Laziness! (OH Election Workers being Prosecuted)

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Saturday January 20, 2007 · 2:32 AM PST

2007/01/20 · 02:32

I have a friend who was a recount observer in 2004, at the Cuyahoga County location and she told me emphatically - the recount was rigged. She was right. These Cuyahoga County Board of Election workers are now being prosecuted:

Three county elections workers conspired to avoid a more thorough recount of ballots in the 2004 presidential election, a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements of their trial Thursday.

Witnesses testified that, two days before a planned recount, selected ballots were counted so the result would be determined.

"The evidence will show that this recount was rigged, maybe not for political reasons, but rigged nonetheless," Prosecutor Kevin Baxter said. "They did this so they could spend a day rather than weeks or months" on the recount, he said.

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Tuesday January 16, 2007 · 12:27 PM PST

2007/01/16 · 12:27

It is estimated that at least 40,000 servicemen have deserted since the war started in Iraq. That is a lot of servicemen. Especially when you consider that only 50,000 were estimated to have deserted during Vietnam. It is hard to get an exact number though, many factors come into play when you "count" deserters one of which is noone wants to get to the truth.

Those who help war resisters say desertion is more prevalent than the military has admitted.

"They lied in Vietnam with the amount of opposition to the war and they’re lying now," said Eric Seitz, an attorney who represents Army Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer to refuse deployment to the war in Iraq.

But, the 40K - that is the figure the Pentagon released. I am assuming it is the minimum, as the report is a year old.

Why is desertion so high?

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Thursday December 14, 2006 · 4:32 PM PST

2006/12/14 · 16:32

Anyone with children should know about the dangers of lead - How little it takes to elevate the lead content in a child and the horrible consequences of lead poisoning. But, even though we all realize these dangers and have been working for decades to lower the risks to American children - we have 2 news items today that again illustrate how Republicans put corporate greed over people, children and even the unborn:

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Wednesday September 20, 2006 · 8:25 AM PDT

2006/09/20 · 08:25

As many of you know, my friend and fellow Ohio blogger Jeff Coryell has had his photographic work stolen and used in a lying attack ad by Republican Rep. Earl Martin (Ohio House 57th). Now, that is pretty bad especially when you consider that Jeffs Blog Ohio2006 clearly has a Creative Commons License displayed. The Creative Commons License states that Jeffs work can only be used under certain circumstances one being that the user must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor and two - that the work may not be altered, transformed, or built upon. There are other conditions as well but, these two were most certainly violated by Earl Martin. Originally, I thought well perhaps Martin was lazy and incompetent and "overlooked" the clearly displayed "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License"statement and graphic. Ya know, accidents can happen. But, this is not just a case of your average incompentent Republican, this is much more, this is an example of what is wrong with the entire Republican party. Let me explain -
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OH Auditor: Sykes(D) sues Taylor(R) over Racist Poll

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Thursday September 07, 2006 · 7:27 AM PDT

2006/09/07 · 07:27

Barbara Sykes has sued her opponent in the auditors race - claiming her civil rights are being violated by a racially charged question in a poll of voters. The telephone poll, which contains a series of negative questions about Sykes' legislative record and other issues, also asks voters their opinion of Sykes being president of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus.

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Thursday August 31, 2006 · 8:21 AM PDT

2006/08/31 · 08:21

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson was in Cleveland today attending a Ted Strickland event to discuss the potential of new energy sources to spur Ohio's economy. He was kind enough to set aside some time to talk to me.

The first thing I asked about was his outreach effort to the blogosphere. Gov. Richardson has been setting up blogger meetings in every state he stops in so he must think there is something to this netroots thing. He said that he believes bloggers are playing a bigger role everyday and are a very important part of the political process allowing more and more people to get involved. He also mentioned their importance when it came to driving a news story. Now, I would assume that someone who takes the time to talk to bloggers in every state he visits is going to run for President. But, he stated he still hasn't made up his mind. Read More

Ted Strickland talks to Ohio Bloggers

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Tuesday August 22, 2006 · 12:36 PM PDT

2006/08/22 · 12:36

No Catch Phrases - Just Thoughtful Planning From Mr. Strickland

I just returned from a conference call with Mr. Ted Strickland. A few other bloggers joined in and we had a very nice conversation about schools, economy, campaigning, politics and Mr. Blackwell. My initial impression of Mr. Strickland is that of "a nose to the grindstone" man with complex solutions to Ohios woes. I wanted him to give me a soundbite or a catch phrase to sum up his economic plan but he wouldn't do it. I said something like "your TurnAround Ohio plan is pretty complex and it's hard to sell - while Blackwells campaign is filled with catch phrases and gimmicks - how can we counteract that kind of easy messaging?" Mr. Strickland, cool and confident, replied "the People aren't falling for it" "they can see it's shallowness". His demeaner made me feel at ease and I immediately felt like he was a friend. (I got the same warm feeling when I talked to his wife, Francis, at the ODWC meeting. )
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Karl Rove Wanna-Be Inflitrates OH Dem Campaign

