Walden "Wally" O'Dell

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http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2004/03/03_200.html

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0828-08.htm

http://www.verifiedvoting.org/article.php?id=2334


---March 5, 2004
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2004/03/03_200.html
"In recent years, central Ohio has been transformed from a bastion of Republicanism into a Democratic stronghold. Six of Columbus' seven city council members are Democrats, as is the city's mayor, Michael Coleman. But no Democrat has been elected to Congress from central Ohio in more than 20 years, and the area around Columbus still includes pockets where no Democrat stands a chance. One such Republican pocket is Upper Arlington, the Columbus suburb that is home to Walden "Wally" O'Dell, the chairman of the board and chief executive of Diebold. For years, O'Dell has given generously to Republican candidates. Last September, he held a packed $1,000-per-head GOP fundraiser at his 10,800-square-foot mansion. He has been feted as a guest at President Bush's Texas ranch, joining a cadre of "Pioneers and Rangers" who have pledged to raise more than $100,000 for the Bush reelection campaign. Most memorably, O'Dell last fall penned a letter pledging his commitment "to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President."

O'Dell has defended his actions, telling the Cleveland Plain Dealer "I'm not doing anything wrong or complicated." But he also promised to lower his political profile and "try to be more sensitive." But the Diebold boss' partisan cards are squarely on the table. And, when it comes to the Diebold board room, O'Dell is hardly alone in his generous support of the GOP. One of the longest-serving Diebold directors is W.R. "Tim" Timken. Like O'Dell, Timken is a Republican loyalist and a major contributor to GOP candidates. Since 1991 the Timken Company and members of the Timken family have contributed more than a million dollars to the Republican Party and to GOP presidential candidates such as George W. Bush. Between 2000 and 2002 alone, Timken's Canton-based bearing and steel company gave more than $350,000 to Republican causes, while Timken himself gave more than $120,000. This year, he is one of George W. Bush's campaign Pioneers, and has already pulled in more than $350,000 for the president's reelection bid."

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In my opinion, our shady vote counting, and subsequent unbalanced democracy, spells trouble for fairness and freedom.
But then, since when do the neocons play fair or free?

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1. thank you

I started a wally thread with a motherjones link and it sunk. I think people have forgotten him, we need to be reminded.

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2. yur welcome

This Diebold/Repug relationship just bothers the hell out of me.

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3. I replied to your thread and posted my own in Presidential results

This is the man we have to thank, afterall, everyone should know is name.

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4. kick--eom