The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
Former state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka says lobbyists had to pay $10,000 to get to see Governor Blagojevich. Topinka says lobbyists who found the governor not in his office at the capital would then come to her office to talk.
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
After being sworn in as governor in 2003, Rod Blagojevich declared "business usual is over." What he meant was "pay to play" was being replaced by "pay more to play." Below is another 2006 campaign ad from Judy Baar Topinka: Illinois voters: You were warned. Technorati tags: Politics Republican Illinois Democrats Blagojevich Illinois Politics
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 14/12/2008
Here is another ad from Judy Baar Topinka's 2006 gubernatorial campaign. Some background: A Blagojevich family friend, Michael Ascaridis, gave Governor Rod Blagojevich's then seven year-old daughter a $1,500 birthday present. That same month, Ascaridis' wife began working for the state. Illinois voters: You were warned. Soon, maybe very soon, there will be another election in this...
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 13/12/2008
Because Judy Baar Topinka didn't skakedown businesses seeking state contracts while she was Illinois treasurer, she was outspent--a lot--in ther 2006 general election. This Topinka television ad isn't too much different than the "Coming Next" news promos airing on Chicago television news stations running every hour since Tuesday. Illinois voters: You were warned. You should...
ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Topinka’s last ad against Blago in 2006. She knew. When Illinois’ Republican State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka challenged not-so-popular Dem Governor Rod Blagojevich in 2006, she lost by 10 points. The Illinois electorate so wanted to vote Democrat that they got this — from the Daley, Obama, Rahmbo, Blago Democrat machine — as described [...]
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
When Illinois’ Republican State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka challenged not-so-popular Dem Governor Rod Blagojevich in 2006, she lost by 10 points. The Illinois electorate so wanted to vote Democrat that they got this — from the Daley, Obama, Rahmbo, Blago Democrat machine — as described in Topinka’s final political ad. (HT, Chris Cillizza via Hoosier Access .
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
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Theodore's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
... XM Satellite radio show "Beyond the Beltway." I was a guest, along with writer Salim Muwakkil and Judy Baar Topinka, the former state treasurer who ran against Blagojevich for governor. When Patti Blagojevich, for the time being, at least, the first lady of Illinois, found her real estate activities scrutinized by the feds--some political insiders expected Patti to be indicted...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... XM Satellite radio show "Beyond the Beltway." I was a guest, along with writer Salim Muwakkil and Judy Baar Topinka, the former state treasurer who ran against Blagojevich for governor. When Patti Blagojevich, for the time being, at least, the first lady of Illinois, found her real estate activities scrutinized by the feds--some political insiders expected Patti to be indicted...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 27/12/2008
... point back to the days when the GOP ruled as the glory days of Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar and Judy Baar Topinka -- all who would fall under the description of Brooks' "Reformers." The last "Traditionalist" Republican to win statewide was US Senator Peter Fitzgerald. Traditionalists include folks who are religiously committed to social issues, tax fighters who resist larger government...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
... than Jim Ryan and Jim Durkin in 2002? Someone other than Alan Keyes in 2004? Someone other than Judy Baar Topinka in 2006? Someone other than Steve Sauerberg and John McCain in 2008?) http://pantagraph.com/articles/2008/12/22/opinion/letters/134633.txt (THE LETTER: Democrats in the General Assembly did the unthinkable during the special session. They allowed Rod Blagojevich...
HillBuzz (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
h/t www.Redstate.com This is the final ad Republican Judy Baar Topinka ran against Rod Blagojevich in 2006, when she ran to unseat him. As RedState notes, Illinois voters blindly voted Democrat without actually looking at the candidate (sound familiar?). Everything that’s coming out about Blagojevich was known years ago by anyone who wanted to see it, and [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 16/12/2008
... to the 2006 election, in which incumbent Governor Rod Blagojevich defeated Republican challenger Judy Baar Topinka, 1.7 million people voted for Blagojevich, and 1.4 million voted for Topinka. If Redfield's beef is with the 1.7 million who voted to keep Blagojevich in office, perhaps he can recall that many Democrats in our state were pleased by many of the governor's...
The Intelligence Daily (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
... State Journal Register, state representatives Mike Boland and Jack Franks, former state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, political journalists Rich Miller and Scott Reeder, and several groups with websites. Back in January 2008 this is what John Bambenek, who wrote a book supporting the convention, had the good sense to say: “Gov. Rod Blagojevich has done something remarkable in...
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 13/12/2008
Two Christmases ago, then-state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Riverside Republican, was a candidate for governor, and she sent out that Christmas card to supporters, which appealed to three important Illinois constituencies: Chicago White Sox and Cubs fans, and those who back the St. Louis Cardinals. Topinka emerged from a brutal GOP primary victorious, but she was defeated...
