Cleveland DJ apologizes for suggesting father "screw your daughter straight"
In a victory of sorts, WMMS in Cleveland said earlier today that it has taken disciplinary action against morning show co-host Dominic Dieter for his disgusting advice to a father who thought his...
View ArticleObama Justice Dept: No Justice for Kent State
The Justice Department has declined to reopen the investigation into the shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, despite a new analysis recently completely of an enhanced copy of the only...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Some states tighten, but road to 270 for...
A rash of new polling out today shows more good news for Mitt Romney than bad news. Quinnipiac has a big improvement for the GOP nominee in the key battleground states of Florida and Ohio, with Romney...
View ArticleKent State's 40th Anniversary (2010)
So many years have passed since the Ohio National Guard ended the lives of Allison Krause, Jeff Miller, Bill Schroeder and Sandy Scheuer and wounded nine others. Forty-two years... Such a very long...
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Mixed Bag o' News
GENDA, the Gender Expression Non-discrimination Act, a bill to add gender variance to the list of protected statuses in the New York State Human Rights Law, was approved by the Assembly for the fifth...
View ArticleOhio "Heartbeat Bill" dies in state senate
Religious right activist Janet Porter has spent most of the last two years trying to get the Ohio General Assembly to pass a bill that would make abortion illegal the minute a fetus' heartbeat could...
View ArticleOhio "Heartbeat Bill" dies in state senate
Anti-abortion forces suffered a major loss in Ohio yesterday--major enough to merit a repost from yesterday. Religious right activist Janet Porter has spent most of the last two years trying to get...
View ArticleThis week in the War on Voting: Don't mess with 93-year-old ladies in...
ACLU video Viviette Applewhite is 93 years old and has voted in nearly every election for the last 60 years. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Georgia. She has tried for years to obtain...
View ArticleObama lights up the crowd in Ohio, to kickoff the Campaign
Wow, that was one great speech! Trust me on this, just watch it. link to livestream clip [start around 39:00] I'll post the youtube, when it's available. [Check the comments below for youtube clips...
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Obama puts it in forward at Ohio State (photo diary)
I was at the Obama event today at Ohio State's Schottenstein Arena where he kicked off his 2012 campaign. The theme was "Forward," referring in part to Republican efforts to turn the clock back on...
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Fired up and ready to go: Photos from the Obama 2012 kickoff rally in...
Earlier today, I joined thousands of others at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio to hear first lady Michelle Obama and President Obama kick off the 2012 general election. You can read the...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Mitt Romney: Let The Truth Be Known
Dear Mr. Romney: Your welcoming letter to President Obama felt a little sketchy to me. I remember, as I am certain my fellow Ohioans remember, you supporting actions, or in many cases inaction, which...
View ArticleIntroducing Romney OH Auditor compares Obama to Ronald McDonald, does...
How disgusting and disingenuous can Romney's supporters get? Let's ask the Ohio state Auditor Dave Yost, who just introduced Romney at a town hall meeting a short time ago: Ohio State Auditor Dave...
View ArticlePPP: Obama crosses 50% in Ohio
Whatever damage the perceived "softness" of the recovery is doing to Obama's numbers nationally over the weekend, it has not extended to Ohio, a state that contrary to Beltway wisdom about the dreary...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: The national/state divide persists in the...
Today's data underscores a couple of key themes that have been in place for weeks now in the 2012 election cycle: (a) a sharp disparity between the daily tracking polls and other presidential polling;...
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Ohio Republicans try to repeal controversial new voter law
Fair Elections Ohio, announcing its successful petition effort, now in question. (Fair Elections Ohio) The Ohio House, dominated by Republicans, is trying to pull a fast one on Ohio voters, and still...
View ArticlePres. Obama Marriage Statement makes me nervous!
I applaud the President for his historic support of marriage equality. I am sure most strategist would have advised against him supporting this issue in an election year. Speaking as a gay man, I...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Deciding the Senate on a coin flip
With the presidential race in a bit of a holding pattern (especially with most of us waiting a few days to see what sea change, if any, emanates from the president's historic announcement on...
View ArticleThe Key Progressive Candidates of 2012
I push pretty much every year for people to look beyond the high profile races. Some of the elections that MOST affect people directly are downticket races like judicial or school board races, state...
View ArticleThis week in the War on Voting: John Lewis, civil rights hero
This was far and away the highlight of the week. The players are Rep. Paul Broun, Republican from Georgia, with an amendment to end all funding for U.S. Department of Justice enforcement of Section...
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