The Pinocchio Awards - 4

U.S. Representative Ted Strickland (D - 6th) is the recipient for the fourth Pinocchio award. The other three were Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (3), Tom Roberts (2), and Jim Trakkas (1).

Strickland wins his award for sponsoring legislation (H.R. 834) with NJ Senator Democrat Frank Lautenberg (S. 391)to make illegal the involvement of each state's chief election official in a federal campaign. Both men are calling it the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2005. Haven't they ever heard of a consonant? FYI Senators' Boxer, Clinton, and Kerry are co-sponsors.

Meanwhile a Lexis-Nexis search from the last two years for the words 'Gephardt' and 'Strickland' turned up 9 articles showing that Strickland publicly endorsed U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt for President. They are the :

1) 9/21/03 Columbus Dispatch, C5;
2) 10/26/03 Cleveland Plain Dealer, H3;
3) 12/7/03 Cleveland Plain Dealer, A25;
4) 12/11/03 Columbus Dispatch, A4; 5) 1/7/04 Associated Press;
6) 1/11/04 Columbus Dispatch A8; 7) 1/18/04 Dayton Daily News A1;
8) 2/26/04 Associated Press; and,
9) 2/29/04 Cleveland Plain Dealer, A12.

The second most memorable image of Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign, the first being his salute at the DNC convention, was the Thursday, October 21, 2004 two-hour goose hunting trip with one other politician: Rep Ted Strickland D - Ohio's 6th.

Strickland forgets to smile.

Once again an elected, partisan official wants to keep another elected partisan official from being the honorary co-chair of a federal campaign. Go read Ohio's Revised Code please. Election Law 3501.6, 9, & 11 for starters

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