What: Come and enjoy a cup of coffee with Tom Geoghegan and members of the Norwood Park community
Where: Home of Mark Fitzgerald 6505 W. Palatine Avenue
When: Thursday, February 26, 7pm – 9pm
Washington Post on Tom
FIVE DAYS TO ELECTION
“He has since written four other books, some on the shambles that is the American legal system. He’s became the go-to lawyer for Chicagoans who’ve lost their jobs through discrimination or who’ve been denied the pay they’ve earned. And now, he’s the congressional candidate who supports single-payer health care, expanding Social Security to compensate for the decimation of private pensions, and government investment to rebuild our offshored manufacturing sector.”
And:
“Another time, he wondered “why, in the party of William Jennings Bryan, is there no one demanding an interest cap on our Visa cards and our MasterCards,” also noting that in Chicago, “payday lenders charge more than the Mob wants for juice loans.” In the collected works of Tom Geoghegan, the value of social and economic ideas and practices is set by the way they play out on the streets.”
“…while the nation is going through its first real systemic economic crisis since the Depression, a guy who can knowledgeably compare public works programs clear back to the Jefferson administration and who can sniff out a bankers’ relief program a mile away seems to me exactly what Congress needs.”
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Geoghegan may turn 5th District race on its ear
6 DAYS TO THE ELECTION
From Laura Washington in the Chicago Sun Times:
“There’s an interloper in these environs. He’s stealing voters’ attentions and affections. He could throw the race into the arms of Fritchey, the progressives’ No. 1 villain. That interloper is the wiry-framed Tom Geoghegan, the labor movement’s Don Quixote.
“Milky-complected, book-toting, hair askew, the longtime labor lawyer is beloved by Chicago’s wine-and-cheese class. This progressive’s progressive is backed by big-name lefties around the nation: Geoghegan is endorsed by the Nation magazine, Tom What’s the Matter with Kansas? Frank, New Yorker scribe Hendrik Hertzberg, and he’s Joe Trippi’s Internet adoptee. Much of his campaign cash comes courtesy of the liberal blogosphere.
“He barreled into the race out of “left” field in a broken-down Ford Escort that has more junk in the trunk than J. Lo. Geoghegan has toiled for renegade labor reformers. His law partner is the august Leon Despres, the 101-year-old dean of liberal alderdom. Geoghegan once tried to force unions on the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant conglomerate.
“His story screams champion of the little guy and girl. His constituency extends even into the animal kingdom, says Kathy G., proprietress of TheGSpot blog. For weeks, she has been chronicling and cheerleading the Geoghehan movement.”
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Abner Mikva, Marty Oberman, Dr. Quentin Young, Leon Despres Endorse Geoghegan
ONE WEEK TO ELECTION!
CHICAGO – Legendary progressives Hon. Marty Oberman, Hon. Abner Mikva, Dr. Quentin Young, and Hon. Leon Despres have endorsed Tom Geoghegan for Congress.
MARTY OBERMAN
“We need to elect Tom Geoghegan to begin the repair of the recent damage to Illinois’ political landscape,” said Oberman, former alderman from Chicago’s 43rd ward. “Tom’s candidacy is steeped in the great progressive tradition of Paul Simon and Adlai Stevenson. He is unmatched for both his serious thought and successful action in the interest of social and political reform.”
ABNER MIKVA
Tom also earned the endorsement of former congressman, alderman and Clinton White House adviser Judge Abner Mikva.
“Tom Geoghegan has stood for integrity his entire career,” said Mikva. “He believes politics and government must be honest to meet people’s needs. That’s why he’ll make a great congressman.”
DR. QUENTIN YOUNG
Doctor Quentin Young is the head of Physicians for a National Health Program and a leading advocate of single payer health care.
“Tom understands and is committed to single-payer national health insurance – ‘Medicare for All’. He is a genuine progressive; he supports economic reform that meets the needs of the people, not the Wall Street predators who got America into this mess,” said Dr. Young.
LEON DESPRES
Also endorsing Geogehgan was legendary progressive and former alderman Leon Despres.
“Tom doesn’t need a ‘listening tour’ to understand what working Americans face every day,” said Despres. “He’s represented nurses, steelworkers, truck drivers and railroad workers. He’s not afraid to stand up against tough odds and makes change happen.
“His work has focused on protecting workers affected by plant closings, securing health care for the uninsured, and stopping the abuses of payday lenders. He’ll make an outstanding Congressman.”
Mr. Despres and Mr. Geoghegan are partners in the law firm of Despres, Schwartz and Geoghegan.
Other endorsements include: American Nurses Association; Democracy for America; Blogpac; Progress Change Campaign Committee; Global Solutions PAC; Greater Chicago Caucus (GCC; )National Nurses Organizing Committee; Progressive Democrats of America (PDA); Progressive Democrats of America Chicago Chapter; Steelworkers Local 7243; Students for a New American Politics (SNAP); Teamsters Local 743; The Nation Magazine; James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly online; Thomas Frank, The Wall Street Journal; Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker online; Alex Kotlowitz, Author; Sara Paretsky, Author; Katha Pollitt, The Nation; Don Rose, The Chicago Sun-Times; David Sirota, The Huffington Post; Rob Warden, Author; Garry Wills, Author.
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