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Reaction Mostly Positive to Ditka Running for Senator
The Southern Illinoisan ^ | July 10, 2004 | John Homan

Posted on 07/10/2004 7:14:23 PM PDT by RWR8189

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To: 4Freedom
Probably depends on each individual's time in the 40.
41 posted on 07/11/2004 5:19:35 AM PDT by Bernard (Let Freedom Reign)
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To: teletech
Hey, Arnold pulled it off in California.

I the "Da Senator" could kick some liberal butt.

Maybe even bring in "Fridge" Perry as an aide.

42 posted on 07/11/2004 5:40:27 AM PDT by capt. norm (Rap is to music what the Etch-A-Sketch is to art.)
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To: StAnDeliver

That was most excellent! My congratulations on turning that out so quickly!


43 posted on 07/11/2004 5:52:36 AM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: kenth

Amy Turner, A STAUNCH DEMOCRAT from JIMMY Carterville, said, "The Republican party would be making a mistake by asking Ditka to represent the party in November."

Notice how the Dem's are always trying to help us out by giving us wise political advice.


44 posted on 07/11/2004 6:43:13 AM PDT by proudpapa (of three.)
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To: sinkspur

Wouldn't it be great to see Bush and Ditka campaigning together in Chicago?


Wouldn't it be sad if Kerry had to spend a lot of time and money trying to hold on to Illinois? A state that I'm sure he was thinking was safe.


45 posted on 07/11/2004 6:53:11 AM PDT by proudpapa (of three.)
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To: proudpapa

Yep. And if they see him as a mistake, that makes him an excellent choice.


46 posted on 07/11/2004 7:07:04 AM PDT by kenth
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To: WOSG
Ditka has name ID. Oberweis has money but no name ID. Any other candidate they pick will lose in obscurity...

Ditka would probably be the only Republican who could pull any votes out of the Chicago area. From what I hear from some of my Illinois co-workers from downstate is that are just waiting for a "non-democratic" savior to come along and deliver them from the clutches of the "evil Chicago cabal".

47 posted on 07/11/2004 7:17:45 AM PDT by Missouri
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To: StAnDeliver

48 posted on 07/11/2004 7:30:38 AM PDT by Hat-Trick (Do you trust a government that cannot trust you with guns?)
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To: lightingguy

Ping


49 posted on 07/11/2004 7:40:18 AM PDT by agrace
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To: Maurice1962
"How anyone did not filter Ryan's past is beyond me."

Not being from IL you are excused for not knowing how things work here.

'WE' have this thing called the 'combine', they're movers & shakers of NO political convictions and are really who select who will be on all the tickets. And if you've ever ticked off the 'combine' you can't be elected dogcatcher in Cairo (pronounced 'kay-row').

The 'combine' consists of crooks and cronies, bag-men and bribers who 'vote' for anyone who will line their pockets with the most cash, and who will give their relatives the highest paying gubmint jobs. They change parties like we change our socks.

And FYI, IL is truly an equal opportunity corruption state. Dems, Republicans, makes no difference. The combine 'runs' them both.

50 posted on 07/11/2004 7:56:39 AM PDT by Condor51 (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. -- Gen G. Patton Jr)
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To: RWR8189
I love 'Da Coach', but this is utterly ridiculous.
51 posted on 07/11/2004 7:57:33 AM PDT by Condor51 (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. -- Gen G. Patton Jr)
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To: capt. norm
Hey, Arnold pulled it off in California.

I the "Da Senator" could kick some liberal butt.

Maybe even bring in "Fridge" Perry as an aide

Mike is a legend here in Illinois. He would make a great Senator!

52 posted on 07/11/2004 8:29:21 AM PDT by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT!)
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To: Condor51
"Dems, Republicans, makes no difference. The combine 'runs' them both."

Ditka could be the man you want then. I can't imagine him letting anybody push him around.

53 posted on 07/11/2004 8:54:05 AM PDT by 4Freedom (America is no longer the 'Land of Opportunity', it's the 'Land of Illegal Alien Opportunists'!!!)
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To: teletech
You may have taken me wrong.

I'm all for his candidacy. I would rather have a professional (successful) football coash as my senator than a lawyer.

I fear that we are "raising" our legislators as opposed to our founders' idea of them coming forth from the general populave.

Just because Mike wasn't born with a "weasel's tongue" doesn't mean he couldn't make some accomplishments.

Da' Bears have always been my team. I'm a former resident of Des Plaines (where you can grow excellent tomatoes) and, later, Schaumberg.

The Devil made me move down here to Florida.

54 posted on 07/11/2004 8:58:17 AM PDT by capt. norm (Rap is to music what the Etch-A-Sketch is to art.)
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To: StAnDeliver
" Alright. Now, as you can tell, we're celebrating Ditka's impending election to Cangress here at Ditka's cause...it's appropriate."

"A mere rest stop, I might add, on the road to the foregone conclusion which shall heretofore be known as: 'THE DITKA PRESIDENCY.'"

55 posted on 07/11/2004 11:57:31 AM PDT by oprahstheantichrist
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To: capt. norm
You may have taken me wrong.

We agree! I would vote for Ditka in a heartbeat!

56 posted on 07/11/2004 5:04:01 PM PDT by teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT!)
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To: 4Freedom
I love 'Da Coach', but him in the Senate? Uh... I don't think so. One thing for sure though, if he was there, a 'floor fight' would be just that.

'Da Coach', has what the leftists call "an anger management problem" - or what normal people consider appropriate reaction to a personal insult, an old fashioned butt kicking.

57 posted on 07/12/2004 5:27:29 AM PDT by Condor51 (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. -- Gen G. Patton Jr)
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To: Condor51

>>I love 'Da Coach', but this is utterly ridiculous.

Because you say so?

Maintaining control of the Senate is far from ridiculous.


58 posted on 07/12/2004 5:37:08 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (hoplophobia is a mental aberration rather than a mere attitude)
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To: FreedomPoster
Yeah because I say so. That's my frickin right you bonehead!
59 posted on 07/12/2004 6:17:38 AM PDT by Condor51 (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. -- Gen G. Patton Jr)
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To: Condor51
I'd like to hear what he has to say before I write him off.

He'd be the only sitting Senator that had ever paid for my dinner and bar tab directly, if he was elected.

At least I should hear him out, no? ;^)

60 posted on 07/12/2004 6:27:53 AM PDT by 4Freedom (America is no longer the 'Land of Opportunity', it's the 'Land of Illegal Alien Opportunists'!!!)
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