Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Approve by Contradiction

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Voters in the United States are asked to bear two burdens every four years: Presidential debates and down-ballot candidates.

Will you recognize any of those other names on your 2020 Election ballot? Your LakeCountyEye certainly will not.

As luck would have it, the Chicago Tribune knows who all these other people are. And the Tribune has taken the trouble to evaluate your down-ballot candidates and to tell you which ones to vote for.  So you don't have to.

The Tribune is notorious for using any excuse to endorse an R over a D. And this cycle they did not disappoint. The Tribune declined to endorse one candidate because he does not support the Green New Deal or a single-payer health care option. This unlucky candidate ...
doesn’t support the progressive Green New Deal. He wants to expand Obamacare but does not support a single, government provider of health care.
Editorial: For the U.S. House: Ives, Kelly, Fricilone, Garcia, Quigley
While in the same story, the Tribune blackballed another candidate because she does support the Green New Deal and a single-payer health care option. This unlucky candidate ...
supports the left’s big-scale agenda, including a switch to government-run health insurance and the so-called Green New Deal environmental agenda. Those are not ideas we support.
Editorial: For the U.S. House: Ives, Kelly, Fricilone, Garcia, Quigley
Note to Tribune Ops: If your newsroom is illuminated by gaslight lamps, try not to breathe in too much methane.

9 comments:

Eddie said...

Hi Barney,

Surely, you recognize Jeanne Ives (R-6). (@_@)

Eddie said...

Hi Barney,

Surely, you know who Robin Kelly, Mike Quigley and Jesus Garcia are. ¯\_ಠ_ಠ_/¯

Barney Baxter said...

Hi Eddie

I believe those are all Congresspersons or candidates.

-BB-

Eddie said...

Hi Barney,

Yes, they're all congresspeople, with big to huge districts. ಠ_ಠ

Congressperson Bobby Rush (D-1)
Chicago South Side, Beverly, southwest suburbs, Joliet

Historically, Harold Washington (1980-1983) & Black Republican Oscar DePriest (1928-1935).

Congressperson Robin Kelly (D-2)
Chicago South Side, south suburbs, Kankakee.

Congressperson-Ekect Marie Newman (D-3) Chicago Southwest Side, southwest suburbs, Beverly, Joliet

Congressperson Jesus Garcia (D-4)
Hispanic areas: Chicago's Northwest and Southwest Sides, Cicero, Berwyn, Melrose Park

Congressperson Mike Quigley (D-5)
Chicago's Northwest Side, DuPage County (Judy Biggert's old district)

Σ(ಠ_ಠ)

Barney Baxter said...

Hi Eddie

Good to know.

-BB-

Eddie said...

Hi Barney,

You're welcome. ಠ益ಠ

The 2nd Congressional District has had interesting historical, controversial representation with:

Congressperson Gus Savage (1981-1993)

Congressperson Mel Reynolds (1993-1995)

Congressperson Jesse Jackson, Jr. (1995-2012)

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Eddie said...

Hi Barney,

I feel, the Chicago Tribune, endorses more Democrats than Republicans. ヽ((◎д◎))ゝ

There was a time, when one could read the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune to form a non-partisan, balanced opinion on candidates and issues. ⊙.☉

Barney Baxter said...

Hi Eddie

Absolutely.

But newspapers tend to endorse the incumbent. What has changed is that there are more incumbent Democrats these days.

-BB-

Eddie said...

Hi Barney,

Yes, there's more incumbent Democrats, which we discussed on the Ives' post. w(°o°)w