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Friday, May 02, 2008
Attorney General Marc Dann, 46, a Democrat, took office Jan. 8, 2007. Here are some of his trouble spots he has encountered since then:
Jan. 2007: Dann taps Steve Lamantia to be interim superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification, which processes crime scene evidence and conducts background checks. But when Lamantia led Howland Twp. Police in Trumbull County, his property room was a mess and his policies were inadequate, according to a 120-page report by the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police.
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April 2007: Dann fires his "top cop" Rick Alli and asks the Ohio Ethics Commission to investigate him for possible ethics violations. Alli failed to resign from his Youngstown Police Department job when he took the state job, according to Dann's office.
May 2007: Dann fires his driver, David Nelson, when a national criminal background check uncovers that he served time in prison for involuntary manslaughter in 1976 in Pennsylvania.
June 2007: Dann, standing on a street in an upper-middleclass neighborhood, spots a reporter who had written a story Dann didn't like. Dann yelled, "Hey Steve, write this down: Go (expletive) yourself!" TV cameras caught it on tape and it ended up on YouTube.
June 2007: Dann's office begins extensive security measures to protect the attorney general and his family from undisclosed threats. The security costs more than $145,000 over the next several months.
July 2007: Dann disciplines a BCI agent and his supervisor for sending a letter to Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. that criticized Heck's handling of a drug case.
November 2007: Christian groups are offended when it comes to light that Dann sent an insensitive e-mail to Communications Director Leo Jennings III on Good Friday. When Jennings got criticized in the press, Dann wrote "Jesus had it better on Good Friday."
December 2007: Dann disciplines Communications Director Leo Jennings III, his close friend for sending a profane, abusive e-mail to a co-worker in the fall.
January 2008: Dann discloses in his campaign fund report that he used the state plane for a political trip in August and used his state-owned SUV to travel to campaign events.
April 2008: Dann places his general services director, Anthony Gutierrez, on paid administrative leave after two female employees allege Gutierrez sexually harassed them. Communications Director Leo Jennings III was put on leave too after undisclosed information surfaced. Dann shared an apartment with Gutierrez and Jennings. Dann refuses calls to send the matter to an outside investigator and instead puts Tom Winters and Ben Espy, who both serve at his pleasure, in charge of an internal investigation.
April 2008: Attorney General Marc Dann retroactively authorizes his driver to carry a loaded, concealed weapon at all times as part of his job duties, even though he is not a law enforcement officer. Days later, Dann's office tells the driver to stop carrying his weapon on state property after the Department of Public Safety said it's against the law for non-police officers to carry concealed weapons on state property.
Comments
By weezy714
May 8, 2008 7:38 PM | Link to this
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEED6153DF932A35754C0A96F948260
Ok, Rep. Donald Lukens had sex with a 16 year old girl, and maybe when she was young as 13. He did not resign, and he committed statutory rape. Come on now, seriously. Why is everyone going nuts over this, he didn’t rape anyone, no one died. People have done far worse, and not faced near this much scrutiny. He’s also doing a good job.
By Me2 Amanda
May 6, 2008 5:35 PM | Link to this
CoinGate got him in. LoinGate will get him out.
Wasn’t he sworn in as AG? Didn’t he take a vow for marriage?
A liar is a liar is a liar… And in this case, also a moron.
DANN is no man; is a louse.
By Loyal Democrat
May 6, 2008 12:54 PM | Link to this
Back in 1998, both Ted Strickland and Sherrod Brown, then members of the U.S. House, loyally stood with President Bill Clinton and voted against the articles of impeachment brought by the Republicans. Bill Clinton was accused of far worse conduct than Marc Dann. So where’s their party loyalty now? Why does Marc Dann get thrown under the bus for stuff that Strickland and Brown gave Clinton a pass for ten years ago?
