Posted on 10/20/2008 1:24:58 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man who was dressed in a squirrel costume was escorted from the Ohio Statehouse steps on Monday morning while Gov. Ted Strickland, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and Mayor Michael Coleman were discussing negative campaigning by Republicans.
The squirrel held up a sign that said, "Don't Let Obama + ACORN Steal Ohio."
Strickland, Brown and Coleman stood on the Statehouse steps to call for an end to what they called "lying, deceitful ads" by Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, 10TV's Patrick Bell reported.
McCain's campaign accuses ACORN, a community activist group that operates nationwide, of perpetrating "massive voter fraud," claiming Sen. Barack Obama has "long and deep" ties to the group.
"I say to Sen. McCain and those backing him in the way they do things to stop squirreling around and start being straight with voters," Coleman said. "We ought to be tired of the ridiculousness we're seeing here."
Ohio Democratic officials have admitted that up to a third of the 600,000 new voter registrations made this year have some kind of discrepancy.
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out a bid by Republicans to force Ohio to verify suspicious registration before the Nov. 4 election.
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, has said the discrepancies most likely stem from innocent clerical errors rather than fraud but has set up a verification plan.
"This unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court allows Ohio to move about the business of ensuring a free, fair, open and honest election without the threat of widespread voter suppression by the GOP," Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said in a statement.
The joke’s on him. Democrats have no nuts.
""We ought to be tired of the ridiculousness we're seeing here."
No sense of humor.
That would make it the most incompetent clerical staff in human history.
innocent clerical errors? yeah right.
Job done well, Squirrel!
lol
Now that’s cute.
that costume looks more like a chipmonk to me....
They got the State of Washington’s wrecking crew beat and then some.. Them Buckeyes do it big..
Liberals have no sense of humor, no sense of history, and no sense of economics.
...Hillary has some.
Bill too.
That’s a good idea. Freepers could take this idea and run with it in their area - especially in battleground states where ACORN has been in the news. A giant, mascot-style squirrel is a good way to plant those little acorns of doubt with the voters - Obama is affiliated with ACORN and they are trying to disenfranchise legal voters’ by the activities of ACORN/Obama’s fraudulent voter registrations.
Yes, but they’re in the lock box.
Lies? What lies? The only ones I see are the ones those 3 are telling! ACORN had registered many who aren’t lgal voters and you thress are going to make sure they get to vote. I want all 3 of you out of office ASAP!
I love it! Rush, btw, refers to “The One” as “that little squirrel.”
"Yikes, a squirrel. Lemme outta here."
I thought algore’s were in that lockbox?
He also said the difference between a squirrel and a rat was better P.R.
This is good stuff ping. Devil costume worthy, even.
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