Posted on 05/17/2006 11:12:40 PM PDT by goldstategop
don't know about you, but I see a dearth of leadership in America.
Where are the Ronald Reagans?
Are there any on the horizon?
Well, I think I have spotted one.
Ken Blackwell (Photo: pbs.org)
His name is Kenneth Blackwell and he is running for governor of Ohio on the Republican ticket.
It's going to be a tough year for Blackwell, given the extent to which his party has alienated the American people. Even worse, in his own state, the GOP organization has been mired in breathtaking scandal.
But emerging from the ashes is a courageous, principled leader with a capital L.
He may represent the one bright spot in Republican politics this year. And he is a rising star the whole nation will come to know and love if he is successful in his bid for the top executive position in the big industrial state.
This week, he lays out the specifics of his plans – not only for Ohio, but for the nation – in "Rebuilding America," published by WND Books.
Here's a politician with whom I'm proud to be associated.
Judging from the rhetoric in Ohio, he's also the Democratic Party's worst nightmare – a conservative black man who threatens to break up the opposition party's plantation-like control of black American votes.
They're practically in hysterics already in Ohio. This week, his white Democratic opponent for the governorship accused Blackwell of engineering a plot to deprive his fellow blacks of the right to vote in the 2004 election.
A spokesman for Blackwell, Carlo LoParo, pointing out how "irresponsible" Rep. Ted Strickland's comments were, added that the would-be governor – now promising black voters he will stack his cabinet with blacks – has never employed an African-American staff member.
You know how that works – watch what I say, not what I do.
Blackwell, 58, is a former mayor of Cincinnati and a former Ohio treasurer. He was the first African American to be elected statewide, in 1994.
He believes his recipe of rebuilding America's urban areas through private enterprise, and America's families through moral renewal, will resonate with both black and white Ohioans.
After reading his great book, co-authored by our own Jerome Corsi, I'm happy to say I believe it, too. And I believe Blackwell is just the guy to lead us to the Promised Land.
Blackwell championed the successful 2004 ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in Ohio. This year, he is promoting a state constitutional amendment that would impose tight spending limitations on state and local governments.
He's what I call a 100 percenter – pro-life, pro-family, in favor of limited government, the Constitution, free enterprise, personal responsibility, self-reliance and a practicing Christian.
Even Strickland admits Blackwell has the potential to cut into the black vote in November. That's why he is campaigning hard in black communities – normally taken for granted by Democratic politicians.
Meanwhile, Blackwell is hoping his book, "Rebuilding America: A Prescription for Creating Strong Families, Building the Wealth of Working People, And Redeveloping Our Cities," will not only help him get his message out in Ohio, but, also, position his candidacy as a nationwide cause.
Are you ready to get on board?
Are you, too, looking for some new political blood in America?
Are you eager to see some real leadership exhibited once more in our nation?
Do you think a little principle could go a long way to restoring our country?
Then take my advice. Read Ken Maxwell's "Rebuilding America."
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
I assume you meant "Blackwell" and not "Maxwell"
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
I don't like World Nut Daily.
And Blackwell is the current Ohio Secretary of State, not former Ohio treasurer.
And Ohio's scandal is a coin dealer who contributed to republicans and who may have taken 5-10 million dollars from a state investment trust. Also, the bureau of workers comp lost 150 million to a pittsburg investment firm. Ohio's budget is 25 billion.
What is killing Ohio is Delphi, Ford and GM for which the republicans are getting blame and the dems in michigan are getting the same blame.
I think you meant to say "a lot of fact checking could have cleared that up "
Ok my mistake, blackwell was a former Ohio treasurer.
this, by the way, from someone who has no great love for blacks.
but condelliza(sp?), she is truly a class act.
did you know that she has appeared on stage with, oh, my goodness, i am getting old, famous violest (sp? word?).do you have any understanding of what that means?
if my precious baby daughter could ever make such a claim, well ... i would be even more obnoxious than i am now.
Exactly so.
Third-party pipe-pipers lead to one fate and one fate only: political eunuch-ism. Ken Blackwell is a first-class man and a first-class Republican. He has always been both.
And that is why he is so respected and successful - to the anguish of Democrats and even some Republicans.
Clinton hastily retreated to the military's suggested "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. But this shows the perpetual, incipient moves of the left which must be guarded against.
Strickland is a union hack - whence the source of most of his campaign funds - and would in deep deference to the teachers' unions, make damn sure that no charter schools exist in Ohio - something that millions of blacks there desire.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Extending the Club for Growth PAC's record to 4-0 for endorsed candidates in the 2006 cycle, last night Ohio primary voters overwhelmingly voted for the two candidates endorsed by the Club for Growth PAC, the political arm of the nation's largest free market advocacy organization with more than 35,000 members, and the pro-growth agenda they advocate: Secretary of State Ken Blackwell for Governor, and State Senator Jim Jordan for the 4th Congressional District. Club for Growth PAC support was vital to both victories.Don't trust the GOP with your money only to watch them spend it on the Specter's and the Chafee's. Stupid is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
"These are huge wins not only for Ken Blackwell and Jim Jordan, but for the entire pro-growth agenda," said Pat Toomey, President of the Club for Growth. "The Club for Growth PAC is proud to have played a significant part in ensuring these two candidates had the support they needed to campaign effectively on lower taxes and less spending and the voters have responded."
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