Dr. Seuss Parody Unleashes Far Right's Rage Against Obama Administration

In book inspired by the classic, The Cat in the Hat, "Dr. Truth" calls Obama the "new cat in town whom the press find disarming," "also recklessly arrogant and convinced he's so charming." The author was among vendors at the Illinois GOP Convention.

Copies of The New Democrat by Dr. Truth were flying off of the table over the weekend at the Illinois Republican Convention. Dr. Truth’s alter-ego, Loren Spivack, claims attendees are buying his parody of the Obama Administration to send to liberal friends and relatives. Based on the famous children’s book The Cat In the Hat, Spivack describes it as a conservative morality play. “It’s the hottest novelty gift at the convention,” Spivack said, manning his table there Saturday morning. Starring in the role of the Cat In the Hat is Barack Obama because “much like the ‘Cat In the Hat’ he wrecks everything that he touches,” Spivack said, classifying Obama a “left wing fanatic.” As Dr. Truth, Spivack unleashes the far right’s rage against what …

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Committeeman Nominee Says Illinois Republican Party 'is a Joke'

One of three nominees for Republican National Committeeman for Illinois urged delegates to "give the people their party back" in what he says was a weekend filled with unfair voting with rigged outcomes.

After he said delegates were "robbed of their opportunity to vote" during the Illinois Republican Convention in Tinley Park, William "Bill" Kelly insisted that they get their $50 ticket entry fee back. "Rarely in life do we actually say what we mean because we are afraid of what we might lose," Kelly said before an election committee Friday afternoon. "But we have lost too much already and we are on the brink of losing it all. … The Illinois Republican party is a joke."  Kelly, a Beverly native now living in the Streeterville neighborhood in Chicago, faced off over the weekend against two others, incumbent Rich Williamson and Alexander "Sandy" Stuart, for the title of Republican National Committeeman for Illinois. Appointed to the …

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See Faces of the Illinois Republican Convention

For the first time in history, the Illinois Republican convention has made its way to Tinley Park.

Get a Glimpse of the Faces of the Illinois Republican Convention

For the first time in history, the Illinois Republican convention has made its way to Tinley Park.

The state's Republicans came in droves to Tinley Park on Friday sporting suits, red white and blue, and American flag T-shirts. All were eager to take part in the weekend's Illinois Republican Convention, where there have been opinions about the importance of keeping marriage between one man and one woman and decisions made on party platform issues like direct elections and gambling. Comments got a bit heated during delegates' talks of the nomination for the party's Republican National Committeeman. While newcomer candidate William Kelly didn't get a second look or even a nod of approval from delegates, others, like Alexander "Sandy" Stuart were specifically questioned on their donations over the years to donate to groups like Planned …

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