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Shadows On High #2
By Brian Rothenberg, Executive Director
ProgressOhio.org/ProgressOhioEducation.org
Subscribe for future episodes of "Shadows on High" (only subscribers will get volume 3 and their secret decoder ring, so act now!)
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OK, opinions galore on the first column. I've tried to appease and lighten the tease a bit. As for distribution, we will post these every Friday on ProgressOhio, but we also have a link today for those who wish to continue receiving columns via emails (decoder rings to follow for my fanclub).
READY TO RUUMBLLLLLE
State Auditor Mary Taylor and the opponent she barely edged out, Barbara Sykes, entering the same office door?
Yep. The flashiest smiles in the '06 Ohiopalooza could both share the same office door. How could that be you say.
Rumor has it that Sykes will become President of the Ohio United Way. Get off the elevator on the 6th Floor of 88 E. Broad (KeyBank) and you are faced with a glass door. Go one way to the Ohio United Way - walk the other to Mary Taylor - last-living GOPer at the Statehouse. Same door, same floor, different offices.
Guess the new line is "people behind glass doors, shouldn't throw…" naw too easy. Too bad rumors of Petro's chief enforcer "Lefthook" Lana (Ruble) becoming Taylor's Chief didn't pan - this had the making of WWF (World Wrestling Federation) on Broad -- while Starbucks in the same building could have been the DMZ after a bitter campaign.
No word on whether losing the Auditor's race pays better than Sykes elected suitemate - but what a sweet dilemma indeed for Barbara.
TAYLOR ETHICS ISSUE IN FRONT OF JLEC
By the way, the worst kept secret in town (official government agencies will not confirm) is that Mary Taylor's campaign faux paux's won't go away. JLEC is rumored to be investigating Taylor's push for University of Arshinkoff funding for a college program that could have included a backend sweet construction deal for hubby, hubby Taylor. (This weeks Rothenberg fan-club Decoder no. 1; that would be a reference to the University of Akron the land that Summit GOP Chair Alex Arshinkoff thinks he owns.) The evidence was on Taylor's own state letterhead where she cited prominent GOP donors as the reason other legislators should support the funding - no mention that if it went forward hubby would build the building.
But, even caught red handed with a letter like that, does anyone doubt what the Justify Legislator Ethics Club (JLEC - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee) will find - my money down on nada from JLEC's infamous paper-shufflers. (Decoder No. 2: Lots of files in JLEC, but to find an action taken is like finding Jimmy Hoffa's missing corpse.) Ethics - ethics anyone.
MELTDOWN ON 17
Speaking of "Lefthook" Lana, Petro's ex-Chief, her tough-guy 'lore' hit a new rumored-low as the Rhodes 17th floor (executive wing of the AGs office) transition love-fest between Petro and Dann went sour.
Buzz is that after sharing offices and transition salary with Dann, Petro's prizefighting chief-of-staff went Tyson on Tuesday the 3rd coming out of her corner and shoving Dann's transition staff to one side of 17 and cloistering hers on the other after four weeks of chummy coexistence. No word on negotiations over water-coolers and restrooms - was it pay-by flush Lana?
"Lefthook" Lana took her final saa-wiiiing and a miss before exiting stage right.
BEN FRANKLIN WANTS HIS NAME BACK
So ProgressOhio's week began by trying to bring Ohio progressive leaders to a University campus marqueeing their Leadership Institute. We say try because these high-brow profs promptly ripped a page out of Stalin's manifesto and refused to rent space to our leadership conference because they don't agree with the event.
Poor ol' Ben must be flippin' in his Philly grave at Franklin U (a Columbus downtown College) dulling the echo of free speech and thought like a physicist at the gulag.
After agreeing (verbally) to rent to PO and America Votes for our Rootscamp (January 27,) Soviet U. abruptly sent an email and mentioned something about canceling the venue with a nod to the "type of event" as part of the reason.
Let's see - a progressive leadership conference is refused a venue from a University teaching leadership over the "type" of progressive event - now there's good pub.
Any chance the fact that the Board's Vice Chair is former Columbus GOP Mayor Greg Lashutka, its Treasurer is from Battelle and a host of Columbus business who's who as well as RNC icon Jo Ann Davidson sit on the Board has anything to do with their leadership style - nahhh.
Hey Soviet U - you may want to add a little progressive style to your Board. Last I checked those progressives were getting pretty good at leadership in good ol' O-H---I-O. Isn't that Right Gov. Ted? And give father Ben his good name back.
GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM THON
So you think it's just our Soviet U. practicing censorship, well tune up that trusty car subwoofer and hear the muffled silence as well. Clear Channels switch of progressive talk to conservative talk was mind-boggling as it is, but the behavior of Vice President Tom Thon is even more bizarre.
After a polite but disagreeable exchange over PO and Ohio Majority Radio's almost 6,000 petition signers wanting their Progressive Talk reinstituted, we parted ways. But steps into our exit, Mr. Thon ordered me to tell the 50 or so protesters to leave the building and the parking lot or he was calling the police. Weeelll, ground control to major Tom, your radio station is about free speech - anyone think Rush's greatest hits are playing on Kim's North Korean Ipod? (Decoder No. 3; that's a reference to right-wing radio guy Rush Limbaugh and Kim Jong-il the North Korean dictator. Major Tom is of course Mr. Tom Thon.)
