http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/brady/ en-us Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:37:12 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2474839/posts Gov. Quinn and House Speaker Michael Madigan took turns Wednesday attacking GOP candidate for governor Sen. Bill Brady as an anti-labor politician who would work to abolish the minimum wage. Speaking at a gathering of the Illinois Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Quinn told the pro-union crowd that Brady owned a construction company that only hired non-union workers, and Madigan said the Republican senator from Bloomington would work "to spread that gospel all over the state of Illinois........" The Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2474839/posts#comment Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2470431/posts Tom Brady, of the New England Patriots, tells us all to turn out our lights for one hour on March 27th to save the world. FOX Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2470431/posts#comment Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:49:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2466931/posts Hope my fellow freepers don't mind the vaniety, but Monday was the official campaign kickoff for our newly minted CONSERVATIVE Republican ticket in Illinois. Bill Brady's election night victory on Feb. 2nd had been in limbo for a month until the closest competitor in the race (a favorite of the GOP establishment) conceded a few days ago. Senator Bill Brady and his running mate, Jason Plummer, started off the general election on campaign on Monday, March 8, 2010, with an eight-city flyaround the state to thank his supporters and launch the newly merged Brady/Plummer campaign team. The toured ended... Various Internet Blogs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2466931/posts#comment Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:24:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2465134/posts Burdened by a $13 billion deficit and a rash of political scandals that make even jaded Chicago pols blush, the state's ruling Democrats would seem to have a full plate. But the Illinois Senate found time for two days of hearings on state Sen. Bill Brady's fiscal 2012 budget plan. Yes, 2012. So why did Democratic lawmakers set aside today's gaping budget holes and look to the future? Well, Brady is the GOP nominee for governor as of Friday. So Democrats decided to imagine the horror if he won the election and made good on his promise to slash the... IBD's Capital Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2465134/posts#comment Fri, 5 Mar 2010 23:50:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2465017/posts Campaign for Dillard issues the following News Release: (Chicago) – State Senator Kirk Dillard today threw his support behind State Senator Bill Brady in the race for Governor, saying it was “close,” but that Brady had won the Illinois Republican Primary. “I will help Senator Brady in any way I can to ensure the Republican Party wins back the Governor’s office in November,” Dillard said. Dillard had waited until the Illinois State Board of Elections had reported the final totals in the February 2 Primary election had been counted before conceding because of the narrow margin of Brady’s lead. “It... Illinois Homepage http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2465017/posts#comment Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:51:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2462750/posts SPRINGFIELD — The GOP’s likely nominee for governor, state Sen. Bill Brady, came under fire Wednesday from a leading animal-rights group for pushing legislation to allow the mass killing of stray shelter animals in gas chambers. Brady (R-Bloomington) introduced the legislation sought by an animal-control facility in his district on Feb. 2, two days after the GOP gubernatorial primary that he now leads..... The Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2462750/posts#comment Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:02:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2458470/posts Even as state Sen. Kirk Dillard still hopes a counting error will cut into state Sen. Bill Brady's slim lead in the Republican governor's contest, he's already helping his rival prepare for the general election campaign against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. "Other than Bill, no one wants this over faster than I do," said Dillard, a veteran lawmaker from Hinsdale. "I want to get on with my life." Dillard's comments came Tuesday as county clerks and election officials representing the 110 ballot-counting agencies across Illinois sent the findings of their canvass of Feb. 2 primary results to the State Board... Chicago Tribune (newsblog) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2458470/posts#comment Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2458143/posts The Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence has compiled a scorecard for each state, according to how they (the Bradyites) view each state’s gun laws. These statistics are through 2009. More restrictive states received higher scores. Utah received the best—or worst, depending on your perspective—score (0), and California received the worst (79). The score had several components, such as whether laws were in place to forbid bulk purchases, and whether there were “assault” weapons bans. Complete details are available at their site. The Guardian, doing the job American papers have forgotten to do, and using the Fed’s data, compiled each... