Democrat Activist, Sex Trade 'Guru' Tied to OH Gov, Hillary, Others Pl

Tom Blumer
July 13th, 2009 3:48 PM
Somebody at the Columbus Dispatch has a bit of explaining to do.You see, Ohio Governor's former Director of Community and Faith-Based Initiatives, one Robert "Eric" McFadden, after "years" of not getting caught, pleaded guilty last Thursday of two felonies for trying to market the "services" of a 17 year-old prostitute. Yes, a 17 year-old.In his original report late Thursday morning on McFadden's…
 

Toledo Blade's Slow-Learning Reporter IDs Prosecutor as GOP, Doesn't N

Tom Blumer
May 15th, 2009 12:12 AM
(UPDATE: See circulation chart below.)In early March (covered at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), Toledo Blade Columbus Bureau reporter Jim Provance named the party of Ohio's Republican State Auditor Mary Taylor, who sharply criticized Democratic Governor Ted Strickland's serious lateness with the state's financial statements -- so late that they couldn't possibly be audited until after the Ohio…
 

Ohio Blogger's Food Stamp Post Leads to Exposure of State's New Middle

Tom Blumer
March 20th, 2009 1:25 PM
An important story appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer on Tuesday. Here's how it began (Warren County is adjacent to and northeast of Cincinnati's Hamilton County): County: no more food stamps for rich Warren County’s poor (population) does not include someone with $80,000 in the bank, a paid-off $311,000 home and a Mercedes, members of the Warren County Board of Commissioners said Tuesday. And…
 

Toledo Blade Reporter Names Party (GOP) of Auditor, But Not That of Go

Tom Blumer
March 3rd, 2009 11:31 PM
You've got to hand it to Jim Provance of the Toledo Blade. He managed only to identify the party of a Republican in a story that is primarily about a Democratic administration's failure to produce timely financial statements. Democratic Governor Ted Strickland, his administration, and his appointed Democrats in Ohio's Office of Budget and Management are not going to have the state's records in…
 

2010's 'Ohio Media v. Any and All Viable Republican or Conservative Po

Tom Blumer
January 22nd, 2009 12:05 PM
It's on. 22 months remain.The first suckerpunch of "Ohio Media v. Any and All Viable Republican or Conservative Politicians" comes from Joe "Hack" Hallett and Jonathan Riskind of the Columbus Dispatch ("Wall Street ties might hamstring GOP hopeful Kasich"). The recipient is former congressman and current Fox weekend show host John Kasich, who is frequently mentioned as a possible GOP challenger…
 

Joe the Plumber Data Dive Whistleblower Was Threatened with Firing; Me

Tom Blumer
December 5th, 2008 10:39 AM
The Columbus Dispatch has done some impressive work exposing the unauthorized and arguably illegal database diving done by State of Ohio employees into the records of Joe the Plumber in October. The rest of Ohio's and the nation's media have been virtually asleep. In a previous post (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), I noted that Vanessa Niekamp, the state employee who blew the lid off the…