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Barry Goldwater Jr., son of Republican conservative icon, to keynote Gorman rally Friday Barry Goldwater was the spiritual founder of the Conservative Republican movement in the 1960s. His son, Barry Goldwater Jr., will be in Orland Park this Friday, May 20 at 6 PM at Elements Banquet Hall, 16235 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park. Register…
Arab Democratic Club forum hosts candidates for public office at brunch May 15 Watch the video below of the event and speeches from candidates and officials (The original Facebook Live Video was CENSORED by Facebook as a part of Facebook’s anti-Arab and anti-Muslim policies) The Arab American Democratic Club (AADC) Hosted its pre-election Candidates Forum…
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Illinois Secretary of State’s race is a mess Most elections are pretty much decided before voters even get to go to the ballot box. But the race for Illinois Secretary of State is wide open, but it’s a mess. No one is really talking about the real issues that exist in the massive statewide office…
Mayor Lightfoot accused of targeting Arab and Muslim stores in gang crackdown Lightfoot shuts down Arab and Muslims businesses when crimes are committed near them but she doesn’t shutdown stores owned by other racial groups. Last summer, 150 Arab and Muslim stores were closed by a Task Force that based its criteria solely on racism…
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The Political Pundit Comic Strip: Anyone who criticizes me hates the police Ray Hanania’s The Political Pundit Comic Strip for May 3, 2022, satire and opinion on politics across America and Around the world, lampooning political hypocrisy. Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau attacks anyone who challenges his assertions and if they question his statements on…
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Crime is down for everyone but Pekau, he claims Politicians love to manipulate crime statistics to boost their chances for re-election and Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, who is running an incredulous race for Congress in the new 6th District, is no different. Pekau asserts that crime is down because of his policies and falsely…
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Remembering Great Chicago Mayors, not just one Chicago Mayor Harold Washington would have turned 100 years old this month and was remembered widely for his achievements in leading the African American community. But few media remember the woman to break through the Chicago Democratic Machine, opening the door to Washington and others, Mayor Jane M….
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Netflix is the best streaming service, despite drop in stock price This week it was announced that Netflix was seeing a significant drop in services and that is surprising considering it is the number 1 streaming service in terms of amount of new content, quality content and service. They are the easiest service to work…
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Governor and legislature turn public need into campaign greed Pritzker, who has broken most of his promises since his election to everyone, wants to pretend like he is helping the economically strapped Illinois residents by giving residents $50 to help offset the rising costs of gasoline. He is also delaying a huge 2 cent gas…
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Lightfoot uses taxpayer dollars for political stunt After Dr. Willie Wilson launched two successful gasoline giveaways to ease the gasoline costs for motorists in the Chicagoland area — not just in Chicago where he is running for Mayor — the failed Mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, who was responsible for widespread discrimination against Arab Americans,…
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Pekau uses position on Village board to undermine political rival Kaspar While Scott Kaspar is trying to do something to stem the threat of crime, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and his minions are lying, playing politics and using their taxpayer paid positions to boost their failed election campaigns. The latest lie comes from a…
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Hanania launches second season of Arab Radio show in Chicago Veteran journalist and columnist Ray Hanania returns to radio this week expanding his syndicated radio show to include Chicago on WNWI AM 1080 radio. “The Ray Hanania Radio Show,” hosted by the U.S. Arab Radio Network in Dearborn, Michigan, will broadcast live every Wednesday WNZK…
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Questions remain unanswered about Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukraine As Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin prepares to invade Ukraine, Americans are living in a world of censorship where they don’t get the whole truth. That skewered system driven by mainstream news media bias and social media censorship is twisting facts and giving us a distorted image…
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Republicans in Cook County face survival or extinction Cook County’s Republican organization has suffered from poor leadership over the past several years but they are at a crossroads today in which they find themselves faced with extinction or survival. With only two seats held by Republicans on the Cook County Board, they have a choice…
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Civil Rights attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch to seek 4th Subcircuit Judgeship Civil Rights attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch announced her candidacy along with Nicholas Kantas for two vacancies for Judge in the Cook County 4th Subcircuit election on June 28, 2022. Here’s a profile of Raines-Welch. By Ray Hanania Civil Rights attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch announced her candidacy for…
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Race politics from Jason Van Dyke to Joe Rogan, and more Crime fighting is upside down in Chicago thanks to poor leadership from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and from Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx. Drugged up suspects get the sympathy while the police are persecuted for political reasons. Originally published in the Southwest News Newspaper…
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Mayor Lightfoot, CarJackings and boredom, and update on Ukraine plus the culture of smoking Two Guys on Politics: Live on Facebook is a discussion about a wide range of topics, many focused on politics locally in Chicagoland but examining issues nationally and international. This week’s Season 2, Episode 6 “Two Guys on Politics” podcast, taped…
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YouTube silences more of Pekau’s “medical” observations on COVID Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau uses taxpayer-funded Village Board meeting to make a political speech against COVID mandates and uses that speech in his campaign for Congress to solicit funding By Ray Hanania Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, who has made himself a laughing stock among…
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