Chicago Affiliate Won’t Cover GOP Senate Candidate if He Continues to Hammer Dem Opponent on Bank Scandal

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Chicago Affiliate Won’t Cover GOP Senate Candidate if He Continues to Hammer Dem Opponent on Bank Scandal

Posted by Larry O'Connor May 5th 2010 at 12:49 pm Reporting on politics, “The Chicago Way.”

The Illinois Senate race is shaping up to be a high-profile and influential campaign that will have national implications. Not only because Illinois is the most populated state in the mid-west, but also because the seat up for grabs is President Obama’s former seat. If Republican candidate Rep. Mark Kirk, were to win the seat it would be seen as an enormous PR loss for the White House.

The Democratic nominee, Alexi Giannoulias has been under fire because of the failiure of Broadway Bank and his direct connection to it. Believe it or not, there are suspicions of corruption, incompetence and graft with regard to a Democrat in Chicago. Go figure!

Obviously, this is such a damaging story for Giannoulias that Rep. Kirk has been able to gain some serious traction in the race by continuing to focus on the issue. That’s what a politician does when engaged in a tough campaign (Sen. John McCain’s Presidential campaign notwithstanding).

Now we have the spectacle of one of the major local stations in Chicago threatening not to cover the campaign if the Republican continues to discuss the most damaging aspect of his opponent’s record. Is this the role of an FCC licensed station, entrusted with the role of serving the public interest in relation to a free-flow of information for the citizenry? Maybe in Chicago it is.

REPORTER: Channel 2’s made a decision. We’re really not going to cover the Senate race, if it’s consistently only in your terms, is about Broadway Bank. The bank’s been taken over by the government, Alexi’s been pilloried. Tell me, what is your campaign going forward? What are the issues you are going to tell the voters why they should vote for you?

Hear the entire segment from Chicago’s WLS-AM 890 Don Wade and Roma Show.

http://bigjournalism.com/sright/2010/05/05/audio-chicago-cbs-2-wont-cover-senate-campaign-if-gop-candidate-continues-to-hammer-dem-opponent-on-bank-scandal/

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I'm not surprised.

[Heracles 417]

Is that seriously how things roll in that region?

[DukeOfYork 28]

Is that seriously how things roll in that region?

Dude, you have no idea. This is one of the most corrupt states in the union and it's all because of Chicago. The description of what is going on in Greece and how they got in their mess (a bureaucratic hiring scheme based on nepotism and kickbacks) sounds exactly like what happens with the Chicago political machine. Us downstaters (south of I-80) would really like to just see Chicago become its own state.

Oh, and for what it's worth, this country is run by a bunch of Chicagoans. Obama, Emmanuel, Axelrod, Jarret...

Edited May 7, 2010 by DukeOfYork

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Dude, you have no idea. This is one of the most corrupt states in the union and it's all because of Chicago. The description of what is going on in Greece and how they got in their mess (a bureaucratic hiring scheme based on nepotism and kickbacks) sounds exactly like what happens with the Chicago political machine. Us downstaters (south of I-80) would really like to just see Chicago become its own state.

Oh, and for what it's worth, this country is run by a bunch of Chicagoans. Obama, Emmanuel, Axelrod, Jarret...

It's Illinois as a whole that is corrupt, not just Chicago. I'm not sure how you have concluded that Chicago is responsible for all of the corruption in Illinois. Newsflash: it's widespread across the state. I guess you "downstaters" forgot about Springfield, eh? Furthermore, as you should know, corruption in Illinois is not partisan.