Mumbai photographer: I wish I'd had a gun, not a camera. Armed police would not fire back
One more argument supporting concealed carry and how it's not safe in establishments that don't allow law abiding folks to carry their weapons on them.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
What a shame!
Phillips nets 514-vote victory margin
We've went from being represented by an Ohio right to life / NRA endorsed Jimmy Stewart to a dope smoking, coal hating (well she likes "clean coal if the technology allows it")....like I said, coal hating, Wal-Mart protesting liberal freak (is that too strong?).....Debbie Phillips.
We've went from being represented by an Ohio right to life / NRA endorsed Jimmy Stewart to a dope smoking, coal hating (well she likes "clean coal if the technology allows it")....like I said, coal hating, Wal-Mart protesting liberal freak (is that too strong?).....Debbie Phillips.
If it doesn't smell right.....
Am I the only one that thinks this seems, unseemly?
"Marietta City Council adopted Resolution 67 during a regular session at Lookout Park last Thursday, authorizing the nonprofit group Friends of the Lower Muskingum to apply to the Ohio Public Works Commission for a Clean Ohio grant to purchase land owned in part by Mayor Michael Mullen."
"Marietta City Council adopted Resolution 67 during a regular session at Lookout Park last Thursday, authorizing the nonprofit group Friends of the Lower Muskingum to apply to the Ohio Public Works Commission for a Clean Ohio grant to purchase land owned in part by Mayor Michael Mullen."
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Your vote does count
The local ballot initiative to allow Cool Spot (Coolville) to sell alcohol has passed. By one vote. 108 - 107.
This follows another ballot initiative (2007 general) in Troy East precinct to allow alcohol sales in Hockingport. It also passed by one vote. 149 - 148.
My question is: Both the Methodist churches (Coolville / Hockingport) had signs on their property opposing Ohio issue 6 (casino). Why didn't they become active in these local issues that have a direct impact locally? If they did oppose it, they sure were quiet about it.
One vote.
This follows another ballot initiative (2007 general) in Troy East precinct to allow alcohol sales in Hockingport. It also passed by one vote. 149 - 148.
My question is: Both the Methodist churches (Coolville / Hockingport) had signs on their property opposing Ohio issue 6 (casino). Why didn't they become active in these local issues that have a direct impact locally? If they did oppose it, they sure were quiet about it.
One vote.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Honest hippies are a lot of laughs
"Those poachers need to lock and load with God's Green Herb and blow smoke instead of bullets"
See the comments section at the bottom of this Athens News story.
Yes, they are freaks, but they are a lot of fun when they take the veil off and tell you what they really think.
See the comments section at the bottom of this Athens News story.
Yes, they are freaks, but they are a lot of fun when they take the veil off and tell you what they really think.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Dispatch gets it.
They still don't ask the question on people's minds: What did Strickland know and when did he know it?
I know it's not in the GOP's nature to do this sort of thing, but the Senate should investigate what the Governor knew about this. Did he approve of this? Due to the lenient penalty, one wonders.
Dave Yost's blog has been on top of this.
Editorial: Weak response
Governor should have sent a stronger message about the abuse of office
Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:30 AM
Two serious examples of unethical behavior should be more than enough for Gov. Ted Strickland to demand the resignation of the head of a state agency. But instead of being removed from office, Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, was penalized with nothing more than a month of unpaid leave for misusing her office for political purposes.
In a report unveiled on Thursday, Inspector General Thomas P. Charles found that Jones-Kelley used a state computer and e-mail account to raise money for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, violating the governor's policy against such abuse of position. She also authorized an attempt to dredge up dirt on "Joe the plumber," an Ohioan named Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher who gained sudden fame after questioning Obama on his tax policies during a Toledo-area appearance by the candidate. Republican Sen. John McCain used Wurzelbacher's question to challenge Obama in their Oct. 15 presidential debate.
Jones-Kelley justified the search of agency records on Wurzelbacher on the grounds that the agency occasionally reviews personal data on people who suddenly appear in the public spotlight. But Charles' report said Jones-Kelley had no legitimate reason for reviewing Wurzelbacher's records and that her explanations for doing so were not credible. Charles' report didn't conclude that the data-checking was politically motivated, but that's the only logical explanation. Officials in a Democratic administration were mining damaging information on an Ohioan who had challenged their presidential candidate.
This misuse of government power against a citizen is a grave matter. Americans should be able to challenge politicians without fear that government officials will try to damage their reputations. Fear of being targeted in that way can chill political speech and participation.
After Charles issued his report, the governor unveiled a directive calling for clear policies on when state employees can access private personal data and restricting such activity to legitimate government purposes. Agency directors must appoint data-privacy officers to help achieve better controls on access to sensitive personal data.
This directive is useful, but how much weight will it carry when state employees see how little penalty there is for violating it?
