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Jun 29, 2006- Submitted By:   general

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1. Anonymous said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 7:55 am

   The link to The Whistleblower isn’t working, but I’m sure you must mean the internet newsrag excreted daily by that misanthropic miscreant, Jim Schifrin. He is a talented, intelligent man who wastes and perverts his considerable skills by persisting in producing the ugliest and most repugnant scatolgical political meanderings imaginable. He seems to hate everyone in the world with the possible exception of Tom Brinkman. He continually dumps his vitriol with gleeful vehemence, for some unknown reason or reasons, on Congresswoman Jean Schmidt. His influence in Anderson Township Republican circles, and particularly in the Anderson Township Republican Club, is way out of focus-one would think the local politicians are afraid of his smear/innuendo machine. It leads a person to think he may have “something” on them and uses it to threaten them if they dare to attack his twisted rantings. Perhaps that’s why he seems to hate Jean Schmidt so much-he has found nothing embarrassing or destructive in her background that he can hold over her head. It’s a shame Schifrin choses to be so perverse. He could be useful and do a whole lot of political good were he so inclined. Instead he is a cancerous source of division within Republican ranks, and as such he weakens the party and strengthens the disloyal opposition. If he were capable of it, he should be ashamed. I’m TNP, which stands for “Take No Prisoners.”

2. Anonymous said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 8:18 am

   I agree. Leave the link broken.

3. Anonymous said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 9:25 am

   I know Jim Schifrin and you take the things he does and says wayyyyy too seriously. He’s a hilarious guy who was a very successful PR man in Cincinnati (now retired)who has a lot of fun roasting political people on both sides - even including some of his own friends - and most of his targets deserve it,frankly.

   I think the column is a lot of fun, and it’s about the ONLY internet political column/blog that I read regularly.

   BTW - I wonder if the other anonymous person whining about Jim’s Schmidt-bashing is the same ex-Schmidt aide who was on this blog weeks ago whining about people being allowed to post anonymously on RAB again?

4. Anonymous said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 2:52 pm

   This is TNP, and I wasn’t whining. Only liberals, some libertarians (like COAST), feminists, supporters of Al Gore and the politically-correct crowd whine. And I’m also not the one who complained about anonymous postings.

   Good, clean satire is something I’ve always enjoyed. I’ve even written some. But the vulgar, puerile tripe put out by the perverted mind of Jim Schifrin goes way over the line, assuming the reader does not share Schifrin’s obviously low standards. Good satire that is also unsullied by gross references to female reproductive organs, oral sex, homosexual sex, male reproductive organs and just all-around “body and potty humor” is difficult to write, the same way that it’s much more difficult to tell a funny joke that’s also free of sexual, scatological, racial or anti-religious references. Schifrin has the talent to accomplish his satirical aims without the repulsive body and potty junk. But he persists in choosing the lower road, much to the delight of those whose standards of humor were frozen at the frathouse or locker room or beauty parlor level. He consistently wastes opportunities to promote Republican UNITY and party cohesiveness, and I find it very, very hard to forgive his sloppy, irresponsible negligence, whether you do, sir, or not.

5. CincyJeff said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 7:25 pm

   Count me as someone who finds the Whistleblower both entertaining and informative.� He often gathers and prints information that the mainstream media never does, and plenty of other times he beats them to the scoop.�

   Yes, he does sometimes use racy language.� Only a few times a year, at most, is it beyond the PG-13 level.� And I say that as someone who refuses to listen to rap music because of the lyrics.� Those who obsess over his language are upset over his attacks on their favorite politicos, but they're too chicken(crap) to say it.� Instead they hide behind something else.��

   Despite the juvenile whinings of Thea Shoemake and the rest of Team BullSchmidt, most of the political activists and SW Ohio get a good laugh out of this publication.� It's informative, funny, and takes on everyone including Jean BullSchmidt.

