Plunderbund

(ht BSB) via Canton Rep:
Maybe this all is irrelevant. I don’t usually make political predictions this early, but I’ve been watching this race, and I think it is over. Unless he commits some enormous political blunder, Strickland wins with about 54 percent of the vote this November.
I’ve got about the same assessment. This Blackwell […]

Great session at B’palooza with George Nemeth. It’s fun to see these as I was busy with the Shiners. He makes some good points about the concept of MTB and the first year of it. Plus as a bonus, Anthony gets George to show off the kilt!

Ohio: Senator Mike DeWine (R) joins a growing list of GOP incumbents who have fallen behind in their bid for re-election. Sherrod Brown (D) leads DeWine 44% to 42%. While that’s well within the margin of sampling error, it’s the second time in three polls that the Democrat has held the […]

This could be it. I might be going worldwide with this one. Via email earlier:
BLOGGER ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
PLUNDERBUND SHUFFLE TO DEBUT MONDAY
Who : Eric Vessels of Plunderbund.com
What : Video of Vessels dancing like a mad man at bloggapalooza 2006 on the barstools and along the back wall to the sounds of Ghetto Wisdom. […]

A Perfect Circle - Imagine

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File this firmly under “WTF?”. Best example yet of Plunderdumb(tm) comes in this am via The Dispatch:
House speaker considers political blogs dangerous
Sunday, July 30, 2006 — Ohio House Speaker Jon A. Husted is no fan of political blogs.
“I believe they’re overrated in some respects,” the Kettering Republican said during a taping Friday of ONN’s […]

via email:
Democracy demands that we do all we can to avoid this “coming ballot meltdown.” So Blue 88 is helping to spearhead a voter protection effort with the Ohio Democratic Party. In the coming days, we will work hard to ensure that every qualified voter is able to cast a ballot that is […]

It appears so:
(Dispatch) Since Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell kicked his Republican gubernatorial campaign into high gear five months ago, his top lieutenant has assumed some of the key duties of the elected office.
Assistant Secretary of State Monty Lobb, not Blackwell, has signed all of the directives and advisories to county boards of elections […]

Remember that Matt Naugle video that was pulled? Well, I think Russell may have uncovered some footage from it. While it is not the entire thing, I think it is representative.
Take a look
- brought to you by the now famous plundercrew.

Ohio shaping up as a disaster area for the GOP, or so says Robert Novak:
Republican senators at last week’s Tuesday luncheon meeting were stunned by news from Ohio of the Columbus Dispatch poll showing Sen. Mike DeWine behind his Democratic challenger, Rep. Sherrod Brown, by 8 percentage points.
The GOP senators had taken for granted that […]

The first interview by Anthony is live and features Gloria Ferris. Look for more. I’m still absolutely blown away by the effort here and the professionalism. The setup was amazing and the use of hipcast is outstanding. Great job!

Just a great line - really:
Mike DeWine’s Rick Moranis-like mug is, until further notice, the face of ugly politics in Ohio.
Williamson at The Other Paper puts Republican Mike DeWine in the Hall of Slime, right where he belongs.
(ht BSB)

The Plundercrew came through. Obtained a copy of the recently referenced Mike DeWine Chamber of Commerce ad. More desperation. The Chamber of Commerce will soon spend the most ever to maintain their stranglehold on the legislature via the corrupt Republican, ahum, I mean Independent Conservative Party. Roll Call (snippet from behind […]

Yep. You guessed it:
WASHINGTON Jul 28, 2006 (AP)— Congress would pass an increase in the minimum wage before leaving Washington for vacation, but only as part of a package rolling back taxes on the heirs of multimillionaires, a Senate leadership aide said Friday.
Excellent, Mr. Smithers. Excellent!
‘06 fellas, not ‘04. People see through […]

“Minimum Wage: I Voted Against It Before I Voted For It”
Get this one. Republicans now want to raise the minimum wage. Right. I saw this from The Hotline and immediately did the head scratch:
Opposition to a minimum wage vote is softening, however. Boehner and Maj Whip Roy Blunt have both made […]