Batchelder’s Obama joke draws Democrats’ ire
By Jim Siegel
A veteran state Democratic lawmaker did not appreciate a recent joke by House Speaker William G. Batchelder aimed at President Barack Obama.
But Batchelder said he borrowed the line from Jay Leno.
And then later yesterday, Rep. Robert F. Hagan, D-Youngstown, took to his Facebook page to call the House speaker an “ass.”
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/02/23/obama-joke-leads-to-squabbling.html
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/02/23/obama-joke-leads-to-squabbling.html
Ohio House speaker criticized for joke saying Obama should go to prison
Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina, is catching heat for joking at a Summit County GOP event that President Barack Obama should be sent to prison.
State Rep. Vernon Sykes, D-Akron, called on Batchelder, a former judge, to apologize.
“Speaker Batchelder’s recent comments are absolutely deplorable. I call on the speaker to apologize for such distasteful remarks immediately,” Sykes said in a written release. “The unprecedented disrespect we have seen for President Obama only serves to undermine and threaten our democracy. I would expect my longtime friend, colleague and the Speaker of the Ohio House to respect the office of the President of the United States regardless of party affiliation.”
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Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder won't apologize for joke that Obama should be jailed
Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 3:20 PM Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:56 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder said today he will not apologize for a joke made at a recent GOP event suggesting President Barack Obama should be jailed.
Batchelder, a Republican from Medina who leads the House of Representatives, made the comment Saturday at the Summit County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, according to the Washington Post.
Batchelder was introducing Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum when he cracked a joke about whether Obama, a Democrat, should be re-elected.
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/02/ohio_house_speaker_refuses_to.html
Apology sought for comment at Santorum event
02/22/12 at 10:16am
Written by pkostyu
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Vernon Sykes, D- Akron, called for Ohio House Speaker Bill Batchelder, R-Medina, to apologize for comments he made suggesting President Barack Obama be sent to jail.
On Saturday, while introducing Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, Batchelder told an audience of more than 1,350 at the Summit County Republican Lincoln Day dinner that he thinks Obama should be sent to jail.
“The liberals are asking us to give Obama more time,” said Batchelder, a former judge. “And I think 25-to-life would be a good start.”http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/22/apology-sought-for-comment-at-santorum-event/
GOP House speaker apologizes after joke
Published: Thu, February 23, 2012 @ 12:00 a.m.
By Marc Kovac
news@vindy.com and Wooster Daily Record
COLUMBUS
Republican House Speaker Bill Batchelder offered an apology, of sorts, to an Akron-area lawmaker who was offended by a joke made at a Republican function over the weekend.
But, in a released statement, Batchelder made it clear he was not saying sorry for the joke, though he offered an apology to the lawmaker who took offense.
“While some are trying to twist a harmless joke into an opportunity to attack me, make no mistake that I have deep respect for the presidency and the integrity of the office, regardless of who holds it,” Batchelder said. “I will not apologize for the joke, but I will apologize to my friend and colleague who apparently considered it more than a joke.”http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/feb/23/gop-house-speaker-apologizes-after-joke/
WTAM - Local News
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Lawmaker demands apology for Obama comment
Suggested president be sent to jail.
(Columbus) -- A state lawmaker called on Ohio House Speaker Bill Batchelder to apologize for comments which suggest President Barack Obama should be sent to prison.
During an event Saturday for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum in Summit County, Batchelder said "the liberals are asking us to give Obama more time and I think 25-to-life would be a good start."
State Rep. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) referred to Batchelder's comment as "deplorable."
http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=9797769
During an event Saturday for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum in Summit County, Batchelder said "the liberals are asking us to give Obama more time and I think 25-to-life would be a good start."
State Rep. Vernon Sykes (D-Akron) referred to Batchelder's comment as "deplorable."
http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=9797769
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