6. Anonymous said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 8:34 pm

   CincyJeff,

   I just figured you had committed hara-kiri after Congresswoman Jean Schmidt beat that four-time loser candidate of yours, Mr. McEwen. But like a bad penny, you just keep turning up. At least you won’t be turning up in CCRC leadership this fall, will you. Your ill-advised diatribe against our distinguished Congresswoman did you in, I understand. Good riddance!

   My comments about Schifrin’s scratchings appealing to a certain low level (about crotch-high) of readers flushed you out of the woodwork like a roach in a flood. Well, welcome back to the exciting world of give and take in blog threads. We’ll probably be hearing a lot from you now that you have a bit more time on your hands.

   BTW, I’m sure glad you don’t rate movies.

7. CincyJeff said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 8:47 pm

   Seeing how I live in Hamilton County, I don't suppose I'll be active with the Clermont County Republican Party.� Jeff Hardin and I do happen to share the first name, but not the same last name or county of residence.� What do you know, there's more than 1 Republican named Jeff in Southwest Ohio.�

   I was impressed by the CCRP's purge of Mr. Hardin because he happened to support a different Republican than Jean BullSchmidt.� It was a very inspiring display of power…….for Nazis.� That's one hell of a way to build the party.�

   When liberals accuse�Republicans of being Nazis, they can�point to the likes of Tim Rudd, Thea Shoemake, and the other Nazi wannabe's in Clermont County�for solid evidence.� Thanks a lot for making Republicans look completely intolerant and mean-spirited, and chasing away hard workers because they'd rather nominate different Republicans.� You're really helping things.

    

8. Anonymous said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 10:07 pm

   My gosh, two Jeffs to deal with. This is almost too much, like trying to eat a bowl of honey at one sitting. You refer to Tim and others as “Nazis.” Either you don’t know what the word “Nazi” truly means or you know and just don’t give a rat’s rearend. I suspect the latter. Such a careless disregard for fellow Republicans is surprising. Wait! Are you a Republican, or are you really a Libertarian who cares little or nothing about Republican party unity, kinda like your idol, Schifrin? That’s gotta be it. And maybe that’s Schifrin’s axe to grind, too. Instead of lining up to fight the liberals and socialists posing as members of the party that used to belong to Henry “Scoop” Jackson and Harry S. Truman, you and JS spend more of your time and energy tearing down conservative Republicans in the name of what, anti-tax purity? The other Jeff gets booted from a leadership position in the CCRC over a legitimate matter of party discipline, and you cry “Nazi” tactics? This misuse of pejoratives goes a long way toward explaining why you seem to think so highly of the scatological musings of WB. You’d be much more effective in your rantings if
   1) you’d learn to support winning candidates and 2) you’d moderate your use of extremely negative adjectives in describing the folks on our side of the aisle. Call Pelosi or “Cut and Run” Murtha “Nazis,” and I’d say you were on to something. Call the Clermont County Republican leadership “Nazis,” and I’d say you were simply on something.

9. CincyJeff said,

   Wrote on June 29, 2006 @ 10:26 pm

   "The other Jeff gets booted from a leadership position in the CCRC over a legitimate matter of party discipline, and you cry "Nazi" tactics?"

   I think you answered your own question.�

   "Such a careless disregard for fellow Republicans is surprising."

   Tell that to the Clermont County Republican Party.� Apparently you're not a real Republican over there unless your support Tim Rudd and Thea Shoemake's type of Republicans.� You complain�that I should focus�my attacks on the other side of the aisle.� Great idea, maybe the CCRP will try it sometime.� Instead of throwing out a hard-working Republican because of the type of Republicans he supports, perhaps the county party would be more effective if it embraces all Repubicans.�

   Real Republican leaders know that the primary focus of a county party is to elect candidates, not select candidates.� It's too bad Clermont County is inhibiting its ability to elect Republicans by purging everyone who doesn't blindly support its fascist chairman's choices to select candidates.

   As things stand, the CCRP's purges remind me too much of the CCCP's purges.

10. Steven J. Kelso Sr. said,

    Wrote on June 30, 2006 @ 7:02 am

    Can't we all just … get along?

    Steven J. Kelso Sr.

