Media: A twofer with Illinois Issues

February 27, 2008

By Billy Dennis

So, I agree to an interview with Illinois Issues about Aaron Schock (the guy said I’m an expert on Aaron, which made me laugh a bit). At the end, he gave me his boss’s name and number says she’s doing an article on blogs.

Like most media interviews, I expect that they will use one or two of the dozens of juicy yet insightful quotes I fed them. In the end, I’ll be happy if they manage to include my URL.

One of them has a blog.

Tags: Aaron Schock, Illinois Issues

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