From: The Dean of Cincinnati [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 7:53 PM
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Subject: Quick Question

Mr. Weiser,

You were quoted yesterday in Joe Strupp’s Editor & Publisher article about Robert Kennedy’s Rolling Stone article: http://tinyurl.co.uk/o8z0

Carl Weiser, government and public affairs editor for the Cincinnati Enquirer, agreed. “I read it and nothing in there was really new,” he said. “The folks who know Ohio elections best checked into it and found there was no conspiracy.”

I’d like to take a closer look at this. What are the names of the people to whom you were referring, “the folks who know Ohio elections best”?

Thanks and looking forward to your reply.

Sincerely,

[The Dean of Cincinnati],Publisher
The Cincinnati Beacon

cc: Joe Strupp

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Begin forwarded message:
From: “Weiser, Carl”
Date: June 14, 2006 5:08:47 PM EDT
To: “The Dean of Cincinnati”
Cc: “Weiser, Carl”
Subject: RE: Quick Question

Thanks [Dean].

I appreciate your interest in this, but I don’t really have anything to add to what I told E & P.

Look forward to reading your article. 


Carl Weiser
Government/Public Affairs Editor
Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati.com
312 Elm St.
Cincinnati, OH, 45202

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From: “The Dean of Cincinnati”
Subject: 2nd RequestRe: Question about E&P Story
Date: June 19, 2006 7:32:37 PM EDT
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Mr. Callinan:

I have yet to receive a definitive answer regarding the email exchange below.

Carl Weiser—who seemed to be representing The Enquirer in an editorial capacity, and in the least provided his statements under an authoritative guise—will not answer a relatively straightforward question.

Who knows Ohio elections best? 

This past weekend, I met with international elections observer Bob Fitrakis.  The thousands of pages of documents he shared with me stand in a stark contrast to Weiser’s claims.  Fitrakis has a PhD in political science, and as I said he is an international elections observer. 

Wouldn’t he be one of the people who knows Ohio elections best?  He has published three books documenting irregularities in the Ohio 2004 elections.

Can you please just tell me the names of your experts?

Thanks,

[The Dean of Cincinnati]

cc:  Carl Weiser
Joe Strupp

On Jun 14, 2006, at 9:43 PM, The Dean of Cincinnati wrote:
Tom,

I have a question regarding a quote in Joe Strupp’s 6-12-06 Editor & Publisher story about RFK’s Rolling Stone article: http://tinyurl.co.uk/o8z0

Carl Weiser, government and public affairs editor for the Cincinnati Enquirer, agreed. “I read (RFK’s article) and nothing in there was really new,” he said. “The folks who know Ohio elections best checked into it and found there was no conspiracy.”

Mr. Weiser was clearly representing the Enquirer’s editorial staff when he spoke to E&P, so I e-mailed him a straightforward follow-up question. Mr. Weiser wrote back and said he wasn’t going to answer (below), so I’m trying to get the information from you.

What are the names of the “folks” Mr. Weiser was referring to, the people “who know Ohio elections best” who “checked into it,” and whose opinions were the basis for the Enquirer’s conclusion that there was no conspiracy or election fraud? I’d like to follow-up with them. (I’m presuming these are all on the record sources. If not, please advise.)

Thanks and looking forward to your reply,

[The Dean of Cincinnati]

cc: Joe Strupp, Carl Weiser