McKenna Chides Gitmo Detainees' Move to Thomson
The Quad Cities Times, December 1, 2009
Andy McKenna, a Republican candidate for governor, said Monday he doesn’t see the benefit in closing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility and moving the inmates to the Thomson Correctional Center.
McKenna/Murphy endorsed by Beaubien, Osmond
Illinois Review, December 1, 2009
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna and Lieutenant Governor
candidate Matt Murphy announced endorsements today from State
Representatives Mark Beaubien and JoAnn Osmond.
Northfield Township Republican Chairwoman June O’Donoghue Endorses McKenna/Murphy
America Towns, November 30, 2009
“It’s time Illinois had a businessman from the private sector like Andy
McKenna in charge,” said O’Donoghue. “Andy McKenna and Matt Murphy are
the perfect pair of outsiders who can restore fiscal integrity and
trust to the Governor’s Office,”
Candidate Stops in Pontiac
Pontiac Daily Leader, November 24, 2009
McKenna said that Gov. Pat Quinn has hidden the truth about the budget and the jobs.
“The governor is saying that Illinois has grown but the truth is
unemployment is at a near nation high of 11 percent. That is not a
growing economy,” he said. “The truth is Illinois is facing bankruptcy
and I am prepared to do everything I can so this state lives within its
means.”
McKenna Pledges to Contol Spending
Peoria Journal Star, November 24, 2009
"That kind of stops the bleeding, and then you have to look to long
term solutions, which from a spending standpoint, looks to undoing the
damage that (former Governor) Rod Blagojevich did to our health care
system and modernizing our pension system, among others," McKenna said
during a stop Monday in Peoria to meet with supporters.
Number 9 on Washington Post's The Fix by Chris Cillizza
The Washington Post, November 23, 2009
For our money, the best ads we've seen so far in the 2010 midterms are in Illinois for Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna. McKenna, a former state party chair, has featured the famous hair of disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) in each of his early ads -- a symbol of the corruption and business as usual that has dominated politics in the state.
Venturi Backs McKenna, Murphy
The Daily Herald, November 19, 2009
"Andy McKenna and Matt Murphy are the perfect team to bring Illinois
back from the brink of the financial disaster Democrats have put us
in," said Venturi. "They represent the best chance for Republicans in
2010 to reclaim the governor's office."
AFSCME Opposes Plan to Sell Thomson Prison
WSIL-TV, November 17, 2009
"There's a ripple effect, a dangerous domino effect of inmates being
transferred and reclassified throughout the system because the state
prisons are so over-crowded," said AFSCME spokesman Anders Lindall.
Thomson houses minimum-security prisoners right now. If the prison sold
Lindall says some of those inmates could be transferred to Vienna
Correctional Center in Johnson County where over-crowding is already a
safety concern.
Gitmo, Illinois
Chicago Tribune, November 17, 2009
GOP gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna howled that Gov. Pat Quinn,
who endorsed the move, was scheming to "put terrorists in our
neighborhoods." Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, who is running for the
Senate, insisted that "our state and the Chicago metropolitan area will
become ground zero for jihadist terrorist plots, recruitment and
radicalization."
GOP Down on Prison Sale
WGL-14, November 17, 2009
Andy
McKenna, Republican candidate for governor, who could face Gov. Pat
Quinn in the fall 2010 election, says Quinn should be spending time
working on how to fix the multi-billion dollar deficit, and not on
selling the Thompson prison.
Illinois GOP Seeks to Block Gitmo Transfers
Politico, November 17, 2009
An
Illinois Republican has introduced legislation to block federal funds
from transporting Guantanamo detainees to the Thomson Correction Center
in northwestern Illinois.
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) is seeking an across-the-board ban on all
federal funds from being used for the facility to house detainees.
Other Illinois Republicans, including John Shimkus, Judy Biggert, Peter
Roskam and Tim Johnson joined Schock as co-sponsors.
No Gitmo Prisoners Here: Mark Kirk
Lake County News-Sun, November 17, 2009
The Highland Park Republican, along with
fellow GOP members of Congress, Don Manzullo, Judy Biggert and Peter
Roskam, outlined concern for the homeland security of the state at a
joint news conference in Chicago.
Congressman Mark Kirk and Congresswoman
Melissa Bean voiced their concerns Monday about security in the state
if al-Qaida terrorists are brought to the Thomson Correctional Center.
The Smart Money Looks to be on Andy McKenna
RedState, November 17th, 2009
Illinois is looking like it might be interesting territory as regards the Governor’s race, especially given the Blago fiasco. For now, the smart money looks to be on Andy McKenna for more than a few reasons.
House GOP: Illinois Could Be Jihadist Hub
Politico, November 15, 2009
Illinois
will become “ground zero for Jihadist terrorist plots, recruitment and
radicalization” if President Barack Obama follows through on a plan
being considered to bring Guantanamo detainees to a prison in the
state’s northwestern corner, Republican House members wrote Sunday.
Officials Discuss Plans for Gitmo Inmates in Illinois
The Associated Press, November 15, 2009
''I wholeheartedly oppose Governor Quinn and President Obama's efforts
to move Gitmo detainees to our neighborhoods,'' McKenna said in a
statement.' The plan to consider using the Thomson facility was first reported by the Chicago Tribune.'
White House: lll. Prison Eyed For Gitmo Inmates
The Associated Press, November 14, 2009
Several GOP candidates for governor -- including State Sen.
Bill Brady, Jim Ryan and Andy McKenna -- also issued statements
opposing the plan and criticizing Quinn.
Andy McKenna Picked Up an Endorsement from Illinois House GOP Leader
Crain's Chicago, November 12, 2009
Meanwhile, GOP gubernatorial nominee Andy McKenna
picked up an endorsement from Illinois House GOP Leader Tom Cross, who
said he likes Mr. McKenna's opposition to any tax hike.
Cross Backs McKenna
The Daily Herald, November 12, 2009
“This election is pivotal to our future and I am confident Andy McKenna
and Matt Murphy are the right team to lead our state out of the fiscal
nightmare the Democrats have created,” Cross said in a news release
this morning from McKenna's campaign.
House GOP Leader Cross backs McKenna-Murphy
The State Journal-Register, November 12, 2009
“This election is about jobs,” Cross said in a separate telephone call
on Wednesday. “It’s about the economy. Andy has demonstrated the
ability to run a company and really has taken a regional company to a
global company. … We need somebody that can balance a checkbook and
find a way for us to prosper as a state, and he brings that.”
House Minority Leader Tom Cross backs McKenna for governor
The Daily Herald, November 12, 2009
Tom Cross, a Republican from Oswego who heads the political minority in
the state House, said the state has been in "free fall" under
Democratic control and McKenna's "calm and steady strength" is needed
in the governor's office.
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