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New Albany Center for Civil Discourse & Debate

Newt Gingrich and Valerie Jarrett participate in a discussion for the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate as part of the Jefferson Series presented by The New Albany Community Foundation Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the McCoy Center in New Albany, Ohio.

The New Albany Lecture Series hosted another sold out audience featuring a discussion with former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and former Senior Advisor to President Obama Valerie Jarrett, moderated by Paul A. Beck, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and member of the Emeritus Academy at The Ohio State University.

Speaker Gingrich and Ms. Jarrett engaged in a dynamic discussion about policy, governance and the current political climate as well as topics including healthcare, education and foreign relations with China and Russia.

Earlier in the day, Gingrich and Jarrett interacted with nearly 1,000 high school students from area schools at The New Albany Lecture Series Student Lecture. Both speakers offered advice to the young people in the audience and responded to their questions. “Listen, learn, help and lead,” said Newt Gingrich. “If you listen and learn and help people, they will ask you to lead. When they ask you to lead, the first thing you do is you tell them your plan and you go back to listening. Then they will become your advisors.”

“If I hadn’t had the courage to go off my path, that very, very well planned plan, that I had made when I was not much older than you, then I wouldn’t be here with you today,” said Valerie Jarrett. “So take risks, opportunity rarely knocks at opportune moments. Every great opportunity that I’ve had has come from relationships that I had built where I was.”

Before the evening event, the speakers visited the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in downtown Columbus and were given a tour by President and CEO Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter.

The evening lecture was made possible by the The New Albany Lecture Series donors and sponsors. The Barbara W. & Philip R. Derrow Family Foundation, Donna & Nick Akins Fund, Karen & Irving Dennis Family Fund, Ben W. Hale Jr. Memorial Fund, Redgrave Family Fund, Ryan Family Fund, Lynne & Steve Smith Family Fund, Michael & Nanette Triplett Family Fund, Leslie H. Wexner Jefferson Series Fund, Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Battelle, Conway Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Beatrice Wolper, Trustee, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, AEP, Bob-Boyd Lincoln of Columbus, Columbia Gas (NiSource Company), Fifth Third Bank, Messer, White Castle.

January 28, 2020/0 Comments/by James

Newt Gingrich & Valerie Jarrett

Images, People, Political

Newt Gingrich, a former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Valerie Jarrett, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, engaged in a dialogue on stage at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio on January 28, 2020, before students from 29 local schools from Columbus and Central Ohio. Organized with the New Albany Center for Civil Discourse and Debate, the program offered “A surprising level of civility between the woman who helped shape the Obama agenda and the man… credited with leading the Republican Revolution in 1994,” according to NBC news anchor Colleen Marshall.

The Jefferson Series is an annual lecture and educational event series in New Albany, Ohio, featuring nationally and internationally prominent speakers. Organized by the New Albany Community Foundation since 2014, the series has brought leaders in public affairs, international affairs, health, history and the arts to Central Ohio.

Intended to stimulate a lifelong learning, The Jefferson Series is named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, who founded the University of Virginia and believed that education and the free exchange of ideas were essential to the progress of democracy. Jefferson wrote in 1813, “Ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe.” The Jefferson Series programs are open to students from local school districts as well as the general public. Students have said that the experience of attending Jefferson Series events has changed their worldview, sparked their desire to learn, and inspired them to pursue ambitious career goals. Guest speakers also meet with students in smaller groups as part of a student lecture program in which more than 13,000 students have participated.

Valerie June Jarrett (née Bowman) is an American businesswoman and former government official. She served as the senior advisor to U.S. President Barack Obamaand assistant to the president for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs from 2009 to 2017. Before that, she served as a co-chair of the Obama–Biden Transition Project.

Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich is an American politician and author who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.

January 28, 2020/0 Comments/by James

Delaware County Board of Commissioners

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The Delaware County Board of Commissioners and employees photographed Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Delaware County Board of Commissioners.

