Savior of the Month Barack Obama, the senator from Illinois, will be in town Saturday for a rally with Sherrod Brown and the rest of the Dems. Seems like a minor waste of Obama’s Q rating, since the Dems appear to have Ohio locked down with just days until the polls open. Then again, The Daily Show reported this week that Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Uncle Tom Blackwell will require all voters to arrive at the polls in a BMW 5 series or higher if they want to cast their ballots. So I guess you can never be too safe.
(If you don’t know much about Obama, just head to your local magazine stand; he’s currently featured in approximately every publication ever conceived).
The rally is 7 p.m. Saturday at the Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. You can pick up free tickets in Cleveland Heights (13434 Cedar Rd., 216-320-9380), Shaker Square (13119 Shaker Blvd., 216-696-2006), Lakewood (14414 Detroit Ave., 216-221-9244), or Parma (5585 Ridge Rd., 440-884-3701).
There’s no official word on whether Obama will be heading to Johnnie Malloy’s after the rally to get wasted and watch the Cavs game, but it would be pretty cool if he did, eh? — Joe P. Tone
This article appears in Nov 1-7, 2006.
So, you thought Mark Foley had no pals in Ohio? Think again. Rep. Sen. George Voinovich is speaking through Rep. Foley’s former “mouthpiece”, Chris Paulitz. How long did Chris know of Foley’s abuse of the page boys? Why did he do NOTHING?
Nice. Would love to see Chrissy’s Instant Messages…
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FOLEY’S FUTURE
Florida Rep. Mark Foley is considering a 2004 challenge to the seat held by Democrat Sen. Bob Graham, who’s weighing everything from retiring to running for the White House. Sources tell us Foley is further buoyed since about 150 people – lobbyists, lawyers and political consultants alike – showed up to hear him speak off Capitol Hill last week. Foley spokesman Chris Paulitz said people were standing in the lobby for lack of chairs. Financially speaking, Foley is in solid early position for a Senate campaign, ranked second – $1.8 million after the 2002 campaign – among House Republicans. By comparison, the top Democrat, Rep. Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, has $2.6 million in his presidential campaign chest.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnMcCaslin/2003/01/17/mums_the_word