Tiger better sleep with one eye open.This summer, police found 37-year-old Donessa Davis in a motel room. He had been allegedly assaulted, and his penis was glued to his body.
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From the desk of Brother John, Pastor of Sidney First Apostolic Church of God of the Pentecost
It has come to my attention recently that some of you have gotten into a bit of an uproar about President Obama calling the White House Christmas Tree a Holiday Tree. I understand how [...]
Made ya look…but more telling is the fact that you wouldn’t have been surprised.
As it stands, it’s just women, seniors and children that Obama & his Commie cohorts in Congress are putting in immediate, mortal danger.
By the way, where are the feminazi’s with regards to mammogram rationing and [...]
Dec 2, 2009 / 03:01 am
Fr. Paul D. Etienne, the bishop-elect of Cheyenne, is an Indiana outdoorsman whose vocation was nourished by a faithful mother and relatives in the priesthood and religious life.
Fr. Etienne, 50, will become one of the youngest Catholic bishops in the U.S. when [...]
Dennis Spisak recognizes it is essential to create a vibrant and sustainable economic system, one that can create jobs and provide a decent standard of living for all people while maintaining a healthy ecological balance. A successful economic system will offer meaningful work with dignity, while paying a “living wage” which [...]
Consider this your profanity warning.
Jim "Uncle Jimbo" Hansen is a retired Army Special Forces Master Sergeant.
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if you're a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) like me, in the online town hall that presiding bishop Mark Hanson has scheduled for December 6. It will be interesting to hear the questions raised by people from throughout the church body.' [...] 
This is a visualization of the 100 most frequently-used words in tonight's speech. Click to enlarge:
The Weekly Standard has the transcript.
The City of Columbus has started the initial phase of outlining a 2010 budget. I don’t know about other cities, but our process is laborious. It’s long and changes all the time.
From The Columbus Dispatch.
Columbus’ municipal belt is going to stay tightened for the foreseeable future, [...]
Barack Obama outlined his Afghanistan strategy last night in a speech designed to please all sides. It is likely he failed in that.
In brief, he is sending 30,000 more troops to the country because “the status quo is not sustainable.”
The key in his new strategy, however, is not the [...]
The summary of items discussed before today’s Agenda Review, some that will be before Toledo City Council on December 8th. The title and description of items are listed below as well as notes from any discussion that took place on that item, the subject of the legislation is in bold [...]
Lee Fisher issued his response a short time ago to the President's address. Once again, I'm scratching my head.
Lee Fisher is an incredibly smart guy. I firmly believe he understands the politics of the President's decision. He obviously had thoughts on the escalation of the Afghan war before the President' [...]
And keeps coming up empty. Add 10 more uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons? We may, upon due consideration, at some point in the future, decide to use harsh language, as long as no one would be unduly offended by said language.
Like many Republicans, Rep. Steve Austria of Beavercreek backs President Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, but the endorsement came with criticism of the length of time Obama took to make the move.
It is good the president finally made a decision on this important issue," Austria" [...]
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Columbus, says Obama's speech tonight laid out a "military strategy, a civilian surge, and the need for addressing the presence of Al Qaeda in other parts of the world, including Pakistan."
Kilroy said she understands both "the need to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda," [...]
Elyria – Two Oberlin men were arrested early Sunday morning after Police were told one of them was waving a gun in the downtown Burger King Parking lot.If the reaction by Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is any indication, President Obama still has a way to go to win over fellow Democrats, even after the commander in chiefs nationally televised speech tonight laying out his Afghanistan strategy.
Brown before the speech said he was very skeptical [...]
Don't count on getting your $50 billion back anytime soon. Not that I was all that enthralled with Fritz Henderson as CEO (Just how was a 28 year GM employee supposed to radically change the culture?), but there's going to be a loss of focus associated with uncertainty at' [...]
In order to save the planet from global roasting, it seems entirely reasonable to ask Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peasant to subordinate their freedom of movement to an annual "carbon allowance" preventing them flying hither and yon and devastating the environment. As Dr. [...]
This in via e-mail:
McNamara Issues Statement On Edna Brown’s Announcement She Will Run For Senate
Toledo, OH – Toledo City Council President Joe McNamara issues the following statement responding to Edna Brown’s announcement that she will seek the 11th District seat in the Ohio State Senate in 2010:
“Representative Brown is [...]
