ANDY MARTIN: Mark Kirk is guilty of economic treason

Andy Martin explains why Mark Kirk is guilty of “economic treason,” and why the Chicago Tribune is, once again, lying to its readers in defending Mark Kirk from the solid and factual accusations of Alexi Giannoulias. Martin, who majored in economic history at the University of Illinois, predicted in the 1970’s that the export of Illinois’s jobs would not end until there were no Illinois jobs left to export.

Corruption fighter Andy Martin confirms that Mark Kirk is guilty of “economic treason”

Andy exposes the back story behind the Chicago Tribune’s latest attempts to defend Mark Kirk’s lies

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Andy Martin says that Alexi Giannoulias’ accusation that Mark Kirk committed “economic treason” when Kirk helped export American jobs to China is true

Martin says Kirk has betrayed the U. S. Navy, betrayed his family, betrayed gays, betrayed our economy and ultimately betrayed himself

A third of a century ago, Andy Martin predicted Illinois’ coming economic collapse

(CHICAGO)(October 22, 2010) A third of a century ago, way back in 1977, I traveled across downstate Illinois and the Chicago region. I predicted at the time that we were exporting our jobs, and that we would eventually be exporting the futures of our children. One of my close friends was Marty Ward, a UAW member who worked in the Farmall division of International Harvester. I had a lot of friends on the shop floors of Illinois’ factories.

I don’t suppose anyone believed that my predictions would come true. I had majored in economic history, and studied industrial declines. Illinois’ manufacturing economy was dying. Fellow Americans would stab each other in the back to save a nickel, so we really didn’t care if our neighbors’ jobs were exported as long as we could scrape up a few pennies in savings.

Today most of Illinois is an industrial wasteland. Downstate cites are hollow remnants of their former manufacturing glory. Chicago is a bankrupt theme park. And America itself is also an industrial wasteland. How did we get there? Well, since I have the credibility of a third of a century of truth-telling, it is time for me to take the Chicago Tribune to task for seeking to protect Mark Kirk from Alexi Giannoulias’ charge of economic treason:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-
senate-race-1022-20101021,0,1999295.story

Mark Kirk is guilty of economic treason. He is guilty as sin.
Kirk’s standard response to any accusation is to hide inside his tattered U. S. Navy uniform. Real Navy officers cringe when they see Kirk using the Navy uniform as a political costume. Kirk is the biggest liar in Navy history and a complete disgrace to the uniform. His constant efforts to wrap himself in navy blue should make Illinois voters see red.

I really don’t want to defend Alexi Giannoulias, but Giannoulias’ accusation that Mark Kirk was in the forefront of exporting Illinois jobs to China is true. 100% true.

The Chicago Tribune knows Giannoulias’ accusation could be a lethal one for Kirk (I hope G puts up an ad on this one) and so the Tribune is trying to brand Alexi’s accusations a fantasy. They are not a lie:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/
editorials/ct-edit-treason-1022-20101021,0,3541189.story

Both political parties, of course, are complicit in the destruction of our economy and particularly in the dismemberment of our manufacturing base. Republicans didn’t do it alone, and Democrats get as much of the blame as their opponents. But, on the issue of exporting jobs and keeping profits offshore, as Google is now doing, Republicans have a far worse record than the Democrats.

The Democrats have been kept in check, a little, by their union supporters. There is only so much damage the economic royalists in the Democratic Party can do before unions start to squawk.

But Republicans do not have unions to restrain them, and that is why they have been the real malefactors in exporting our economic future to Asia.

The “economic treason” accusation comes as a result of a leak from the Kirk campaign: Someone, “no one knows who,” has leaked a memo indicating that Kirk was holding a “fundraiser” via teleconference with Americans living in Beijing:

http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2010/10/20/kirk-campaign-held-bejing-fundraiser-day-before-tax-loophole-vote/

Well, where do you suppose those Americans were working? Rockford? They were working in China, and they were managing the export of Rockford’s jobs, and the Quad Cities’ jobs and Decatur's jobs, to China.

You have to give Kirk, the greedy little critter, credit for being so desperate for every dollar that he vacuumed up cash from people who were also engaged in economic treason: the people he tapped for campaign cash in Beijing.

The Chicago Tribune tries to defend Kirk by applying the literal definition to treason. Well, literally, Kirk betrayed America, betrayed American workers and endangered our economic future. What’s not treason?

Kirk recognizes how lethal Giannoulias’ attack could be, which is why Kirk is debasing his Navy uniform to defend himself.

Let me for a moment play advocate for Giannoulias and plead his case despite my reluctance to do so. I am opposing Kirk, but I am not endorsing Giannoulias. Still, the truth is the truth.

