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by Aricka Flowers

3:06pm

Mon Dec 12, 2011

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Duckworth Ready To Go Up Against 'Screaming' Joe Walsh (VIDEO)

Democratic candidate for the 8th congressional district Tammy Duckworth released a video today depicting the differences between her and incumbent Joe Walsh (R).

After showing a clip of Walsh declaring "we are at war in this country," Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost her legs in combat, added that "going on Fox News and spouting Tea Party slogans is not fighting for your country."

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by Matthew Blake

10:03am

Fri Dec 9, 2011

Walsh Stays In The Eighth (VIDEO)

Second-year Congressman and nationally prominent Tea Party mouthpiece Joe Walsh announced Thursday that he would run for re-election in Illinois’ re-drawn 8th Congressional district – his current district, discarding earlier intentions to run in the 14th. This is despite the fact that his home county of McHenry is now in the 14th District and a newly redrawn 8th district is now made up of majority Democratic voters.

In a relentlessly over-the-top speech to the Chicago Tea Party Thursday night, Walsh kept saying that the country was at war, fighting a, presumably, figurative battle over the size of government. He believed that he could keep his Congressional seat because 8th district voters will join him in the fight to shrink government.
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by Aricka Flowers

6:34pm

Tue Nov 8, 2011

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Walsh Loses It On Constituents In The Name Of Big Banks (VIDEO) (UPDATED)

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-8) got quite testy with his constituents at a recent event when he was asked about the apparent conflicts of interest in Congress when it comes to big banks. At the event held in Gurnee on Sunday, which was part of his occasional "Cup of Joe with Joe" weekend meetings with residents, the freshman congressman blew his top, yelling and threatening to throw out constituents who were asking about the positions several bank lobbyists have in regulatory agencies and Congress. Read more »

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by Aricka Flowers

3:24pm

Fri Sep 23, 2011

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Walsh Still Ruffling Feathers In Washington (VIDEO)

The Capitol Fax blog is reporting that U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-8) is continuing to make waves in D.C. The 8th congressional district Tea Partyer announced plans this week to run in the 14th congressional district, against Republican Randy Hultgren, and also commissioned some polling in the district of another fellow party member.

The Tea Party Republican is also making news for his recent assessment that the media is going to great lengths to "protect" President Obama because he is the first black U.S. president.

News

1:39pm

Wed Sep 21, 2011

Walsh To Run In The 14th, Duckworth's Camp Comments

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-8) has announced plans to run in the 14th congressional district during the 2012 election cycle.

Sources

Chicago Sun-Times

Quick Hit

by Aricka Flowers

3:28pm

Tue Sep 20, 2011

Walsh Named On Most Corrupt Congressman List

Tea Partyer U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-8) has been fingered as one of the nation's most corrupt congressmen by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

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by Aricka Flowers

1:57pm

Thu Sep 8, 2011

14th District Race Heats Up

The race for the 14th congressional district appears to be heating up with a Democrat throwing his hat in the ring and two GOP congressmen poised to run against one another. Former McHenry alderman Frank McClatchey has announced that he is running for the Democratic nomination in the 14th congressional district race.