Hamilton County Republican Finney's Butt Slap

Phil Heimlich is running for County Commissioner in Hamilton County against David Pepper, a Dem who happens to be the son of former P & G Chair, John Pepper.  Take a look at what Phil's cronies do in public.  And this from a Republican blog.  Ahem.

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006 Chris Finney flips out on David PepperFrom the Cincinnati Enquirer's Politics Extra blog:

At an outdoor press conference today, David Pepper tried to describe his 10 rules to improve government as he seeks to become a Hamilton County Commissioner.

Pepper, though, was interrupted by two moving trains, dozens of passing tractor-trailers -- and a profanity-laced tirade from Cincinnati attorney Christopher Finney, a business partner and friend of Pepper’s opponent, incumbent Republican Commissioner Phil Heimlich.

Upon arrival, Pepper saw that Finney also was there. Pepper walked up to Finney, said hello and extended his hand. Finney rejected the offered handshake.

Pepper then started the press conference and was discussing how he believes total transparency and disclosure is vital in government, when Finney shouted “You’re trying to smear my name because you’re a rich f------- ---hole.“

Kiss my a--. Right here,” Finney said, patting his behind.

Finney was upset that Pepper mentioned Finney by name in his “10 Simple Rules to Clean Up Hamilton County Government,” suggesting neither Finney nor Heimlich had properly disclosed their business relationship even after Finney was appointed to head the Tax Levy Review Committee. That volunteer committeeis charged with monitoring property taxes that fund special services such as health care for the poor.

Wow...that's a great way for Finney to get his case across. Calling somebody a 'rich f**king a**hole' is a great way to get positive press too. Couldn't he have found a better way to discuss his problems with David Pepper than call him names like he did? This isn't going to help Phil Heimlich one bit, and I think there's a very slight chance this could hurt him because of guilt by association.

This brings to mind a maxim I've heard many times: In politics, don't get mad unless it's on purpose.

For the record, I'm no fan of Chris Finney, and fully believe he is behind the recent smears on Jean Schmidt (hmmm...does Nate Noy have anything to say about this?). Finney is hurting our party in Hamilton County, and we'd all be better off if he was out of politics altogether. All in all, Chris Finney is a bad apple we need to get rid of.

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