Comments on: Commenter: Dann Office a “Crony-Driven Nuthouse” http://www.plunderbund.com/2008/05/04/commenter-dann-office-a-crony-driven-nuthouse/ All Politics. All Ohio. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Muscar http://www.plunderbund.com/2008/05/04/commenter-dann-office-a-crony-driven-nuthouse/comment-page-1/#comment-99983 Muscar Sun, 04 May 2008 23:33:27 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/?p=3748#comment-99983 I can personally attest to the politicization of the professional (attorney) staff. Dann fired dozens and dozens of attorneys who had any type of background with Republican politics. He fired one particular female attorney because she had been a Republican Senate page during undergrad for a year and she forgot to whitewash her resume. Dann required all employees to re-apply for their jobs and the ones who didn't take off Republican connections/jobs/references on their resumes were fired if they were low level. One particularly funny anecdote is that Dann promoted the section head of one of the divisions up the chain of command and then said that he wanted the deputy section chief to become the new section chief. The former section head said that was a good idea - except that Dann had fired the deputy section chief a few weeks before because he was a Republican. You will hear literally dozens and dozens of stories just like that if you ask around. Not surprisingly, you will also find dozens of attorneys and staff hired just because they are originally from Youngstown, regardless of qualifications. I know several attorneys who should not even have a license to practice law who are currently employed by the AG's office solely because they grew up in Youngstown. I can personally attest to the politicization of the professional (attorney) staff. Dann fired dozens and dozens of attorneys who had any type of background with Republican politics. He fired one particular female attorney because she had been a Republican Senate page during undergrad for a year and she forgot to whitewash her resume. Dann required all employees to re-apply for their jobs and the ones who didn’t take off Republican connections/jobs/references on their resumes were fired if they were low level.

One particularly funny anecdote is that Dann promoted the section head of one of the divisions up the chain of command and then said that he wanted the deputy section chief to become the new section chief. The former section head said that was a good idea – except that Dann had fired the deputy section chief a few weeks before because he was a Republican.

You will hear literally dozens and dozens of stories just like that if you ask around. Not surprisingly, you will also find dozens of attorneys and staff hired just because they are originally from Youngstown, regardless of qualifications. I know several attorneys who should not even have a license to practice law who are currently employed by the AG’s office solely because they grew up in Youngstown.

]]> By: skeptical but curious http://www.plunderbund.com/2008/05/04/commenter-dann-office-a-crony-driven-nuthouse/comment-page-1/#comment-99976 skeptical but curious Sun, 04 May 2008 18:17:14 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/?p=3748#comment-99976 I don't know what to make of this. Sure, Dann has made big mistakes, but is it really that bad for regular staffers? Or could this be Republicans spreading this to pile on? Maybe the commenter is honest, but s/he has skewed, unrepresentative sources? Eric, what do you hear personally? Do you know many people in the office? Could it really be that bad? I don’t know what to make of this. Sure, Dann has made big mistakes, but is it really that bad for regular staffers? Or could this be Republicans spreading this to pile on? Maybe the commenter is honest, but s/he has skewed, unrepresentative sources?

Eric, what do you hear personally? Do you know many people in the office? Could it really be that bad?

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