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romney says obama bought the election. let's play "hardball." ♪ good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. you thought that mitt romney would have stopped this crap. during the campaign he was out there selling it, that president obama was buying black votes by dumping the work requirement for welfare. remember that little sugar plum? it had it all, the accusation that minority voters could be scarfed up with chump change. throw them something and the votes will come pouring back. here he is yesterday, romney, sha noosichmoozing with his don about how the whole thing went wrong. i bought the minority was health care and bought the students. wow, great work there, mitt. you're at it again with your
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double barrels. one, claims that aren't true, and, two, that old dog whistle of yours, fact. people in the income bracket you mentioned have to kick in to get health care. fact, students still have to play interest on their college loan. nobody is getting anything for free. and the sick thing is your need, mitt, they claim they did. to say the president didn't quite win the election was one big bribery case. question, why is mitt still doing this? the election is over and lost. all that's left to save is his reputation. why is he throwing that way away? willie brown is here along with ashley parker of the "new york times." mayor, you were a pro, it seems that romney is not a pro. he had a good concussion speech. the president through him a big offer, a hoover commission. he whips back with this accusation the president bought the election. >> total and complete bitterness. this man obviously is wrong for the game. he has lost and he lost badly.
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he's embarrassed, and he's trying his best to minimize the victory. he's trying his best in some fashion to say to people it was taken from me unfairly, that i should have won, and that if there had been only my kind of people voting, i would have won. however there was some other people voting, and they're the people that you and i don't like. that's what he's saying to his people, and that's wrong. >> let's take a look at the audio from the conference just like that 47% it was recorded. let's hear romney talking to his donors in which he says in this tape the president's victory was basically the result bribes to members of his base. portions were posted online. msnbc is uncertain exactly when the call took place but let's listen to it. >> but the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn
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them out to vote. >> isn't that cute? in other words, it's not democracy, parker. it's not any -- i mean, ashley, this isn't democracy, this isn't saying and doing things people like. it's not like voting democr democratical democratically. what kind of game is he proposing? >> i think the thing you need to keep in mind about governor romney, a, he's shocked he lost. he really can't quite get over that he lost. he really thought he was going to win. and he's a data driven guy. he's already doing a postmortem going back -- >> data mining. >> trying to figure out what went wrong this is one of the things -- >> mayor, again, it's interesting a money guy, i have always noted the sort of symmetry of politics, people with a little problem with ethics always accuse the others of ethics problems. bought everything he ever got including his highly paid staff in the campaign. everybody was happy with using money on that side. he assumes he must have been outbid. >> that's exactly what someone who thinks he can buy votes was
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in fact doing. this guy is a salesman, chris. he doesn't know anything about making decisions based on whether or not it's something you believe in. he is of the opinion that money can generate belief, and in this case he doesn't understand how money didn't generate belief, how, in fact, dedication and vision and love dedicated, caused the movement in obama's direction, not money. >> it couldn't be that people believe in barack obama. couldn't be many people are devoted to him. couldn't be that people see him as potentially one of our great presidents. it must be a cash and carry situation. here are comments about the gifts. karl rove must love this. this is covering karl rove. it's about the takers he calls them. remember that 47%? here essex planing how you buy that 47%. they take, you give. let's listen. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right. there are 47% who are with him,
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who depend upon government, who believe they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. my job is not to worry about those people. i will never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. >> actually here he is again in "usa today." romney in an interview. he defends the welfare ads which say obama waived the work requireme requirement. it's designed to shore up his base for the election. finally paul ryan on the urban vote. let's listen to paul ryan and his looking at the urban vote he calls it. >> we were surprised with the outcome. we knew this was going to be a close race. we thought we had a good chance of winning it. i think the surprise was some of the turnout. some of the turnout in especially urban areas which definitely gave president obama
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the big margin to win this race. >> you know, ashley, they got to get their accusations straight. somebody on one of the leaders of the republican party out there in wisconsin said all the votes were fraudulent votes, they were all stolen. now he's out there, the presidential candidate, saying they were all bought. and now this guy is -- i have to say to paul ryan, he is just surprised they showed up. he hasn't quite figured out the motive yet. >> i think the romney campaign obviously didn't take into account the huge turnout that the president got. that was one of the problems with their polling. >> is that why they're looking for new explanations? >> i think they're truly struggling to explain what happened, and they don't really understand how they lost. that's not what their internal models told them. that's not what they were expecting. they weren't expecting the huge turnout. >> let's talk turkey, mr. mayor. you have worked with donor bases on the democratic side. you have to occasionally call up and say we were close but no cigar this time but stick with us, we're on the right side of
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history. why would you call the donor base, why get on a conference call and come up with this odd explain nation, that this was stolen, we was robbed basically? why would you do that politically? >> i think because it's over for him. he will not be involved in running for office again. let me tell you, other republicans who think they have a future must in one fashion or another denounce mitt romney and everything he says post this election cycle. if they don't, the republicans will be consigned to the scrap heap of defeat in 2016 and even beyond. i don't understand how anybody other than bobby jindal would be the only one who would step up to the plate. they all should step up to the plate. >> well, well-said. here is bobby jindal, one of the people who has distanced himself from this claim the only reason romney lost the race to president obama is because he was out bought. as you said, here is louisiana governor, jobby jindal. let's listen. >> i absolutely reject that
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notion, that description. i think that's absolutely wrong. i don't think that represents where we are as a party and where we're going as a party. and i think that's got to be one of the most fundamental take aways from the election. >> that's a good sign that a little republican diversity won't hurt. scott walker backed up jindal's comments saying the gop isn't just for people who are currently not dependent on the people, it's for all americans. andrea mitchell reports republican senator kelly ayotte distanced herself also from the gifts comment. >> so the you're not comfortable with what you heard him say? >> i don't know the full context of them but i don't agree with the comments, and my view is the campaign is over. >> okay. as of only -- not only her, former mississippi governor haley barbour who i think is smart when he's briefing on politics, described what the gop needs to do right now. let's listen to haley barbour. >> we've got to give our
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political organizational activity, you know, a very serious proctology exam. i think that's the only -- we need to look everywhere is my point. >> you know, he's deep south and conservative, mayor, but i always listen to him for the truth, especially when he's with some other republicans trying to teach them politics. you know, there's the only guy to come out ahead of katrina because he knew how to get the job done. what do you think of that? when parties get their butts kicked like democrats did in '72, republicans did in '64, when they thought they had -- well, those races didn't look good to begin with, but right now what do you do when you're in a party leadership position? >> if they don't adhere to what bobby jindal is talking about, the senator from new hampshire. if they don't understand haley barbour, i can assure you democrats are really going to get that message and, believe me, if democrats organized the
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red state like they did in ohio this time around or like they did in florida this time around or like they did in one or two other states this time around, those red states would send the numbers that nancy pelosi needs to become speaker again. and that's going to happen if the republicans keep thinking like mitt romney. >> you know, that's the question, ashley, and that is as you see the demographic changes, younger voters tend to be more liberal. a lot of hispanic people moving into the country having a lot of kids and voting and being citizens, becoming a part of a political process more than ever and you have african-american voters, an african-american president but there are other factors that have led hem to the democratic party potentially. you see a lot of potential for the democratic party to grow. then the other party says you're all bought, it seems to me that would just sort of fortify the democratic tendencies of the people we've been talking about here. >> well, it's unclear what wing of the republican party mitt romney, you know, is going to be representing going forward, and i think that's one of the
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reasons -- >> the mayor says he's out of business. i'm not sure he has a future. >> that's why it's easy for the republicans to come out and criticize him because they're not alienating a tea party -- >> you said people like jindal and ayotte and people like that and haley barbour can say the guy is wrong. >> i think they did say that. i think they said they didn't agree with those comments so -- >> let me go back to this -- you know, i want to talk about the president for a second. i thought mitt romney gave a wonderful concussion speech. he said i called the president, it was 11:20 or so. he came out and basically said, you know, he came out alone, didn't bring the family with him, didn't cry on anybody's shoulder, took it like a person of some kind of nobility. he also said i just talked to the president. i congratulated him, i'm praying for him, i'm here to help him if he wants help. the president came back and side maybe -- he did a good job with the olympics. make maybe he can do a good job
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in getting government more efficient, that's his specialty. then he does this thing. where do you think that relationship stands? is the blood so bad nothing good will come out of this? >> let me tell you, when you offend barack obama, you've got to know that you're in real trouble. this is a guy who appears to forgive, but he never forgets. romney can forget any additional invitations coming from this president. i think no matter how you put it, he now knows where romney really stands. it's around affirmation of everything that occurred in the campaign, all the bad things that were said about barack obama are still obviously within the dna of mitt romney, and i guarantee you barack obama is not going to give at all on this issue. he's going to move on. >> whoa. look out. look out, mitt. thank you, mayor. always an incisive commentary from you. if this is the case, you're right, he better move on.
