tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.comments2023-10-06T08:44:08.452-04:00Blue Ohio BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-77890654778917477752011-03-02T11:58:25.398-05:002011-03-02T11:58:25.398-05:00Blue Ohio Blog,
My name is Bill Hawthorne and I ...Blue Ohio Blog,<br /><br /><br />My name is Bill Hawthorne and I am a political blogger. Just had a question about your blog and couldn’t find an email—please get back to me as soon as you can (barbaraobrien(at)maacenter.org)<br /><br />Thanks,<br />BillBill Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899793626412072727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-49889103585277896882010-05-11T11:38:16.019-04:002010-05-11T11:38:16.019-04:00Blue Ohio Blog,
I just have a quick question for ...Blue Ohio Blog,<br /><br />I just have a quick question for you but couldn't find an email so had to resort to this. I am a progressive blogger. Please email my assistant back at barbaraobrien@maacenter.org when you get a chance. Thanks.<br /><br />BillBill Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899793626412072727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-23859632831387302932009-11-06T20:12:02.427-05:002009-11-06T20:12:02.427-05:00Actually, other than waiting on the host to provis...Actually, other than waiting on the host to provision your account, that can all be done in about two hours. Let me know if I can help in any way.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823285394391401770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-86887231205194140312009-08-04T14:33:57.975-04:002009-08-04T14:33:57.975-04:00I could not agree any more firmly with Life Long L...I could not agree any more firmly with Life Long Lakesider. Fisher will lose the Senate to a charismatic and talented campaigner like Portman, and if you think Fisher is the superior fundraiser now, wait until you see what Portman can do with the entire GOP establishment behind him (as he will surely have). Fisher will lose, lose, lose. Our only shot of taking Voinovich's seat is primary defeat of Lt. Gov. Fisher, who literally has lost every one of the several campaigns that he personally has run since 1990. That's 20 years, folks, and some of the defeats in there were to serious underdogs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326395254105365953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-81812954524511709192009-07-22T12:19:00.723-04:002009-07-22T12:19:00.723-04:00Yout blog is terrific!
Here is a post about a GAR...Yout blog is terrific!<br /><br />Here is a post about a GAR encampment at Put in Bay in 1869:<br /><br />http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com/2009/07/semiannual-encampment-of-ohio-gar-1869.htmlReference Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446090870909957417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-78426751863611833322009-06-08T20:31:12.775-04:002009-06-08T20:31:12.775-04:00And just to satisfy you're curiosity, i wanted...And just to satisfy you're curiosity, i wanted to quote the official press release, so I Googled it and posted the first one I found. The Dispatch story did not provide a link to the official press release.Nick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887018571874451388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-28870334457160656772009-06-08T18:29:33.055-04:002009-06-08T18:29:33.055-04:00Never saw the story (I don't get the Dispatch ...Never saw the story (I don't get the Dispatch and if it's not on its politics section, I'll likely miss it. I'd dare say the same would be true of the rest of us.)<br /><br />I do find it odd that you'd first link to a random Indian-based newswire service story today if you, at the time you wrote this post, actually already knew about the Columbus Dispatch story. <br /><br />My guess? You didn't know abou tthe Dispatch story until after you wrote this post. Give my best to the Fisher campaign.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-60702402569536387292009-06-08T17:59:44.598-04:002009-06-08T17:59:44.598-04:00The previous comment's link was truncated, her...The previous comment's link was truncated, <a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/06/02/chase_jobs.html" rel="nofollow">here's an in-line link</a>Nick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887018571874451388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-46569115439067185972009-06-08T17:46:10.584-04:002009-06-08T17:46:10.584-04:00Modern, the Columbus Dispatch had a story about th...Modern, the Columbus Dispatch had a story about this published last Tuesday, June 2nd. I was out of town and unavailable for blogging last week. <br /><br />Here's the link the Dispatch's story published last Tuesday:<br /><br />http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/06/02/chase_jobs.htmlNick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887018571874451388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-42191718821055243262009-06-08T17:35:09.176-04:002009-06-08T17:35:09.176-04:00Um, Nick, the press release you're whining abo...Um, Nick, the press release you're whining about I didn't write about came out TODAY... and I wasn't sent it me despite the fact that I get most of the Governor Office's press release.<br /><br />It's kindof hard for me to write about something I didn't know about.<br /><br />It's kind of hard for progressive blogs to write about a story last week that none of us even heard abput until TODAY... including YOU.<br /><br />Seriously, kid, drop the conspiracy theories and realize that if you didn't know about this press release until this afternoon, we didn't know about it either.