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Lillian McEwen Says Thomas Had 'Obsession with Porn,' Bolsters Anita Hill Testimony A former girlfriend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has broken her 19-year silence about a "serious" relationship the two had during the 1980s, reigniting the debate over Thomas' sexual behavior first sparked by Anita Hill's famed confirmation hearing testimony in 1991. Lillian McEwen, a retired prosecutor, law professor and administrative law judge, discussed her intimacy with Thomas in a lengthy television interview Friday with reporter Rebecca Cooper of ABC affiliate WJLA in Washington, D.C. "He was obsessed with pornography," McEwen told Cooper. "It was something...

Man, this was a tremendous speech. I'm going to forward it to all of my friends who just refuse to understand economics. (and they know who they are! lol)

Heavens, it's getting crowded in the pews these days--at least with Democratic presidential candidates. Here is Sen. Barack Obama in California's Saddleback pulpit at the invitation of mega-selling pastor Rick Warren. There is Sen. Hillary Clinton with downcast eyes in Newsweek, praying before the cameras in New York's Riverside Church. And there preaches John Edwards, also in Riverside Church, weaving his personal faith into everything from AIDS to the minimum wage. Clearly the push is on to show that, for now anyway, the Democratic hopefuls are just plain folks in the religion department. All the more reason to plumb the...

The media turn two hate-spewing leftist bigots into victims of nasty misogynists. Amanda Marcotte, one of two vitriol-spewing anti-Christian bloggers hired by the John Edwards presidential campaign, resigned on February 12, 2007.  Liberal media reported that Marcotte was “driven out” of her job by Catholic League President Bill Donohue. Last week, Donohue issued a press release detailing some of Marcotte’s anti-Christian bigotry. Fox commentator Bill O’Reilly also gave the story lots of airtime. Donohue also called for Edwards to fire the other anti-Christian blogger, Melissa McEwan, who infamously referred to President Bush’s “wing-nut Christofascist base” in a blog entry. (McEwan...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A second blogger working for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards quit Tuesday under pressure from conservative critics who said her previous online messages were anti-Catholic. Melissa McEwan wrote on her personal blog, Shakespeare's Sister, that she left the campaign because she was becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the level of attention focused on her and her family. "This was a decision I made, with the campaign's reluctant support, because my remaining the focus of sustained ideological attacks was inevitably making me a liability to the campaign," McEwan said Tuesday night. Kate Bedingfield, a spokeswoman for the Edwards...

WASHINGTON — In response to John Edwards' refusal to fire two staffers for "intolerant" Web postings, the president of the nation's largest Catholic civil rights group said he will launch a campaign next week to point out "the double-standard that [Edwards] is the kingmaker of." Bill Donohue, president of the conservative-leaning Catholic League and the first to call on the Democratic presidential candidate to fire the bloggers, told FOXNews.com that he is not satisfied with Edwards' decision to scold — but not can — the staffers.

Edwards' Bloggers Apologize for Comments Thursday February 8, 2007 5:31 PM By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he was personally offended by the provocative messages two of his campaign bloggers wrote criticizing the Catholic church, but he's not going to fire them. Edwards issued a written statement about the fate of Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan, two days after the head of the conservative Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights demanded they be fired for messages they wrote before working on the campaign. The campaign distributed written apologies from...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt can't seem to outrun controversy. The freshman congresswoman is facing a complaint about the truthfulness of her education and her endorsements. The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes, or COAST, has endorsed Schmidt's opponent in the GOP primary, Bob McEwen. The group claims that some of Schmidt's claimed endorsements are bogus, and instead of two bachelor degrees as stated on various biographical material, she has one. "If it was one incident, I might think there was some merit in letting it go," COAST's Jim Urling said. "But we've got a very...

As a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) expressed her contempt for a future colleague and allegedly likened young Republican activists to Hitler, according to an interview published by the local paper at the time. While shadowing Schmidt at the convention, The Cincinnati Enquirer reporter initially described Schmidt as a “woman who will speak her mind whenever she pleases.” Schmidt, who was 32 at the time, provided evidence for this assessment during her time with the reporter, who quoted her taking issue with future Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), who was then President Reagan’s transportation...

So who is this man, Bob McEwen? Voters in their mid 30s or younger may not know former congressman Bob McEwen. Marching behind the slogan “more jobs, less taxes,” McEwen is again challenging Jean Schmidt in the May 2 primary. McEwen represented Ohio’s Sixth District in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms beginning in 1981. The time off as a government official has been very beneficial. “Watching Congress from the outside is educational,” said McEwen. “Spending the last 10 years in the private sector raising a family has been very beneficial. “I did a good job before (in...

Congresswoman Jean Schmidt is upset with some of her political opponents for slicing up a cake made to look like her. State Representative Tom Brinkman cut the head off the Schmidt-cake at a meeting of COAST, an anti-tax group he founded. Bob McEwen, Schmidt's opponent in the Second District Republican congressional primary was also in attendance. Both say they will not apologize for their actions.

Links to both Parts (text of both parts is in this thread): Part 1: http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=227 Part 2: http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=228 _________________________ Digesting the meaning of the 2nd District Primary Results, who gained, and who lost: Winners: Every single resident of The 2nd District. No matter who wins on August 2, we will be represented by someone who lives with us, works with us, has integrity, and will effectively represent us (yes, even a Democrat can do that). Winners (again): Every single resident of The 2nd District. A McEwen victory would have forced BizzyBlog to fully research and verify a great deal of...

Much of the negativity in the Republican primary stemmed from the DeWine campaign, which relentlessly attacked McEwen. In the end, DeWine may have succeeded only in defeating McEwen, because while the freshman commissioner finished a distant fourth, his vitriol perhaps cost McEwen far more than the 705 votes that separated him from Schmidt. "There isn't any doubt that $1 million worth of attacks did their work," McEwen said Tuesday night

McEwen and Schmidt are neck and neck. Schmidt tore up in Clermont County (around 3000), her home county. That is keeping her in this thing. McEwen won by a nice margin in Warren County (1500 or so), and Brown County (about 600). He and Schmidt are running neck and neck in Hamilton County (McEwen was winning by about 200). No results from Adams, Scioto, or Pike. Pat DeWine is in 4th. Schmidt has opened up a bit of a lead on WLWT, probably Clermont coming in.

Bob McEwen has been purposefully vague about one of his income-earning sources during his past 12 years in Washington (lobbying), and has not said anything about another one people know little or nothing about (speeches for and tapes sold to Amway-Quixtar reps), which may earn him more money than lobbying. Read why the known facts and questions raised make McEwen's election at least a big gamble, and perhaps more than that, at these posts: McEWEN CONNECTIONS POSTS: Part 6--The McEwens and Amway-Quixtar Part 5--The Amway-Quixtar (AQ) Business Part 4--Those "Self-Employed" Contributors Part 3--The Non-Disclosure Gambit (READ FIRST) Part 2--Jefferson Group...

Mud flies in Ohio special election GOP front-runners stress family as vote nears in conservative-held district By John McCarthy Associated Press WEST UNION, Ohio – Four Republican contenders in Ohio’s special congressional primary practically tripped over one another emphasizing family at a weekend picnic. Jean Schmidt, a former state lawmaker, had to leave early to attend her daughter’s dance recital. Bob McEwen, trying to get back to Congress after a 13-year absence, noted his 29th wedding anniversary coming up Sunday. State Rep. Tom Brinkman told the crowd that he has been married for 21 years and is raising six children....

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050608/NEWS01/506080404/1056 Can not post from Enquirer. Shows a quick profile of the five major candidates.

Just wondering if there was any news so far this week. It seems as though things are very tight and getting nasty. DeWine seems to be attacking McEwen. Like I asked before, are the polls showing something? DeWine is attacking the check bouncing stuff. Brinkman's folks are attacking on the carpetbagging stuff and deservedly so. The Club for Growth is on the attack against Jean Schmidt for raising taxes during his stint in the Ohio House. I have said this before, but these Ohio state legislators crack me up. They ran promising not to raise taxes (remember all the Taxin...

Shattering the decorum that has governed their campaign to date, several top Republicans in the 2nd Congressional District race Wednesday night caustically attacked each other, trading bitter exchanges over issues as traditional as voting records and as personal as divorce and individual finances. In the most combustible debate yet in the battle for the GOP nomination in the special June 14 primary for the U.S. House seated vacated by former Rep. Rob Portman, an Anderson Township forum saw Hamilton County Commissioner Pat DeWine harshly lash out at several opponents in defending himself against what he sees as their attacks on...

Former Congressman's Political Ad Stirs Up Controversy Title Precedes Candidate's Name 7 Times In Flier POSTED: 5:42 pm EDT June 1, 2005 UPDATED: 7:01 pm EDT June 1, 2005 CINCINNATI -- Now that Rep. Rob Portman of Cincinnati has assumed the Cabinet post of U.S. trade representative, the list of candidates for his Second District congressional seat is growing. But there is concern that one of the better-known contenders may have gone too far in reminding voters of his accomplishments. The problem isn't just with TV and radio advertisements. In a flier, Bob McEwen calls himself "congressman" seven times. McEwen...