Better than Clinton v. Obama: Berkowitz w/ Dr. Sauerberg on Durbin, Cable and Streaming
Jeff Berkowitz: When you say that [Senator Durbin] doesn’t support the military, what would you cite as an example of that?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg [Republican U. S. Senate Candidate, Illinois, Watch here]: How about the thing with General Petraeus. How about when he stands up in the middle of the U. S. Senate and compares our troops to Nazis, our administration to Pol Pot and Gitmo to a Gulag?
Jeff Berkowitz: Did he say that specifically? Were those his words?
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Jeff Berkowitz: Do you think there are people on the left and some even in the Center and perhaps even on the right who feel the Terrorist Surveillance Program infringes their [constitutional] rights in terms of—in terms of eavesdropping without a warrant.
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Dr. Steve Sauerberg: …is the [NCLB] legislation perfect? No, but some standards are appropriate. People in this country want quality education. We need to find a way to provide that. No Child Left Behind is probably a reasonable first step, but it needs to be reviewed, it may need to be modified and …
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This week's suburban edition of "Public Affairs," features the Republican nominee for the U. S. Senate, Dr. Steve Sauerberg (R-Willowbrook). Dr. Sauerberg, who has had a family medical practice for about a quarter of a century, is fresh off of a win in a contested primary and he had a bit of a campaign team shake-up just a few days before the show's taping on Sunday, February 17. Team Sauerberg brought on a new campaign manager for the race against the Senior Senator from the State of Illinois, Dick Durbin, who is also No. 2 in the Senate Leadership to Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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The suburban schedule for Public Affairs is included, below.
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The show with Dr. Sauerberg [Watch here] also airs throughout the City of Chicago this coming Monday night at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 (CANTV) and in Aurora and surrounding areas on Monday night at 7:30 pm on ACTV, Cable Ch. 10.
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Republican nominee for the U. S. Senate, Dr. Steve Sauerberg, debates and discusses with show host and Executive Legal Recruiter Jeff Berkowitz whether we should have more or less; government restrictions on abortion, free trade, Earmarks, legislators "bringing home the bacon," immigration, O'Hare airport expansion, No Child Left Behind, parental choice in education, Iraq War, the Terrorist Surveillance Program, tax cuts and much, much more.
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The show with Republican U. S. Senate candidate Dr. Sauerberg is now available for viewing on your computer.
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This episode of Public Affairs was taped on February 17, 2008.
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A partial transcipt of this week's suburban edition of Public Affairs is included below.
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O’Hare Expansion: Good or bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: Would you favor the O’Hare expansion that currently seems to be underway?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg (Repubican U. S. Senate nominee): It’s underway. I guess we’ll go ahead with it. It’s funny how all events seem to intertwine but I think some of that may depend on—I am very concerned, let me say, with the congestion in metropolitan Chicago and I am not sure the exact best way to handle that. Some of that is going to be based on how we handle the immigration issue. So, all of these things tie together. At the moment, O’Hare expansion seems to be going. I guess we’ll go with what we’ve got at the moment.
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No Child Left Behind: Good or Bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: No Child Left Behind. [Should we have] more legislation like No Child Left Behind, or less?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Same to less.
Jeff Berkowitz: What’s wrong with it? Why do you say “Same to less.”
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Well, I think we have to have some standards and I think there have been some benefits- and I think what’s been most important about No Child Left Behind, that I really like and that’s that it has really brought the discussion to forefront and I think that’s critical. I think education is a critical topic…is the legislation perfect? No, but some standards are appropriate. People in this country want quality education. We need to find a way to provide that. No Child Left Behind is probably a reasonable first step, but it needs to be reviewed, it may need to be modified and we need to keep looking at this topic.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, when you say, more to less, what’s the negative aspects? …Excuse me, you said “same to less,” …
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: …People have complained at a local level that it takes away too much of their flexibility and I appreciate that. Most school things should be local. But, at the same time, there has to be some standards to support that. So, I would be for looking at this and see if we can’t get a little bit more local control. But, at the same time, just because there have been some concerns doesn’t mean you throw the whole thing out.
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Does Senator Durbin support the military?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: They [The primary Iraqi ethnic groups] are all agreeing on some kind of oil sharing [revenue agreement], as well as other topics, now. I don’t know what Senator Durbin really thinks [Read about Senator Durbin here and Watch Senator Durbin in August, 2007 here on the Surge and Senator Dodd, Rev. Jackson, Cong. Kucinich, Robert Gibbs (Communications Director to Obama) and others ]. Obviously, he—
Jeff Berkowitz: You haven’t talked with him, yet.
