Rooster in Review: Mike DeWine is the biggest nerd in state history
Rooster in Review: Mike DeWine is the biggest nerd in state history
His old ass would die if he smoked one of my blunts rolled in the sweet, flavored wraps of White Owl.
The Rooster broke some news Monday night about the state moving to override Columbus City Council’s racist ban on flavored tobacco.
City Council went ahead with their vote and got the ensuing cheap headlines pretending they care about the health and wellbeing of the average Columbus citizen.
Huffman and Republican Senators did as The Rooster foretold on Monday night by officially banning flavored tobacco bans on Thursday.
You would think this would be the rare instance where you’d have to thank Ohio Republicans for enacting sensible public policy.
Unfortunately for Ohio, we re-elected the biggest square in state history as our governor in the Nov. 8th midterm election.
From Nick Evans of ohiocapitaljournal.com:
But while Ginther’s response seemed to view the matter as a fait accompli, the man holding the veto pen only raised doubts about the legislation. In a wide-ranging press conference Thursday morning, Gov. Mike DeWine refused to weigh in on whether he’d sign or veto any specific piece of legislation. Still, when asked if there were bills that raised concerns DeWine pointed to the HB 513.
“Well, there’s the bill that has to do with cigarettes,” DeWine said. “I’m not going to say what I’m going to do with it, but you might want to go back and look what I did in the U.S. Senate in that area.”
What DeWine did was file bipartisan legislation to put the tobacco industry under the purview of the Food and Drug Administration. It didn’t pass while DeWine was in the Senate, but eventually President Barack Obama signed it into law.
Hopefully the business gremlins crack the whip on DeWine. He wants no part of coming down to the streets to explain this ban to some of the most insane people in Ohio.
If he thinks anti-vaxxers were on his ass, just wait.
This week in Ohio Man…
God dammit! You ingrates messed around and stole Santa’s sleigh at Polaris!
From nbc4i.com:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A local Santa Claus is adding names to his naughty list after his car was stolen in broad daylight.
The theft was reported at a Cabela’s parking lot near Polaris Saturday evening, where the man was inside working as Santa Claus.
During the holidays, he and his wife, who asked to be identified as Mr. and Mrs. Claus, travel around central Ohio taking pictures with children and their families.
Over the years, they’ve taken part in the Ohio Statehouse tree lighting ceremony with the governor and have made appearances at the Cabela’s near Polaris, which is where this crime happened over the weekend.
“Somebody came in about 4:30 or 5 p.m. and said, ‘There’s glass in the parking lot. I think Santa’s car has been stolen,’” Mrs. Claus said.
Did the Kia Boyz hit a lick on Ol’ Saint Nick? More and more are saying it…
This week in The Rooster…
Just ask for Lobster Love Joe. This week’s top dispatch is free for all and profiles the enigma behind one of Columbus’ leading culinary critics.
Larry Householder is shitting bricks this Christmas. The Rooster checks in with our favorite Ohioan who did the RICO for a new deck on his Florida vacation home as he’s set for trial in January.
Time to beat these losers at their own game. Abortion and civil rights groups should bring ballot initiatives forward regardless of Frank LaRose’s (since-failed) plan to raise the passing limit from 50 percent to 60 percent.
Bus company failing miserably at impersonating tech company. COTA got caught with its pants down in a ransomware attack that screwed over drivers and passengers alike. Free for all.
Ohio Legislature has no answer to the texting and driving plague.
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