John Kass

 
 

Cellini trial juror felonies, John Kass, Failing to order jury background checks is cruel and unusual punishment for taxpayers, Delaying Blagojevich prosecution costlier

Cellini trial juror felonies, John Kass,  Failing to order jury background checks is cruel and unusual punishment for taxpayers, Delaying Blagojevich prosecution costlier “The citizens of Illinois deserve public officials who act solely in the public’s interest, without putting a price tag on government appointments, contracts and decisions.”…Patrick Fitzgerald “I was not going to wait until March or April or May to get it all nice and tidy”  “I think that would be irresponsible.””…Patrick Fitzgerald “Governor Blagojevich has been arrested in the middle of what we can only describe asRead More


Obama style Chicago politics, Like Barack like Rahm: Ballot tactics ring familiar, John Kass

Obama style Chicago politics, Like Barack, like Rahm: Ballot tactics ring familiar, John Kass John Kass of the Chicago Tribune has been telling it like it is for years. November 18, 2010. “White House Bare-knuckle strategy to douse residency questions harkens to Obama’s 1996 state Senate race” “Rahm Emanuel’s campaign demanded Wednesday that his opponents condemn efforts to challenge his candidacy and knock him off the Chicago mayoral ballot. “News reports indicate that political operatives are organizing an attempt to limit the choices of Chicago voters in the mayoral election,”Read More


Hopium, Obama and pals need hopium for election, John Kass, Citizen Wells open thread, October 8, 2010

Hopium, Obama and pals need hopium for election, John Kass John Kass wrote about hopium prior to the 2008 election and it was reported here. From John Kass at the Chicago Tribune October 7,  2010. “Obama and his pals need some scarce Hopium for the next election As President Barack Obama returns home Thursday for some old-fashioned Chicago politics with his friends, let’s make one thing perfectly clear. America’s Hopium farmers must increase production, because the nation’s supply is dangerously low, and the November midterm elections are only weeks away.Read More


Governor Rod Blagojevich, Obama, Chicago Tribune, January 2, 2009, John Kass, Continuing to unwrap the gift of the governor, Chicago politics, Daley machine, Obama’s senate seat, Roland Burris

The Chicago Tribune, in spite of endorsing Barack Obama, has allowed fairly extensive coverage of Obama’s ties to corruption in Chicago and Illinois. John Kass has written some frank articles about Obama’s connections. Consider this article by Kass dated January 2, 2009. “OK, Kass, what are you paying Gov. Rod Blagojevich to give you material for your columns? Or is he the gift that keeps on giving? —Sue S. Dear Sue: As our esteemed governor has famously said, this thing is “bleeping golden.” But the Illinois political freak show isRead More


Obama, William Ayers, Marilyn Katz, Terrorists, Radicals, Mayor Daley, Chicago Machine, Chicago Tribune, October 12, 2008, John Kass, the Chicago Way

John Kass has an article about Mayor Daley, Chicago radicals and Obama, William Ayers and Marilyn Katz and how mayor Daley deals with radicals. Here are exerpts from the Chicago Tribune article dated October 11, 2008: “Daley reins in radicals — the Chicago Way John Kass 5:26 PM CDT, October 11, 2008 Turn on the TV news when John McCain is picking up undecided voters by invoking Barack Obama’s relationship with unrepentant American terrorist William Ayers and, invariably, some liberal talking head will sniff in disgust and say Ayers isRead More