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thai, mayor brown of california -- san francisco. ashley, thanks for coming on. it's not business, it's personal. that public dispute between john mccain and president obama over susan rice. could it be mccain hasn't gotten over the 2008 election. we're sort of stacking up revenge here on the other side. i got nothing more to say about that. plus spy fall, what we're learning about the affair that brought down the cia chief and perhaps derailed the promoths of the top general. besides complaining about how president obama won re-election by giving away gifts to minorities and young voters, wonder what mitt romney has been doing since the election? david letterman has an idea. >> today mitt romney drew a picture of the house of representatives chamber and gave a state of the union address in front of it. >> and the fourth new entitlement, obama care, we'd repeal that one. >> we have a few more of those sugar plums in the "sideshow."
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plet me finish with a book about when we had a hero for a president. this is "hardball," the place for politics.
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time to bust another 2012 lest myth. the idea took hold that african-americans would not be as fired up to vote as they were four years ago. but here is what the nbc news political desk found in looking at the exit polls. in the states with significant black populations the black vote increased in five states, michigan, mississippi, missouri, ohio, and new jersey. it held firm in pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, and florida. and it decreased in two states, new york and alabama. neither case was it even close. so much for flagging enthusiasm. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes.
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welcome back to "hardball." john mccain and his allies have been trying to turn the benghazi attacks into a political scandal for the president since september. yesterday his criticism of susan rice, the ambassador to the u.n., went too far for the
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president. he hit back during his press conference. let's listen. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received? and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> that's the slow burn for the president i'd say. this morning mccain had some strong words for his former opponent, the president. let's listen to mccain. >> i know people don't come to spontaneous demonstrations with rockets and mortars, and for the president of the united states for two weeks afterwards to deny that that was the case is either a cover-up or it is incompetence. >> one of mccain's main allies, lindsay graham of south carolina, also responded to the president.
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he said, quote, mr. president, don't think for one minute i'm going to hold you ultimately responsible for benghazi. i think you failed as commander in chief before, during, and after the attack. what's behind all this anger? jonathan alter is a columnist for bloomberg view and ron reagan is an msnbc political analyst. gentlemen, i want you to start with this. it's so unusual to see the president respond at the human level of i'm really mad and you have gone after a friend of mine. you have gone after my person at the u.n., and this is you coming at me and you're going at my character. i'm not missing the point. >> i heard from the white house yesterday that he had heard just before the press conference that mccain was talking about filibustering and he got -- >> if she were put up for secretary of state. >> and he got really angry at that, that his choice for secretary of state, which she's not yet, but that perspectively his choice would be filibustered. >> why is he so ticked, the president? >> because she's completely
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innocent in this matter. >> not by the likes of the right. >> there are actual facts here, and the facts are that she was saying what the cia told her. >> but that wasn't a fact. but that wasn't a fact. >> mccain's issue is with petraeus, but petraeus is in the club, despite the sex -- >> that's -- >> he doesn't want to go after petraeus. >> she's not a spook. she doesn't go out there and dig up information. she's the u.n. ambassador to new york. she selects information. she gets the best intel she can get. probably clears it through the television. i thought made a strong statement to david gregory that weekend and i thought she was very impressive. i thought she was doing what the white house wanted done. whatever she was doing, she was doing what the probable cause thought was the truth. why would you lie because two or three days later it would be clear you were lying, right? >> it wasn't -- >> he keeps saying it was lying. >> we have time lines. that was the 16th of september. it wasn't until the 22 nd of september according to the cia that they told rice and the
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white house that this was, you know, some kind of a terrorist attack. the information wasn't available at the beginning. the whole thing is totally trumped up, chris. it's not just political, it's also personal. >> okay. before we get back to history like condi rice, i want to go to ron reagan on this. you know, there's something deeply personal here. there's something personal on both sides. this guy, john mccain, does not forgive when he loses to somebody. i don't think he ever liked romney. that's why he picked sarah palin. he doesn't like the president. and the way to get to him is to make sure that everybody thinks he's a bad guy. not stupid, not wrong, not too liberal, he's evil. he's bad. he's the kind of guy that would serve up a good serving american ambassador like chris stevens in order for a pr stunt or some other unclear motive, but he wants to make the guy look like a bad guy. what do you think is going on here? that's what i think. >> yeah. i think you're right basically. republicans seem to be really bad losers. mitt romney is apparently a bad loser. john mccain as you said earlier, i don't think he's ever gotten
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over 2008. so he's looking for any opportunity he has to stick a thumb in barack obama's eye. but jonathan is completely right. he picked the wrong person here. susan rice had nothing to do with benghazi. but, look, the republicans are facing an electoral wipeout in the last election. they still want to oppose barack obama any way they can, but what's their excuse? because the american people have now chosen barack obama over the republican guy. so what do they do? they have to gin up a conspiracy, a scandal of some sort, something they can attach the word gate to. now it's benghazi-gate. >> ron, you got it. this is the big alternative universal view of their world view in which you don't know what color the sky is over there. but they believe that this is as big as watergate and although nixon got re-elected in '72, he will come down by '74 even though this guy won in '12, he will come down by '14 because of this big gate ron mentioned. they have it in their head this is big time. >> in 1997 after bill clinton got re-elected but before
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lewinsky, the republicans tried to do the same thing on chinese fund-raising. remember that? they spent the better part of a year trying to turn this into a huge scandal. there is a little more to that one than there is to this. this is just exploiting a tragedy for political purposes. >> and here is the great irony. john mccain, who seems like he's the big whistle-blower, going after susan rice yesterday. compare what he said about susan rice yesterday with what he said about another foreign policy expert, in this case condoleezza rice, back in 2005. here is mccain on susan rice. take a listen. >> susan rice should have known better, and if she didn't know better, she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> okay. mortal sin, deal breaker, end of her career because john mccain said she had gotten the wrong brief and delivered the wrong brief. however, mccain had a very different reaction back in 2005 when condoleezza rice was nominated for secretary of state despite her direct involvement
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in the country's iraq policy, mccain trucked up opposition to her nomination to bitter innocence over losing an election. interesting. let's watch. >> i wonder why we're starting this new congress with a protracted debate about a foregone conclusion. i can only conclude we're doing this for no other reason than because of lingering bitterness at the outcome of the elections. >> talk about a self-indictment. mccain was asked about the contradiction this morning on the "today" show. let's listen to him now today. >> you said opponents of condoleezza rice were expressing sour grapes after an election loss. why is this different? >> because every intelligence agency in the world, including the british, believe that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. that was an entire different situation. four americans died that didn't have to die. >> okay. two points, never let that go past what he just said there. first of all, thousands of people were killed in iraq because of a war that was never justified.