    A Face Made 4 Radio, A Voice Made 4 the Internet
    http://made4theinternet.blogspot.com

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11. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on June 30, 2006 @ 7:14 am

    Good suggestion, Steve. I feel like tying into a liberal for a change. I’m TNP (stands for “Take No Prisoners”), and as soon as I figure out how, I’m gonna get logged in to RAB.

    Happy July 4th! God bless America, and may America bless God by returning to Him, soon….

12. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on June 30, 2006 @ 7:23 am

    We could, if organizations such as the ORP, the Clermont County Republican Party and some others adopted the philosophy of most Republican county organizations in the state, which is not to endorse in primaries except in extreme circumstances (i.e. a fringe candidate running against a long-term incumbent, or someone running who has clearly been recruited by Democrats to hurt one of our candidates by forcing them to chew up resources early,etc).

    As long as people like Bennett, Rudd, etc. try to manipulate the process with the intent to ram bad or controversial candidates down people’s throats and demand absolute loyalty from party workers, consultants and activists without committing themselves to return that loyalty,the kind of fractures that are apparent in our Party mosaic today will continue.

13. Steven J. Kelso Sr. said,

    Wrote on June 30, 2006 @ 7:36 am

    Surely you are not claiming that the ORP is overrun with conservatives are you?

    Steven J. Kelso Sr.

    A Face Made 4 Radio, A Voice Made 4 the Internet
    http://made4theinternet.blogspot.com

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14. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on June 30, 2006 @ 9:11 am

    Hey Dude, You’re wrong.

    I know Thea Shoemake because of her work on Bush/Cheney. Whether or not you agree with her, she is a dedicated stay-at-home mom, someone who works hard for the party, and someone who will gladly sit down to find common ground.

    I was not a Schmidt supporter during last year’s special, but worked with Thea this time around and we became friends. She is pro-life, an advocate of the Fair Tax, and according to legislators in Columbus, relentless on getting school vouchers implemented. You can attack her all you want, but that won’t win you any friends cause son, “That girl is a cowboy,” as Garth Brooks would say.

    It is hysterical that an itty-bitty stay-at-home mother of two threatens you. No wonder SW Ohio has a problem…instead of focusing on the right things, the big, bad men of SW Ohio would rather get their jollies beatin’ up on little women.

15. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 2, 2006 @ 10:49 am

    Tim Rudd can’t be The Fuhrer by himself. He needs accomplices like Thea to get his dirty work done. Her status as a bored housewife simply proves that a$$holes come in all forms.

16. EXCELSIOR said,

    Wrote on July 2, 2006 @ 7:50 pm

    This last�comment comes from a class act, doesn't it.� I'll bet you're the one who loves Schifrin's junk.� Figures.� With a� vocabulary�limited to�the 25 words one would hear�in a late-nite conversation between two bitter, lonely drunks, you try to strike out at your betters.� But as I suspect is usual with a�loser like you, you succeed only in making a fool of yourself.� No wonder you supported McEwen in this past primary and Brinkman in last year's.� Your judgement is no better than your vocabulary.

    �EXCELSIOR

17. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 3, 2006 @ 12:06 am

    For a guy who complains about other people’s vocabulary, you didn’t show much of your own with your latest rant. You’d be better off spending more time with a dictionary, and less time here. But you won’t. Instead you’ll spend your time helping The Fuhrer enforce more of this “party discipline” that Thea promoted earlier, by finding more hard-working Republicans to purge from the CCRP because they dared to have a mind of their own by supporting their favorite Republicans for their Party’s nomination.