If two such glaring violations of public trust do not merit removal from office, what would the governor consider worthy of such punishment? For an administration that launched itself with much fanfare about its strict ethics policies, the response to Jones-Kelley's actions is inexplicable.
In light of the governor's failure to impose an appropriate punishment, the legislature has all the more reason to step in with statutes that spell out the limits for government workers with access to confidential information about Ohioans and penalties for those who overstep them.
I know it's not in the GOP's nature to do this sort of thing, but the Senate should investigate what the Governor knew about this. Did he approve of this? Due to the lenient penalty, one wonders.
Dave Yost's blog has been on top of this.
Editorial: Weak response
Governor should have sent a stronger message about the abuse of office
Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:30 AM
Two serious examples of unethical behavior should be more than enough for Gov. Ted Strickland to demand the resignation of the head of a state agency. But instead of being removed from office, Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, was penalized with nothing more than a month of unpaid leave for misusing her office for political purposes.
In a report unveiled on Thursday, Inspector General Thomas P. Charles found that Jones-Kelley used a state computer and e-mail account to raise money for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, violating the governor's policy against such abuse of position. She also authorized an attempt to dredge up dirt on "Joe the plumber," an Ohioan named Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher who gained sudden fame after questioning Obama on his tax policies during a Toledo-area appearance by the candidate. Republican Sen. John McCain used Wurzelbacher's question to challenge Obama in their Oct. 15 presidential debate.
Jones-Kelley justified the search of agency records on Wurzelbacher on the grounds that the agency occasionally reviews personal data on people who suddenly appear in the public spotlight. But Charles' report said Jones-Kelley had no legitimate reason for reviewing Wurzelbacher's records and that her explanations for doing so were not credible. Charles' report didn't conclude that the data-checking was politically motivated, but that's the only logical explanation. Officials in a Democratic administration were mining damaging information on an Ohioan who had challenged their presidential candidate.
This misuse of government power against a citizen is a grave matter. Americans should be able to challenge politicians without fear that government officials will try to damage their reputations. Fear of being targeted in that way can chill political speech and participation.
After Charles issued his report, the governor unveiled a directive calling for clear policies on when state employees can access private personal data and restricting such activity to legitimate government purposes. Agency directors must appoint data-privacy officers to help achieve better controls on access to sensitive personal data.
This directive is useful, but how much weight will it carry when state employees see how little penalty there is for violating it?
If two such glaring violations of public trust do not merit removal from office, what would the governor consider worthy of such punishment? For an administration that launched itself with much fanfare about its strict ethics policies, the response to Jones-Kelley's actions is inexplicable.
In light of the governor's failure to impose an appropriate punishment, the legislature has all the more reason to step in with statutes that spell out the limits for government workers with access to confidential information about Ohioans and penalties for those who overstep them.
OEPA pursues action against Marietta Industrial Enterprises
I know the OPEA works with companies towards good results. They keep in mind that we need to keep businesses in business. I wonder sometimes however, just how would the Chinese handle a company like this? Would they even care? We keep adding costs and requirements on our businesses, then wonder why they shut down and move elsewhere.
http://mariettaregister.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=698&Itemid=1
"The director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is ordering a business operating on State Route 7 near Marietta to test their emissions for manganese and provide the state with information about its processes.....The OEPA Director is also insisting on the testing of manganese emissions (in terms of pounds per hour) and demonstrated compliance with set emissions limitations within 90 days."
"MIE president Scott Elliott said in an interview on Monday that the company doesn't handle manganese and hasn't handled manganese for years.
"We don't even handle manganese anymore. We haven't handled manganese for three years," he said. "So there's no chance that we do not report manganese emissions because we don't have them."
http://mariettaregister.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=698&Itemid=1
"The director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is ordering a business operating on State Route 7 near Marietta to test their emissions for manganese and provide the state with information about its processes.....The OEPA Director is also insisting on the testing of manganese emissions (in terms of pounds per hour) and demonstrated compliance with set emissions limitations within 90 days."
"MIE president Scott Elliott said in an interview on Monday that the company doesn't handle manganese and hasn't handled manganese for years.
"We don't even handle manganese anymore. We haven't handled manganese for three years," he said. "So there's no chance that we do not report manganese emissions because we don't have them."
Do as I say, not as I do
Green Obama’s official limo is a gas guzzler
"On the campaign trail, Barack Obama promised to get a million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015. His own new presidential limousine will be far from green, however.
The Obamobile being prepared for the president-elect is said to be a monster gas-guzzler made by General Motors, the troubled car giant. It will look like a black Cadillac but is built like a tank. A spy photographer who tracks down future car models for magazines snatched pictures of the heavily disguised first-car-in-waiting when it was being road-tested last summer.
The armour-plated car, which has a raised roof, windows up to 5in thick, extra-strength tyres and a body made of steel, aluminium, titanium and ceramics, is thought to be based on a GMC 2500 truck that gets less than 10 miles to the gallon."