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thousands. and he said four as if nothing happened in iraq. all thots dead iraqis, all those dead americans. hell went loose over there because of that bad policy. what was the other thing? oh, yeah, wmd, what a clever phrase that was, wmd. it covers all platter of things, biological, chemical. condoleezza rice said nuclear. she said that country had a nuclear weapon, a nuclear weapon. that's why we went to war. don't wait for -- what is it? don't wait for the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. it was her. why does he keep getting -- who does he talk to? an echo chamber? he gives away the mouthwash they sold us into the war with, wmd, not nuclear. all the intelligence -- even our own intelligence agency never believed we had -- they had nuclear weapons. why why does washington treat him as this great sage on national security policy? he's been the most frequent guest on sunday shows, the sabbath gas bags on sunday. he's the most frequent guest
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because everybody assumes he's such a knowledgeable man full of such integrity on foreign policy and national security. yes, he was -- endured great hardship -- >> he had a longer period of greatness. he stood up against those people in the wmpld campaign in south carolina. >> but in the last three years he's turned into a cranky and unreliable analyst of american foreign policy. >> i have a more explanation which is he's just going over to hard right where all the safety valves are in the republican party. ron, your last thought. why has john mccain become this john mccain. he's like the joker in batman. life has been good to me. >> i think it's personal peak. i think he never got over 2008. he's got a double standard going on between the two rices and it's apples and oranges. susan rice had nothing to do with benghazi. condoleezza rice had a lot to do with the war in iraq. the comparison is specious on
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any level. >> why doesn't he ever talk about all the republicans who voted against $300 million that hillary clinton wanted to beef up embassy and consulate security? there are some questions, there are republicans who opposed that need to answer. that's one of the reasons those people lost their lives. >> it's sad. thank you, ron reagan and jonathan alter. coming up, there are dog whistles and then there are bull horns and another republican official is blowing his next. and that is "hardball," the place for politics. into their work,
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building at 1602 pennsylvania avenue, demolished it, and built an even bigger white house. today mitt romney september his goons to rough up a guy who kind of looks like mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> how is it going? >> today mitt romney paid a phone sex operator $500 to call him president romney. >> i bring down the tax rates. >> yes, president romney, lower tax rates. >> today mitt romney drew a picture of the house of representatives chamber and gave a state of the union address in front of it. >> and the fourth new entitlement, obama care, we'd repeal that one and finally get our balance sheet right. >> a message from pretend president romney. >> i love that guy's voice. the real romney has gotten back into the problem area you could say with his post-election comments that the president won the election or re-election because of gifts he gave minority people and younger
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voters. also, mystery voters head to maine. it appears there's company up there for alberta darling, that wisconsin state senator who said lack of voter i.d. cards or laws were largely to blame for mitt romney's loss of wisconsin. here is charlie webster, the republican chairman in maine, on the issue of voter fraud in his state. >> for example, in some parts of rural maine, there were dozens, dozens of black people who came in and voted election day. everybody has the right to vote, but nobody in town knows anybody who is black. how did it happen? i don't know. we're going to find out. >> anyway, two questions for mr. webster there. one, if all these african-americans were voting where they weren't registered, why didn't anyone stop them? election officials in maine say they're unaware of any cheating. two, if democrats were trying to steal a state, why would they go to one with just four electoral votes that hasn't voted republican since back in '88? anyway, webster will not be returning for another term as
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chairman of that party up there. next, john boehner was re-elected yesterday for a second term as speaker of the house but georgia congressman louis go mert, a charter member of the birther crowd had a different candidate in mind. who do you think he nominated? newt gingrich for speaker right now. you don't technically actually have to be a house member to be speaker of the house, but it's been the rule historically. by the way, boehner's word to go mert after the word, louie, i love you, too. after the election, we heard certain ceos were threatening to fire employees if president obama wob the election. some are going through with it. bobt murray, ceo of the coal company laid off 156 employees the day after the election. john schneider ceo the papa john's pizza says he will be cutting employee hours to avoid costs associated with obama care. finally, john met, ceo of several denny's franchises says he will add a 5% surcharge to customers' bills to offset the
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cost of obama care. you don't want to pay extra, he said tip the server less to offset the cost. what a sweetheart. up next, new information on the affair that brought down cia director david petraeus. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop?
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i'm hampton pearson with your cnbc market wrap. stocks move lower amid continued worries about the fiscal cliff. the dow falls 28 points, the s&p loses 2, the nasdaq lower by 10 points. walmart shares lost more than 3%. its earnings beat estimates but revenue fell short. apple shares continue to slide. they're off another 2% today hitting a six-month low. and weekly jobless claims jumped by 78,000 to 439,000, an
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18-month high, due to hurricane sandy. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." back to "hardball." we now know the identity of that fbi agent that tampa socialite jill kely reached out to. fredrick humphrey is the guy's name and you can see him there on the screen. he's a counterterrorism agent who worked in the case of the bomb plot at l.a.x. airport back in '99. the man at the center of the scandal, david petraeus, is set to testify tomorrow morning before closed hearings before the house and senate intelligence committees regarding the attack on benghazi. this comes as the cia inspector general has begun investigating
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whether any government resources were improperly used in the affair between petraeus and broadwell. "the washington post" sari horwitz is reporting on this as well as bart gelman. this is a huge story. i want sari to give us a sense of the public impact of this thing. i mean, it's getting more like, i guess, the kardashian story, life among these people with mrs. kelley here who, you know, has become the interest of general allen and, of course, she's somehow disturbing the world view of broadwell who seems to be having an affair with general petraeus. all this sort of back and forth intrigue. it's what you build a soap opera out of because it never stops growing. what's it matter right now? where are we at in the matter department? >> hi, chris. hi, bart. it's a soap opera. there's been jokes it's not a love triangle, it's a love pentagon. here is what's important on the public interest level. attorney general eric holder at
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a press conference today in new orleans to announce the biggest criminal settlement, the biggest criminal fines and resolution ever in american history against bp is asked about this soap opera in tampa regarding petraeus. and what he said is, look, there are a lot of things going on right now but the important thing is there was no breach of national security. if there had been a breach of national security, we would have taken this to the fbi -- the fbi would have taken this to the white house. they would have taken it to capitol hill. since there was none, we didn't feel like we had to share a criminal investigation. that's an important development. it's the first time he's spoken out on this. >> so there's nothing really there in terms of impact on the country's security. let me go to bart on the same question, the relationship between general petraeus and the reporter broadwell. you know, often times, and i guess in movies or in mellow drama you're used to the fact a report is use agroman tick relationship to get information out of a source. was this woman, broadwell,
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getting anything of intelligence or security matters or classified away from the general? >> well, everyone denies it, and i'm aware of no evidence otherwise. by the way, nobody ever asks me to exchange sex for information so -- although if someone did ask me that on twitter today. the serious point about eric holder's point and sari's point i think is that the justice department and fbi made the judgment that the fact that the cia director had a secret that could expose him to blackmail was not in itself inherently a risk to national security. they found out something or took some steps that persuaded them that it was okay. i think a strong case could be made that that's a decision that should be left to the president, that the president has to decide whether he's comfortable having a cia director with that kind of potential vuler in 5ebvulnerabi.
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i'm not sure the president will want the attorney general to substitute his judgment on that. >> well said, but what about the president who is told about such a relationship. the first officer on the deck if you will of this country's security, you find out a guy or woman who is head of the cia has been having an affair with a reporter and you lit them stay in office. how do you defend that to the public when the public finds out you knew about it and you o kated basically? how do you deal with that politically? >> politically i can't say. substantively blackmail vulnerability depends usually on whether you're afraid of the secret leaking to your family or to your boss. if you've told both, for example, but haven't announced it to the whole world, a president might decide that that is adequate protection against blackmail but that's a judgment call the commander in chief should make. >> also would give the president unusual hold over an employee besides being able to fire him, he could out him. >> i guess there's that. >> i'm serious. i'm thinking of all the political impacts.
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let's get back to this story as you're looking at it. if you're a first class reporter like you, you're looking at this story as to where it's heading. where is this going to be a week from now? petraeus will testify about benghazi which i think is going to be a bigger story as it develops if there is a story, i'm not sure there is. obviously they will hit him hard tomorrow. this question of whether this hanky-panky is going to lead anywhere, if you will. >> well, you know, it's interesting. yesterday when obama was asked about the fbi, which has now come under scrutiny, he said, look, i generally have confidence in the fbi. not a ringing endorsement. he said i generally have confidence but let me get all the facts about what happened. the fbi under robert muller, who has so much integrity and is highly respected, argues they were doing the right thing. the fbi agent interestingly, this is what we found out today, the fbi agent who brought this originally to congress and to eric cantor who called muller, says he never meant to be a whistle-blower. he was not trying to make a big deal about this case.
