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On McCain’s Local Rep Joe Deters: HamCo GOP denounces racist ramblings of Deters’ friend
Thursday, July 24, 2008
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This week, CityBeat featured an article by Kevin Osborne blasting McCain’s local representative Joe Deters. As we reported last week, Deters refused to deny his lunch dates with Jim Schifrin, the author of The Whistleblower, a newsletter filled with racist language. He also refused to denounce the newsletter for calling Cincinnati’s first directly elected African American mayor a “gay darkie.” But now, even Alex Triantafilou, chair of the Hamilton County GOP, has taken a firm stance against the language exhibited by Schifrin and tacitly endorsed by Joe Deters.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Hamilton County Commission President Todd Portune has condemned the behavior of not only The Whistleblower (a race-baiting rag-sheet written by GOP cheerleader Jim Schifrin, who uses the pseudonym “Charles Foster Kane"), but also Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters, who serves as a regional chair for John McCain’s presidential campaign. Chris Redfern, chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, has already criticized the McCain camp for choosing Deters due to a past filled with scandal. And let’s not forget the national headlines made when WLW big-mouth Willie Cunningham suggested Obama was a secret Muslim, an idea at least partially suggested by Deters and later repudiated by McCain. Portune’s latest comments continue a growing trend of bi-partisan opposition to Schifrin’s racist language and Deters’ personal connections.
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Reducing Jail Costs, Reducing Recidivism, Part III
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In a recent blog posted entitled ”Reducing Jail Costs, Reducing Recidivism, Part II,” David Pepper highlighted a letter signed by him, Todd Portune, and Si Leis. The letter was sent to Ohio lawmakers, urging support for H.R. 5698--Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act. Missing from the signature list: Commissioner Pat DeWine.
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Bearman Cartoon: Delta Fares Rise and Flights Fall
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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NASA UFO Coverup and Intergalactic Jesus
Friday, July 25, 2008
With the news that Apollo 14 astronaut and moonwalker Edgar Mitchell has claimed that NASA covered up alien existence and UFO visits to Earth, Christians will once again be faced with the strange theological question of not only alien souls, but the role that faith in Christ plays intergalactically.
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Corporations continue shifting contributions to corporate Democrats
Saturday, July 26, 2008
According to the Wall Street Journal, for the first time since 1994 corporations are beginning to shift back to giving more money to the Corporate Democrats. They say that corporations contribute to candidates that look out for their interests regardless of party affiliation. Money buys influence in the best democracy money can buy and continues to stifle the voices of the American people.
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More Lunar Lunacy on Obama’s Country of Origin
Monday, July 21, 2008
Jim Hanley is at it again, sending incoherent emails to a large list, claiming Obama is not an American citizen. Here is our latest exchange of letters. Updates as they become available will be placed in the comments.
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