By Jo Jo is RIght
May 4, 2008 9:47 PM | Link to this
Boy what a bunch of ignorant people on this post. Just an affair, an issue between him and his wife??? It is alleged that Dann’s most senior staff wrecked cars and failed to properly account for the damage, not once but three times. They sexuallly harrassed subotrdinate employees who soon will have a right to sue letter from the EEO and file suit in feeral court under Title 7.
By aharddaysnight
May 4, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this
If everyone is so upset about this why weren’t they bothered by Bob Tafts convictions?
By aharddaysnight
May 4, 2008 7:39 PM | Link to this
If everyone is so upset about this why weren’t they bothered by Bob Tafts convictions?
By weezy714
May 4, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this
Sammy, no years are worse than the Taft years, and Parental, he is the protector of the little guy, he has saved Ohioans millions. If you look at what he has done as the AG is astonishing. In just two years he’s done more for consumers than any other ag ever has.
http://mvblue.blogspot.com/ The Political Truth of the Valley
By Sammy
May 4, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this
What is going on with the Strickland administration?? Do a few good Dann deeds outweigh the ongoing attacks of Strickland’s leaders on the vulnerable in our society? Now we read of ongoing sexual harassment and endorsement of sex toys in the AG’s office, followed by budget cuts to the depts. that protect abused and neglected children, and last weeks news of closure of mental health hospitals throughout the State of Ohio. The Strickland years, will be years of shame for Ohio.
By Parental
May 4, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this
First off, KEVIN is an idiot.
Next, Marc Dann is a Lying, cheating, out for himself politician. Who cares what his political party is? While he has helped bring down others for similar things, he continued to behave in ways that were wrong. HE IS NOT WAHT HE CLAIMS TO BE! He is not the protector of the little guy. He is a self serving a*s.
KEVIN is still an idiot.
By Ben
May 4, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this
His hiring practices from what I can see were based on bra size and had nothing to do with experience or training. When he hires people directly from moveon.org there are problems. I don’t care if he’s banging his entire secretarial staff, that’s a choice between the 2, but for crying out loud, hire and bang experienced people! Then to admit he wasn’t experienced enough for the job? WTF did he run for the office for? Well, we all know now. I’m betting he had a blast with those young women!
By Bill Bridges
May 4, 2008 7:53 AM | Link to this
Dann is an insult to Gov. Strickland and the good people of Ohio, Republican, Democrat and Independent. He is a gift to the GOP, who because of their behavior, have no room to cast stones. Dann should go, if he doesn’t resign, impeach him. I don’t want people like this setting the example of justice and ethics in Ohio.
By TFOL61
May 3, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this
Marc Dunn should be terminated BECAUSE he had a sexual relationship with a SUBORIDINATE. I have been working for over 31 years in the military, government and private sector. No organization allows supervisor to have relationships with direct reports. His infidelity is between he and his wife and is not relative to this.
By Republic Rebel Scum
May 3, 2008 10:02 PM | Link to this
FIRE Marc Dann IMPEACH Marc Dann CRUCIFY Marc Dann toss the lying cheating no good double dealing rotten stinking scum sucking bottom feeding slime ridden filth bag out of Columbus and then run him out of the state.
By bill
May 3, 2008 6:51 PM | Link to this
These are your typical government people. Is anyone really surprised that this surfaced?
By Realitycheck
May 3, 2008 6:42 PM | Link to this
Kevin, are you one of the morons that was sharing the apartment with Dann? Get a life.
All politicians are corrupt. Period.
By observer
May 3, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this
I have a gerneral observation of politicians:
Republicans will steal your money.
Democrats cant keep it in their pants.
By i apologise for voting for him
May 3, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this
I have made a general observation: Republicans like to steal your money, Democrats cant keep it in their pants.
By BooBoo
May 3, 2008 2:51 PM | Link to this
He needs to return to Y-Town and fade into his familiar environment. What a scar on our government office.
He brought his baggage with him.
Go back………..go back…….you are needed in Youngstown to monitor our friends there………….