September 28, 2017/0 Comments/by James

The Jefferson Series – Petraeus

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General David Petraeus (ret.) photographed Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts as part of ‘The Jefferson Series‘ presented by The New Albany Community Foundation.

David Howell Petraeus is a retired United States Army General officer and public official. He served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from September 6, 2011, until his resignation on November 9, 2012. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus served 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from July 4, 2010, to July 18, 2011. His other four-star assignments include serving as the 10th Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) from October 13, 2008, to June 30, 2010, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF-I) from February 10, 2007, to September 16, 2008. As commander of MNF-I, Petraeus oversaw all coalition forces in Iraq.

Petraeus has a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1974 as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class). In his class were three other future four-star generals, Martin Dempsey, Walter L. Sharp and Keith B. Alexander. He was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College class of 1983. He subsequently earned an M.P.A. in 1985 and a Ph.D. degree in international relationsin 1987 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the United States Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., a New York investment firm, hired Petraeus as chairman of the firm’s newly created KKR Global Institute in May 2013. Petraeus will support its investment teams and portfolio companies when studying new investments, especially in new locations. In December 2014, Petraeus was named a partner at KKR and remains Chairman of the KKR Global Institute. Petraeus joined the board of advisers of Team Rubicon on June 18, 2013.

The New Albany Community Foundation established the Jefferson Series, inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s appreciation for lifelong learning and encouraged by the success of its Remarkable Evening lectures, a collection of stimulating forums featuring some of the world’s most compelling and esteemed thinkers of our time.

April 26, 2017/0 Comments/by James

Ohio State Budget Signing

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Governor Ted Strickland holds a “ceremonial” repeat signing of the $50.5 billion, two-year Ohio state budget at Thurgood Marshall High School in Dayton Friday July 17, 2009. The official signing occurred about 3 p.m. at another location. A large gathering of Ohio Education Association members where on hand for the event.

Theodore “Ted” Strickland is an American politician who was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio’s 6th congressional district (1993–1995, 1997–2007).

In the 2006 gubernatorial election, Strickland was elected to succeed term-limited Republican incumbent Bob Taft after defeating Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, receiving 60% of the vote. He was narrowly defeated for re-election in the 2010 gubernatorial election by former U.S. Representative John Kasich.

In April 2014, Strickland became president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Strickland left that position in February 2015, and on February 25, 2015, he announced his intention to run for the United States Senate against incumbent Rob Portman. Strickland was defeated by Portman in the November 2016 general election.

July 17, 2009/0 Comments/by James

President Bill Clinton

News, Political

Former President Bill Clinton talks at a Democratic fundraiser for Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. The fundraising event for Brown was also attended by Attorney General of Ohio Lee Fisher, Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, and Astronaut and former Senator John Glenn.

Former President Bill Clinton talks at a Democratic fundraiser for Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Former President Bill Clinton, left, shakes hands with Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown, right, with former Senator and Astronaut John Glenn in the middle, following a speech given by Clinton at a Democratic fundraiser for Brown held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Former President Bill Clinton talks at a Democratic fundraiser for Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown, center raises the hands of Lee Fisher, left, and Ted Strickland right, at a Democratic fundraiser for himself which featured Former President Bill Clinton held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown, center, talks with former Senator and Astronaut John Glenn, left, and gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland, during a speech given by Former President Bill Clinton at a Democratic fundraiser for Brown held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Former President Bill Clinton talks at a Democratic fundraiser for Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown introduces Former President Bill Clinton at a Democratic fundraiser for held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Annie Glenn gets a standing ovation at a Democratic fundraiser for Senate Candidate Sherrod Brown featuring Former President Bill Clinton held at the Hyatt on Capitol Square Monday night October 23, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

October 23, 2006/0 Comments/by James

Ohio State Supreme Court Debate

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Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, Bill O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp photographed during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006.