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: No, I have not talked with him… Here you have General Petraeus, the most remarkable commander in recent history and Senator Durbin couldn’t help but support calling him names at one point. Remember that horrible paid ad—the General Betray Us thing.
Jeff Berkowitz: But, that wasn’t from Senator Durbin, was it? That was from Moveon.org, wasn’t it?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Senator Durbin had the opportunity to decry that ad and chose not to. Senator Durbin has not supported this war in any way, shape or form. He pretends to support the military. He does not. He has been a thorn in the side of the military and, I’m sorry but this is a guy who is not supporting the effort in any way, shape or form and I think he is wrong here [re Iraq, including the Surge] and I don’t think that he can admit that he has been wrong and that’s his business.
Jeff Berkowitz: When you say that he doesn’t support the military, what would you cite as an example of that?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: How about the thing with General Petraeus. How about when he stands up in the middle of the U. S. Senate and compares our troops to Nazis, our administration to Pol Pot and Gitmo to a Gulag?
Jeff Berkowitz: Did he say that specifically? Were those his words?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Yes sir, he did. And, all you have to do is go to Moveondickdurbin.org and you’ll have it right there for you. It’s a wonderful little web page.
Jeff Berkowitz: Did he say the soldiers or did he say that the military or the U. S. forces, or the U. S. in some way was engaged in improper handling of the detainees [in Iraq or at Gitmo]?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: I can’t remember his words but again everybody is more than welcome to go to MoveOnDickDurbin.org and take a look at the clip. It’s right there for you. Pops right up. You can make your own decision about what it says.
Jeff Berkowitz: But, in your mind, he’s compared U. S. military to Nazis?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: As far as I am concerned, he [Senator Durbin] has compared [U.S.] military to the Nazis, the [U. S.] administration to Pol Pot and Gitmo to a Gulag, you know just recently he’s voting against the monitoring efforts we are making to secure this country in tapping telephones, etc. etc.
Terrorist Surveillance Program: Good or Bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: Terrorist Surveillance Program.
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Terrorist Surveillance Program. Very good. That’s what it’s called. Very nice. He is not supporting that. So, once again, he [Durbin] is choosing a side. I choose security. He chooses civil liberties, I guess, if you will, if you want to be good about it. His preference is to fall on the side of the civil liberties. But, so far, there are no complaints about this program. If nobody complains about the program, why would you disassemble an apparently successful program.
Jeff Berkowitz: Do you think there are people on the left and some even in the Center and perhaps even on the right who feel the Program infringes their [constitutional] rights in terms of—in terms of eavesdropping without a warrant. If a foreign person (a suspected terrorist) calls into the U.S. and that foreign person, say, made a mistake, dialed a U. S. Citizen by mistake. In the past people would argue that would usually require a warrant for [the U. S. government] to engage in that wiretap. Under the Terrorist Surveillance Program, you don’t need to [get a judicial warrant].
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Right.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, so, you can start investigating an innocent citizen, the government can, without a warrant. I think this would be their argument and therefore violating the 4th Amendment of the United States Constitution. What’s your response to that?
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This week’s suburban episode of Public Affairs with guest Dr. Steve Sauerberg airs:
tonight at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And tonight at 8:30 pm 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.
and this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 pm airing on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka. ******************************************************
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 and McCain-- and many other pols, as well as this week's suburban edition of Public Affairs with U. S. Senate Candidate Dr. Sauerberg, last week's show with Sen. Rauschenberger and the show from the week before with Crain's political columnist Greg Hinz at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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Recently posted shows on the Public Affairs Youtube page include, among others, last night's show in the City of Chicago and City of Aurora with Sen. Rauschenberger, assessing Barack Obama, this week's show in the suburbs with Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dr. Steve Sauerberg, discussing his opponent--Senator Durbin-- and domestic, cultural and foreign policy issues, next week's show in the suburbs featuring State Rep. Julie Hamos (D-Evanston,IL), discussing Barack Obama, as well as various Illinois Budget issues (spending, mass transit, capital budget, education, gaming and taxes) and possible 2010 Illinois gubernatorial candidates and 2010 U. S. Senate candidates (assuming Obama moves up to President in 2008) , a discussion with State's Attorney for Cook County Republican nominee Tony Peraica; and Anita Alvarez, Chief Deputy to current State's Attorney for Cook County Dick Devine and now the Democratic nominee for State's Attorney of Cook County.
