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State Senate Candidate Thom Collier Supports Religious Kooks that Abuse Children

Posted on April 01, 2010
Most people in Knox County and Ohio are familiar with the ongoing John Freshwater saga, the story of the middle school science teacher who was fired for teaching creationism and burning students in his classroom. In fact, here's a pretty good picture of the arm of the young man of which Freshwater burned a cross: There is little doubt that John Freshwater, and his supporters are religious kooks, in my opinion...

Despite Rhetoric, Payday Lenders Earn Minimum Wage

Posted on April 01, 2010
Here's the first of many great guest columns from Check Into Cash Founder Allan Jones: Isa store that earns $8.96 for each hour they are open ?raking it in?? Believe it not, some elitist people and the mainstream media think so. This misconception stems from a misunderstanding of APR, or annual percentage rates...

Thom Collier's Tax Liens

Posted on April 01, 2010
UPDATED: Tyler Fehrman informs me that he is no longer campaign manager for Thom Collier. He stepped down in January 2010 on his own accord. Thom Collier's former campaign manager, now volunteer, continues to spread the lie that Collier never had any tax liens filed against him...

State Senate Candidate Thom Collier's Political Comeback Declared Dead

Posted on March 31, 2010
The political comeback of tax deadbeat Thom Collier is now all but dead. Here's a section from the latest Kris Jordan mail piece: Say good night Thom.

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Google Stands Up for Digital Due Process

Posted on March 30, 2010
Here's a great post from our friends over at Google:The year was 1986. A gallon of gas cost 89 cents, Paul Simon?s Graceland won the Grammy for album of the year, and the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which governs how law enforcement can access electronic data, was signed into law...

Google's New Policy on China

Posted on March 23, 2010
Google has announced their new policy on China's internet censorship. I like it. We'll see what the Chi-Coms do to try and block them now. Thank God for proxy sites. Here's their full post: Posted by David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer (cross-posted from the Official Google Blog) On January 12, we announced on this blog that Google and more than twenty other U...

Ohio Auditor Candidate Seth Morgan Endorsed by Another Important County Republican Party!

Posted on March 23, 2010
The Lake County Republican Party last night endorsed Auditor of State candidate Seth Morgan. My sources on the ground tell me that there was no intra-party political intrigue involved, rather Seth has a substantially better presentation and stage presence...

Zack Space, Charlie Wilson and House Democrats Will Attempt to Pass Healthcare Without a Recorded Vote

Posted on March 16, 2010
My Congressman, Zack Space and our neighboring Congressman, Charlie Wilson, will apparently try to pass healthcare reform without an actual recorded vote. Don't believe me? Then check out today's Washington Post:After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate's health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it...

California Senator Barbara Boxer's Big Giant Head

Posted on March 15, 2010
I'm loving Carly for California's campaign ads. Here's her latest.

Live Streaming Video of President's Ohio Visit on Healthcare

Posted on March 15, 2010
UPDATE #5 - Athens Runaway Blog post on Presidential visit.UPDATE #4 - Video from Stop Obamacare Rally outside Presidential visit site. UPDATE #3 - Zack Space, Charlie Wilson, John Boccieri are likely YES votes on Healthcare according to The Hill...

Embattled Knox County Commissioner Loses Endorsement of County Party

Posted on March 10, 2010
Bob WiseEmbattled, ethically challenged, Knox County Commissioner Bob Wise, last night lost the endorsement of the Knox County Republican Party to challenger Roger Reed. The full story is here. It's not very often that a longtime incumbent loses a party endorsement to a challenger, especially when the rules require a 2/3's vote of the committee...

My Radio Appearance on "All Sides with Ann Fisher" on Ohio's 3C Rail Plan

Posted on March 03, 2010
I thought I started out a little slow but warmed up as we went along. Link to the audio is here:

Past Rears Up to Bite Former Ken Blackwell Political Team

Posted on March 01, 2010
This morning, a ballot issue committee called LetOhioVote and several individuals involved with this group filed suit in the Ohio Supreme Court to duck depositions and subpoenas requested by Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The investigation was launched after it was reported that LetOhioVote's political operations were funded by over $1...

Bi-Partisan Guest Post: Please Support SB 157!

Posted on February 26, 2010
A guest post from my Democratic friend Tim Russo:At today?s TEDxCLE event in Cleveland, I learned about an extraordinary idea. The NEO law firm of Dworken & Bernstein is spearheading an effort to pass a law in Ohio to force defendants to pay up unclaimed class action judgments, and donate the funds to charities...

Zack Space's Corrupt Ties to Charlie Rangel

Posted on February 26, 2010
From my email inbox: Washington- With the House Ethics Committee confirming that corrupt New York Democrat Charlie Rangel is guilty of breaking key ethics rules, Zack Space has put himself squarely at odds with the bipartisan panel. Space has already voted twice to sweep his party?s corruption problems under the rug by letting Rangel off the hook ? and is it any wonder? According to the Federal Elections Commission, Space has taken $21,000 from Rangel and his PAC in campaign donations...

