Jean Schmidt: “A reckless disregard for truth"

[KansDem]

Questions about marathon running, second college degrees and endorsements keep popping up about Mean Jean:

Marathon running:

From deadparrot:
DU today

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt is fast, capable of running a marathon in 3 hours, 19 minutes, 6 seconds.

At least that's what a photo on the Ohio congresswoman's Web site shows.

No way, says a rival who contends that the picture from the 1993 Columbus Marathon is doctored and complained to state election officials. A four-member commission panel ruled Thursday that there was enough evidence to look into the complaint.

State law prohibits candidates from publishing false statements designed to promote their election.


False endorsements and second college degree:

from Wikipedia:

In March 2006, it was reported that Schmidt had for years claimed a B.A. in secondary education from the University of Cincinnati, awarded in 1986. Schmidt's defenders pointed out that neither her current official or campaign website had the second degree posted, and said that Schmidt had completed the requirements for the degree but never filed the paperwork to be awarded a diploma. On April 27, five days before the May 2 primary, the Ohio Elections Commission voted 7-0 to issue Schmidt a public reprimand for "false statements" for her claiming to have that second degree. The Commission also found that Schmidt had made false claims of being endorsed by several organizations, but that these did not warrant any reprimand.

False claims by Schmidt



Check out the last line

Jean Schmidt claimed as early as 1989 to have a college degree she was not awarded and was reprimanded in 2006 for her false claim.On March 8, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Representatives Tom Tancredo of Colorado and Steve Chabot of Ohio stated they had not endorsed Schmidt even though Schmidt's campaign site claimed they had.<33> Chabot later said he had endorsed both Schmidt and her primary opponent. Schmidt also claimed an endorsment from the Family Research Council which was repudiated by the organization. After a review, the Ohio Elections Commission found that the Tancredo and Family Research Council endorsement claims were false but did not warrant any reprimand.<34>

WLW-AM reported on March 28 that Schmidt had for years claimed a B.A. in secondary education from the University of Cincinnati awarded in 1986. Schmidt had previously listed two degrees on past campaign websites, but neither her current official or campaign website had the second degree posted. Schmidt's chief of staff, Barry Bennett, told The Plain Dealer Schmidt had completed the requirements for the degree but never filed the paperwork to be awarded a diploma. "I think it's fair to say that she earned it and never collected it," Bennett said. <35>

On April 27, five days before the May 2 primary against McEwen, the Ohio Elections Commission voted 7-0 to issue Schmidt a public reprimand for "false statements" for her claiming to have a second undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati that she was not awarded. The Commission wrote in its letter of reprimand that Schmidt had "reckless disregard for truth."

From Anwers.com

Why does she have such a reckless disregard for truth?


edited for spelling

[marmar]

1. She's an asshole, a dumbass, a nutcase ... and now a liar.

:crazy: In other words, the perfect Ohio Republican.

How can one state be represented by so many freaks?

:freak:

[opihimoimoi]

2. She has conned and scammed her way into a Level of DELUSION

and a lotta peeps sucked for the scam by voting for her

[EST]

3. Why does not a reckless disregard for the truth preclude

her from responsible public office? Oh, I forgot--she's a republiclown.

Hmmm--habitual liar--republiclown
vile tempered--republiclown
ill informed--republiclown
runs very fast--republiclown
intelligent, but dumber'nhell--republiclown
no shadow--the dark side (oh, yeah--republiclown, too)
thoughtless and insulting--republiclown
ugly as home made sin--Yosemite Sam, I mean Tricky Dick Cheney! I got it she's Cheney in disguise.

[acmejack]

4. Actually, as much as I hate to admit it

It appears that Mean Jean actually is a victim of a camera angle trick in that photo. The archives proved that she finished that race in a time 3 seconds different from the photo and the cropping was such that you couldn't see the finish line. Mean Jean is an experienced (59) marathoner, I won't argue a difference of three seconds with anyone that run 26 miles in 3 hours and 19 minutes. Hell if they can run 26 miles in a week they got me beat...