It is almost certain there will be an overwhelming Republican majority in the House of Representatives after November 2nd. There is a very real possibility the Senate could also “go Republican." A 100% Republican congress could become an ongoing disaster for American manufacturing and our economic recovery.

The Kirkster and all of his tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributors would be under the working control of the China lobby. Kirk & Co. would feel no restraint in allowing the continuing export of American jobs, and the continuing destruction of America’s future. Kirk and the Republicans stripped America bare during the early years of the first decade; what will stop them from doing so again? Greed, and only greed, motivates Kirk.

Kirk has always been for sale to the highest bidder and today the highest bidders are fronts for China’s economy.

Ironically, Kirk’s entire life is a continuing series of betrayals. Kirk has committed the ultimate treason, against himself.

If Kirk had maintained an honorable military career he could have campaigned as a good Navy man. But instead Kirk betrayed the Navy and he betrayed his military comrades by constantly lying about his military service.

Kirk betrayed Illinois media who covered up his lies for years, and endorsed him for office right into 2010. As recently as January 2010 Kirk was lying to the media about being “under fire” in Afghanistan, and other imaginary military escapades in his life. Even today, the media still report lies about Kirk’s "service in Afghanistan" and other military misrepresentations that Kirk has papered all across the internet. When I exposed Kirk in January as a military imposter, the media attacked me for telling the truth. A prophet is not without honor.

Kirk betrayed the Republican Party, which he later purchased in 2009 for thirty pieces of silver (now worth $50,000). That is why Kirk is still struggling as a candidate.

Kirk betrayed his wife, a topic on which we will have a blockbuster story in a couple of days.

Kirk betrayed national security, which has been the subject of our current undercover investigation.

Finally, Kirk betrayed homosexuals. Instead of acknowledging his private life, and liberating himself from a life of lies, Kirk brought down the wrath of the gays in June when they rebelled against his efforts to block the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Unlike the Republican whacko in Alaska, who handcuffed a reporter, I seriously doubt that Alexi Giannoulias has goons who are going to handcuff Kirk and lead him away to be tried for economic treason.

But the inescapable reality is that Kirk betrayed Illinois, betrayed the Navy and ultimately betrayed himself. If that isn’t treason, what is?

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ABOUT ANDY: Chicago Public Radio calls Andy Martin a “boisterous Internet activist.” Andy is the legendary New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He promotes his best-selling book, “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” and his Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Martin has been a leading corruption fighter in Illinois for over forty years. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com
Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” www.ContrarianCommentary.com. He comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of investigative and analytical experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

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Andy Martin News Conference in Republican Party’s Mark Kirk sex scandal

Chicago’s crusading crime fighter Andy Martin, the “Internet Powerhouse” conservative author and investigator who has dogged Barack Obama for the past six years, will hold a Palm Beach news conference today, June 2nd to promise new scandal disclosures in the Republican Party’s Mark Kirk fiasco. Martin accuses Chicago media of a massive cover-up designed to defraud Republican voters into nominating the scandal-ridden Kirk. Kirk was “outed” Tuesday as a homosexual. Earlier, Kirk was exposed for a fraudulent military record. Martin previously put up a web site with Pentagon documents which exposed Kirk’s military frauds, and which Chicago media ignored. www.MarkKirk.us. Martin exposed all of Kirk’s fraudulent and clandestine personal activity during the recent primary, where he ran statewide radio ads telling the truth about Kirk. The ads can be heard at www.AndyforUSSenator.com. Martin’s news conference will disclose new avenues of scandal which is pursuing to doom Kirk’s political career.


PALM BEACH [CHICAGO] NEWS CONFERENCE: Wednesday, June 2 31

Chicago crime fighter Andy Martin has new blockbuster disclosures in Mark Kirk “homosexual”/military fraud scandal

Illinois political corruption expert Martin was the first person to systematically analyze and disclose Mark Kirk’s stolen valor and closeted personal life.

“How sweet it is,” Martin says. “I told the truth and the morons in the Illinois Republican Party attacked me for telling the truth about Kirk. Now these losers have nominated a homosexual military fraud to run as a Republican. Delicious.”

What about Kirk’s claims to have been a “CIA agent, ” Martin will ask today?

