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September 2006
Special note: the good looking
lady in the center photo at the top of my September Diary page (pink
sweater, front row right) is my grandma. We are blessed; she is
healthy, has a strong opinion on political issues and turned 95
August 31. I love my grandma, a lot!
Challenger promises no family on payroll
The Daily Herald
Taking aim at Illinois Secretary of State Jesse
White’s five relatives on the office payroll, GOP challenger Dan Rutherford
Thursday pledged not to hire any family members if elected in November.
The Republican state senator from downstate
Pontiac blasted White, a Chicago Democrat, for promoting his daughter to a
$112,512-a-year post, allowing a contract employee to pen his biography and
permitting his chief-of-staff’s wife to come on board as a temporary
secretary exempt from the contract bid process.
Click
here to read the full article!
Wow...this month has gone fast and a lot in
it....the energy is so high, friends are working hard and the
message of change in the SoS Office is coming through....thanks to
all for parade participation and help!
Springfield Journal Register
Bernard Schoenburg
"We are clearly seeing a pattern of impropriety
coming to light," Rutherford said in the statement. "The people of
Illinois saw Jesse White's predecessor convicted for improprieties
akin to what White is doing today."
Click Here to
read the full column
Emory Boards (fingernail files) are used by our campaign all the time;
parades, fairs, other handouts. We order them a quarter of a million
at a time! We have now gone through over one million of them!!!
As you know, my nephew Kaleb handles all the website
matters....does a pretty good job at it, don't you think? Let him know:
kaleb@danrutherford.org He got to meet President Bush (we will
post the photo when it comes), and a few of my other friends!!
Thousands of miles by car and air....thanks Chad!
Rutherford Commits To Not Hire His Own Family
Jesse White Hiring Improprieties MUST End
(Chicago, IL) – Secretary of State Nominee Dan Rutherford
makes it very clear where he stands with regards to nepotism in the office,
differing dramatically with current Secretary of State Jesse White.
Rutherford publicly announced his policy that will be instituted upon taking
office:
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“I will NOT hire my family to work for the Office of
the Secretary of State. Period.” |
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“I will NOT permit my senior staff to hire their family
members on no-bid contracts.” |
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“I will NOT permit an employee or no bid contractor of
the Secretary of State to write my biography.” |
Click Here to read the full statement!
Some friends asked
about the re-forestation project I have been involved with on the ground I
own outside of Pontiac: Yes, I do the planting myself. Help comes from my
brother-in-law, sister, nephew and even my mom has been behind the tractor
on the planter putting in the seedlings! Restoring wild life habitat is my
way to personally get away, relax and feel like I am giving something back
to Mother Earth.
Jesse White Agency Director Convicted
Rutherford: Crimes of Jesse White Director Could Have Been
Prevented
"Peoria, IL – As Jesse White’s Agency Director,
Cecil Turner, was recently convicted of federal crimes, nominee for
Secretary of State Dan Rutherford highlighted that the corruption in the
Secretary of State’s Office continued when White took office."
The Rutherford and Radogno camps spent an
evening putting together yard signs in Springfield. A lot of fun, fellowship
and friends telling stories on their candidates!
"Jesse White Policy Reversal Highlights More Improprieties"
“I am happy to hear that Jesse White
will no longer be accepting contributions from his Secretary of
State employees. This has been my position all along. I do
not accept contributions from my Senate employees now. I have
said throughout this campaign that employees whose salary
increases and evaluations are determined by the Secretary should
not be allowed to contribute personally through
gifts or
through political donations to one’s campaign. I think it’s
fundamentally wrong.”
The
Pontiac Bonneville started September with 231,565 miles. She had
quite a run on the Common Sense Express Caravan, 2107 miles. She was the
tail car carrying my luggage and extra campaign materials. A special thanks
to Kenton for being the Road Warrior that entire week. The Bonneville hasn’t
been treated better, drinking good ethanol and happy to see gas prices going
down!!
The Common Sense Express was a great Motor
Coach tour with the entire GOP slate of state-wide candidates. We went to
all corners of the state. We got great energy from the people of Illinois.
Check out photo tour of
the Common Sense Express on the August Diary!
Springfield Journal Register
Doug Finke
Statehouse Insider
"Wow, talk about an
enthusiastic response. But, then, what would you expect from White's
office? Yes, it turns out the writer sent the message from a
computer in the secretary of state's office. Presumably, the writer
is a White employee."
To read the full story
The State Fair Parade in DuQuoin gave
us a tremendous warm greeting. We got all kinds a thumbs up, "hey, I saw
you here last year" and people wanting to shake hands and give
encouragement. The momentum is there....
DuQuoin Parade photos
JESSE WHITE FOLLOWS
RUTHERFORD’S LEAD ON
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Will White also copy Rutherford’s proposals
to greatly enhance service at Driver Services Facilities?
There is still plenty of corruption to
report under Jesse White’s administration
Secretary of State Candidate Dan
Rutherford Plans Parental Access to Child’s Driving
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