18. EXCELSIOR said,

    Wrote on July 3, 2006 @ 8:42 am

    One more time and then I go on to something useful.� You not only misuse extreme terms like "nazi" and "fuhrer" to describe your fellow Republicans who don't do exactly what you want them to do, but you have the temerity to claim I'm "complaining" about your vocabulary.� I'm not complaining, you twit, I'm only stating a fact.� Your dubious command of English is consistently overwhelmed by your hateful intentions.� But look, this unseemly exchange stems from RAB's� brief posting about the Whistleblower, and it demonstrates in spades how the mere mention of Schifrin's name provokes conflict among the party faithful.� Schifrin is a cancerous source of division within Republican ranks.� I want to see his influence blunted or at least re-directed, and I want to see Anderson Township become the epicenter of a conservative earthquake that spreads throughout Ohio.��Unifiy and focus�the talent and efforts�of Republicans in Anderson, eastern Hamilton County�and Clermont County and a political juggernaut is created that could roll over and quash flat any Democrat candidate in any election at any level.� That's what I'm after.� That's what all of us conservatives want.� And all this name-calling and potty-mouthed nit-picking within our own ranks simply serves to weaken us and strengthen our opponents.� I'm done.�

19. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 3, 2006 @ 4:53 pm

    R Unity, Part 3:

    They just can't let it go.� Party unity?

    http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060601/EDIT/606010337/1078/Local

    April 19, the Republican Club was embarrassed by the inappropriate opinion editorial of Jeff Hardin which questioned the ethics of the County Republican Party, Congresswoman Jean Schmidt and the county chairman Tim Rudd. Not only was this article improper, but it was contrary to Republican ethics and the Republican Club constitution. Jeff Hardin has been removed from his position as vice president and his membership in the club. The club officers and executive committee would like to put this unseemly episode behind us and move forward with a positive agenda for Clermont County.

     

20. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 3, 2006 @ 4:54 pm

    R Unity, Part 2:

    �http://blog.oh02.com/2006/05/08/let-the-healing-begin-somewhere-else/

    Word has it that tonight Bob McEwen defender Jeff Hardin was removed as VP of the Clermont County Republican Club for “un-Republican conduct�.

    **********************************

    Supporting a Republican candidate for the Republican nomination is "un-Republican"?� So much for party unity.

21. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 3, 2006 @ 4:55 pm

    R Unity, Part 1:

    �http://blog.oh02.com/2006/04/26/clermont-county-republican-no-free-speech-for-you/

    Interesting exchange going on over at the Community Press’ Viewpoints section. Clermont County Republican Club VP Jeff Hardin wrote an opinion piece calling Clermont County Republican Chair Tim Rudd (remember him?) a liar for saying that Congressman Bob McEwen had bounced 166 checks in the House bank. (The County Party has endorsed Jean Schmidt.)

    In response Glen Chapman wrote demanding Mr. Hardin’s resignation for exercising his right of free speech:

    - rest of article at link

    Heil Chapman!

     

22. EXCELSIOR said,

    Wrote on July 3, 2006 @ 8:41 pm

    Hardin wasn't "exercising his right�of free speech."� He was writing as VP of the CCRC in opposition to the endorsed candidate.� Had he written as an individual and not as an officer of CCRC, nothing would have come of it.� You're raising a barrel of cain over a phony issue, and you know it.� That's why your beef is getting no traction.� Give it up and do something constructive for a change.� Like my father used to say:� the more you stir s—, the worse it stinks.

23. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 3, 2006 @ 9:54 pm

    Welcome back Excelsior.� I thought you said you were done here, but I'm glad to see you back to try to defend the indefensible.�

    �http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/EDIT/604190360/1078/Local

    Jeff Hardin's editorial in support of Republican Bob McEwen is still available.� I posted the link above.� Please show me where he used his title w/regards to the Clermont County Party.�

    We both know this has nothing to do with the inconsequencial issue of whether he referenced his title or not.� This is about some extremely intolerant members of the Clermont County Party, including fascist Chairman Tim Rudd, Glen Chapman, and Thea Shoemake, who�are purging�hard-working Republicans from the party structure because they failed to�honor the�group-think mentality of the rest of the gang.��Some people like Jeff Hardin have the intellect to think for themselves.� Others like bored housewife Thea Shoemake have to play tag-along to the playground bully to get by.�

    So much for this "party unity" that Thea preached earlier.� Better to have a smaller, less effective party for the November elections in the name of groupthink, then to allow a variety of Republicans in the mix even though it would mean more manpower to beat the Democrats.� The fascists should be ashamed of themselves.

