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Here is a story that popped up on my homepage, and it interests me because VA has been the only state in the entire history of the United States to have a popularily-elected black governor. Looks like Ohio might have a chance to become the second.

[quote]Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell Wins GOP Nomination for Ohio Governor
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Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, right, talks with Dr. Glenn Weaver before voting voting Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at the St. John's Unitarian Unversalist Church, in Cincinnati. Blackwell faces Attorney General Jim Petro for the GOP nomination for governor of Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)
05-02-2006 10:59 PM
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press Writer

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell won the GOP nomination for governor Tuesday after campaigning as the best candidate to deliver his party from a year of political scandals and infighting.

With more than half of precincts reporting, Blackwell had 257,531 votes, or 55 percent, compared with 208,481, or 45 percent, for Attorney General Jim Petro.

The gubernatorial primary was seen as a test of voter dissatisfaction that could foreshadow the party's prospects in November.

"The Republicans have a problem," said Carl Rullmann, a GOP voter who said he supported Blackwell.

Two other states also held primaries Tuesday, including North Carolina, where the district attorney prosecuting the Duke University rape case fought off two challengers, and Indiana, where congressional incumbents easily won their party nominations.

Blackwell's prominence as a leading black voice in the GOP could be pivotal to Republicans. He is the first black candidate to run for governor in Ohio. His ads sought to taint Petro with connections to the state's investment in rare coins that went awry and to tie him to Gov. Bob Taft, who pleaded no contest to four ethics violations last year involving a failure to report free golf outings and gifts.

Petro hammered Blackwell as a hypocrite who opposes abortion and gambling even though some of his multimillion-dollar stock portfolio is invested in those interests.

The GOP disunity may have turned off some voters.

"I saw a lot of backstabbing, name-calling, character assassination. I don't go for that kind of stuff," said James Martin, 66, leaving a polling place in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville. He said the negative campaigning influenced his choice in the Republican primary, but he would not say who that was.

The Ohio scandals also emboldened Democrats who hope to end the Republicans' 15-year hold on the governor's office.

The winner of the primary will face Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland in November. Strickland is viewed as the Democrats' best chance to regain some control over a state government where Republicans control all three branches, as well as statewide offices and a majority of congressional seats.

Strickland handily defeated a former state legislator for the nomination. With 60 percent of precincts reporting, he had 331,823 votes, or 78 percent.

Republicans targeted the House seat Strickland leaves open as one of its best shots nationally to gain a Democratic congressional spot. They have been helped by the fact the Democrats' leading candidate must run as a write-in due to a filing mistake. National Democrats and Republicans have spent roughly $1 million in the race, more than they have for any primary in the past decade.

Ohio's U.S. Senate race will also be closely watched in the fall, but incumbent Sen. Mike DeWine and his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown, easily emerged from the primary.

In North Carolina, the allegations against Duke athletes turned what might have been a low-key election into a referendum on Mike Nifong's performance.

In unofficial results, Nifong had 45 percent of the vote, with challenger Freda Black close behind with about 42 percent. There are no Republicans running in the general election, and Nifong needed only 40 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.

In Indiana, all nine congressional incumbents advanced to the November election. Most challengers were short on money and party support. Sen. Richard Lugar, one of the most popular politicians in state history, had no Republican opposition.[/quote]

What do y'all think? Do you believe that despite all the racial tensions in Cincy and possibly elsewhere, that the Buckeye State is ready to have a person of color run the state. Governor Wilder was a success here in VA, and many of the Republican governors after him improved on his programs and took them further. I am just curious.
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[quote name='DanvilleBengal' post='262459' date='May 2 2006, 10:04 PM']Here is a story that popped up on my homepage, and it interests me because VA has been the only state in the entire history of the United States to have a popularily-elected black governor. Looks like Ohio might have a chance to become the second.
What do y'all think? Do you believe that despite all the racial tensions in Cincy and possibly elsewhere, that the Buckeye State is ready to have a person of color run the state. Governor Wilder was a success here in VA, and many of the Republican governors after him improved on his programs and took them further. I am just curious.[/quote]
There are no more racial tensions in Cincy than in any other notable city. They are simply publicized more.
The same problems exist everywhere in America.
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:lol:

Reminds me of that movie with Chris Rock where he ran for president. First day, he imagined that he got shot while makin his speech.
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Guest Bengal_Smoov
Who said Kenneth Blackwell was a black man?? Did I miss something?



















You know at night-time when everyone is sleep he takes his makeup off....just sayin..









I'm sure when alot people read Coy's post and don't know what he's talking about when he refers to the "hankerchef-head" blacks in Cincy, well just think Uncle Kenny Blackwell if you need a visual image.
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Guest ONYX
Blackwell reminds me of a classic character from one of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novels.