"On the campaign trail, Barack Obama promised to get a million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015. His own new presidential limousine will be far from green, however.
The Obamobile being prepared for the president-elect is said to be a monster gas-guzzler made by General Motors, the troubled car giant. It will look like a black Cadillac but is built like a tank. A spy photographer who tracks down future car models for magazines snatched pictures of the heavily disguised first-car-in-waiting when it was being road-tested last summer.
The armour-plated car, which has a raised roof, windows up to 5in thick, extra-strength tyres and a body made of steel, aluminium, titanium and ceramics, is thought to be based on a GMC 2500 truck that gets less than 10 miles to the gallon."
Saturday, November 22, 2008
County expects ’09 budget to shrink 9 percent
Picture from the Athens News article here
So maybe it's time to get rid of the "Meals on Wheels" program. Maybe this program isn't funded by the county, but this story reminds me of all the Meals on Wheels trucks I happen upon on the back roads when gas was $4.25 a gallon.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to mail Happy meals to the "needy"????
I wonder if the Meals on Wheels employees are AFSCME members? If that's the case, we wouldn't get rid of this program if it cost $50 a meal to deliver. Take a look at this link to AFSCME's website and you'll realize I'm right about that.
Charlie Wilson does not understand economics
Too many comments on this one.
First he votes to raise the minimum wage. If he'd do a little reading, he'd understand this puts people out of work. If employers have to decide if it's more cost effective to buy a machine since they can't afford to hire workers, how does this help those this "raise" is supposed to help? Also, if stores raise their prices because the labor price goes up, who pays? Those that the bill was supposed to have helped. And on top of paying higher prices, now they are out of work.
Which brings me to the next point:
Now he votes to extend unemployment "benefits" (redistribution of wealth). He also voted to do this in May. So how does paying people not to work help our unemployment situation? We should be encouraging folks to work, not paying them not to.
Another dumb idea: Bailout the auto industry. We should let them make the decisions they have to to stay in business. Everyone knows they need to get rid of the greedy union thugs sucking them dry and making our automobiles less competitive than Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc, who, by the way, do just fine building cars in the US. The only difference is, they are non-union. Giving Detroit taxpayer money would reward bad management and just prolong the inevitable. If they had to fix their business now, they might have a chance. Of course the union backed dems want to continue to receive their campaign contributions from the unions, hence their support of this bailout.
Lastly, Wilson's support of the deceptively labelled "Employee Free Choice Act". See previous post here.
Our Representative knows nothing about economics.................or he does know about economics and doesn't care, just wanting to receive union campaign checks. Either way, he needs to go.
First he votes to raise the minimum wage. If he'd do a little reading, he'd understand this puts people out of work. If employers have to decide if it's more cost effective to buy a machine since they can't afford to hire workers, how does this help those this "raise" is supposed to help? Also, if stores raise their prices because the labor price goes up, who pays? Those that the bill was supposed to have helped. And on top of paying higher prices, now they are out of work.
Which brings me to the next point:
Now he votes to extend unemployment "benefits" (redistribution of wealth). He also voted to do this in May. So how does paying people not to work help our unemployment situation? We should be encouraging folks to work, not paying them not to.
Another dumb idea: Bailout the auto industry. We should let them make the decisions they have to to stay in business. Everyone knows they need to get rid of the greedy union thugs sucking them dry and making our automobiles less competitive than Honda, Nissan, Toyota, etc, who, by the way, do just fine building cars in the US. The only difference is, they are non-union. Giving Detroit taxpayer money would reward bad management and just prolong the inevitable. If they had to fix their business now, they might have a chance. Of course the union backed dems want to continue to receive their campaign contributions from the unions, hence their support of this bailout.
Lastly, Wilson's support of the deceptively labelled "Employee Free Choice Act". See previous post here.
Our Representative knows nothing about economics.................or he does know about economics and doesn't care, just wanting to receive union campaign checks. Either way, he needs to go.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
We get the government we deserve
Lawsuit on horizon over landlord-tenant ordinance
"The attorney for a local landlords’ group confirmed Wednesday that he is preparing a lawsuit to challenge the city of Athens’ legally required landlord-tenant forms."
I've got an idea, why doesn't the city of Athens just put a public notice in the Athens Messenger with the information they want conveyed to the tenants? Instead they come up with a scheme forcing landlords to do the city's work. Of course, no one reads the Messenger and one has to pay to view it on the web.....but that's another story.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
It took them how long to come up with this theory?
How long have we been saying this? With this type of delayed deductive reasoning, how did we ever "evolve" from the apes???
"The other statistic that emerged from a study of active killers is that they almost exclusively seek out "gun free" zones for their attacks.
In most states, concealed handguns are prohibited at schools and on college campuses even for those with permits.
Many malls and workplaces also place signs at their entrances prohibiting firearms on the premises.
