There are bad people – very bad people – in the world. The massacre at Fort Hood is the lastest evidence of terrorism aimed at the U.S. But there are also good people – very good people.  Good, brave, heroic people like Sgt. Kimberly Munley who took down Malik Hasan before he slaughtered anyone else.  But in order to protect the good people from the bad, we can’t be defenseless. We can’t be unaware. We can’t be shy or hang our heads, already defeated. We have to stand up, be politically incorrect, and tell the truth. We need to stand up for the Second Amendment and pound away at the fact that Americans need to take their own safety and the safety of the ones they love into their own hands. That is the mission of the wonderful guys at carrysafely.com and Kapguns.com. And God Bless them that they stand up everyday for freedom. 

It was a wonderful day of shooting with these great guys and I hope to do it again soon. Watch the video to see what happens when you hand a guy like me a firearm…All I can say is thank God these serious gun professionals were on stand-by!

Tonight’s episode of Sportsaholic is a special one and here’s a shout out to all my Second Amendment friends and all the guys at CarrySafely.com and Kapguns.com. These are the best guys ever…and taught me a valuable lesson: if you’ve never fired a Barrett 50 BMG – you just haven’t lived!

Here’s the lowdown on what’s on tonight’s show and my support for our constitutional right to bear arms for defense, for sport, and as a reminder to our too, too powerful government that – its power exists at behest of the people and not the other way around. Enjoy the episode!

 TONIGHT ON SPORTSAHOLIC ON COMCAST SPORTSNET AT 12:30 LATE NIGHT! Attention Sportsaholics!  It’s time to squeeze in a last minute game of  golf  Chicago Bear’s style with Jim McMahon, Willie Gault, and your favorite football legends. But up next, …its fire first then aim later when populist folk hero William Kelly is packing heat and there’s no turning back.  Get a birds eye view behind the explosive trigger of some of the most world’s most powerful firearms as Bill teams up with expert marksmen. Watch this no-holds-barred lesson in sharp shooting that will blow you away! Only on your crash course in sports reality – William Kelly’s Sportsaholic. Rebroadcast at Sunday at 12:30.

In the spirit of our founding fathers, please support your Illinois Tea Party movement by purchasing a 2010 IL Tea Party Alliance T-Shirt for Tea Party and Conservative groups. Now on sale!  If you know of any groups that wish to participant they just need to send an email to ‘TeaPartyPalatine@Yahoo.com’. Every group(s) website name will be placed on the back on the shirt.  Deadline for order is Nov 1!  Official order form online at:

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This is just a little reminder from me to the people of Illinois, the media, and Alexi Giannoulias himself of how he punked out on helping needy kids from Mercy Holmes. He was too chicken to take me up on my boxing bout at the Ringside for Mercy’s Sake that takes place tonight…and in so doing, he took a cowardly pass on helping raise $26K for kids. No honor, no U.S. Senate seat. How do you like that Alexi?

Cash award to the winning team courtesy of William J. Kelly’s campaign!

Calling all Republicans! On Wednesday October 21st, the College Republican Jeopardy Tournament will pit school teams and YR groups from around Chicagoland! On…News, politics, entertainment and pop culture trivia! COLLEGE REPUBLICAN JEOPARDY with MC William J. Kelly, GOP candidate and executive producer/host of Sportsaholic and the Emmy award-winning Upscale TV.

OCTOBER 21, WEDNESDAY MYSTIC CELT 9pm Doors Open 9:30 Let the Games Begin! Free beer and appetizers!! First 50-100 eligible* attendees to receive GOP luxury gift bags with gift certificates, theater tickets, full-size product samples and more! Email lauraglaw@aol.com for team information and for general admission. 

In lieu of admission fees, general admission is 1 page of signatures for Kelly for Comptroller.* Download petition at http://www.friendsofwilliamjkelly.com/.  Prize for the largest signature getter!

ABC 7 Story on the Break-In

BREAK-IN AT KELLY’S CHICAGO CAMPAIGN OFFICE

Police Search Scene at GOP Candidate for Comptroller’s Office

 (CHICAGO) – At 3:30PM on Sunday, William J. Kelly, candidate for Illinois comptroller and his campaign manager, Steve Ruggiero, arrived at their campaign office at 1000 N. Milwaukee to discover it had been forcibly broken into. 

 Missing items of political relevance include ward maps with campaign strategy, volunteer information and lists. Other missing items include fax/modem equipment, champagne and cigars. Kelly has filed a police report and the police have dusted for fingerprints and are searching for possible suspects.

 Kelly has been an outspoken critic of U.S. Senate candidate and Obama money man, Alexi Giannoulias. Kelly produced an ambush video on Giannoulias and his ACORN-tainted SEIU endorsement that has irked members of the Giannoulias campaign. Video clip available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aedjhXvRa5c

 ”The police are conducting an investigation; we don’t know if the break-in was politically motivated, however, politically sensitive items were removed from our office. Regardless, this campaign is and always has been a campaign of reform vs. corruption. If anyone thinks that this break-in will intimidate me, they don’t know me very well. It will only make me campaign harder,” said Kelly.

GOP Candidate William Kelly Says Summit Offers a “Teaching Moment”

Statement by William J. Kelly, Candidate for Illinois Comptroller

Today, Illinois Comptroller Candidate William J. Kelly is inviting Sun-Times columnist and Capitol Fax blogger Rich Miller to a beer summit to discuss their differences and the issues.

“Rich, President Obama has showed us that sitting down with a beer to discuss your philosophical difference is a way towards healing. The time for partisanship has long passed. It’s time for us to really do something for the people of Illinois, the people who have suffered long enough. I’m asking you – I’m inviting you for a beer summit here at the Dank Haus.”

