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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Strickland on Jones-Kelley: “A good human being”
Helen Jones-Kelley resigned last Wednesday, Dec. 17, as director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services amidst the continuing controversy over her role in the “Joe the Plumber” saga.
In a year-end interview, Gov. Ted Strickland, who appointed Jones-Kelley to the state job, said he did not ask for her resignation.
He had suspended her for a month without pay earlier after Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles reported that Jones-Kelley, of Clayton, had improperly authorized searches of state databases for personal information on Samuel Joseph “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher during the presidential campaign.
“Helen Jones-Kelley is a good human being and has lived her life in service to others and I wish her the very best,” Strickland said in the interview.
Strickland has said that he plans to sign legislation aimed at cracking down on unauthorized snooping into state databases. Asked if the controversy has hurt his credibility with the state legislature, he said “I don’t know.”
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Obama’s choice of Rick Warren sparks controvery
Democratic President-elect Barack Obama has ignited a firestorm of controversy with his decision to invite Pastor Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church in southern California to give the invocation at Obama’s inauguration.
Some of Obama’s liberal supporters consider the choice almost a betrayal because of some of Warren’s views including his strong opposition to gay marriage and gay and lesbian rights. Columnist Katha Pollitt outlined the case against the choice in a recent column.
“Warren has compared gay marriage to incest and pedophilia,” writes Pollitt.
Meanwhile, E.J. Dionne praised the choice in one of his columns, pointing out Warren’s support for more church involvement with poverty, social justice and other issues that Obama has championed.
“On balance, inviting Warren opens more doors than it closes,” writes Dionne.
Here’s an opportunity to get involved in the discussion.
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