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Friday, January 30, 2009
Community Organizers Are Commies!
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Blagojevich rose through the infamous Chicago Machine while Quinn began his career crusading against utility companies and organizing petition drives, including one that cut the size of the Illinois House by one-third — putting dozens of politicians out of work.
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As lieutenant governor, Quinn became a vocal advocate for veterans. He helped start a relief fund for military families, pushed for better health care benefits and made a point of attending funerals for Illinois service members.
Quinn, who once hiked nearly 170 miles across the state with his elderly doctor to promote universal health care, said his passion is in grass-roots organizing.
"I think that's really actually more my interest in life than anything," Quinn said.
House members once greeted him in their chamber with a chorus of boos following his successful effort in 1980 to reduce the chamber's size to 118 members.
Three years later, he helped create the consumer watchdog group Citizens Utility Board, which filed a landmark lawsuit against Commonwealth Edison Co. that produced $1.3 billion in consumer refunds.
Imagine what could've happened had Pelosi not taken impeachment off the table...
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Well, had Bush and Cheney been impeached and convicted then Nancy Pelosi would have become president.
Posted by: Mahakal | Jan 30, 2009 2:34:46 AM
Sadly, we had to wait until the former Senate President, who was a political ally of The Hair, retired--and for Gov. Elvis' approval ratings to reach rock bottom due to Fitz's announcement--before the House could actually impeach. Mike Madigan had circulated possible points for impeachment last summer. I have high hopes for Gov. Quinn but he did have a habit of press stunts that did not necessarily endear him to the GA; however, he's already scheduled meetings with the four GA leaders (something Governed By Soundbite rarely did) so that's a good sign. Sorry this is so long.
Posted by: L. | Jan 30, 2009 10:34:18 AM
Liberal Collectivists are by nature Secular Rationalist, Agnostic, Egalitarian fuzzy thinking creatures. There goal seems to about to be realized in the United States and Europe. The Fabian Socialist agenda is being served. These folks seem to consider themselves citizens of the world and not commited to the American Nation State. They believe only they can save the world and set themselves up as demigods. Socialism, including the National Socialists of Germany killed over 100 million people in the the last cenury, how many will it kill in this new century? If you have not read Alinsky's Rules for Radicals,then I suggest you do. If "Community Organizer" is not a cover word for "Active Social Revolutionary Cadres" then I don't know what is. The only problem is I don't know if the folks on the other side of the fence are any better.
Posted by: Red Green | May 15, 2009 12:54:32 AM




