Tag Archives: Ohio

Cleveland Cops To Family Of Tamir Rice: Use That $6M Settlement To Teach Kids How Not To Get Shot By Us

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: The head of the Cleveland rank-and-file police union says the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice should use money from a $6 million settlement to educate children about the use of look-alike firearms. Steve Loomis, the president of the Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association association, was criticized on a national scale for statements he made to the …

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Gov. John Kasich On Anti-LGBT “Right To Discriminate” Laws: Gays Just Need To Get Over It [VIDEO]

From the Democratic National Committee: This morning on CNN’s State of the Union, John Kasich was asked whether he would take steps to try to stop states from passing anti-LGBT “Right to Discriminate” laws. His blunt response? “No, I wouldn’t.” He added, “What I like to say is, just relax, if you don’t like what somebody is doing, pray for …

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OHIO: Hate Group Leader Janet Porter, Producer Of Ted Shoebat Film, Gets Trounced In State Senate Bid

Loony tunes hate group leader Janet Porter, creator of the anti-LGBT documentary starring Ted “Kill The Gays” Shoebat, was destroyed by her GOP incumbent opponent tonight in her bid for the Ohio Senate. Porter attacked her opponent’s bill for a state license plate which celebrates baseball by saying this: “There’s 100,000 Ohio kids who will never play baseball because their …

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Kasich And Clinton Win Ohio Primary

John Kasich and Hillary Clinton have been projected to win the Ohio primary. With her third win tonight and things looking good for her in Missouri and Illinois, it’s possible that Clinton will run the Democratic table tonight. Is this the end of Bernie Sanders? As for Kasich, tonight’s win means that Trump will likely not reach the magic number …

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LIVE VIDEO: Super Tuesday 3 Results

The polls are just closing in most of Florida and results will start rolling in shortly. Embedded below is a live stream from CNN. Watch along with us and weigh in.

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OHIO: Secret Service Rushes To Donald Trump’s Aid After Rally Protester Grabs At His Leg [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: A Donald Trump rally took a dramatic turn Saturday when a disturbance broke out behind him — causing Secret Service agents to jump on stage and form a wall around the candidate amid the commotion. A campaign spokeswoman told NBC News that a man at the Dayton, Ohio, event “attempted to breach the secure buffer and was …

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Schwarzenegger Endorses John Kasich [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie star and former California governor, endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich today for the Republican nomination for president, saying his experience in government made him “an action hero.” “He kicked some serious butt,” Schwarzenegger said of Kasich, who served in Congress for 18 years. “He was an action hero when he went to Washington.” …

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CLEVELAND: Cops Want Riot Gear For GOP Convention

Cleveland.com reports: Cleveland is seeking to buy 2,000 sets of riot gear, including riot-control suits and collapsible batons, as part of the city’s latest move to spend a $50 million federal security grant for July’s Republican National Convention. The city this week posted to its contracting website a notice seeking bidders to provide the gear. City documents refer to the …

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CLEVELAND: City Files Claim Against Family Of Slain Youth Tamir Rice For Unpaid Ambulance Bill

Unbelievable. Via Gawker: The City of Cleveland has devastated the family of Tamir Rice several times over, and seems to have no intention of stopping. This afternoon in probate court, Cleveland Scene reports, the city filed a creditor’s claim for $500, saying that Rice’s family still owes them for the ambulance and paramedics that tended to the 12-year-old’s body after …

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OHIO: Anti-LGBT Activist Janet Porter Touts Leftist Enemies In Campaign Ad For State Senate [VIDEO]

Raving anti-LGBT activist Janet Porter is running for the Ohio Senate and yesterday she released a campaign clip / money beg in which she brags that she is the second-most tracked nutjob on Right Wing Watch behind Michele Bachmann. In fact, filthy leftists hate her even more than they hate Sarah Palin! Send money now! Watch below.

