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Kenneth Blackwell, the former secretary of state of Ohio and defeated contender for Governor, has been hired on as a "Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment" at Washington's premiere right wing religious lobbying outfit, The Family Research Council. "He is credited with being part of the team that helped double President George W. Bush's vote count among Blacks in Ohio in 2004, and is charged, by critics, of having tampered with that vote." read more...

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Executive Producer of The Professional Left Podcast. On staff at Crooks and Liars since 2007. Master's degree from Harvard. Happy wife of Driftglass. Mother of three geniuses. Obsessive knitter. Blogs at http://bgalrstate.blogspot.com. .
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Russ Mason UK's picture

frist in the uk?

dadams's picture

let's have a vote in America the real one and not the one in bush's head--

i say we line up the entire bush administration and waterboard them for the truth.

they back waterboarding so i am sure they would not object.

surely they just want us to love them like they love us, the American Citizens.

Russ Mason UK's picture

The one on the left is Romney, the one on the right is Giuliani, the one in the centre is................................................. Billo!

bilhelm-X's picture

Ah, the Family Research Council. Those guys are my favorite Liars of All Time; now they've hired themselvs a Crook!

cheesesauce's picture

Another GOP fallen angel?! Say it ain't so! I'm so glad they have found a place in conservaturd heaven. As the saying goes, "Turds of a feather flock together."

Paul in LA's picture

Blackwell can run, but he can't hide. We have five more years to chase him in the Grand Juries, and his time will come.

On the charge of Conspiracy to violate the Voting Rights Act: GUILTY, ten years in federal prison.

Blue Buddha's picture

Great... the guy who is credited for turning Ohio 2004 into a Florida 2000 lands a cushy job as a lobbyist sucking taxpayers' dollars. Sort makes you wonder what has happened to Katherine Harris after her 2006 defeat... what cushy job is she going to land?

Jack Damage's picture

Whatever, these GOP types are falling from grace like rotten apples falling off a dying tree.... So many lately I'm losing truly track. So, he's one of the hacks that screwed over my former home states vote in 04 eh....And this isn't some sex scandal in a restroom situation huh? Golly, that's almost real news right there.... Well maybe he can find some intern to buddy up to at his new gig with those closeted religiofreeks at the 'famblee reserch countsel'.....'Heaven' knows those types are mostly frustrated perves of one stripe or another......he ought to fit right in... JD

enigma4ever's picture

Jack damage- Blackwell KNOWs all about the religiofreeks....do a little digging and you find out about a lovely scheme called "Fish& Loaves"...which is part of What Went Wrong In Ohio....and that was just a piece of it...and yes, Blackwell has "values"...right..At this rate I am suprised he is not running as someone's VP mate....oh, that could still happen...or the Medal Of Freedom....

mudshark's picture

this does not surprise me in the least.

Radically Moderate's picture

Blackwell should be in Jail.

thepoetryman's picture

I thought the GOP mascot was the elephant?

mudshark's picture

KO has a special comment coming up .......just so you know.

Old Billy's picture

Blue Buddha @ 7:

Great... the guy who is credited for turning Ohio 2004 into a Florida 2000 lands a cushy job as a lobbyist sucking taxpayers' dollars. Sort makes you wonder what has happened to Katherine Harris after her 2006 defeat... what cushy job is she going to land?

Seriously, where you trying to take this discussion with questions like what jobs Ms. Harris might be qualified for?

I'll start... Fluffer?

Going Terrier's picture

OT: Hey, John Amato -- will you put Keith Olbermann's special comment up later tonight -- I'm working.

hope's picture

One of the hardest things I have dealing with is "life is not fair". All of these creeps should live the rest of their days in prison. Why is that so hard to accomplish? I know..no one in power is actually a public servant--only a corporate servant. And that includes the Dems who have absolutely no balls.

mudshark's picture

Luv the picture up there by the way....describes them to a tee.

Russ Mason UK's picture

Seriously, where you trying to take this discussion with questions like what jobs Ms. Harris might be qualified for?

I’ll start… Fluffer?

I know old billy...you're spot on.

Goes well with the follow up.... Bukkake Mouth Malkin (Morgan) if you prefer?

UGH, UGH, UGH.

Secular Left's picture

Ken Blackwell: new BFF of Tony Perkins

Saw this bit on the website Crooks and Liars about Ohio's favorite religious right demogog J Kenneth Blackwell who has a new gig and word he may try to run for US Senate in 2010. Excuse me I just threw up in my mouth.

Ron's picture

Think about it! These people are actually proud of what they have done to screw up our country. They are the enemy.

Marge's picture

There's mega bucks in them thar religious hills. Look at how Robertson robs his flock, how Farwell had houses, and cars and jewels, and the top thief of all Dobson. Who turned religion into the biggest cash cow of all. Why wouldn't people want to be the big hooha of the church.

crazylove's picture

Looky looky such adorable piggies! The dif: innocence vs true sociopathic malevolence.