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Dr. Steve Sauerberg [Republican U. S. Senate Candidate, Illinois, Watch here]: How about the thing with General Petraeus. How about when he stands up in the middle of the U. S. Senate and compares our troops to Nazis, our administration to Pol Pot and Gitmo to a Gulag?
Jeff Berkowitz: Did he say that specifically? Were those his words?
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Jeff Berkowitz: Do you think there are people on the left and some even in the Center and perhaps even on the right who feel the Terrorist Surveillance Program infringes their [constitutional] rights in terms of—in terms of eavesdropping without a warrant.
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Dr. Steve Sauerberg: …is the [NCLB] legislation perfect? No, but some standards are appropriate. People in this country want quality education. We need to find a way to provide that. No Child Left Behind is probably a reasonable first step, but it needs to be reviewed, it may need to be modified and …
************************************************
This week's suburban edition of "Public Affairs," features the Republican nominee for the U. S. Senate, Dr. Steve Sauerberg (R-Willowbrook). Dr. Sauerberg, who has had a family medical practice for about a quarter of a century, is fresh off of a win in a contested primary and he had a bit of a campaign team shake-up just a few days before the show's taping on Sunday, February 17. Team Sauerberg brought on a new campaign manager for the race against the Senior Senator from the State of Illinois, Dick Durbin, who is also No. 2 in the Senate Leadership to Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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The suburban schedule for Public Affairs is included, below.
*********************************************************
The show with Dr. Sauerberg [Watch here] also airs throughout the City of Chicago this coming Monday night at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21 (CANTV) and in Aurora and surrounding areas on Monday night at 7:30 pm on ACTV, Cable Ch. 10.
*************************************************************
Republican nominee for the U. S. Senate, Dr. Steve Sauerberg, debates and discusses with show host and Executive Legal Recruiter Jeff Berkowitz whether we should have more or less; government restrictions on abortion, free trade, Earmarks, legislators "bringing home the bacon," immigration, O'Hare airport expansion, No Child Left Behind, parental choice in education, Iraq War, the Terrorist Surveillance Program, tax cuts and much, much more.
*******************************
The show with Republican U. S. Senate candidate Dr. Sauerberg is now available for viewing on your computer.
*****************************************************
This episode of Public Affairs was taped on February 17, 2008.
**********************************************
A partial transcipt of this week's suburban edition of Public Affairs is included below.
***********************************************************
O’Hare Expansion: Good or bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: Would you favor the O’Hare expansion that currently seems to be underway?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg (Repubican U. S. Senate nominee): It’s underway. I guess we’ll go ahead with it. It’s funny how all events seem to intertwine but I think some of that may depend on—I am very concerned, let me say, with the congestion in metropolitan Chicago and I am not sure the exact best way to handle that. Some of that is going to be based on how we handle the immigration issue. So, all of these things tie together. At the moment, O’Hare expansion seems to be going. I guess we’ll go with what we’ve got at the moment.
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No Child Left Behind: Good or Bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: No Child Left Behind. [Should we have] more legislation like No Child Left Behind, or less?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Same to less.
Jeff Berkowitz: What’s wrong with it? Why do you say “Same to less.”
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Well, I think we have to have some standards and I think there have been some benefits- and I think what’s been most important about No Child Left Behind, that I really like and that’s that it has really brought the discussion to forefront and I think that’s critical. I think education is a critical topic…is the legislation perfect? No, but some standards are appropriate. People in this country want quality education. We need to find a way to provide that. No Child Left Behind is probably a reasonable first step, but it needs to be reviewed, it may need to be modified and we need to keep looking at this topic.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, when you say, more to less, what’s the negative aspects? …Excuse me, you said “same to less,” …
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: …People have complained at a local level that it takes away too much of their flexibility and I appreciate that. Most school things should be local. But, at the same time, there has to be some standards to support that. So, I would be for looking at this and see if we can’t get a little bit more local control. But, at the same time, just because there have been some concerns doesn’t mean you throw the whole thing out.
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Does Senator Durbin support the military?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: They [The primary Iraqi ethnic groups] are all agreeing on some kind of oil sharing [revenue agreement], as well as other topics, now. I don’t know what Senator Durbin really thinks [Read about Senator Durbin here and Watch Senator Durbin in August, 2007 here on the Surge and Senator Dodd, Rev. Jackson, Cong. Kucinich, Robert Gibbs (Communications Director to Obama) and others ]. Obviously, he—
Jeff Berkowitz: You haven’t talked with him, yet.
