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| Denise Driehaus Wants To Rollback Abortion Rights |
Driehaus has two March 6 primary opponents, including Luke Brockmeier who is pro-choice and Terry Tranter who is pro-life and has the endorsement that Driehaus received in 2010. Driehaus' answers to the pro-life group's questionnaire published 19 months ago put her views virtually in line with Republican Gov. John Kasich and U.S. House Spearker Boehner, and she said she would support "leadership in the Ohio House/Senate who upholds pro-life principles."
In 2010, most Democrats from former Gov. Ted Strickland on down the ticket declined to participate in the Right-toLife endorsement process. They were solidly pro-choice. Driehaus was an exception. The Daily Bellwether has a copy of the Cincinnati Right-to-Life report and candidates' survey from 19 months ago. Denise Driehaus's responses are on page 4 (highlighted):
“Democrats in Ohio and across the nation are committed to continuing the fight to protect women’s rights and women’s health. And in 2012, the Ohio Democratic Party and the Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus are committed to electing and re-electing candidates up and down the ticket who will preserve and protect a woman’s right to choose[UPDATE: 12:36 p.m. -- Cincy Blog's Brian Griffin noted last week Denise Driehaus's views on reproductive rights "are in conflict with the majority of the people in the new district but she'll happily pretend otherwise." Griff said she is trying to hide the fact she is pro-life.]
have you heard about the pro-choice feminist fetus? she couldn't wait to be born to a pro-life mother so she could march for choice
ReplyDeleteWho's writing your jokes. Rick Santorum?
DeleteTerry Tranter has not waffled on this issue, you may not agree with his stances, but you cant argue that he has experience.
DeleteI like Luke and Denise but he has never run for office, and obviously she says or does anything she can to get elected.
With Dens like Denise Driehaus who needs the GOP?
ReplyDeleteI agree. All pro-lifers should join the Repugs.
DeleteSo we have Jean Schmidt-light running in the Democratic primary for Ohio House 31. This has got to be a joke running this woman whose sole qualification is that she took back her family surname. She got divorced last summer -- a true family value there.
ReplyDeleteIn this race, you have a choice of voting for one candidate who is about doing anything to get elected, another who has never run for office but has alot of heart, and a third with alot of experience trying to make a comeback.
DeleteAs a Democrat I am leaning toward Terry Tranter because he has experience even though I dont agree with his prolife stance, and I give him credit for not waffling.
I know he will be effective in representing me as this race is about more issues than just abortion. Our region needs leadership and experience, not flip flopping and being self serving.
Tranter is probably the best choice of the three, Brockmeier appears to be too extreme in his views and probably will not be able to work across party lines to accomplish anything for the district. Face it, the Republicans are still going to be in control. In fact, Driehaus would be much better than Brockmeier.
DeleteExtreme? Upholding the party platform is extreme? I'm sorry. I want someone who supports the Democratic Party platform. Republicans don't need Democratic help to take away my rights or vote for their conservative policies so they can then claim they are being "bipartisan". We have enough Democrats who are like that in Hamilton County (Dusty Rhodes, anyone?). I want a real progressive. I'm supporting Brockmeier
DeleteThe district needs someone who can accomplish things, and Brockmeier simply won't be able to accomplish this task. You can scream as long as you want about the Democratic mantra, but that isn't going to accomplish one thing for the district. He also has to become better informed on the issues. For the good of all the citizens of the district, we need experience and a person with a positive track record. Brockmeier has neither.
DeleteBy Accomplish things, you mean like restricting the rights of women? How is this an accomplishment?
DeleteOne must take off the blinders to just one issue, Brockmeier might be more liberal in regards to allowing women to seek the termination of their unborn, but he is not the most well rounded candidate. If one were to introduce political measurable, Luke would probably place third behind the other two more qualified candidates. Brockmeier might be the liberal equivalent to the conservative Santorum.
DeleteBrockmeier has well thought out stances on many of the issues facing Ohio and the area -- not just women's rights (which is not a minor issue). He organized phone banks against SB5, for example. He is a long-standing member of GLSEN and LULAC. He cares about our safety net, the environment, public transportation, and public schools. Check out his website before saying he is a one-issue candidate www.lukeforohio.com.