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he just wanted to quietly get it moving and he told a friend who went to a congressman from washington state where fredrick humphries is from who went to eric cantor and that's how it got to muller. >> okay, okay. >> he's being incorrectly called a whistle-blower. >> sari, he goes to a congress person, going outside of his agency, about a person who is being accuse -- somebody who is making accusations of being harassed by e-mail. is that important enough hearing from some other woman jealous of her, that that's worthy of congressional attention? >> i think the fbi agent heard general petraeus was involved in this and there had possibly been a breach of his computer. he didn't have all the facts. he wasn't the agent on the case. he just knew bits and pieces. because it had to do with petraeus and because he heard the words national security, he was concerned and didn't want the agency to slow walk -- >> chris -- >> is humphrey a republican or democrat? is he pro or against the president? >> i really don't know what political stance the agent is,
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no. >> can i just cut in. what sari just said may be the only security breach in this case that we know happened for a fact. this agent who brought the case to the tampa field us a was not part of the case, had been told repeatedly as we understand it not to get involved in the case, and if they've picked up in the course of it the fact that paula broadwell is involved with the cia director, how does he know that? he's not supposed to know that. >> bart is exactly right. obviously he's getting information from the investigators or miss kelley, but he's not part of the case. exactly right, bart. >> i have been hearing from the liberal or progressive blogs, they're very suspicious about why he did what he did, why he went to the congress with this, to the republican congress people and going to cantor ultimately makes people wonder what was his political angle? >> it's interesting, chris, chris, it's interesting, he sent a photo to miss kelley of him and jesse jackson at a political fund-raiser. that's why i say it's unclear
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what his political affiliations are. >> that does mushg it up a bit. thank you bart and sari. thanks for ruining my theory. president obama toured some of the hardest hit parts of the new york area as recover continues after hurricane sandy. there's chuck schumer right behind him. this is "hardball," the place for politics. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger.
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secretary shawn donovan to lead the disaster recovery board to oversee rebuilding efforts in the region, and they are going to be a lot of work up there. senator chuck schum wrer in new york was there. we saw him in the picture. senator schumer, the more you read about it, "the new york times" has been very good at covering this and the other papers up there. the sense that this isn't just a bad week or two or a bad month. >> oh, no. >> this destruction of homes without any home left. the homes have been destroyed, the electrical systems destroyed. talk about it if you can. the public's watching. the whole country. >> yeah. this is -- >> how bad is it? it's like katrina. >> it is awful. it's close to katrina. you know, the first day after the stormy flew in a helicopter with the governor and mayor and i saw how widespread it was, and in the last two weeks i've been going in all the communities. you see how deep it is. and it's a combination. there are probably more than 100,000 people who -- 100,000 homes that have been destroyed. that's 300,000 people without homes. that's the size -- you know, that's a middle-sized american
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city. we have lots of office buildings downtown that can't work. nyu hospital, one of the leading hospitals in the country, all their machines were on the first floor in the basement. hundreds of millions of dollars of mris and amts and axial tomography. the damage is so varied in so many different ways and so deep. i was up on the 16th -- i didn't climb up that high. the 18th floor of a housing project. three elderly women had been there for two weeks. they couldn't get down. no electricity. no elevators. and there they are. they don't have water. they don't have light. they don't have heat. they don't have plumbing. volunteers were bringing them food and clothing. it's just awful. it's just awful. >> tell us about this. i've been trying to bring attention to some of the groups i've gotten to know in the last couple of weeks. but tell me about the federal government. if you lose a house, if you have your electrical system destroyed, if everything around the house basically has to be rebuilt, can you get the money from the federal government or is this going to have to be private insurance? >> this is one of the problems.
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the most private insurance doesn't have -- is not flood insurance. some people have flood insurance, and some people don't. and then fema will pay a maximum of 31,400. well, you can have a bungalow, a little tiny home in new york, and 31,400 isn't going to bring that back. this is something we have to look at. they did after katrina figure out a way to use cdbg money for this and it's something we're going to have to do. there are so many different things that have to be covered here. the storm was so great. 14 feet higher than we've ever seen it. the brooklyn battery tunnel had 100 million gallons of water from one end to the other. totally full. it had to be pumped out. but in addition to that, we have -- we have so many places where all the barriers, the natural barriers are gone. and there are literally hundreds of thousands of people who live close to the water. >> tell me about this -- what are we going to get? you're a powerful senator. you've been good at it. after 9/11 i remember you went
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up to w, president w, and i think i overheard you say we need 20 billion. >> that's true. >> and he did it. and by the way, he stuck by it. i asked him privately in the room with senator clinton and the two virginia senators. he said yes. then we went outside. he spoke. he didn't announce it. so i was next to speak. and i said, and the president's been extremely generous. he's promised $20 billion for new york to rebuild. >> how are you going to get it this time for the people of the boroughs especially? but i can't believe the damage done in manhattan itself. the guy that died in his car in the basement. he was a garage attendant. that's a horrible story. >> it's everywhere. it's so widespread because we're such a large area and it hit over such a large area. and i'm just seeing in new york, new jersey has similar type damage. how are we going to do it? it's going to be harder because obviously there's a republican house that has not been as friendly to disaster relief. the disaster money for irene was actually held up because these folks said for every dollar you spend on disaster you've got to find a place to cut. that's the way to make sure we don't help in disaster.
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>> senator, i want to make a promise to you. you have a place here to make noise about this. keep coming back to us about this. >> i will. thanks, chris. >> senator chuck schumer. by the way, i told you yesterday about st. francis the sales church of bell harbor in rockaway in queens. they've set up a relief center. it's doing a huge service, helping people get access to generators and get back on their feet. if you want to help this local relief effort you can send a contribution to saint francis de sales parish, 129-16ricaway beach boulevard, belle harbor, new york. and write on the check relief effort. you're watching "hardball" right now, the place for politics. this family used capital one venture miles
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How high would you go for a photograph? Would you climb a 100m bridge or do a handstand on the edge of the world's tallest building? What about hold onto a crane high above Moscow – with one hand?
For the men and women who are urban explorers and featured in Red Bull TV's Urbex it's more than the adrenaline rush that propels them to perform these unreal stunts, it's also about creating photographic art as well. After all, they have some of the most unique angles in the city from jaw dropping POVs to long exposure night photography.
"My goal in life is all I want to do is take photographs from unique locations," Bryce Wilson said.
As with most photographic adventures, there is a bit of a photographic competition amongst the Urbexers as well. "It's a little bit of a competition in the sense of trying to get to the spot fist," Elaina Hammeken said. "And if someone puts it on Instagram first, before you, you feel like you've lost."
With Urbexers physically pushing the limits, it's no shock that their images reflect this, whether it is with incredible POV angles, long exposure night photography or stunning images of cool stunts. Aside from social media gratification, Urbexers ultimately see photography as a way to share their story.
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Trails, fishing, cross-country skiing, skating, cabins on Willow Lake.
This is a you pick berry business. Red Raspberries are available seasonally. Open every day from 8:00 AM to sunset during season. Check the website for all the details.
Farm products available for purchase include plants, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus a wide variety of Amish jams and jellies. A pumpkin patch and corn maze are featured in the fall.
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Winnebago County Forest Preserve District
There are 41 individual forest preserves for the purpose of protecting the natural beauty of Winnebago County, as well as for education and recreation. The forest preserves provide over 9,700 acres of property for the use and enjoyment of the general public. Lush woods, picturesque streams, dramatic cliffs and dells, unspoiled prairies and native wildlife are treasures to be enjoyed by residents and visitors of all ages. Hiking, camping, canoeing, picnicking, fishing, bird watching and cross-country skiing are recreational activities available at sites throughout the county.
