Obama's Advisor Headed to South Suburbs for Fundraiser
Prairie State Trustee and Chicago Heights Resident Wendell Mosby explains the purpose of the under-40 fundraiser.
David Axelrod will be in the South Suburbs next week for a fundraiser supporting President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
Axelrod is not a household name, but many who closely followed Obama's 2008 campaign have heard of him. He was the then-candidate's campaign advisor, who picked up the title "Senior Advisor to the President" after the election. Axelrod is now back on the campaign trail.
"He is the architect for the ‘08 campaign," said Wendell Mosby, a Chicago Heights native and co-chair for Gen44 helping to promote Axelrod's visit.
Gen44 is an under-40 fundraising program under Obama for America and it is comprised of "next generation of leaders, young entrepreneurs, social innovators and activists," according to the Obama's campaign Website.
Mosby, who has been a part of the organization since 2011, said despite Axelrod's presence, the event is not solely aimed at getting Obama reelected. He describes it as a chance to galvanize the Southland, playing up the exclusivity of meeting Axelrod in a smaller setting.
"To have unprecedented access... Mr. Benny’s can’t hold a thousand people, so it’s going to be an intimate group," Mosby said. "People can look at this guy and hear what he has to say and maybe have an opportunity for some questions and answers."
In discussing the event, Mosby kept referring to a "voter apathy" seen through a sharp reduction in voters in the years following the 2008 elections.
The Prairie State College trustee said he wants people to care about the state and county level elections as much as the presidential one, adding that it can be difficult to organize an inspiring event for young people in the South Suburbs.
"In Chicago, it’s easy to put an event on at a lounge and make politics sexy," Mosby said. "In the ‘burbs, you have to be way more creative in how you make politics sexy for a young professional. That’s what I’m really looking to do."
Co-hosts for the event include, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., State Sen. Toi Hutchinson and State Rep. Anthony DeLuca.
The fundraiser will be at Mr. Benny's in Matteson and general admission tickets are $100.
For more details visit the Patch event listing for David Axelrod in the Chicago Southland.
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Generation FortyFour presents David Axelrod in the Chicago Southland
February 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm20857 S Cicero Ave, Matteson, IL (Mr. Benny's Steak & Lobster House)
Christopher Paicely
10:04 am on Friday, February 10, 2012
Hey Homewood Jim,
I deleted your comment only because of the colorful language. Thanks for commenting and expressing your opinion, but please watch the vulgarity.
Christopher Paicely
Chicago Heights Patch Editor
Homewood Jim
11:39 am on Friday, February 10, 2012
Sorry. I believe the non-vulgar word should have been 'urinate'. My bad.
christine queiroli
12:30 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
I wouldn't pay a dime to see either one of them....make that a penny! O'bama is destroying this country and people better wake up before it's too late!
Toi
2:40 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
Right on Christine!!! I agree 100000000% Oh, he speaks so well with a tele-prompter and he can sing a line of Al Green----yup, he's got my vote!! Stupid idiot shallow minded people!! Worse of all the blacks blindly follow him like they are in a trance.
Serioulsy?
7:42 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Um, "the blacks"? Could we maybe not refer to them this way? Seems a little derogatory to me.
Rose
3:03 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
ditto Toi..... wake up America. He's got the Robin Hood syndrome ... out with him!! Get out and vote everyone!!
Rose
3:07 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
If Blacks don't like that reference to them then what's with the Black American History month, Black music awards, Black TV BET, Black beauty contest, the list is endless. Yet you don't see other races throwing their color into the mix and crying discrimination, do you now. It's only a reference because Blacks make it that way. I don't see color I see people and racists.
christine queiroli
3:55 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
Toi, I agree with you, but it's not just the blacks. There are some naive white people that do the same! And believe it, there are blacks that are against him also. Maybe someone will get through to these people. When are they going to open their eyes and see what he's really about?
Homewood Jim
5:18 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
The people who elected Obama just want more and more "free stuff". But when you depend on guvmint for housing, food, medical care, and on and on, you are no longer free. You have been enslaved (again).