By Bob
May 3, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this
Then there’s the joke that the U.S. Attorney General’s office would do an “impartial” investigation.
Don’t get me wrong—Dann is scum. He apparently has enough “equipment” for an affair, but not enough to do the right thing and resign.
Then again, perhaps we get the people we deserve in these positions.
By Mariaaa!!!
May 3, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this
IMPEACH HIM!!!!
By Bob
May 3, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this
If nothing else, these posts show how ignorant Ohioans are. People think Dann was appointed and should be fired. One doesn’t know the difference between the “state retirement system” and workmen’s comp. Some Republicans conveniently forget all the stuff that went on during the Taft administration; some Democrats want to give Dann a break for minor consumer issues. One person stupidly thinks all state workers are reaping pay and benefits they could never get in the private sector. Sigh.
By weezy714
May 3, 2008 12:32 PM | Link to this
You guys are blind, he has done wrong, but he has still done amazing. Check this out http://mvblue.blogspot.com/ and maybe you might realize this.
By Sabrina
May 3, 2008 11:46 AM | Link to this
As more and more details of the Dann mess come to public attention, it’s obvious that our political leadership needs to be calling in the US Attorney General’s Office, and not the OSP, to do a fair and impartial investigation into the current “leaders” of Ohio.
By Manbearpig
May 3, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this
The big picture in all of this mess, and the mess from the previous administration is that the elected officials seem to think that somehow they deserve to be overpaid and overlooked for their actions once they are elected. The pay and benefits for any “public” servant is much higher than these clowns could earn in the private sector. One guy tells the woman she “owes” him because he helped her “score” a state job? CUT THE PAY AND BENNIES FOR ALL STATE WORKERS NOW!
By MG
May 3, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this
if mark dann doesn’t resign, we, as voters, should recall him. others in this scandal lost their jobs because of their part in it, why should he be allowed to keep his position?
By Rick
May 3, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this
It’s time to quit playing the partisan game. First, Mark Dann was elected; we cannot blame Governor Strickland. Governor Strickland cannot fire him. The Republicans made a mess of government while they held power. Kevin, your post demonstrates the worst of partisanship. You obviously hate Republicans and are willing to overlook the worst of corruptions of Democrats. You have no moral compass, just a partisan compass. I agree with thequeen: our society is morally bankrupt.
By J_Phred
May 3, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this
Isn’t it funny how the party affiliation isn’t mentioned until the 6th paragraph, and then only ONCE in the entire article? I guarantee that had the AG been a Republican, the lead line would have read thus… “REPUBLICAN Attorney general…”
The bias, cover ups, spin and general excuse making practiced by the media in defense of their liberal crmakes me want to vomit. The only reason I buy the Sunday paper is to get the coupons. The rest of your worthless rag ends up in the garbage, UNREAD
By GINGER
May 3, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
How sickening it is for all these public figures who go out and screw around on their wives and then apologize to the public, saying they misbehaved, etc. They need their sorry asses kicked and then they should be thrown out of office!!!!!!!!! They think if they admit being unfaithful to their wives that everything will be OK. Most of those women do stand by their skanky, nastyassed husbands when they should kick them in the balls and show them the door.
By Bob
May 3, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this
There is only one group of people to blame. The voters who voted for a Democrat for AG only because of their hatred for the Republican Party. The best person for the job in the last election was Betty Montgomery but the voters only saw the party line and not the better qualified candidate.
By Drunk
May 3, 2008 9:56 AM | Link to this
45430 are you serious? Call in OHP to find out what is really going on? Come on they are traffic cops. They investigated an office I worked in at the State and it was a joke. They didn’t know how to ask the right questions, write a report, or lean on people for the truth. They are as much of a joke as the AG’s. Could not investigate themselves out of a wet paper bag.
By save_the_rustbelt
May 3, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this
Dann put a major government agency in the hands of a bunch of drunken amateurs.
