Ohio congressman Paul Gillmor found dead in his apartment

[RB TexLa]

http://cbs2.com/nationalpolitics/politicsnational_story_248122526.html

Rep. Paul Gillmor Found Dead At Home

(AP) WASHINGTON Ohio Rep. Paul Gillmor was found dead in his apartment Wednesday, a Republican leadership aide said.

The aide said the body of the 68-year-old Republican was found by staff members who went to his apartment after he failed to show up for work. There was no immediate word on the cause of his death. Gillmor's office did not respond to a reporter's call.

Gillmor, who represented Ohio's 5th District in the Bowling Green area of the state, was first elected to Congress in 1988.

The aide spoke on condition of anonymity pending an official announcement.

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. Link? Details? n/t

[RB TexLa]

2. They have to be posted first

[spinbaby]

3. CNN has a breaking-news banner

No details yet

[rox63]

4. Nothing yet except a breaking news banner

at www.cnn.com

[mwb970]

13. There's a little bit more here.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rep.-gillmor-dies-2007-09-05.html

They're guessing it was a heart attack.

[still_one]

15. It just came across on the Bloomberg crawler /nt

[wicket]

5. WTF????

RIP.

[wuushew]

6. Could this be another Democratic pickup in the House?

What is Ohio law for vaccant seats?

[TwilightGardener]

9. You're hard-core.

[CatWoman]

10. *snarf*

i wanted to ask that question, but was afraid it would come off as "anti pc" :)

[PCIntern]

11. Ya gotta love this site!!!

Guy drops dead...do we get a pickup???

It's like George in Seinfeld when his fiancee dies: "Wanna grab sumthin' to eat?"


:rofl:

[still_one]

19. What do you expect. After 7 years of calling Democrats traitors?

Would you like to see the posts on other RW sites? It pales in comparison to this

[PCIntern]

23. I wasn't complaining...

just laughing hard. It's great stuff.

they do deserve it...don't worry, I am not PC, sanctimonious, nor do I take prisoners from RW BS.

[CatWoman]

26. actually

I looked at your post as high praise :)

[still_one]

28. Sorry, I wasn't meaning to insinuate anything negative about your comment

I do agree, DU has an exchange which is great

[PCIntern]

30. i know...

I'm still laughing for the whole business...just to let folks know that there is a black humor in all this stuff. Very black...

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. ......

:rofl:

[Tesha]

62. Sorry, when it comes to compassion for Republicans, "I'm fresh out".

Remember that scene in Absolute Power where the Secret
Service guy was about to murder Luther's (Clint Eastwood's)
daughter, but Clint catches him in the act and sticks the
murder needle in the guy's artery instead?

Pleading for his life, the guy has the nerve to ask for
"Mercy...", but Clint's reply is "I'm fresh out".

Well, after being abused by Republicans since at least 1968,
so am I.

No quarter. No mercy. No remorse.

Tesha

[Lindsay]

14. All House seats require election.

Only the Senate varies by state.

[Nimrod2005]

21. I hope so, I bet we can pick it up!!!

[slackmaster]

38. Yes, and I hear there is an experienced former Ohio Congressman available

[jmowreader]

44. Same as everywhere else: special election

Article I, Section 2 (the part governing the House of Representatives) of the Constitution says "When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies."

Though in this case I don't know if it matters: some of the counties in OH-5 went 70-percent for Bush in 2004. It's a very safe GOP seat.

[johnfunk]

52. That's a cruel thing to say (suppressed guffaw)... but then, he did represent...

... a nexus of election theft! My only regret: it didn't happen to one of the few people alive today who makes Ann Coulter look good by comparison -- I refer, of course, to Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Fascist) -- preferably while she was dressed in that "Stars'n'Stripes" Roumanian gymnast costume.

[eleny]

56. Of course many of us wondered about that

Especially since Ohio is a sensitive issue, to say the least.

[CatWoman]

7. wow

:scared:

[TwilightGardener]

8. 68? Natural causes, I'm betting. RIP, Rep. Gillmor.

[WinkyDink]

12. In any event, his voting record ought not "rest in peace":

"Congressional career
In the U.S. House, Gillmor has a voting record that is generally: pro-life, pro-gun, anti-environmental, pro-business, pro-oil, pro-school vouchers and pro-"family values". Specifically, he has voted to make the Patriot Act permanent, against raising CAFE fuel economy standards, against protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling, has supported school prayer, supported a ban on gay adoption, supported a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, and opposed embryonic stem cell research. <1>"

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paul_Gillmor

http://www.ontheissues.org/OH/Paul_Gillmor.htm

OTOH: He DID join Democrats in calling for Gonzo to step down.

[POAS]

16. Stress brought on by

revelations "coming out"?

I really am getting cynical!

[AlCzervik]

18. he was in congress for 20 years and by his pic he didn't look like he was

participating in any triathlons, looks like he had a heart attack.

[still_one]

24. his record speaks to the kind of person he was. There are a lot of good intentioned people

who die, that deserve my sympathy, not this guy

[The Stranger]

61. With that voting record, I say good riddance.

[Nimrod2005]

17. Was he in the closet? Or did he speak to Larry Flint recently?

[librechik]

20. Aug 16 LTTE about Gillmore (Toledo Blade)

snip
(union rep says)

"After receiving no response to phone calls and e-mails on these topics, I attended a town meeting in Republic. Unfortunately, Mr. Gillmor's response was another politically correct apology for what happened to the workers of National Machinery. He also said he was unaware of the details.