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2458143/posts#comment Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:32:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2457860/posts Local election officials face a deadline today to submit their Feb. 2 primary vote totals to the state, amid increasing pessimism from state Sen. Kirk Dillard about his chances of overcoming the narrow lead held by his Republican rival for governor. State Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington has been ahead of Dillard by a few hundred ballots as county clerks and local election boards finalize their counting in preparation for the State Board of Elections certifying the results on March 5.... The Chicago Tribune (newsblog) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2457860/posts#comment Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:02:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2454429/posts Today, the Brady Campaign came out with their state scorecard for 2009. As it was hard to find a compilation of the state scores for comparison purposes, I have assembled the one below. While my own state, Arizona, does pretty well with a score of 2, we have some legislative initiatives in the works that I hope will bring us even with Utah, which has the top score of 0. Here is the Brady scorecard: AK 2 AL 2 AR 4 AZ 2 CA 79 CO 15 CT 53 DE 21 FL 6 GA 8 HI 42 IA 14 ID... Internet reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2454429/posts#comment Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:00:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2454230/posts With crime down ten percent almost across the board nationally in 2009, the Bradys are complaining about lax gun laws in most U.S, States. This is contrary to the proven proposition that more guns equals less crime. About 20% of all Brady instant checks (14 million of some 60 million total background checks) since they began in 1994 were conducted last year in 2009. Struggling to appear to be relevant, here's the latest Brady attempt at grasping at gun control straws. "WASHINGTON - February 18 - Most states have weak or non-existent gun laws, helping feed the illegal gun market... secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2454230/posts#comment Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:12:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2452452/posts Imagine the turmoil that would erupt if a shrill lobbying effort were mounted against a well-known American business, demanding that this company refuse service to Muslims, or servicemen and women in uniform, or people with lip rings or tattoos, or some other identifiable group. So, why should we allow an extremist group of gun prohibitionists to browbeat a Seattle-based company because it caters to armed citizens same as anyone else? The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has launched a campaign to force Starbucks to close its doors to legally- armed citizens exercising their constitutionally protected civil right to keep... dailycaller.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2452452/posts#comment Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:11:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2450224/posts SPRINGFIELD -- The GOP gubernatorial front-runner Wednesday proposed changing the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, make it more difficult to pass state tax increases, impose term limits on lawmakers and overhaul the process of redrawing legislative boundaries. "I'm trying to give the government back to the people," said Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), when asked what the package says about him as a candidate for governor. The same-sex marriage prohibition would prohibit gay marriages and civil unions. Brady is proposing a 10-year limit on Illinois House and Senate members, who face no constraints now, and a two-thirds vote requirement in... The Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2450224/posts#comment Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:25:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446325/posts St. Louis area readers will most likely remember the lethal rampage almost two years ago at a Kirkwood City Coucnil meeting.  The shooting, by Charles Lee "Cookie" Thortnon--who seemed to have borne a more or less perpetual series of grievances against the City Council, claimed five victims immediately (plus Thornton, who was killed by police), and Mayor Mike Swoboda, who died several months later as a result of his wounds. What brings this up again now is the fact that an unarmed security guard has been named in a lawsuit for failing to stop the killer. A lawsuit faults an... St. Louis Gun Right Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446325/posts#comment Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:47:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2444759/posts The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has declared war on a Northwest institution, and in the process perhaps the public will discover the extremes gun prohibitionists will go in an effort to push their radical agenda. The Brady Bunch has Starbucks squarely in its crosshairs, hoping to browbeat the coffee giant into refusing service to an evidently growing clientele of law-abiding firearms owners. In an e-mail message sent out this week, Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke laments that, “Starbucks is refusing to prohibit open carrying in its stores, despite protests from loyal customers.” Over the past few months, more... Seattle Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2444759/posts#comment Fri, 5 Feb 2010 04:01:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2444534/posts SPRINGFIELD -- Despite campaigning on behalf of Kirk Dillard, former Gov. Jim Edgar believes Bill Brady's slim lead in the Republican primary election for governor will hold up. As it stands, Brady, the state senator from Bloomington, holds a 406-vote lead over Dillard, the state senator from Hinsdale. Election officials are still waiting on absentee and provisional ballots to trickle in after the close of voting Tuesday. "I'm saying this as if the 406 votes are going to hold up. I suspect it will," Edgar said. Edgar said the key to the Republican race was three candidates from the Chicago... http://www.pantagraph.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2444534/posts#comment Thu, 4 Feb 2010 22:30:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2444236/posts As the road salt settles in the wake of Illinois primary election, both local and national commentators are in agreement on several general themes: - Toni Preckwinkle’s victory for Cook County Board President proves that Illinois Democrats are committed to reform. - The low turnout shows that Illinois voters aren’t really all that angry. - Mark Kirk’s victory for the U.S. Senate proves that Illinois Republicans really are moderate after all. All are of course incorrect. Cook County Commitment: In fact, Toni Preckwinkle’s victory only proves that Illinois Democrats are committed to winning. Does anyone honestly believe that they would... Illinois Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2444236/posts#comment Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:16:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443671/posts Governor - GOP Primary Illinois - 11142 of 11215 Precincts Reporting - 99% Bill Brady, 20%, 155,210 Kirk Dillard, 20%, 154,701 Bill Brady up 509 votes. 73 precincts remain. Chicago Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443671/posts#comment Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:34:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443019/posts Suggested focus thread for Illinois Primary Election talk and results. The polls close at 7:00 p.m. CST. LET'S GO CONSERVATIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443019/posts#comment Tue, 2 Feb 2010 23:51:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443221/posts Governor Brady? State Senator nudges to the top of GOP primary | Political Fix | STLtoday http://www.stltoday.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443221/posts#comment Wed, 3 Feb 2010 05:54:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2432974/posts It’s been disappointment after disappointment with Obama for lots of us; however, we expected nothing but bad news from his administration. But, of all people who are disappointed with Obama, now it’s the anti- gun rights Brady Campaign. The Brady’s President, Paul Hemke, is apoplectic. We give the Brady’s an “A” for Asinine in their “Whine of the Month.” Here’s their press release from Tuesday. “Weaker Gun Laws, Lack Of Leadership Earn President Obama A Failing Grade Jan 19, 2010 Washington, DC - In his first year as President, Barack Obama’s continuing concessions to the “guns anywhere” mentality of the... secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2432974/posts#comment Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:30:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420107/posts Attempt to help viewers appreciate the importance of reasonable and effective gun control! Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420107/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400177/posts FOXBORO -- Nearly all the significant things Tom Brady [stats] has done in pro football have been well publicized, but potentially one of the biggest has gone all but ignored -- until now. SNIP “I’m excited to see DeMaurice Smith (the new NFLPA executive director) heading our union. He’s a great thinker and what we need... We need to have a leader who sees the bigger picture.” Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400177/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:03:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384876/posts Back in late October, I wrote "Brady Campaign hypocrisy," chiding the Brady Campaign--specifially, their Vice President for Law and Policy, Dennis Henigan--for his accusation that the "gun lobby" tries to hide the truth. This accusation positively reeks of hypocrisy, on a couple levels. First, Henigan himself, in arguing on a video clip that the Second Amendment did nothing to protect the individual's right to keep and bear arms, recited the amendment in its entirety--except for the "of the people" part--the very part that poses the biggest problem for the now discredited "collective rights" interpretation of the Second Amendment. Second, when... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384876/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:42:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380332/posts AP Sources: 1 rampage gun purchased legally By LARA JAKES and DEVLIN BARRETT (AP) – 20 minutes ago WASHINGTON — A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case. Records indicate Hasan bought the FN 5.7 at store called "Guns Galore" in Killeen, Texas, well before the attack that left 13 people dead, one of the officials said. The pistol has been dubbed a "cop killer" by... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380332/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:55:44 GMT