By Steve Rhodes
I’ll talk about the Sun-Times endorsement controversy as well as the bizarre specter of a reporter hiring a former U.S. attorney to investigate a campaign’s alleged threat to his employment on The Beachwood Radio Hour #28, which is still in production due to circumstances this weekend beyond my control. Hope to get that posted this afternoon. You can also check out @BeachwoodReport for some running commentary on each situation.
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UPDATE 7:50 P.M.: It’s up.
The Beachwood Radio Hour #28: The Sun-Times Is A Hot Mess.
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SportsMonday: Brandon Marshall Is Unacceptable
Right message, wrong messenger.
The College Football Report: Area Police Top Poll
Congratulations, Morgantown First Responders.
The Beer Thinker: An Oktoberfest For The Rest Of Us
Setting pumpkin beers aside.
The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Is in production!
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BeachBook
* Behind Private Equity’s Curtain.
“Hundreds of billions of public pension dollars have essentially been moved into secrecy accounts.”
* 77 Things I’d Rather Do Than Listen To A 77-Song Wilco Rarities Box Set.
“It’s hard to know how to feel about the songs sometimes because the lyrics are part beautiful poetry, part nonsense. These two extremes are frequently squished together into the same song, too. For example . . .
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TweetWood
Theo Epstein says #Bears will enter competitive phase next year.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 19, 2014
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Usually Patrick Collins doesn’t investigate you until *after* you become governor: http://t.co/gxV3iITyXu | #twill
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 18, 2014
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“We tortured some folks.” RT @RoderickTSawyer: Cynicism is a choice, hope is a better choice. Choose hope. #POTUS
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 20, 2014
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.@moniquegarcia @MBrooke20 Why is he talking about Rahm?
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 20, 2014
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By the way, this is where the Quinn rally, featuring Obama, is being held: http://t.co/4hI2DoI24W
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 20, 2014
@BeachwoodReport Obama, the dinosaur rocker, from stadiums to 7,000 seat venues.
— John Seng (@zodiacjs) October 20, 2014
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BELLE SHORE APT. HOTEL | helene smith http://t.co/zTqPHQXRRc #Chicago #Edgewater #architecture #vintage #photography pic.twitter.com/eXKdjAGO4n
— helene smith (@helene_smith) October 19, 2014
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Acceptable.
Posted on October 20, 2014