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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Dann hires Texan to do his talking
Embattled Attorney General Marc Dann has hired a Texas-based consultant to do his political talking.
“I’m handling all the press calls related to the ongoing investigation and possible impeachment process,” Jason Stanford said Thursday, May 8. Stanford said he is working for Dann for Ohio, the Democratic attorney general’s campaign fund.
Stanford’s company Web site suggests an aggressive style. “We serve Republicans. Would you like them skewered, roasted or deep-fried?” says one entry. Another says “It’s a dirty job. We’d love to do it.”
Stanford said the reference to serving Republicans was not a company motto but just a “little tag on the Web site.”
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In other Boehner news…
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-West Chester, has set up a committee aimed at stemming big GOP House losses in November. Politico has the story…
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Boehner less-than-intimidated by political foe
House Minority Leader John Boehner, quizzed about his Democrat opponent, Nick von Stein, didn’t appear intimidated by his young opponent Thursday, May 8.
“I don’t know what his name is, but when he moves into the district, I’ll pay some attention to him,” he said of von Stein, who is studying for a master’s degree Miami University and works as a teacher’s assistant in Oxford, Ohio von Stein lives in Mason, according to an address given to the Butler County Board of Elections. Mason is in Warren County, in the 3rd Congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville. Ohio does not require congressional candidates to live in the district where they are running.
Here’s a link to audio of his remarks.
We’ve put in an email request for comment from von Stein, and will update accordingly…
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“Don’t blame us for Dann”: Montgomery County
As controversy and calls for his resignation continue to swirl around embattled Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann, Montgomery County voters may be saying “I told you so.”
In 2006, Montgomery County voters rejected Dann twice - in the Democratic primary and then in the general election.
In the Democratic primary, only two counties - Montgomery and Clark - went for Subodh Chandra, Dann’s opponent, for the attorney general nomination while the others went for Dann.
In the general election, Republican Betty Montgomery, the loser, carried 51 counties, including Montgomery, while Dann won in 37 counties. The only other major urban county to go for Montgomery was Hamilton, including Cincinnati.
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Ohio AFL-CIO President wants Dann out
Joe Rugola, president of the Ohio AFL-CIO, says he supports Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland’s call for fellow Democrat Marc Dann (pictured) to resign as attorney general.
“The attorney general’s conduct in this entire matter and the pattern of conduct in his office over the past months mandate that he leave office immediately,” Rugola said in a statement released Thursday, May 8.
“It is a sad day for Ohio, for Marc’s family and friends and for the entire Mahoning Valley community,” Rugola added. “But there is no excuse for the reprehensible conduct which led to this crisis and which has brought disgrace upon Marc Dann’s office.
The Ohio AFL-CIO, with 700,000 members, is the state’ s major federation of unions.