Now tacticians believe the signs themselves may be an invitation to the active killers. The psychological profile of a mass murderer indicates he is looking to inflict the most casualties as quickly as possible.
Also, the data show most active killers have no intention of surviving the event."
I've been trying to impress on my daughter that it's simply not safe to enter businesses with "no guns allowed" signs posted. The reasoning is this: the only people in the business with a gun would be a criminal. Since law abiding citizens follow the rules, they'll leave their concealed carry guns in their cars. This leaves the only people with guns in the business; criminals. Hence, it's not safe to enter establishments with these signs posted.
"The other statistic that emerged from a study of active killers is that they almost exclusively seek out "gun free" zones for their attacks.
In most states, concealed handguns are prohibited at schools and on college campuses even for those with permits.
Many malls and workplaces also place signs at their entrances prohibiting firearms on the premises.
Now tacticians believe the signs themselves may be an invitation to the active killers. The psychological profile of a mass murderer indicates he is looking to inflict the most casualties as quickly as possible.
Also, the data show most active killers have no intention of surviving the event."
I've been trying to impress on my daughter that it's simply not safe to enter businesses with "no guns allowed" signs posted. The reasoning is this: the only people in the business with a gun would be a criminal. Since law abiding citizens follow the rules, they'll leave their concealed carry guns in their cars. This leaves the only people with guns in the business; criminals. Hence, it's not safe to enter establishments with these signs posted.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Another reason the GOP should not listen to the media
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAUmIv2SGYY
Another reason the GOP should not listen to the media when they want to give advice on winning elections. John Fortney must have attended a creative math school!
We should go after 6 year olds to vote? I think the dems have that vote bottled up with ACORN.
The media only look the other way when dems conduct voter fraud.
Another reason the GOP should not listen to the media when they want to give advice on winning elections. John Fortney must have attended a creative math school!
We should go after 6 year olds to vote? I think the dems have that vote bottled up with ACORN.
The media only look the other way when dems conduct voter fraud.
Unintentional, unscripted truth from state GOP
DeWine's desire to shift away from social issues leads to uproar
Dumb comments from state GOP deputy chairman DeWine; "the party has to, “exchange a fiscal message and an economic message in for the social message that has dominated the messaging of this party for the past decade,” and said the GOP has had a “distracting focus on social issues.”
So, which is it?
then, when called on it he sends an email; "DeWine said in an e-mail to Republicans on Tuesday that the party is not abandoning its positions on social issues.
“This is not to suggest that we yield in combating the assault on our values. Our party's platform on the critical issues of life and marriage is clear, and I'm proud of my pro-life and pro-family record in the General Assembly. I can assure you that we will continue to advance those core values,”
If the GOP wants to abandon the "values voters" (another dumb media label) who will be left? A few Bob Taft Republicans?
Another comment that gets to the bottom line:
"Dan Prince, chairman of the Warren County Republican Party’s central committee, said DeWine’s comments weren’t particularly damaging, but warned that continued statements that the party needs to move away from talking about social issues could alienate social conservatives who form the backbone of the party’s get out the vote efforts.
“That would be the risk, I would say, that Kevin might be taking is alienating people who would otherwise be very good workers for the party,” he said. “Even though in the end I think they’ll vote the way he hopes, but keeping them engaged as workers is key.”
Finally someone tells us the truth, the truth that we've always felt, but no one has ever verbalized: We don't really care what you want, just get out there and work and vote. We'll take care of the rest.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Bomb threat reported at Mountaineer Plant
Bomb threats at local power plants.
I wonder where one could find a group of radical "environmentalists" capable of doing such a thing in Southeastern Ohio????
"NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Employees at Appalachian Power’s Mountaineer plant were evacuated Monday morning as law enforcement officers with the West Virginia State Police searched the area for a bomb."
"This is the second bomb threat the company has had the state police investigate. A similar call was placed at the John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County last week, Moye said. It was the fifth call made to that plant within several weeks."
I wonder where one could find a group of radical "environmentalists" capable of doing such a thing in Southeastern Ohio????
"NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Employees at Appalachian Power’s Mountaineer plant were evacuated Monday morning as law enforcement officers with the West Virginia State Police searched the area for a bomb."
"This is the second bomb threat the company has had the state police investigate. A similar call was placed at the John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County last week, Moye said. It was the fifth call made to that plant within several weeks."
Friday, November 14, 2008
Another one gone. Hello, Mr. Strickland.
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (Map, News) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it is closing a plant in Bellefontaine (behl-FOWN'-tin), leading to the loss of 434 jobs.
The layoffs will begin Jan. 5 and conclude by the end of March. The factory makes circuit breakers for commercial and industrial markets.
Spokesman Michael Krampe says the company's competitors have moved their production offshore and it's no longer cost-effective to make products at the Bellefontaine factory.
Siemens says no additional job cuts are planned at its other central Ohio locations, which include Columbus, Dublin and Worthington.