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-41094130641419139042009-06-07T15:25:55.526-04:002009-06-07T15:25:55.526-04:00Good Post Nick. Let me add another generation to ...Good Post Nick. Let me add another generation to your thoughts. In the 60's if you were in college you either owned a VW bug or knew someone who did. It was fun to drive and a status symbol to own. You made a statement by owning a VW that you were educated, knew something about quality, and could think on your own. How did GM respond? Why with the Corvair of course. A truly worthless piece of junk. Now that my kids are out of college, the pattern has been repeated. In the 90's, a mere 30 years later, anyone who went to college either owned a Honda Civic or rode in one. Fun to drive, high value status symbol. And GM's response? Who could forget the Chevy Cavalier? Everyone. You're right Nick. Goodbye to the old GM....and welcome to the new GM....may you learn from your own past. Bill OneillBill Oneillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581829649802284456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-18058789163080307642009-05-31T22:46:02.482-04:002009-05-31T22:46:02.482-04:00If you are tired of X hasn't been there long enoug...If you are tired of X hasn't been there long enough then please don't brag that the voters of Franklin County voted her in as an asset to her. She is a brief one termer. As far as I know, she has never held elected office before being elected to the Commission less than a year and a half ago. Why doesn't she concentrate on the job she was just elected to prior to already looking at her next opportunity. I am so tired of these politicans campaigning on there passion and interest for the job but once they get in there they are only looking at their next position. Hello Brunner, Brown, Fisher and Cordray. My God, at least stay one term in your elected position prior to campaigning for your next!Life Long Lakesiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785754969605279325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-39413965301220598622009-05-31T17:44:37.364-04:002009-05-31T17:44:37.364-04:00I am stating the obvious, but caring about electio...I am stating the obvious, but caring about elections being run properly is everyone's business. The person who is SOS needs to be a leader and an excellent delegator in my humble opinion. This person also needs to be able to surround herself with knowledgable and resourceful people. And yes, she should have a working knowledge of our election/districting system and business registering etc. as well. <br /><br />Marilyn Brown's track record has shown she has all of the tools needed to run a successful office. In addition to her qualifications mentioned in previous posts, she was also head of the Pickerington CoC which gave her the opportunity to understand the difficulties facing the business community in Ohio. <br /><br />Frankly I am tired of the old " X hasn't been in Y office long enough", or "X needs to earn his stripes before..." This is all hogwash. If the voters of Franklin County like Marilyn Brown, then why in the heck wouldn't you elevate her to SOS? I am not equating her to President Obama, but I seem to recall a lot of people saying very similar things about the possibility of this "green" democrat running for POTUS. <br /><br />Bottom line, Marilyn Brown is very capable of the job, she can campaign effectively to win and she will raise the funds necessary to get the job done.JohnFrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076162679009806487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-44349866861755287782009-05-30T00:47:53.558-04:002009-05-30T00:47:53.558-04:00Whatever Public Servant (or Marilyn) granted she i...Whatever Public Servant (or Marilyn) granted she is a smart woman but that does not make one qualified to be the Secretary of State of Ohio. You never mentioned any passion or interest in the office she is seeking nor show any qualifications of being an elections expert or having an understanding of the complex issues. If you want to talk about qualifications, then please prove she has an understanding for the position. The job isn't a personality contest - we need someone that knows and can make the necessary changes to Ohio elections.Life Long Lakesiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785754969605279325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-37173376242467871042009-05-26T22:50:00.567-04:002009-05-26T22:50:00.567-04:00I continue to be surprised by some of the uninform...I continue to be surprised by some of the uninformed junk posted on blogs. Life Long falsely claims Brown has limited experience when the reality is that she has substantial experience. Life Long didn't bother to check her credentials. Brown has more than 30 years professional experience working with local governments and their officials and working with labor, small businesses and corporate leaders. In addition to her Central Ohio work for nearly two decades, she previously lived and worked in Northeast Ohio. Her credentials include a masters from one of the best business schools in the country. I suggest some basic fact checking before spouting off. Of course, you are welcome to your opinion that someone should serve more years in local office before seeking higher office, but the evidence about what qualities make for a good officeholder are contrary. Brown is a smart and seasoned professional, hard-working, well-qualified for SOS, and highly electable.