Illinois Tea Party’s Position to Amendment 49 on ballot

Constitution Amendment 49 will be on the 11/6/12 ballot after near unanimous approval by the General Assembly. You will be asked to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to the Illinois Constitution that would require a 3/5 super majority vote by the General Assembly on any bill increasing pension or retirement system benefits for government […]

Big Spending Environmentalists running Normal

by Diane Benjamin First Fact:  The whole Global Warming, Global Cooling, Climate change propaganda that is bankrupting the entire globe is being slowly debunked by actual science – see prior post: http://blnnews.com/2012/06/25/significant-evidence-that-mankind-has-an-insignificant-impact-on-the-climate-of-planet-earth/   If you really do believe in global warming, how many billions or trillions of dollars are you willing to spend with no guarantee the […]

Dr. Gill Claims a Woman Died From no Healthcare, Turns Out Patient Doesn’t Even Exist

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston -By Warner Todd Huston Democrat David Gill is having a few problems in his race for the 13th Congressional District in Illinois. Not only did he think he got his nomination on “a cold March day” (it just happened to have been in the 80s that March) but he’s […]

PHOTO SHOWS GILL PARTICIPATING IN ILLEGAL BLAGO FUNDRAISER

Seems that just days after 13th Congressional District politician David Gill (D) admitted that the “Susan” he uses in a campaign ads and in fundraising pitches never existed, the Democrat candidate is facing new attacks from the Illinois Republican Party. This time about newly surfaced photos of Gill participating in a taxpayer-funded event with convicted […]

Another Letter the Pantagraph Refused to Print-Update

Explanation from the Pantagraph:  (like we all haven’t seen lie filled letters printed from the left) From: Pantagraph Letters <[email protected]> To: Charles Nicholson <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 9:27 AM Subject: RE: Letter to the Editor It is your letter; I cannot tell you how to write it. But to ME, it comes off as borderline racist; get […]

Something Unusual is Happening in Israel

By Editor-in-Chief on October 10, 2012  Illinois Conservative Examiner http://www.ice-news.net/2012/10/10/something-unusual-is-happening-in-israel/ We trust our source on this and we will have to see what happens. ICE News got this from a long time reader whose friend has a brother in Israel and believes it 100%. Something is coming. And Barack Obama and the Democrats, still enamored […]

AFRICAN AMERICANS – DRIFTING THROUGH THE WASTELAND OF CONFORMITY?

By The Cranky Housewife – I want to tell a story about two women, but first? Let me ask you this and I want you to really think about it for a second. What is the world’s best chance for peace and prosperity? Is it, in fact, America? Is America the solution to the political […]

Obama, Clinton, Rice lied – Americans DIED

Benghazi – September 11th 4 Americans died, including our ambassador, in a terrorist attack on our consulate. On September 26th, long after everybody knew-including Obama- Associated Press was still reporting a stupid video caused a protest to get out of control. The President blamed the video at the United Nations September 25:  http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-president-speaks-un-about-youtube-video-posted-june Obama and Clinton go on […]

Today’s Communist Party USA – YOUR Party, YOUR Voice!

Is wasn’t that long ago that communists in the United States were hunting for treason.  Today they make YouTube videos. If you don’t understand that people DIE under communism – take a refresher course: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_Communist_regimes Do we hold freedom and liberty in so little regard today that communism is now celebrated? Congressman Allen West was […]

Agenda 21

So, you thought the local activists were making it up?  Blowing Normal’s role in enacting Agenda 21 out of proportion?  So, is Dick Morris making it up too?  He wrote a whole book on it-sounds like he’s been eavesdropping on our local conversations: Agenda 21: Obama’s Plans For America By DICK MORRIS Published on DickMorris.com on October 9, […]

**Notice** to Amendment 49 on the ballot

The following language precedes the Constitutional Amendment on the ballot: The failure to vote this ballot may be the equivalent of a negative vote, because a convention may be called or the amendment shall become effective if approved by either three-fifths of those voting on the question or a majority of those voting in the […]

Miller Park Zoo and YOU

by Diane Benjamin Citizens and Politicians alike need a RESET!  Any tax dollars government has they STOLE from YOU. Radical statement?  YES.  But what is the role of government?  A Coliseum?  A Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts?  Total re-build of downtown Normal? Isn’t the REAL purpose of government to protect our rights?  Anybody read […]

