Wow. Somebody really got his facts wrong.

Foster’s ads claim he is also a businessman who does not outsource anything to foreigners, and I was curious as to what kind of business he has. According to his Web site (www.foster08.com), the company is Electronic Theatre Controls Inc. However, in contrast to his attacks on Oberweis for dealings with Asians and taking U.S. jobs, the Electronic Theatre Controls Inc. Web site proudly lists the company’s 1995 accomplishments as: “ETC expands into Asia with opening of Hong Kong office” and “ETC expands into Europe, acquiring the lighting control division of London-based distributor ARRI GB.” How hypocritical!

ETC has over 600 employees and more than 500 of them are employed at its plant in Middleton, Wisconsin–most in good old-fashioned manufacturing jobs. The foreign jobs are in sales and distribution of products made in the USA. Read the rest of this entry

This comes straight from the Bill Foster campaign. They are saying that one of Jim Oberweis’ TV ads was pulled out of WGN and WMAQ lineups for breaking Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules.

The ad in question contains multiple failures to comply with disclaimer requirements, representing an attempt on the part of Oberweis to evade responsibility for the allegations levied against Mr. Foster contained in the ad.

Politically incorrect possible translation: “He lied like a rug and got caught.” Remember, this is the guy who used fake headlines in a TV ad against Judy Baar Topinka during the 2006 primary season. I am having a hard time seeing why anybody would want to send such a person to Congress.