<br /><br />~Public Servant~Public Servanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455294870290882190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-53981714605027459752009-05-25T23:37:15.086-04:002009-05-25T23:37:15.086-04:00LLL - Brunner personally recruited Marilyn Brown t...LLL - Brunner personally recruited Marilyn Brown to run for SOS in her stead. I know that for a fact. I agree that Paula Brooks would also be well suited to run, but Brunner did not recruit her, she recruited Marilyn Brown.Nick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887018571874451388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-46041086087214560982009-05-25T22:51:35.083-04:002009-05-25T22:51:35.083-04:00Hello - do we need to discuss anymore who will be ...Hello - do we need to discuss anymore who will be the best Senator? Fisher let Jackie Coleman abuse state government and now we learn that he knew of Barbash's tax problem from the beginning. Lee is from the old political guard in which is unacceptable these days. We need Brunner as our nominee.Life Long Lakesiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785754969605279325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-37626845059961958182009-05-25T22:39:52.667-04:002009-05-25T22:39:52.667-04:00Marilyn is running with her name only. She has ver...Marilyn is running with her name only. She has very limited experience in elected office. She needs to prove her worth as Commissioner of Franklin County prior to already looking at higher office. We have many more qualified and experience people to run for SOS than Brown. Paula Brooks for one but many others...Marilyn needs to pay her dues and serve the people og Franklin County that just elected her.Life Long Lakesiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785754969605279325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-23968840665085945682009-05-22T19:03:42.174-04:002009-05-22T19:03:42.174-04:00Great post on rust belt jobs. I have a Ohio green ...Great post on rust belt jobs. I have a Ohio green jobs site (www.hirejam.com), so I am doing my best to help out the rust belt.soul88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17966739305251112716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-42023859557112396632009-05-15T13:55:00.000-04:002009-05-15T13:55:00.000-04:00So you're upset that after Brunner made it perfect...So you're upset that after Brunner made it perfectly clear she wasn't running for Secretary of State, we moved on and focused on the strengths of her as a candidate? Kind of like how Fisher got a "free pass" resigning from the Ohio Dept. of Development during the worst economic crisis in Ohio history to run for Senate after a rather unimpressive record at the helm? Guess which is going to matter to most voters, Nick? <br /><br />What criticism of Redfern? Seriously, I don't recall any.<br /><br />If either candidate loses the general election, they're probably finished politically for elective office. That's a truism, the Apportionment Board has nothing to do with it.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-71945530537241945032009-05-14T21:44:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:44:00.000-04:00That's a fair point, Modern. I hadn't realized tha...That's a fair point, Modern. I hadn't realized that Leland was maxed out for Fisher. <br /><br />The issue of the apportinment board may have been discussed, but in my opinion Brunner deserves additional heat. She has made a very high stakes gamble and forced all Ohio Democrats into backing her play by insisting she will not run for SOS again under any circumstances. Personally, I don't like to go "all in" unless I have pocket jacks or better. She's also gambling with her own political future. If she wins the primary but loses the general, she had better pray that the Democratic nominee can hang onto SOS or else her political career is finished, in my estimation.<br /><br />Honestly, I'm not old enough to make the comparison to 1998. That was the first election I was old enough to vote in. The comparison I can draw, however, is between '04 and '08. In '04 ODP was in such shambles that the Kerry folks built their own organization from the ground up, completely seperate from ODP. In '08, ODP and the Obama camp were much more tightly integrated, suggesting to me that 'Fern, for all my criticism of him, has been effective at improving the parties organization.Nick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887018571874451388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-46226103992379194942009-05-14T21:12:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:12:00.000-04:00That would be the same David Leland who's maxed ou...That would be the same David Leland who's maxed out to Fisher? So what does that say?<br /><br />We've all talked about the Apportionment Board seat. My point is that it's been widely talked about in the blogs while you complain it hasn't at all.<br /><br />Fisher will not win the general election just like he lost in 1994 and 1998 and almost in 1990. Fisher is also more vulnerable on the issue of the economy as the former Ohio Dept. of Development Director.<br /><br />Fisher's maxed out donors issue also suggests that he will have difficulty replenishing his funds after the primary (since a large segment of his base is already maxed out in the first month). And his reliance on bank and utility banks suggests his going to be less progressive and friendly to big business interests.<br /><br />That's fair criticism and far more important than whining about me not echoing the conventional wisdom of the Beltway gang.<br /><br />And by the way, if you honestly think ODP is that subsantially better organized than it was in 1998, you're nuts. Redfern isn't a genius except that he's been in the right place at the right time.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-89779955859625188782009-05-14T20:00:00.000-04:002009-05-14T20:00:00.000-04:00Sigh. Modern, believe it or not its possible to su...Sigh. Modern, believe it or not its possible to support someone's candidacy without being "in the tank" for them, which I define as using the blog to make one-sided arguments in favor of that person. You think every professional journalist doesn't also support a given candidate? Please. You haven't uncovered dishonesty, just your own prejudice. <br /><br />IMO, a Senate candidate and a gubernatorial candidate are about on the same level on the ticket. So yes I think it is justifiable to say that Mary Boyle was a drag on Fisher in 1998.