That's right, Major Tom who is master of radio talk shows that fill our free airwaves with opinion and news that he hand-picked for all of us, threatened to arrest 50 hardy souls for protesting in his parking lot.
Hope those WTVN news reporters hear the implications of Major Tom down at ground control. It's awfully hard to assert a first amendment right to report at City Hall and the Statehouse when Major Tom tramples on the very same right of speech for 50 dedicated souls dancing to the warm protest tones of a bongo drum.
Anyone know if we can ask the police to please remove Major Tom's right-wing rhetoric from our free airwaves? Think about it a little more Major Tom - or maybe the FCC and our Ohio Congressional delegation should?
BLOGGING TIL' YOU BLEED
Ever see bloggers bleed. Like a misunderstood open sore, right-wing legislators and bloggers Monday accused Governor Strickland of going to war with "the era of good feeling" by Vetoing legislation limiting consumer lawsuits left hastily unsigned before Bob Taft's African Safari. (Decoder No. 4, the legislation passed in lame duck session limited lawsuits against paint companies over lead paint damages to kids, and limited to $5,000 any damages for consumer fraud. Taft upon leaving office went to Africa on vacation.)
Ohh really. How soon we forget in our talking points that ruby red Jim Petro, the former Attorney General, agreed with baby blue Marc Dann, the current A.G., last month that these limits were bad for Ohioans.
Golly gee, those lame duck reds leaving office last month that had no hearings and rushed to pass a $5,000 limit on consumer lawsuits, and to hold backs lead-paint lawsuits weren't being partisan, now were they.
Word to the wise for my right-wing friends seeking to attack the new guy in the Statehouse's corner office - try choosing to advocate an issue on the side of Ohioans and families, not special interest donors. Do you really think the polls will pop with masses of Ohioans clamoring for paint companies to limit damages to brain-damaged children and shady companies to limit damages to scammed senior citizens?
C'mon red bloggers - you're bleeding here and it ain't pretty. There ain't much red left after November - try a blogging bandage instead of opening another red wound.
Till next time...
Don't miss out! Subscribe now for future episodes of "Shadows on High" (only subscribers will get volume 3 and their secret decoder ring, so act now!)
...did we mention the secret decoder ring?
By Brian Rothenberg, Executive Director
ProgressOhio.org/ProgressOhioEducation.org
Subscribe for future episodes of "Shadows on High" (only subscribers will get volume 3 and their secret decoder ring, so act now!)
Downloadable and printable version (268KB pdf)
OK, opinions galore on the first column. I've tried to appease and lighten the tease a bit. As for distribution, we will post these every Friday on ProgressOhio, but we also have a link today for those who wish to continue receiving columns via emails (decoder rings to follow for my fanclub).
READY TO RUUMBLLLLLE
State Auditor Mary Taylor and the opponent she barely edged out, Barbara Sykes, entering the same office door?
Yep. The flashiest smiles in the '06 Ohiopalooza could both share the same office door. How could that be you say.
Rumor has it that Sykes will become President of the Ohio United Way. Get off the elevator on the 6th Floor of 88 E. Broad (KeyBank) and you are faced with a glass door. Go one way to the Ohio United Way - walk the other to Mary Taylor - last-living GOPer at the Statehouse. Same door, same floor, different offices.
Guess the new line is "people behind glass doors, shouldn't throw…" naw too easy. Too bad rumors of Petro's chief enforcer "Lefthook" Lana (Ruble) becoming Taylor's Chief didn't pan - this had the making of WWF (World Wrestling Federation) on Broad -- while Starbucks in the same building could have been the DMZ after a bitter campaign.
No word on whether losing the Auditor's race pays better than Sykes elected suitemate - but what a sweet dilemma indeed for Barbara.
TAYLOR ETHICS ISSUE IN FRONT OF JLEC
By the way, the worst kept secret in town (official government agencies will not confirm) is that Mary Taylor's campaign faux paux's won't go away. JLEC is rumored to be investigating Taylor's push for University of Arshinkoff funding for a college program that could have included a backend sweet construction deal for hubby, hubby Taylor. (This weeks Rothenberg fan-club Decoder no. 1; that would be a reference to the University of Akron the land that Summit GOP Chair Alex Arshinkoff thinks he owns.) The evidence was on Taylor's own state letterhead where she cited prominent GOP donors as the reason other legislators should support the funding - no mention that if it went forward hubby would build the building.
But, even caught red handed with a letter like that, does anyone doubt what the Justify Legislator Ethics Club (JLEC - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee) will find - my money down on nada from JLEC's infamous paper-shufflers. (Decoder No. 2: Lots of files in JLEC, but to find an action taken is like finding Jimmy Hoffa's missing corpse.) Ethics - ethics anyone.
