Posted on 10/26/2006 11:33:11 AM PDT by RileyD, nwJ
PRESENT
Strickland, as a US Congressman, was provided an opportunity in 1999 to vote for a resolution condemning a study suggesting sex between adults and minors could be a positive experience for the children.
Strickland chose not to support the resolution condemning the study. He was one of 13 congressmen who voted “Present”.
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Strickland has never condemned the study. In fact he has attacked those who did condemn the study. Something is wrong with a man who cannot condemn such a thing - very wrong.
Can the mods add "Ted" to the title, so people will know that this is TED Strickland, DemocRAT Ohio gubernatorial candidate and not TONY Strickland in California?
A glance at the keywords or topics would have revealed the word "Ohio".
Clarification serves the interests of newbies and lurkers. It also eliminates the need for people from California to check out an article in which they have no interest. It's quite common here to append an article with a state designation, such as (OH), so that one can see the distinction on the sidebar.
I knew that the poster probably had no idea about a downstate race in California and made a polite request as a courtesy. Got a problem with that?
Ohio, beware. Do not vote for this man!
Being in Columbus, OH and facing the possibility of him as governor makes me as sick as has Taft. Ken Blackwell is the only thinking mans answer.
OMG!! WHO would vote against that??? I thought he was a pastor.
Yeah, he pastors the Church Of the Apostates!
geesh....what kind of man is he??
Guess I should have put the /sarcasm! tag after my statement.
But yeah, what kind of person doesn't even have the decency to vote to condemn pedophilia? And, if the polls are to be believed, this "soft-on-child-predators" candidate may be our next governor! If my children get married and have children, we're getting out of Ohio. This place will definitely become a safe haven for these perverts. After all, Mr. Strickland doesn't even believe we should condemn these filthy monsters!
Don't know how to effect the desired change either.
It is amazing Ted Strickland has never spoken out against this "scientific study" (so-called) somewhat in favor of child-adult sex.
It is amazing the media lets him get away with it to this day.
Again - sorry about the mixup with the CA Strickland.
It's okay. That's why I asked the Admin Mod to add "Ted" to the title to not confuse folks.
I'm in Ohio, where this disgusting excuse for a politician is running and it makes me sick that this "soft-on-pedophilia" moonbat may be the next Governor of Ohio.
Yup...but a Rat one.
'Strickland said he agreed with much of the resolution, except for a passage that suggested the U.S. Supreme Court had recognized that "sexually exploited children are unable to develop healthy affectionate relationships in later life." '
Strickland is a psychologist and disagreed with the wording of the resolution. He didn't feel it was right to vote for a resolution that stated abused children are unable to develop healthy relationships as adults.
And if he really was a NAMBLA supporter, don't you think he would have hidden it a bit better?
I don't usually jump to the defense of a Democrat, but the hysteria about this non-vote is ridiculous. There are plenty of other valid reasons why he should not be governor, but this is a non-issue, and there is great risk in overplaying it, as the latest polls seem to be indicating.
Do you have a link for this?
OK - read the rest of the post, no need to reply. Reads to me that Strickland was condemning his collegues for voting for the resolution without having read the article in question in the first place, which is almost certainly true. (Do congressman read anything they vote on beforehand these days?)
Welcome. Newbie.
Mr. Strickland only ASSUMES that his colleagues didn't read that report. He is only a psychologist, NOT a mind reader.
For anyone wanting a comprehensive reporting on this, go to BizzyBlog at this link:
http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/10/13/why-ted-stricklands-1999-present-vote-on-h-con-res-107-matters-and-what-it-means-idx/
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