I don't know why Mike Huckabee wants you to vote no (other than the obvious), but he just called me and told me so. It is nice that someone from Hope, Arkansas cares so much about what is happening in Ohio. I guess he may be up to another round of presidential politics :)
Alert
FYI Mike Huckabee does not want you to support issue 5 (payday lenders)
SEN. BARACK OBAMA WILL BE SPEAKING IN TOLEDO ON MONDAY
Obama to speak at SeaGate Convention Centre
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will hold a campaign rally at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the downtown SeaGate Convention Centre.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and for security reasons no one is allowed to bring bags into the rally. It is suggested that personal items be limited. No signs or banners are permitted.
Friends of Library Book Sale
At 1301 Reynolds Rd; in Reynolds Shopping Center (Dorr & Reynolds, actually)
Thursday, October 23 – noon to 6 p.m. (FOL members only)
6-8 p.m. (public sale)
Friday, October 24 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (public sale)
Saturday, October 25 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (public sale)
Congress approves Big Banking welfare program. American Taxpayers on the hook.
Congress OKs historic bailout bill; Bush signs it
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DAVID ESPO, Associated Press Writers
44 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and sent it to President Bush who quickly signed it.
Vote for Sarah Palin
e-mail request:
PBS has an online poll posted asking if Sarah Palin is
qualified. Apparently the Republicans knew about this in advance and are
flooding the voting with YES votes.
I know -- it's only a poll. But it will be reported on PBS,
picked up by mainstream media and can influence undecided voters in swing
states.
Please do two things -- takes 20 seconds.
A Must Watch Video The Truth Is Told.
This is a Must See Video. Click on the link to view. It will show you the Truth ! See for yourself ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZVw3no2A4
Enjoy, Pass it around !
Senate bailout bill keeps growing, pork-filled, over 450 pages so far
I'm writing Voinovich and Brown - vote no !
New Toledo Free Press Web site
If you have not already looked, the Toledo Free Press has implemented a major overhaul of their Web site. While they are the first to point out that it is in Beta, it looks like they are taking their news organization's online presence to a new level.
Russia engages in 'gangland' diplomacy as it sends warship to the Caribbean
Are you scared yet?
Launch of jonstainbrooksucks.com
Now you can get links to the Ohio Secretary of State deadlines as well as keep up with what is going on with Jon Stainbrook all at one site! I want to introduce http://www.jonstainbrooksucks.com
OBAMA PAPER DOLLS BARACK MICHELLE & KIDS
Wow ! Actually, these are kind of cute . Isn't it nice to feature these things on this website ?
Gov. Palin won't meet with TrooperGate Investigators
Governor Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Candidate, has refused to meet with investigators concerning the TrooperGate issue. Is this a sign of things to come and didn't Kwame do something similar? Do we not learn by other's mistakes?
"Lose your house, lose your vote"?
For ANY political party to do this is disgusting!
By Eartha Jane Melzer 9/10/08 6:42 AM
Michigan Republicans plan to foreclose African-American voters
Check factcheck.org
Be informed! Since it is an election year, people like Pink Slip will twist the truth and present it as fact, in order to score political points. Because it seems worse than ever before, be sure you are informed and check http://factcheck.org to see who is twisting the truth. You can also search the Internet and find other sources too.
My hosting on Eye on Toledo
I just wanted to give you all a heads up, that you won't hear me on Eye on Toledo as much as before. I may still host every once and a while, but due to employment changes I could not commit to being as regular as I should have been. I may still host every once and a while but I won't be very regular any more.
Obama and Biden rape taxpayers!
Yikes!
http://councilfor.cagw.org/site/DocServer/2007_Senate_Ratings_Final.pdf?...
Don't worry, though; Obama wants to give 95% of Americans tax cuts. Cough, cough, choke, gag.
Support the troops event in Point Place
From Fred's e-mail:
Wednesday evening at 6:30 Point Place will be holding it's annual Support the Troops Rally in Friendship Park. The park is located on 131st just East of Summit. Parking for the event will begin at 5:45 and the ceremony includes NO POLITICIANS. It is a tribute to the men and women who honor this country with thier service. WSPD will be broadcasting live from 6-7.
3:00 am Wednesday morning... ready for it?
CERN to inject first particle beam into their Large Hadron Collider—a massive contraption straddling the Swiss/French border—early Wednesday morning.

Toledo Extreme Home Makeover house revealed
The Extreme Home Makeover house is at 6044 Edgedale Circle as revealed on 13abc this morning. That is in the Alexis/Secor area. Aaron and Jackie Frisch's family sounds very worthy of the new house. We will learn more throughout the day and there will be another report at 11:00/30am on 13abc. It is said they have 11 children, some adopted from Haiti.
More Property Taxes !
More Property Taxes ! ?? Come on. A Levy was just passes in Oregon, Toledo and many other areas. Now the same areas want more. We were told that the problem was down in Columbus. And they would fix it. Did this happen? NO!
Now they want just more Taxes. NO!
We need a NO Means NO Law. That once a levy is turned down it cannot be on to vote for 2 years.
Home energy costs are set to drop for Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc. customers next month, marking the second dip since prices hit a
Columbia Gas on Thursday said customers will pay $1.09 per 100 cubic feet for natural gas in September. That’s down from $1.35 in August and from an unprecedented $1.43 in July, but up 11 cents from September 2007.
The average customer’s bill next month will cost $28.02, up from $26.16 a year ago, although average consumption rates at both prices are the same.
How would the city enforce loitering in the middle of a neighborhood?
Today while driving in my neighborhood, I saw a "No Loitering" sign posted on a telephone pole. Is this enforceable and if so how?
How do you know who is loitering and who is just shooting the breeze with their neighbor?
Recycle Thieves
Warning...Warning Swampbubblers! Recycle thieves on the loose in South Toledo!
Oops he did it again - Mayor Finkbeiner leaves dog in car
Reported by Paula Johnson
Posted by Nick Dutton - email
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTOL) - Saturday morning News 11 cameras caught Mayor Carty Finkbeiner in violation of parking, safety and green living codes of conduct. His car was parked illegally and left running for nearly 45 minutes with his dog Scout inside.