JJ Column Draws Heat from Ohio Sec. of State's Office

[HeyManThatsCool]

Jesse Jackson Column Draws Heat from Ohio Sec. of State's Office

By Joe Strupp

Published: December 01, 2004 6:00 PM ET

http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000729691


I think their getting scared

[Demit]

1. yeah, just the fact that Blackwell has now written a SECOND op-ed piece

and has shipped it off to media outlets makes him look just the teeniest bit defensive...now it will be interesting to see who picks it up...

[bmoney07]

2. It's too bad that the article didn't

highlight more of JJ's argument, but at least that is one more newspaper that is covering the story now.

[Buddyblazon]

3. Is the following true?:

"Lo Paro challenged Jackson's assertion that the head of the Diebold Co. had helped sway the Ohio vote Bush's way through his company's electronic voting machines. "Ohio does not use Diebold electronic machines," he said."

Do they not use Diebold? Did Jackson actually say they used Diebold? And what systems do they actually use?

As we know...ALL of the manufacturer's of E-voting machines (including punchcard tabulator's) have connections with the R party.

[spotbird]

6. Half true.

And she knows it.

[spotbird]

4. Doesn't Ohio use Diebold COUNTING machines?

A half truth is a full lie.

[Ima]

5. from the link

NEW YORK A syndicated newspaper column by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, which slammed Ohio's handling of the recent presidential election, is being accused of "blatant inaccuracies" by the Ohio Secretary of State's office.

Carlo Lo Paro, press secretary for Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, claims that Jackson's column, distributed earlier this week through Tribune Media Services, contains numerous inaccuracies that hint at improper behavior by Blackwell's office.

"We expect someone writing an op-ed and a syndicate distributing that op-ed would fact-check information and have a responsibility to the facts," Lo Paro told E&P Wednesday. "We believe someone can have a different point of view, but offer truthful information.

John Twohey, Tribune Media vice president of editorial and operations, said the syndicate had not received any negative reaction to the column, or any complaints from Blackwell's office. "If they have specific reservations about the column, I would be eager to talk to them," he said

[Patsy Stone]

7. I'm not defensive...

Who said I'm defensive, Maybe you're defensive, did you ever ask yourself that question? Hmm?? - Apologies to Martin Short and SNL.