Blackwell campaign links Strickland to predators, hints he's gay

[RedEarth]

Governor's race turns ugly
Blackwell campaign links Strickland to predators, hints he's gay
BY JON CRAIG | ENQUIRER COLUMBUS BUREAU

COLUMBUS - With Republican Ken Blackwell trailing by double digits in almost every poll, Blackwell's campaign Tuesday tried to link his Democratic opponent to child sex predators - and the state Republican spokesman even raised questions about Ted Strickland's sexuality. Blackwell and the state GOP say they are only questioning Strickland's integrity and judgment

At Monday night's final televised debate, and again in a press release Tuesday, Blackwell charged that Strickland should have known that a man arrested for exposing himself to children was on his congressional payroll. He also suggested Strickland backed a U.S. House resolution supported by a group supporting pedophilia.

Tuesday, Blackwell's gubernatorial campaign released three Athens, Ohio, police reports, with identifying information blacked out, to claim that Strickland had "covered up'' an aide's 1994 arrest, failing to fire him when he worked for Strickland from 1997 to 1999.

"It is fair turf because it does call into question Ted Strickland's management ability and his decision-making,'' said John McClelland, spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party. "If he can't manage his own congressional staff, how do we expect him to oversee a government of 50,000 people? ... He's never answered this, he's never answered anything specifically in four debates. "Ted Strickland has not answered the tough questions," McClelland said.

Included, McClelland said, is why Strickland went on a post-1998 campaign vacation with the once-convicted aide to Italy. "Where was Frances?'' McClelland said of the candidate's wife. "Voters should be able to look at it and make their own decision. We're not going to sit here and say whether or not we think Ted Strickland has a certain preference. It's just not our business. Our job is to try to win elections."

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061018/NEWS01/610180374

[BOSSHOG]

1. To kinda quote ronald reagan - "there they go again."

I think the electorate is turning a deaf ear to this republican garbage that they have spewing for years. When all else fails call someone gay.

The easiest answer for Stickland to give:

LINK BLACKWELL TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

[Xipe Totec]

2. Blackwell is Gay?! What a tragedy for the community!

I'm kidding, but that's how the headline reads.

[WI_DEM]

3. Blackwell is one of the worst in the nation. Seeing him go down will

be delicious.

[mod mom]

4. Post comments to this article here:

Cinci Enquirer Political Blog:

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/gov/2006/10/gov-race-getting-nasty.asp#comments

can be done anonymously.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. Good link ModMom-- posted a reply...

It seems Blackwell has nothing good for the voters... just venom and slander. Please get your vote out there. Oh. very important! Ensure you have not been purged... contact your registrar and verify your vote will be counted come election day!

[mod mom]

17. OH Residents CHECK YOUR STATUS HERE:

OH Residents CHECK YOUR STATUS HERE:

http://www.sos.state.oh.us:80/sosapps/elections/voterqu...

IF YOU ARE NO LONGER REGISTERED CONTACT YOUR COUNTY BOE AND THE PRESS!

and a hearty welcome to DU bushDespiser12!

:hi:

[KurtNYC]

5. And still some (even here) think the DEMS are over-playing Foley!?

eom

[NastyRiffraff]

6. BLACKWELL questioning "integrity and judgment"??!!

Ye gods. This is the guy who helped steal Ohio from Kerry.

It'll be great to see him go down in flames.

[ladywnch]

7. the unspoken part........

"Our job is to try to win elections.".....

And we'll do it any way we can......

[Botany]

8. I bet you that was when the person was @ Ohio U before he worked ....

....... for Ted S. Gee a college student got in trouble in Athens!
Stop the fucking presses .... shock shock shock.


Tuesday, Blackwell's gubernatorial campaign released three Athens, Ohio,
police reports, with identifying information blacked out, to claim that Strickland
had "covered up'' an aide's 1994 arrest, failing to fire him when he worked for
Strickland from 1997 to 1999.

Hey in the 70s & 80s we knew how to get after it down there.

I want to live long enough to piss on Ken Blackwell's grave .... scummy
bastard.

[mod mom]

9. I missed the fact it was released in Athens. Probably a drunken student

at ine of their notorious Halloween Parties.

[Rick Myers]

11. Blackwell operatives have been dropping this meme for many months

I first heard about these whispers about March 06, and it's gotten some play on smaller political message baords in Ohio.

[saltpoint]

12. I can't offer anything positive to say about Ken Blackwell, other than

to mention that his name will fade into a richly-earned oblivion in about 21 days.

Ted Strickland, the next Governor of Ohio, is A-Ok in my book, and more power to 'im.

[Botany]

15. No Kenny has an apointment with a grand jury.

Subpoena power to look @ 04 Ohio .... :rofl:

[saltpoint]

16. That would be a good thing. Mr. Blackwell is no pal of mine.

[JohnnyRingo]

13. Ken Blackwell can take his High and Mighty demeanor and shove it straight

up his ass.

This is the first time in his political career that he's faced someone who holds a Jesus trump card, and he's not dealing well with it.

In elections past Blackwell made a habit of producing a bible on the campaign trail and holding above his head as a symbol of moral superiority over his opponent, raising the ante with gay marriage and abortion.
We haven't seen him employ that trick on this campaign until now, and it's not going to fly well.

You see, Ted Strickland is an ordained minster and a much better man than I.

On that confession, I say good luck Ken Blackwell with your lying , underhanded, low road campaign.
Good luck with this last chance attempt to demean the character of the best chance Ohio has for a future, you slimy piece of Christian Republican shit.

I feel better now

[Dinger]

14. Their Predictability Makes Them Increasingly Ineffective, To The Point

that it now has the effect of pissing against the wind, a tornado type of wind that is.