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp pose ready during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate Terrence O’Donnell, speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate William O’Neill speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates Terrence O’Donnell, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate Ben Espy speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates William O’Neill, Terrence O’Donnell, and Robert Cupp. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O'Donnell, William O'Neill (cq0, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate Robert Cupp, speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter following a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp shake hands following a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ben E. Espy is a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio Senate. A member of Columbus City Council from 1982 to 1992, Espy went on to obtain an appointment to the Ohio Senate after Senator Richard Pfeiffer resigned in 1992. He won election to fill the remainder of the term in 1992, and to a full term in 1994. By 1994, Espy had been chosen to serve as assistant Senate minority leader, and by 1996, he was minority leader. He won a second term in 1998. In 1999, Espy challenged Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman in the Democratic primary for mayor, but lost. He subsequently resigned his minority leader post, and served the remainder of his term in the Senate as a lame duck. Term limited in 2002, he left office and was replaced by Ray Miller. Espy returned to private law practice, and also went on to serve as a special counsel to the Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann. He continues to reside in Columbus, Ohio. He is also a Prince Hall Freemason.

Terrence O’Donnell is an American Justice of the supreme court of the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as a Cuyahoga County, common pleas court judge for 15 years until 1994, when he ran for a seat on the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth District against former Ohio Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze. He defeated Celebrezze and served on the Eighth District bench until his resignation to run for the Ohio Supreme Court in 2000 in a failed attempt to unseat Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnik. In 2003, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Deborah L. Cook resigned from the court to accept an appointment by the George W. Bush administration to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Governor Robert A. Taft II then appointed O’Donnell to fill the vacancy, effective May 2003. On November 2, 2004, O’Donnell won a special election, defeating Democrat William M. O’Neill with 61% of the vote, entitling him to finish Cook’s term, which ended in 2006. He won re-election in 2006, again defeating O’Neill by almost 20 points, and was sworn in January 2007 to a full six-year term.

Robert R. “Bob” Cupp is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and a former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was elected November 7, 2006 to a six-year term and was sworn in on January 2, 2007. His term expired January 1, 2013. Cupp, a Republican, replaced retiring Democratic Justice Alice Robie Resnick by defeating Democrat Ben Espy in the general election. Between his election and the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in 2010, all the Justices of the Court were Republican. Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court, Cupp gained appellate judicial experience as a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals(Third Judicial District) from 2003 to 2006. Cupp was a member of the Ohio Senate for 16 years, 1985–2000, but was forced to retire due to legislative term limits. He was President Pro-Tem of the Senate from 1997 to 2000, the second highest-ranking leadership position in the Senate. During his time in the Senate, he spent ten years serving on the Judiciary Committee. Cupp was a Lima prosecutor from 1976 to 1980 and was elected Allen County Commissioner twice, from 1981 to 1984 and 2000 to 2002.

William Michael O’Neill is an American lawyer, judge and political figure. He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012, for a term beginning January 2013. He served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals for 10 years. Twice, O’Neill was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in Ohio’s 14th congressional district. He announced on October 29, 2017 as a candidate for Ohio Governor in the 2018 election.

On October 29, 2017, O’Neill announced that he would join the Democratic primary for Ohio governor. During his announcement, he laid out a platform of minimum wage increases, tax incentives for solar power, mental health care expansion and marijuana legalization in Ohio. Less than a week later he announced that he will recuse himself from new Supreme Court cases and will resign by the February 7, filing deadline due to potential ethical conflicts.

On November 17, 2017, O’Neill stirred controversy by posting a Facebook post responding to recent controversy regarding allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Senator Al Franken. He referred to those speaking against Franken as “dogs of war” and decried a “national feeding frenzy” against age-old sexual indiscretions, and he stated that speaking on behalf of all heterosexual males that he been sexually intimate with 50 attractive females in the past fifty years. In response, his communications director resigned from his campaign. Multiple state officials, including Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, former state representative and fellow gubernatorial candidate Connie Tillich, Dayton mayor and fellow gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley, and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor, criticized O’Neill’s comments, with Pillich and Whaley calling for him to resign from his position as associate justice. O’Neill refused to apologize, and told his critics to “lighten up.”

Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses

October 18, 2006/0 Comments/by James

Ohio Supreme Court Forum

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The Ohio Supreme Court candidates, Bill O’Neill, Terrence O’Donnell, Nancy Fuerst, and Judith Ann Lanzinger participate in an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street.

Ohio News Networks John Fortney leads the candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court race through an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio News Networks John Fortney, standing, leads the candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court race through an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio News Networks John Fortney, sitting on table, talks with the candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court race, left to right – William O’Neill, Terrence O’Donnell, Nancy Fuerst, and Judith Ann Lanzinger before an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Terrence O’Donnell is an American Justice of the supreme court of the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as a Cuyahoga County, common pleas court judge for 15 years until 1994, when he ran for a seat on the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth District against former Ohio Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze. He defeated Celebrezze and served on the Eighth District bench until his resignation to run for the Ohio Supreme Court in 2000 in a failed attempt to unseat Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnik. In 2003, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Deborah L. Cook resigned from the court to accept an appointment by the George W. Bush administration to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Governor Robert A. Taft II then appointed O’Donnell to fill the vacancy, effective May 2003. On November 2, 2004, O’Donnell won a special election, defeating Democrat William M. O’Neill with 61% of the vote, entitling him to finish Cook’s term, which ended in 2006. He won re-election in 2006, again defeating O’Neill by almost 20 points, and was sworn in January 2007 to a full six-year term.

Judith Lanzinger is an American jurist. She retired as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. She has long been involved in the legal profession. After graduating from the University of Toledo, she attended the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno, at which she was the second woman nationwide to be awarded a master’s degree in judicial studies; she has taught classes in this field since 1990. Lanzinger’s professional career included many different positions in the halls of justice: Toledo Municipal Court, the Lucas County Common Pleas Court, and the Sixth District Court of Appeals. Lanzinger, a Republican, was elected to the Supreme Court in 2004, taking office on New Year’s Day 2005.

Nancy A. Fuerst is a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Cleveland, Ohio. She joined the court in 1997. Fuerst was re-elected to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in 2014, winning a new term that expires on January 1, 2021.

William Michael O’Neill is an American lawyer, judge and political figure. He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012, for a term beginning January 2013. He served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals for 10 years. Twice, O’Neill was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in Ohio’s 14th congressional district. He announced on October 29, 2017 as a candidate for Ohio Governor in the 2018 election.

On October 29, 2017, O’Neill announced that he would join the Democratic primary for Ohio governor. During his announcement, he laid out a platform of minimum wage increases, tax incentives for solar power, mental health care expansion and marijuana legalization in Ohio. Less than a week later he announced that he will recuse himself from new Supreme Court cases and will resign by the February 7, filing deadline due to potential ethical conflicts.

On November 17, 2017, O’Neill stirred controversy by posting a Facebook post responding to recent controversy regarding allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Senator Al Franken. He referred to those speaking against Franken as “dogs of war” and decried a “national feeding frenzy” against age-old sexual indiscretions, and he stated that speaking on behalf of all heterosexual males that he been sexually intimate with 50 attractive females in the past fifty years. In response, his communications director resigned from his campaign. Multiple state officials, including Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, former state representative and fellow gubernatorial candidate Connie Tillich, Dayton mayor and fellow gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley, and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor, criticized O’Neill’s comments, with Pillich and Whaley calling for him to resign from his position as associate justice. O’Neill refused to apologize, and told his critics to “lighten up.”

Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses.

