*** People in Republican Rep. Bob Latta's district are starting to notice that Latta's attitude and behavior at his town hall meetings create an unsafe mob atmosphere.
Commentary from the Sandusky Register:
...Shouts at the recent town hall meeting sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bob Latta to "treat Democrats as enemies," "kill them" and "shoot him in the face." (referring to the President) are unruly mob behavior. Most Republican leaders I respect and worked with, including Latta's father, would have rejected such suggestions as extremist, out-of-place and inappropriate at any public forum.
By his earlier silence, Bob Latta encouraged the more outrageous remarks and behavior. The "win-at-all costs" attitude expressed at the meeting is patently anti-American and threatens the stability of our country and economic recovery. Unfortunately the same attitude prevails among most minority congresspersons who have vowed to use every means possible to "bring down" a lawfully elected president.
Under this strategy what happens to constituents with real problems? They are overlooked because of political expedience and appeals for the votes of the ill-informed. Rehashing the personal, partisan and self-serving rhetoric of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh and deliberate lies presented as "news" on Fox do nothing to address issues.....
Latta, who spends most of his day updating his Twitter account (http://twitter.com/boblatta and http://twitter.com/latta4congress and yet another one, http://latta.amplify.com/category/new-media/) and his other social network accounts, needs to stop trying to fire up the right wing nuts. I'm sure that Latta's constituents would like to see some actual legislation written by Latta. They are waiting for him to deliver something for them instead of spending so much time on his Blackberry. (Visit Latta's Twitter accounts. You'll be shocked at his disrespect for President Obama and Democrats.)
Note: You may also want to check out some of Latta's comments at Republican county meetings (see stevemaloneygop).
*** With the press shy Republican candidate for Congress, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, it might be time for some TV/newspaper/internet reporters to ask Stivers some questions. The OCTA (Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association) is sponsoring a fundraising event at the Columbus Club, 181 E. Broad Street, at 5:30pm on Monday, June 28th. The press and anti-bank lobbyist individuals might want to try to ask questions of Stivers about:
----- his reluctance to discuss the BP oil spill.
----- how he feels as a BP stockholder when BP has caused deaths and the largest environmental disaster in our country's history. Does he feel comfortable to continue to take profits on his stock?
----- if he feels that BP or any corporation should pay liability claims.
----- why, as a member of the Ohio Senate, he voted against a bill that would have provided scholarships for people with disabilities.
----- why he continues to get large donations from bankers and bank PACs (political action committees).
----- why he is against voters being able to vote for their own U.S. Senators.
----- why he wants to eliminate so many departments in the federal government (Interior, Education, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy).
----- why he favors banks over consumers.
These are only suggestions.