The layoffs will begin Jan. 5 and conclude by the end of March. The factory makes circuit breakers for commercial and industrial markets.
Spokesman Michael Krampe says the company's competitors have moved their production offshore and it's no longer cost-effective to make products at the Bellefontaine factory.
Siemens says no additional job cuts are planned at its other central Ohio locations, which include Columbus, Dublin and Worthington.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
More workers accused of politicking on state time
Let's see, union workers politicking on state time, I wonder who they were supporting??
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/13/copy/HATCH.ART_ART_11-13-08_B4_HJBSG3G.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
'Suspended agency director Helen Jones-Kelley isn't the only Ohio government employee under investigation for allegedly dabbling in politics on state time.
Three employees of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission are being investigated for possible violations of the federal law that prohibits engaging in political activity on government time or using official resources.
The union that represents the three, the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, is part of a coalition of unions that backed Obama"
That really wasn't a surprise, was it?
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/13/copy/HATCH.ART_ART_11-13-08_B4_HJBSG3G.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
'Suspended agency director Helen Jones-Kelley isn't the only Ohio government employee under investigation for allegedly dabbling in politics on state time.
Three employees of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission are being investigated for possible violations of the federal law that prohibits engaging in political activity on government time or using official resources.
The union that represents the three, the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, is part of a coalition of unions that backed Obama"
That really wasn't a surprise, was it?
Nothing about politics
This is a neat story from the post. The photographer is definitely talented.
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/11/13/26386/
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/11/13/26386/
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
High taxes = job losses
The boot lickers in the media are disgusting!
The media covering for Obama already! I wonder if they took this "poll" at the behest of the Obama folks....or they just thought they'd give him some cover when he decides that we can't "afford" the tax cuts promised.
AP poll: Public seems willing to wait on tax cuts
AP poll: Public seems willing to wait on tax cuts
"Yes We Can . . . Ban Guns"
You really didn't believe him when he said he wouldn't ban guns, did you?
"Yes We Can . . . Ban Guns"--Obama Announces Gun Ban Agenda Before The Final Vote Count Is In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_onYrbme3c
Friday, November 07, 2008
Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign slogan, "the audacity of hope," should have instead been "the audacity of deceit." After months of telling the American people that he supports the Second Amendment, and only hours after being declared the president-elect, the Obama transition team website announced an agenda taken straight from the anti-gun lobby--four initiatives designed to ban guns and drive law-abiding firearm manufacturers and dealers out of business:
"Yes We Can . . . Ban Guns"--Obama Announces Gun Ban Agenda Before The Final Vote Count Is In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_onYrbme3c
Friday, November 07, 2008
Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign slogan, "the audacity of hope," should have instead been "the audacity of deceit." After months of telling the American people that he supports the Second Amendment, and only hours after being declared the president-elect, the Obama transition team website announced an agenda taken straight from the anti-gun lobby--four initiatives designed to ban guns and drive law-abiding firearm manufacturers and dealers out of business:
- "Making the expired federal assault weapons ban permanent."
- "Repeal the Tiahrt Amendment." The amendment--endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police
- "Closing the gun show loophole." There is no "loophole."
- "Making guns in this country childproof." "Childproof" is a codeword for a variety of schemes designed to prevent the sale of firearms"
Monday, November 10, 2008
Race an issue for the Media, not Appalachians
As Athens votes for Obama, Appalachia votes for McCain
Even in this balanced story from the Athens News (yes, they have some) the reporter could not help himself from asking the race question......you know, these people are from Appalachia, so they must be racists, right?
Asked if race could have played a factor in Appalachian counties voting for McCain, Tribe said, “probably a little bit, but I don’t think it’s a whole lot.”
Then as if once wasn't enough to make his point (or maybe he didn't get the answer he wanted), he had to ask another interviewee the same question:
"Asked about race, he said that it also could have played a role.
“I would also argue that the issue of familiarity played a part in the amount of support that McCain did get,” Miller said. “Part of that familiarity does have a racial element to it.”"
It's the media that keep the racial tensions burning, not the residents of Appalachia.
Even in this balanced story from the Athens News (yes, they have some) the reporter could not help himself from asking the race question......you know, these people are from Appalachia, so they must be racists, right?
Asked if race could have played a factor in Appalachian counties voting for McCain, Tribe said, “probably a little bit, but I don’t think it’s a whole lot.”
Then as if once wasn't enough to make his point (or maybe he didn't get the answer he wanted), he had to ask another interviewee the same question:
"Asked about race, he said that it also could have played a role.
“I would also argue that the issue of familiarity played a part in the amount of support that McCain did get,” Miller said. “Part of that familiarity does have a racial element to it.”"
It's the media that keep the racial tensions burning, not the residents of Appalachia.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
You wanted change, you got it.
Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact
"One of Bush's first acts was to reinstate full abortion restrictions on U.S. overseas aid. The restrictions were first ordered by President Reagan and the first President Bush followed suit. President Clinton lifted them soon after he occupied the Oval Office and it wouldn't be surprising if Obama did the same."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama
So, the first thing he's going to do is lift the restrictions on abortions that were tied to US aid funding.
Then he's going to make it harder for us to drill our own oil in our own country.
We've got change alright.
"One of Bush's first acts was to reinstate full abortion restrictions on U.S. overseas aid. The restrictions were first ordered by President Reagan and the first President Bush followed suit. President Clinton lifted them soon after he occupied the Oval Office and it wouldn't be surprising if Obama did the same."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081109/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama
So, the first thing he's going to do is lift the restrictions on abortions that were tied to US aid funding.
Then he's going to make it harder for us to drill our own oil in our own country.
We've got change alright.
The deceptively titled "Employee Free Choice Act "
Now it's payback time! Labor unions ask political backing for organizing law.
The bottom line is, get rid of secret ballots for organizing a union. How un-American is that? The unions must think they can coerce folks into signing cards in public, much more so than convincing folks to vote their way in a secret ballot election.
I expect Mr. ACORN uh, excuse me Mr. Obama to support it....as he said he would.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081109/pl_nm/us_usa_obama_labor_1
The bottom line is, get rid of secret ballots for organizing a union. How un-American is that? The unions must think they can coerce folks into signing cards in public, much more so than convincing folks to vote their way in a secret ballot election.
I expect Mr. ACORN uh, excuse me Mr. Obama to support it....as he said he would.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081109/pl_nm/us_usa_obama_labor_1
Stewart first Meigs senator for half century
From The Daily Sentinel
http://www.mydailysentinel.com/articles/2008/11/05/news/news00.txt
By Brian J. Reed
Published:
Thursday, November 6, 2008 12:21 AM EST
POMEROY — State Rep. Jimmy Stewart, R-Albany, was elected Ohio Senator Tuesday, defeating Morgan County Commissioner Rick Shriver by a margin of 55 percent.The 20th District Senate seat was open because Senator Joy Padgett, R-Coshocton, chose not to seek re-election.Stewart lives in western Meigs County, and is completing his third term in the Ohio House for the 92nd District. Shriver received 40 percent of the vote, and Green Party candidate Timothy Kettler, five percent.Stewart said he is only the third Meigs County resident to serve as a state senator in Ohio’s history. The last, he said, was State Senator Bob Jones, in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s.
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Stewart acknowledged that he spent most of his energy on campaigning in the northern part of the 20th District, where he is lesser known. The 20th, he said, is the largest Ohio Senate District.“It’s really a humbling experience and was a daunting challenge, covering nine counties from Meigs to Coshocton County, but I am grateful I was able to do it with a bi-partisan support, and a combination of support from organized labor and the business community,” Stewart said.“It is difficult to come from a small county like Meigs and win a legislative district.”Stewart said he expects a smooth transition because of his six-year experience in the statehouse. He said two legislative matters, a bill regulating unlicensed contractors and projected budget shortfalls, will be his focus between now and the end of his term in the House.“Balancing the budget is going to be a challenge for all of us at the state level,” Stewart said.
http://www.mydailysentinel.com/articles/2008/11/05/news/news00.txt
By Brian J. Reed
Published:
Thursday, November 6, 2008 12:21 AM EST
POMEROY — State Rep. Jimmy Stewart, R-Albany, was elected Ohio Senator Tuesday, defeating Morgan County Commissioner Rick Shriver by a margin of 55 percent.The 20th District Senate seat was open because Senator Joy Padgett, R-Coshocton, chose not to seek re-election.Stewart lives in western Meigs County, and is completing his third term in the Ohio House for the 92nd District. Shriver received 40 percent of the vote, and Green Party candidate Timothy Kettler, five percent.Stewart said he is only the third Meigs County resident to serve as a state senator in Ohio’s history. The last, he said, was State Senator Bob Jones, in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s.
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Stewart acknowledged that he spent most of his energy on campaigning in the northern part of the 20th District, where he is lesser known. The 20th, he said, is the largest Ohio Senate District.“It’s really a humbling experience and was a daunting challenge, covering nine counties from Meigs to Coshocton County, but I am grateful I was able to do it with a bi-partisan support, and a combination of support from organized labor and the business community,” Stewart said.“It is difficult to come from a small county like Meigs and win a legislative district.”Stewart said he expects a smooth transition because of his six-year experience in the statehouse. He said two legislative matters, a bill regulating unlicensed contractors and projected budget shortfalls, will be his focus between now and the end of his term in the House.“Balancing the budget is going to be a challenge for all of us at the state level,” Stewart said.
Democrats say McCain can help mediate standoffs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_el_pr/mccain
Um, no thanks John:
Um, no thanks John:
- If the media thinks it's a good idea, it isn't.
