Tuesday, June 07, 2005

TV Tom Roeser backs [Cong.] Danny Davis and Jim Oberweis: the Odd Couple

Tom Roeser: I think that it is time, again, to heal the city and to have an African-American mayor and I have a candidate. I haven’t talked to him.

Berkowitz: Who’s that?

Roeser: [Cong.]Danny Davis [D-Chicago, 7th CD].
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This week’s suburban edition of “Public Affairs,” features Tom Roeser, host of WLS 890 AM- Radio’s show, Political Shoot-out, airing every Sunday night from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tom is a conservative icon in Chicago, and has been so for a long time. See the end of this blog entry for a detailed suburban airing schedule and for more about the topics discussed on this week’s show with Tom Roeser. This show will also air throughout the City of Chicago [in the regular “Public Affairs,” City of Chicago time slot] on this coming Monday night, June 13 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV].
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Next week’s guest on the suburban edition of “Public Affairs,” is Susan Garrett, State Senator [D- Lake Forest] and 10th Cong. Dist. Exploratory candidate
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Jeff Berkowitz: …Just the last few weeks, you’ve talked about what a great city Chicago is. Does that mean that Mayor Daley is a great mayor?

Tom Roeser: Well, I also was the guy who interviewed [Cong.] Jesse Jackson, Jr. and said that Jesse would be a better mayor [than Daley]. But I think there is somebody who would-- first of all, I think there ought to be an African-American mayor. I think that it is time, again, to heal the city and to have an African-American mayor and I have a candidate. I haven’t talked to him.

Berkowitz: Who’s that?

Roeser: Danny Davis.

Berkowitz: You want Danny Davis to be Mayor of the City of Chicago? He’s your guy?
You’re supporting [Cong.] Danny Davis [D- Chicago, 7th CD]?

Roeser: He’s not “my guy.”

Berkowitz: This could be the kiss of death for Danny.

Roeser: Well, I know.

Berkowitz: Just kidding.

Roeser: Well, it probably is. But, he reminds me of Harold [Washington], in many ways. He’s a senior—sort of, 62 years old. Harold was that way.

Berkowitz: He has what [Cong.] Mark Kirk has called the “Voice of God.”

Roeser: The voice of God and also he has a presence and a grace.

Berkowitz: All right. So, you think he’d be a good mayor.

Roeser: He’d be a—

Berkowitz: Better than Jesse, Jr.? Better than Cong. Jesse Jackson, Jr.?

Roeser: You know why? Because Jesse Jr. would be burdened by his old man. And, the same name and everything else.

Berkowitz: So, you think one of the individuals, one of those African- American leaders runs against Mayor Daley in 2007?

Roeser: …I would hope that it would be Danny Davis?

Berkowitz: And, you think [Cong.] Danny Davis beats the Mayor if he runs against him?

Roeser: I think he could. If you can keep other African American leaders out, like [Cong.] Bobby Rush. I think that’s very important.

Berkowitz: Out, in what sense.

Roeser: Well, I worry about people being a ringer, having somebody come in and divide the Black community.

Berkowitz: Oh, draining votes [from Cong. Davis] and splitting the African-American vote. What about the Hispanic community? Will they support an African- American [candidate for Mayor]?

Roeser: I think they will.

Berkowitz: Luis Gutierrez? Right now he’s with the Mayor, he’s with Mayor Daley. [For another view on where Cong. Gutierrez may be, see Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass here].

Roeser: Now, he wants to be Mayor. That scares me.

Berkowitz: So, he may side with Mayor Daley this time around—until Daley leaves, right?

Roeser: I think Danny Davis would just be an outstanding guy.
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Berkowitz: Let’s say [AG] Lisa [Madigan] runs, and you are saying she runs and beats [Gov.] Rod Blagojevich and wins the Democratic Primary [for Governor], right?

Roeser: Um, um.

Berkowitz: And then you are saying Lisa Madigan, the Democratic candidate for Governor runs against [the Republican primary winner] Jim Oberweis for Governor.

Roeser: Right, I think that would be a very good race. Clear cut differences…He’s gonna win. He’s gonna win because he’s gonna say he’s gonna cut taxes. [For more of Tom Roeser on Oberweis, see here].
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Tom Roeser, Mr. Conservative and radio and print media personality in Chicago, recorded on May 25, 2005 and as is airing on the Suburban edition of “Public Affairs,” this week [week of June 6] and as will be airing on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs on Monday night, June 13 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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Tom Roeser debates and discusses with Show Host and Executive Legal Recruiter Jeff Berkowitz who will and should be the Republican Candidate for Governor and other statewide offices, a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Blagojevich, a conservative summit, the 2008 presidential election, what it means to be a Conservative in 2005, International Trade, Foreign policy, fomenting democracy, term limits, capital punishment 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 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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