Assessing the damage after being exposed as frauds Obama's nuts at ACORN are weighing the options of a possible name change.Politico.com writes about a memo that will be released Tuesday at the Republican Congressional hearings investigating ACORN over massive voter registration fraud of an organized [...]
This in via e-mail as a guest post to share with readers of GCJ by Ohio House Representative Barbara Sears:
Welcome to Short Notes from the November 18, 2009 Session of the 128th General Assembly. This is a summary of what happened on the floor [...]
This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted Strickland:
Governor Testifies in Support of Fair Trade Policies for U.S., Ohio Steel Producers
Washington, D.C. – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to support fair trade policies for U.S. and Ohio steel producers in testimony [...]
I usually don't attempt to tie Bible quotes with politics and news links, but I feel so strongly about our current situation in Afghanistan that I'm doing just that today...first the quote which seems to be quite appropriate for today and then a link to reflect my views.
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I wonder if 30,000 more of our troops will be smiling with this deployment"The only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn." -- Earl Warren
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For the record, I was never a Huckabee fan (I was impressed that he lost a ton of weight and he makes a great guest on The Daily Show, but my affinity for him stopped/stops there).
Like Palin he was never a credible player on the national scene. I [...]
It is confirmed by three credible sources that anti-gun Mike DeWine’s DC-based political consultant, Jon Seaton, former national field director for failed presidential candidate John McCain, has been fired and will be leaving DeWine’s campaign at the end of the year.
As this race for Attorney General [...]
Giving away $3 million isnt so easy.
Franklin County commissioners are eager to cut a check for the last dollars needed to build Columbus Commons, an urban park replacing the dead City Center Mall.
But the grant will have to wait until spring when a legal land description of [...]
From The Dispatch’s news wire:
Columbus is one of 10 major cities across the nation that have decked out a signature landmark in red lights to observe World AIDS Day.
Mayor Michael Coleman was joined by city officials and AIDS activists in illuminating City Hall last [...]
CNN Politics reports that the Salahis are in debt to everyone from the Montgomery County, Md., traffic court (a $65 parking ticket) to a gasoline giant ($3,000 due Exxon-Mobil) to other credit card companies ($60,000 in unpaid billings), not to mention almost $100,000 allegedly owed attorneys who got involved in [...]
Gov. Ted Strickland came to Washington today to tell the U.S. International Trade Commission that it is time to impose penalties on Chinese companies allegedly dumping too-cheap steel tubing into American markets.
Earlier this year, steel meels in Lorain and Youngstown and Warren were forced to lay off workers [...]
With the pressure mounting and opposition starting to crumble, the State Senate Republicans have put forth a new budget deal offer.
In a desperate attempt to not look powerless though, they’ve tacked on prison and construction reforms into the bill. As these issues haven’t really had any debate, it’s [...]
Rich the Lube Guy is looking for your help. On Wednesday, December 2nd, and December 9th, the Marines of Lima Company will be at the Quaker Steak and Lube (8500 Lyra Drive in Columbus) to collect toys for TOYS 4 TOTS. Can you help them? [...] Asked on MSNBC Tuesday to comment on Vice President Cheney's criticism of the president's war strategy, National Security Council chief of staff Denis McDonough retorted: "For someone who's been so wrong for so long, it's very difficult to comment."
Saying the war in Afghanistan had been "adrift" under the [...]
Gubernatorial Candidate John Kasich supports phasing out the Ohio estate tax and the Ohio office of Americans for Prosperity are putting an issue on the ballot that will do just that, but Democrats in Congress are ready to extend the Federal state tax indefinitely.
Here is a good video [...]
Republicans appear to realize that Democratic budget plan they roundly opposed as a tax increase is the best way to solve the budget issues currently facing the state, but try to provide themselves with as much political cover as they can while passing the budget.
Senate Republicans [...]
Jobless Ohioans were jamming state phone lines this morning to find out why they didn't receive their unemployment benefits as expected.
Brian Harter, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, said there was a computer system failure over the weekend which has been corrected, however' [...]