Wing Park golf course is a classic yet, sporty nine-hole golf course. Established in 1908, it is the oldest nine-hole municipal golf course. This superior golf course offers something for everyone. Expert players with only a couple of hours to spare or the amateur just beginning to learn their swing will all enjoy a day at Wing Park Golf Course.
Windy City Soaring Association is a non-profit organization (club) dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of soaring (flying sailplanes aka gliders). Based at Hinckley Airport (0C2) in the friendly village of Hinckley.
This beautiful course is set on 240 acres rich in bluegrass, protected wetland environments, and even magnificent rock formations with casading waterfalls.
Walcamp Outdoor Ministries Family Campground
Walcamp Outdoor Ministries Family Camp would like to invite you and your family to come camping with us! Can host family reunions, company or church picnics, and many themed weekends! Situated on 177 acres of woods, fields, streams and ponds!
Play miniature golf on the ground-shaking Volcano Course under the shadow of a three-story erupting volcano or take it easy on the nine-hole Palm Course. Sharpen your sports skills in batting cages and the area's only soccer cages; enjoy "combat" with your friends in the Laser Zone; and race around the Go-Kart track.
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We are a 35 acre family owned orchard with approximately 5,000 apple trees. You have a choice of either picking your own apples, or purchasing the apples that we pick daily. Also available to pick: raspberries, (both summer and fall), blueberries and blackberries. We make our own cider (100% pure apple juice), donuts, apple pies, and delicious taffy apples. Our store offers many fall decorations, linens, candles, and other unique items for your home. You will find a variety of jams, jellies, salsas, squash, pumpkins, gourds, and much much more.
CITY:Cherry Valley
Trolley Car #36 is a turn-of-the-century, open-air trolley, the kind your grandparents might have taken to work, except you don't have to go to work. Board the Trolley at the Trolley Station in Riverview Park (on Thursdays, board at Nicholas Conservatory), ride along Madison Street beside the scenic Rock River Recreation Path, stop for a brief visit to the Eclipse Lagoon and Gardens, travel to the Symbol, then turn around and return to the Trolley Station. Trolley Car #36 is wheelchair accessible; however, the trolley is limited to 2 wheelchairs per ride.
This 18-hole golf course is open to the public, and includes a practice facility and full-service clubhouse. We feature a practice range with grass tees, a private instruction tee, accurate distance markers, a large putting green as well as a separate chipping and putting practice green, two practice bunkers, and four target greens measured at the same distances as our four par-3 holes – a unique feature not seen anywhere else on the Rockford golf scene.
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Since 1981, Theis Farm Market has been providing high quality, exceptionally great tasting local produce. Family owned and operated, they take pride in their work and are constantly striving to meet new demands by delivering even better tasting produce and higher quality products. They started out with a wagon by the road full of vegetables. Greenhouses came as a necessity for the starting of our field plants. They decided to do a few flowers for fun and that quickly turned into the place to go for top quality beautiful bedding plants, including Barb's original mixed planters and baskets. Now they have bedding and vegetable plants starting in the spring following through to summer with ripe tasty vegetables and into the fall for pumpkins, squash, gourds and all your other fall decorations. They always carry fresh eggs, homegrown popcorn, honey from the bees on their farm, syrups and jams from slack's. May1st-October 31st Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm Sundays and Holidays 10am-5pm Closed: July 4th
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The Quarry Cable Park and Grille
The Quarry Cable Park & Grille is located on the 32-acre North Lake of Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Enjoy wakeboarding at this next-generation cable wake park complete with a Full-Size Six-Tower cable system with jumps and features for experienced riders and two System 2.0 Two-Tower cable systems for beginners. Stay a little longer and enjoy the lakefront tap & grille, fire pits, live entertainment, sand volleyball, baggo, and open-air yoga. While promoting recreation and relaxation, The Quarry aims to provide a new approach to staying active for visitors near and far and invites everyone to unearth their potential.
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The Highlands of Elgin Golf Course
This collection of eighteen holes now provides golfers with an adventure through a variety of unique golf holes in a beautiful setting. The prairie style clubhouse features an expanded golf shop, locker rooms, event rooms with expansive ceilings and a full scale food and beverage operations. Enjoy dining at the Hickory Stick Bar & Grill and experience stunning golf course views.
The Highlands of Elgin Golf Course
The Highlands of Elgin has become a premier destination for thousands of golfers throughout the region. Nine new holes reclaim an old stone quarry, and take maximum advantage of the unique and dramatic landforms that were left behind, including a twelve acre quarry lake. Four holes hug the top of the bluff thirty to forty feet above the water providing golfers with incredible views and numerous shot options on each hole.
Featuring plenty of "breathing room" between holes, and given its appeal to a broad spectrum of golfing abilities, Tanna Farms is a fabulous outing venue. Combine great golf and a beautiful natural atmosphere with the award-winning onsite restaurant T.F. Boonie's and The Pavilion, a three-season venue that accommodates up to 200, and this is an unparalleled choice for your next event.
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Enjoy family fun at the Sports Center with a golf driving range, an 18-hole mini golf course, six batting cages from Little League to professional, go-karts and soccer kicking cages.
This beautiful 18-hole golf course is enjoyable for all levels of golfers, located just minutes from Rockford in Belvidere. Opening for its first golfers in the Spring of 1995 and offering one of the Midwest's most desirable courses to play, with 168 acres of meticulously maintained fairways and greens and a completely tree lined property. A creek runs through Swanhills and comes into play on several holes along with 3 ponds that will challenge the accuracy of the golfer.
Summerfield Zoo is home to a large variety of exotic animals, ranging from reindeer and monkeys to camels and mountain lions. We are proud to offer an up close and personal animal experience. While at the zoo, enjoy our education and fun animal encounter presentations. Summerfield Zoo is open selected weekends May through November.
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Splash Park at Campton Hills Park
The splash park has many interactive water play features for children of all ages to enjoy. Some features include spray columns, spray loops, dumping buckets, spray cannons, bubblers, geysers and water wheels. These water features are constructed on top of a safety surface. The facility has a sand play area with water and sand play toys. This facility also has deck chairs and shade structures.
CITY:St. Charles
The snow park at Alpine Hills Adventure Park, offers affordable family fun all winter long. The park is divided into tubing and terrain park sections designed to accommodate riders of all abilities – from beginners to expert. A surface lift brings you back up to the top of the hill to spend more time riding and less time hiking!
This nine-hole course, located in Sinnissippi Park, offers challenges for advanced golfers and novices. The 3,230-yard course is best known for its hilly layout and tree-lined fairways.
Shabbona Lake State Park has 1,550 acres of rolling prairie and features a 318 acre man-made fishing lake. Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area provides a convenient, natural haven from the hustle and bustle of daily life. With facilities for picnicking, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and winter sports, Shabbona Lake is a convenient and comfortable retreat where you can refresh and reinvigorate yourself in a rare, unspoiled environment.
Nature lovers will enjoy 369 unspoiled acres with an unusual 90% concentration of native wildflowers, a paved path and 2.5 miles of trails. The Nature Center features a butterfly garden, gift shop, aquarium and library. The Grove is an area designed with the intent to bring children back to nature using fallen logs, tree stumps for seating, vertical logs for forts, and nature music and art areas.
Camping, trips, outfitting and instructions.
A popular 18-hole course on Rockford's south side, Sandy Hollow is a tree-lined fairway course with strategically placed fairway bunkers. One of the more challenging holes on the 6,228-yard course is No. 11, which requires a tee shot over a pond.
Our u-pick apple orchard, located in Northern Illinois, offers family fun & entertainment in a beautiful 120 acre setting. We feature the first apple tree maze in the country, "Amaze N Apples," which is planted with 3,000 apple trees in over 4 acres, hosts 1.5 mile walking trails and 3 activity areas. We also have over 16,000 apple trees including 30 varieties of apples with new varieties being planted each spring. Also giant pumpkins, gourds and squash. Visit our Apple Barn or Harvest Barn for fresh picked apples, pumpkins and our famous apple cider slushees. And don't forget our delicious apple cider! Our Entertainment Area has no admission fee as well. Each guest can purchase Entertainment tokens good for any one of our Train, Carousel, Amaze N Apples, Apple Picking or Weekend Orchard Tour rides. Tokens may be purchased at any register or at our token booth. We are open Mid-August through Mid-November, and we feature both evening and Sunday hours in September and October.
