Turner, Brown ads get nasty: Darcy cartoon
In the middle of the article is this interesting bit of information on Brown.
Shontel Brown is now the subject of a Ohio Ethics Commission review for contract steering. As a Cuyahoga County councilwoman, Brown voted for million dollar contracts awarded to companies her boyfriend and campaign donors are connected with.
It is a felony under Ohio law for a public official “to secure authorization of any public contract in which the public official, a member of the public official’s family, or any of the public official’s business associates has an interest.”
The case was referred to the Ethics Commission for review by the State Auditors office and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
https://www.cleveland.com/darcy/2021/07/turner-brown-ads-get-nasty-darcy-cartoon.html
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The only "news organization" that paid any attention to The Intercept and Walter Bragman's fever dreams about a standard review of allegations possibly leading to a "probe" (after Ohio's SIU already declined to investigate) is the Washington Examiner, and that was probably only because they got to use Hillary Clinton's name as clickbait.
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Even the right wing Washington Examiner and the muckraking Walter Bragman are acknowledging that the "story" is only about the possibility of an investigation.
Why do you keep saying that Shontel Brown is being investigated?
By Walker Bragman and Andrew Perez, Daily Poster On 7/27/21 at 8:45 AM EDT
The "reporting" that there may or may not be an unconfirmed "potential ethics probe" comes courtesy of Walter Bragman and The Intercept, rose twitter's iteration of Judicial Watch.
The Intercept had hoped to stoke an investigation with Ohio's Special Order Task Force, but SIU declined to investigate and forwarded the report to the Ohio Ethics Commission for review. At this point what is known is that the Ethics Commission is reviewing a claim made by the Intercept, not that it's investigating Brown.
"The recommendation by the Special Audit Task Force was to refer this matter to the Ohio Ethics Commission for its review and consideration," noted the email. "The Auditor of State strives to make sure all matters are referred to the agency which has jurisdiction. For this reason, the Auditor of State is referring this matter to the above-mentioned agency."
https://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-endorsed-candidate-shontel-brown-faces-potential-ethics-probe-1613460
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The article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer is not a news story. It's an opinion piece.
Given that the cartoonist conflates "The Intercept's concerns are now the subject of an Ohio Ethics Commission review" with "Shontel Brown is now subject of an Ohio Ethics Commission review", and cites Walter Bragman as his source, he should probably stick to cartooning.
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Caveat lector
The ethics bs is a propagandist piece shoved out to damage Brown by none other than RW propagandist Walter Bragman & his go-to rag mag, The Intercept.
Bragman himself says:
@WalkerBragman
The ethics commission does not comment on or confirm the existence of ethics investigations. It does make settlement agreements public—but there is no record of a settlement agreement on this matter.
Cleveland Plain Dealer could do everyone an honest favor and disclose the same statement.
But ya know, "MONEY & MEDIA!"
Truth that's not being told by the Cleveland Plain Dealer are the Foreign & Dark Money ties from RU owned Mercury PR Lobbying group, who Turner literally gets $$$$ support from, and her RW donor.
Charles Dunlop, CEO of Ambry Genetics
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Man, first it's RU agent Kirill Gorenchenko & Mercury Public Affairs (global lobbyists) $upporting Nina, then it's Buddy Romer's $8million $$$ offer to Cenk to start TYT (as long as Roemer sits on the board), and Now This!
How the heck did TYT, JDems & Nina all get conned into these nefarious affiliations?
It's FORIEGN, it's RW, & it's RICH CORPORATE DONORS.
Whaddya spose any of thoe 3 listed might expect in exchange?
Here, reach right in there & grab yourself a big handful of Foreign, Corporate Cash.
No worries, we won't ask for anything in exchange.
HELLO! SOMEBODY Please ask CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER about the Dark RW Corporate Donations to these Turner recipients.
Thanks.
Unlike Bragman, Brown actually has the receipts.
about a standard review of The Intercept's claims?
wrote an opinion piece for cleveland.com/The Cleveland Plain Dealer that conflates "The Intercept's concerns are now the subject of an Ohio Ethics Commission review" with "Shontel Brown is now subject of an Ohio Ethics Commission review", and cited Walter Bragman as his source. Even Walter had to admit that the ethics probe is only "potential" in his headline.
Why would anyone want people to think that an opinion piece on cleveland.com is a news story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer?
Cui bono?
They are reviewing the The Intercept's allegations about Brown.
Glad I could clear that up.
It's reviewing The Intercept's allegations.
The Ohio Special Investigations Unit and it's Special Audit Task Force already declined to investigate.
Why is this kind of disinformation showing up here at DU?