Forget the sex for a moment, this is the reason Dann should resign. Now.
By Mike
May 3, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this
I can not believe that Ted Strickland would let someone like Marc Dann stay in office. When Ted Strickland came into office the very first thing he did was come out with a ETHICS POLICY. Marc Dann’s office is far from using ethics.
By Sad Democrat
May 3, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this
Now that the truth has been told concerning Dann’s running Toga parties and running an office like animal house, the rest of his staff will start teling the rest of the stories. Once all the pieces are out, the Dems must insist on his leaving. After all, if he were an Ohio school teacher, his recent actions would have cost him his teaching license, so as AG his should be disbarred and removed from office.
By Ken
May 3, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this
Give the guy a break. His office got some scammers off my back a few months the NEXT DAY after I went on line and complained on their websight! He definately is there for us, the consumer!!!!
By TAS
May 3, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this
He makes me sick, all he talked about when he was running for office was cleaning up state government, instead he goes in, hires all his personal friends and treats the office as a personal frat house. It’s a shame Ohio is so devoid of leadership and character that Mr. Dann is the best we can do as our top cop.
By Robert
May 3, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
Dann had the greatest mentor of them all, Bill Clinton, who ad affairs, lied to a much bigger public audience and the courts, became a multimillionaire and thumbed his nose at us all. What they don’t know is, there is a judgement day coming.
By thequeen
May 3, 2008 8:59 AM | Link to this
our society is morally bankrupt.
By Old Scratch
May 3, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this
This is what the Democrat Party has always done best, traffic in lies. Why bother replacing this snake with another? Ohio is winning in the race to the bottom. You have the government you deserve.
By John Doe
May 3, 2008 7:50 AM | Link to this
Teresa, What the hell does ramsack mean? Kevin, you make me sick. Yoy are obviously a Dem to be talking about Republicans in stead of your own party.
By PeaceMOM62
May 3, 2008 5:55 AM | Link to this
are there ANY honest politicians anymore?? NO !!! and GOD is watching !!!
By Martha
May 2, 2008 11:57 PM | Link to this
How can anybody be partisan about morality these days? Dann is a sleazebag, like most politicians irregardless to party. Why complain? I hope he’s done for, not that his replacement will be less corrupt. I am sure there are things worse than cronyism, nepotism and fraternization, etc. Even if he fixed the economy, ended the war to please everybody and sent tax incentive checks, he would still be a sleazebucket. Do you want this guy to come over for dinner? Date your sister? Puleeze.
By GiveMeABreak
May 2, 2008 11:56 PM | Link to this
Marc Dann had an affair; I don’t agree with what he’s done. Let’s not lose focus, his damage is to his marriage and his family. He’s not stolen millions of dollars from Ohio citizens and got away with it like that last Governor.
By Chris
May 2, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this
Maybe, kevin, you could explain how a scandal involving almost all of the key players in Mr. Dann’s administration, including himself, would empower him to do a better job. I would much rather see Stickland appoint someone clean of all these problems than this joke to continue.
By Mark
May 2, 2008 11:43 PM | Link to this
Fed up with the idiots in office VOTE FOR A CHANGE AND AND GET RID OFTHESE ABOVE THE LAW SOBS
By Bill
May 2, 2008 11:40 PM | Link to this
Dann should resign. His behavior is completely unprofessional. I don’t know how anyone can take him seriously. He is a JOKE!
This isn’t about an affair, this is about a person hiring unqualified people, allowing/acting in unprofessional behavior (screwing his employee/sexual harrassment in the office), and abusing his power (charter schools/use of the plane).
What a moron.
By NordoniaNate
May 2, 2008 11:16 PM | Link to this
For all the Ohio voters that wanted change and put Marc Dann in office: Thank you. Ohio taxes will now be used to bring closure to this episode in Ohio politics. Dann has to resign. Strikeout Strickland should also be held accountable for the people in his administration instead of working for Hillary.
