(Ohio) State Senate passes ban on highway signs that credit stimulus

[upstatecajun]

Source: Columbus Dispatch/AP

COLUMBUS -- A measure banning signs that tout federal stimulus spending along Ohio's roadways cleared the Republican-led Ohio Senate and is expected to pass the House, also controlled by the GOP.

Sponsoring state Sen. Tim Grendell, a northeast Ohio Republican, said the proposal made common sense. It cleared the Senate today.









Read more: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/23/stimulus-sign-ban.html?sid=101

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This is what my State Senate is working on.....not jobs.....

[angstlessk]

1. Maybe they will tout it as a jobs program and hire 3 men to dig em up?

What a waste of time and money...who the hell reads the signs as gives a flying, well you know!

[Journeyman]

2. And there go jobs for graphic designers, sign makers, and roadside installers . . .

gotta hide what little info there is that the government provides for the people to make an informed choice. . .

[samplegirl]

3. Yeah a real eyesore

Don't want Obama to have credit for that! Let's replace them with signs that say.... Was the future site of where the Railways Kasich didn't want!!!

Children I swear these Republicans are like children!!!!!!

[louis-t]

29. Repugs want a sign that says

"Work makes you free."

[rubberducky]

4. How freaking petty can they get?

[okieinpain]

7. in oklahoma they were removing president obama's picture

from the wall so it would not show up behind the speaker of the house. now how petty is that.

[Auggie]

21. Ohio leadership: the new definition of corrupt, stupid, and... petty

[abelenkpe]

25. I dunno

they sink to new levels everyday.

[Angry Dragon]

5. I have never seen such a selfish political party

There must be a contest to see who can come up with the most lame bill or the most hateful...........

[dhill926]

6. what is this....fucking high school?

um....never mind.....petty indeed.

[Snotcicles]

9. No, OHIO. nt

[No Elephants]

8. Ministry of Truth.

[Iliyah]

11. These gopers

are SOCIOPATH. Where the HELL ARE THE JOBS???

[FiveGoodMen]

13. Yup.

[defendandprotect]

10. Truth hurts -- !!!

[thereismore]

12. La la la la la I can't hear you I can't see you I have my fucking fingers in my eyes and who knows

where else!

[underpants]

14. They stopped this in Va from the start. I drove to Cinci last June and those signs were all over

all the road maintenance done in Va is purposely not allowed the locals to understand how it is getting done

[road2000]

15. The signs aren't just in Cincinnati.

They're all over the state.

[DenverDad]

16. I miss the days when they were

subtle or stealth about their contempt. They are longer a political entity, just a giant ball of hate. FOX News, Koch Bros., the Citizens United decision, etc. have made them pretty ballsy.

[glinda]

17. Could someone actually figure out what this alone has cost the State of OH.? Geeeze!

Where is the public lawsuit against these idiots and recalls.

[upstatecajun]

20. No recall

in Ohio.....:argh:

[Hulk]

18. How proud they must be.....a real "job-maker" for OH

What a bunch of total clowns!

[JosefK]

19. Well, Hey, Oh, Way to go Ohio...

I went back to Ohio, but my pretty countryside, had been paved down the middle, by a government that had no pride.

[liberal N proud]

22. Third graders thumbing their nose at Obama

Children will be petty.

[marasinghe]

30. i don't think it stops at pettiness.

it is these fucking assholes' closet racism breaking out.
they wouldn't waste time on this shit if it didn't involve Obama getting any credit.

[Sivafae]

23. That is dumb. eom

[2Design]

24. where are the jobs? Why are they wasting taxpayer money on ideologies? clueless

[LuckyLib]

26. I'd like a ban on fundamentalist Christian signs depicting babies smiling with a "pro-life" message.

[BadgerKid]

27. Next up: Have "in god we trust" emblazened on all federal buildings.

[valerief]

28. They're working on jobs. Their own jobs. nt

[lbrtbell]

31. Ohio liberals need some new bumperstickers

Such as, "Thanks, Obama, for this wonderful new highway we're driving on!"

[Historic NY]

32. Bet they couldn't wait to get Governor Stupids name up.

[1monster]

33. Isn't that government curtailing free speech? That used to be a "no no."

[titaniumsalute]

34. I weep for my home state

Born and raised in Akron, OH. Third and fourth generation. Most of my family is still there. My wife is from Millersburg, OH. I graduated from the University of Akron. She graduated from Kent State. Both my kids were born in Ohio.

We left 2 years ago for Florida. (OK we have our share of Nazi's down here...AKA Rick 'The Felon' Scott.) Ohio has gone even that much more in the shitter since we left. I don't even recognize it. We traveled there last week for Spring Break to visit family. Besides visitng my folks, sister, friends, etc. it was REALLY depressing.

[Marthe48]

35. Lifelong Ohioan here

Not the state I grew up in. The Republicans in the Ohio Senate are ridiculous fools, who not only shame themselves, but dishonor our state with their petty, asinine 'look at me, I'm bigger than you' pretend legislating. You were not worthy before you entered, and you will be diminished when you leave.

[samplegirl]

36. Born raised and still living in Ohio

which was once a boom state in manufacturing. Middle class people stayed here because they were tied to industries that employed generation after generation before them. Every time Republicans were in office they took more and more much like they are doing now and it was never enough. Ohio suffered through those Reagan years believe me.
Now every time I drive by and empty factory....and look at more Corporations lining each side of the highway and from one street corner to the next a Payday Loan or Check into Cash. I see the end result of the true MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!

That stimulus money did much here in my hometown. Besides making the downtown streets look better new lampposts were placed in keeping the historical theme to the downtown. We were able to further expand our Packard Museum which holds local car shows through the summer and many winter exhibits of historical events. People were able to attend free concerts and art exhibits throughout the summer in which stimulus payed for renovation of a beautiful stage. Republicans hated these signs the
minute they went in. So not surprising they want them out.


This was written by a fellow D.U.er which I wish the people in Ohio would of realized long long before now....



THE POLITICAL ELITES IN THIS COUNTRY ARE TO THE RIGHT OF HER CITIZENS
AND ARE ENACTING FASCIST POLICIES. THEY WANT YOU TO WORK FOR A PITTANCE
AND TO BE HAPPY ABOUT IT. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT PARTY AT THIS MOMENT.
THE ELITES ARE TO THE RIGHT OF YOU. AND THEY WILL ONLY WAKE UP WHEN THE
SMELLING SALTS OF GENERAL STRIKES AND PEOPLE IN THE STREETS FINALLY HIT
THEM.

[Lorien]

37. Um, first amendment rights? nt