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Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory defends travels on taxpayers' tab
wcop.com ^ | 2/22/2011 | Lance Berry

Posted on 02/24/2011 7:34:39 AM PST by mom4melody

CINCINNATI - They are some of the most exotic and distant destinations on Earth. China, Israel, Ukraine and Japan just to name a few. And they are all places that Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory has traveled to since being elected.

But in these difficult financial times for the city, how does he justify continuing to often take these trips on the taxpayers' tab? And just how many places has he visited?

9 News Anchor Lance Barry is on your side with the answers.

Since Mallory took office in December of 2005, he has taken more than 60 trips, almost a dozen international. And he's not apologizing for any of them. He feels his job of mayor goes far beyond City Hall, choosing to serve additionally as Cincinnati's global ambassador.

On the corner of Mallory's desk sits a fittingly titled organizer labeled "incoming" and "outgoing". Fitting for a mayor that is seen by some as outgoing far too much from the city he represents.

(Excerpt) Read more at wcpo.com ...


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1 posted on 02/24/2011 7:34:42 AM PST by mom4melody
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Another playboy King Obama type. Bet he is a rat. Looks like America is saturated with rats.
2 posted on 02/24/2011 7:42:05 AM PST by Logical me
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To: mom4melody

He is probably approaching Pelosi’s travel expenses on our dime.


3 posted on 02/24/2011 7:42:15 AM PST by Michael.SF. (Going to Charlotte for the barbecue is like going to Minneapolis for the gumbo - John Reed)
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To: mom4melody

Let me guess...a democrat. No where in the article did it mention political affiliation. Granted, it was a local article and perhaps everyone already knew his affiliation.


4 posted on 02/24/2011 7:44:29 AM PST by ebersole
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To: mom4melody

Why does Cincinnati need a global ambassador? Isn’t that supposed to be the purview of the State Department?


5 posted on 02/24/2011 7:46:39 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: ebersole

Yep, he’s a ‘Rat...a big one.


6 posted on 02/24/2011 7:47:56 AM PST by mom4melody
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To: mom4melody

From Wiki: Mark Mallory (born April 2, 1962) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who is currently serving as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is Cincinnati’s fourth black mayor and the first black mayor to have been directly elected.


7 posted on 02/24/2011 7:48:42 AM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: ebersole

Yep. He’s a DemocRAT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Mallory


8 posted on 02/24/2011 7:49:16 AM PST by Sister_T ("Calling ILLEGAL aliens "immigrants" is like calling shoplifters 'customers'!"-UCFRoadWarrior ><>)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Why does Cincinnati need a global ambassador?

Exactly. Imagine if every city's mayor traveled the world on taxpayers' dimes to be "ambassadors" for their city. Yeah, that's the ticket, be an ambassador, cough, cough.

9 posted on 02/24/2011 7:49:52 AM PST by KJC1
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To: mom4melody

Gee...a black Democrat politician spending taxpayer money like water for his own amusement. Seems IMPOSSIBLE, doesn’t it!!!


10 posted on 02/24/2011 8:16:01 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
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To: mom4melody
Wait, there's more! He's also ... the first elected official, the first government official and the first African-American man to star in the CBS reality show Undercover Boss!
11 posted on 02/24/2011 8:28:03 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free!)
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Here’s the City of Cincinnati’s ambassador in action . . . throwing out the opening day pitch at a Reds game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5guZucY1WM


12 posted on 02/24/2011 8:30:29 AM PST by Steve_Stifler
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I’m glad you posted that. Saved me the trouble. Can you imagine watching a baseball game where the opposing pitchers were Mallory and B.O.?


13 posted on 02/24/2011 8:37:20 AM PST by Clink (Conservatives believe it when they see it. Liberals see it when they believe it.)
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To: mom4melody
and don't forget ....

Opening Pitch Fail

14 posted on 02/24/2011 8:41:44 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free!)
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To: mom4melody

He got his seat from his daddy. Sounds like John Conyers of Michigan to me.


15 posted on 02/24/2011 9:00:27 AM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: mom4melody

Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it. See U. S. history 1870 to 1880.


16 posted on 02/24/2011 9:03:08 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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I figured he was a Democrat, not because he abused his travel privilege, but because he refused to apologize for it.

-PJ

17 posted on 02/24/2011 9:09:49 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (In a democracy, you negotiate from the floor of the legislature, not from hideouts and bullhorns.)
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To: mom4melody

The proper link is WCPO.com.

Mallory is like a Junior Obama - all he does is travel in style and luxury on the taxpayers dime. In this case, the residents and businesses of Cincinnati.


18 posted on 02/24/2011 11:30:26 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Ugh...my fingers are Dyslexic.


19 posted on 02/24/2011 11:33:28 AM PST by mom4melody
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To: mom4melody

Reparations....


20 posted on 02/24/2011 11:35:48 AM PST by SZonian (July 27, 2010. Life begins anew.)
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