This is too easy
No matter how busy you might be Saturday afternoon, you have to think about stopping by Ridge Day, the Pleasant Ridge parade and festival.
Be there, at 5915 Ridge Road, by 12:30 pm. Just trust me on this one and go.
OK, here's why: Jeff Berding will be sitting in the dunking booth.
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Post a Comment*Don't underestimate Berding's ability to lie underwater too.
I heard that the Democrats Against Berding group already bought the first 100 throws.
Make sure Freeman and Miles know!
Trouble for Berding Campaign
Oh, the difference three months can make.
The status of two people who helped Cincinnati City Councilman Jeff Berding win his hard-fought endorsement from the local Democratic Party in his re-election campaign has changed recently, underscoring the difficult time Berding is having with some members of his own party.
Freeman McNeal, who as co-chair of the Cincinnati Democratic Committee's nominating group for city council endorsements publicly backed Berding, recently took to the airwaves on WDBZ (1230 AM) to withdraw his support.
McNeal — a longtime political activist who is well-known in the city’s African-American community — accuses Berding of reneging on a promise to give some campaign money to help the Cincinnati Democratic Committee (CDC) take a more active role in party politics and assume some of the duties from the Hamilton County Democratic Party, which is led by Tim Burke.
McNeal said Berding made the promise during this spring’s endorsement process, but Berding has told party members he made the pledge after the endorsement process. Because Berding said he couldn’t get specific enough answers about how the money would be used by the CDC, he decided not to give any cash, party sources said.
As a result, an angry McNeal bashed Berding on a talk radio show and questioned his integrity.
The issue came to a head Tuesday during a heated Democratic caucus meeting attended by some city council incumbents, CDC members and county party leaders. Berding and McNeal were among those who spoke at the session.
Meanwhile, Berding recently replaced Miles Lindahl, his campaign manager, with the more experienced Dave Schaff, who previously worked for Todd Portune while Portune was a city councilman and a county commissioner.
During a private CDC meeting in early April, Berding barely received the nominating committee’s recommendation; the tally was 9-8, with some members abstaining. Among those voting then to support Berding was Lindahl, whom Berding later hired as his campaign manager and who previously worked for Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper.
In April, Lindahl said he hadn’t yet spoke with Berding about working for his campaign when the vote was cast.
“I was very moved by what Jeff said in the nominating committee and submitted my resume,” Lindahl said. “David Pepper recommended me after I did that.”
But Pepper later said he couldn’t recall when he spoke to Berding on Lindahl’s behalf.
Lindahl emphasized that he hadn’t yet signed a contract with the Berding campaign or received any payment for his services before the vote. Though not yet hired, he did issue a press release to the media on Berding’s behalf within minutes of the April 18 meeting in which Berding won the endorsement.
Some rank-and-file Democrats are upset at Berding because of his extensive ties to Republican candidates and campaign contributors, his proposal last winter to cut $3 million from the city’s Health Department, a tendency to cut deals outside public meetings and his frequent clashes with some Democrats on council.
Berding, 40, is sales director for the Cincinnati Bengals. He managed the successful campaign in 1996 to increase Hamilton County’s sales tax by a half-cent to build new stadiums for the Bengals and Reds; the team later hired him on its staff. Berding is divorced and lives in Mount Lookout.
— Kevin Osborne
(Photo: Cincinnati-oh.gov)
http://blogs.citybeat.com/porkopolis/2007/07/trouble-for-ber.html
I wonder if chrissy monzel will be on the lookout for illegal ice cream trucks with his trusty sidekick Bradford.
Bortz is so political.
Jane: as a "reporter" and not a propogandist, shouldn't you report on all politicians and/or candidates subject to dunking?
Or are you just trying to get publicity for Berding?
"I heard that the Democrats Against Berding group already bought the first 100 throws.
5:25 PM, July 13, 2007"
Yea, and they all throw like the Mayor!!!!!!!LOL LOL
Jeff Berding, Chris Bortz, Leslie Ghiz, Chris Monzel, and Cecil Thomas (and the list is still growing) are all scheduled for the dunking booth at Westwood Town Hall-apalooza August 25 starting at 5pm.
actually for once I think Jane isn't being biased in favor of one of the Enquirer's buddies-
I took her piece to be a jab at how unpopular Berding is
A lot of Pleasant Ridge residents weren't too happy about the endorsement of Pat Fischer for council in the official community council newsletter The Informant. Since the city funds the newsletter it is a clear violation to endorse any candidate. His volunteer coordinator does the newsletter so presumably she's responsible. I find it hard to believe that Fischer, who just stepped down as pres of the bar association, didn't know that the endorsement was wrong, and the volunteer coordinator is also an attorney. Maybe Fischer's clueless because he's never been active politically except for being pres of the council for a year back in 2005.
Berding plans to "delay" the truth and defend the "culture of corruption!
Perhaps, he could get some funding from the north side of the freeway!
PATHETIC !
HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !
What's funny is when everyone else got there (after 4pm) no one was there and the day was over.
the event ended at 5:00 p.m. so it would make sense not many people would be there after 4:00 p.m.
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