See top-name NASCAR racing on a quarter-mile, high-banked track. From Kid's nights to monster trucks, fireworks, fantastic NASCAR racing action, you will enjoy an exciting night of affordable family fun at Rockford Speedway.
CITY:Loves Park
Rockford Ski Broncs Water Ski Show
This world-class water ski team gives free shows from early June until Labor Day at Shorewood Park.
CITY:Loves Park
Explore endless recreational opportunities, including some of the finest, most affordable golf courses in the nation, ice skating, hiking/biking paths and much more.
With over 3,000 acres of rolling plains and two lakes, Rock Cut State Park is a hiker's paradise. It's also home to some of the best mountain biking in northeastern Illinois, offering 10 miles of dirt and sand terrain, doubletrack and singletrack trails. One of the loops is 4.25-miles, the Main Trail, which runs around Pierce Lake. Another loop snakes around the northeast corner of the park and leads through dense trees and hills.
CITY:Loves Park
River View Miniature Golf Course
Most challenging course in the Fox Valley Area! Naturally landscaped greens - multiple obstacles - sand traps - waterfall and babbling brook - windmill - lighthouse - bridges. Daily specials & discounts. Scenic views along the Fox River.
CITY:St. Charles
River Heights Golf Course is an 18-hole facility that winds along the banks of the Kiswaukee River in DaKalb County, offering a challenging mix of traditional and links-type holes for the weekend player or serious golfer.
Redtail is an 18 hole course that features 6,820 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 72.8 and it has a slope rating of 130 on Bent grass. Designed by Roger B. Packard, the Redtail golf course opened in 1991.
CITY:Village of Lakewood
This 18-hole championship golf course has been rated 4 stars by Golf Digest, 4-1/2 stars by Chicagoland Golf, and has been voted one of the best values in all of Illinois.
CITY:Crystal Lake
With undulating and quick greens, the course's front nine rolls and winds through 200-year old oak trees, while the back side is longer, with more water and strong winds.
CITY:West Dundee
Shred down the slopes at Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park in Algonquin. Officially the world's first snowboard exclusive area, the park features five different runs with numerous table tops, rails and half pipes to keep you getting air all winter long.
This 8-mile singletrack in Carpentersville, IL. is perfect for beginners without giving up on the excitement. The terrain is varied with steep descents, plenty of jumps, twisty trails through the woods and long stretches through meadows.
Park has ball fields, sand volleyball courts, basketball courts, tennis courts, soccer goal posts, playground, benches & picnic tables, parking lot, pavilion and restrooms. A great family and group park.
CITY:St. Charles
This 1930s living history farm features a farmhouse, barns, livestock, farm discovery trails, fruit orchard, garden plots and a picnic pavilion.
CITY:St. Charles
Our small family-run business is celebrating over 20 years of bringing your family the delights of the autumn harvest. Apple picking is a great way to spend a crisp autumn day with friends and family. We planted our first 100 apple trees in 1996. Since then we have planted an additional 1900 trees.
Located 2 1/2 miles west of Annie Glidden Road on Route 38 in Dekalb, Illinois. The nine-hole, par 34 facility features a gently rolling course on 53 acres surrounded by farmland. Soothing views of pine trees and beautiful fields make the experience a pleasure and prevent worries about errant shots hitting homes nearby. Water features are promenant on holes number 2 and 3 and a meandering stream through the course provides ample challenge. Thinking of an outing or a family reunion? You can rent the whole facility at a reasonable price for a few hours or the whole day. Besides access to nine holes of golf and carts, "The Pines" offers fishing in their ponds, a large outdoor barbeque and plenty of space for horseshoes, volleyball, or bag games.
Historic park offers swimming pools, picnic areas, shelters, playgrounds, sand volleyball court, seasonal canoe and pedal boat rentals. Nine-hole golf course, 18 hole miniature golf course. Multi-use community center, paddlewheel riverboat cruises, tennis courts, native plant demonstration garden, paved bike trails, fishing. Located only the Fox River Trail.
CITY:St. Charles
Nestled on the banks of the Fox River and used annually by tens of thousands of people, the 9-hole regulation Pottawatomie Golf Course, which is owned and operated by the St. Charles Park District, is certainly the most beautiful golf course in the Fox Valley area offering scenic views with lush landscapes along the shore of the Fox River.
CITY:St. Charles
Plank Road Apple Orchard is a professional farm serving the Sycamore, Illinois Area with fresh wholesome locally grown Apples, Homemade Syrup and/or Honey. In addition to fresh fruits and veggies they offer for your convenience. They have U-pick and baked goods.
Pinecrest Golf Club, Restaurant and Banquet Facility
Pinecrest Golf Club, Restaurant and Banquet Facility is open to the public and operated by the Huntley Park District. Pinecrest Golf Club features 18 holes of championship golf for all skill levels, driving range, sand/chipping area and putting green.
With 473 luxurious guest rooms, two championship golf courses, a renowned spa, award-winning dining and entertainment, three pools and extensive meeting and conference facilities, Pheasant Run hotel in St Charles IL is the perfect setting. And, while you're getting that special spa treatment or enjoying a romantic dinner or play, your children can have a great time in our Kid's Klub. This special program offers supervised activities for children ages 3 to 11 years. Activities include playing games, watching movies, and making crafts to take home. Plus, every Saturday you can visit the craft corner where Mom and Dad can join in on the fun and make some seasonal themed crafts with their kids. Board games are also available for check-out through the Activity Desk.
CITY:St. Charles
Paddock Hills Equestrian Center
Imagine a golden ball of Midwestern sun breaking on the horizon. As the night dew still clings to the vines and the grass in the pastures, a farm comes to life with the sights and sounds of morning. Hot coffee steeps in the pot. Hard-working farm-hands begin the daily chores. Horses whinny as the cool rush of morning air fills their lungs. The gently rolling hills are aglow with another new day. This is the beauty of horses and the magic of a vineyard. Paddock Hills Equestrian Center is located with Prairie Orchard Farm vineyard in the majestic countryside of Union, IL, and is minutes from the I-90 expressway, but miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city and suburbs. Whether, attending one of our many horse shows, riding lessons, clinics, or programs, we are sure that your time with us will be well spent.
Splash park features interactive children's water play area with safety surface.Lazy River, tube and body slides, lap pool, zero-depth entry pool, toddler pool, diving boards, concessions, sand play area.
CITY:St. Charles
For over 50 years, Oney's Tree Farm has been the place where family Christmas traditions begin with a hunt for the perfect tree across the rolling hills. Precut and trees to plant are also available. Owned and operated by the Peterson family, the farm offers free horse-drawn wagon rides and visits with Mrs. Claus in her North Pole house. The 1904 barn turns into a magical gift shop, bakery and hot lunch spot with the Peterson grandchildren working alongside family and friends. Custom fresh wreaths, garland and centerpieces, created by Grandma Dawn Peterson, are also available. Open the day after Thanksgiving and daily through mid-December from 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Oney's also sells homegrown trees, shrubs and perennials to the public in April and May. Tap into the Peterson family's decades of experience by bringing pictures and measurements of the landscape space for custom design services. Open spring and fall from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Oak Grove will challenge your abilities and mental game to the utmost, whether you are a scratch golfer or beginning player. Five tee placements on each hole ensure excitement for every skill level. Strategically placed bunkers, mature trees and wetlands enhance the challenge. Ranked one of the Chicago District Golf Association's top-25 toughest public courses from the championship tees, Oak Grove plays from 7,000-plus yards to just over 5,200.
This picturesque, 18-hole watered course winds through wooded and lowland areas along the meandering Kishwaukee River. Oak Club is rated among the region's top 20 courses by Chicagoland Golf.