Internet Freedom on Trial in Italy

Posted on February 24, 2010
From my email inbox: Posted by Matt Sucherman, VP and Deputy General Counsel - Europe, Middle East and Africa (cross-posted from the Official Google Blog) In late 2006, students at a school in Turin, Italy filmed and then uploaded a video to Google Video that showed them bullying an autistic schoolmate...

Embattled, Ethically Compromised Knox County Commissioner Draws Serious Election Opposition

Posted on February 19, 2010
Embattled, ethically compromised Knox County Commissioner Bob Wise has drawn a total of 3 opponents. 2 for the May GOP primary and 1 if he survives to the general election.Longtime Fredericktown Mayor and County Dog Warden Roger Reed and 2008 primary candidate and local realtor Tim Smith both filed for the Republican Primary...

Ohio Coal Association Challenges EPA Climate Decision

Posted on February 18, 2010
Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association, announced today that the association is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ?Endangerment Finding? for greenhouse gases. On Friday, February 12, 2010, the association filed a petition for reconsideration with the EPA, asking EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to review her agency?s decision in light of damaging disclosures calling into question the validity of its underlying climate data...

Special Prosecutor to Investigate Knox County Commissioner Bob Wise Moves Closer

Posted on February 17, 2010
Our efforts to obtain a special prosecutor to investigate the admitted illegal activities of Knox County Commissioner Bob Wise have moved several important steps forward this week. Let me explain.First, Knox County Common Pleas Court Judge Otho Eyster today recused himself from consideration of this case...

Has a Political Coverup in Knox County Been Uncovered?

Posted on February 12, 2010
Something is definitely starting to smell here in Knox County. And his name is Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher. In 2008 the Ohio Ethics Commission concluded that Knox County Commissioner Bob Wise had violated several Ohio laws concerning his placement of Wise Choice Propane LPG tanks at the Knox County Airport...

Court Asked to Appoint Special Prosecutor to Investigate Knox County Commissioner Bob Wise

Posted on February 12, 2010
This afternoon I filed an affidavit and petition with the Knox County Common Pleas Court requesting that they appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the potentially illegal and unethical activities of Knox County Commissioner Bob Wise. A link to the court filing in pdf is here...

Carly's Must Watch Demon Sheep Video

Posted on February 04, 2010
I've gotta confess, I love Carly for California's new web video:

Vulnerable Statehouse Democrats Commit Political Suicide

Posted on February 02, 2010
With news that the President is backing off on cap and tax climate control legislation (HT Third Base Politics), what should a first term, vulnerable Ohio House Democrat running for re-election in a previously held Republican seat do? Yep, you guessed it...

This Morning's Political Update

Posted on February 02, 2010
Dave Yost was endorsed for State Auditor by the Ohio Republican Party last night. Matt Naugle did an excellent job live tweeting the event. My friend Todd Hanks has withdrawn from a race for Delaware County Commissioner. His reason, internet based threats against his children...

Bob Gibbs Puts a Smackdown on Congressman Zack Space

Posted on January 29, 2010
This campaign cycle is getting fun. Here's the Bob Gibbs presser: For Immediate Release January 29, 2010 Contact: Matt Borges 614-204-1050 Bob Gibbs Slams Zack Space For Yet Another Flip-Flop This time Space joins Coal Caucus after voting for Cap and Trade (Lakeville, Ohio) ? Ohio State Senator and candidate for Congress Bob Gibbs today reacted to news reports that Zack Space joined a Congressional ?Coal Caucus? after Space had previously voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009...

State Rep. Margaret Ann Ruhl (R) - HUGE, EPIC, FAIL

Posted on January 29, 2010
I always thought that my former State Representative Thom Collier was about the worst it could get. Seems I was wrong.Incumbent State Representative Margaret Ann Ruhl (R) - Mount Vernon, today filed her campaign finance report showing that in the past 6 months she has raised a total of $4,100...

Josh Mandel Dominates Fundraising in State Treasurer's Race

Posted on January 29, 2010
My friend Josh Mandel reports over $2 million on hand for his race for State Treasurer. That other guy, that the Governor appointed, has just under $650,000 on hand.WOW.

24 in 24: Wait til you read this...

Posted on January 28, 2010
From an email from my good friend Josh Mandel: | | | One thing I?ve learned in the 67,084 miles I?ve traveled throughout Ohio is that people are tired of greedy, unethical politicians who use our tax dollars for their own selfish gain...

Obama Clearly Mistaken on Foreign Corporate Influence on Elections

Posted on January 28, 2010
Chief Justice Alito was correct to mouth the words, "not true", when the President made his irresponsible and incorrect statement last night concerning the campaign finance ruling. As the ruling clearly indicated and history clearly shows us, corporations were freely spending money on elections up until the post-Watergate campaign finance reforms of the 1970's...

Political Consultant Matt Parker Running Another Race into the Ground

Posted on January 28, 2010
In this case, its Ohio State Senate candidate David Daniels. Here are the numbers:$35,794.10 Cash Brought Forward$38,515.00 Total Contributions Received$39,592.93 Total Expenditures Made$35,047.96 Cash On Hand$23,437.00 Paid to Matthew D. Parker & Associates LLC for Campaign ConsultingMeanwhile, his primary opponent Clyde Evans only spent a little over $6,000 in consultants and has over $130,000 cash on hand...

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