Tag: Chicago

This abuse of power in the most corrupt city in America and yet another display of the ‘War on Cameras‘ should really come as a shock to no one. Here, a Chicago cop tells reporters from NBC Chicago their First Amendment right can be terminated if

Judicial Watch recently announced a major new campaign to stop leftist activists and their allies in the Obama administration from undermining the integrity of the elections in 2012. As the nation heads into another presidential election season, our 2012 Election Integrity Project

What’s a Schakowsky Republican you ask?Good question…. Probably not much different than many “Chicago Republicans.”If you are any bit familiar with the Chicago machine, it is no secret that the Chicago GOP that does exist, along with the state Republican

Oddly enough, a coalition of big tax hikers in California, including the American Cancer Society, has attacked me by name for daring to write about Proposition 29, a California ballot measure that will appear on this year’s ballot. Prop 29 will

To listen to the so-called “political strategists” on any number of Conservative-leaning news outlets, you would think that moving beyond June without a locked-in Republican presidential nominee would be tantamount to inaugurating Barack Obama to a second term. “It would

(AP) Delegate-rich Illinois the focus of GOP next weekBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressCHICAGOAfter two Deep South losses, Mitt Romney is intensifying his campaign efforts in the economically challenged Midwest _ a friendly region for him _ in hopes of regaining his

(AFP) US President Barack Obama, juggling dual roles as fundraiser extraordinaire and commander-in-chief, piled up a cool five million dollars in a lucrative single-day campaign blitz. In no other country is a leader expected to tend to a deteriorating war

According to CBS News, impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich began high-fiving other prison inmates at dinner during his inaugural night at the FCI Englewood federal prison in Colorado. His last stop before entering prison was Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers

There is a new street art poster that’s being emailed around and will no doubt eventually be spotted on a street corner near you. It’s a gritty black and white image of Andrew Breitbart looking both battle-worn and ever vigilant

Yesterday, we explored President Barack Obama’s teachings at the University of Chicago Law School from 1996. We explored the first question (and answer) of his December 1996 final exam. Today, we move on to the second question. To recap: question 1

(AP) Prison job, tedium await BlagojevichBy MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOConvicted Gov. Rod Blagojevich left his home early Thursday morning and hopped in a car, the first leg of a trip that will end with him behind bars in a federal prison

(AP) Study: Young people not so ‘green’ after allBy MARTHA IRVINEAP National WriterCHICAGOThey have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today’s young Americans are less

(AP) On last day free, Blagojevich offers last wordsBy MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOPrison-bound former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Wednesday he has faith in his appeal and that his legal saga “is not over.” Blagojevich spoke to crowds of reporters and

Throughout Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency and his subsequent time in that office, two things have been said again and again: 1. He has a grudge against America. 2. He takes his marching orders from Saul Alinsky (1909-1972), particularly

(AP) Gingrich banks on wins in Alabama and MississippiBy BETH FOUHYAssociated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala.Republican Newt Gingrich says he plans to campaign for president until the party’s nominating convention in August, but his candidacy largely rests on the results of Tuesday’s primaries

At that time–just eight years ago–Congressman Danny Davis was continuing his efforts to help move then-State Senator Obama up the Chicago political food chain. And not that long ago–in fact, just two weeks–that Congressman Davis was honored by People’s World,

When was the last time you saw an explicit call for racial segregation go completely unchallenged on a national news network?  If you missed Soledad O’Brien on CNN this morning, you missed Prof. Dorothy Brown of Emory University explaining why

Back when Barack Obama was a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, he assigned Derrick Bell’s readings in class. In particular, he assigned the introduction to Bell’s book, Faces at the Bottom of the Well. Bell’s book was

Sources inform Breitbart.com today that Pam Dickler, director of the 1998 production of The Love Song of Saul Alinsky in Chicago that included a panel discussion featuring then-State Sen. Barack Obama, has a video tape of the play.  And she won’t release

(AP) WASHINGTON- The White House is moving the site of the upcoming G-8 economic summit from Chicago to the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland.It’s an unusual late location change for such a large international summit. The White House

Prior to his passing, Andrew Breitbart said that the mission of the Breitbart empire was to exemplify the free and fearless press that our Constitution protects–but which, increasingly, the mainstream media denies us. “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” – “Who guards