By kevin
May 2, 2008 11:15 PM | Link to this
It’s refreshing to see a man and a woman have an affair. If this was a Repugnicant, he would have had an affair with a little boy or a farm animal.
Marc Dann should stay in office for as long as Foot-Tapper Larry Craig and Diaper Dave Vitter remain in power.
At least Dann doesn’t go around pretending to be some sort of moral exemplar of virtue, like Craig, Vitter, and so many other Repugnicants do.
The Repugnicant motto: do as we say, not as we do.
Marc Dann should use this as payback time.
Go after the corrupt Repugs in Butler County (Dynus)
Go after the corrupt Repugs in Clermont County (Walker)
Go after all the moralizing reporters, like none of them have ever banged a subordinate.
Go after the corrupt Repugs in Warren County
Go after the corrupt Repugs from Ashtabula to Zanesville, from Archbold to Ironton, and everywhere in between.
Hoist them on their own moralizing petards.
Go after the corporations, the price-gouging oil companies.
Show everyone what a fighter you are, Marc. This is why we elected you. Remind everyone what sort of corrupt morass you inherited after 16 years of Repugnicants plundering the state government and Treasury.
YOU are the reason Tom Noe is in jail and not wining and dining Governor Blackwell tonight.
YOU are the reason AOL and Time Warner aren’t ripping the public off anymore.
YOU are the reason our state retirement system is much closer to solvency than it was when Tom Noe and other corrupt Repugs were buying coins and Beanie Babies with public retirement funds.
You’ve got some top-notch people at your disposal. Now is the time to put an end to all this moralistic snooping into your personal life and go on offense.
Show the guts, the heart, and the spine you showed in the Senate, and you’ll get 70% of the vote next time.
It’s time to not just defeat the Repugs at the ballot box, but also in the Courthouse.
Every single person in Ohio who chooses to affiliate themselves with the Criminal Enterprise Formerly Known As The Republican Party bears some degree of knowledge of, or responsibility for, their damaging policies and their criminal practices in office.
It’s time to shut them down.
You haven’t broken any laws, Mr. Dann, but a truckload of Repugnicants from one end of this state to the other have.
Investigate, indict, imprision. That’s your job. Your job is not to answer questions from sex-starved moralists getting their jollies off asking you about your personal life.
By Mark
May 2, 2008 10:47 PM | Link to this
How about an impartial Federal investigation?
By Bruce
May 2, 2008 10:23 PM | Link to this
While I believe Dann should resign, I hope people realize that Governor Strickland does not have the power to “fire” him. Certainly he can call for his resignation and should do so.
By RalphJ50
May 2, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
I have yet to hear anyone ask the question as to who paid for all of these drunken parties. Dann stated he felt uncomfortable when Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Stankoski arrived at the condo. Did he forget that he talked to them on the phone earlier and asked the young woman to come to the condo. He obviously knew she was coming because when she arrived he had the hawaiian pizza she had asked for. Shame on you Mr. Dann. TO MR. DANN IS SAY, LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE.
By RalphJ50
May 2, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
I have yet to hear anyone ask the question as to who paid for all of these drunken parties. Dann stated he felt uncomfortable when Mr. Gutierrez and Ms. Stankoski arrived at the condo. Did he forget that he talked to them on the phone earlier and asked the young woman to come to the condo. He obviously knew she was coming because when she arrived he had the hawaiian pizza she had asked for. Shame on you Mr. Dann. TO MR. DANN IS SAY, LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE.
By Donkey
May 2, 2008 9:14 PM | Link to this
F I R E H I M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Hudy
May 2, 2008 8:59 PM | Link to this
Nothing but corruption and graft have ever risen from the ashes of what once was Youngstown. If it wasn’t for the Federal Witness Proptection Progarm, that city would be a ghost town.
Dann should man-up to his shameful conduct and resign.