DeleteNo one is stating he just has a single stance or is a one issue candidate. The original topic was about "Women's Rights" and it appears as if it is Luke's stance a woman has the right to terminate the life of her unborn child. The other two candidates bring much more to the table than Luke, and they are likely to serve the district much better than Luke. In regards to his website, been there, lost me after reading drivel about how his wife selects what he wears and has to remind him to eat. Again, didn't state he was a one issue candidate, maybe a little reading comprehension on your part is in order.
DeleteYou said he wasn't the "most well rounded candidate", but he is quite well rounded and has more documented stances on any issue than either of the opponents. Where is Driehaus' issues page? Luke is the only pro-choice candidate. A woman has a Constitutional right to control her own body. The other candidates don't want to abide by the Supreme Court. Isn't that a problem?
DeleteJust because a candidate states his/her beliefs on issues does not make him/her a more well rounded candidate. There are so many other factors to consider, one being legislative experience. LB comes up very short compared to the other two candidates. After reading LB's wife's tripe, I am not certain if LB is capable of dressing or feeding himself. Be sure to put your scarf on Luke, if elected, will Luke's wife have to accompany him to Columbus to operate the elevator for him and to make sure he wears the same color shoes? It isn't a problem for any person or group to challenge Supreme Court rulings or Constitutional issues. This great country has provided individuals, groups and Congress avenues to seek changes, and no one who believes in this country should ever challenge a person's right to seek a remedy for what they feel is a wrong. Individuals are constantly taking aim at the 2nd amendment and that is their right no matter which side of the argument you stand. What makes abortion and terminating the life of an unborn any different? Many people do not believe it is right to destroy a life via abortion. It is too bad you feel as if only women who believe they can terminate a pregnancy has constitutional rights. Did you ever take a civics or history course?
DeleteIf indeed she said "yes" to the question "Will you support state legislation to ban abortion-on-demand from fertilization to birth," that puts her in the extremist fringe of an extremist fringe which supports a "Personhood" amendment. That amendment is an unscientific, unenforceable, and irrational. It tries to fix the unknowable (when an egg is fertlized), assign it an whole array of "rights" that have always been assumed to belong only to born persons and our entire code of law is written that way, and trample on the religious beliefs of those who do not buy into this purely religious speculation about when a fetus becomes a "person." Absolutely no one should be supported by the Democratic Party who has expressed support for "Personhood," which is many steps more extreme than the so-called "Heartbeat" bill.
ReplyDeleteThere should be no room in the Democratic Party for anyone who opposes abortion on demand. If you are pro-life, get out of our party.
ReplyDeleteThat is 100% correct, if you do not believe in the termination of life get out of the Democratic Party.
DeleteThere are plenty of Democrats who support life. And there are plenty of pro-lifers who says the state should control the reproductive rights of females. She wanted government to make the decisions. She wanted government to make decisions that should be reserved between women and their doctors. Sorry, but Roe v. Wade should not be overturned. And Democrats should not support candidates who said it should be dumped.
DeleteLet me get this straight. Jean Schmidt, Denise Driehaus and John Boehner are all on the same page when it comes to women's reproductive rights. If she supports the Republicans, she should join the GOP and stop posing as a Democrat.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we as candidates ought to even answer this survey. Especially judicial candidates who pledge to follow established law, and nothing is more established than the right to privacy. So I was shocked when I read that my opponent Mr. DeWine responded that he does not even believe in a constitutional right to privacy! Judge Dinelacker at least responded correctly that it is improper for a judge to comment on this.
ReplyDeleteBruce Whitman
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Bruce, come back to Ohio. Your attempt to run an effective campaign from poolside in Palm Beach is going very poorly. Bill Sloat is running out of nice things to say about you in his fair and completely unbiased "reporting".
DeleteLove,
The 8 guys who bothered to donate to your campaign so far
So let me get this right. DeWine has a docket that is shrunk because he has disqualified himself from more than a hundred cases and his work has gone to the other judges? If that is true, he is a great example of a hard-working work shirker. I expect well will be learn-ing more about this in the days ahead. What a phoney. LOL.
DeleteHmm. I don't think Bruce goes to Palm Beach.
