Above (left to right): Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Barack Obama and David Axelrod. One year ago today, Rod Blagojevich became the first sitting Illinois governor to be impeached and booted out of office by the Illinois Senate for, among other things, allegedly trying to “sell to the highest bidder” the U.S. senate seat once [...]
Chicago Political Machine Never Stops Working
January 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Opinions Vary on McCain’s ‘Chicago Machine’ Ad
September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
John McCain‘s latest campaign advertisement, “Chicago Machine,” is drawing varied reactions from reporters and pundits across Chicagoland this morning. Under the headline, McCain ad: Obama product of ‘corrupt’ Chicago machine, an post on the Chicago Sun-Times web site merely asks readers in Barack Obama‘s hometown to “Watch the video on Lynn Sweet’s blog and tell [...]
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Barackbook.com Highlights Obama’s ‘Friends’
July 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
A new social networking web site, BarackBook.com, launched today and offers a platform upon which many of Barack Obama‘s notable associations are highlighted. Among the associations highlighted are his relationships with convicted felon Tony Rezko and his shady friend Nadhmi Auchi as well as with Pentagon bomber William Ayers, organized crime lender Alexi Giannoulias and [...]
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