The Dayton Daily News accompanied their endorsement of Sharen with a strongly worded … well, there’s no other way to put it - it’s a condemnation … of Austria’s shameless and baseless attacks on Sharen and her family for helping a survivor of the Rwandan genocide.
State Sen. Steve Austria says he reserves the right to attack Sharen Neuhardt for taking in a Rwandan refugee whose family was a victim of genocide and is caught in legal limbo with immigration authorities.
The issue arises because, in meetings and debates, Sen. Austria has accused Ms. Neuhardt of “harboring” an illegal immigrant and behaving unprofessionally as an “officer of the court.” (She is a lawyer.) So you might yet see ugly TV commercials.
If Sen. Austria makes that move, he’s engaging in gutter politics of the most despicable sort [emphasis added]
Austria and his cronies in Washington and Columbus have been shopping around a package of lies about Sharen for weeks … now that crow has come home to roost. We can only hope Austria has the decency to accept the admonishment, and stop these despicable attacks.
If the voters of the 7th District choose Sen. Austria, they are settling for mediocrity, quite possibly on a long-term basis. If they choose Ms. Neuhardt, they are hoping for something better. She has the potential to develop into a leader in an important policy realm or more than one. They almost certainly wouldn’t get anything less.
The Dayton region has a tradition of stronger-than-average representation in Congress. In this race, there is only one way, at most, to continue the tradition. The rookie is the better, bolder, more optimistic choice.
Sharen’s up with a second ad calling out Steve Austria for his inaction in the state legislature as Ohio’s economy crumbled and 180,000 Ohio jobs were lost.
Sharen’s first ad calls out Steve Austria on ten years of backing failed economic policies in Columbus, and asks … why would we want to send him to Washington?
Sharen on the trail this past weekend. Took us all a little longer to put together … much of the 7th still doesn’t have electricity following Sunday’s storm. If you can, please volunteer in your community.
“Sharen Neuhardt understands that Ohioans are paying a heavy price for George W. Bush’s failures,” said Strickland. “We need a new generation of leaders who are willing to set politics aside to get things done. Sharen Neuhardt is the right voice for Ohio’s 7th District and the right leader to help bring about the change we need for Ohio’s future.”
Yesterday, Sharen spoke up on her plan to help cut gas prices for working Ohioans. This afternoon, one of the dedicated volunteers traveling with Sharen today just called to let us know that gas in the Circleville area climbed to $3.999 a gallon.
It’s definitely time for a change. In congress, Sharen will join other Democrats and Republicans to make sure we invest in safe and responsible domestic energy, and in new sources or energy that end our dependence on foreign oil, and don’t just line the pockets of Big Oil.
“As we mark the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we remember the thousands of innocent men, women, and children who lost their lives on that day, and we extend our sympathies to their families, friends, and loved ones.”