Open May through October, the farm offers home-grown produce and fruits, flowers and bedding plants, and a petting zoo. Visit Norton Hollow October 1-31 for free hayrides, a straw maze and a corn tunnel.
CITY:St. Charles
Located in the center of campus, the Hotel at Holmes offers the convenience of meeting spaces, restaurants, recreation, and more—all under one roof. We are also within walking distance of downtown DeKalb and a 5-minute drive to the NIU Convocation Center. The Hotel at Holmes is DeKalb's only high rise hotel with magnificent views. Did you know….The Hotel at Holmes offers 78 rooms and suites including three executive suites on the 15th floor along with seven full floors of hotel rooms? We are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Meeting room available for up to 2,200, NIU Huskie Den with bowling and pool tables on site.
Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens
Situated along the banks of the beautiful Rock River in Sinnissippi Gardens, the Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens brings the tropics to the Midwest. The entire facility is the third largest conservatory in Illinois with a total of 22,000 square feet, and at the highest point stands 52 feet. A tropical setting includes an 11,000 square foot plant exhibition area complete with water features, seating areas, and sculptures, all in a tropical plant setting. Changing seasonal floral displays, a gift shop and special events; educational programs where children can learn the importance of plants; special workshops and lecture series for adults; the perfect place to host your event--small weddings, receptions, business meetings.
The Natural Resource Center is located at Russell Preserve, and is open to the public on weekends. The Center offers a great stop for exploration and live animal viewing for all members of the family. The Center can be reserved by school groups and other organizations for outdoor educational field trips. While there, take a walk through Russell Preserve, beneath mature oaks and hickories, surrounded by woodland wildflowers. In the winter, Russell Preserve is a great place for tobogganning.
Riverside park offering paved bike trails, fishing, picnic areas, shelter & tennis courts, outdoor arboretum, skateboard park, playground, canoe launch, picturesque pond and waterfall. Located on the Fox River Trail.
CITY:St. Charles
This 18-hole championship golf course, featuring wildflowers and elevated tees, offers spectacular views of the Fox Valley region.
The museum campus consists of a Victorian village with 26 historical buildings filled with artifacts of the era as well as several beautiful 19th century gardens that depict life in northern Illinois from 1890 to 1910. Interpreters in authentic period dress are available seasonally for guided tours. The main museum building holds large group meeting rooms and exhibit space with a number of permanent exhibits reflecting Rockford's history and culture. Special events throughout the year include a World War II re-enatment, Sock Monkey and Scarecrow Harvest Festivals, and more. Free recreational path located on property.
Welcome to Meadowmoor Orchard, located at "the farm" in Woodstock, Illinois. We are a blossoming orchard specializing in homegrown apple varieties, including Honeycrisp, Fuji, Topaz, Crimson Crisp, Enterprise and SnowSweet and Sweet Sixteen. We also dabble in cherries, peaches, pears and pumpkins.
The McHenry County Fairgrounds is privately owned and funded by the McHenry County Fair Association, a nonprofit group that consists of 22 Board of Directors and over one hundred members who work hard year round for the success of not only the week long fair but for other events that take place throughout the year, like the annual Spring Fiber Fling and The Holiday Faire. Come to Woodstock, Illinois to enjoy family friendly events hosted by McHenry County Fair Association. The fairgrounds reopened in 1949 and have been entertaining the community ever since. The County Fair takes place for 5 days every year in the first week of August. If you have an event you would like to hold at our facilities, contact the office for rental information.
McHenry County Conservation District
McHenry County Conservation District manages over 25,000 acres of diverse woodlands, wetlands and prairie. Explore outdoor recreational opportunities, programs and special events at 33 sites.
McEachran Homestead was settled in 1857 by John McEachran, the great-great-grandfather of Herbert Greenlee, the current owner. In May 2010, it was born from a passion for quality wines. We are directly and meticulously involved with every stage in wine production: from growing the grapes on our two-acre vineyard to finishing and bottling the wine. We practice the philosophy of honoring the grape, not by ageing and adding flavors to the wines, but by keeping the integrity of each grape's flavors intact and allowing the freshness of our wines to speck for themselves. We proudly offer many seasonal fruit and 19 varieties of grape wines for purchase. We also have indoor and outdoor spaces available to hold events, such as weddings, showers, graduations.
Welcome to Marengo Ridge Golf Club. Built in 1985, this 18-hole golf course offers a clubhouse, driving range, golf lessons, pro shop and a putting green.
Marengo Ridge - McHenry County Conservation District
The major glacial feature at Marengo Ridge Conservation area is the Marengo Ridge, from which the site derives its name. Left by the retreating Wisconsin glacier, the Marengo Ridge moraine is 40 miles long and 3 miles wide, creating one of the steepest vertical moraines in Illinois, at 1,050 feet above sea level. This rugged, fire-protected topography supported wooded communities dominated by oak species. Site features hiking trails, campground, picnic shelters, scenic views, x-country skiing, and fishing.
Magic Waters Waterpark is waves of fun! Rockford Park District operates this family-friendly waterpark with high standards for safety, cleanliness, and friendly customer service.
CITY:Cherry Valley
Home of the Elgin Public Museum, the park includes a petting zoo and the Family Aquatic Center.
This 14.6 mile paved recreational trail runs south of Illinois Route 173 and winds past the Northern Boone County towns of Caledonia, Capron, Belvidere and Poplar Grove.
Lockwood Park Trailside Equestrian Centre and Children's Farm
Forty acres of woods and meadows for riders eight years old and up; trail rides--excellent for first-time or occasional riders--offered on weekends. Also in Lockwood Park: pony ring, wagon rides, hayrides, petting farm and riding lessons. Special season opening activities in the spring and Halloween hayrides in the fall. Call for hours, rates and group outing opportunities.
Lippold Park Family Golf Center
The mini putt courses have been designed with separate themes, including the handicapped accessible Sports-N-Courts with a sports theme, and Tees-N-Trees with a prairie theme.
CITY:Crystal Lake
Lincoln Highway Seedling Mile and Interpretive Gazebo
Malta is home to the "first seedling mile" on the Lincoln Highway. As one of the 16 Interpretive Gazebos located along the Lincoln Highway, the Malta gazebo offers a unique way for visitors to enjoy stories of the early Lincoln Highway and its Illinois communities.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural -- Malta
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The Malta mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact in Malta and on the communities in Illinois.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural - Genoa
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The Genoa mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on Genoa and the other communities along the Illinois route.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural -- DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The DeKalb mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on DeKalb and the other communities along the Illinois route.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural - Cortland
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The Cortland mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on Cortland and the other communities along the Illinois route.
Eight acres of beautiful landscaping and flower gardens include the Life of Christ Memorial Garden, featuring life-sized sculptures tracing the life of Christ from birth to ascension.
CITY:Monroe Center
What began as a few dozen apple trees for family and friends in 1975, evolved to what it is today - Lang's Orchard. we wanted an "old-fashioned orchard." We recalled coming out of the city and going out to the country to just pick apples! We're happy to provide that experience to visitors and families. .
Kuipers Family Farm is a 230 acre entertainment farm. U-Pick Apple Orchard September thru October. Orchard Store is open thru Mid December offering apples, pasteurized apple cider, our famous cider donuts, home baked pies, cream & butter fudge & country gifts and goodies. Have we grown a challenge for you at The Amazing Maize Maze open weekends only thru October. U-Pick Pumpkin Farm Mid September thru October features Scarecrow Acres where customers can enjoy hay wagon and pony rides, the Haunted Forest, a petting corral and much more down-on-the-farm fun! U-Cut or precut Christmas Trees Nov. thru Mid Dec.
CITY:Maple Park
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden is a 155-acre living museum filled with spectacular gardens and rare trees. There's beauty in every season from fragrant magnolia trees in spring and a butterfly garden in summer to the brilliant colors of fall and snow-capped evergreens in winter, when trails are cleared for walkers, cross-country skiers and snowshoeing. A 1.8 mile, handicapped-accessible paved path winds through the arboretum plus many secondary, chipped trails. Kids will have fun navigating the maze in the Children's Garden. Klehm is dog-friendly and any leashed dog is welcome. Filled with four season beauty, Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden is waiting for you to explore.
