Rauschenberger on TV/Web: Blagojevich likened to George Ryan
Sen. Steve Rauschenberger:...I never imagined five years ago that you would see a Governor, like Rod Blagojevich, put a For Sale sign in front of the Governor’s mansion in Springfield and essentially do open business.
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"Public Affairs," is featuring Republican Primary Lt. Gov. Candidate and State Senator Steve Rauschenberger this week in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs on Comcast Cable. Senator Rauschenberger is running for Lt. Gov. on a ticket with Gubernatorial candidate Ron Gidwitz. See here for more details about the "Public Affairs," suburban and City of Chicago airing schedule.
The show will also be available as a video podcast within the next few days at the Public Affairs Cinema Complex, along with a dozen other shows, which are currently airing there, e.g., Cong. Bean, Cong. Schakowsky, 8th CD Republican candidates McSweeney and Churchill, Team Gidwitz-Rauschenberger, Dem. Gov. candidate Edwin Eisendrath, 6th CD Dem. candidates Cegelis and Scott; also airing as an audio podcast are shows with U. S. Senator Barack Obama; Forrest Claypool,Candidate for Cook County Board President,7th CD Dem. Candidate Jim Ascot and Team Topinka-Birkett[See here].
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A partial transcript of the show is included, below.
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Jeff Berkowitz: Is he [Gidwitz] just proposing transparency [in terms of campaign finance reform]?
Sen. Steve Rauschenberger: Transparency, faster reporting, a pledge not to raise money [for the first two years of a Gidwidz-Rauschenberger administration]. I mean, we are trying to live up to that. That’s not easy but I think it is critical because we have to find a way to restore trust.
Jeff Berkowitz: In terms of your views, would that be sufficient? If all the campaign contributions that were accepted were posted on the candidate’s or officeholder’s website within 24 hours [As Gidwitz is now doing]. So, everybody could see from where the money was coming: Who gave it and how much. Would that be sufficient? No limits on contributions. Just transparency.
Sen. Steve Rauschenberger: I don’t know. Let me tell you why. I have been on this show a lot and I have been in public office for 14 years. Five years ago, I never imagined that what was going on in the [George] Ryan administration was going on. I never imagined five years ago that you would see a Governor, like Rod Blagojevich, put a For Sale sign in front of the Governor’s mansion in Springfield and essentially do open business.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you may favor some limits [on campaign contributions]—is that what you are saying, because of what is going on.
Sen. Steve Rauschenberger: Yes, I don’t know. Whatever we have to do, we’ve got to break this cycle. I don’t think statutes are the best way to do it. I mean, as soon as you pass a law, the bad guys work on how to get around it. But, we’ve got to do something. I mean, we can’t pass on to our kids a system as corrupt as we have.
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Republican Lt. Gov. Candidate Steve Rauschenberger, recorded on Feb. 5, 2006 and as is airing on the Suburban edition of Public Affairs this week [week of Feb. 13] and on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs on Monday night, Feb. 20 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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"Public Affairs," is featuring Republican Primary Lt. Gov. Candidate and State Senator Steve Rauschenberger this week in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs on Comcast Cable. Senator Rauschenberger is running for Lt. Gov. on a ticket with Gubernatorial candidate Ron Gidwitz. See here for more details about the "Public Affairs," suburban and City of Chicago airing schedule.
The show will also be available as a video podcast within the next few days at the Public Affairs Cinema Complex, along with a dozen other shows, which are currently airing there, e.g., Cong. Bean, Cong. Schakowsky, 8th CD Republican candidates McSweeney and Churchill, Team Gidwitz-Rauschenberger, Dem. Gov. candidate Edwin Eisendrath, 6th CD Dem. candidates Cegelis and Scott; also airing as an audio podcast are shows with U. S. Senator Barack Obama; Forrest Claypool,Candidate for Cook County Board President,7th CD Dem. Candidate Jim Ascot and Team Topinka-Birkett[See here].
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A partial transcript of the show is included, below.
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Jeff Berkowitz: Is he [Gidwitz] just proposing transparency [in terms of campaign finance reform]?
Sen. Steve Rauschenberger: Transparency, faster reporting, a pledge not to raise money [for the first two years of a Gidwidz-Rauschenberger administration]. I mean, we are trying to live up to that. That’s not easy but I think it is critical because we have to find a way to restore trust.
Jeff Berkowitz: In terms of your views, would that be sufficient? If all the campaign contributions that were accepted were posted on the candidate’s or officeholder’s website within 24 hours [As Gidwitz is now doing]. So, everybody could see from where the money was coming: Who gave it and how much. Would that be sufficient? No limits on contributions. Just transparency.
Sen. Steve Rauschenberger: I don’t know. Let me tell you why. I have been on this show a lot and I have been in public office for 14 years. Five years ago, I never imagined that what was going on in the [George] Ryan administration was going on. I never imagined five years ago that you would see a Governor, like Rod Blagojevich, put a For Sale sign in front of the Governor’s mansion in Springfield and essentially do open business.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you may favor some limits [on campaign contributions]—is that what you are saying, because of what is going on.
Sen. Steve Rauschenberger: Yes, I don’t know. Whatever we have to do, we’ve got to break this cycle. I don’t think statutes are the best way to do it. I mean, as soon as you pass a law, the bad guys work on how to get around it. But, we’ve got to do something. I mean, we can’t pass on to our kids a system as corrupt as we have.
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Republican Lt. Gov. Candidate Steve Rauschenberger, recorded on Feb. 5, 2006 and as is airing on the Suburban edition of Public Affairs this week [week of Feb. 13] and on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs on Monday night, Feb. 20 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21.
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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