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New York Times Editorial Board: Cop Shooting Victim Tamir Rice Would Be Alive If He Were White

From the New York Times editorial board: Tamir Rice of Cleveland would be alive today had he been a white 12-year-old playing with a toy gun in just about any middle-class neighborhood in the country on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 2014. But Tamir, who was shot to death by a white police officer that day, had the misfortune of …

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OHIO: Grand Jury Returns No Charges For Cops In Death Of Black Youth Tamir Rice, Protests Planned

The trend continues. CNN reports: An Ohio grand jury has decided not to return an indictment in the 2014 police shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, prosecutor Tim McGinty said Monday. A recent FBI video analysis shows Tamir “was drawing his gun from his waist as the police slid toward him and Officer Loehmann exited the car,” McGinty said. After …

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CINCINNATI: City Council Bans Ex-Gay Torture [VIDEO]

Over the loud complaints of religious leaders, last night the Cincinnati City Council voted to ban ex-gay torture. The move was taken partly in memory of Ohio transgender teen Leelah Alcorn, who committed suicide last year by throwing herself into the path of a truck. Cincinnati.com reports: Almost two dozen pastors and citizens packed Cincinnati Council Chambers on Wednesday in …

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Opal Covey: I’m Standing Back And Letting God’s Promised Destruction Of Toledo Happen [VIDEO]

“Oooh babba hasha taya!” JMG reader Brian points us to the below post-election interview with Toledo mayoral candidate Opel Covey, who says she’s just going to stand back and let the Lord Almighty Himself proceed with his promised destruction of her city for allowing all of her votes to be stolen from her for the fifth time. “God has already …

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TOLEDO: God To Destroy City As Election Is Again Stolen From Prophetess Opal Covey

Last month perennial Toledo mayoral candidate Opal Covey promised that God will destroy her city if the election were to be stolen from her once again. “Bahalaa asha tiyah tololo!” warned Covey, in an interview with Toledo’s NBC affiliate. So get ready Ohio: Incumbent Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson, 64, who became mayor in February automatically as council president when Mayor D. …

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Opal Covey: God Sent Me To Stop The Democrats

Toledo mayoral candidate Opal Covey, who has warned that God will destroy her city if she isn’t elected, has been interviewed by Esquire. Ms. Covey, a Donald Trump fan and exorcist who can cure blindness with her Holy Touch, reveals that she was sent by the Lord Almighty Himself to stop the Democrats: “I perform miracles through the holy spirit,” …

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OHIO: Toledo Mayoral Candidate Opal Covey Warns That God Will Destroy The City If She Isn’t Elected

We first met perennial Toledo, Ohio mayoral candidate Opal Covey last week when she began ranting in tongues against a local radio station host. Covey has followed up that deliriousness in an interview with Toledo’s NBC affiliate in which she warns that God will “visit destruction” upon the city if she isn’t elected. From their report: Covey is running for …

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OHIO: Toledo Mayoral “Prophetess” Candidate Rebukes Local Radio Host And Speaks In Tongues [VIDEO]

Self-proclaimed “prophetess” Opal Covey, 75, is running for mayor of Toledo, Ohio for the fifth time because God Himself personally told her in 2000 that she is destined to win. Yesterday she visited local talk radio station WSPD where she melted down in the lobby and began ranting in tongues to host Fred LeFebvre as cell phone cameras rolled. Ooh, …

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OHIO: Lawyers For Jim Obergefell Hit State With Demand For $1.1 Million In Legal Fees

And they might get a lot more than that. The Associated Press reports: Attorneys who brought the Ohio lawsuit that led to a Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage want a judge to approve their request for more than $1 million in legal fees and expenses from the state. The attorneys say the request is reasonable because of the difficulty …

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OHIO: Columbus City Leaders Thrilled With Arrival Of 2015 Gay Softball World Series, Top Sponsor Nissan Cheers

It’s not ALL about the Benjamins, but that’s a big part of it. Via Columbus Alive: Before the first pitch is thrown at the Gay Softball World Series at Lou Berliner Sports Park, Columbus and the LGBTQ community have already won. For the second time, the largest annual LGBTQ sporting event comes to Columbus on Aug. 17, bringing with it …

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