Resident
3:17 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Nope. I've not personally benefited from any of his new policies. In fact, I'm paying more for healthare and I've not been able to lower my mortgage rate. But that's OK with me because I see my neighborhood improving and I see people who were very ill who could not afford to pay for their medications getting well again. There are more American-made cars on the roads these days and my neighbors who had lost their jobs are finding new ones and holding onto their homes. I voted for Obama. I'm not entirely satisfied with his first term but I will vote for him again because he is moving the US in the right direction. Besides, the alternatives are laughable. No one can reasonably dispute that.
christine queiroli
5:34 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
Exactly... Homewood Jim! If I thought it wouldn't get deleted, I would send you something that I just received by email! I'm sure you and Toi would agree with it.
JR
8:28 pm on Friday, February 10, 2012
Just to easy to rip this story.. I know one thing, Mr. Benny won't see my business ever again.
Resident
3:10 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Like he ever did.
Russ Petrick
6:31 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
I agree with all of you. I'm sick of Obummer and his wanna be dictator mentallity. Shoving everything down American's throats. By the way, I didn't know he had advisors, he seems to do whatever HE wants without regard to Americans.
Russ Petrick
8:07 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Politically correct violates freedom of speech in my book..
Kellyev
8:50 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
The President, you disrespectf racists, has done more for the country than the last president. Even though I didn't like Bush, I still respected him as the president and you should do the same. Keep your inappropriate comments to yourself and out of politics of which you obviously know nothing.
plumbob
9:10 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Bush got his lickings, and he did not respect the office either. Now this guy is 1/2 white remember?? But he's the one who doesn't respect that side. He is the racists along with Michelle who is now proud of America for the first time in her life. Who the hell fought for her to have the right to say it. Not the Obummer or her. Maybe her father-in-law, which was another scam for the Obummer to latch onto. Do some fact searching and leave out the race card which is always used with frequency when nothing else is left. When you take from one group and give to another, the hand recieving will always be out, and you are now enslaved to the system. Doesn't that make you feel proud? All your friends and neighbors looking for a way to stay in the private sector rather than find the gov to take care of them. You create your own slavery by accepting this guy's Dumbocratic policies. Now go get a job in the private sector and help pay for your brother on the dole.
Homewood Jim
9:18 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Blacks are the biggest racists. When 98.7% of blacks voted for Obama in 2008, it is clear that they based their vote on only one thing: color. And most of them figured, 'he's one of us' and 'he gonna get us even mo free stuff'. You are entitled to your own opinion, but not to your own facts.
plumbob
12:22 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Kellyev and Opinion 1 Take a look at this link---http://us.mc1607.mail.yahoo.com/mc/welcome?.gx=1&.tm=1328983672&.rand=0ofth2cec124r#_pg=showMessage&sMid=1&&filterBy=&.rand=884579397&midIndex=1&mid=1_6103091_AE7ci2IAAM7kTzaT2QpcIGAAPA0&fromId=jacteal@att.net&m=1_6104561_AEHci2IAAYB5TzaZdw6hxXAZ0oU,1_6103091_AE7ci2IAAM7kTzaT2QpcIGAAPA0,1_6102200_AE7ci2IAAKkkTzaQswq2exJp%2FcY,1_6101196_ANzci2IAABTITzaPwwIUG3lslxw,1_6100169_AJHci2IAARimTzaN0gzCVQEOk54,1_6099109_ANzci2IAAYI%2BTzaNVAGjm0lJCdw,1_6098101_AEHci2IAANX6TzaK%2FggEe06Mx%2B4,&sort=date&order=down&startMid=0&hash=dc3e8f4303546c1559f2da77076aad57&.jsrand=469490
Rose
3:00 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
he sure has done more for this country, he's taking from one hand to feed the other... free loaders are loving this man. We need to end those that feel entitled to hand outs just "because", thought process is handed down from one generation to the next. Stay out of my pockets and fill your own. Now just what is it that the President has done for this country???
plumbob
8:52 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Only 11 comments and WOW look at the results. Just to think of that puke along with the Rev's boy is enogh to make me ill. These guys with their elite program as was said before, out to destroy the USA as we know it. I'm 75, four years in the military, operated my own business for 35 years, and I have never been so enraged over the political policies in Washington in my life. Oh he's gonna see all 57 states with I think 2 more to go. What a stupid imatation of the office. Mr (TOPUS) (teleprompter of the United States) for those of you who ain't got it yet. What is his real name? Wlhere did he get his social security #? It came out of Boston somewhere. The office of the President of the United States is a black hole. Everything goes in, nothing comes out. The guy is a sham. Mr editor, do not delete my comments
Rose
2:55 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Plumbob
I sure hope we have no need to worry and people of all races can see what a sham he is. We've had enough of promises and lies, yes it's time for a change alright. Get out there and vote people and ask "not what they can do for you but what you can do for this country" and that is to get it back out of the hands of thieves!
