* Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan has released a new TV ad. I may have buy numbers for subscribers tomorrow. Rate it…
Let’s take a look at a couple of other videos. Both of them are just Internet vids. The first one is a lot of fun - a catchy little tune called “Dold with a ‘D’”…
* And this is from the Quinn Stories folks, who are not the same people as the in-house Quinn campaign video crew. It’s called “The Quinn Boys”…
*** UPDATE *** Gov. Quinn’s campaign manager responds to Hynes’ new ad…
Today, Comptroller Dan Hynes released yet another in a series of negative, deceptive campaign commercials designed to misstate Governor Pat Quinn’s record in office.
This misleading Willie Horton-style ad hearkens back to campaigns of years past that exploited the fears and prejudices of American voters. We had hoped that, with the election of President Barack Obama, such politically motivated fear-mongering was behind us all. Sadly, that has not proven to be the case.
Like Hynes’ previous commercials, this ad reflects a desperate campaign that resorts to destructive negativity because it can offer no positive message to voters.
Quinn for Illinois has challenged the Hynes campaign to a mutual agreement to run only positive ads that inform voters about the issues that matter most to them – jobs, economic growth, and honest government.
Today, as the Independent Voters of Illinois – Independent Precinct Organization announces its endorsement of Governor Pat Quinn, we are proud that Quinn for Illinois is releasing a new, positive campaign ad that focuses on a brighter, greener, more progressive future for all the people of Illinois.
As this campaign moves into its final weeks, we look forward to offering Illinois voters a positive, progressive choice on Feb. 2. We trust the good sense of the voters of Illinois, and we believe they will vote for Governor Pat Quinn.
Dear Gov. Quinn: People have a right to be afraid when you’re letting convicts out early. People like these two…
In the photo, Jennifer Hall sits beside her boyfriend, Joe Hoffman. Her hair cascaded down both sides of her face and her lips were parted in a half-smile. It was Aug. 25, 2008, her 36th birthday.
“My hair was down to my waist for 20 years,” she said. “I woke up bald — no teeth, 85 staples in my head — out of a drug-induced coma.”
Two hours after the photo was taken, Hall and Hoffman were attacked by a homeless man, Derrick King, near Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road, after telling him they didn’t have any cigarettes. King and a second person then beat, stomped and kicked Hall unconscious, she said.
When King, 48, pleaded guilty this October to two criminal charges in the attack and was sentenced to three years in prison, Hall and Hoffman thought he wouldn’t be able to harm anyone else — at least for a while.
But just 18 days after that plea, state records show, King was paroled as part of the early-release program that Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday called “a big mistake.” And the next day, King allegedly threatened another woman, near the same place he attacked Hall, yelling, “Remember the couple who got beat real bad for not giving a cigarette? That was me,” police said.
As I wrote in comments, I think Hynes’ ad would’ve been far more effective if it had used a victim instead of the mug shots.
*** UPDATE 2 *** From the Hynes campaign…
“If Pat Quinn, and now his campaign manager, really believe that the secret release of 1,700 dangerous criminals, some of whom are already back behind bars for committing violent crimes, is not a serious public safety issue and thus worthy of a political campaign, then they are free to argue that point. I would hazard a guess, however, that they may be the only two people in Illinois who feel that way.” – Hynes spokesman Matt McGrath
[ *** End of Updates *** ]
* As I told subscribers this morning, Dan Hynes has a new TV ad. The backup info is here. Script…
“It’s an outrage. Pat Quinn caught secretly releasing 1,700 dangerous criminals to try and save money.
“But his bad judgment shouldn’t surprise us. Quinn’s driven our deficit to $13 billion. And he wants to borrow even more. And to pay for his borrowing, Quinn wants a 50 percent tax hike on the middle class. We have to do better. Democrat Dan Hynes: a record of fiscal responsibility, and he’ll keep Illinois safe.”
Brady maintained prisons chief Michael Randle told the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability that Quinn was responsible for the cost-savings program. Quinn ended the program last week, calling it a “mistake,” and said he was unaware of it until learning about it from The Associated Press.
Brady, a member of the accountability commission, said he asked Randle during a recent commission hearing who made the choice to release inmates early. According to a transcript provided by Brady, Randle said it “was a program that was recommended and approved by the governor’s office.”
“The governor?” Brady asked, according to the transcript. Randle responded, “Yes.”
“Assuming the governor is telling the truth, that means Mr. Randle lied before a bi-partisan commission, and he should be fired,” Brady said in a statement today.
* Meanwhile, Gov. Quinn has a new positive TV spot. In it, the governor talks about how he restored funding for the MAP scholarship program. Have a look…
Matt McGrath of the Hynes campaign responded to the Quinn TV ad this morning…
“Anyone who believes Pat Quinn’s new campaign ad probably also believes ‘the tapes’ will prove Rod Blagojevich is innocent.”
Quinn also has a new radio ad featuring Congressman Danny Davis and Secretary of State Jesse White. Listen to the spot by clicking here. Script…
Danny Davis: And this is Congressman Danny Davis.
JW: The primary election is right around the corner. So we’re urging you to vote for a governor who stands with us.
DD: When the legislature cut the budget for human services in half, Governor Pat Quinn stopped them. He made sure that people and families continue to get the help they need.
JW: When Springfield provided only half of the tuition grant money for college students from poor families, Governor Pat Quinn pushed the legislature to restore the full amount – helping thousands of students to stay in school.
DD: And Governor Quinn has a real plan to bring new jobs and opportunity. His “Jobs and Growth for Illinois” plan will create thousands of good jobs by improving public works, expanding clean energy and providing loans for new and expanding businesses.
JW: Let’s keep a good man in the Governor’s Office, working for us. This is Jesse White…
DD: …And Danny Davis, urging you to join us on February Second in voting for Governor Pat Quinn!
