Senate Candidate Wintermute [R] takes on Senator Holmes [D]: Cable and streaming soon
Jeff Berkowitz:...And so, if people are trying to get into the charter schools but they can’t because they are on a long waiting list-- doesn’t that seem odd if the charter schools aren’t doing well? Would it be saying parents are stupid? You wouldn’t want to say parents are stupid, would you?
Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute [R-Bolingbrook]: Of course, not. But, I think it comes down to—and my daughter is a second grade teacher—kids need to know the basic reading, writing and arithmetic, especially in their early grades. And, the idea behind charter schools is “Let’s be innovative, let’s look at new ways to educate children.” And, we should always do that, but I think we have to be careful about taking funds from our public schools.
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State Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute [R-Bolingbrook] is the featured guest on tonight’s [July 16] City of Chicago edition of "Public Affairs," airing at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV] throughout the City of Chicago. Wintermute is also featured on the Aurora edition of Public Affairs, airing at 7:30 pm in Aurora and some surrounding areas on Aurora Community Television, Comcast Cable Ch. 10. The Aurora station reaches all of Aurora, Bristol, Big Rock and parts of Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove and Montgomery.
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The Republican Senate Seat went Democratic in 2006
State Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute [R-Bolingbrook] ran against now State Senator Linda Holmes [D-Aurora; 42nd Dist.] in 2006 and Wintermute is back for her Fall, 2008 re-match, assuming she wins her February, 2008 primary. As of now, we don't know of any Primary opposition for Wintermute.
The 42nd Dist. senate seat was long held by Republican Senator Ed Petka of Plainfield, who won a circuit court judgeship in the Nov. 7, 2006 election, becoming the first 12th Circuit judge to serve in Will County’s 1st Subcircuit.
Wintermute experience:
Terri Ann Wintermute had been a Will County Board member for 10 years and she chaired the Will County Land Use and Zoning Committee. Wintermute is Secretary-Treasurer to the Board of her family's one hundred employee Chicagoland Quad Cities Express Company.
Tax Pledges, Tax Swaps and “Living within our means.”
Senate Candidate Wintermute debates and discusses with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz the following questions and topics:
Would Wintermute vote for an increase in the sales or income tax? Would Wintermute take a tax pledge not to raise the sales or income tax? Did Blagojevich make a mockery of his pledge not to raise the sales or general income tax?
Does candidate Wintermute or Senator Holmes support HB 750, the tax Swap?
Is Republican State House Leader Tom Cross saying, "The state must live within its means? Does Cross support an increase in the number of gaming stations at four of the casinos to develop a dedicated revenue stream for a state Capital Budget?
Gaming Expansion, Pay to Play and Senate President Jones
Would Wintermute support an expansion of gaming by one additional casino for the state? Would Senator Holmes support Senate President Jones' proposed expansion of gaming by four additional casinos for the State? Would that gaming expansion diminish jobs for those working in gaming in and around the 42nd District? Was Pay to Play involved in Senate President Jones' decision to support four new casinos?
Would Wintermute support campaign finance reform that would cap contributions by individuals, unions and corporations to state legislative candidates? Restrict contributions to the Governor or candidates running against him by businesses that do business with state agencies under the control of the Governor?
The 51% solution for Education? GRT
Should we follow Wintermute's proposal that 51% of new State revenue go to education? Was that the policy under the George Ryan administration? How many jobs would have been lost in Illinois if the Governor's Gross Receipts tax had been passed? Would the Gross Receipts tax have been completely passed on to consumers? If the answer is yes, how would business firms have been hurt by that tax?
Lifting Caps on Charter Schools?
Would Wintermute support lifting the cap on Charter Schools in the City of Chicago, in the suburbs and downstate? Have the data on charter school effectiveness not been too favorable, as Wintermute suggested? Yet, if charter schools are not effective, why are the waiting lists so long in Illinois to get into them? Should we be careful about taking funds from our public schools, as Wintermute suggested? Does Wintermute support school vouchers? Senator Holmes?
Power costs
Should the freeze of the last decade on Ameren and Comed electric power rates be continued? Or, should Comed and Ameren be permitted to raise their rates in conjunction with the higher rates they are paying to purchase energy.
Gays, Guns, God and Abortion
Is Wintermute Pro-Life? Holmes Pro-Choice on abortion? Would either favor parental notice? Should there be a ban on semi-automatic guns? Do people who hunt deer need semi-automatics?
Would Wintermute support the current ban on discrimination, based on sexual orientation, in housing and employment?
