Comments on: Cincinnati Green Party candidate caught up in a scandal

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:38:48 +0000

I guess it just slipped my mind. I’m sorry about that.

Let me remind you that I’m not a trained or payed journalist. I’m doing the best I can in the limited amount of time that I can, and this is a labor of love.

By: Reasonable Question

Reasonable Question — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:17:59 +0000

Ross,

Per your 3:43 comment above, this 10/16/09 Cincinnati CityBeat article by Kevin Osborne is clearly the “one article” you read and was the basis for your item: http://bit.ly/35FcYx

Nevertheless, you didn’t reference or link to the CityBeat article. Why not?

By: Lou Novak

Lou Novak — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:52:18 +0000

Whatever drives traffic, eh Ross?

How about:

“Libertarians want more to die due to lack of health insurance.”

Of course, that’s a gross misrepresentation of the Libertarian position, but it might attract some visits, don’t you think?

By: Vaughn

Vaughn — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:50:25 +0000

“helps expose” would be better than “caught up in”

By: Petra Jenkins

Petra Jenkins — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:45:05 +0000

Bad headline.

Good Green Party candidate!!

By: Erik Geib

Erik Geib — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:41:26 +0000

“caught up in” makes it sound like he’s a part of it, not the revealer of it

By: Last Larf

Last Larf — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:03:45 +0000

A Harvard Law website that tracks internet free speech cases monitored Save-A-Life Foundation’s failed lawsuit. The page includes links to numerous court filings and other useful information: http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/save-life-foundation-v-baratz

By: Fungus Amongus

Fungus Amongus — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:02:50 +0000

Former US Sen. Norm Coleman, $40 million, and the Save-A-Life Foundation: http://tinyurl.com/5xbuyq

“Coleman Connection to Shady Non-Profit Highlighted; Coleman Campaign Defensive,” Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party press release, 9/26/08

By: Dave Schwab

Dave Schwab — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:47:07 +0000

It’s just confusing because usually when you read a headline like that, it relates to charges of corruption.

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:00:01 +0000

I think what I posted is accurate after rereading it. I wrote the headline so it wasn’t clear if the Green was in the scandal or revealed it – and the first sentence shows that he revealed it. I didn’t go into detail about what happened because I don’t know much about it. But, yeah, I agree that it’s a positive story overall and it looks like Haap is a pretty credible candidate.

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:43:19 +0000

I just read one article about it, honestly. If you want to delete this then repost it or email me some links about it, feel free.

By: Kimberly Wilder

Kimberly Wilder — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:37:45 +0000

I think the headline on this was a little confusing.

I read the story carefully, and looked into things myself a bit, on the web.

It sounds like the charity had several problems with accountability, and was receiving a lot of public funds. The Green Party person was one of several people who put the spotlight on it.

And, even so, I think the charity folded recently, but the green was involved awhile ago. It is just the charity wanting to cast blame on that previous situation.

If I understand correctly.

Overall, I would say that it is a story about a green party member who did something good.