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Berkowitz: So, you are looking at spending a million dollars [in last three weeks of campaign?]. Do you think that is enough to turn the trick here?
Jim Oberweis [Republican Primary Candidate for Governor]: It will be more than that.
Berkowitz: Two million?
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"Public Affairs," is featuring Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate, this coming week in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs on Comcast Cable; A week from Monday night through-out the City of Chicago; And, on your computer, right now.
Oberweis, who puts his net worth at between 10 and 50 million dollars, is one of four major candidates in the Republican Primary. He is one of two social conservatives in the field [the other is Sen. Brady], and is generally pegged as currently in second place behind social moderate and establishment-status quo candidate Judy Baar Topinka and ahead of Ron Gidwitz, who is viewed as a social moderate who has bolted from the establishment-status quo wing of the Republican Party. State Sen. and social conservative Bill Brady, the only downstater [Bloomington] in the race, has stayed in it despite his inability to catch fire, fueling speculation he was placed there to play spoiler and drain votes from Oberweis in case Oberweis gets close to Topinka.
In 25 North Shore, North and Northwest suburbs, the show is on this coming Tuesday in its regular Tuesday night time slot: 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 or 35, as indicated, below.
In 10 North Shore suburbs, the show airs in its regular airing slot at 8:30 pm on M, W, and F on Comcast Cable Ch. 19, as indicated, below.
The show with Jim Oberweis is also available as a video podcast currently at the Public Affairs Cinema Complex, along with a dozen other shows, which are currently airing there, e.g., Joe Birkett,Republican Primary Lt. Gov. Candidate;Forrest Claypool, Cook County Board Member and candidate for County Board President 8th CD Congresswoman Melissa Bean [D-Barrington], 9th CD Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky [D-Evanston], 8th CD Republican Primary candidates David McSweeney and Robert Churchill, Team Gidwitz-Rauschenberger, Dem. Gov. Primary candidate Edwin Eisendrath, 6th CD Dem. candidates Cegelis and Scott; also airing as an audio podcast are shows with U. S. Senator Barack Obama and 7th CD Dem. Candidate Jim Ascot. [See here].
The Jim Oberweis show will also air throughout the City of Chicago this coming Monday night, March 13 at 8:30 pm on CANTV, Cable Ch. 21.
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Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate and a resident of Sugar Grove in Kane County, IL debates and discusses with Show Host and Executive Legal Recruiter Jeff Berkowitz more than fifteen state fiscal, economic, educational, health care and social public policy issues. Jim Oberweis discusses his college involvement in politics, focus on a business career, divorce, current engagement, views of Topinka as a non-reformer, views on how to improve the Illinois economy, support for school vouchers-school choice, views on abortion, civil unions and domestic partner benefits; views on assault weapon bans and concealed carry laws; views on tourist visas, education and immigration, and much, much more.
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The episode of Public Affairs featuring Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate,airs this coming Tuesday night:
at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and this coming Monday, Wednesday and Friday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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A partial transcript of our show with Jim Oberweis is included, below:
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Jim Oberweis [R-Sugar Grove, Gubernatorial Candidate]: To put Judy Baar Topinka and ethics in the same sentence is really an oxymoron:
Jeff Berkowitz: Tell me this. Why is she the front-runner? …She was at 38% and you are at 17%. If it is as you say, why the 21-point spread that goes her way?
Oberweis: She [Topinka] has the best-known name. She is the one Republican who has been elected statewide…
Berkowitz: But, again, what’s going to change. 23 days. You have spent a lot of money. Certainly, you are well known…If it is name recognition, shouldn’t you have it?
Oberweis: In fact, we are going to be spending the next 23 days getting the message out as to what her positions on the issues are versus what my positions on the issues are and we haven’t begun to do that yet, but that’s coming this week.
Berkowitz: So, would you say over the next three weeks, you might be spending two or three million dollars in ads?
Oberweis: I will say that we will probably spend more in the last three weeks of the campaign than we have in the first year of the campaign.
Berkowitz: Which would be-- how much have you spent in the first year?
Oberweis: oh, in excess of a million dollars.
Berkowitz: So, you are looking at spending a million dollars [in last three weeks of campaign?]. Do you think that is enough to turn the trick here?
Oberweis: It will be more than that.
Berkowitz: Two million?
Oberweis: It will be enough to get the message out.
Berkowitz: Mostly it is TV ads?
Oberweis: TV ads and direct mail.
Berkowitz: Is it specific? Is it getting at this reform issue and why you are a reformer and—
Oberweis: Absolutely.
Berkowitz: Is it called negative advertising?
Oberweis: No, it is really just demonstrating her [Topinka’s] positions on issues and talking about where she stands so that voters can make an intelligent choice. Right now, voters aren’t able to make an intelligent choice. She has been running from the issues. She won’t talk about the issues. She’s trying to avoid any types of true debates where we can really challenge and talk about issues…
Berkowitz: So, you think through ads, mailers, TV, you can get the issues across between you and Judy Baar Topinka?
Oberweis: That’s our belief. That’s our sincere hope. We’ll find out over the next three weeks.
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Public Affairs, with Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate, was recorded on Feb. 26, 2006 and is airing on the Suburban edition of Public Affairs this coming week [week of March 6] and on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs on Monday night, March 13 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21. See, above, for a detailed, regular suburban airing schedule for Public Affairs . The show with Oberweis is also available as a video podcast currently at the Public Affairs Cinema Complex, along with a dozen other shows, which are also airing there. [See here].
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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Jim Oberweis [Republican Primary Candidate for Governor]: It will be more than that.
Berkowitz: Two million?
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"Public Affairs," is featuring Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate, this coming week in 35 Chicago Metro suburbs on Comcast Cable; A week from Monday night through-out the City of Chicago; And, on your computer, right now.
