Just when you thought the silly season couldn't get any sillier, Republican candidate for IL-14 Jim Oberweis's Dairy is suing the DCCC.
Jim Oberweis, for those of you who don't know, is well known for breaking election laws (or at least skirting them, by following the letter of the law, but not the intent) by using his dairy. Oberweis is a perennial candidate for office in Illinois, and you know election season is approaching when ads for Oberweis dairy appear on the tv.
A few years ago, when Oberweis was running for Senate in 2004, he ran an ad that is now infamous and led to the nickname Helicopter Jim. Shortly after that ad came out, it was revealed that anti-immigration zealot Oberweiss actually employed illegal immigrants at his Dairies.Dairies. So, what does that have to do with the DCCC and the price of milk in Chicago?
Well, apparently the DCCC has launched a series of attack ads in preparation for the Special Election in the 14th District on Saturday (I haven't seen the ad). The ad apparently criticizes Oberweis for employing illegal immigrants, pointing out the sheer hypocrisy of this raving lunatic.
So, knowing that this was a weak point for his campaign, Jim had his kid (who now runs the Dairies) sue the DCCC to stop the ad. Obie Jr is claiming that the ads hurt the business, so they have to request an injunction to stop the ads.
Jim has never, ever been above using his stores for political gain. His first campaign logo was shot down by election authorities because it was blatantly lifted from the business logo. He has run campaign advertising through the dairies (like clockwork, just as silly season is ramping up) to build name and face recognition (the dairy ads aren't blatantly political, he just appears in them - otherwise you never see a tv ad for Oberweis Dairy).
The lawsuit is clearly frivolous and a blatant attempt by Jim Oberweis to prevent criticism of his record in an area of Illinois that has been heavily torn by immigration controversies. Jim's base in exurban Chicago is rabidly anti-immigration.
Donate or volunteer to Bill Foster, and end this nut's political career once and for all.Bill Foster