2001 – November Releases

On November 6, Republican hopeful for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, James Oberweis, called Catholic League president William Donohue to discuss his remark that equated pro-life lawmakers with the Taliban.  The comment that got him in trouble was, “I think the Taliban is the best example that we’ve ever had about what is wrong with [...]

On November 4, Republican businessman James Oberweis is expected to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Illinois.  On two occasions recently, Oberweis, who is Catholic, explained that the reason he is not a pro-life candidate is because that would put him in the same camp with the Taliban.  He was quoted in last Sunday’s Springfield [...]