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You can also watch Republican Presidential Primary Candidates McCain, Giuliani and Cox, Democratic Presidential Primary Candidate Obama and many more pols, opinion makers and opinion shapers, e.g., soon tonight's show with Terri Ann Wintermute and soon this week's suburban edition of Public Affairs with 4th Cong. Dist. Democratic Primary candidate and Chicago Ald. Manny Flores and currently prior shows with Senator Martin Sandoval [D-Chicago], MarySue Barrett, President of the Metropolitan Planning Council, Cook County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado [D-Chicago], State Senators Lauzen [R-Aurora] and Syverson [R-Rockford], Republican Campaign Consultants Dan Proft and Dan Curry on your computer by going to PublicAffairsTv.com
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Charter Schools: Good or Bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: …you know a lot of people are big supporters of charter schools…They’re capped. You can only have 30 in the Chicago. 15 in the suburbs, 15 downstate. Should those caps be lifted so you could have more competition from charter schools with the [traditional] public schools. Just have no caps. Let Chicago decide. Let Decatur decide. Let Bolingbrook decide.
Terri Ann Wintermute [Senate Candidate, R-Bolingbrook]: You know, the data on charter schools has really come out not to be too favorable.
Jeff Berkowitz: You don’t think so?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I’m trying to remember what report it was that is supposed to come out, I think, later this year where they are being gauged. And, their progress is being charted.
Jeff Berkowitz: It’s odd, though, because there are these [very long] waiting lists [to get into charter schools]. I have heard people say [what you have said] and there are people who cite studies that say charter schools are doing very well. But, one way of looking at it—if you look at waiting lists to get into charter schools, they are enormous—Mayor Daley, the Mayor of the City of Chicago will tell you that is true. Arne Duncan [the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools] will tell you that. And so, if people are trying to get into the charter schools but they can’t because they are on a long waiting list-- doesn’t that seem odd if the charter schools aren’t doing well? Would it be saying parents are stupid? You wouldn’t want to say parents are stupid, would you?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Of course, not. But, I think it comes down to—and my daughter is a second grade teacher—kids need to know the basic reading, writing and arithmetic, especially in their early grades. And, the idea behind charter schools is “Let’s be innovative, let’s look at new ways to educate children.” And, we should always do that, but I think we have to be careful about taking funds from our public schools.
Republicans and School Vouchers-School Choice.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you wouldn’t support school vouchers, then?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I do not support school vouchers.
Jeff Berkowitz: Oh, I thought that was sort of a Republican thing—give individuals control, give parents control, you don’t support them?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t support school vouchers.
Jeff Berkowitz: What about your opponent, do you know what
[Senator] Linda Holmes’ position is on that?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t know her position.
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Terri Ann Wintermute: Now, getting back to school vouchers, one thing I wanted to add is that I did say I would support tax credits.
Jeff Berkowitz: The $500 tax credit for public and private school related expenditures by parents?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Yes.
Jeff Berkowitz: But, no school vouchers and no more charter schools, or at least—
Terri Ann Wintermute: I would like to see the final study [on charter schools] that was out and have an opportunity to thoroughly review that.
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Abortion, Bans on Partial Birth Abortion and Parental Notice
Jeff Berkowitz: Abortion, what’s your position on abortion and was it an issue in the last election?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Pro-Life, with the exceptions of rape, incest and the life of the mother.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, what about your opponent, senator Linda Holmes?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Linda Holmes said abortion at any point in the pregnancy, on demand.
Jeff Berkowitz: She would not limit partial birth abortion?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t believe that she said she would. It was [described] on Project Vote Smart.
Jeff Berkowitz: Parental notice, you would favor it?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Yes, absolutely.
Jeff Berkowitz: Senator Holmes would not?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I believe she would not.
Jeff Berkowitz: We’ll find out, if Linda Holmes comes on this show and then we can discuss that.
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Assault Weapons, Semi-automatics and Hunting people and deer
Jeff Berkowitz: What about the state, should there be some state controls on the sale of guns?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t have a problem with the waiting period. I don’t have a problem with registration.
Jeff Berkowitz: Would you like to see a ban on assault weapons?
Terri Ann Wintermute: It depends on what’s on the list?
Jeff Berkowitz: Semi-automatics. How about that? Do we need more semi-automatics out there?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t know that we do.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you might want to restrict semi-automatics.
Terri Ann Wintermute: It depends—Is it used for hunting? Is it used for sport?
Jeff Berkowitz: Well, you can hunt people or you can hunt deer.
Terri Ann Wintermute: Exactly. Or is it used for hunting people.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, the same gun can be used for multiple things. Do people who hunt deer need semi-automatics? Is that the way it’s done, I don’t know. I am not a hunter.
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t know. I think you can—there’s a description of whether it goes into the chamber--
Jeff Berkowitz: Gays-- Senate Bill 101. Would you have supported that?
