Combating Voter Fraud = Eliminating Democrat Voters

The great part is that this post was titled "Did the US Supreme Court just elect John McCain?" So, requiring voters to show a valid ID that shows their identity is unconstitutional in the eyes of those seeking to illegally vote. Democrat voter fraud was reported in several precincts in Ohio during the 2004 election.

The US Supreme Court has just dealt a serious blow to voters' rights that could help put John McCain in the White House by eliminating tens of thousands of voters who generally vote Democratic.

By 6-3 the Court has upheld an Indiana law that requires citizens to present a photo identification card in order to vote. Florida, Michigan, Louisiana, Georgia, Hawaii and South Dakota have similar laws. Though it's unlikely, as many as two dozen other states could add them by election day. Other states, like Ohio, have less stringent ID requirements than Indiana's, but still have certain restrictions that are strongly opposed by voter rights advocates.

The decision turns back two centuries of jurisprudence that has accepted a registered voter's signature as sufficient identification for casting a ballot. By matching that signature against one given at registration, and with harsh penalties for ballot stuffing, the Justices confirmed in their lead opinion that there is "no evidence" for the kind of widespread voter fraud Republican partisans have used to justify the demand for photo ID.

Voting rights activists have long argued that since photo ID can cost money, or may demand expensive trips to government agencies, the requirement constitutes a "poll tax." Taxes on the right to vote were used for a century to prevent blacks and others from voting in the south and elsewhere. They were specifically banned by the 24th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1964.

Michelle Obama: "Pay No Attention To My Husbands Associates"

Michelle Obama stated to CNN that she would like voters to ignore her husbands associates, inexperience, and short-comings, and instead, concentrate on the issues. Since she is so ashamed of America, why does she care about the issues?

Michelle Obama said Wednesday that her husband's move to distance himself from his controversial former minister has been "painful," but that she's pleased with the way he's handled the situation.

Michelle Obama says her husband's campaign should be about issues, not the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

"I was proud of the statement he made yesterday," she said in an interview with CNN's Suzanne Malveaux. "It was a tough thing for him to do -- it's a painful situation to be in."

On Tuesday, Obama said he was "outraged" by comments the Rev. Jeremiah Wright made to the National Press Club in Washington on Monday. The candidate said he was "saddened by the spectacle" of what Wright said.

He said Wright, who officiated his wedding and baptized his children, seemed "not the person I met 20 years ago."

Good News From The War On Terror 4/25-26

MND-B Soldiers kill 10 criminals in separate operations

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed 10 criminals in separate operations in Baghdad April 24-25.

Soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and Iraqi Army soldiers from 44th Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, were attacked by six mortars at approximately 6 p.m. April 24 at their joint security station in northeastern Baghdad. Soldiers located a three-man mortar team and engaged the criminals, killing all three. No Soldiers were injured.

At approximately 10:10 p.m., an aerial weapons team spotted criminals digging by a road in northeastern Baghdad. The AWT engaged the criminals with one hellfire missile, killing two.

At approximately 1 a.m. April 25, an AWT spotted four criminals emplacing an IED in northeastern Baghdad. The AWT engaged the criminals with one hellfire missile, killing all four and destroying the IED.

An AWT witnessed two criminals setting up a firing position in northeastern Baghdad at approximately 1:30 a.m. The AWT engaged with one hellfire missile and killed one criminal. The other criminal fled to a nearby building. The AWT could not engage the second criminal due because of innocent civilians in the area adjacent to the building.

 

Three terrorists killed, eight al-Qaeda suspects detained

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained eight suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda networks in Samarra and Mosul on Thursday.

Coalition forces targeted a suspected terrorist in a vehicle east of Samarra and attempted to stop the vehicle, first by verbal command, then by firing warning shots. When the driver refused to stop, Coalition forces fired on the vehicle, setting it on fire and killing one terrorist. Two additional terrorists armed with grenades exited the vehicle, and Coalition forces responded to the hostile threat by engaging and killing them.

Near Taji, Coalition forces stopped a vehicle believed to be associated with terrorist activity.  While searching the vehicle, Coalition forces discovered several pipe bombs, two assault rifles and bomb-making materials. They destroyed the weapons materials and the vehicle and detained three terrorist suspects.

In Mosul, Coalition forces targeted an individual believed to be involved in the planning of suicide attacks.  Coalition forces stopped a vehicle believed to be associated with the individual and detained five suspected terrorists.

 

Alleged bombing cell leader, 12 other suspects detained

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces detained more than a dozen suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq Friday, including four wanted individuals.

Coalition forces captured two wanted men, one of whom is allegedly the leader of a large bombing cell, during a raid south of Bayji targeting a network that spans Salah ad Din province.  The other wanted man is believed to be a key distributor of explosives used against Sons of Iraq groups, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces.  A cache of weapons and ammunition was discovered and safely destroyed on site.  Four additional suspected terrorists were detained.