<br /><br /> And Bob Taft was far from hopeless back then, even Russo admits that the Taft brand was a powerful one until Bob Taft destroyed it.<br /><br />And, I'm criticizing Brunner for casting away the incumbency advantage for Democrats in the fight for control of the apportionment board and control of the state's chief electoral officer.<br /><br /> To equate that to Fisher's 1998 race is, well, rather insane, since in 1998 we had an Ohio Democratic Party in shambles led by an incompetent in David Leland. Hardly the case now. You haven't acknowledged that yet either.Nick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887018571874451388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-30823639820558489272009-05-14T19:28:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:28:00.000-04:00Thanks for proving that you yet again lied to both...Thanks for proving that you yet again lied to both me and David before you resigned BSB. In case you forgot, Nick, you wrote on <A HREF="http://www.blueohioblog.com/2009/03/i-honestly-wasnt-in-tank-for-fisher.html" REL="nofollow">your very first post</A> back here that you weren't in the tank for Fisher UNTIL you resigned from BSB.<br /><br />Now you admit that you've been in the tank the entire time! After denying it adamently to me and David during the entire Fisher interview fiasco.<br /><br />I swear, every time you try to spin this thing, the more you reveal your own dishonesty!<br /><br />In 1998, Lee Fisher was leading the party as the top of the ticket. He can't blame the rest of the ticket for dragging him down. It doesn't work that way. It's the other way around. Mary Boyle lost by thirteen points running again a popular, two-term Republican Governor. Not bad for your first general election run. The rest of the ticket was running against incumbents or candidates who had won statewide elections. <br /><br />And the difference between Tim and you is that Tim doesn't need me for traffic. You do.<br /><br />You criticize Brunner for running in an election that's not going to be friendly to Democrats, and then justify Fisher's candidacy despite his 1998 loss to hopeless Bob Taft because the environment wasn't friendly to Democrats then?<br /><br />Forget if you remember what you have written in the past, do you even remember what you wrote at the top by the time you're finishing a post?<br /><br />Brunner has hardly been given a pass as the Apportionment Board issue was thoroughly discussed and debated BEFORE she even announced. Hell, I even wrote a post saying she had to come up with a viable candidate in order to run for the Senate.<br /><br />It's been discussed on all the other progressive Ohio blogs, too. So that explanation makes absolutely no sense other than you're vainly trying to justify your position.Modern Esquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840547526741502336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15025768.post-65735181670385525432009-05-14T17:09:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:09:00.000-04:00The only reason you supported him was it was part ...<I>The only reason you supported him was it was part of your hissy fit when you were forced from BSB after being caught red-handed blogwhoring for the Fisher campaign.</I>That's not true. I've supported Fisher from the beginning of this primary. I strongly felt (and still do feel) that Jennifer Brunner should have stayed and ran for re-election as Secretary of State, and that by casting aside her incumbency advantage for SOS leaves the seat, and the apportionment board, very vulnerable in an election cycle that could potentially not be as friendly to Democrats as the last two. I believe Brunner has been given a virtual free pass on that by the blogosphere, and I don't understand why.<br /><br /><I>In 1996, Ohio went for Bill Clinton over Bob Dole. Two years later, Lee Fisher loses to Bob Taft for an open gubernatorial seat. So, tell me in your analytical mind, David, what strengths did Bob Taft have a candidate that Rob Portman lacks that suggests a candidate can lose to Taft but defeat Portman?</I> Duh. Um, let's see, in 1998 we had a completely ineffective Ohio Democratic Party led by someone who didn't get a single Democrat elected statewide during his tenure (David Leland). Sharing the top of the ticket with Fisher was Mary Boyle (who?) who was running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by John Glenn. She got trounced. The rest of the ticket was made up of weak candidates (Bryan Flannery, anyone?) who got trounced. Our party has a much better brand, is much better organized, and our bench is much stronger today than it was in 1998. And, BTW, Taft was a very powerful name in Ohio politics until Bob Taft destroyed it. Even Russo admits that much.<br /><br /><I>BTW, as the ONLY Blogger for Fisher, can you explain why Tim Russo keeps scooping you on the personnel changes in your candidate's campaign? </I> Two reasons. 1)Because like you Modern, I have a full-time job and must limit how much time I devote to the blog during the business day. Notice it wasn't me criticizing your slow response to the questions raised, because I udnerstand you have a job. Just like I do. 2) I don't think it's that relevant. The public is not engaged in this race yet, making all the staff changes nothing more than inside baseball.<br /><br />BTW Please show me where you have in the past criticized Russo for "link whoring" because he is far more guilty of it than I am.Nick Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887018571874451388noreply@blogger.com