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Squirrel disrupts press conference
It would’ve been a normal, everyday political press conference on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse on Monday, Oct. 20.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Gov. Ted Strickland and Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman — all Democrats — stood shoulder to shoulder in dark business suits in front of a battery of news cameras.
But then a guy dressed in a giant orange squirrel costume showed up, waving a poster that said “Don’t Let Obama + Acorn Steal Ohio.”
Even the three Democrats couldn’t help but chuckle at the scene the squirrel caused.
The Ohio Highway Patrol chased the squirrel off the steps behind the three officials but then Squirrel Man stood off to the side until someone from Strickland’s security detail asked him to leave.
Strickland, Brown and Coleman were denouncing Republican John McCain’s use of automatic calls to attack Democrat Barack Obama and urged the Republicans to focus on the issues such as health care and the economy.
“They even resort to things like sending squirrels to press conferences because they have nothing else to talk about,” Coleman said. “Stop being squirrelly and start being straight with the voters.”
Squirrel Man, who was apparently trying to draw attention to controversy about voter registrations conducted by the left-leaning community activist group, ACORN, would not talk after the press conference.
The Dayton Daily News followed Squirrel Man through downtown Columbus but he lost the “tail” somewhere near Ohio Republican Party headquarters.
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