I just cant think of the character's name though.
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Guest ONYX
I'd rather see the grand wizard of the Ohio chapter of the KKK run the state,
than see that "hankerchef-head" token GOP junglebunny become governor.

If I have to walk door to door in white neighborhoods, urging people not to vote for him,
while I pass out flyers that say "Say No to the Negro", I will.


[img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/23.gif[/img]
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[quote name='ThurmanMunster' post='262478' date='May 3 2006, 12:36 AM']id rather have him than some fucking Democrat[/quote]HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

yea, fucking liberal pinko commie bastards... alway trying to help blue-collar workers, the lower class, and your constitutional rights all at the expense of some of them supporting gay marriage... i mean, EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw
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[quote name='sneaky' post='262484' date='May 2 2006, 11:47 PM']I'd rather see the grand wizard of the Ohio chapter of the KKK run the state,
than see that "hankerchef-head" token GOP junglebunny become governor.

If I have to walk door to door in white neighborhoods, urging people not to vote for him,
while I pass out flyers that say "Say No to the Negro", I will.
[img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/23.gif[/img][/quote]

Don't worry I seriously doubt he will win, he still reeks of Bush!!!!!!!!!!


Why do guys like [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Brown_%28U.S._politician%29"]Ron Brown[/url] have to die in airplane crashes but this dick in the booty ass muthafucka prospers, wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, Blackwell makes Carlton Banks look like Malcolm X. Belong to a race means more than having a certain skin color.
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[b]I think most black people who currently supports the GOP,
may have been inspired by this film..........[/b]

[img]http://www.die-ritze.com/poster_2/original/blackklansman.jpg[/img]

[b]Has anyone seen it?[/b]












:ninja:

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[quote name='ONYX' post='262682' date='May 3 2006, 01:53 PM'][b]I think most black people who currently supports the GOP,
may have been inspired by this film..........[/b]

[img]http://www.die-ritze.com/poster_2/original/blackklansman.jpg[/img]

[b]Has anyone seen it?[/b]
:ninja:[/quote]


No, but I hear it inspired a cheppelle skit. ;)

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[quote name='Nati Ice' post='262485' date='May 3 2006, 12:48 AM']HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

yea, fucking liberal pinko commie bastards... alway trying to help blue-collar workers, the lower class...[/quote]

By trying to tax the shit out of them?
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what better way to ease racial tensions, than to have a black conservative run the state? a bunch of rednecks will be saying "damn... he sounds like me!" will it change is the racist rednecks mind? nope... but it will go along way for our future imo...

yes, they are ready...
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[quote name='akiliMVP' post='262774' date='May 3 2006, 04:41 PM']I saw an interview with Blackwell yesterday on television..... He seemed kind of retarded.[/quote]

[img]http://www.portcityunderground.com/images/thats_racist.gif[/img]

[img]http://sweb.uky.edu/~adbroc2/images/damarcus.gif[/img]






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[quote name='Jason' post='262767' date='May 3 2006, 04:22 PM']I think it's racist that anytime a black person is a Republican he's called an "Uncle Tom".[/quote]


I guess you would also consider it racist to call a black person who joins the KKK a "damned fool."


Anyway, Blackwell is not a black person, he's a knee-grow.
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[quote name='Coy Bacon' post='262955' date='May 3 2006, 09:21 PM']I guess you would also consider it racist to call a black person who joins the KKK a "damned fool."
Anyway, Blackwell is not a black person, he's a knee-grow.[/quote]

Um, last I checked, it was the Democrats that owned slaves, and the Republican party that freed them, so to associate the KKK with Republicans is not only asinine, it's just plain wrong.
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[quote name='Bunghole' post='262461' date='May 3 2006, 12:09 AM']There are no more racial tensions in Cincy than in any other notable city. They are simply publicized more.
The same problems exist everywhere in America.[/quote]


An anti-black white guy WOULD say that. Being black and having heard from quite a few of my fellow black people who have also lived in and visited to quite a few notable cities, I have to disagree. This is one nasty peckerwood town. Sure, they all have some similar issues, but it's more palpable here than a lot of places. It always has been. This is copper-head country - home of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The place where they wheeled a cannon up to the edge of Bucktown and fired it day and night. The place where they attacked blacks for seeking to fight in the army. This is the place, where to this day you have to let white men, women and children know that you will, contrary to your natural inclination, knock them flat on their asses before you step off the sidewalk so they can pass 4 abreast. Even relative Uncle Toms will testify to how fucked up Cincinnati is outside of mixed company. Fuck Cincinnati.
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