Ohio Republican Party to require ethics training for candidates

[Algorem]

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-17/1117190626306730.xml&storylist=cleveland

5/27/2005, 6:57 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Saying he's "mad as hell" over recent ethical missteps by Republicans, state GOP Chairman Robert Bennett is planning to require all candidates seeking party support to undergo ethics training.

Bennett expressed concern Thursday about the political ramifications of recent scandals involving Republicans, like the current inquiry involving coin dealer Thomas Noe of Maumee.

Noe is a former Lucas County Republican chairman and a contributor to GOP officeholders.

Bennett acknowledge that the Noe situation, along with fundraising investigations involving former state Treasurer Joseph Deters and former House Speaker Larry Householder, could enhance Democrats' chances in the 2006 elections....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

[coffeenap]

1. ooh, ooh, and the trainer will be.... (fill in the blank)....

[laheina]

3. Tom Delay

tee-hee.

[rockedthevoteinMA]

2. LOL!!

Is this like * picking a commission to investigate himself?

[laheina]

4. Ummm, Kenneth Blackwell was an Ohio Repug.

Right?

[meganmonkey]

13. Was? Still is. He's probably running for Governor, too

:puke:

[Algorem]

17. "Flopping Tom"

http://www.clevescene.com/Issues/2005-05-25/news/firstpunch_2.html

As co-chair of President Bush's reelection campaign, Uncle Tom Blackwell never missed a chance to smear John Kerry for incessantly changing his mind. But now that he's running for governor, Blackwell is flopping like a three-eyed walleye on the Edgewater Park pier...


It started with Ohio's $150 million effort to buy new voting machines. In 2003, Blackwell barred Sequoia Voting Machines from selling in Ohio. Sequoia sued, and a judge ordered Blackwell to let the company in. Blackwell defied the court order, saying it "would be ultimately detrimental to the public's confidence in the entire process." Three weeks later, he reversed himself.

Then, in January, he barred counties from buying computerized voting machines, instead ordering them to buy optical scanners. Three months later, he made an exception for computerized machines made by Diebold of North Canton. Though the machines don't actually meet state requirements, company executives have given millions to the Republican Party. That's good enough for Tom.

Then Blackwell approved House Bill 1, which overhauled state campaign-finance laws. But after the law passed, he suddenly objected to portions of the bill. So he did what any true moron would do: He sued himself...

[laheina]

19. Yikes!

They better reserve him a front row seat for their ethics seminar. And get him a take-home copy on CD.

Of course, those would be Republican ethics...

[tanyev]

5. Hey, Clem!

The horse just got out. Go shut that barn door!

[notadmblnd]

6. what are they going to teach them?

how to be crooks and liars without getting caught?

[fob]

14. Exactly. They won't be learning ethical behavior, they'll be learning

how not to get caught in an ethics scandal!

Title of Ohio repukes "ethics" class:
How to Launder Campaign Funds and NOT make the Evening News

[Algorem]

7. so current Republican officeholders will take remedial ethics classes?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[bemildred]

8. "Republican Ethics" is an oxymoron. (Or is it oxymoran?) nt

[wallwriter]

9. I bet they'll find a way to funnel ethics training funds

back into their re-election campaigns...

[Algorem]

10. "Vote for our new improved Republicans,Ohio!They took ethics class!"

[rucky]

11. Paging Mr. Blackwell... n/t

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. How about just reading those 10 commandments their party wants

posted in all public buildings?

THOU SHALT NOT STEAL

[laheina]

20. That's not the only one that they have problems with.

Thou shalt not bear false witness; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shall not covet...

Yeah. They might want to repeat that chapter.

[Zorra]

15. New republican ethics training in Ohio:

How to commit vote fraud, steal from workers, and sexually abuse children without getting caught.

[Javaman]

16. Did I read right? or did that say election fraud training?

[Beetwasher]

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Fish to train how to survive on land. Etc. Etc. Etc.