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* From Peter Roskam’s spokesperson…

Hey, Rich… found part of yesterday’s Sun Times article kind of interesting.

From the Sun Times story:

During that forum, Roskam also accused the Democrat of calling Republicans ‘pedophiles.’ After the debate, Casten told reporters he didn’t remember ever saying that.

This is the first time we’ve heard that he said this, but clearly he did.

He posted this tweet in December of last year and since he’s deleted all of his tweets prior to March of this year (presumably in an effort to get away from tweets like this one):

*** UPDATE *** From the Casten campaign…

“Peter Roskam is a 25-year career politician with practice showing faux indignation. When sexual abuse of students was reported at Ohio State University and that Jim Jordan knew about it, Peter Roskam didn’t call for an investigation - he welcomed Jim Jordan with open arms. Sexual abuser Dennis Hastert? He celebrates that he has his desk in his office. When asked to speak out against Roy Moore? He wouldn’t. When Donald Trump called Barack Obama the founder of ISIS? Crickets.”

“And when it comes to women’s health care, Peter Roskam wants to make abortion illegal, with no exceptions for victims of rape and incest and Sean finds that to be profoundly disturbing.”

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:32 pm

Comments

Well he didn’t say it, he tweeted it…..

Comment by OneMan Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:35 pm
At the Congressional level under Hastert and Shimkus, an element of truth to it. Not totality, but an element.

Comment by Smitty Irving Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:37 pm
Casten and Miller-Walsh; two Illinois candidates doing the laundry - getting the untactful bits out of their social media.

Comment by Texas Red Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:40 pm
Didn’t Keith Farnham represent parts this district?

What’s that saying about glass houses and stones?

Comment by Phenomynous Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:42 pm
If he was referring to support of Roy Moore, what’s the matter with the comment?

Comment by JackD Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:44 pm
Many Republicans, including the President, stood by a candidate that had multiple credible accusations of pedophilia, and more stories of dating barely legal girls 15+ years his junior.

Casten might have been painting with too broad of a brush, but not by that much.

Comment by Perrid Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:46 pm
“At the Congressional level under Hastert and Shimkus,”

Yep and lets not forget Illinois House 43 Keith Farnham a Democrat from Elgin. Found guilty of possession of Child pornography, In February 2016 Farnham was sued by two minors who claim they appear in child pornography found on his computer.

Comment by Texas Red Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:48 pm
Twitter and Facebook crush careers, they don’t make careers.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:49 pm
Casten has certainly had his missteps lately. But I’m not sure if calling out Roy Moore rates with some of the other things that he’s done.

I expected that Roskam would be in for a fight. Casten might be making it a bit easier than I expected.

Comment by Pundent Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:49 pm
If Casten apologizes for calling out the RNC for supporting a guy who was accused of having sexual relationships with underage girls…I am done.

The party lost their moral compass years ago, Roy Moore was the poster child for “there is no bridge too far” for this party.

Comment by Kyle Hillman Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 3:55 pm
===Twitter and Facebook crush careers, they don’t make careers.===

So I’m even more clear…

Provocative tweets and post to make a social point isn’t the best way to be clearly understood.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 4:04 pm
==If Casten apologizes for calling out the RNC for supporting a guy who was accused of having sexual relationships with underage girls…I am done.==

“I’m sorry… that Republican primary voters in Alabama nominated a pedophile. I’m also sorry that national Republicans stood by him to the end.”

Comment by LXB Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 4:07 pm
Never expected that Roskam and team would think the way to go is to say that we should elect sexual deviants to political office.

Comment by Precinct Captain Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 4:11 pm
The context was with respect to Roy Moore. If the Roskam camp wants to talk about Roy Moore, I don’t know why Casten would have a problem with that.

Comment by Sam Hensel Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 4:12 pm
RE: LXB

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Comment by Kyle Hillman Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 4:14 pm
So is Roskam saying that Roy Moore isn’t a pedophile?

Comment by Anon E. Moose Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 4:16 pm
Moore was not a pedophile. He targeted teenagers. Not a good thing, but it’s not pedophilia, which is an attraction to prepubescents.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Aug 31, 18 @ 4:25 pm