Explore our content

All types | All dates | All authors
Lynn Sweet
PI Original
by Adam Doster
6:28pm
Mon Feb 8, 2010
1 comment

Michigan Dems "Wouldn't Embark On Any Race" Without Vetting Candidate

Election 2010

Democratic operatives and activists are trying to figure out how Scott Lee Cohen survived the Illinois Democratic lieutenant governor primary without one prominent party official raising hay about his sordid past. After all, scrutinizing potential candidates is routine in neighboring states.

Quick Hit
by Josh Kalven
5:41pm
Sun Feb 7, 2010
3 comments

Sweet: Madigan Has Done "An Awful Job" As Party Chairman

In her column this weekend, the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet lays much of the blame for the Scott Lee Cohen debacle at the feet of House Speaker and Illinois Democratic Party Chairman Michael Madigan, writing that he is doing "an awful job" in the latter post.  "Unlike every other state party chairman in the nation," she adds, "Madigan refuses to run a viable statewide political organization."  To learn more about how Madigan refuses to devote party resources to anything but his own narrow interests, read our previous posts on the matter.

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:49am
Wed Jun 25, 2008

Thoughts On Obama's Public Financing Decision (Part 2)

Campaign finance

In my first post on this subject, I endorsed Barack Obama's recent decision to opt out of the public financing system. I noted that the move makes obvious sense from a tactical standpoint and further argued that, within Obama's fundraising apparatus, small donors have an ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:41pm
Wed Jun 18, 2008

Lynn Sweet Watch: What About Clarke?

McCain

In her Sun-Times column today, Lynn Sweet reports on the sparring between the Obama and McCain camps yesterday over foreign policy. The piece is headlined: "Obama 'delusional'? McCain, ex-CIA chief doubt Obama's readiness to deal with terrorists." In it, she ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:13pm
Tue May 13, 2008

Lynn Sweet Watch: Obama And The "Constant Sore"

Sun-Times

What is it with the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet and Barack Obama's comments about Israel?

Back in March, we noted her suggestion that Obama hadn't addressed Jeremiah Wright's controversial statements regarding Israel (when, in fact, he had). Now she's reprinting Republican ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:55am
Fri Mar 28, 2008

Lynn Sweet Watch: Obama, Wright, and Israel

Media

Appearing on MSNBC yesterday, the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet falsely suggested that Barack Obama hasn't addressed Rev. Jeramiah Wright's controversial comments about Israel. At issue are remarks about Israel in the "pastor pages" of Trinity United Church of Christ's ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:58pm
Tue Mar 18, 2008
1 comment

Sun-Times' Sweet Fabricates Obama Flip-Flop

Religion

During his speech in Philadelphia this morning, Barack Obama said the following about his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright:

"Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make ...