New York Times story-headline of November 25th trumpeted:
“Obama Will Use West Point as Backdrop to Present Afghan Strategy.”
Amy De Rosa writes at American Thinker:
The operative word here is “use.” Yes, Obama will use–as in exploit and manipulate–the United States Military Academy and its future 2nd Lieutenants in order [...]
The stimulus bill enacted this year has resulted in as many as 1.6 million jobs saved or created this fall, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Monday evening.
The nonpartisan CBO said in a legally mandated report that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]
Is this the face of a hero?President Obama will make his speech this evening outlining his decisions to send 30,000 or more U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan. Obama’s decision is a big disappointment to many of his supporters. Jennifer Brunner, for example, Ohio’s Democratic Secretary of State who wants to be elected to the U.S. Senate, writes, [...]
Question that must be answered — Did the BBC’s Paul Hudson write this October 9 item wondering about global warming’s decade-long disappearing act before or after he received “some of the leaked emails from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia more than a month [...]
The D.C. City Council voted 11-2 in favor of same-sex marriage Tuesday morning.On Black Friday Jim Parker sent out a rather odd email (pasted after the break) about the status of his campaign. I say odd, because it almost seems to completely contradict itself several times.
I think you need to read the email for the full effect, but the gist is [...]
Ted Strickland's obsession with failure continues.
It's Day 2 of our 25 day countdown of Ohio companies and products that make great holiday gifts. Yesterday, we featured Sarva Soap - an independent, Cleveland-based, woman-owned company.
Today, we're highlighting two Ohio companies that make Ohio themed shirts. The first, HOMAGE, makes a wide variety of retro' [...]
Whoever it is, it probably matches up with who ya voted for last year.Mike Huckabee’s statement on his commutation of Maurice Clemmons’ sentence:
“The senseless and savage execution of police officers in Washington State has saddened the nation, and early reports indicate that a person of interest is a repeat offender who once lived in Arkansas and was wanted on outstanding warrants here [...]
There are 111,255 uninsured children in Ohio and most of them qualify for tax-funded health care but aren't enrolled.
While Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to expand eligibility in the State Children's Health Insurance Program to higher-income children is on hold because of a lack of funding, child advocates' [...]
Recently, John Kasich had an opportunity to sit down with Dick Armey, Howard Dean, and Arianna Huffington to discuss the future of capitalism.
In 2008, Rep. Michele Bachmann’s district had the highest number of foreclosures in Minnesota and the highest rate of foreclosures. Now, as 2009 draws to a close, that trend continues. According to new data from HousingLink and county sheriffs’ offices, the Sixth Congressional District is [...]
With risk comes reward but Barack Hussein Obama the amateur “commander-in-chief” is risking the lives of troops in Afghanistan and those who will be deployed there. The order has been submitted, the “commander” has spoken and General McChrystal has been set up for failure.
How many troops Obama is directing to [...]
An open house will be held at Blue Shoe Art at the Opportunity Center at 4465 Coonpath Rd, NW on December 5th between 1-4 PM. Click Here for Flier (PDF Format)
[...]Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman has become the latest entity to endorse Lee Fisher’s U.S. Senate campaign.
I can just see the back story to this one from here:
Scene:
{Lee Fisher sits with campaign manager Geri Prado in a dimly lit office}
Prado: Shit, Brunner’s managed to crack into the [...]
Maybe Howie is thinking of the communist China economic model which should make all Americans happy, eh? That Howie, always thinking, but unfortunately, he was thinking out loud. Always dangerous for Howie. And America. ….. did what?
Side note: Ed Morrissey’s headline at the Hot Air link (”Will Washington shooting damage Huckabee bid?”) is one I would rip into any establishment media outlet for using.
It wasn’t a “shooting.” Four cops were murdered. Huckabee pardoned the guy who did it.
That headline is pathetic, Ed.
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Jenny Brunner:"Usually I come out with something first and then [Fisher] follows with something less emphatic," she said, adding, "I think it's a question of courage." [...] 
Lee Fisher Announces the Endorsement of Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman
Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman today announced his support for Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
“Lee Fisher is exactly the kind of leader Ohio needs in the U.S. Senate,” Mayor Coleman said. “I have [...]