October 21, 2004/0 Comments/by James

Real People Tour – West Virginia

News, People, Political, Travel

The 2004 Presidential Campaign “Real People Tour”. The Real People Tour was a 10 state, 15 day traveling assignment covered by the Columbus Dispatch political team of Joe Hallett and Jonathan Riskind along with photographer James D. DeCamp, who tried to find the real stories and opinions of the ‘real’ people of America by traversing the presidential battleground states in the midwest and finding people in their element. These are some of those stories.

Rosella Orbovich talks with us in the Weirton Senior Center Tuesday October 5, 2004 on day 12 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Hazel Powell talks with us in the Weirton Senior Center Tuesday October 5, 2004 on day 12 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Bucky Kilmartin shoots a mean game of pool at the Weirton Senior Center Tuesday October 5, 2004 on day 12 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Danny Warrick offers his opinions from a downtown street corner in Weirton WVa Tuesday October 5, 2004 on day 12 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Buck Hawkins paints a fire hydrant on Main Street in front of the International Steel Group – Weirton, Inc. Steel Plant in Weirton WVa Tuesday October 5, 2004 on day 12 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

The International Steel Group – Weirton, Inc. Steel Plant in Weirton WVa Tuesday October 5, 2004 on day 12 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Gordon Meader talks with us from his van in the parking lot of the International Steel Group – Weirton, Inc. Steel Plant in Weirton WVa Tuesday October 5, 2004 on day 12 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Bobby Brahmer talks with us from the front of his Antique store in downtown Hinton, WVa, Wednesday, October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Mayor of Hinton Cleo Matthews talks with us from the counter of the store she runs in downtown Hinton, WVa, Wednesday, October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Mary Belle Larson takes a break in the town square in downtown Hinton, WVa, Wednesday, October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Tamara Kentley takes a break in the town square in downtown Hinton, WVa, Wednesday, October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Donnie Akins talks with us from his parking meter in downtown Hinton, WVa, Wednesday, October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

A coal mine seen along Coal River Road near Pettry Bottom, West Virginia on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Nathan Tapley, Jr., fuels his truck at an Exxon station in Van, WVa, Wednesday October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Michelle Mullins and her father Roy R. Hager talk with us outside of the Big Eagle Gun & Pawn Shop in Danville, WVa, Wednesday October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Gary Pittman talks to us from inside the Racine Market in Racine, WVa, Wednesday October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lois Goodwin talks to us outside the Racine Market in Racine, WVa, Wednesday October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Benny Hagger talks to us outside the Racine Market in Racine, WVa, Wednesday October 6, 2004 on day 13 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Republican signs line the south side of WVa State Route 3 while Democratic signs line the north side in Beckley WVa Thursday October 7, 2004 on day 14 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Rennie Hill talks with us from a street corner in downtown Beckley WVa Thursday October 7, 2004 on day 14 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Bill Roop talks with us from a street corner in downtown Beckley WVa Thursday October 7, 2004 on day 14 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Julianna Sweatte talks with us from a street corner in downtown Beckley WVa Thursday October 7, 2004 on day 14 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Dispatch reporter Jonathan Riskind contemplates jumping into the New River Gorge in WVa Thursday October 7, 2004 on day 14 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Rennie Hill talks with Jonathan Riskind from a street corner in downtown Beckley WVa Thursday October 7, 2004 on day 14 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush defeated Democraticnominee John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Bush and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were renominated by their party with no difficulty. Former Governor Howard Dean emerged as the early front-runner in the 2004 Democratic primaries, but Kerry won the first set of primaries in January 2004 and clinched his party’s nomination in March after a series of primary victories. Kerry chose Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who had himself sought the party’s 2004 presidential nomination, to be his running mate.

Bush’s popularity had soared early in his first term after the September 11 attacks, but his popularity declined between 2001 and 2004. Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush’s conduct of the War on Terrorism and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Bush presented himself as a decisive leader and attacked Kerry as a “flip-flopper”, while Kerry criticized Bush’s conduct of the Iraq War. Domestic issues were debated as well, including the economyand jobs, health care, and moral values.

