Voice Of The Southern: Retain Karmeier
From the Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
We’re so tired of negative campaign ads that we may actually be immune to them. We’re sick of the negativity; we’re sick of not knowing what to believe; but most of all we’re sick of candidates being able to hide behind the campaign laws that enable PACS to run the attack ads. We are tempted to think we’ve seen it all when it comes to dirty politics and equally dirty campaigns.
Enter “Campaign for 2016.”
What is “Campaign for 2016?” Essentially, it’s a shell that funnels several million dollars in “contributions” to buy last-minute smear advertising urging residents of Southern Illinois to oust Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier.
Why? According to Campaign for 2016 Chairman Barzin Emani of Chicago, it’s simply to educate the public. Emani, of Chicago, told the Belleville News-Democrat, “Lloyd Karmeier can’t hide from his record. He can be angry at us for bringing it up, and they can claim it’s a last-minute attack of whatever, but the voters deserve to see his record for themselves.” Have we told you that Emani is from Chicago?
And what exactly is Judge Karmeier’s record? It is precisely 10 years of distinguished service on the Illinois Supreme Court and a record of highly ethical decision-making.
Conversely, Campaign for 2016 is funded by plaintiff lawyers and law firms that have injected more than $1.3 million into the campaign against Karmeier
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From the Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
We’re so tired of negative campaign ads that we may actually be immune to them. We’re sick of the negativity; we’re sick of not knowing what to believe; but most of all we’re sick of candidates being able to hide behind the campaign laws that enable PACS to run the attack ads. We are tempted to think we’ve seen it all when it comes to dirty politics and equally dirty campaigns.
Enter “Campaign for 2016.”
What is “Campaign for 2016?” Essentially, it’s a shell that funnels several million dollars in “contributions” to buy last-minute smear advertising urging residents of Southern Illinois to oust Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier.
Why? According to Campaign for 2016 Chairman Barzin Emani of Chicago, it’s simply to educate the public. Emani, of Chicago, told the Belleville News-Democrat, “Lloyd Karmeier can’t hide from his record. He can be angry at us for bringing it up, and they can claim it’s a last-minute attack of whatever, but the voters deserve to see his record for themselves.” Have we told you that Emani is from Chicago?
And what exactly is Judge Karmeier’s record? It is precisely 10 years of distinguished service on the Illinois Supreme Court and a record of highly ethical decision-making.
Conversely, Campaign for 2016 is funded by plaintiff lawyers and law firms that have injected more than $1.3 million into the campaign against Karmeier
Read more in our daily News Update...