Andy Martin says Mark Kirk is jeopardizing the entire Illinois statewide Republican Party ticket in 2010

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF WEDNESDAY NEWS CONFERENCE IN PALM BEACH

Andy Martin says he promised to take down Mark Kirk; the takedown is continuing with new blockbuster disclosures about the corrupt congressman

In another of his Walter Mitty exaggerations Kirk also claims to have been a “CIA agent”

Alexi Giannoulias’ campaign was quietly monitoring Andy Martin’s Kirk investigations

Martin says “party loyalty does not extend to promoting political fraud”

(CHICAGO)(June 2, 2010) Chicago crime fighter and anti-corruption crusader Andy Martin will hold a Palm Beach news conference today, Wednesday, June 2nd to announce that he will respond to the remarks by homosexual leaders that Mark Kirk is gay [http://blog.blogactive.com/2010/06/truth-or-consequences.html] by disclosing that Martin has new military fraud and sex scandal issues to publish concerning Kirk.

Martin is best known around the world as the “Internet Powerhouse” investigative blogger who has exposed many of Barack Obama’s personal lies. Martin recently returned from his fourth investigative trip to Hawai’i.

Martin exposed Kirk’s homosexuality and military fraud in radio ads that were broadcast across Illinois beginning on December 28, 2009 and continuing through February 1, 2010. Listen to the ads at: http://www.andyforussenator.com/andys_ads.htm.
Martin created a media firestorm as Chicago media tried to demonize Martin for telling the truth about Kirk. Martin also documented his claims of military fraud concerning Kirk by posting documents on Martin’s own anti-Kirk web site [www.MarkKirk.us] showing Kirk had never served in Afghanistan.

“For forty-four years I have been fighting political corruption in Chicago and Illinois politics. The only thanks I have received is a continuing smack in the face from the media. Chicago media have lived a lie for the past half century. Media lies keep Daley Machine politics in power.

“Mark Kirk was part of the Republican Party’s ‘extension’ of the Daley Machine, an integral cog in what Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass calls the ‘Combine’ that controls and corrupts Illinois politics.

“I have always worked to find the facts, and searched for the truth, and I did so during the 2009-2010 primary election. But when the truth and facts hit Chicago’s airwaves on December 28th, once again media attacked me for exposing Mark Kirk as one of the greatest frauds in American political history. So far, media have played ‘catch-up’ by only scratching the tip of the iceberg of Kirk’s military fraud.

“My senate campaign broadcast the facts, and Chicago’s media morons responded by attacking me for telling the truth about Mark Kirk. What losers. If ever there was an ‘I told you so’ moment in American politics, this is it. I warned Republican voters that they were going to destroy the party if they voted for Kirk, but no one wanted to hear the truth. Well, we have more and more and more ‘truth’ about Mark Kirk to come.

“Kirk’s military fraud and homosexuality are now jeopardizing the entire statewide and local Illinois Republican ticket. I’ll have more to say about that very shortly.

”Ironically, Channel 7 WLS-TV devoted virtually an entire 90-minute broadcast debate to allowing its ‘journalists’ to trash me for running ads telling the truth about Kirk. Channel 7's Andy Shaw and Charles Thomas owe me an apology. I have a copy of the tape. This is one of the greatest media scandals, and media embarrassments, in recent media history. The truth was out there in the open, and Chicago media attacked the truth and attacked the truth-teller. Is it any wonder the state of Illinois is dying? That ordinary Illinoisans feel betrayed?

“I even put up blogs, and everyone still pretended the truth wasn’t there when the documents were staring them in the face:
www.DefeatMarkKirk.blogspot.com;
www.contrariancommentary.typepad.com/defeatmarkkirk/

“Ironically, the only one who paid any attention to me was Alexi Giannoulias. His people were quietly observing my campaign from a distance and taking down everything I disclosed about Kirk.

“There is a lesson here for Republicans, and it is ‘nonpartisan.’ In other words, whether someone is a ‘conservative’ or ‘liberal’ Republican, pay attention to the truth and the facts. Don’t sweep a candidate’s lies under the carpet and expect to get away with it.

“Please forgive me if I chortle at today’s news conference. I promised to bring down Mark Kirk, and I will. In my opinion, party loyalty does not extend to promoting political fraud. I support the rest of the Illinois Republican ticket.”

Martin is in Palm Beach visiting relatives.

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June 2nd news conference details:

WHO:

Illinois corruption-fighter and Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin

WHERE:

Sidewalk (public) news conference, in front of 95 N. County Road, Palm Beach, FL (U. S. Post Office)

WHEN: Wednesday, June 2nd 5:00 P.M.

WHAT:

Chicago crusading crime fighter Andy Martin says he has new scandals coming in the Republican Party’s Mark Kirk homosexual/military fraud fiasco

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WEBSITE: http://www.AndyforUSSenator.com

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-----------------------------Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He is currently promoting his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask and producing the new Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com. Martin comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York. UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSAwww.facebook.com/AndyMartin Andy's columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com.
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