- If the dems think it's a good idea, it isn't.
- You need to get into the habit of opposing leftists, not negotiating with them.
- If you haven't learned by now that cozying up to the left gets you nothing, well...
Saturday, November 8, 2008
E-mails get leader of state office suspended
- Using a government computer and e-mail to fund raise for Obama
- Using a government computer to look up dirt on "Joe the Plumber"
If this happened under a Republican administration, the media would be asking "what did the Governor know and when did he know it?"
With a dem Governor, the media silence is deafening.Larry Payne, new Republican Athens County Commissioner
http://www.athensnews.com/news/election/2008/nov/06/athens-county-gets-first-republican-commissioner-m/
A lot can be taken from this quote from the story: "Inside the city of Athens, Pancake didn’t do badly, winning 13 of 23 precincts, some by healthy margins."
My first thought is, these must have been completely straight ticket voters.
The other way to look at this is Payne one 10 out of 23 precincts in Athens City. Which is great for any Republican.
Larry also had great numbers "out in the county".
Larry will do a great job. It's about time we had some DIVERSITY in Athens County.
A lot can be taken from this quote from the story: "Inside the city of Athens, Pancake didn’t do badly, winning 13 of 23 precincts, some by healthy margins."
My first thought is, these must have been completely straight ticket voters.
The other way to look at this is Payne one 10 out of 23 precincts in Athens City. Which is great for any Republican.
Larry also had great numbers "out in the county".
Larry will do a great job. It's about time we had some DIVERSITY in Athens County.
Obama: with election over, U.S. must work together
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081108/pl_nm/us_usa_election_8
I get it, now that he's elected we must work together! Unlike the last 2 years the dems and the media have been tearing our country apart.
I get it, now that he's elected we must work together! Unlike the last 2 years the dems and the media have been tearing our country apart.
When will the media hold Gov. Strickland accountable?
Not one mention of Strickland in this story. If we had a Republican Governor, his name would have been in the headline.
Jobless rate highest in 14 years
Saturday, November 8, 2008 3:25 AM
By Dan Gearino
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
President-elect Obama's first news conference grabs the attention of a trader at the New York Stock Exchange. The market briefly dipped in response." src="http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/images/nov/1108_WALL_STREET_OBAMA_a1_11-08-08_A1_1MBR1A0.jpg" border=0>
Richard Drew Associated Press
President-elect Obama's first news conference grabs the attention of a trader at the New York Stock Exchange. The market briefly dipped in response.
U.S. employers cut 240,000 jobs last month, continuing a free fall for an economy that has yet to hit bottom.
The job market has sunk further and faster than many economists were expecting. A staggering 1.2 million jobs have disappeared this year, with more to come, experts say.
"We really got clobbered," said George Vredeveld, director of the Economics Center for Education & Research at the University of Cincinnati.
The news from the U.S. Labor Department showed that the national jobless rate zoomed from 6.1 percent in September to 6.5 percent in October, matching the rate in March 1994.
Unemployment has now surpassed the high reached after the 2001 recession. The jobless rate peaked at 6.3 percent in June 2003.
October's decline marked the 10th straight month of payroll reductions, and government revisions showed that job losses in August and September turned out to be much deeper. Employers cut 127,000 positions in August, compared with the 73,000 previously reported. A whopping 284,000 jobs were axed in September, compared with the initial report of 159,000.
More than half of the 1.2 million jobs lost this year occurred in the past three months.
And the figures don't include the auto workers who will be losing their jobs during the next couple of months. Yesterday, GM said it will eliminate 5,500 more white-collar and factory workers and Ford will shed more than 2,000 white-collar workers, as both reported quarterly losses.
That's on top of the 1,166 jobs GM is cutting at the Moraine plant, and the 819 Chrysler is laying off in Toledo. The cuts, part of the closing of both plants, are expected to be completed by December.
News from the automakers and the national employment numbers are an uneasy prelude to the state jobless figures, which will be issued in two weeks. In September, the state's jobless rate was about a percentage point higher than the nation's. Ohio's job losses have been proportionally greater than the country's, so state officials are preparing for more bad news.
Columbus has dodged the brunt of job losses, but the city is headed for a rough fourth quarter, said Bill
LaFayette, vice president for economic analysis at the Columbus Chamber.
"As of now, we're doing OK, but don't expect that to continue," he said.
The job losses nationwide are occurring alongside a rapid increase in the number of unemployed, which grew by 603,000 in October to reach 10.1 million. In a separate report this week, the Labor Department said that 3.8 million Americans are drawing unemployment benefits, the highest level since 1983. Not all unemployed people draw benefits.
"In the broadest terms, we're in recession, and it remains to be seen how severe it will be in the end," said Richard J. DeKaser, senior vice president and chief economist at National City Corp. in Cleveland.
