It’s actor Ed O’Neill! (Not to be confused with challenger Bill “Hayloft” O’Neill.)
The Youngstown-born and raised actor of Modern Family fame has asked Ohio voters to consider Schiavoni in a new ad (above). O’Neill says Schiavoni will continue to work for Ohio families and Ohio jobs.
“I’m not telling you how to vote,” O’Neill says. “But I am going to ask you to consider Joe for Governor, cuz I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.”
Schiavoni, whom Scene has compared favorably more than once to a JV football coach, should get all our votes instantly if he convinces O’Neill to reenact his Little Giants pre-game speech on the day before the primary.
“Tonight when you go home, I want you to brush your little teeth. I want you to wash your little faces. And I want you to dream the sweet dreams of football glory, cuz tomorrow we’re going to crush the Little Giants into smithereens.”
Elsewhere on the trail, Dennis Kucinich is putting out flames after the 24-year-old son of his running mate, Akron City Councilwoman Tara Samples, posted an inflammatory threat on his Facebook page. The Kucinich campaign released a statement:
Tara speaks openly and publicly about her experiences with her son who since childhood has suffered from a variety of mental health issues, and later in life a drug and opioid addiction after suffering a traumatic brain injury. His mental health issues have led to arrests and criminal charges. He has multiple mental health diagnoses and has been in treatment and rehabilitation facilities many times over the past many years.It is that very personal, very painful, but deeply loving experience that has made Tara one of the most vocal, passionate, and knowledgeable advocates in the state for changes in the public health system, addiction treatment and rehabilitation programs, mental health services, and criminal justice practices that too often emphasize punitive incarceration rather than treatment and counseling.
Richard Cordray’s running mate, Betty Sutton, is in Columbus this afternoon announcing a “major initiative” to address “persistent gender gaps” in Ohio. She’s holding a press conference at 2 p.m. at the Ohio Federation of Teachers office.
This article appears in Apr 4-10, 2018.
When a politician’s kid lobs serious threats against the police — it is a mental health issue that is owed treatment. Someone not connected to City Hall does the same thing — and the terrorist must be locked up….with the jail key preferably thrown away.
no mention of Al “Stinkfoot” Bundy….double 0 shoe?
Kucinich is so out-of-touch it isn’t funny; besides, he’s the “same” person who was trying to have President Obama impeached when he was in office. And, Kucinich’s running Tara Mosley-Samples is a novice ‘charlatan’ at best; she has no real experience at the state level of government.
Richard Cordray is an opportunist who lacks a relationship with the urban community. That is, until he’s running for a political office and then he’s suddenly got more black and brown people around him than a dog has fleas cajoling for them to vote for him. Betty Sutton is another ‘cookie cutter politician.’ She never accomplished anything of value when she was in the state legislature, so why would anyone think she’s going to bring anything different to th Lt. Governor’s office?
Factually speaking, Joe Schiavoni would be the best bet! He’s amenable to recommendations and suggestions from constituents, and is receptive to push an agenda that the voters want and expect to be delivered. But, that’s just my tid bit of advice because the above individuals and Mike DeWine are definitely not it.