Monday, November 24, 2008

Better than Monday night football: State Rep. Lou Lang on Blago, tax increases, Obama's Senate Replacement and much more:On cable and soon streaming

State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie): It wouldn’t surprise me if President Jones becomes the Governor’s nominee to be the next United States Senator [from Illinois]…nor have I agreed with...
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State Rep. Lang: I think it’s possible that people will propose an income tax increase this year [2009].

Jeff Berkowitz: Is that a good idea?
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Tonight's Chicago edition of "Public Affairs," features State Rep. Lou Lang(D-Skokie)discussing and debating current political and state legilsative issues with show host and executive legal recruiter Jeff Berkowitz. Go here for a detailed description of topics discussed on, questions answered on and another partial transcript of tonight's show.

The show airs throughout the City of Chicago tonight at 8:30pm on Cable Ch. 21 (CANTV) and on cable in Aurora and surrounding areas at 7:30 pm on ACTV-10. The Aurora station, Aurora Community Television, Comcast Cable Ch. 10, reaches all of Aurora, Bristol, Big Rock and parts of Oswego, Sandwich, Sugar Grove and Montgomery.
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You can soon watch the show with Rep. Lou Lang here.
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Jeff Berkowitz: Rod Blagojevich’s base…a significant part, the African-American Community; Emil Jones, his close ally for the last six years in legislative matters, An African-American and a mentor for a quarter of a century of Barack Obama; Emil Jones is retiring as Senate President. What could be better [for Blagojevich, it would] please Barack Obama, please Rod Blagojevich, please Emil Jones, all around a win, win, win situation, right?

State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie): It wouldn’t surprise me if President Jones becomes the Governor’s nominee to be the next United States Senator [from Illinois]…nor have I agreed with the fact that he’s been basically attached at the hip with the Governor for the last six years, doing the Governor’s bidding…
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State Rep. Lang: I think [Rod Blagojevich] has been a terrible Governor and I helped elect him twice…
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State Rep. Lang: I think it’s possible that people will propose an income tax increase this year [2009].

Jeff Berkowitz: Is that a good idea?

State Rep. Lang: I don’t know that yet because there are things I think we need to consider before we do that. We need to consider every possible source of revenue including gaming…we need to consider every possible avenue for reducing budgetary expenditures-- which would include a proposal I am going to make this year, something called zero based budgeting…
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The show with Rep. Lou Lang was taped on Nov. 16, 2008.
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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. *************************************************************
"Public Affairs," is a weekly political interview show airing in Chicago on CANTV, in the Chicago metro area, Aurora and Rockford on Comcast and also often on the Illinois Channel. You can watch the shows, including archived shows going back to 2005, here.
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Recently posted shows on the Public Affairs YouTube page include shows with pundit and PR expert Chris Robling , Illinois Policy Institute Chairman and CEO John Tillman., Senator Rutherford , former Republican Primary candidate for Governor Ron Gidwitz, a show with Cong. Don Manzullo (R-Egan, 16th CD) about his no vote on the bailout, jobs, trade and other issues, and shows with Cook County Cmsr. and Obama Media Team Member Forrest Claypool and much more.
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