Posted on 10/07/2010 7:24:34 AM PDT by Maelstorm
What does Illinois Tea Party candidate Michael Labno have to do to get some attention around here? Does he have to be more like Christine O’Donnell: should he make some bizarre comment about meatballs, get caught buying vibrators and boil some frogs?
Or does he have to be more like Illinois Republican candidate Mark Kirk: shall he create an imaginary life story where he single-handedly killed Osama bin Laden with his .50 caliber sniper rifle, was awarded a medal of honor and then devoted his life to reading fairytales to nursery school students?
On October 5, 2010, Rasmussen Reports announced that a “statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Kirk picking up 45% of the vote, while Giannoulias earns 41% support. Four percent (4%) back Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones. Another five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and six percent (6%) are undecided.”
Rasmussen cannot justify its failure to name the “some other candidate” who has 1% more support than Jones. Disappointing. Rasmussen had a duty to name Labno in the interest of fairness to all parties, to ensure more accurate reporting by the media, and because voters rely heavily on polling numbers to help them make a decision.
Labno shouldn’t be ignored for his lack of wack.
Warning to Republicans (or those who are considering voting Republican): If you vote for Mark Kirk, you will be voting for a liberal. So, if you are going to vote for a liberal, then make it easier on yourself and simply vote for Alexi Giannoulias, since he’s the real Democrat.
Wait, before you get all worked-up and accuse me, an Illinois Democrat, of trying to persuade the right to lean left, please continue reading because my point has zilch to do with Giannoulias…I simply want to make sure that the person you vote for accurately and properly represents you.
Michael Labno may be your guy, instead of Mark Kirk. Why?
Kirk is a Republican. Or is he? Kirk voted to allow the government to confiscate your legally owned firearm in the event of a national emergency. He is pro-choice, saved millions in funding for Planned Parenthood and was just one of 17 Republicans to vote to fund abortions for female inmates. Kirk is for cap and trade and voted for TARP not once, but twice.
Labno is a self-proclaimed “recovering Republican; three years sober, officially.” He wonders why we still haven’t found Osama bin Laden and is disappointed with the Republicans’ support of the bailouts. He wants small businesses and community banks to thrive again. He is pro-life and pro-guns. Labno owns his positions and he hasn’t manufactured his qualifications or made up outlandish stories to gain support.
Fred Newbrough, one of Labno’s Facebook friends, wrote, “We are tired of the same old games by the GOP…Kirk is the most horrible candidate imaginable for the Senate. He isn’t even reliably fiscally conservative. The good thing is that you, Mike, are in the race. Illinois has a real choice: a Tea Party choice, a conservative choice, a libertarian choice.”
Illinois voters, before you allow a senator to drive you to Washington, make sure “some other candidate” isn’t hidden in a blind-spot; otherwise, he may crash before you even get to your final destination.
Some gay guy “outs” him for opposing Don’t ask, Don’t tell, and we are supposed to believe the guy? “He told me in 2004”. Yes, because that’s what republican gay men do while they are married, tell gay liberal bloggers their secret.
I meant “for SUPPORTING DADT”, not “opposing”.
Patrick Hughes was Kirk’s GOP opponent in the primary who ran a very bad campaign and was limited in money. The problem was that in 2008, when Obama was running for President, the Dem’s in IL moved the primaries up to Feb 2.
In 2010, Scott Browns winning election was Jan. 19. There was Brown election fatigue & euphoria coupled with poor in-state Tea Party coordination as Hughes battled 3 other conservatives in the race against Kirk.
Conservatives, Tea Partiers, and 912 organizations needed to make the hard decision to coalesce around a conservative candidate to mount any type of challenge to the liberal Kirk. Hughes had most notoriety, publicity and self-funded money. The other Conservative Republican Senate candidates polled less than 1% with no finances and no organizations. As we all know, when there are numerous conservative candidates splitting the conservative vote, the more liberal candidate will win in a state like IL. That is what happened. No one dropped out to endorse the leader Hughes. Tea Partier’s split their endorsements throughout the state.
No national spotlight. No planning. No coordination. Scott Brown fatigue. Limited Money. All hampered Hughes efforts. Hughes ended up with 19% of the vote. Kirk had just short of $5M on hand and was backed by the RNSC, RNC and the support of many of the state party RINO officials. Everyone except conservative critics. Once again showing the establishment DC power brokers pushing a RINO candidate like Kirk to win.
Every warm body in the Senate wearing a “GOP” tag is that much closer to giving all committee chairmanships to the GOP. Reid can’t (and wouldn’t if he could) do that.
Excellent synopsis of what happened in the Illinois primary. I didn’t vote for Kirk or Brady.
Did Kirk sponsor a bill to name a post office after David Keene or was it their mutual distaste for war and the military that got Markie more than a 50% rating.
Jim DeMint says that the GOP is not ready to run the Senate if it takes the majority this year. He is right. Republican committee chairs now merely guarantees a return to GOP corruption as usual. People may get involved in political effort to translate ideological principles into reality or they can get involved to whore after money, jobs and contracts. Conservatives are the ones who seek principled governance.
One Senator can place any bill on hold. 41 Senators can block debate by filibuster and principle. Nobody, but nobody, suggests that, after the 2010 election, the GOP will have less than 47 seats. We may have 48, 49 or 50 but God forbid we have 51 because then we get blackmailed constantly by every liberal sleazebag in the GOP Caucus: Snowe, Collins, and several more already. We don't need Markie and, in Illinois, conservatives who think things through don't want him.
Finally, if Brady who is clearly winning the governiorship runs far ahead of a losing Mark Kirk, an important message is delivered to the RINO wing of the Illinois Combine: Keep the RINO and DIABLO trash off our ballot because we will beat you every time.
Harrison Williams of New Jersey went directly from the Senate to the federal hoosegow. Here in Illinois, we have convicted and sent to the federal slam Governors Otto Kerner, Dan Walker, Lyin' George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich is pending sentencing and faces a second trial on the other 16 counts. The Chicago justice system (US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois actually) well knows how to jail miscreant public officials. An awful lot of Richie Daley's buds are also enjoying federal hospitality as is Tony Rezco. US Attorney Fitzgerald is doing nicely thank you.
Did Kirk sponsor a bill to name a post office after David Keene or was it their mutual distaste for war and the military that got Markie more than a 50% rating.
Jim DeMint says that the GOP is not ready to run the Senate if it takes the majority this year. He is right. Republican committee chairs now merely guarantees a return to GOP corruption as usual. People may get involved in political effort to translate ideological principles into reality or they can get involved to whore after money, jobs and contracts. Conservatives are the ones who seek principled governance.
One Senator can place any bill on hold. 41 Senators can block debate by filibuster and principle. Nobody, but nobody, suggests that, after the 2010 election, the GOP will have less than 47 seats. We may have 48, 49 or 50 but God forbid we have 51 because then we get blackmailed constantly by every liberal sleazebag in the GOP Caucus: Snowe, Collins, and several more already. We don't need Markie and, in Illinois, conservatives who think things through don't want him.
Finally, if Brady who is clearly winning the governiorship runs far ahead of a losing Mark Kirk, an important message is delivered to the RINO wing of the Illinois Combine: Keep the RINO and DIABLO trash off our ballot because we will beat you every time.
Harrison Williams of New Jersey went directly from the Senate to the federal hoosegow. Here in Illinois, we have convicted and sent to the federal slam Governors Otto Kerner, Dan Walker, Lyin' George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich is pending sentencing and faces a second trial on the other 16 counts. The Chicago justice system (US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois actually) well knows how to jail miscreant public officials. An awful lot of Richie Daley's buds are also enjoying federal hospitality as is Tony Rezco. US Attorney Fitzgerald is doing nicely thank you.
>>It does us no good to have a Socialist Combiner RINO who can hold the entire GOP Senate caucus hostage to his leftist agenda, precisely what Kirk will do.<<
So you don’t think that Harry Reid and Nancy Palosi have any power? Those are the two positions we lose if we don’t have a majority.
Kirk opposed Obamacare having learned his temporary lesson on Cap 'n' Tax. Elect him and he will race to the left of Dickie Durbin.
See the post before yours.
For whom did you vote, in the primary, for Senate and governor? I voted for Lowery and Andrzejewski.
There is, at least, no evidence to the contrary and Jack Roeser is a reliable and reputable guy.
Rep. Kirk voted for cap & trade last year. The vote was in June 2009.
Exactly!
All valid points for where the country was at the time. The change since in the mood and activity of the people has changed that. We will have much more influence now then we did in the past. We need to get as many positions filled as possible then keep the pressure on. If we do, we can eliminate more of the RINOs in the next election. If we don’t, the people who have begun to pay attention and worked so hard will get discouraged thinking we have no chance.
I stand corrected but he voted for it in any event and then came up with some ridiculous shuck and jive about not understanding what it was or whatever.
Gee! I would hope that living in Virginia would help to make Kirk much more conservative, overall!
No one thinks it possible for the GOP to wind up with 60 Senators come January. Any Demonrat Senator or Snowe or Collins or any other "Republican" like them, can stop the music on Republican proposals. Nancyboy is basically irrelevant except when it comes to financing the bad guys in the Illinois GOP and further spoiling the GOP brand name in this state.
I was using them as an example and it evidently didn’t come through well. My point is that we need as many with the R designation at this point as we can. The primaries are over. This election is only the beginning but we people with the R then more conservatives next election with continued pressure in between.
Thank you for your kind words.
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