Resident
3:27 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
What is your point about his name, plumbob?
Opinion 1
9:00 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
wow QUITE interesting to see so many negative comments. Why don't the people who are referring to the color of one's skin understand that the year is 2012...Get a grip on reality and regardless if you are pro Obama, pro Mitt or whomever - grow up and understand that we all live in this world together. If you are closeminded enough to talk about color, race, etc - then you should have your right to vote taken away because you are NOT an American!
plumbob
9:34 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
For Opinion 1, I think my vote should be taken away so all the undocumented alians (Illegals) 20,000,000 of them should take over the system. Why do you think the Obummer and the Dumbocrats are pulshing for their residency?? How much money do you think is left after they puke it out on stimulis fake companies? Let's go green and whatch it burn. Are you into the news with these monsters? How many companies like Solendra are out there for them to take care of their cronies. Maybe Michelle should spend another $10,000,000.00 for her personal trips with her back slappin group to feed the hungry. Look at them for who they are. COLOR HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. But since I am multicolored and a private sector worker, I see it from a different perspective. Axel has the ROD alright, and the american people are feeling it. Oh! is he the white one?
Resident
3:08 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Diversity is the matrix of our very existence. Some will embrace this concept and some will fight it. Those who fight it live angry and pathetic lives. The rest of us see color in our world as something very good, and we are happy, and we continually strive to spread that happiness.
plumbob
9:53 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Opinion1, follow the link on youtube to see the Obummer asking for the black vote. When has a president ever asked for a vote of color? Now who is the racist?? Just follow the link and shut up on the racist crap. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdjoHA5ocwU&feature=youtu.be
Resident
3:05 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Candidates have "Women for" and "Latinos for" campaigns. Why not "Blacks for"? There is absolutely nothing wrong with this campaign. It is common. Even George W. had one.
Dan Lambert
11:57 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Folks, I just had to delete a few comments. If you use profanity and/or racial slurs your comment gets deleted. I know politics, especially in a big election year, gets everyone riled up. However, there is a difference between arguing your point and being a foul-mouthed internet troll. We love the former, and don't tolerate the latter.
plumbob
12:23 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Glad to see your on message Dan, now will the real Obama come forward.
John J.
1:12 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Obama expects money from the southland, and then the people here get nothing in return. It's pretty pathetic when you have to feed off one of the nations more economically depressed regions, and then they get nothing in return. If Obama were serious about helping the region, then he would stop giving money to corrupt nations overseas and instead invest it here and entice new business and education programs for the region.
Those who think that Mitt, Rick or any of the republican candidates are any different are fooling themselves. Two of the remaining four are proud to be called "big government" conservatives and are WarHawks, Mitt operates off the same fiscal policy as Obama...so don't expect any "change" there either. If you are serious about supporting someone who will actually improve conditions for us, look OUTSIDE the current 2 party system and vote for a new future.
Homewood Jim
1:40 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
3rd Party politics may be inriguing, but won't happen in 2012. If you vote for a 3rd Party candidate you are throwing away your vote and, in effect, voting for Obama. At least the Republican candidates know about the U S Constitution and will govern within its bounds, unlike the current guy who thinks he's a dictator, and the Constitution is just some old piece of paper in the Smithsonian.
John J.
2:15 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
I respect that Jim, but I vote for who best represents my beliefs not for someone propped up as a winner. Sadly both major parties are ignoring our Constitution, but dems more so then republicans, which is why donating to Obama makes no sense.
Rose
2:02 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
What a bunch of *%$# their starting with Matteson....gee I wonder why. Let's get real here and hope they too can see through his "let's take from the middle class and wipe them out" so you either have it or you don't.. makes me sick.
