I came across this clip via Glenn Greenwald. It is from Hannity and Colmes where Cincinnati’s own midget version of Bill O’Reilly, Willie Cunningham, was a guest going on about the “Strickland is gay” school yard tactic that Ken Blackwell’s campaign and the Ohio GOP has launched.
Cunningham said one thing that really caught my ear. He was talking about Strickland’s former staffer who was allegedly convicted of exposing himself to minors in the early 90’s. Cunningham said it is fact and he has a copy of the report. There was a conviction in 1994, but no one really knows (or should know) what it was. The case was sealed in 2002 by a judge during an expungement (something that can occur with misdemeanor charges). So how does Willy have a report that has been sealed by a court?
I believe that Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters should look into this. Has Mr. Cunningham obtained illegal information and using it now for a partisan trick? Is he using this information on public airwaves? I think that Mr. Deters needs to investigate that.
On other Blackwell news, the Cincinnati Enquirer has decided to endorse Blackwell, but denounce his tactics. I really can’t understand that decision. If Blackwell is desperate enough to engage in a slanderous campaign like this, what makes them think he won’t do the same as governor? True the Cincinnati Enquirer is a perfect example of what is wrong in America today – a media that only takes the right wing slant, no matter how bad it is. So what does it say about a corporation that endorses someone who they admit is a liar?