This 2.5-acre park is dedicated to promoting peace and celebrating diversity. The plaza is located at the head of Rockford's 20-mile Perryville Path network of bicycle and recreational trails.
CITY:Loves Park
Kauffman Turkey Farms is one of the last remaining independent family owned and operated turkey farms with its own dressing plant in the country. Providing fresh dressed turkeys to the Northern Illinois area for over 80 years. These big, beautiful tom turkeys are some of the thousands that are range grown here on the Kauffman Turkey Farm. The turkeys are grown from one day of age until they are dressed in the farm's federally inspected plant. They raise their birds with the emphasis on quality. This means that the turkeys grow more slowly and develop a richer flavor and denser texture.
Open area with both indoor buildings and outdoor displays. Special events are held here nearly every weekend, including the famous Kane County Flea Market.
CITY:St. Charles
Bring your family out to our 65 acre site for a day of fall fun! Open from mid-August through November, enjoy the horse drawn hay rides, kid's activity area with a barn, bale pile, tractor cab and more. Pick your own apples or stop in the store and visit the bakery for apple donuts, pies, caramel apples, fresh baked bread and fudge. Jonamac Orchard is your family's fall tradition.
Illinois Lincoln Highway Interpretive Gazebo - DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition presents 16 Interpretive Gazebos along the Lincoln Highway, a 179-mile National Scenic Byway in Northern Illinois. The DeKalb gazebo offers a unique and interactive way for visitors to learn the significance of the highway in DeKalb while enjoying stories of the early Lincoln Highway and its other Illinois communities.
Take a journey on the Illinois Lincoln Highway, a 179 mile National Scenic Byway. From the Indiana border, west toward the mighty MIssissippi, you will find an adventure filled with variety, rich in history and heritage. As you travel the Lincoln Highway route across northern Illinois, take time to discover each communities' unique culture and special offerings and find a past era woven together with the present.
The Huntley Park District has been providing Recreation for Generations since 1965. Facilities include the REC Center which features a fitness center, Seedlings Preschool and theater, Stingray Bay Family Outdoor Aquatic Center, Tomaso Sports Park, Pinecrest Golf Club and Restaurant.
Located in Kane County, this 18-hole layout contains gentle rolling hills, wetlands, native plants, flowers and beautiful song birds with a panoramic view of the course from the clubhouse. Don't you dislike paying a lot for golf only to find yourself crammed in between loud roads? Not here at Hughes Creek...Just nothing but nature and serenity!! Close your eyes and enjoy songs of the Redwing Black bird, American Goldfinches, and Northern Cardinals!
Honey Hill Orchard is a family-owned and operated orchard that was started as a hobby by Hawken Askelson in 1965. Today, the original orchard location has 2,100 apple trees, with an additional 500 trees at a second farm location. What started out as a simple farm stand has grown to include pick your own apples, raspberries and pumpkins, honey from Honey Hill's own bee hives, a bakery, the Apple Barn Country Store and some old-fashioned family activities. In addition to providing customers with quality products, Honey Hill Orchard gives families a chance to spend a relaxing time on the farm and create some great family memories and traditions.
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center
A destination unlike any other features Fox Valley's natural treasures. Indoor turtle pond, wetland exhibit, live animal displays. Great for birthday parties or facility rentals.
CITY:St. Charles
Bea Gurler was nine years old when her father George moved his family into the house in 1893. Her cousins, the children of her father's brother Henry, had been living since 1888 in the Ellwood Mansion. Everyone said it was magnificent. Bea's parents George and Zillah, evidently shared a taste in homes that favored the elegance of simplicity. It was the unimposing yet dignified structure on Pine Street–where the back door was always open. George and Henry Gurler were both prominent businessmen, and joint owners of a number of dairies. They quickly became world-famous and respected by many dairy farmers. Bea eventually made it a goal of hers to renovate The Gurler House to be the home that she once new and loved. The Gurler House hosts an annual Folk Music Festival every summer, where people are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music. While you are at The Gurler House, make sure to take a walk through their beautiful garden.


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The third installment and thrilling conclusion in the New York Times bestselling Quantum trilogy by author Marie Force, writing as M.S. Force.
He's a sexual dominant. She's sworn off sex. There's no way they can make a relationship work-or can they?
Flynn and Natalie's destiny is sealed in this riveting conclusion to the initial Quantum trilogy. When Flynn pushes Natalie to her absolute limits, will she fall deeper in love or run away from him forever?
From Hollywood to Las Vegas, Flynn and Natalie's whirlwind love affair has it all-romance, passion, steamy hot sex, relentless paparazzi and a murder that could be their undoing. Flynn is a dirty-talking hero who puts it all on the line for the women he loves, who leaves no desire unfulfilled, who will do anything it takes to protect what's his...
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Flynn and Natalie's love story finally comes to an end in this very erotic and beautiful listen that is virtually a very detailed and explicit A-Z guide on BDSM as Flynn slowly introduces the very cautious but willing Natalie to his sexual world..... and toys.
But underneath this is a couple who deeply love each other and are willing to change for each other in order to stay together. Flynn shows Natalie that she's his world and Natalie fights her past demons to join his world. Their character growth comes from the deep love they have for each other and, as the 'Honeymoon' period of their marriage slowly trickles away, they are left with a strong unbreakable bond that's been forged from pain, heartache, tears, tenderness and unconditional love.
Worth a credit? Dual POV's, wish there were further books about some of the secondary characters, it was well narrated and it was a very romantic, loving and scorching fires of Hell hot story...... so what's not to love? And YES a creditworthy listen. Marie Force is a very gifted author who must have spent a long time researching for this book which has been noted and was gratefully appreciated.
"Cooper North"
Cooper North is an excellent narrator. He makes the story become more alive. M.S. Force I can't not Wait till the next series. Great storyline and wonderfully rich characters.
"Loved this Trilogy!!"
Marie Force is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. This series was as hot as Fifty Shades and I highly recommend it!!
Great Job!!!! Story was great with twist and turns. Has all the makings for a GREAT erotic romance listen!!! Really HOT scenes, love , romance, not too much drama and a little humor. I don't like spoilers so I will just say it was well worth my credit!!!! I'm now ready for Hayden and Addie's story or any of the other characters.
This third book is just dragging to lengthy style. Marie Force is one of my favorite but
"Awesome trilogy!"
Wow loved every book kept you wanting to know more. Kept you on the edge of your seat to see where the adventure was going to go next. You felt like you could relate to Natalie in experiencing new aspects of bedroom play for first time. You really felt the chemistry between them, it was explosive!
"Loved how Natalie worked through her past."
I loved it. The story was very moving. Loved how Natalie moved on with her life and didn't let her past interfere with her loving Flynn. Would recommend the series to friends to read/listen.
"Feel good romantic erotica"
I enjoyed this trilogy. I did feel like it ended with too many questions and situations unresolved. There could easily be a forth book that would serve this purpose, alone; without adding any additional topics. This book isn't exceptionally deep and the love affair is almost too perfect but, sometimes that kind of story hits the spot. Sometimes, we readers don't want to cry, for half a book. It is a feel good story.
My only real criticism is for the narration done by Brooke Bloomingdale. She did a fine job with the voices and inflection, but you could constantly hear her sucking in a deep breath. I found myself annoyed and distracted, by this habit.
-V from Kansas
"They Made It...."
A good fairy tale with the corresponding ending. Flynn and Natalie have gone through a lot, especially Natalie. Even though Flynn was scared to introduce her to his BDSM lifestyle, she did take it well. They lived happily ever after, that is key, for Natalie's sake. I love this series. What an ending.
"It just keeps getting better and better!"
Yes, yes, yes! Fantastic series, great characters, each book gets better than the one before. This one is hot, hot, hot!!
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