However, we discovered that the bank involved in financing the new company had Mr. Gillmor on its board of directors. Furthermore, a member of the bank was present at the sale of the company's assets.

Mr. Gillmor said he doesn't have a "magic wand" to fix broken companies. We are not asking for that. We are asking him to do his part as a representative to support legislation protecting vulnerable workers."

snip

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/OPINION03/708160318

sounds about typical

[L. Coyote]

25. RIP> Mar. 16, 2007 = Fourth R, Paul Gillmor, calls for Gonzales' resignation. n/t

[PCIntern]

29. HEY WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 Seriesly...

this is Hugh...

Maybe these guys can WISH PEOPLE DEAD. Hey, they are 'divinely inspired', so what do we know?

:sarcasm:

[L. Coyote]

31. RIP> Wal-Mart is deceptive, lawmaker says

Wal-Mart is deceptive, lawmaker says
He cites e-mail referring to full-service banking
By Lauren Coleman-Lochner and Alison Vekshin
Bloomberg News = March 16, 2007
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660203596,00.html


Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s new leases with bank-branch tenants are "a smoking gun" that Congress should weigh as it considers a bill to ban the world's largest retailer from operating a bank, a lawmaker said.

"Wal-Mart's attempts to own a bank run opposite of their statements to Congress," U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, said at a news conference on Capitol Hill Thursday. "They demonstrate a clear pattern of deception."

Gillmor, who backs a bill to bar new nonfinancial companies from operating banks, cited an e-mail from Wal-Mart to its bank tenants that gave the retailer the right to make home-equity loans, install automated-teller machines and offer other financial services.

[dbackjon]

41. But as a person whose wealth came from a small bank

Whose interests was he REALLY looking out for - his own??

[librechik]

27. WTF Wikipedia entry:"He was found dead at his house with a young boy on September 4, 2007.[1]"

I didn't do it. I swear!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gillmor

[Nimrod2005]

32. Lol.....I missed it!

[CatWoman]

34. damn padlock

:)

[krispos42]

43. You can see when the news broke on Gillmor...

If you look at the "History" tab, there's a flurry of editing starting at 11:03 CDT. Before that, the last change was over a month ago.

<on edit>

For your best chance of racey vandalism, click on the old pages that were edited by a IP address rather than a username.

[w8liftinglady]

53. lol-they have disabled comments until 09/09/07 due to vandalism

[Blue Diadem]

33. My condolences to his family. He represented my district and even

though we were opposite sides in politics, may he RIP.

[Reciprocity]

37. Very well put.

[flyarm]

46. rip CONGRESSMAN GILMOR..REST IN PEACE....N/T

[madmom]

63. Howdy neighbor, don't know where you're from but he was also my

rep, all I can say is I'll not miss him!:nopity:

[Benhurst]

35. Only the good die young.

[Momgonepostal]

36. How sad and shocking for his family

No venom here, just RIP...

[OzarkDem]

39. RIP Congressman Gillmor

Prayers and sympathy to his family and his loyal, hardworking staff.

Though we didn't see eye to eye on a lot of issues, we did agree on some. He always treated your opinion with respect, even if he didn't agree.

[L. Coyote]

42. ditto

[krispos42]

40. Jeez, another Republican down and out

They're being mowed down by the Sword of Justice, the Tantō of Ritual Political Suicide, or the Scythe of the Grim Reaper.

[KG]

45. was he....wellstoned?

what did he know, and when did he know it?

[johnfunk]

55. Well, he had turned on Gonzo and Wal-Mart...

... so ya never know.

[ComerPerro]

59. no, he wasn't "Wellstoned". He was just a 68 year old creep who died

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

47. The name sounds familiar.

Didn't he say or do something particularly stupid within the last five years or so?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

50. Haven't they all?

They take turns, I think.

[Venus Dog]

48. Ohio 2004 rings a bell.

Could this be part of a mop up on Aisle Vote Fraud?

[BreweryYardRat]

49. Smart money says natural causes.

Sheesh, people.

[Catherine Vincent]

51. Every sudden death is sad.

Condolences to his family.

[WinkyDink]

58. I'd make an exception for Bush and Cheney.

[Lex]

54. kick

kick

[hiphopnation]

57. condolences to him and his family n/t

[Disturbed]

60. Now, he is a good Repug.

Too bad he wasn't a Senator.

[madmom]

64. edited to say d'oh, I misread your post.

[OzarkDem]

66. Yes, he was a very loyal conservative

like many other GOP'ers, he became even more conservative after 2000. He often put his party's interest ahead of his constituents'. My perception, though, was that he wasn't an annoying, insulting, vindictive or rabid ideologue. Just quietly right wing.

[madmom]

67. I just know I'm not sorry to see him go, he did nothing for us.

[OzarkDem]

68. I understand

I know some people who live in his district also, and have to agree. GOP leadership ran this state into the ground.

[hiphopnation]

65. ?????????????????????????????

surely you aren't making light of a person's death...

:crazy: