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NEWS FLASH: Ditka storms out of meeting (angered over Drudge story)
Illinois Leader ^
| 7.14.04
Posted on 07/14/2004 7:48:27 AM PDT by ambrose
NEWS FLASH: Ditka storms out of meeting
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
By The Leader-Chicago Bureau CHICAGO -- This morning in downtown Chicago, Mike Ditka left a secret meeting with IL GOP decision makers, angered about the media being tipped off.
Ditka was to meet with members of the IL GOP State Central Committee and to speak via conference call with national level Republicans.
As word of the meeting leaked out to the press, Ditka reportedly was angered when met by reporters, exited the meeting promptly and hopped into his black Escalade, and left, obviously upset.
Matt Drudge reported this morning that an announcement would be made at 9:30 am.
No word as to the ensuing discussion among state central committee members left at the meeting, which is still going on.
Ditka's willingness to take on the candidacy may be in doubt now.
Developing story . . .
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: ditka; drudge; electionussenate
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To: Dave S
Simple, the dingleberry is on YOUR shoulders.
121
posted on
07/14/2004 8:46:22 AM PDT
by
justshutupandtakeit
(America's Enemies: foreign and domestic RATmedia agree Bush must be destroyed.)
To: ambrose
>>>Ditka's willingness to take on the candidacy may be in doubt now.I was looking forward to hearing all about Ditka's campaign agenda. If this is his response, then maybe he's not the right person for the job. Temper tandrums don't work well in politics.
122
posted on
07/14/2004 8:46:29 AM PDT
by
Reagan Man
(.....................................................The Choice is Clear....... Re-elect BUSH-CHENEY)
To: Dave S
Uh,hyuk hyuk hyuk!
That's a good one, Gomer!
hyuk hyuk hyuk
123
posted on
07/14/2004 8:46:47 AM PDT
by
headsonpikes
(Spirit of '76 bttt!)
To: dead
a move born out of desperation, but hey, the supporters are probably looking the Schwarzenegger model.
124
posted on
07/14/2004 8:47:34 AM PDT
by
dmz
To: Reagan Man
I could see him loosing his cool and shoving his cigar up Hillary's nose at some point.... so that in and of it's self would be a good thing.
125
posted on
07/14/2004 8:47:35 AM PDT
by
kjam22
To: Reagan Man
As I pointed out, we don't know for sure that he was upset, since we have only the reporter's word for it. And leaving without talking to the press is not exactly a tantrum.
At any rate, Ditka is better than anyone else the Illnois Republicans have, and he is pretty conservative.
And also, he could win. That's pretty important.
To: justshutupandtakeit
To: Miss Marple
>>>... he pretty much always looks angry, which suits my mood to a tee.Sauerbraten. LOL Miss Marple, the female Mike Ditka!
128
posted on
07/14/2004 8:50:39 AM PDT
by
Reagan Man
(.....................................................The Choice is Clear....... Re-elect BUSH-CHENEY)
To: ambrose
As word of the meeting leaked out to the press, Ditka reportedly was angered when met by reporters, exited the meeting promptly and hopped into his black Escalade, and left, obviously upset. Yeah baby, yeah!
To: Dave S
Why not? In the states they come from you are not likely to get anyone more conservative that can win. Yeah, I guess you're right. We have to support RINOs like Arlen Specter because their states are way too liberal to ever elect anyone like, say, Rick Santorum.
Also we need every R just to control the Senate. We lose a couple seats and its Majority Leader Dasche again and the Dems decide what issues to vote on and when.
LOL, who do you think controls the Senate now? Daschle has decreed his 60-votes rule and the GOP caves as always. If we get, say, 62 seats, Daschle will merely institute a 70-vote rule instead, and stays in charge of the Senate. And the Republicans will roll over and apologize for not rolling over more quickly.
130
posted on
07/14/2004 8:52:50 AM PDT
by
Sloth
(We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
To: kjam22
I could see him losing his cool and shoving his cigar up Hillary's nose at some point... Nah, I better not coment... *g*
131
posted on
07/14/2004 8:53:37 AM PDT
by
NCjim
To: ambrose
132
posted on
07/14/2004 8:53:57 AM PDT
by
Warren
(Orhe)
To: ambrose; Matt Drudge
Thanks for nothing, Drudge. Sometimes, you need to know when to keep yer yap shut for an hour or three.
133
posted on
07/14/2004 8:54:04 AM PDT
by
mhking
(John Kerry & Al Gore: Cut from the same tree.)
To: kjam22
LOL... maybe he'd work out a trade. Like McCaine for.... well for most anybody.
Given his body of work with the Saints, he'd work out a trade with Egypt and Isreal.. we'd give them F15s, they'd give us a lot of sand. Or isn't that how it works already? On second thought, he couldn't do much worse than the senators we already have.
134
posted on
07/14/2004 8:54:30 AM PDT
by
Bulwark
To: JohnnyZ; RockinRight
guns Clue: he calls himself "ultra, ultra, ultra right wing"
135
posted on
07/14/2004 8:55:30 AM PDT
by
unspun
(Posting thru spellcheck eliminates extra white space. | I'm not "Unspun with AnnaZ" but I appreciate)
To: ambrose
136
posted on
07/14/2004 8:56:19 AM PDT
by
rushmom
To: unspun
Clue: he calls himself "ultra, ultra, ultra right wing"
So does Pat Peace In Our Time! Buchanan.
137
posted on
07/14/2004 8:57:19 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Sloth
It's disgusting how wimpy the senate repubs are.
Trying to please those who are not worth pleasing.
138
posted on
07/14/2004 8:57:38 AM PDT
by
Warren
(Orhe)
Comment #139 Removed by Moderator
To: justshutupandtakeit
Best of all he LOATHES reporters. Anybody who loathes reporters can't be too bad.
140
posted on
07/14/2004 8:58:13 AM PDT
by
NCjim
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