    Heil Chapman's own line does him in:� http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060426/EDIT/604260338/1078/Local

    "The Clermont County Republican Party speaks with one voice and that voice belongs to Chairman Rudd."�

    In other words, everyone else better shut the hell up or face the consequences.� Hitler would be proud.�

24. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 4, 2006 @ 7:36 am

    Jeff Hardin is far from the first person to question the ethics of Tim Rudd or Jean Schmidt as individuals, or the ethics of the Clermont County Republican Party leadership as a whole.

    The kind of non-competitive atmosphere they and some other party leaders in this state foster has made our state party as a whole inbred, increasingly ineffective, and has created the mentality that has put our party in such a precarious position statewide.

25. EXCELSIOR said,

    Wrote on July 4, 2006 @ 7:55 am

    CincyJeff, if the CCRP is as regimented as you say and you are as utterly concerned about it as you consistently indicate, then do something about it.� Join the CCRC and work to change it from what you�think it is to what you want it to be.�Find like-minded members of the CCRP and work with them to�move the party in Clermont County�in whatever direction you think it needs to go. �Seething on the sidelines accomplishes nothing constructive.� Indeed, when Republicans fight among themselves, Democrats win.��And as I said before, the more you stir it the worse it stinks.� BTW, I was done before, but I just hate to see an aggressively divisive commenter like you�continue to�spout what looks to me like hate speech about friends of mine without some kind of response.� I've read your comments many times in the past 12-15 months, and I'm sorry to say that the only positive remarks I recall you writing were your expressions of support and admiration for Schifrin's Whistleblower.� I do, however, think we've said about all that can be said in this thread.� Any more runs the risk of redundancy.

26. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 4, 2006 @ 9:50 am

    I’ve already stated before that I don’t live in Clermont County. I’m not in a position to do anything about the totalitarian atmosphere over there. And even if I was, Republicans have more important goals through November 2006 than battling intolerant Republicans. As bad as they are, it’s more important to defeat Democrats.

    And your complaints about “divisiveness” ring as hollow as the Kennedy family’s call for sobriety. If party unity was your goal, you wouldn’t participate in or defend the purging of fellow Republicans. You can’t build a party, or party unity, by purging those who dare to think differently than you.

27. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 4, 2006 @ 10:12 am

    Sounds like Cincy Jeff and his “Anonymous” posts want the right to disagree with people (by disparaging them), but doesn’t want to afford others to disagree with him. Romans 2:1-5

28. EXCELSIOR said,

    Wrote on July 4, 2006 @ 10:30 am

    I knew from what you said before that you are not a Clermont County resident.� I suggested that you join the CCRC, because I� don't think you�have to be a Clermont County resident to join the club.� Just plunk your $10 down and come to meetings. And apparently you know some Clermont County Republicans who agree with your assessment of the "totalitarian atmosphere" there.� Seek them out and try to effect the changes you think you see a need for thru them.� Don't be lazy.� Just do it.� And if your ideas are valid they'll get some traction with who knows what results.� Just sitting on the sidelines b—-ing about fascist this and fuhrer that is NOT productive.� The names you keep slandering are people I personally know, and I absolutely do not agree with�the�invective you keep�directing toward�them.�� Even if you have some�valid points, you blunt your effectiveness in getting them across by mocking and deriding good, strong, Conservative Republicans who are trying their best to keep the party focused and defeat the d—-d Democrats in EVERY contest.� Making positive change happen is hard work, and I commend it to you.�

29. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 4, 2006 @ 11:14 am

    The above post (I've already stated before…….) was mine.� I don't know why my username wasn't published with it.