Matteson Statistics:
Black alone - 12,719 (76.6%)White alone - 3,479 (20.9%)Hispanic - 261 (1.6%)Two or more races - 106 (0.6%)Asian alone - 31 (0.2%)American alone - 16 (0.10%)
No one is stupid.....and you want to know why Obama is starting his campaign in Matteson....what a snake!!
OakLawnGuy
3:14 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
This reaction reminds me of the Washington/Epton mayoral race.
Wendell Mosby
7:25 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
While I appreciate the civil discourse, I am not surprised by the racial undertones from several of the comments. It is 2012 and the reality is that we still have a long way to go even in the Southland on the race relations front. The Constitution is an awesome document and more importantly is the Articles of Confederation yet its the Bill of Rights that gives the Constitution its teeth. Moreover, the real power lies in the hands of Congress, who is the "only branch" that has the authority to create laws. Lastly, even though you may not agree with where the country is, please respect the office of the President and the First Lady by addressing them as such. Thank you
John J.
8:19 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
I concur with you Wendell, while I don't agree with Mr. Obama and his politics most of the time I find no need to bring race into the discussion. If there is to be a discussion on African American support and Obama, then it should be done in a civil and academic manner rather than an ethnocentric viewpoint.
All that being said, I am a 20 year old man...and he isn't doing much for me. I am interested in the libertarian approach to government, which I think we should all look at. Freedom to grow would benefit all peoples of the Southland!
Wendell Mosby
8:28 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
John, a la JFK - stop asking what President Obama can do you for and what you can do for your country, yourself and your community. There is plenty of work you can do on a local that has direct impact on you daily. When I return from DC, lets talk about how we can work together to improve the quality of life for you, me and for generations to come.
Ray Ray
7:31 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
Why are you trying to sound intelligent Wendell? We all know you can't get a real job. That's why your income is derived from government funded bull___ programs. Which incidentally is why you support Obama......and of course because he is black! You gotts to get your Obama money! So you go ahead and talk about racial undertones when in reality you NEED this division in society so you can play off it and gain financially. I see it everyday! Blacks talk like they hate the racism but they need it for so many reasons. Educational scholarships, affirmative action, elected positions like Obama---the list goes on and on. So quit your whining and go support your boy Obama like the other 97% of blacks.
Homewood Jim
7:59 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
While you are there please remind Obama that it is Congress who creates the laws - he seems to either have forgotten, or never knew it in the first place. We respect the office, just not the guy who currently holds it, because he is a Socialist who violates the Constitution on a daily basis. And the first lady does not have an elected office.
Resident
3:02 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
In what way has he violated the Constitution?
nick
10:50 am on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Queen Michelle's personal staff:
Ten.. $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
Eleven.. $64,000 - Reinstein, Joseph B.(Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)
Twelve.. $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady)
Thirteen.. $60,000 Fitz, Alan O.(Deputy Direc tor of Adance and Trip Director for the First Lady)
Fourteen.. $57,500 - Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)
Fifteen.. $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady)
Sixteen... $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)
Seventeen.. $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)
Eighteen... $43,000 - Tubman, Samanth a (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)
Nineteen.. $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
Twenty.. $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)
Twenty-One.. $35,000 - Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)
Twenty-Two.. $35,000 - Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)
Total $1,591,200 in annual salaries
nick
10:57 am on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn't perform any official duties. But this hasn't deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession.
Michele Obama's personal staff:
One.. $172,200 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)
Two.. $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady)
Three.. $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary for Mrs. Obama)
Four.. $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)
Five.. $100,000 - Winter, Melissa (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
Six.. $90,000 Medina , David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)
Seven.. $84,000 - Lilyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)
Eight.. $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)
Nine.. $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Project for the First Lady)
Resident
1:58 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
@nick: How about posting the $ that the previous First Ladies have spent? I bet you can copy and paste those results just as easily. Your post has absolutely no point.
