Posted on 01/25/2011 1:12:12 AM PST by buccaneer81
Not a very conservative outlook on life.
Mike DeWine must support entitlements because he dragged this guy to see an MD and laid 80$ on him even though (so he claims) the cyclist ran the red light and caused the dust up
Mike DeWine liked playing Mr Nice Guy but only under his own rules. DeWine is now a laughing stock...this will come back to plague him. His cheapness.
The police report states that Kirk ADMITTED to being in the wrong.
Are you that dense or that blinded by your hatred?
The fact the cyclist said he`d go to the media if he didn`t get what he wanted should clue us all in it was a demand. The cyclist was at fault. DeWine had already gone above and beyond. Were it me, I`d have offered to take him to the nearest ER and been done with it, assuming his bike didn`t damage my vehicle. These punkass kids... no matter what you do for them, it`s never enough.
DeWine is NOT an obama supporter for pete’s sake. Some of you on here are truly ignorant. DeWine is a Republican.
The bicyclist was at fault, and DeWine went above and beyond the call of duty. I think if this has continued, he would’ve been trying to shake him down for a very long time - even though DeWine wasn’t at fault. I suspect the bicyclist was an obama supporter - shake downs are part of their MO.
If Dewine wants to play benevolent dictator then he should not have gotten involved. Lets get real. Another $80 and new cell phone is pocket change for DeWine
You actually sound jealous of DeWine.
If I’d tried to help a cyclist who had collided with my car through no fault of mine and that cyclist called up the next day demanding money or he’d go to the news media, I’d have cut him off, too.
So would any sane individual. You’re hearing about this because the cyclist did go to the media, you realize this, don’t you?
It was attempted extortion.
You have to be in control just like DeWine....think about it. I’m sure Dewine was delighted when the poor idiot cyclist asked for more. Giving DeWine a chance to get all puffed up and indignant at such outrageous ($80+cell phone) extortion
“The very thought of it! I, Mike DeWine refuse to succumb to such blackmail!!!” “Officers, arrest this man and see he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!” “Our children must be taught this is wrong”
Youre hearing about this because the cyclist did go to the media, you realize this, dont you?>>>>>>
They both went to the media. Mike DeWine’s side is in this article too. DeWine is trying to get out in front of this mess that he could have avoided if he wasn’t so cheap
Well, you just go right on your merry way and pay people who demand money of you for any old reason, then. You’re really coming off badly here, dennisw. You’ve been around FR a long time, at least your screen name has. I don’t recall your sounding like such a complete idiot before.
Are you OK? Maybe you should see a doctor. Not that I’m admitting any fault if you’ve busted a vein and are stroking out because of this. Don’t come asking me for money.
If I was at fault in an accident, it wouldn’t have occurred to me to ask for anything from the other person involved.
Well, except that they please accept my apologies for probably scaring the hell out of them.
.....must be something wrong with my thinking.
You actually sound jealous of DeWine.>>>>>
Can’t be jealous of someone I hardly know of. Maybe you live in DeWine land
They guy ran a red light, dennisw. I don’t give a rats butt about DeWine, who he is, or whatever.
Seems pretty straightforward to me. Dumbass on a bike runs a red light and has collision with car coming through the intersection; person in car helps with personal doctor and bills for evaluation; cyclist figures out who the guy is and asks for more money, threatening to go to the media if he doesn’t comply.
I am having a hard time understanding your point of view here. On the surface, it doesn’t seem to fit with your posting history from what I have seen in the past on FR, but that is just my opinion. It is puzzling to me.
Kirk should be thankful he didn’t get a ticket.
My problem with DeWine is that he sent a female staffer to deal with a 28 year old male parolee.
At that point, DeWine conferred with attorneys in his office and decided to provide no more help to Kirk.
It's also obvious that you never read the story and that you have a total disregard for the facts.
That is a good point.
DeWine playing the outraged padron role...This fails to impress me. Politicians extort and blackmail each other every day of the week, even Sunday when they go to church. I’m surprised you can’t see through his “outraged” shtick with the cyclist.
DeWine is just plain cheap. In the course of his life he has extorted and been extorted many times. Not for money but just doing political deals. It’s called wheeling and dealing
“...for a guy like DeWine there is no difference between $80 and $400...”
Hey Dennie, you busy tonight? There may still be time to get you to Washington to claim the extra seat next to the First Lady (well, the extra half-seat...she takes a little extra)!
You would be perfect, a natural: Like you Obama is a guy who can’t stand other peoples’ financial success, and he doesn’t know the difference between a balanced budget and $13 trillion!
In other words a loser, just like you!
Just curious, dennisw, how do you know DeWine “went” to the media?
I doesn’t say anywhere that he did, and I highly doubt that he did. The most LIKELY scenario is that the extortionist did go to the newspaper, who then got copies of the police report and called DeWine who gave them his account.
I can’t believe you are saying he should “just pay” because he is a “rich bastard” and “has the money”.
That is pretty much what we hear on the national and international level from our socialist administration and other countries around the world regarding what we should do with our wealth.
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