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State Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute, interviewed on Public Affairs on July 1, 2007 and as is airing tonight in Chicago [8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21] and Aurora and surrounding areas [7:30 pm on ACTV, Comcast Cable Ch. 10], and as will soon be streaming on computer at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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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. You may watch "Public Affairs," shows with Presidential Candidates Obama, McCain, Giuliani and Cox and many other pols at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute [R-Bolingbrook]: Of course, not. But, I think it comes down to—and my daughter is a second grade teacher—kids need to know the basic reading, writing and arithmetic, especially in their early grades. And, the idea behind charter schools is “Let’s be innovative, let’s look at new ways to educate children.” And, we should always do that, but I think we have to be careful about taking funds from our public schools.
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State Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute [R-Bolingbrook] is the featured guest on tonight’s [July 16] City of Chicago edition of "Public Affairs," airing at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 [CANTV] throughout the City of Chicago. Wintermute is also featured on the Aurora edition of Public Affairs, airing at 7:30 pm in Aurora and some surrounding areas on Aurora Community Television, Comcast Cable Ch. 10. The Aurora station reaches all of Aurora, Bristol, Big Rock and parts of Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove and Montgomery.
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The Republican Senate Seat went Democratic in 2006
State Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute [R-Bolingbrook] ran against now State Senator Linda Holmes [D-Aurora; 42nd Dist.] in 2006 and Wintermute is back for her Fall, 2008 re-match, assuming she wins her February, 2008 primary. As of now, we don't know of any Primary opposition for Wintermute.
The 42nd Dist. senate seat was long held by Republican Senator Ed Petka of Plainfield, who won a circuit court judgeship in the Nov. 7, 2006 election, becoming the first 12th Circuit judge to serve in Will County’s 1st Subcircuit.
Wintermute experience:
Terri Ann Wintermute had been a Will County Board member for 10 years and she chaired the Will County Land Use and Zoning Committee. Wintermute is Secretary-Treasurer to the Board of her family's one hundred employee Chicagoland Quad Cities Express Company.
Tax Pledges, Tax Swaps and “Living within our means.”
Senate Candidate Wintermute debates and discusses with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz the following questions and topics:
Would Wintermute vote for an increase in the sales or income tax? Would Wintermute take a tax pledge not to raise the sales or income tax? Did Blagojevich make a mockery of his pledge not to raise the sales or general income tax?
Does candidate Wintermute or Senator Holmes support HB 750, the tax Swap?
Is Republican State House Leader Tom Cross saying, "The state must live within its means? Does Cross support an increase in the number of gaming stations at four of the casinos to develop a dedicated revenue stream for a state Capital Budget?
Gaming Expansion, Pay to Play and Senate President Jones
Would Wintermute support an expansion of gaming by one additional casino for the state? Would Senator Holmes support Senate President Jones' proposed expansion of gaming by four additional casinos for the State? Would that gaming expansion diminish jobs for those working in gaming in and around the 42nd District? Was Pay to Play involved in Senate President Jones' decision to support four new casinos?
Would Wintermute support campaign finance reform that would cap contributions by individuals, unions and corporations to state legislative candidates? Restrict contributions to the Governor or candidates running against him by businesses that do business with state agencies under the control of the Governor?
The 51% solution for Education? GRT
Should we follow Wintermute's proposal that 51% of new State revenue go to education? Was that the policy under the George Ryan administration? How many jobs would have been lost in Illinois if the Governor's Gross Receipts tax had been passed? Would the Gross Receipts tax have been completely passed on to consumers? If the answer is yes, how would business firms have been hurt by that tax?
Lifting Caps on Charter Schools?
Would Wintermute support lifting the cap on Charter Schools in the City of Chicago, in the suburbs and downstate? Have the data on charter school effectiveness not been too favorable, as Wintermute suggested? Yet, if charter schools are not effective, why are the waiting lists so long in Illinois to get into them? Should we be careful about taking funds from our public schools, as Wintermute suggested? Does Wintermute support school vouchers? Senator Holmes?
Power costs
Should the freeze of the last decade on Ameren and Comed electric power rates be continued? Or, should Comed and Ameren be permitted to raise their rates in conjunction with the higher rates they are paying to purchase energy.
Gays, Guns, God and Abortion
Is Wintermute Pro-Life? Holmes Pro-Choice on abortion? Would either favor parental notice? Should there be a ban on semi-automatic guns? Do people who hunt deer need semi-automatics?
Would Wintermute support the current ban on discrimination, based on sexual orientation, in housing and employment?
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You can also watch Republican Presidential Primary Candidates McCain, Giuliani and Cox, Democratic Presidential Primary Candidate Obama and many more pols, opinion makers and opinion shapers, e.g., soon tonight's show with Terri Ann Wintermute and soon this week's suburban edition of Public Affairs with 4th Cong. Dist. Democratic Primary candidate and Chicago Ald. Manny Flores and currently prior shows with Senator Martin Sandoval [D-Chicago], MarySue Barrett, President of the Metropolitan Planning Council, Cook County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado [D-Chicago], State Senators Lauzen [R-Aurora] and Syverson [R-Rockford], Republican Campaign Consultants Dan Proft and Dan Curry on your computer by going to PublicAffairsTv.com
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Charter Schools: Good or Bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: …you know a lot of people are big supporters of charter schools…They’re capped. You can only have 30 in the Chicago. 15 in the suburbs, 15 downstate. Should those caps be lifted so you could have more competition from charter schools with the [traditional] public schools. Just have no caps. Let Chicago decide. Let Decatur decide. Let Bolingbrook decide.
