OH-9 Debate: Clear Differences Between Marcy Kaptur and Rich Iott

National Review Online ^ | 09-28-10 | Mytheos Holt

[GOP_Lady]

The entirety of last night’s debate between incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur and Republican challenger Rich Iott in OH-9 has been posted, and one of the most interesting part of it was the audience reactions.

Kaptur and Iott could not have been more different on the issues, and it showed. One of the most tense moments of audience reactio n came when Iott said (to massive applause) that the bailouts for GM and Chrysler were absolutely wrong, to which Kaptur replied that GM and Chrysler’s bailouts were necessary to save workers, a line which earned her derisive laughter.

However, at the end of her statement on the subject, Kaptur personally took on the crowd, snapping that, “Those who laughed don’t know what it’s like to be out of work and want to give up on our industries.” This line received deafening applause.

[GOP_Lady]

Meet Rich Iott -- Congressional Candidate for Ohio District 9 (Running against Marcy Kaptur)
Growing Up In Ohio Rich was born in Columbus in 1951 and adopted by Wally and Jeanette Iott of Toledo. He attended parochial grade schools and graduated in 1969 from Sylvania High School (now Northview). The Iotts owned a small grocery store – a family business that they successfully built into a large chain, Food Town Supermarkets. At age 14, Rich began working summers in the print shop of the company, cleaning metal type.An Ohio Success Story He worked his way up from carryout clerk to management assignments. He was appointed President of the company in 1989 and CEO in 1997, retiring in 2000 when the company merged with Spartan Foods. Recognizing that he had knowledge and expertise to contribute, Rich then became involved in various entrepreneurial, start-up companies in the Toledo area ranging from salsa to 3D imaging, all of which have proven successful. http://voteiott.com/ National Review Online:  OH-9 Debate:  Clear Differences Between Marcy Kaptur and Rich Iott

[GOP_Lady]

:-)

[arista]

Unfortunately, Iott is the guy who it was reveled yesterday likes to dress up as a Nazi. :(

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/why-is-this-gop-house-candidate-dressed-as-a-nazi/64319/

[Tennessean4Bush]

Not sure Iott is going to survive the SS re-enactment news story.

[cynwoody]

From the Wikipedia entry for OH-09:

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2008	Marcia C. Kaptur: 210,822	Bradley S. Leavitt: 73,610
2006	Marcia C. Kaptur: 153,880	Bradley S. Leavitt: 55,119
2004	Marcia C. Kaptur: 199,528	Larry A. Kaczala: 93,930
2002	Marcia C. Kaptur: 132,236	Edward S. Emery: 46,481
2000	Marcia C. Kaptur: 168,547	Dwight E. Bryan: 49,446	Galen Fries (L): 4,239 Dennis Slotnick (N): 3,096
1998	Marcia C. Kaptur: 130,793	Edward S. Emery: 30,312
1996	Marcia C. Kaptur: 170,617	R. Randy Whitman: 46,040	Elizabeth A. Slotnick (N): 4,677
1994	Marcia C. Kaptur: 118,120	R. Randy Whitman: 38,665
1992	Marcia C. Kaptur: 178,879	Ken D. Brown: 53,011	Edward Howard: 11,162
1990	Marcia C. Kaptur: 117,681	Jerry D. Lammers: 33,791
1988	Marcia C. Kaptur: 157,557	Al Hawkins: 36,183
1986	Marcia C. Kaptur: 105,646	Mike Shufeldt: 30,643
1984	Marcia C. Kaptur: 117,985	Frank Venner: 93,210	Other: 3,714
1982	Marcia C. Kaptur: 95,162	Edward F. Weber: 64,459	David Muir (L): 1,217 Susan A. Skinner: 1,785 James J. Somers: 1,594

It's going to take one hell of a wave to sweep Lott into office in that district!

[Farmer Dean]

And a poorly dressed Nazi at that.

[cripplecreek]

He also likes to dress up as a civil war infantryman (union) A WWI Doughboy and a WWII infantryman.

Can’t have reenactments without both sides unless you intend to rewrite history.

[arista]

The district was already rated Solid D, so if he loses this it does not really affect the chances of the Republicans taking the House.

[Perdogg]

So? Are you now pushing Journ0list propaganda? He also dressed up as an American WWI and WWII soldier.

[cripplecreek]

We have a civil war muster every year. A lot of the regular actors have both Union and Confederate uniforms in case one side needs to be filled out.

I used to work with a guy who dressed up for renaissance fairs and Scottish Highland games, Viking reenactments etc. I helped him make chain mail during down time at the shop. He made the local news when he was arrested with a broadsword in his back seat.

[arista]

So? Are you now pushing Journ0list propaganda? He also dressed up as an American WWI and WWII soldier.

I would surely vote for him because crap like cap and trade and the health care bill are more offensive to me than WW2 reenactments, but we still need to know what stories are out there and not bury our heads in the sand.

[Perdogg]

If I ever run for President I am sure my Amazon purchases will be released to the public. I have all of the Sax Rohmer Fu Manchu novels, plus all of the Fleming Bond novels. Liberals will claim I am anti-Asian warmonger and Politico will suggest to Evangelicals that I am pagan since Sax Rohmer was a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

[Perdogg]

I agree, but the story is out there just don’t get it from “The Hill”.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Let's see, an historical reenactor or an Obamafascist? Tough decision.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Did you know that all of the folks who portray Confederate soldiers in reenactments actually own slaves?

[Walleye_Walter]

Thanks for the thread.

I just got back a little bit ago, and it looks like there were a couple of earlier threads regarding Rich Iott.

It remains to be seen if the news will damage his chances, since he appeared to have lot of support in Ottawa and Erie counties and is the first viable (R) candidate for the district in many years.

[Longbow1969]

So? Are you now pushing Journ0list propaganda? He also dressed up as an American WWI and WWII soldier.

Ya just can't dress up as a Waffen SS soldier and expect to win elections. However unfair it may be, however innocent his reenactments may have been, you still can't dress up like a Nazi (and be photographed in the uniform) and expect to win elections. Oh, yeah, with the exception of playing a part in The Sound of Music.

[Tex-Con-Man]

He's an Iron Cross Dresser...

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[ScottinVA]

Unfortunately, Iott is the guy who it was reveled yesterday likes to dress up as a Nazi. :(

People need to understand (not you in particular, Arista, but a general statement)... this is called acting. Iott does historial reenactments -- in this particular case, he's portraying a Nazi Waffen SS member during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the USSR.

We have historical reenactments all the time here in Virginia, with players portraying Confederate soldiers. I highly doubt Iott is any more pro-Nazi than our role-playing "Confederates" are pro-slavery.