Beatty sees the billionaire as a friend, albeit not the kind worthy of a public defense against allegations of sexual misconduct. Her cowardice will damage Ohio Democrats in a pivotal election year.
-Joyce blinks over 20 times in the video as you question her about Wexner.
-The Kennedy Center is a distraction, when did she ever care about any local arts organization as much?
-In 2019 Joyce was on St Croix with then already publicly known Epstein associate (JE helped fund her campaign) Virgin Islands Rep Stacey Plaskett. In the JE files Stacey meets with JE in the same few day time span she is down there, but all names are removed from the scheduling email. Plaskett was caught in 2019 texting JE DURING committees.
-Joyce, it might be noted, has been angling for an ambassadorship in the Bahamas for years. Why does she want to be nearer to international waters so badly instead of our beloved East Side?
-Tom Katzenmeyer’s son married Sherrod Browns daughter. Liz Brown got a $250k+ job the second she quit Cbus City Council mid term. Acton/Brown won’t be saying a peep about Les.
-What does Tom know and how long has he known it? The political machine in Cbus gave him a well paid job distributing millions of tax dollars at GCAC when he left L Brands. Were those distributed fairly, or also manipulated?
-You fucking rock, bro, seriously great reporting.
I don't think your take on Beatty will turn out how you think. Wexner is non-issue to most voters in Ohio because he isn't really known. The GOP is so toxic right now Ohio Dems don't need to beat the drum on Wexner. That and the fact right now it is all allegations and no actual legal outcomes. Ohio Democrats aren't the type to hold a press conference and repeat allegations to try and tar and feather their opponents. The recent mention of Wexner's name by congressional oversight committee people is the first I heard his name mentioned outside of the usual "Epstein was his fiance guy..." The fact remains that Wexner was and still is a king maker in Central Ohio and he has donated money to both parties and he even tried to bribe his employees once to vote for something he supported.
Two humiliating losses for Ohio State’s football team at the end of 2025 seems to have presaged a very, very bad year for OSU as an institution. It’s only mid-February, but Ohio State has suffered significant reputational damage (of its own making). Congratulations and thank you to the Rooster for pulling back the curtain on what is a rotten culture from the very top on down. Alas, they’re not nearly as smart as they think they are.
That was in 2018. Now she has joined up with Republican Mike Carey to "be civil." I wonder what Carey's Democratic opponent, Adam Miller thinks about that partnership?
Remember to that the GOP paid Beatty off during the most recent gerrymandering protecting her district while throwing Kaptur and the others to the wolves
There’s a great bench of potential contenders who aren’t greased with Toledo reject Michael Coleman’s support. Please be open to talent outside of the hillbilly Columbus favorites.
-Joyce blinks over 20 times in the video as you question her about Wexner.
-The Kennedy Center is a distraction, when did she ever care about any local arts organization as much?
-In 2019 Joyce was on St Croix with then already publicly known Epstein associate (JE helped fund her campaign) Virgin Islands Rep Stacey Plaskett. In the JE files Stacey meets with JE in the same few day time span she is down there, but all names are removed from the scheduling email. Plaskett was caught in 2019 texting JE DURING committees.
-Joyce, it might be noted, has been angling for an ambassadorship in the Bahamas for years. Why does she want to be nearer to international waters so badly instead of our beloved East Side?
-Tom Katzenmeyer’s son married Sherrod Browns daughter. Liz Brown got a $250k+ job the second she quit Cbus City Council mid term. Acton/Brown won’t be saying a peep about Les.
-What does Tom know and how long has he known it? The political machine in Cbus gave him a well paid job distributing millions of tax dollars at GCAC when he left L Brands. Were those distributed fairly, or also manipulated?
-You fucking rock, bro, seriously great reporting.
I don't think your take on Beatty will turn out how you think. Wexner is non-issue to most voters in Ohio because he isn't really known. The GOP is so toxic right now Ohio Dems don't need to beat the drum on Wexner. That and the fact right now it is all allegations and no actual legal outcomes. Ohio Democrats aren't the type to hold a press conference and repeat allegations to try and tar and feather their opponents. The recent mention of Wexner's name by congressional oversight committee people is the first I heard his name mentioned outside of the usual "Epstein was his fiance guy..." The fact remains that Wexner was and still is a king maker in Central Ohio and he has donated money to both parties and he even tried to bribe his employees once to vote for something he supported.
I guess I would agree if billionaires played in the same legal system that you and I do.
But don’t worry. Wexner will be deposed today by Congress and in the Dr. Strauss case soon enough.
Wexner gets to do his depo on Zoom from New Albany according to the report I heard
Wexner's not really known? When his or his wife's name can be found on/ in almost every OSU medical building? I don't think so, but that's just me.
Wexner is a central ohio phenomenon. A local newsreader this week mispronounced his name and said he lived in the Columbus area.
Btw, Bob Fitrakis at Columbus Free Press has some good reporting over the years on this too. He get into the CIA/Mob/Intelligence side of the story
https://columbusfreepress.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-there%E2%80%99s-much-more-story-2
Great stuff! The usually dogged reporting we’ve come to expect! Keep it up!!!
Two humiliating losses for Ohio State’s football team at the end of 2025 seems to have presaged a very, very bad year for OSU as an institution. It’s only mid-February, but Ohio State has suffered significant reputational damage (of its own making). Congratulations and thank you to the Rooster for pulling back the curtain on what is a rotten culture from the very top on down. Alas, they’re not nearly as smart as they think they are.
There's a "Civility Caucus"? Seriously? In the era of Trump, that's completely laughable.
It was laughable when Stivers and Beatty joined together to start it. Stivers had run despicable ads against me, hardly "civil."
That was in 2018. Now she has joined up with Republican Mike Carey to "be civil." I wonder what Carey's Democratic opponent, Adam Miller thinks about that partnership?
Remember to that the GOP paid Beatty off during the most recent gerrymandering protecting her district while throwing Kaptur and the others to the wolves
Excellent work this week.
My question is "Who would be a better Democratic replacement for Joyce Beatty?"
I don't live in that neck of the woods (I got my own shit to handle in Lucas Co., trust me), so enlighten me.
What sucks is that anybody who could legitimately primary her will just wait until she retires in 2028.
Commissioner Kevin Boyce, Commissioner Erica Crawley and Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor would be the immediate favorites.
None of them do much for me. But it’s going to be a bonanza given the safety of the seat.
(In Yoda voice) There is another…
There’s a great bench of potential contenders who aren’t greased with Toledo reject Michael Coleman’s support. Please be open to talent outside of the hillbilly Columbus favorites.