By Hahaha
May 2, 2008 8:51 PM | Link to this
Gutierrez couldn’t last a year without prostituting 3rd world corruption in the office. Reminds me of his amigo Alberto Gonzalez. They’re both as corrupt as Mexico.
By Hahaha
May 2, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this
Ha. Gutierrez couldn’t last a year without prostituting 3rd world corruption through the offices. Reminds me of his amigo Alberto Gonzalez. They’re both as corrupt as Mexico.
By Realitycheck
May 2, 2008 7:33 PM | Link to this
Sorry Betty…Can we have a do-over?
We didn’t know Dann was a P-O-S.
By So Sad
May 2, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this
Democrat, Republican…They are all crooks. Who would we get to investigate? BCI Anspacher, Heck etc. are sex nuts according to the Columbus Dispatch 4/26/08. Police officers are commiting crime daily, deals are made and all they do is send them to Fayette County. Its lets make a deal all over again. Watch them all ake deals… The American people need to wake up and elect the best person not the party. Then if they don’t act right, throw the bums out.
By MARK
May 2, 2008 6:39 PM | Link to this
Wait a minute people, Our own former Govenor BOB TAFT was arrested and he never resigned. He also ran Ohio down in the ground with the Coin Gate scandal. I agree with weezy_114 the good out weighs the bad. We have had alot of worse ones then dann.
By KS
May 2, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this
Marc Dann needs to be fired. If this would of happened in any office or factory anywhere else that is exacly what would of happened to the person. I think Gov. Strickland needs to take a stand and take care of this. This reflects everyone living in Ohio. I love the fact that we are paying Mr. Dann a nice salary and this is what he is doing while he is serving in office. He apoligized to his wife which is fine, but where is the apology to the people of Ohio. That seems to be missing.
By KS
May 2, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this
Marc Dann needs to be fired. If this would of happened in any office or factory anywhere else that is exacly what would of happened to the person. I think Gov. Strickland needs to take a stand and take care of this. This reflects everyone living in Ohio. I love the fact that we are paying Mr. Dann a nice salary and this is what he is doing while he is serving in office. He apoligized to his wife which is fine, but where is the apology to the people of Ohio. That seems to be missing.
By KS
May 2, 2008 6:16 PM | Link to this
Marc Dann needs to be fired. If this would of happened in any office or factory anywhere else that is exacly what would of happened to the person. I think Gov. Strickland needs to take a stand and take care of this. This reflects everyone living in Ohio. I love the fact that we are paying Mr. Dann a nice salary and this is what he is doing while he is serving in office. He apoligized to his wife which is fine, but where is the apology to the people of Ohio. That seems to be missing.
By Paul
May 2, 2008 6:15 PM | Link to this
Ethics, Integity, Values, Honesty, Common sense..I don’t have any of these qualities!!! Can I get paid six figures a year to work for the Sad State of Ohio? I’d be the best low rent scumsucking AG EVER!! Be like working for the KGB, East German Stasi..hell..my fly would be…hell…I’d be openly exposed and none of you would care!!! I’ll create scandals that will outdo any scandal you can think of!!! That’s what you want why you slowly die of debauchery…isn’t it??!! No light at tunnels end.
By Roger
May 2, 2008 6:06 PM | Link to this
Marc Dann has proven his inability to be a leader of the great state of Ohio,he inacted this new Adam Walsh law without investagating it further. The law truely violates the constitutional rights of those it affects,he really is no better than those offenders charged with a sexual related offense. He has tried to become someone he’s not. I think he should be FIRED,how can you run all the law enforcement agencies when you break the law yourself.Fire Dann
By Mike
May 2, 2008 5:58 PM | Link to this
No, I’m not satisfied. All of these state agencies are laying people off, and yet they have the money to waste on this stuff. They need to cut there losses and fire Marc Dann and every one else involved I think he has proved to the public that he is guilty.
By Boynamed Sued
May 2, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this
wuts the fuss. the previous AG allowed his lawyers to mine estates in the butler co. probate ct.