    - CincyJeff

30. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 4, 2006 @ 11:21 am

    Of course people have the right to disagree with me.� You claim to feel the same way.�

    The difference is, I'm not purging great Republican activists from a Republican club because of those disagreements, nor do I support it.� You fascists are purifying your club of those who dare to think for themselves, then have the nerve to accuse those who disagree with that behavior of causing divisions.�

    Unity = purging Republican activists who think for themselves

    Divisive = criticizing Republicans who purge other Republican activists

    I seriously wonder whether you and bored housewife Thea even realize your hypocrisy.� It actually seems beyond you to realize that removing good Republicans from a Republican club is more divisive and harmful than any amount of words in a newspaper or blog.

31. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 6, 2006 @ 6:30 pm

    CincyJeff,

    Don’t go away. This is TNP, and I’ve discovered that the online version of Hardin’s Community Journal article did NOT contain his reference to himself as CCRC VP, but that the original article printed in the paper DID. I’m looking for a copy of the printed article now. Question: did you know this when you stated that the article did not refer to his former CCRC position and you included the link to the online version of the article?

32. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 6, 2006 @ 9:02 pm

    Bye-Bye CincyJeff….go back under that rock you crawled out from. Maybe one day, you will realized Ohio is bigger than the narrow minded people and issues that you project! A true Republican is not measured on their social agenda, rather, their competence, ability to lead and their understanding of less government for the people.

33. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 7, 2006 @ 6:04 am

    Competence, ability and understanding of less government for the people. Hmmm. I guess that would eliminate 100% of the ORP leadership and staff, 100% of the General Assembly leadership and staff, 80% of our General Assembly members, and all of our current statewide officeholders except Blackwell.

34. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 7, 2006 @ 7:27 am

    "Maybe one day, you will realized Ohio is bigger…."

    Maybe one day, you will�learn the English language.

     

35. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 7, 2006 @ 8:35 am

    This is TNP. CincyJeff, I am very close to verifying that the original article Jeff Hardin wrote for the Community Journal DID include his reference to himself as VP of CCRC. It’s not in my hand yet, but it’s been confirmed authoritatively that the online version you posted the link for did not include that reference to his official club position even though it was definitely in the printed article in the paper. Once I have the original article, I’m gonna tell the world that you misrepresented Hardin’s article in order to paint him as a poor, beat-up-on, discriminated against private citizen whose constitutional right of free speech was violated by the leadership of the CCRC. If I had been CCRC President, I would have done the exact same thing; I would have asked for Hardin’s resignation. And if you were half as smart and talented as you think you are, in the same situation you would have done likewise.

36. CincyJeff said,

    Wrote on July 7, 2006 @ 9:10 am

    Dear Bored Housewife, take your threats and stuff them with the rest of your brown shirts.� For the record (which you could have checked by reviewing this thread), here is what I posted earlier:

    http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/EDIT/604190360/1078/Local

    Jeff Hardin's editorial in support of Republican Bob McEwen is still available.� I posted the link above.� Please show me where he used his title w/regards to the Clermont County Party.�

    We both know this has nothing to do with the inconsequencial issue of whether he referenced his title or not.� This is about some extremely intolerant members of the Clermont County Party, including fascist Chairman Tim Rudd, Glen Chapman, and Thea Shoemake, who�are purging�hard-working Republicans from the party structure because they failed to�honor the�group-think mentality of the rest of the gang.��Some people like Jeff Hardin have the intellect to think for themselves.� Others like bored housewife Thea Shoemake have to play tag-along to the playground bully to get by.

    I posted a link to the article and asked you to show me where Hardin's title was referenced, and you admitted it wasn't anywhere in the link.� Then I later stated the issue wasn't about whether he used his title, it was about his willingness to go up against the party insiders.� You can continue to search for the print version of the article, it wouldn't change anything I've already written.�

37. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 7, 2006 @ 1:25 pm

    This is TNP, and I’m a guy, not a housewife, bored or otherwise. I have in my formerly nicotine-stained fingers a copy of the entire article from the Viewpoints section of the Community Journal, dated Wednesday, April 19, 2006. In fine print just below the words, “Mr. Rudd and Mr. Greer, shame on you,” is the following sentence, “Jeff Hardin lives on Fox Run Road in Miami Township and is the vice president of the Clermont County Republican Club.” Sooooo, you were either simply wrong or intentionally misleading when you portrayed Hardin’s article as one written by a private citizen. As a citizen he can support any candidate he wants to, and he can write anything he cares to within the law. But as an official of a county Republican Club, he should NOT be speaking against the county-endorsed candidate. It’s clear that the CCRC was right on in asking Hardin to step down from leadership in the club. So much for your charge of “nazi tactics.” Your credibility also has a new dent in it.

38. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 17, 2006 @ 1:16 pm

    -”The Clermont County Republican Party speaks with one voice and that voice belongs to Chairman Rudd.”-

    Well, it does. Sorry you don’t have that voice. Maybe you should run for the chairmanship of something then you could have a larger voice. The Central Committee elects the chairman and the chairman is the voice of the county party. That’s his job. It doesn’t mean that people can’t disagree with him or support other candidates they just can’t use their titles from the central committee, executive committee or the republican club. It’s a written rule. Look it up. You may disagree whether Jeff Hardin endorsed a candidate or not but Hardin acted in direct defiance of instructions from the club president, he violated the club by-laws and he was asked to resign his position. He refused so the only thing left to the club was to remove him. You may accept treachery, rule breaking and division in your clubs, organizations and associations but Clermont County does not. Look at it this way, if your significant other bought a car in your name without your knowledge after you unambiguously explained that you can’t afford a new car there would be hell to pay. People get divorced over less. Jeff Hardin wrote a check that the club was unwilling to cash and he paid for it. The organization that is known as “The Clermont County Republican Party” has only one public voice, that is the elected voice of Tim Rudd. If you don’t like Tim Rudd, if you don’t like Glen Chapman, if you don’t like Thea Shoemake then fine, attack them on the things that they really do, which is support Republican Candidates. Attacking them for doing their jobs and standing up for the established rules doesn’t seem petty, it is petty.

39. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on July 17, 2006 @ 1:46 pm

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    It has everything to do with it. It’s why he was removed. Are you paying attention? Hardin saved the club a great deal of embarrasment and attacks on the other officers of the club by putting his title on that article. A club survives on the patronage of the members of the party. If the party doesn’t like what the club is doing they won’t attend their functions. Glen Chapman has stated that without Hardin using that title in the newspaper he could have done nothing. I believe him. You can believe what you want.

40. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on August 2, 2006 @ 9:22 pm

    Take a deep breath. Hardin told the truth. He is tired of having political insiders who are collecting a government paycheck running his party. He believes the duty of a party is to find the best possible candidates for each office. His opinion was stated clearly that a special prosecutor, Malcolm Wilkey found McEwen innocent of bouncing checks. Six members of congress were guilty. The only Ohioan guilty was Mary Rose Okar of Cleveland,a Democrat. McEwen was falsely accused. On the other hand, Schmidt was found guilty of lying about McEwen by the only court of authority, The Ohio Elections commission. She lied about his residency and she lied about her own education and about her “endorsements.” 7-0 she was found guilty.
    Hardin suggested that the retired federal appellate Judge was thorough and fair in investigating Mc Ewen and Schmidt was unfair.
    Ironicly, Schmidt was the CCRP Chair when McEwen ran against Portman. She defended McEwen on the grounds tha it was a lie.
    Hardin had the scruples to stand for truth. Not Glen Chapman, nor Jean Schmidt nor Tim Rudd stood for the 9th Commandment.”Thou shalt not bear false witness.”

41. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on August 2, 2006 @ 9:30 pm

    No one can lie about a fellow republican. The fact is Rudd lied about McEwen. Hardin had a moral and ethical responsibility to call a spade a spade. I am proud to know Republican Party people are willing to tell the public when an officer tells a lie about a candidate. Just so you know, Rudd is a laughing stock in Columbus and not taken seriously.

42. Anonymous said,

    Wrote on August 5, 2006 @ 6:02 pm

    LOL! Nice try dude! Just so YOU know, you can kiss McNulty’s biceps all you want, he still considers you the gum on his shoe. Don’t think he doesn’t express that when your backs are turned.

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