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: No, I have not talked with him… Here you have General Petraeus, the most remarkable commander in recent history and Senator Durbin couldn’t help but support calling him names at one point. Remember that horrible paid ad—the General Betray Us thing.
Jeff Berkowitz: But, that wasn’t from Senator Durbin, was it? That was from Moveon.org, wasn’t it?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Senator Durbin had the opportunity to decry that ad and chose not to. Senator Durbin has not supported this war in any way, shape or form. He pretends to support the military. He does not. He has been a thorn in the side of the military and, I’m sorry but this is a guy who is not supporting the effort in any way, shape or form and I think he is wrong here [re Iraq, including the Surge] and I don’t think that he can admit that he has been wrong and that’s his business.
Jeff Berkowitz: When you say that he doesn’t support the military, what would you cite as an example of that?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: How about the thing with General Petraeus. How about when he stands up in the middle of the U. S. Senate and compares our troops to Nazis, our administration to Pol Pot and Gitmo to a Gulag?
Jeff Berkowitz: Did he say that specifically? Were those his words?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Yes sir, he did. And, all you have to do is go to Moveondickdurbin.org and you’ll have it right there for you. It’s a wonderful little web page.
Jeff Berkowitz: Did he say the soldiers or did he say that the military or the U. S. forces, or the U. S. in some way was engaged in improper handling of the detainees [in Iraq or at Gitmo]?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: I can’t remember his words but again everybody is more than welcome to go to MoveOnDickDurbin.org and take a look at the clip. It’s right there for you. Pops right up. You can make your own decision about what it says.
Jeff Berkowitz: But, in your mind, he’s compared U. S. military to Nazis?
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: As far as I am concerned, he [Senator Durbin] has compared [U.S.] military to the Nazis, the [U. S.] administration to Pol Pot and Gitmo to a Gulag, you know just recently he’s voting against the monitoring efforts we are making to secure this country in tapping telephones, etc. etc.
Terrorist Surveillance Program: Good or Bad?
Jeff Berkowitz: Terrorist Surveillance Program.
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Terrorist Surveillance Program. Very good. That’s what it’s called. Very nice. He is not supporting that. So, once again, he [Durbin] is choosing a side. I choose security. He chooses civil liberties, I guess, if you will, if you want to be good about it. His preference is to fall on the side of the civil liberties. But, so far, there are no complaints about this program. If nobody complains about the program, why would you disassemble an apparently successful program.
Jeff Berkowitz: Do you think there are people on the left and some even in the Center and perhaps even on the right who feel the Program infringes their [constitutional] rights in terms of—in terms of eavesdropping without a warrant. If a foreign person (a suspected terrorist) calls into the U.S. and that foreign person, say, made a mistake, dialed a U. S. Citizen by mistake. In the past people would argue that would usually require a warrant for [the U. S. government] to engage in that wiretap. Under the Terrorist Surveillance Program, you don’t need to [get a judicial warrant].
Dr. Steve Sauerberg: Right.
Jeff Berkowitz: And, so, you can start investigating an innocent citizen, the government can, without a warrant. I think this would be their argument and therefore violating the 4th Amendment of the United States Constitution. What’s your response to that?
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This week’s suburban episode of Public Affairs with guest Dr. Steve Sauerberg airs:
tonight at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And tonight at 8:30 pm 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.
and this week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 pm airing on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka. ******************************************************
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 and McCain-- and many other pols, as well as this week's suburban edition of Public Affairs with U. S. Senate Candidate Dr. Sauerberg, last week's show with Sen. Rauschenberger and the show from the week before with Crain's political columnist Greg Hinz at www.PublicAffairsTv.com
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Recently posted shows on the Public Affairs Youtube page include, among others, last night's show in the City of Chicago and City of Aurora with Sen. Rauschenberger, assessing Barack Obama, this week's show in the suburbs with Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dr. Steve Sauerberg, discussing his opponent--Senator Durbin-- and domestic, cultural and foreign policy issues, next week's show in the suburbs featuring State Rep. Julie Hamos (D-Evanston,IL), discussing Barack Obama, as well as various Illinois Budget issues (spending, mass transit, capital budget, education, gaming and taxes) and possible 2010 Illinois gubernatorial candidates and 2010 U. S. Senate candidates (assuming Obama moves up to President in 2008) , a discussion with State's Attorney for Cook County Republican nominee Tony Peraica; and Anita Alvarez, Chief Deputy to current State's Attorney for Cook County Dick Devine and now the Democratic nominee for State's Attorney of Cook County.
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