By Mark
May 2, 2008 5:37 PM | Link to this
How about obsructing justice charges against Dann and disbar him after he is found guitly of it, which he is
By Mark
May 2, 2008 5:23 PM | Link to this
Dann removed himself from the investigation list
By Joan
May 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this
Gov. Strictland needs to fire Dann and some of the others involved if they do not step down willingly. At any rate—OUT!
By Grady
May 2, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this
Dann has admitted to using poor judgment. He has admitted to not being qualified. He has hired awful people to run his office. He was having an affair with a subordinate in his office. This created an environment in which his friends felt free to behave so poorly with their subordinates. He has also used his office as a means of attacking his political foes. This is all related to his job performance. Most lawyers and politicians don’t act this way.
By Seth
May 2, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
I voted for Betty Montgomery and wish I could again. Is she still around? You remember - the one we chose for Dann because she was guilty of not predicting she was taking a donation from crook? Can we have a do-over?
By DGS
May 2, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
FLASHBACK: Passing Through: Strickland, Blackwell Visit Lima By Heather Rutz Lima News On November 7, 2006, Dann pontificated the crowd at a Democratic rally prior to the election with this quote: Dann, who is running for attorney general, kept the group revved up.
“When Ted Strickland is governor in January … I want you to do something that Republicans wouldn’t ask their supporters to do,” Dann said. “Will you hold us to a higher standard of conduct? …”
By Sam
May 2, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
Go (expletive) yourself, DDN. Is there anything in here that relates to his job performance?
By TRS
May 2, 2008 3:54 PM | Link to this
Appears Dann is more dedicated to the OEA than his own family - he needs to go.
By Mark
May 2, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
It is a woman as far as we really know they share the apartment don’t they?
By liz
May 2, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this
hey, at least it was a woman….
By Mark
May 2, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this
No I am not satisfied with a controlled internal investigation. What would they do to an ordinary citizen like us. Dann would send us to jail in a heartbeat. It is another slap on the wrist from these so-called politicians. It’s Getbysville for them and jail to us!! Get rid of him and send them to jail. And the women need to sue the pants off of them for sexual harassment(No pun inteneded)!!
By Courtesy Flush
May 2, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this
I would of poked those broads too, they be hot.
By The Puzzled Ibex
May 2, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
I voted for Dann, but he should resign immediately and fall to his knees, begging forgiveness for being a little juvenile incompetent. There is no way he can or should survive this.
To the posters who claim this reflects on the Democratic Party - what, you haven’t heard about a few choice Republican scandals over the past 8 years? Seriously? Corruption and incompetence are not problems that afflict only one party.
By cowboy
May 2, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this
marc dann for president……
By weezy714
May 2, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
I think i’ll take a sex scandal over coin-gate anyday. He’s done a really good job, and still is. His good heavily out weighs the bad.
By Mark
May 2, 2008 3:20 PM | Link to this
If this was an ordinary citizen, they would be going to jail, but since these are politicians, they loe stheir job. Sounds like justice to the ordinary citizens and Getbysville for them( a slap on the wrist). No I am not satisfied. I am not happy with these Lowlife Politiciains who abuse their position and break the citizens trust they nned to be further punished. Let us make an example of them like they would do to us, especially Dannn who would send you or me to jail in a heart beat!!!!!!!!
By BigB
May 2, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this
Whoa there everyone, lets think this through. Times are hard and I for one could certainly use a job like this. Big Bucks, Free Car, Free Gas, Good Hours, and last but not least, look at the fringe benefits!!!!!!! I won’t eat crackers in bed!!!!! Hey there Danny Boy, hire me and I will throw some cash back your way. I am as qualified as you and your buddies, maybe even more, but I will be a good boy and help you cover your bases, and take care of your ladies while you are busy !!! Just call me!
