Posts Tagged ‘ evanston ’

Happy Pumpkin Carving! Is it a “Jan-O-Lantern” or a “Schak-O-Lantern”?

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October 28, 2011
The Jan Schakowsky "Schak-O-Lantern"

There are few things more terrifying than walking down the street on a gloomy-autumn night and coming across one of the scariest members of the United States Congress glaring at you in the form of a glowing pumpkin. In the spirit of Halloween we decided to carve the creepiest, scariest pumpkin we could think...
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Schakowsky Declares Tea Party Congressmen “Radical Hostage Takers,” Chris Hayes (MSNBC) Praises Her Constituents on Air

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August 2, 2011
Schakowsky Declares Tea Party Congressmen “Radical Hostage Takers,” Chris Hayes (MSNBC) Praises Her Constituents on Air

Illinois 9th District Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky voted against the debt deal yesterday. In a rare case of us agreeing with the congresswoman’s vote however, we are displeased to hear a press release from her office stopped at nothing short of accusing tea party congressmen of being radical hostage takers, with the intent of destroying...
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Is This Rep. Jan Schakowsky Job Ad Discriminatory?

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April 4, 2011
Is This Rep. Jan Schakowsky Job Ad Discriminatory?

In this (IL-D) Rep. Jan Schakowsky Communications Director job ad, “people of color are encouraged to apply.” We were wondering what would happen if John Boehner posted a job ad encouraging whites to apply… The ad: Active, Midwestern progressive seeks aggressive, hardworking individual for Communications Director position to develop and implement a comprehensive media...
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