Kasich references Strickland growing up in a chicken shack…it’s going to be a long campaign
Ted Strickland’s story about his family temporarily living in a chicken shack after their home was burned down when he was five years old is probably something you know, if you paid attention to the 2006 gubernatorial campaign. It was referenced in some of his speeches, and some of the media back then – (link):
Sunday, March 19, 2006
(The Columbus Dispatch)Ted Strickland was 5 when the old hillside house on Duck Run near Portsmouth caught fire in the middle of the night and his 13-year-old sister, Jean, scooped him into her arms and ran like hell.
Out on the gravel road, Orville Strickland pulled up after working the second shift at the steel mill in New Boston and found his wife, Carrie, moments before the house collapsed. He asked if all nine kids had gotten out.
“She said ‘Yes,’ ” recalled Roger Strickland, two years older than brother Ted. “And Dad said, ‘Then don’t worry about the damn house.’ ”
They didn’t, even though everything was lost and nothing was insured. The family walked a little ways up the hillside to the chicken house, nailed some cardboard on the walls and lived there until Orville and the older three boys converted the barn into a house. Carrie cooked their meals in a smokehouse behind the charred home.“You see things differently after you’ve lived in a chicken shack,” Ted Strickland says, 60 years later.
As shared below Strickland’s Lt. Governor candidate Yvette McGee Brown gave a speech today. Capitol Blog put up a comment from the Kasich campaign, (link):
“Not until Ted Strickland feared needing their votes did he give urban Ohioans a second thought. Having grown up in a chicken shack on Duck Run, he has all but ignored our cities’ economies and their workers. It’s a disgraceful record whose pain for urban Ohioans can’t be swept under the rug with a bunch of pretty speeches.”
The Strickland campaign responded with a release of their own:
COLUMBUS-In response to comments from the Kasich Campaign denigrating Governor Ted Strickland’s upbringing in Southern Ohio, Strickland for Governor Communications Director Lis Smith released the following statement:
“Only the Congressman from Wall Street would be so out of touch as to insult Ted’s humble upbringing. While Congressman Kasich may have spent a lot of time in boardrooms at Lehman Brothers and rubbing elbows with lobbyists at cocktail parties in Washington, Ohioans are looking for a Governor who will represent their values-and clearly that is not John Kasich.”
It’s going to be a long campaign season…
Lisa,
For the sake of accuracy you need to change the heading for this topic. Kasich didn’t say that, Yvette Brown did.
Same campaign? Yes. But as I recall, Joe Biden made some pretty boneheaded statements during the last presidential campaign. He took the heat for them, not Obama.
Same rules should apply here. Just sayin’
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:10 pmYou might want to read the post again, the citation is there from the Kasich campaign. Capitol Blog put up a comment from the Kasich campaign which is where the title reference comes from.
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:13 pmTed Strickland Has Forgotten Youngstown
Ted Strickland has visited Youngstown more in the past 4 months than he did in the first 4 years of his administration.
Only when he needs democratic votes does he come to town.
The aid to Youngstown from Columbus has been few and far between.
Ted Strickland has forgotten Youngstown, until election time.
Dennis S. Spisak-Green Party Nominee for Governor and Youngstown, Ohio area resident.
Http://www.votespisak.org/gove rnor/
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:39 amHttp://www.dennisspisak.com
Kasich was on Glenn Beck’s radio show today promoting his new book. If he can keep this campaign focused on the economy and can demonstrate that his record on this topic is much better than Strickland’s, then he should win.
June 23rd, 2010 at 12:26 pmPatrick,
That’s a pretty big “IF” but this is likely the closest race of the 3.
As an all but lifelong Ohioan, I can tell you that I have never been to Youngstown. It’s not a hotspot on Ohio’s political map. I doubt that Kasich will visit there often when he campaigns, let alone of he wins.
I suppose that the ‘Vowels of Ohio Elections” are C,C,C,D,T, and sometimes Y.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:05 pmMahoning and Trumbull counties (Youngstown) are the two most heavily Democrat in the state. Strickland will win that area easily. Turnout may be a problem, since things haven’t exactly gotten better there during his 4 years.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:33 pmPatrick,
I was looking for data to back up the voting records of people in Trumbull and Mahoning being a Democratic stronghold. It is one of those things that I would gather to be true, and I am not disputing it. Wikipedia shows that they are much poorer counties than Lucas. I believe they have been blue collar / rust belt for the last 20 years, and that isn’t likely to change their voting habits.
