Republican tactics in Ohio echo political ploys of '04

[MelissaB]

Republican tactics in Ohio echo political ploys of '04
Foes target Strickland on values, Brown on national security issues

By JIM TANKERSLEY
BLADE POLITICS WRITER


The Ohio Republican Party's newly hired "social conservative coordinator" e-mailed an undisclosed group of "pro-family friends" this week, offering a 10-point introduction to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland.

His message attacked the church attendance, work ethic, and voting record of Mr. Strickland, a southeast Ohio congressman and ordained Methodist minister. It alleged Mr. Strickland and his wife of nearly 20 years live in different states - and linked to an Internet posting that questions whether Mr. Strickland is gay.

The e-mail's author, a Christian home school headmaster named Gary Lankford, signed the note with his Ohio Republican Party title below his name. "Pass this information along," he concluded.

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The e-mail surfaced shortly after the campaign of U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R., Cedarville) launched a television ad - produced by the agency behind the "Swift Boat" campaign against 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry - that flashed terrorist mug shots and a smoking World Trade Center to underscore criticism of Mr. DeWine's Democratic opponent's record on national security.


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[blogslut]

1. All hail the Toledo Blade

One of the last of the real-reporting newspapers in America.

[KingFlorez]

2. Sleazy, just sleazy

They are getting really desperate, pulling out their old tactics.

[moblsv]

3. that about covers it

church attendance, gay, weak on terror.

That will assure the base, now what about the issues?

[MelissaB]

4. kicking for the afternoon crowd

:kick:

[jmowreader]

5. What, exactly, does a "home school headmaster" do?

Oh, I get it! He's unemployed! He can't get a job because he's a useless bum, so his wife works at Wal-Mart while he stays home and teaches the Bible to his children in lieu of sending them to an eeeeeeeevil secular public school with a picture of Karl Marx on the wall where Dear Leader should be!

Yup, yup, yup, the Repukes are pulling out all the stops on this one. Criticizing the church attendance record of an ordained minister? :wtf: