Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, U.S. Rep Marcia Fudge and State Senator Nina Turner Stomp For The Dems At A Rally In Shaker Heights
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland
U.S. President Barack Obama
Cuyahoga County Republican Party Chairperson Rob Frost
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher
U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Oh)
Ohio State Senator Nina Turner (D-25)
Posted Wednesday, January 13, 2010
(National and Cleveland, Ohio Area News)
By Kathy Wray Coleman
Editor of The Determiner Weekly.Com and
The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog and Media Network
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland spoke at a rally in Shaker Heights, Oh. on Monday that drew a packed house of some 300 people to the Shaker Square health care initiative campaign headquarters of President Barack Obama. Other ranking Democrats in attendance were Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-11) and State Sen. Nina Turner (D-25).
“He is a man who will partner with our president and a man who stands with him [Obama] in support of our constituents,” said Turner in introducing the governor.
Strickland told the crowd of supporters that Obama's health care initiative, which has passed the House and Senate through bills that are now ripe for structuring or restructuring, may not be everything to everybody but is a step up from the current system.
“It isn't perfect but we are going to get health care reform,” said Strickland.
The governor said also that Ohio is better off now than it was before Obama took office earlier this year and that some 750,000 jobs were lost statewide at this time in January of last year compared to 18,000 in January to date of this year.
“The free fall has stopped and now we can craw our way back to prosperity,” he said. “It would not have happened had John McCain won [the presidency].”
Fudge also took the opportunity to remind Democrats of the importance of voting .
“If you don't vote don't call me and don't come see me,” said Fudge. “We are under fire. We have a president under fire and we have a governor under fire.”
Asked his position on the slated closings for June of 18 of Cleveland's public schools based partly on the criterion of academics in spite of the refusal of the Ohio State Legislature to revise the state's system of funding schools through property taxes where Cleveland spends half the monies per student annually of some rich school districts like the Perry Local School District, the governor took a pass.
“I've got a state to deal with, though I believe that all sides should be talking,” he said.
Rob Frost, chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party, said the suggestion by Strickland and Obama that Ohio has lost 732,000 fewer jobs to date this year in comparison to this time last year under the Bush administration is questionable, though he agreed that the worst of the recession is over.
“We have seen inflated numbers put out by the Obama team,” said Frost.
The county GOP chairperson took Strickland to task on the issue of education saying that the governor should be leading the charge to revise Ohio's system of funding public education to make it more equitable for disenfranchised children straddled in school districts like Cleveland where less resources are distributed annually due to limitations with property taxes.
“The governor must lead the charge,” said Frost.
Asked if it is not the responsibility of the Republican dominated Ohio Supreme Court and not Strickland to ensure that its prior court orders for the state legislature to come up with a solid educational funding formula in compliance with the requirement of the Ohio Constitution to provide access to a quality education for all children regardless of race or socioeconomic standing Frost said that Ohio's high court no longer has authority.
“The Ohio Supreme Court gave up jurisdiction on this issue in 2008,” Frost said, though an attorney speaking on condition of anonymity said jurisdiction remains until compliance with the court orders for revision of Ohio's system of funding public education are fulfilled by the state legislature.
U.S. President Barack Obama
Cuyahoga County Republican Party Chairperson Rob Frost
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher
U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Oh)
Ohio State Senator Nina Turner (D-25)
Posted Wednesday, January 13, 2010
(National and Cleveland, Ohio Area News)
By Kathy Wray Coleman
Editor of The Determiner Weekly.Com and
The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog and Media Network
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland spoke at a rally in Shaker Heights, Oh. on Monday that drew a packed house of some 300 people to the Shaker Square health care initiative campaign headquarters of President Barack Obama. Other ranking Democrats in attendance were Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-11) and State Sen. Nina Turner (D-25).
“He is a man who will partner with our president and a man who stands with him [Obama] in support of our constituents,” said Turner in introducing the governor.
Strickland told the crowd of supporters that Obama's health care initiative, which has passed the House and Senate through bills that are now ripe for structuring or restructuring, may not be everything to everybody but is a step up from the current system.
“It isn't perfect but we are going to get health care reform,” said Strickland.
The governor said also that Ohio is better off now than it was before Obama took office earlier this year and that some 750,000 jobs were lost statewide at this time in January of last year compared to 18,000 in January to date of this year.
“The free fall has stopped and now we can craw our way back to prosperity,” he said. “It would not have happened had John McCain won [the presidency].”
Fudge also took the opportunity to remind Democrats of the importance of voting .
“If you don't vote don't call me and don't come see me,” said Fudge. “We are under fire. We have a president under fire and we have a governor under fire.”
Asked his position on the slated closings for June of 18 of Cleveland's public schools based partly on the criterion of academics in spite of the refusal of the Ohio State Legislature to revise the state's system of funding schools through property taxes where Cleveland spends half the monies per student annually of some rich school districts like the Perry Local School District, the governor took a pass.
“I've got a state to deal with, though I believe that all sides should be talking,” he said.
Rob Frost, chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party, said the suggestion by Strickland and Obama that Ohio has lost 732,000 fewer jobs to date this year in comparison to this time last year under the Bush administration is questionable, though he agreed that the worst of the recession is over.
“We have seen inflated numbers put out by the Obama team,” said Frost.
The county GOP chairperson took Strickland to task on the issue of education saying that the governor should be leading the charge to revise Ohio's system of funding public education to make it more equitable for disenfranchised children straddled in school districts like Cleveland where less resources are distributed annually due to limitations with property taxes.
“The governor must lead the charge,” said Frost.
Asked if it is not the responsibility of the Republican dominated Ohio Supreme Court and not Strickland to ensure that its prior court orders for the state legislature to come up with a solid educational funding formula in compliance with the requirement of the Ohio Constitution to provide access to a quality education for all children regardless of race or socioeconomic standing Frost said that Ohio's high court no longer has authority.
“The Ohio Supreme Court gave up jurisdiction on this issue in 2008,” Frost said, though an attorney speaking on condition of anonymity said jurisdiction remains until compliance with the court orders for revision of Ohio's system of funding public education are fulfilled by the state legislature.
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