Wendell Mosby
8:19 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Jim, I hear you but calling the President a Socialist is still being very short sighted. Capitalism is root of our Nation's problems and that's way bigger than President Obama. Corporations and their shareholders benefit from every program designed to help support those in need i.e., grocery stores, insurance carriers, retailers etc,. Congress can defund any program that the President puts forth and your assertions about violating the Constitution is a very weak presumption. Take care
Tom
6:33 am on Sunday, February 26, 2012
"Capitalism is the root of our Nation's problems" I think I quoted you correctly Mr Mosby, are you kidding me? I don't know if you have followed the track records of socialist countries , but if you were to check closely I think you would find the exact opposite is true and in a Socialist country YOU sir would not have you highly self important job with PSC nor would you be making your "trips to Washington" to meet with the other legend in his own mind J.J.Jr.
Homewood Jim
10:53 am on Sunday, February 12, 2012
The free market built this country, and is the basis of our Constitution. Socialism is the antithesis of capitalism. Spreading the wealth only works until you have killed the golden geese: the taxpayers. Then the government can no longer deliver on its promised 'free stuff' - and you get Greece. Or more specifically you get what we have in Illinois - a bankrupt state that raises taxes to chase even more businesses out of state. It's economics as much as politics.
Doug
11:09 am on Sunday, February 12, 2012
"Capitalism is root of our Nation"s problems...." very disturbing remark.
Wendell Mosby
11:25 am on Sunday, February 12, 2012
Doug, well maybe its not completely an accurate statement because greed is the root cause.
Ernie Souchak
11:32 am on Sunday, February 12, 2012
Free market people call it the profit motive. Socialist losers call it greed.
Resident
2:01 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Losers? That's not very nice.
Russ Petrick
11:42 am on Sunday, February 12, 2012
Every occupation in America has policies and procedures for getting the job done. Our president ( I'm sorry DICTATOR ) does not seem to believe he needs to follow anything, whether it be policy/procudure/law/The Bill of Rights/The Constitution the list goes on. It is governement for Obummer by Obummer and the heck with America. Which he despises as much as the Middle Eastern countries do. In 2008 the % of minorities who voted was higher than in any other election. I wonder why?
Ernie Souchak
11:46 am on Sunday, February 12, 2012
"becuz he gonna give us mo free stuff"
Wendell Mosby
12:33 pm on Sunday, February 12, 2012
At the end of day...are you a part of the problem or helping to create solutions...
Russ Petrick
2:20 pm on Sunday, February 12, 2012
Obummer has no solutions Wendell. He is the problem.
Resident
2:59 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Actually, Russ, our President has had a successful first term. Unprecidented federal operations spending cuts, the end of media blackout on war casualties, the Freedom of Information Act, the enforcement for equal pay for women, The Matthew Shepard Act, lower medical costs for seniors, small business loans initiative, helped to uncover mortgage fraud and paved the way for fewer foreclosures... I can go on. But you can easily Google search his accomplishments. I'm not entirely satisfied with his first term. He could have done a lot more had he the balls to stand up early on to the very obviously anti-Obama and anti-black man atmosphere in Washington. But he has made great strides and his plans look good for even more imporovements here as well as globally. Anyone who doesn't see that what he has done as a huge improvement to the former administration is closed minded.
mr lahey
10:09 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
Face it folks....he got in for just a few reasons..huge anti Bush sentiment, large one sided racial support, independants who bought into hope and change, weak opponent, media barrage of blind liberal bias and silly hollywood and entertainer support. That's our culture now. All flash and no substance. Now creating a class warfare struggle of the have nots vs. the providers. Capitsalism made us what we are but they want to say if you don't like your slice of the pie then nobody can have pie! He wanted this job, begged for it, so he should stop saying he "inherited" this . No one forced him into running. Now is when we need hope and change but no hope in him and his changes stink. Same situation with the fake reverend's son. We need to get them out ...this isn't working. It's not a black thing, it's about what we need for the immediate future. Illinois is in a total bag of crap and if you look at what we have, it is all democrats who have not performed. The working class cannot continue to support the entitlement society he is creating. If he was an old gray haired fat white guy the media and electorate would be having a field day to oust him. Look past his flash and analyze the facts. We are not only going nowhere with him, in some respects we are going backwards. Stop apologizing to the world..get off your butt and do the job..be a leader..be a visionary with a plausable vision..it seems hes been on a re-elction campaign since he first took office. Take back the future!
mr lahey
10:14 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
Did you hear what he said today!!..Our hope for energy independance, and a way to lower gas prices is... algae! Pond scum! Fitting description of his administration.
