Politics: ‘Candidates face off at Peoria Area Chamber forums’
(press release)
Peoria, IL (Sept. 4, 2008) – Candidates in four hotly contested races will discuss issues important to voters in the Illinois Heartland. Don’t miss your chance to hear them battle it out over local topics including crime and the area economy as well as national issues concerning trade, domestic energy production and foreign policy. Seats are limited so log on to www.peoriachamber.org and register now for the three scheduled candidate forums:
18th District Congressional Candidate Forum
Aaron Schock/Colleen Callahan/Sheldon Shafer
Date: September 10th, 2008
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Location: Hotel Pere Marquette
Live Broadcast on September 10th by 1470 WMBD92nd and 106th District State Representative Candidate Forum
Jehan Gordon/Joan Krupa
Keith Sommer/Tom Shrier
Date: September 17th, 2008
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Location: The Heartland Partnership Board Room, 100 SW Water, PeoriaPeoria County State’s Attorney Candidate Forum
Kevin Lyons/Darin LaHood
Date: October 1st, 2008
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Location: The Heartland Partnership Board Room, 100 SW Water, PeoriaMedia interviews and photo opportunities with candidates will immediately follow each forum.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Damn, I’ll be in class until about 9:30.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Now is this a “debate” or a simply a forum?
Will there be a moderator asking each the same questions?
September 4th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Why in the name of god did they hold this in the morning? I am barely awake by 7:30 – and this virtually assures that most working people will NOT be able to attend.
Plus, with them starting at 7:30 am, it’s going to be awkward to listen to if you start working at 8am as half the world does.
It’s very republican of the chamber to make it difficult for the average person to attend, IMHO>
September 4th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
cgiselle: “I am barely awake by 7:30 – and this virtually assures that most working people will NOT be able to attend.”
“Working people” isn’t exactly the constituency the Chamber represents.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I think they thought 7:30 am would work best for people who work third shift.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I assure you, as someone who used to work 3rd shift, that the LAST thing i wanted to do after work is go listen to politicians pontificate. And I’m a politics junkie.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Good, the first step is admitting you have a problem.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I just saw a segment on Krupa/Gordon on WEEK, and who was standing right behind her at a press conference? None other than the Peoria republican puppet master himself, Steve Shearer (yep he’s managing her campaign too). The same man who tells Aaron Schock and the man called “one of the most corrupt members of congress” Jerry Weller.
We have such a bright political future in central Illinois (sarcasm).
September 4th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
I’d lay odds that it’s still 50/50 (at best) whether Shock attends this non-debate…
September 5th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Another opportunity for Shock to cancel a previously agreed-upon commitment.
Gee, what would A-ron’s wife say if he showed her such a lack of commitment??
September 5th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Hey Ginny, how is that article hunting coming along proving your crazy statements about Aaron’s supposed comments about women?
Until you prove otherwise, I think people will hardly believe anything you have to say.