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Category Archives: Media Mention
Whitney in the Southtown Star
July 29, 2010 – 8:00 am
I remember the September 2006 night well: Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney’s Chicago fundraiser, held at a sparsely attended Pilsen restaurant. In a sport coat and paisley necktie, he was the best-dressed gent in the room. By a mile.
I liked him then – he exudes a cerebral quality I appreciate – but I questioned [...]
Amy Gehrt: Next election could decide death penalty issue
July 21, 2010 – 1:16 pm
Whitney, a Carbondale lawyer, said there are several reasons why he opposes the death penalty. “Human institutions being fallible, as they are, I don’t believe that our criminal justice system should be empowered to take a human life under any circumstances,” he said. “I think it’s immoral, (and) I think it does not actually tend [...]
The Southern: Whitney expresses favor over Supreme Court gun ruling
June 30, 2010 – 2:15 pm
CARBONDALE – Green Party candidate for governor Rich Whitney is commending this week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gun rights, saying it upholds the second amendment while still deferring some necessary regulation to local governments.
“A nation founded on liberty should not cede to the government a monopoly on the use of weapons,” Whitney said. “In [...]
NBC Chicago Ward Room
June 23, 2010 – 9:33 pm
The Illinois Green Party began as a fluke. In 2006, plenty of Democrats didn’t want to vote for Rod Blagojevich, and plenty of Republicans didn’t want to vote for Judy Baar Topinka. So a Carbondale lawyer named Rich Whitney won 10 percent of the vote.
It was the best showing by a third-party candidate for governor [...]
The Southern: Whitney: Debates should be inclusive
June 23, 2010 – 9:03 am
Rich Whitney has a message for Democrats and Republicans across Illinois: Don’t ignore third parties.
On Tuesday, the Green Party gubernatorial candidate commended people who make serious attempts to get on statewide ballots to challenge the status quo, and called for every qualified candidate to be included in debates.
“I think it’s healthy for democracy, healthy for [...]
The Southern: Whitney encouraged by latest polls
June 19, 2010 – 9:08 am
CARBONDALE – A recent poll covering statewide elections for November includes Green Party candidates, a fact that encourages Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney of Carbondale.
Results of the latest polling data from Public Policy Polling show Whitney garnering 9 percent. The data was collected June 12 and 13.
It was the first time Green Party candidates [...]
Daily Chronicle: Green Party Budget Specifics
June 18, 2010 – 3:57 pm
To the editor: Your editorial highlighting the lack of any specific plan to get Illinois out of debt by Pat Quinn or Bill Brady is the perfect opportunity for me to pitch my plan to Daily Chronicle readers.
I have a 20-page document online – “How We Can Solve the Budget Crisis in Illinois and Build [...]
Barrington Courier-Review: Whitney brings campaign to Barrington
June 1, 2010 – 10:30 am
By AMY GORCZOWSKI CONTRIBUTOR
WSIL-TV: Green Party Candidate Travels State
June 1, 2010 – 10:01 am
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