Ohio posted a jobless rate of 7.2 percent in September. The state has lost 80,400 nonfarm jobs through the first nine months of the year. The number would be much higher except for a gain of 17,200 jobs in September, which officials said was likely a fluke.
Amid the turmoil that has gripped the rest of the state, Columbus employment has remained stable. The metro area gained 1,300 jobs through the first nine months of the year.
LaFayette said the gains have come largely from sectors that might be hit hard by a weak holiday shopping season, such as retail, transportation and warehousing.
"I'm expecting the fourth quarter to be much, much weaker for us," he said.
The recent job cuts by the Big Three automakers likely won't show up in state unemployment reports until early next year, said Brian Harter, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
"That would be a realistic statement to say that the end of this year or the first quarter of next year is when we should 'hit rock bottom,' " he said.
Vredeveld is less certain, and more pessimistic.
"I don't know where the bottom is," he said. "But I wouldn't be surprised if nine to 12 months from today, we're not back to our normal state."
Information from the Associated Press was included in this story.
dgearino@dispatch.com
Jobless rate highest in 14 years
Saturday, November 8, 2008 3:25 AM
By Dan Gearino
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
President-elect Obama's first news conference grabs the attention of a trader at the New York Stock Exchange. The market briefly dipped in response." src="http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/images/nov/1108_WALL_STREET_OBAMA_a1_11-08-08_A1_1MBR1A0.jpg" border=0>
Richard Drew Associated Press
President-elect Obama's first news conference grabs the attention of a trader at the New York Stock Exchange. The market briefly dipped in response.
U.S. employers cut 240,000 jobs last month, continuing a free fall for an economy that has yet to hit bottom.
The job market has sunk further and faster than many economists were expecting. A staggering 1.2 million jobs have disappeared this year, with more to come, experts say.
"We really got clobbered," said George Vredeveld, director of the Economics Center for Education & Research at the University of Cincinnati.
The news from the U.S. Labor Department showed that the national jobless rate zoomed from 6.1 percent in September to 6.5 percent in October, matching the rate in March 1994.
Unemployment has now surpassed the high reached after the 2001 recession. The jobless rate peaked at 6.3 percent in June 2003.
October's decline marked the 10th straight month of payroll reductions, and government revisions showed that job losses in August and September turned out to be much deeper. Employers cut 127,000 positions in August, compared with the 73,000 previously reported. A whopping 284,000 jobs were axed in September, compared with the initial report of 159,000.
More than half of the 1.2 million jobs lost this year occurred in the past three months.
And the figures don't include the auto workers who will be losing their jobs during the next couple of months. Yesterday, GM said it will eliminate 5,500 more white-collar and factory workers and Ford will shed more than 2,000 white-collar workers, as both reported quarterly losses.
That's on top of the 1,166 jobs GM is cutting at the Moraine plant, and the 819 Chrysler is laying off in Toledo. The cuts, part of the closing of both plants, are expected to be completed by December.
News from the automakers and the national employment numbers are an uneasy prelude to the state jobless figures, which will be issued in two weeks. In September, the state's jobless rate was about a percentage point higher than the nation's. Ohio's job losses have been proportionally greater than the country's, so state officials are preparing for more bad news.
Columbus has dodged the brunt of job losses, but the city is headed for a rough fourth quarter, said Bill
LaFayette, vice president for economic analysis at the Columbus Chamber.
"As of now, we're doing OK, but don't expect that to continue," he said.
The job losses nationwide are occurring alongside a rapid increase in the number of unemployed, which grew by 603,000 in October to reach 10.1 million. In a separate report this week, the Labor Department said that 3.8 million Americans are drawing unemployment benefits, the highest level since 1983. Not all unemployed people draw benefits.
"In the broadest terms, we're in recession, and it remains to be seen how severe it will be in the end," said Richard J. DeKaser, senior vice president and chief economist at National City Corp. in Cleveland.
Ohio posted a jobless rate of 7.2 percent in September. The state has lost 80,400 nonfarm jobs through the first nine months of the year. The number would be much higher except for a gain of 17,200 jobs in September, which officials said was likely a fluke.
Amid the turmoil that has gripped the rest of the state, Columbus employment has remained stable. The metro area gained 1,300 jobs through the first nine months of the year.
LaFayette said the gains have come largely from sectors that might be hit hard by a weak holiday shopping season, such as retail, transportation and warehousing.
"I'm expecting the fourth quarter to be much, much weaker for us," he said.
The recent job cuts by the Big Three automakers likely won't show up in state unemployment reports until early next year, said Brian Harter, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
"That would be a realistic statement to say that the end of this year or the first quarter of next year is when we should 'hit rock bottom,' " he said.
Vredeveld is less certain, and more pessimistic.
"I don't know where the bottom is," he said. "But I wouldn't be surprised if nine to 12 months from today, we're not back to our normal state."
Information from the Associated Press was included in this story.
dgearino@dispatch.com
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