Venezuela versus Us

Hugo Chavez won another election, even though the economy in Venezuela under the self declared socialist, Chavez,  is a disaster.  Inflation is at 21% and food shortages exist due to price controls.  Crime is rampant, the murder rate is the highest in the world.  The national debt has tripled and class warfare is encouraged by […]

Nearly Half of Congress Vulnerable to Fraudulent and Foreign Donations, Obama, Romney

Of the 446 House and Senate members who have an online donation page, 47.3% do not require the three or four digit credit card security number (officially called the Card Verification Value, or the CVV) for Internet contributions. The CVV is an industry-standard anti-fraud credit card security feature used by over 90% of all e-commerce […]

Ass. Chief Bob Wall – what the Pantagraph refused to print

Pantagraph reader Charles Nicholson tried to post this comment to the story written today – in fact, on the front page: Bob Wall is a man of honor and has been an exceptional police officer in our city for many years. He has worked hard to fight crime and help our city in many ways. […]

Chris Koos and Green Koolaid

by Diane Benjamin At a breakfast this morning, Mayor Chris Koos talked endlessly about electric cars, the numerous charging stations he plans to bring to town, and how much he loves his EV. Evidently he doesn’t realize nobody else wants an all electric car, but it’s YOUR money being invested in charging stations nobody uses.  Even if […]

Vetting Dr Gill x 312,567,678

Okay, just seems like that many times.  If you love our President – Gill is your guy! Tonight’s debate was a lively exchange. It’s clear Mitt Romney will say anything, including lie, to win the election.I support President Obama’s plans to protect Social Security and Medicare, increase access to college and hire more teachers. Please help […]

Historically low energy prices can’t last

by Diane Benjamin If you get electricity from a co-op like CornBelt Electric, you probably get Illinois County Living magazine every month.  The October Edition has a scary commentary – title is the the same as this post.  It was written by Mark Pruitt, former Director of the Illinois Power Agency, currently with Power Bureau , LLC, […]

Debate 1 – Here We Go!!!

By Craig Andresen on October 3, 2012 at 7:12 am Domestic Policy. That’s the topic of tonight’s first debate between the contenders for the presidency. Domestic Policy. Obama will be spinning faster than the centrifuges in Iran. He’s tried NOT to talk about Domestic Policy as the economy continues to drag itself along, barely alive. […]

IL: State’s debt equals $55K for every private-sector worker, report says

By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Watchdog http://watchdog.org/57850/il-states-debt-equals-55k-for-every-private-sector-worker-report-says/ SPRINGFIELD — Every private-sector employee in Illinois would have to pony up more than $55,000 each to pay for all of the state’s accrued debt, according to a new analysis. Illinois has $271.1 billion worth of debt, among the worst states in terms of total debt, according to a report […]

Gitmo Illinois

Durbin and Quinn: Thomson prison sale will happen THOMSON, Ill. — Illinois’ top leaders say the federal government will purchase Thomson Correctional Center in western Illinois for $165 million. The prison’s sale has been stalled for years, most recently because of opposition from a Virginia Republican who chairs a subcommittee overseeing the Bureau of Prisons. Congressman Frank Wolf rejected the sale request […]

More on Amendment 49-Constitutional Amendment

Illinois amendment would eliminate constitutional protections CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A little-publicized amendment to the Illinois Constitution on this November’s ballot could have a big impact on the pensions and health care of state workers if Illinois voters approve it, a University of Illinois expert in legal policy says. According to John Kindt, a professor emeritus […]

WEEK TV – How long Are You Staying With NBC?

MSNBC Caught Lying in Romney smear It’s not the first time they have doctored videos for their agenda.  How long are the affiliates going to keep supporting NBC?  How long is the public going to support NBC affiliates?  Anybody still watching NBC NEWS?  Does WEEK do the same thing to video?  How would we know, […]

Laughing at the US-Germany

The world IS laughing at the American government, And maybe for some of the right reasons… These floats were part of the annual Carnival Parade in Germany watched by an estimated three million people in three German cities including Dusseldorf . Like being a laughing stock for the world? Verified at:  http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/parade.asp

McLean County Republicans Part of Pension Mess

Illinois Review posted a story this weekend about Madigan’s pension mess.   It concentrated on the bill allowing people to work briefly for the state, then work for a union, then collect huge state pensions based on their work for other organizations instead of the state.  Madigan, of course, wrote the bill to benefit an […]