Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Possible 10th CD candidate Krislov on TV tonight and this week

Clint Krislov: I would even look at amending the 2nd Amendment, if you will

Jeff Berkowitz: You would want to amend the 2nd Amendment? Wow, that’s news.

Clint Krislov: I think that when you get rid of handguns, it may--people say that it won’t change things today, but in 20 years, in 30 years, in 50 years when there is, when there is a silence—
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This week’s suburban edition of “Public Affairs,” features Clint Krislov [D-Wilmette], who is thinking of running in the Democratic Primary in the 10th Cong. District for the opportunity to take on third term Republican incumbent Congressman Mark Steven Kirk [R-Highland Park, 10th Cong. Dist].

See the end of this blog entry for a detailed suburban airing schedule of “Public Affairs.” Also, our show with Krislov has a special supplemental airing tonight at 7:30 pm on Comcast Cable, Ch. 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.

The show with Clint Krislov will also air in 24 additional suburbs tonight in the regular Public Affairs 8:30 pm time slot on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 or Ch. 35 [See the airing schedule at the end of this blog entry for more details].

Finally as to scheduling, the show with Clint Krislov will also air throughout the City of Chicago [in the regular “Public Affairs,” City of Chicago time slot] on this coming Monday night, June 6 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV].
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Clint Krislov heads the law firm of Krislov and Associates, self-described as a public interest and class action law firm. Krislov started a run in the 1996 Democratic Primary for the U. S. Senate and in the 1998 Democratic Primary for Illinois Attorney General. In 2003, he gave some thought to running in the Democratic Primary for the 10th Cong. Dist. seat.

Senator Susan Garrett [D- Lake Forest, 29th Dist.] is also mulling over a run in the 10th Cong. Dist. Her state senate seat is not “up” in 2006, so she would have a free bite at the apple, so to speak. Garrett will be our guest in two weeks on the suburban edition of “Public Affairs.”

A partial transcript of the show is included, below, and see here for background information about the 10th [and 8th Cong. Dist.] races.
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Next week’s guest on the suburban edition of “Public Affairs,” is media personality and conservative icon Tom Roeser.
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Jeff Berkowitz: …You point out that [Cong. Mark] Kirk is pretty close to the Democrats whether it is you, [Senator Susan] Garrett or [2004 Tenth Cong. Dist. Democratic Candidate] Lee Goodman on certain issues: on Pro-Choice, he’s pretty pro-Choice-- in terms of abortion, right.

Clint Krislov: He’s [Cong. Kirk] fairly pro-choice. There are things that he’s been absent on.

Berkowitz: Anything that you would criticize him on, in terms of his voting, or his views on abortion.

Krislov: You know, at the moment, I am just talking about running for, about whether to run for—

Berkowitz: But, he’s pretty close on that [to the Democratic position]; on gun control, most Democrats are pretty happy with him, right?

Krislov: I don’t know if that’s true. Gun control is not an issue on which he’s—

Berkowitz: There are some issues that you would have with Mark Kirk on the gun issue if you did run against him?

Krislov: Yes, I think—

Berkowitz: What would they be?

Krislov: I would even look at amending the 2nd Amendment, if you will


Berkowitz: You would want to amend the 2nd Amendment? Wow, that’s news.

Krislov: I think that when you get rid of handguns, it may—people say that it won’t change things today, but in 20 years, in 30 years, in 50 years when there is, when there is a silence—

Berkowitz: 2nd Amendment. How would you amend it? What does it say now? And, what should it say under Clint Krislov’s regime?

Krislov: Under the way it reads now, people interpret it as being somehow absolute and I don’t think that it should be absolute.

Berkowitz: Absolute in what sense.

Krislov: In the sense that there is gun regulation—people are talking about, on the right, getting rid of the database of gun owners. Frankly, I don’t think handguns have any good place in this society.

Berkowitz: Kirk isn’t talking about that [getting rid of the database], is he?

Krislov: No.

Berkowitz: But, I am talking about- Are there issues between you and Mark Kirk? Forget now other Republicans with whom, if you were elected to Congress, you might—

Krislov: Yes, except, you can’t, you can’t just say well, you know, what are his issues on this? The fact is when the Congress selects the Speaker [Kirk will be voting with the Republicans]

Berkowitz: I know, you made that point before.

Krislov: When the vote comes on lots of things—

Berkowitz: But, when people look at you- if you were running or they look at Mark Kirk, on Gun Control, putting aside the selection of the Speaker, is there any difference?

Krislov: I’m looking at running as Clint Krislov. As issues develop--

Berkowitz: But following up—challenge me if you like, but it seems like [Republican Cong. Mark] Kirk has cracked into the Democratic constituency in the 10th Cong. Dist. on pro- choice, on gun control, on the Jewish population and their support of Israel, on gay rights and on environmental issues. All of those issues are traditionally Democratic issues and I think people would be hard pressed to say, “Here is an area on one of those issues in which the Democrat running, whether it is you or [Senator] Susan Garrett, would be likely to be much different from Mark Kirk.”

Krislov: But, I think you are identifying this as being a party sort of thing and--

Berkowitz: No, I’m [focusing] on the issues—

Krislov: People who run on one issue as being the key thing, I think, are why we [10th CD Democrats] wind up with people who get 20 or 30 per cent, rather than somebody who is willing to address all of those issues.

Berkowitz: So, that’s the idea. The whole package, you are saying, of Clint Krislov, would be quite different from the whole package of [Cong.] Mark Kirk, am I getting that right?

Krislov: I think so.

Berkowitz: Okay, Social Security…give us a brief—
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Clint Krislov [D- Wilmette, 10th Cong. Dist. Candidate], recorded on May 22, 2005 and as is airing on the Suburban edition of “Public Affairs,” tonight and this week [week of May 30] and as will be airing on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs on Monday night, June 6 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21[CANTV]. See, conclusion of this blog entry, below, for a detailed suburban airing schedule.
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Clint Krislov debates and discusses with Show Host and Executive Legal Recruiter Jeff Berkowitz the politics of the 10th Congressional District, giving Japan a nuclear capability, Social Security Reform, tax cuts, jobs, fomenting Democracy, the Bush Foreign Policy regarding Iraq, Iran and North Korea, International Trade, abortion, guns, Cong. Mark Kirk, gay rights, and much, much more.
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The suburban edition of "Public Affairs," is regularly broadcast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.

The “Public Affairs,” show with Clint Krislov will have a special airing tonight, Tuesday, at 7:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.

The suburban edition also is broadcast every Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette and every Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Host and Producer of Public Affairs and an Executive Recruiter doing Legal Search, can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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