to take part in the Illinois League of Women Voters debate. The LVW rules said that any candidate who had received at least 5% in a non-candidate poll could take part.

I received just over 5% in the Daily Southtown poll, which was taken in early September, 2002.

As you can plainly see from this cartoon drawn for my Libertarian Party campaign against Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan in 2002, Blagojevich is not a cuckoo.

Mayor Richard Daley is half right.

Blagojevich is a bird.

That bird is a chicken, however, not a cuckoo.

Here’s the whole cartoon, drawn to point out that both Ryan and Blagojevich were chickens.

The two conspired to hold debates where they could dictate who was included.

And excluded.

The specific inspiration for this cartoon was when the two refused to take part in the Illinois League of Women Voters debate. The LVW rules said that any candidate who had received at least 5% in a non-candidate poll could take part.

I received just over 5% in the Daily Southtown poll, which was taken in early September, 2002.

But the public doesn’t get a chance to ask questions, just the media elite.

8th congressional district Republican candidate Steve Greenberg has been chaffing at incumbent Congresswoman Melissa Bean’s refusal to debate him.

Bean’s hiding from such public confrontations is nothing new.

And the reason is obvious.

Opponents can get under the Bean’s skin. Both Moderate Party candidate Bill Scheurer and Republican Dave McSweeney proved that in 2006 at the McHenry County College debated sponsored by the Northwest Herald.

Both candidates appeared before the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board at Tribune Tower.

And, a very short story appeared Thursday, if you look at the internet version.

Strangely, the print version is longer.

What’s left out?

“’In ‘06, I think [Republicans] were rightly tossed out] of the majority] for the way they managed the people’s money,’ he said.

“While Greenberg said the Democratic-controlled Congress ‘hasn’t curbed that appetite,’ Bean said one of the reasons she sought office four years ago was because ‘the fiscal responsibility was lacking in Washington and certainly in this last administration.’”

Why do you think those paragraphs are missing from the internet edition?

The article carries the byline of Susan Kuezka in print, but “Tribune staff” gets the credit on internet. In the linked article, the Tribune was outright snookered.

I don’t read any good hits on Bean, do you?

The Tribune is not known for being balanced in covering 8th district congressional races.

But the public doesn’t get a chance to ask questions, just the media elite.

8th congressional district Republican candidate Steve Greenberg has been chaffing at incumbent Congresswoman Melissa Bean’s refusal to debate him.

Bean’s hiding from such public confrontations is nothing new.

And the reason is obvious.

Opponents can get under the Bean’s skin. Both Moderate Party candidate Bill Scheurer and Republican Dave McSweeney proved that in 2006 at the McHenry County College debated sponsored by the Northwest Herald.

Both candidates appeared before the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board at Tribune Tower.

And, a very short story appeared Thursday, if you look at the internet version.

Strangely, the print version is longer.

What’s left out?

“’In ‘06, I think [Republicans] were rightly tossed out] of the majority] for the way they managed the people’s money,’ he said.

“While Greenberg said the Democratic-controlled Congress ‘hasn’t curbed that appetite,’ Bean said one of the reasons she sought office four years ago was because ‘the fiscal responsibility was lacking in Washington and certainly in this last administration.’”

Why do you think those paragraphs are missing from the internet edition?

The article carries the byline of Susan Kuezka in print, but “Tribune staff” gets the credit on internet. In the linked article, the Tribune was outright snookered.

I don’t read any good hits on Bean, do you?

The Tribune is not known for being balanced in covering 8th district congressional races.

THE DEBATE IS ON

Tune in on Monday October 6th

to watch Steve’s first debate with

Dick Durbin.

7 PM

Chicago Tonight (WTTW)

THE DEBATE IS ON

Tune in on Monday October 6th

to watch Steve’s first debate with

Dick Durbin.

7 PM

Chicago Tonight (WTTW)