MELTDOWN ON 17
Speaking of "Lefthook" Lana, Petro's ex-Chief, her tough-guy 'lore' hit a new rumored-low as the Rhodes 17th floor (executive wing of the AGs office) transition love-fest between Petro and Dann went sour.
Buzz is that after sharing offices and transition salary with Dann, Petro's prizefighting chief-of-staff went Tyson on Tuesday the 3rd coming out of her corner and shoving Dann's transition staff to one side of 17 and cloistering hers on the other after four weeks of chummy coexistence. No word on negotiations over water-coolers and restrooms - was it pay-by flush Lana?
"Lefthook" Lana took her final saa-wiiiing and a miss before exiting stage right.
BEN FRANKLIN WANTS HIS NAME BACK
So ProgressOhio's week began by trying to bring Ohio progressive leaders to a University campus marqueeing their Leadership Institute. We say try because these high-brow profs promptly ripped a page out of Stalin's manifesto and refused to rent space to our leadership conference because they don't agree with the event.
Poor ol' Ben must be flippin' in his Philly grave at Franklin U (a Columbus downtown College) dulling the echo of free speech and thought like a physicist at the gulag.
After agreeing (verbally) to rent to PO and America Votes for our Rootscamp (January 27,) Soviet U. abruptly sent an email and mentioned something about canceling the venue with a nod to the "type of event" as part of the reason.
Let's see - a progressive leadership conference is refused a venue from a University teaching leadership over the "type" of progressive event - now there's good pub.
Any chance the fact that the Board's Vice Chair is former Columbus GOP Mayor Greg Lashutka, its Treasurer is from Battelle and a host of Columbus business who's who as well as RNC icon Jo Ann Davidson sit on the Board has anything to do with their leadership style - nahhh.
Hey Soviet U - you may want to add a little progressive style to your Board. Last I checked those progressives were getting pretty good at leadership in good ol' O-H---I-O. Isn't that Right Gov. Ted? And give father Ben his good name back.
GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM THON
So you think it's just our Soviet U. practicing censorship, well tune up that trusty car subwoofer and hear the muffled silence as well. Clear Channels switch of progressive talk to conservative talk was mind-boggling as it is, but the behavior of Vice President Tom Thon is even more bizarre.
After a polite but disagreeable exchange over PO and Ohio Majority Radio's almost 6,000 petition signers wanting their Progressive Talk reinstituted, we parted ways. But steps into our exit, Mr. Thon ordered me to tell the 50 or so protesters to leave the building and the parking lot or he was calling the police. Weeelll, ground control to major Tom, your radio station is about free speech - anyone think Rush's greatest hits are playing on Kim's North Korean Ipod? (Decoder No. 3; that's a reference to right-wing radio guy Rush Limbaugh and Kim Jong-il the North Korean dictator. Major Tom is of course Mr. Tom Thon.)
That's right, Major Tom who is master of radio talk shows that fill our free airwaves with opinion and news that he hand-picked for all of us, threatened to arrest 50 hardy souls for protesting in his parking lot.
Hope those WTVN news reporters hear the implications of Major Tom down at ground control. It's awfully hard to assert a first amendment right to report at City Hall and the Statehouse when Major Tom tramples on the very same right of speech for 50 dedicated souls dancing to the warm protest tones of a bongo drum.
Anyone know if we can ask the police to please remove Major Tom's right-wing rhetoric from our free airwaves? Think about it a little more Major Tom - or maybe the FCC and our Ohio Congressional delegation should?
BLOGGING TIL' YOU BLEED
Ever see bloggers bleed. Like a misunderstood open sore, right-wing legislators and bloggers Monday accused Governor Strickland of going to war with "the era of good feeling" by Vetoing legislation limiting consumer lawsuits left hastily unsigned before Bob Taft's African Safari. (Decoder No. 4, the legislation passed in lame duck session limited lawsuits against paint companies over lead paint damages to kids, and limited to $5,000 any damages for consumer fraud. Taft upon leaving office went to Africa on vacation.)
Ohh really. How soon we forget in our talking points that ruby red Jim Petro, the former Attorney General, agreed with baby blue Marc Dann, the current A.G., last month that these limits were bad for Ohioans.
Golly gee, those lame duck reds leaving office last month that had no hearings and rushed to pass a $5,000 limit on consumer lawsuits, and to hold backs lead-paint lawsuits weren't being partisan, now were they.
Word to the wise for my right-wing friends seeking to attack the new guy in the Statehouse's corner office - try choosing to advocate an issue on the side of Ohioans and families, not special interest donors. Do you really think the polls will pop with masses of Ohioans clamoring for paint companies to limit damages to brain-damaged children and shady companies to limit damages to scammed senior citizens?
C'mon red bloggers - you're bleeding here and it ain't pretty. There ain't much red left after November - try a blogging bandage instead of opening another red wound.
Till next time...
Don't miss out! Subscribe now for future episodes of "Shadows on High" (only subscribers will get volume 3 and their secret decoder ring, so act now!)
...did we mention the secret decoder ring?
btw, U. of Arshinkoff is hilarious. funny it's the only harbor he has left in Summit.