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Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Gov. Quinn. Master of the obvious…

* Runner-up goes to the Sam Adam, Jr., who talked to reporters after U.S. District Judge James Zagel set Rod Blagojevich’s trial date for June 3rd of next year…

Asked how the case is shaping up, including the expected addition of former Blagojevich chiefs of staff John Harris and Lon Monk as witnesses, defense lawyer Sam Adam Jr. said it changes little.

“(Blagojevich) was not guilty then, and he’s not guilty now,” Adam. said, calling it inevitable that such witnesses would line up against the former governor. “You can bring in Lon Monk, you can bring in anyone you want, his position is the same.”

Sounds a lot like “Bring it on,” to me.

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Wow

Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 - Posted by Rich Miller

[Bumped up from last night for visibility.]

* YouTube is allowing members to upgrade their sites, so I did. Go check it out. Pretty cool.

Even cooler, though, is this notification which appeared [last night] about 10 o’clock on my YouTube page…

That videos viewed ranking put this site just behind YouTube’s wildly popular CitizenTube, which has been spotlighting amateur videos from the Iranian protests, and ahead of the channels for ABC News and Fox News. The national channels, not the local channels.

Amazing.

* Thanks to all of you for watching our videos, and lots of thanks to my intern Mike Murray, who has shot and edited all of the vids this year and taught himself everything. I gave him the ball and he really ran with it.

I think our little experiment has been a success, don’t you?

* I suppose it’s time to upgrade the video equipment from our cheap little video cams. I also have a new business idea or two. Stay tuned, campers.

…Adding… On a mostly unrelated note, I’ve redesigned the Twitter automated feed, which appears on the lower right side of this page. Twitter posts should now appear much quicker. I’ve also added several new “Tweeters” to the list.

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Schillerstrom jumps into increasingly crowded race

Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 - Posted by Rich Miller

* No surprise. Schillerstrom is jumping in…

Spokesman Brad Hahn says Bob Schillerstrom will announce his run on Sunday at a rally in suburban Naperville. The Republican formed a committee to explore the option in May.

Schillerstrom is 57 and has led the DuPage board since 1998. He’s the latest among several Republicans to see a chance to reclaim the governor’s mansion.

And it’s gonna be crowded in there…

.In DuPage County alone - long the power base for Republicans in the state - Schillerstrom, Dillard and State’s Attorney Joe Birkett have all been mentioned as potential candidates. State Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine entered the race this week along with conservative pundit Dan Proft of Wheaton.

Bloomington state Sen. Bill Brady has been campaigning since he came in third in the 2006 GOP primary. Other candidates include Hinsdale resident Adam Andrzejewski

* Schillerstrom has a pretty decent looking website, although its left-hand border is so large on my browser that it screws up the viewing.

Here’s the obligatory “Welcome to my website” video…

* Decent spin…

“Bob has experience as an executive leader running a county that is larger than six states,” said campaign spokesman Brad Hahn.

* More on the announcement…

Following the [Sunday] rally in his hometown of Naperville, Schillerstrom will travel Monday and Tuesday to Rockford, the Quad Cities, Peoria, St. Louis metro area, Springfield and Champaign. The announcement rally will be streamed live online at www.bobforillinois.com.

Thoughts?

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