By 448 Kiefaber
May 2, 2008 2:52 PM | Link to this
At least NY got Spitzer and an high priced hooker. We get a bunch of yahoos from Youngstown and their love shack.
By TRB
May 2, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this
Why is everyone surprised and disappointed? These are politicians/lawyers - the dregs of society. Our state government is a three ring circus with Dann and his cronies as the ring leaders(before we republicans get too smug,don’t forget Bob Taft and his clowns). That entire cesspool needs cleaned out.
By holly
May 2, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this
Isn’t it great that Dann jumped to action and fired his friends but he gets to stay. He is just as guilty, by association and as a participant. Bet his friends are wondering why he gets to keep his job. Dann was worried about the people of Ohio playing the gambling machines because gambling is wrong. So is cheating on your wife and family.
By jonnyboy
May 2, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this
Web, I’m guessing that you work for Dann. Hey, I just finished updating my resume. Can you get me an interview? I’ve been fired from 3 jobs for inter-office relationships, so I should be qualified… I need a new roommate too, hopefully Dann will let me move in. If so, party in Dublin—-EVERYONE’S INVITED!!!!
By painfultruth
May 2, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
You blithering idiots voted Democrats into office, and you are now reaping what you have sown! SUCKERS!
By 45401
May 2, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this
Marc Dann recently enrolled in the Elliot Spitzer school of Attorneys General who run for governor. Thank god he didn’t graduate.
By Sara
May 2, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this
What a disgrace. It is embarrassing to the legal community when a fellow attorney acts in this manner, especially one in such a high office. I definitely think he should resign post-haste. I have absolutely NO CONFIDENCE in his leadership.
By Teresa
May 2, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
This goes out to Web Smith. It is our business - especially when they are using Tax Payers money to play. Anthony Gutierrez has recked 3 state vehicles at the expense of Tax Payers. Lets keep this real. You should never carry on a relationship within the office - Especially knowing you’re MARRIED!
By Keep your rocket in your pocket!
May 2, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
Sounds like Warren County! Resign…Marc Dann
By Web Smith
May 2, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this
It really is hard to understand what this preoccupation is with who is having or had sex with who and why it’s anyone’s business.
Did Congress pass a law making it illegal?
By Teresa
May 2, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this
Jonnyboy I just love your comment. Give me a job like that with that kind of pay and benefits.
By DB
May 2, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this
Dann must resign post haste. I helped vote him into office, which I now regret.
By Teresa
May 2, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this
Johnnyboy I just love your comment. I agree with you…. Give me a job like that with that kind of pay and benefits.
By PJ
May 2, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this
Its time for another politico to go. This conduct would get any underling fired immediately. Why not the boss?
By jonnyboy
May 2, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this
Shoot, gimme a job in THIS office. I would like to get paid that yearly salary, party w/ all the secretaries, hire whoever I wanted, get drunk and wreck my state vehicle numerous times. Does it really get any better than this?
Marc Dann: I really need a boss like you!!!
By 45430
May 2, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this
Let me get this straight - this was the Internal Investigation? What would an impartial investigation reveal? It would seem we have the Youngstown Mafia running the State of Ohio AG office. We need to get to the bottom of this. Call in the OHP and find out what is really going on over there.
By KAF
May 2, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this
Dann should resign immediately. The Governor and the Ohio Democratic Party should call for his resignation, but this is unlikely to happen. Dann’s affair with a subordinate is not coincidental to the sexual harassment that occurred in his office, but a precursor and basis for it. His unqualified cronies merely followed Dann’s lead. I imagine the local Dairy Queen is ran with more professionalism and integrity than this Attorney General’s office.
By Freedom Lover
May 2, 2008 12:50 PM | Link to this
I’m not satisfied in the least! Dann’s behavior is reminiscent of Bill Clinton’s Oval Room antics. How dare an AG stand in judgment of any citizen of Ohio, when he himself cannot control his own lustful adulterous ways.
He needs to go!