Pukes are in deep trouble in '08 Blackwell and the rest of them with their giant comic book reality. So absurd. So freakish they can't even PRETEND anymore. Bite 'em hard, get them the hell out of your state.

youngharry's picture

Ken Blackwell needs to be charged with a felony for his great work in the 2004 election as chairman of the Bush-Cheney Campaign in Ohio and at the same time serving as Secretary of State in charge of all elections for the State of Ohio.
He needs to go to jail with a few of the other members of the Family Research Council. Ken Blackwell is a traitor to this country, to his race and to the American people. He fits right in with the Family Research Council.

myiq2xu's picture

Okay, I'm pretty sure that's Blackwell on the right and Rove in the middle, but who is the third Republican in that photo?

King Coody's picture

Ken is just padding his nest like all hustlers do. Unlike Al Sharpton who is aligned with the Dems, Colored Ken beams his big horse teeth at the Repube manger. Sharpton is populist oriented who voices concerns the mainstream Dems corporate owners rather have them forget. And he has the audacity to say there still racial issues unresolved. Shady as a lady in mustache ? Yeah that's Al but in comparison to Colored Ken... Blackwell and the coloreds who found favor with the Repubes don't bring anything remotely original to their side they parrot their "quality folks" words verbatim and slime a lubricant for their underhanded deals for their own rewards. Colored Ken Beanhead Ron Christy Jerkin'Cows Watts, CondiSkeeza ...

myiq2xu's picture

King Coody @ 25:

Ken is just padding his nest like all hustlers do. Unlike Al Sharpton who is aligned with the Dems, Colored Ken beams his big horse teeth at the Repube manger. Sharpton is populist oriented who voices concerns the mainstream Dems corporate owners rather have them forget. And he has the audacity to say there still racial issues unresolved. Shady as a lady in mustache ? Yeah that's Al but in comparison to Colored Ken... Blackwell and the coloreds who found favor with the Repubes don't bring anything remotely original to their side they parrot their "quality folks" words verbatim and slime a lubricant for their underhanded deals for their own rewards. Colored Ken Beanhead Ron Christy Jerkin'Cows Watts, CondiSkeeza ...

Stream of semi-conciousness?

boxerfan's picture

i hate to said this, but i have been reading history books lately, and there was some African involved in the slave trade. some tribal leaders would sell their own slave to the white man or the white man would hire native African to go and kidnap the other native African for their slave trade. ken Blackwell reminds me of one of those African who, if he get paid enough money would go into the deep heart of the African Continent and kidnap African to give to the white man for a small amount of money.

not only that, he also reminds me of the house slave who fought on the side of the south in order to preserve state's rights; but while he is fighting he is either purposely ignorant that the state's right he is fighting for is to preserve slavery. he also reminds me of the house slave who would advocate for slavery since it keep all the slave employ.

y'all should read American fascist by Chris hedges where he mention ken Blackwell in his book and his alleging to the wing nut who wants to bring on the end of the world so that Jesus would come back.

Paul in LA's picture

boxerfan @ 27:

i hate to said this,

You are engaged in an unfortunate fallacy having to do with skin color.

• There is more genetic diversity under the hood of black skin color (something like 85% of all genetic diversity) than all the other skin colors put together.

A person like Blackwell may use his 'black' skin to political advantage, but he is LESS likely to actually share his genetic set-up with another 'black'-skinned person as he is to share it with a 'white'-skinned person.

• There are no races, but if there were, there are hundreds of 'black' races, not just one.

Paul in LA's picture

youngharry @ 23:

Ken Blackwell needs to be charged with a felony for his great work in the 2004 election

We have until 2010 to start the prosecution.

Ohio Revised Code § 2901.13. Limitation of criminal prosecutions.
(A) (1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section or as otherwise provided in this section, a prosecution shall be barred unless it is commenced within the following periods after an offense is committed:

(a) For a felony, six years;

sully18's picture

This total scumbag is up and at`em again.His life is one big farce from the time he was at X.U. till know.I thought he was a Catholic when he ran for mayor in Cincinnati.I also thought he was a Dem back then, but he is in reality"anything that gets him elected.People in Ohio have caught on as he got his ass kicked for gov.after he helped steal the 2004 election.
I`m glad to see him gone and hope he stays gone.Family Research Council,my ass.What do they research, hatred,lies,and analism?
If the so-called religious or "wrong Right "accepts this guy,I think it`s great.These scumbags deserve each other.

StCyrlyMe's picture

This bastard needs to be in jail for what he did and instead he is summoned to do more damage then he already has.

jr's picture

there's an endless circle of make work jobs the righties create for their matinee idols

capnmike's picture

Interesting how the 3 pigs in this picture look SO much like the 3 pigs in the picture above it!!!

destardi's picture

"paul in la"

While I appreciate your attempt, your final comment invalidates your point. "There are no races, BUT IF THERE WERE"

You're still buying into it. Either way, what matters is what is PERCEIVED, not all the DNA under and in the skin. By dismissing a viewpoint that is held by many people, does not make it less true to those people.

I might suggest that it's more of a class issue, rather than race...

ysbaddaden's picture

My doctor says I need to eat less rashers of fried Republicans for breakfast.

Toi Su's picture

Christian fascism. Lovely.

These Christofascist terrorists are going to kill us all.

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