Blue America: Down the Home Stretch
Howie Klein, huffingtonpost - Oct 22, 2010
It's very much the same story for Justin Coussoule. He's made immense progress, but he's up against a name-recognition problem. The only public polling in the district -- which was carried out independently last week by the Hilary Clinton Legacy PAC -- shows the district doesn't like Boehner and doesn't want to reelect him. But they don't know who's running against him.
Three Words Ohio --
Solider, Businessman, Citizen ...
First name is ... Justin ...
How much does Ohio's 8th District dislike their Hell No! Representative?
Poll: Few have heard of Boehner’s opponent
CWeiser, cincinnati.com/blogs/politics -- Oct 13, 2010
The HRCLegacyPac poll found that, no surprise, Rep. John Boehner is leading his Democratic opponent Justin Coussoule 30.4 percent to 19.6 percent. It also found that three quarters of congressional district residents have never heard of Coussoule.
The Alexandria, Va.-based group – which supports "Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Promises from 2008," touted this result:
Question 1: How would you rate John Boehner’s job in Congress?
A. Great – 11.6%
B. Satisfactory – 24.4%
C. Unsatisfactory – 59.6%
D. No Opinion – 4.4%
How about a little education for that 60% who don't like the Tan Man, but also don't know they DO HAVE another Choice!
Hey Ohio, 8th District -- Vote for one of your own.
Vote for a fellow Ohioan:
Justin Coussoule
(pronounced kuh-soo-lee)
-- West Point Graduate and former Army Captain
-- Attorney
-- Small business owner
-- Corporate purchasing manager at Procter & Gamble
-- Husband and father of two
Working-Class Roots
Military Service
Public Service
Legal Experience
Business Experience
Family Values
Golfing Part-time is NOT on Justin's Priority List --
But putting Ohio BACK TO WORK -- certainly is:
Growing Our Economy and Creating Jobs
Rebuilding the middle class by growing our economy and creating jobs must be our country’s first priority. As the communities of the District struggle to recover from the devastating impacts of the current recession, we must focus our efforts and our resources on two objectives:
-- investing in the foundational building blocks of our economy that will most directly promote economic recovery and job creation;
-- implementing the changes that will bring oversight and accountability to Wall Street in order to prevent the reckless and self-serving behavior that caused the collapse of the financial sector in 2008 from occurring again.
Justin has his Backers ...
Justin's Endorsements
Party Endorsements
The Ohio Democratic Party
The Butler County Democratic Party
The Montgomery County Democratic Party
The Miami County Democratic Party
The Darke County Democratic Party
The Preble County Democratic Party
The Mercer County Democratic Party
Endorsements from Organizations
VetPAC - The Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy
People for the American Way
BlueAmerica PAC
HRC Legacy PAC
Alliance for Retired Americans
Democracy For America
Labor Endorsements
Ohio AFL-CIO
Dayton-Miami Valley AFL-CIO Labor Council
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
IBEW Local 82 (Dayton)
IBEW Local 648 (Butler and Warren Counties)
Laborers International Union of America (LiUNA)
Laborers Local 534 (Butler and Warren Counties)
United Steel Workers (USW), District 1 (Ohio)
USW Local 5541 (Butler County)
Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council
Butler County Building and Construction Trades Council
United Auto Workers
Teamsters Ohio D.R.I.V.E.
Ohio State Legislative Board of the United Transportation Union
International Association of Firefighters Local 20
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local Lodge 1943
Endorsements from Elected Officials
Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D, OR-3)
Representative Bob Filner (D, CA-51)
Representative Henry Waxman (D, CA-30)
Representative Barney Frank (D, MA-4)
Representative Alan Grayson (D, FL-8)
Representative Betty Sutton (D, OH-13)
Representative Mary Jo Kilroy (D, OH-15)
Representative Jim McDermott (D, WA-7)
Mayor Dee Gillis, Tipp City, OH
Karl Keith, Montgomery County Auditor
Senator Fred Strahorn, OH-5
Mayor Ron Fisher, Huber Heights, OH
Mayor Bill Flaute, Riverside, OH
Hey Ohio -- listen to the man for yourself:
Justin Coussoule: Jobs
http://www.youtube.com/...
Justin Coussoule: Values
http://www.youtube.com/...
What does Justin think about his very tanned Opponent?
John Boehner is not nearly as popular in his Home District, as he thinks he is -- were going to prove him wrong.
