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Onslaught of anti-Stratton TV ads gets even uglier

11:38am Friday, November 01, 2002

Apparently undeterred by the Ohio State Bar Association's strong condemnation of two anti-Stratton ads, and two days after Burnside denounced the ads under pressure, supporters of Janet Burnside have struck out yet again. The latest cries of outrage came yesterday about an ad called "Miscarriage of Justice,'' which accuses Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton of protecting big drug companies instead...

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Hagan Campaign to CCW supporters: He's ''NOT your Candidate''

2:12pm Thursday, October 31, 2002

As we continue our investigation of the illegal Hagan/Flanary flyer being distributed at the GM Powertrain plant in Defiance, OH , we are receiving more and more information on just where Mr. Hagan truly does stand on Concealed Carry Reform, and on gun control. The following letter was forwarded to us, and we have verified its authenticity as having been mailed by the Hagan campaign: Date: Wed,...

Attack letters being sent to OFCC PAC donors

10:59am Thursday, October 31, 2002

With all that's going on this week, we hate to waste your time with this, but you'll understand why we must, as you read. The following was originally published to an Ohio gun-related newsgroup, in response to an inquiry posted there by a concerned recipient of the attack letter. It has been updated to include the latest information available: Greetings - We are aware that two separate attack...

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Million Mom March Staging CCW Attack Rally: JOHN LOTT to Attend Counter-Rally!

5:37pm Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Attention Cleveland-area Concealed Carry Reform supporters: Jim Trakas, Republican Representative in House District 17, is under attack. Last month, we reported that anti-CCW forces had decided to make Trakas' support for Concealed Carry Reform a linch pin in their campaign to unseat him . Attack ads were televised in the 17th House District, essentially making the claim that Trakas supports Wild...

Hagan & Flanary campaigns deny involvement in UAW CCW letter

4:12pm Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Yesterday we reported that a document is being circulated around a union "shop" that remained unnamed. In response to our massive distribution of that information, numerous people have come forward to tell us that they too received the letter. One confirmation comes from an employee at GM Powertrain - UAW 211. The actual document is now available on the OFCC website in PDF format. If you would...

Why We Fight: Supremes protect life of cop-killer, but not law-abiding Ohioans

1:04pm Wednesday, October 30, 2002

The following is a stunning Election-eve display of just how important the election of Evelyn Stratton and Maureen O'Connor to the high court truly is: The Ohio Supreme Court has just thrown out the death sentence of a Zanesville man who was convicted of killing a sheriff’s deputy on a technicality. Voting 4-3 Wednesday, the court vacated the sentence of Tony Gross, who was convicted of...

Maureen O'Connor Shines in Debate against Black

12:38pm Wednesday, October 30, 2002

Current Lt. Gov. Maureen O'Connor and Democrat Tim Black, candidates for Ohio Supreme Court, were entertaining last night as they sparred on a live statewide television forum. O'Connor, who has been well ahead in most public-opinion polls, appeared confident while Black's responses were often dry, almost robotic. He exhaustively repeated the fact that he has served nine years as a judge, while at...

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Under pressure, Burnside denounces anti-Stratton ads in debate

12:02pm Wednesday, October 30, 2002

After weeks of refusing to disassociate herself from a supporting PAC's negative ads against her opponent, Evelyn Stratton, the liberal Janet Burnside finally bent. Under mounting pressure from major media, after official condemnation from the Ohio State Bar Association, and with slipping poll numbers, Burnside denounced the ads Tuesday evening in a statewide televised debate. "The people who...