“I know you didn’t exactly like my video interview of U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias on his ACORN-tainted SEIU endorsement, but this discussion could offer us and others a teaching moment. It’s time to move past our differences,” says Kelly.

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William J. Kelly is running on a reform platform to be Illinois’ first “Activist” Comptroller, pledging full transparency and a new era of state government that has been plagued by corruption, abusive spending practices, and the glare of national scrutiny.

Cited by the Washington Times as a new breed of conservative media entity, William J. Kelly was previously the Executive Director of the National Taxpayers Union of Illinois. He ran against Rep. Bobby Rush (D) in 1994 and exposed the Congressman’s $50,000 in back taxes, child support, and unpaid parking tickets. Kelly is the host and executive producer of the TV series, “Sportsaholic” and the Emmy award-winning “Upscale TV,” which just completed a successful three-year run on FOX.

In response to the attacks by Rich Miller’s Capitol Fax blog, Illinois Comptroller candidate William J. Kelly writes:

“Since Tuesday, Rich Miller’s Capitol Fax blog has been attacking me and my campaign for Illinois Comptroller without the opportunity for counterpoint. We produced a video piece questioning U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias on the appropriateness of his SEIU endorsement and its ties to ACORN. It is interesting that a well-known political writer like Miller would resort to ridicule to devalue and undermine free speech – mine or my supporters i.e. outsiders capable of real reform. Regardless, I see no reason to play by the rules, especially when the truth is not being told. That is supposed to be the media’s job. I will make no apologies for being aggressive on behalf of the truth.”

“Miller wonders why I focus my attention on Alexi Giannoulias when I am running for Illinois Comptroller? It’s simple. Substantively, all of Illinois’ problems can be traced to the deeply rooted culture of nepotism and political entitlement by the sons and daughters of senators, bank presidents, assorted elites and hacks. As treasurer, Giannoulias has messed up Illinois’ finances and now he wants a promotion to the U.S. Senate. But anybody that has had to live and work in the real world knows that when you lose $85 million, especially for Illinois families, you are in no position to ask for a promotion. Alexi’s deputy treasurer, Raja Krishnamoorthi is already an announced candidate for Illinois Comptroller. The circle of insiders has to end in order for Illinois to have real reform and that story is not being told.”

“The media will attack me as just a TV host trying to be a politician. However, I have been an anti-tax advocate and activist for years. I could be very happy to sit back and continue to grow my TV projects that I have worked very hard to create. Unlike many in the Chicago inner circle, nothing has been handed to me on a silver platter. But, as a lifelong resident of Chicago and truly love it and the state of Illinois, I cannot sit back and watch as the elites further destroy our state.”

“With every new political scandal in the state of Illinois, we have to redefine the definition of rock bottom. ACORN-SEIU connections, both Illinois and nationally, have the potential to go beyond anything we have seen thus far. As Comptroller, I promise to investigate why our state is bankrupt, where has the money gone, and what has been the role of these shady associations with ACORN, SEIU, and other special interests.”

“We have an excellent opportunity to turn this state around. None of this should be a partisan issue. If that sounds “strange” by Rich Miller’s standards, then, I’ll take it.”

The Capitol Fax blog can be referenced at ….http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2009/09/30/from-the-strange-campaign-files/

Bold and mischievous, conservative TV producer and candidate for Illinois Comptroller, William J. Kelly takes U.S. Alexi Giannoulias to task on his ACORN-tained SEIU endorsement. Kelly asks: “You are seeking and have accepted the endorsement of SEIU. Don’t you think it is better to do an investigation of SEIU first? Under what circumstances would you consider returning the $? Under any circumstances?” Kelly doesn’t let him off the hook. When Alexi can’t take it anymore, he hides behind his two female assistants. One says to Kelly, “You have to make a contribution.” Kelly retorts, “I am making a contribution.” Citizen journalism at its best…especially with the media blackout in Chicago and Illinois.

A candidate for office with guts…who would have thought.

This nut is...cracked

Statement by William J. Kelly, Candidate for Illinois Comptroller

 “It is time for the Comptroller’s office to review and investigate through internal and external audit Illinois ACORN-SEIU shells and affiliates now to ensure that public monies are not supporting criminal or illicit activity. Illinois voters want reform and they want it now. They are sick of mob-style political tactics. They are fed up with corrupt politicians and their corrupt special interest groups like ACORN and SEIU.

 SEIU and its ACORN program, “Muscle for Money” have been used to blackmail, bully, extort, and threaten American companies and businesses in return for cash. A similar program was used by ACORN to block entrances of banks refusing to issue sub-prime mortgage loans and that led to the collapse of the U.S. housing market.

 Every Illinois candidate or organization who received monies from ACORN or SEIU should purge their accounts of these ill-gotten funds and donate them to people in need. We have a budget shortfall and Illinois residents are hurting. The time is now…to reform, rebuild, and…redeem Illinois.”

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William J. Kelly is running on a reform platform to be Illinois’ first “Activist” Comptroller, pledging full transparency and a new era of state government that has been plagued by corruption, abusive spending practices, and the glare of national scrutiny.

Cited recently by the Washington Times as a new breed of conservative media entity, William J. Kelly was previously the Executive Director of the National Taxpayers Union of Illinois. He ran against Rep. Bobby Rush (D) in 1994 and exposed the Congressman’s $50,000 in back taxes, child support, and unpaid parking tickets and received the highest vote total in the Southside Democrat stronghold of any Republican candidate in recent political history. William Kelly is the host and executive producer of the TV series, “Sportsaholic” and the Emmy award-winning “Upscale TV,” which just completed a successful three-year run on FOX.