Resident
2:36 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
There is all kinds of research going on... Reasearch right here in the US. Corn did us a favor -- fuel-wise -- when we were in a pinch. Grasses are being used for fuel today... Why not pond scum? Open your mind.
Resident
1:57 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
People who vote for Obama this election have no other choice. Look at the competition. They're homophobic, racist, don't care about the poor, force religion into politics, very obviously consider women to be inferior, and/or have absolutely no clue about global issues.
Resident
2:02 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Goodness gracious. So many racist remarks on this page. Stop the hate, people. Seriously.
Chicagoheightsmike
2:18 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Mr. Lahey, appears to me you are against any minority so far right getting elected. That is scary. So tell us, who do you prefer. You want Jackson Jr. out also, so what Republican would you like to take his place. Please dont say you want Ms. Halvorson, she dont have a clue on the federal level. Yes well informed on State Issues, I have to give her that. But we are tired of the same rhetorical political statements. I want to bring jobs to the district. Really after the State of Illinois run all of the jobs into the hands of others. Who do you recommend Mr. Lahey. We would really like to know.
mr lahey
2:34 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
CH mike...im trying to figure out your first sentence. I would have no problem at all supporting a minority candidate if he/she has more honesty and integrity than the Rep. we now have. My issues with the President and our Rep. have to do with job performance, plain and simple. What did i say that can be considered racist? my choice is still under consideration and I'll be sure you're the first to know when I decide!
christine queiroli
2:58 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Would you like to see what's racist? Take a look!!
Top 21 African American Professional Groups
Whether you're an African American accountant, attorney or astrophysicist, there's probably a related professional organization with a focus on issues important to African Americans. Find the right one for you by checking out this list of 21 of the largest and oldest national groups:
And this is a very, very short list.There are hundreds more!
Miss Black America Beauty Pageant
BDPA: African Americans in data processing and related fields.
National Association of Black Accountants:
National Association of African Americans in Human Resources:
National Black Business Trade Association:
National Black MBA Association:
National Sales Network of African American
Organization of Black Designers:
American Association of Blacks in Energy:
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists
National Society of Black Engineers:
National Society of Black Physicists:
BCA: Incorporated as the Black Culinarian Alliance
100 Black Men of America:
National Black Nurses Association:
National Medical Association African American physicians.
Student National Medical Association of African American
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice:
National Bar Association for African Americans
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives:
National Association of Black Journalists:
Chicagoheightsmike
3:05 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Well, Christine.
I belong to the Polish American Club, does that count for anything?
Resident
6:30 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
These organizations would not be necessary if people of color were treated fairly/equally. I'm white. I see the discrimination. I support these organizations because they are necessary for people of color to have even a slim chance to reach goals that people with beige/peachy fleshtones are all but handed on a silver plater.
christine queiroli
3:11 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Sure, because I belong to Italian American Club! But, I don't belong to the White American Club!
Chicagoheightsmike
3:20 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
I will see your Cannoli and raise you a Tyskie Beer.
christine queiroli
3:28 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
You got it!
christine queiroli
3:29 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where are all of the racist comments now?
Tonto
5:41 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
I see a rerun of the "White Guilt" scam used for Oblamers 2008 election. Hopefully people won't be suckered this go round.
nick
10:40 am on Sunday, February 26, 2012
"White Guilt"? Maybe people need to learn a little history. Before the U.S. Civil War only 10% to 15% of of the white people in the south were slave owners. The other 85% to 90% were either too poor or they didn't believe in the system of slavery. After the Civil War ended the large waves of immigrants started to arrive from Europe. Today the majority of White's in the U.S. are descended from people who never owned slaves. Hopefully the "guilty white people" will turn off their TV's, go to the library and get a couple of history books to read.
May the truth set you free!
Resident
1:51 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
@nick: Start with the history books that talk about how "Americans" raped and stole this land from the people who occopied it before we did. May the truth set you free.
Resident
6:31 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Obummer... Oblamers... Can you people get any more childish?
Tonto
11:46 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
How about President Robin Hood :)
nick
11:05 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Bumper sticker I saw last week:
If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove that you aren't a racist, please vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you're not an IDIOT.
Resident
1:53 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
@Nick: You must have had to get awfully close to the car to read that many words on a bumper sticker.