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:39 pmLisaRenee Says:
You might want to read the post again, the citation is there from the Kasich campaign. Capitol Blog put up a comment from the Kasich campaign which is where the title reference comes from.
Title of thread reads,
“Kasich references Strickland growing up in a….”
Title of thread should then read, “Kasich Campaign”
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:42 pmThanks Pam, I’m assuming those who read here can tell the difference between a headline, which is to briefly describe a post and post material which clearly indicates the statement was from the Kasich campaign.
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:14 pmhttp://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/county/#val=OHP00p5
June 23rd, 2010 at 3:26 pmHere is a link to 2008 presidential election Mahoning was 62% Obama and Trumbull 60%. Lucas was actually 65% Obama. I think the two Youngstown counties were even more heavily Democrat in 04. Sad that people can’t see that they have been electing the same party for eternity and that the local situation continues to decay.
#8 – Correct… the title of the thread should definitely read “Kasich Campaign”, as Kasich himself referenced nothing of the sort.
Having actually grown up on a farm myself, I never cease to be amazed how many politicians turn into former “po’ boys” and farmers for political purposes. I guess we are all supposed to go “awww golly… one of the little people, jes’ like me”. After years and years of this stuff, it irritates voters, most of whom have “poor” stories of their own. Our family has lots of depression era, and post-depression “poor” stories that would amaze city folks. But that was then, this is now – and we don’t tell those stories outside the family circle, nor expect sympathy for former hard times.
Again, the title was not just misleading, it was incorrect.
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:23 pm#10 Patrick:
It’s not like they have a choice. There is a lot of Gerrymandering and conceeding in other districts besides the 9th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio%27s_9th_congressional_district
It’s not as if this is just a one sided affair. Some districts are designed to keep all of one party INSIDE freeing the neighboring districts to get more voters for their cause.
If I haven’t linked this here before, or if you didn’t read it, check out this entry, I found it fascinating.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:34 pmConsidering the name of the candidate/elected official is often used in blog headlines as well as media headlines without the extra addition of the word “campaign”, the desire of of a few of you to nit pick when it comes to post titles never ceases to amaze me. However, I guess it’s a good way to avoid substance.
Kasich mocks Strickland’s upbringing – one example of another headline on this very same issue. I’m sure there are more but it’s not worth my time to belabor the point.
For those of you actually interested in the topic, it should also be pointed out that Kasich was not happy about the comment released by his campaign – Cleveland Plain Dealer:
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:52 pmLisa
I agree with your comment on “nitpicking”, it does allow people to evade the substance. Having watched politicians of all stripes for about 40 of my 60 years, I do see a tendency for all of them to “play to the audience” they are currently focusing on. Most of the time it is good to remember that if their lips are moving……..!
June 24th, 2010 at 8:56 amIt’s not nitpicking – if a Republican dared to say on this blog “Strickland references…” something that he did not indeed personally say, they would be instantly rebuked.
When during the ‘08 campaign, Obama told a lie about his parents being at Selma, and they “looked at each other…”, etc. etc. etc., that lie was similarly rebuked right here on this very blog, with the blog owner insisting that everybody admit it was a lie. (This was when Hillary was lying about being shot at in a combat zone.) When you say or type something that is a deliberate misrepresentation, it’s a lie. And should be similarly admitted.
Kasich either did or did not “reference” this bit about Strickland. The double-talk excusing this deliberate phrasing is just that – double talk. Also a double standard.
In grade school we learn not to use the excuse – “Well Mary Jane did the same bad thing I did.”
June 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pmIt’s a headline – it’s clear what is the intention and it’s consistent with other posts as well as done in other media. End of discussion. If you want to discuss the actual topic, feel free.
June 24th, 2010 at 12:52 pmHeadlines are often misleading out of laziness.
I have a picture of one that reads “Condom truck tips, spills load”
June 27th, 2010 at 1:38 pm