DeleteThat's right, it's Malibu.
DeleteCincinnati Liberal Lawyer, were you one of the looooong list of 5 whole attorneys who donated to Bruce Whitman, or are you afraid to put your money where your mouth is? Which is it, one of the following five, or blowhard?
DeletePaul Tobias
Maurice White
John Campbell
Peter Strasser
Connie Pillach
Hey, save your money, travel agent and snowbirds, or Judge DeWine, do you want to schedule a debate or several? I will split the cost. The issue should be who would be a better appellate judge, not who gets more $$$ from lawyers. Lets do it.
DeleteIt really isn't much of an issue or merits debate, DeWine is a much better fit to be an appellate judge than yourself. How much time have you spent as an elected judge? It appears as if you have primarily spent your entire career representing defendants, and one could assume you would take a bias with you the the bench if elected.
DeleteStill waiting Cincinnati Liberal Lawyer. Or are you in fact Bruce Whitman?
DeleteSpeaking of $$$ Brucey, you have now sent out three fundraising letters with the incorrect campaign contribution limits. This REALLY isn't that tough.
You would think Bill Sloat, who just spent a lot of time "reporting" on inaccuracies on Leslie Ghiz's judicial website might have a thing or two to say about his pet candidate Bruce Whitman sending out three false fundraising letters. Thanks again for the fair and unbiased "reporting" Bill!
It is amazing to find a Republican troll bashing a Democratic candidate on a comment thread debating Roe v. Wade. Every time this asshat writes something -- probably a minion of the Hamilton County machine -- he demonstrates to Democrats just how idiotic his stringpullers are.
DeleteYes, keep reminding people that Leslie Ghiz (a Republican) put out inaccurate material.
Yes, keep reminding people that Bruce Whitman (a Democrat) is running.
Yes, keep reminding people that Bill Sloat has a blog that allows asshat trolls to comment.
By the way, Bruce Whitman is running for the Ohio Court of Appeals in Hamilton County against Pat DeWine, who is the son of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. Mike DeWine is a serial flip flopper who has just endorsed his third presidential candidate this year. He is now supporting Santorum after Pawlenty and Romney.
Hah! I noticed too that DeWine abandoned Romney when he thought Santorum looked like the winner. I guess he will backpedal and go for Romney again.
DeleteIsn't DeWine a French word that means going the wrong way?
Remember, DeWines are Republicans. Bruce Whitman is the Democrat runnings for the Ohio Court of Appeals in Hamilton County against Pat DeWine, the son of Attorney General Mike DeWine "a serial flip flopper who has just endorsed his third presidentail candidate this year."
Must be hard to be a judge when you come from a family that can't stick with a decision.
Wow, Bruce Whitman and his supporter sure are classy talking about his opponent's family instead of just focusing on his opponent. Would it be ok to start digging up dirt on Bruce Whitman's parents, children, or siblings?
DeleteThe funniest thing is that Bruce Whitman himself is trolling this blog. How pathetic. But keep up the mudslinging Bruce. Implying that your opponent is unqualified worked so very, very well for you the last time you ran for judge and got your ass whipped by double digits.
DeleteI have lived in this district for years & will spend the next week trying to let my neighbors know that Denise didn't even support ER contraceptives in cases of rape. The fact that the Ohio Dem Party endorsed her knowing she would turn back women's rights 60 years disgusts me. I support Luke because I know he'll support me & my progressive values in the environment, public schools and civil rights.
ReplyDeleteDriehaus' stance on abortion is atrocious. And the fact that she is now trying to distance herself from her previous endorsements is pandering -- pure and simple. This is one of many reasons I am supporting Luke Brockmeier.
ReplyDeleteTranter's answers on the right to life web site are appalling. I am for life, but sometimes abortion is necessary. No more trampling on women's rights. I'm voting for Brockmeier
ReplyDeleteDoes Luke now go by the moniker of road kill since he was trounced by Driehaus? He wasn't even competitive. I guess the majority of the district does not hold his beliefs or what he preaches.
ReplyDeleteI am saddened and dismayed that the district didn't have as many people in it who are as in favor of killing babies as I am. Who knew?
DeleteLuke Brockmeier's run for office was aborted by the Driehaus machine.
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