Oberweis, who puts his net worth at between 10 and 50 million dollars, is one of four major candidates in the Republican Primary. He is one of two social conservatives in the field [the other is Sen. Brady], and is generally pegged as currently in second place behind social moderate and establishment-status quo candidate Judy Baar Topinka and ahead of Ron Gidwitz, who is viewed as a social moderate who has bolted from the establishment-status quo wing of the Republican Party. State Sen. and social conservative Bill Brady, the only downstater [Bloomington] in the race, has stayed in it despite his inability to catch fire, fueling speculation he was placed there to play spoiler and drain votes from Oberweis in case Oberweis gets close to Topinka.
In 25 North Shore, North and Northwest suburbs, the show is on this coming Tuesday in its regular Tuesday night time slot: 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Ch. 19 or 35, as indicated, below.
In 10 North Shore suburbs, the show airs in its regular airing slot at 8:30 pm on M, W, and F on Comcast Cable Ch. 19, as indicated, below.
The show with Jim Oberweis is also available as a video podcast currently at the Public Affairs Cinema Complex, along with a dozen other shows, which are currently airing there, e.g., Joe Birkett,Republican Primary Lt. Gov. Candidate;Forrest Claypool, Cook County Board Member and candidate for County Board President 8th CD Congresswoman Melissa Bean [D-Barrington], 9th CD Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky [D-Evanston], 8th CD Republican Primary candidates David McSweeney and Robert Churchill, Team Gidwitz-Rauschenberger, Dem. Gov. Primary candidate Edwin Eisendrath, 6th CD Dem. candidates Cegelis and Scott; also airing as an audio podcast are shows with U. S. Senator Barack Obama and 7th CD Dem. Candidate Jim Ascot. [See here].
The Jim Oberweis show will also air throughout the City of Chicago this coming Monday night, March 13 at 8:30 pm on CANTV, Cable Ch. 21.
******************************************************
Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate and a resident of Sugar Grove in Kane County, IL debates and discusses with Show Host and Executive Legal Recruiter Jeff Berkowitz more than fifteen state fiscal, economic, educational, health care and social public policy issues. Jim Oberweis discusses his college involvement in politics, focus on a business career, divorce, current engagement, views of Topinka as a non-reformer, views on how to improve the Illinois economy, support for school vouchers-school choice, views on abortion, civil unions and domestic partner benefits; views on assault weapon bans and concealed carry laws; views on tourist visas, education and immigration, and much, much more.
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The episode of Public Affairs featuring Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate,airs this coming Tuesday night:
at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, parts of Inverness, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Wilmette
And at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 35 in Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Glenview, Golf, Des Plaines, Hanover Park, Mt. Prospect, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Schaumburg, Skokie, Streamwood and Wheeling.
and this coming Monday, Wednesday and Friday night at 8:30 pm on Comcast Cable Channel 19 in Bannockburn, Deerfield, Ft. Sheridan, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods and Winnetka.
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A partial transcript of our show with Jim Oberweis is included, below:
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Jim Oberweis [R-Sugar Grove, Gubernatorial Candidate]: To put Judy Baar Topinka and ethics in the same sentence is really an oxymoron:
Jeff Berkowitz: Tell me this. Why is she the front-runner? …She was at 38% and you are at 17%. If it is as you say, why the 21-point spread that goes her way?
Oberweis: She [Topinka] has the best-known name. She is the one Republican who has been elected statewide…
Berkowitz: But, again, what’s going to change. 23 days. You have spent a lot of money. Certainly, you are well known…If it is name recognition, shouldn’t you have it?
Oberweis: In fact, we are going to be spending the next 23 days getting the message out as to what her positions on the issues are versus what my positions on the issues are and we haven’t begun to do that yet, but that’s coming this week.
Berkowitz: So, would you say over the next three weeks, you might be spending two or three million dollars in ads?
Oberweis: I will say that we will probably spend more in the last three weeks of the campaign than we have in the first year of the campaign.
Berkowitz: Which would be-- how much have you spent in the first year?
Oberweis: oh, in excess of a million dollars.
Berkowitz: So, you are looking at spending a million dollars [in last three weeks of campaign?]. Do you think that is enough to turn the trick here?
Oberweis: It will be more than that.
Berkowitz: Two million?
Oberweis: It will be enough to get the message out.
Berkowitz: Mostly it is TV ads?
Oberweis: TV ads and direct mail.
Berkowitz: Is it specific? Is it getting at this reform issue and why you are a reformer and—
Oberweis: Absolutely.
Berkowitz: Is it called negative advertising?
Oberweis: No, it is really just demonstrating her [Topinka’s] positions on issues and talking about where she stands so that voters can make an intelligent choice. Right now, voters aren’t able to make an intelligent choice. She has been running from the issues. She won’t talk about the issues. She’s trying to avoid any types of true debates where we can really challenge and talk about issues…
Berkowitz: So, you think through ads, mailers, TV, you can get the issues across between you and Judy Baar Topinka?
Oberweis: That’s our belief. That’s our sincere hope. We’ll find out over the next three weeks.
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Public Affairs, with Jim Oberweis, Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate, was recorded on Feb. 26, 2006 and is airing on the Suburban edition of Public Affairs this coming week [week of March 6] and on the City of Chicago edition of Public Affairs on Monday night, March 13 at 8:30 pm on Cable Ch. 21. See, above, for a detailed, regular suburban airing schedule for Public Affairs . The show with Oberweis is also available as a video podcast currently at the Public Affairs Cinema Complex, along with a dozen other shows, which are also airing there. [See here].
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Jeff Berkowitz, Show Host/Producer of "Public Affairs," and Executive Legal Recruiter doing legal search can be reached at JBCG@aol.com
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