Bush won a narrow victory, taking 50.7% of the popular vote and 286 electoral votes. He swept the Southand the Mountain States and took the crucial swing states of Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico. Some aspects of the election process were subject to controversy, but not to the degree seen in the 2000 presidential election. Bush was the first candidate of either party to win a majority of the popular vote since George H. W. Bush accomplished the same feat in the 1988 election, and the younger Bush remains the only Republican since 1988 to win the popular vote. His victory also marked the first time that the Republican nominee won a presidential election without carrying any state in the Northeastern United States.

October 7, 2004/0 Comments/by James

Real People Tour – Pennsylvania

Images, News, People, Political, Travel

The 2004 Presidential Campaign “Real People Tour”. The Real People Tour was a 10 state, 15 day traveling assignment covered by the Columbus Dispatch political team of Joe Hallett and Jonathan Riskind along with photographer James D. DeCamp, who tried to find the real stories and opinions of the ‘real’ people of America by traversing the presidential battleground states in the midwest and finding people in their element. These are some of those stories.

Jonathan Riskind, right, interviews Kathy Trombacco, Erie, PA, at an anti domestic violence rally in downtown Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Kathy Trombacco, Erie, PA, talks with us at an anti domestic violence rally in downtown Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Chuck Bardwell, left, and Tim Helsley celebrate a Pittsburgh Steelers touchdown at Scorchers Casual Eatery & Draft House in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Susan Jefferys talks with us at Scorchers Casual Eatery & Draft House in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lee, left, and Sue Sedgewick fly their stacked kites on the beach of the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Mark Vatavuk, a volunteer, pets one of the rescue dogs at a Dog Walk Athon for the Because You Care Dog Rescue Shelter on the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Mary Wolf, holds her 14 year old Doxen ‘squirt’ at a Dog Walk Athon for the Because You Care Dog Rescue Shelter on the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Cathy Mowery Girard and her pup Junior talk with us at a Dog Walk Athon for the Because You Care Dog Rescue Shelter on the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lilly Abreu, left, talks with Teresa Heinz Kerry at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lilly Abreu talks with us at a democratic political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry talks at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry signs a button for a fan after she talk at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry talks with fans after she talked at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry listens to a supporter talk at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry talks with supporters at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Judy Wertheimer talks with us at a political rally for Teresa Heinz Kerry at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Patricia Cefialo talks with us in front of Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Judy Trautman, left, and Kimberly Pinzok talk together in front of Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Joyce DiBucci talks with us in front of Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush defeated Democraticnominee John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Bush and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were renominated by their party with no difficulty. Former Governor Howard Dean emerged as the early front-runner in the 2004 Democratic primaries, but Kerry won the first set of primaries in January 2004 and clinched his party’s nomination in March after a series of primary victories. Kerry chose Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who had himself sought the party’s 2004 presidential nomination, to be his running mate.

Bush’s popularity had soared early in his first term after the September 11 attacks, but his popularity declined between 2001 and 2004. Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush’s conduct of the War on Terrorism and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Bush presented himself as a decisive leader and attacked Kerry as a “flip-flopper”, while Kerry criticized Bush’s conduct of the Iraq War. Domestic issues were debated as well, including the economyand jobs, health care, and moral values.

Bush won a narrow victory, taking 50.7% of the popular vote and 286 electoral votes. He swept the Southand the Mountain States and took the crucial swing states of Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico. Some aspects of the election process were subject to controversy, but not to the degree seen in the 2000 presidential election. Bush was the first candidate of either party to win a majority of the popular vote since George H. W. Bush accomplished the same feat in the 1988 election, and the younger Bush remains the only Republican since 1988 to win the popular vote. His victory also marked the first time that the Republican nominee won a presidential election without carrying any state in the Northeastern United States.

October 4, 2004/0 Comments/by James

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