...
He comes back to his District for the first time in months ...
Voters here want an opportunity to engage with him in an open forum -- ask him questions, have the Media ask him questions -- hear him make his case to be rehired.
These kind of events are just more of the same empty talking points, that Voters here are just sick of -- they're tired of it.
...
The Majority of Boehner's Money from Out of District. it comes from Corporate Interests, Health Insurance Industry, Pharma, Big Oil, Big Tabacco ...
http://www.youtube.com/...
No wonder 60% voters in Ohio's 8th District have an "Unsatisfactory" Opinion of their current Rep Johnny B --
Just take a look at who his "Friends" are --
Boehner's Out of District Money -- indeed!
NNDB.com
Friends of John Boehner -- Organization
Location: West Chester, OH
The South Beach Diet
CEO of FirstEnergy
CEO of Microsoft
CEO of Western & Southern Financial
Lobbyist
House Minority Leader
RNC Chairman, 1992-93
US Senator from Minnesota, 1978-91
CEO of AstraZeneca
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1991-97
Brisben Companies
CEO of Time Warner Cable
COO of KPMG, 1990-96
CEO of PPG Industries
Partner, Akin Gump
CEO of Altria
CEO, American Petroleum Institute
CEO of Sherwin-Williams
CEO of National City, 1995-2007
Mayor of Omaha, 1995-2001
Congressman from New York, 1985-89
US Senator from Kansas, 1969-96
US Senator from North Carolina, 2003-09
CEO of Chicago Mercantile Exchange
General Counsel, American Financial Group
CEO of Cintas, 1968-95
CEO of Cintas
Washington lobbyist, pundit
CEO of Genworth Financial
Freeman Spogli & Co.
President of CCA Industries
CEO of TRW, 1988-2001
Vice Chairman of Prudential
Lobbyist, Barbour Griffith & Rogers
Republican strategist
CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, 1994-2001
President of Nordson Corporation
CEO of Huntington Bancshares
Congressman, Ohio 7th
Head Coach, South Carolina, 1999-2004
Chairman of Hunt Oil
Billionaire
CEO of Nationwide, 2000-09
CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp
CEO of Cox Enterprises
John W. Kessler Company
CEO of Cintas, 1995-2003
CEO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2007
Cincinnati billionaire
Co-CEO of American Financial Group
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Congressman from Louisiana, 1977-99
CFO of IBM
Former Partner, Hughes & Luce
CEO of Diebold, 1985-99
Co-Founder of Home Depot
Owner of Schwarz Paper
CEO of Invacare
CEO of American Electric Power
CTO of Microsoft, 1996-2000
US Senator from Oklahoma, 1981-2005
US Solicitor General, 2001-04
President and COO of Cargill
US Secretary of the Treasury, 2006-09
Founder of Apache Corporation
CEO of Forest City Enterprises
Chief fundraiser behind GWB presidential campaigns
Twice Governor of Ohio
Senior VP at Invacare
Republican strategist
CEO of PNC Financial
Former OMB administrator
CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp, 1991-2007
CEO of Cincinnati Financial
Founded Charles Schwab & Co.
EVP at ConAgra
Congressman from Connecticut, 1987-2009
Billionaire, Vulture capitalist
CEO of NiSource
Lobbyist, American Continental Group
Applied Innovation
President and Co-CEO of Smucker
CEO of Prudential
Governor of Tennessee, 1995-2003
President, Cuyahoga Community College
CEO of Loews
CEO of Fox Networks Group
CEO of AK Steel Holding
CEO of Parker Hannifin
Wife of Leslie H. Wexner
CEO of Limited Brands
US Deputy Secretary of State, 1985-89
US Ambassador to Switzerland 2003-06
Congressman from New Hampshire, 1991-97
Equity Group Investments
There sure are A LOT of CEO's in the "Friends of Boehner" list!
I especially like this occupation, self-identified by one of Boehner's supporters:
Billionaire, Vulture capitalist
That's who's backing John Boehner.
SOOO ... Who's looking out for YOU Ohio? -- three words ...
It's NOT John.
Take a few a seconds to learn about the Soldier, Businessman, Citizen who wants to stand up for YOUR Interests Ohio -- just two words ...
Vote Justin!
Justin Coussoule
(say it slowly ... kuh-soo-lee)
and then Get out and Vote!
Change happens One Vote at a time.