Resident
1:56 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Who else can a person vote for in the 2012 election to prove that they are not an idiot? At this point in the Republican run-off, the choices are 1) "I don't care about the poor or about the environment or about animals or about global issues" and 2) "I don't care about women or children or anyone other than white Christian men."
Tonto
3:04 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
And the one apologizing to muslims for them killng Americans?
Wendell Mosby
2:51 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
1) I'm trying to find the correlation with Blacks being racist for supporting President Obama when it took a significant portion of the White electorate to get him into office. 2) Why didn't anyone call the "white flight" of 80's in the South Suburbs racist or why today, there isn't any "affordable housing" in Frankfort, Mokena, Naperville nor Orland Park. 3) I haven't read one solutions to addressing any of our "local" problems. 4) Nick. You have any facts and figures on some of our local communities...
Juvenal
5:42 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
What do you mean by "affordable housing?" Subsidized? BTW the IL Sec of State reports that the corporation your profile so prominently lists you as "Founder" of has been involuntarily dissolved by the State. Might want to get on that...
Homewood Jim
5:53 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Let's be clear. Affordable housing is not a right. Our rights are life, liberty, and the PURSUIT of happiness. The free market does not guarantee you housing, jobs, a car, health care. You have a right to what you can pay for. That's called Capitalism, the system upon which the USA was formed. All these rights you apparently refer to are what Socialists promise. And anyone with half a brain should realize that Socialism does not work. Go to Italy, Greece, Spain, and see what the USA will look like with 4 more years of Obama.
nick
6:24 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Wendell:
1) In the 2008 election Obama got 43% of the white vote and 98% of the black vote (I've also seen it listed as 95%). Many people think that McCain should have got 43% of the black vote in a color blind election. Since 98% of blacks voted for Obama, some whites claim that blacks are more racist than whites.
Total voter turnout was 63%. Which means 37% of eligible voters didn't like McCain or Obama. (If the 37% that didn't vote, came out and voted for one of the 3rd party candidates like Ralph Nader he would have been close to winning the popular vote, if there was 100% voter turnout)
Juvenal
4:52 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Much ado about nothing. The president has Illinois electoral vote locked up. Therefore there is no need the Democratic party to pay any attention to Illinois other than to raise funds. As Chicago's majority Democrat voters spread throughout Cook County and now the collar counties, Illinois is a One party state. It also has the highest debt load per capita of any state, the worst credit rating, and the worst finances. Even the Europeans now call us "Greece by the Lake" The people get the government they deserve and that is certainly the case here.....
truecolor
6:15 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Let's end this once and for all! The bottom line is O'bama was NOT born in the USA!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwhKuunp8D8
SouthSide
6:40 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
You're making him look Irish with the O'... You're funny.
truecolor
7:40 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
...you're right....oops sorry I'll correct it! Obamarama! Darn....that's not right either....Obamama......wth? Let's see now...hhmmmm.....ok I think I got it...Omaba! Man, I thought I'd never get it right. Thanks for pointing that out to me!
truecolor
6:20 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
BTW.....When the video above shows O'bama on the phone....someone should have told him that he had the phone upside down!!!!! DUH!
Ernie Souchak
4:04 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
That's how they do it in Kenya!! You know, Africa. The continent that gave the world the important inventions like, like,...............well,............. that was home to famous statesmen like......................well you know, where the Nobel prize winners come from.
J. Stevens
10:12 am on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
For what its worth
Being a veteran it is extremely difficult for me say the following but it is true:
It is time move. The fall of America is near, not because of race, politics, religion or economics. America (now the third most powerful nation) will self emplode because of our morals. Don't beleive it!? Just read the comments posted on this page. There is no solution to fix our current problems, There is no "do over" here. People will continue to look for the easiest path at the expense of others. I suggest those who wish to return to family values find another location in the world in order to start over again. America as we once knew it is GONE and will not return. Blame goes to more than a President, Senator, Congressman it goes to all of us. But it was a nice run while it lasted. I decided to follow the trend I am collecting SSN, Unemployment, VA benefits and welfare and looking for as many I can get. I am tired of being the moral man, doing the right thing I will stick around and suck every cent I can until the lights go out. Farewell America!