Terri Ann Wintermute [Senate Candidate, R-Bolingbrook]: You know, the data on charter schools has really come out not to be too favorable.
Jeff Berkowitz: You don’t think so?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I’m trying to remember what report it was that is supposed to come out, I think, later this year where they are being gauged. And, their progress is being charted.
Jeff Berkowitz: It’s odd, though, because there are these [very long] waiting lists [to get into charter schools]. I have heard people say [what you have said] and there are people who cite studies that say charter schools are doing very well. But, one way of looking at it—if you look at waiting lists to get into charter schools, they are enormous—Mayor Daley, the Mayor of the City of Chicago will tell you that is true. Arne Duncan [the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools] will tell you that. And so, if people are trying to get into the charter schools but they can’t because they are on a long waiting list-- doesn’t that seem odd if the charter schools aren’t doing well? Would it be saying parents are stupid? You wouldn’t want to say parents are stupid, would you?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Of course, not. But, I think it comes down to—and my daughter is a second grade teacher—kids need to know the basic reading, writing and arithmetic, especially in their early grades. And, the idea behind charter schools is “Let’s be innovative, let’s look at new ways to educate children.” And, we should always do that, but I think we have to be careful about taking funds from our public schools.
Republicans and School Vouchers-School Choice.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you wouldn’t support school vouchers, then?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I do not support school vouchers.
Jeff Berkowitz: Oh, I thought that was sort of a Republican thing—give individuals control, give parents control, you don’t support them?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t support school vouchers.
Jeff Berkowitz: What about your opponent, do you know what
[Senator] Linda Holmes’ position is on that?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t know her position.
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Terri Ann Wintermute: Now, getting back to school vouchers, one thing I wanted to add is that I did say I would support tax credits.
Jeff Berkowitz: The $500 tax credit for public and private school related expenditures by parents?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Yes.
Jeff Berkowitz: But, no school vouchers and no more charter schools, or at least—
Terri Ann Wintermute: I would like to see the final study [on charter schools] that was out and have an opportunity to thoroughly review that.
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Abortion, Bans on Partial Birth Abortion and Parental Notice
Jeff Berkowitz: Abortion, what’s your position on abortion and was it an issue in the last election?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Pro-Life, with the exceptions of rape, incest and the life of the mother.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, what about your opponent, senator Linda Holmes?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Linda Holmes said abortion at any point in the pregnancy, on demand.
Jeff Berkowitz: She would not limit partial birth abortion?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t believe that she said she would. It was [described] on Project Vote Smart.
Jeff Berkowitz: Parental notice, you would favor it?
Terri Ann Wintermute: Yes, absolutely.
Jeff Berkowitz: Senator Holmes would not?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I believe she would not.
Jeff Berkowitz: We’ll find out, if Linda Holmes comes on this show and then we can discuss that.
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Assault Weapons, Semi-automatics and Hunting people and deer
Jeff Berkowitz: What about the state, should there be some state controls on the sale of guns?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t have a problem with the waiting period. I don’t have a problem with registration.
Jeff Berkowitz: Would you like to see a ban on assault weapons?
Terri Ann Wintermute: It depends on what’s on the list?
Jeff Berkowitz: Semi-automatics. How about that? Do we need more semi-automatics out there?
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t know that we do.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, you might want to restrict semi-automatics.
Terri Ann Wintermute: It depends—Is it used for hunting? Is it used for sport?
Jeff Berkowitz: Well, you can hunt people or you can hunt deer.
Terri Ann Wintermute: Exactly. Or is it used for hunting people.
Jeff Berkowitz: So, the same gun can be used for multiple things. Do people who hunt deer need semi-automatics? Is that the way it’s done, I don’t know. I am not a hunter.
Terri Ann Wintermute: I don’t know. I think you can—there’s a description of whether it goes into the chamber--
Jeff Berkowitz: Gays-- Senate Bill 101. Would you have supported that?
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State Senate Candidate Terri Ann Wintermute, interviewed on Public Affairs on July 1, 2007 and as is airing tonight in Chicago [8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21] and Aurora and surrounding areas [7:30 pm on ACTV, Comcast Cable Ch. 10], and as will soon be streaming on computer at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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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. You may watch "Public Affairs," shows with Presidential Candidates Obama, McCain, Giuliani and Cox and many other pols at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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