Posts Tagged ‘ Steve Shearer ’

Obama ‘boycotting’ FOXNews, so Schock will fill in

September 19, 2009
By Billy Dennis

President Obama will be making the rounds at the Sunday morning talk shows. He’ll be making a direct-to-the-public pitch for his ideas on health care reform to ABS, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN. So which news network is missing? FOXNews. And who did the conservative-leaning network get to “fill in”? Congressman Aaron Schock. Schock spokesman Steve Shearer...
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Politics: New perspective on Schock’s link to NRCC scandal

February 14, 2008
By Billy Dennis

A GOP friend with experience helping run a Congressional campaign doubts very much that the Aaron Schock 18th District campaign — or any Congressional candidate — benefited from any of the financial irregularities being investigated at the National Republican Congressional Committee. Last week, the Schock campaign (as well as other candidates) fired its campaign treasurer...
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Politics: Is NRCC a victim, or guilty of spinning the news?

February 12, 2008
By Billy Dennis

A friend of the Republican persuasion sent me the following: Statement From NRCC Chairman Tom Cole “As part of our ongoing efforts to institute and strengthen financial controls at the National Republican Congressional Committee, we learned earlier this week of irregularities in our financial audit process. Since these irregularities may include fraud, we have notified appropriate...
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Politics: Plausible deniability in the Schock campaign?

February 12, 2008
By Billy Dennis

I’m trying to not be incredulous here. I suppose it’s possible. It just seems damn reckless to me. But Aaron Schock’s campaign manager Steve Shearer tells the State Journal-Register’s Bernie Schoenburg that he’s never met the man they hired as campaign treasurer. This is the same guy who is considered a central figure...
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Today’s news: An unfortunately common occurance

January 6, 2008
By Billy Dennis

Links via the Journal Star: I’d like to extend my sympathies to the family and friends of Evan Knoblauch, the Washington High School senior who died in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday. Drugs and alcohol are not involved, although the cause is still being investigated. I’ve covered a few traffic fatalities over the years. Thankfully,...
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Politics: Schock’s poll sure sounded like a push (UPDATED to add correction)

December 22, 2007
By Billy Dennis

Campaign Manager Steve Shearer has denied that the recently released poll showing his client Aaron Schock with 58 percent of likely votes in the upcoming Republican primary for the 18th District was in fact a push poll designed to spread negative information about his opponents. He told readers of this blog that poll...
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Politics: Schock’s campaign responds to poll criticism

December 22, 2007
By Billy Dennis

The following comment was left to this postabout Aaron Schock’s most recent poll numbers. The author is Steven Shearer, Schock’s campaign manager: No one has released polling results from McConoughey or Morris’ campaigns. If you don’t believe the numbers, you should suggest a media company contract with any credible polling firm and take their own...
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