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Thursday August 17, 2006 · 9:08 AM PDT

2006/08/17 · 09:08

Apparently, a Craig Foltin campaign staffer(R OH-13) named Sean Hicks, inflitrated the Betty Sutton for Congress(D)campaign under an alias -well several alias and was easily caught. (He even signed an email in one name and sent it in another) Amusingly - he wore a Sutton campaign t-shirt to perfect the disguise.
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Sherrod Brown Medicare Event

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Tuesday August 01, 2006 · 1:14 PM PDT

2006/08/01 · 13:14

I attended the Sherrod Brown press conference calling for affordable and simple Medicare prescription benefits. It was at Ernest J. Bohn Center in downtown Cleveland. So, pretty easy for me to zip down, even with my 3 month old in tow. There were alot of Sherrod supporters there and Sherrod personally greeted them as they entered the center. Many of them were seniors concerned about the changes to Medicare coming to voice their support of Congressman Browns plan.

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Tuesday July 25, 2006 · 6:49 AM PDT

2006/07/25 · 06:49

We should have every right to protect ourselves as a nation. Isn't that what we hear everyday? Whether it's illegal wiretaps, torture, or the war in Iraq, we are told repeatedly to "put security ahead of all of our other concerns". So, why then would Republicans running this country throw all of that "Security" out the window defending corporations?

One open window to terrorism is the OMAN Free Trade Agreement (OFTA), which allows foreign companies to own and control the United States critical infrastructure. Didn't we just "collectively freak out" when the Republicans in Congress tried to sell our ports to Dubai? American citizens understood that perhaps, with Dubai's ties to terrorism, it was a bad idea to sell them our ports.
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Photos and Quotes from the Ohio Democratic Dinner Party

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Monday June 05, 2006 · 11:00 AM PDT

2006/06/05 · 11:00

I was honored to be amoung the Ohio bloggers chosen to meet with Sen Barack Obama at the Ohio Democratic Party Dinner. Initially, there was some discussion over whether bloggers should be considered media and get media passes or activist and be included in a raffle with other volunteers for the $150 dinner tickets. In the end, Sen Obama and his staff, sidestepped the whole discussion and just bought a table for a few Ohio bloggers. Included at the table were: Ohio2006, Writes Like She Talks, Psychobilly Democrat, Buckeye State Blog, Plunderbound, Ohio 2nd(Mr. & Mrs.), Phos Norka Pages, Diary of a Community Technology Advocate and Me - HeightsMom. Progressive Ohio is very lucky to have such active and engaging bloggers. It was a pleasure to meet everyone face to face. The crowd was huge (over 2500 people) and the energy level was off the charts. Everyone in the Veterans Memorial Center was excited about the event, the candidates and the possibility of a Blue Ohio.
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More info on Delusional "Bush is guilty of war crimes" diary

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Thursday May 11, 2006 · 1:12 PM PDT

2006/05/11 · 13:12

I hesitated to post this diary but - the original diary was crowded out before the opposing side was completely heard. It just seems wrong to let this story grow while the people involved with Carolyn Fishers cause are setting the facts. It is just not fair and I believe they are misleading the Daily Kos community.

First off - I live in Cleveland Heights where this arrest took place and I have been following the case closely on my blog.

Here is some of what I found...

First Carolyn Fishers story changes. She sounds believable but since I have been following the case I have noticed slight changes in her story. Including the fact that she told the local newspaper the police drove up to her "that's when police drove up and told her to stop." but on the Joe Finan Show (1350am) she stated the "police officer was eating lunch and ran across the street when he saw the posters content". Read More

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Laziness! (OH Election Workers being Prosecuted)

Desertion Numbers Rapidly Approaching Vietnam Levels

Eating Lead

Republicans: We do not care if it IS illegal!

OH Auditor: Sykes(D) sues Taylor(R) over Racist Poll

My Conversation with NM Gov. Bill Richardson (on Blogs, Iraq, Strickland, Energy)

Ted Strickland talks to Ohio Bloggers

Karl Rove Wanna-Be Inflitrates OH Dem Campaign

Sherrod Brown Medicare Event

Why would Congress agree to this Dangerous Deal?

Photos and Quotes from the Ohio Democratic Dinner Party

More info on Delusional "Bush is guilty of war crimes" diary