Coalition forces continued to corral members of the AQI propaganda network, detaining a wanted man in Baghdad who is believed to conspire directly with terrorist leaders.

Using information from an operation Apr. 21, Coalition forces captured an alleged go-between for AQI senior leaders in Mosul.

In Samarra, Coalition forces conducted two operations targeting AQI leaders in the area and detained four suspected terrorists.

Coalition forces descended on an alleged foreign terrorist bed-down location northeast of Khalis and detained one suspected terrorist believed to be involved in AQI’s facilitation network.

 

Eight al-Qaeda terrorists killed in central Iraq

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces killed eight al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists and detained 17 suspected terrorists during operations targeting associates of terrorist leaders in central Iraq Saturday.

Coalition forces conducted coordinated operations targeting associates of an individual who acts as a facilitator and liaison for AQI leaders.  When Coalition forces arrived in the target area east of Tikrit, they immediately received small arms fire.  Responding in self-defense, they returned fire and called for supporting aircraft to engage the hostile threat.  Three terrorists were killed in the initial engagement, but Coalition forces continued to receive fire as they secured buildings in the area.  Again engaging the hostile threat, they killed two more terrorists. 

Inside the buildings, Coalition forces discovered weapons and more than 900 pounds of explosives, which they safely destroyed on site. 

During an operation east of Samarra, a terrorist approached Coalition forces and detonated a suicide vest, killing himself.  Another terrorist at the location moved to a tactical position and refused to follow the interpreter’s instructions to surrender.  Coalition forces, perceiving hostile intent from the terrorist, engaged and killed him.  Seven suspected terrorists were detained during the coordinated operations.  Coalition forces safely destroyed one building at the target location that was empty except for ten beds and weapons, indicating a likely terrorist safe house.

Coalition forces went to a location northwest of Balad searching for an AQI senior leader.  A man in the target building refused to comply with the interpreter’s instructions and moved to a hidden position.  When he refused to surrender, Coalition forces perceived hostile intent and engaged the terrorist, killing him.

Farther south, two more operations applied pressure to AQI leadership.  Coalition forces detained four suspected terrorists during an operation in Yusufiyah targeting a close associate of an AQI leader in the Southern Belt around Baghdad.  West of Baghdad, Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists while targeting an AQI leader whose group instigates sectarian violence and facilitates attacks against Coalition forces.

NATO Tells Russia To Mind It's Own Business

It's good to see that NATO is not as useless as the UN. It's extremely important that Russia's influence in bordering countries is kept in check. Russia is gradually reverting back to its communist state and the steps NATO is taking will help slow this.

NATO warned Russia Wednesday to stop undermining Georgia's territorial integrity, after Moscow announced it would send more peacekeepers to two rebel Georgian regions.

Russia's move, to counter what it said was the massing of Georgian troops near Abkhazia and South Ossetia, raised concern in the United States while the European Union has said that any military build-up would not be wise.

"The steps that have been taken (by Russia) and the rhetoric that has been used concerning the threat of force have increased tensions and have undermined Georgia's territorial integrity," NATO spokesman James Appathurai said.

"The allies are unanimous in supporting, endorsing Georgia's territorial integrity and will not recognise or support steps that undermine that sovereignty," he said.

NATO announced at a summit early this month that Georgia would one day become a member of the 26-nation military alliance, in the face of fierce Russian opposition.

Russia objects to NATO moving closer to its borders and is deeply concerned that the breakaway regions could be destabilised by Tbilisi's rapprochement with Moscow's old Cold War-era foe.

Global Warming Makes HIV Worse

Is there anything that isn't caused by "Global Warming" anymore? "Global Warming" causes bridges to collapse, old ladies to fall down, polar bears to swim in water, hurricanes to develop, freezing temperatures, snow, and now it makes HIV worse.

Climate change is the latest threat to the world's growing HIV epidemic, say Australian experts who warn of the "grim" outlook in the fight against the infectious disease.

A leading professor of health and human rights, Daniel Tarantola, has cautioned that global warming will indirectly make citizens of developing countries even more vulnerable to death and severe ill health from HIV/AIDS.

Good News From The War On Terror 4/24

Coalition Forces kill four Special Groups criminals, capture five others

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed four Iranian-trained Special Groups criminals and detained five other suspected criminals Thursday during operations in Rashidiyah, north of Baghdad.

Intelligence sources led Coalition forces to the location of an Iranian-trained Special Groups criminal suspected of receiving weapons and finances from Iran in order to lead attacks against Coalition forces. He is also suspected of directing and conducting kidnappings and sectarian violence against Iraqi citizens.

Despite receiving sporadic small arms fire attacks, Coalition forces apprehended the suspected criminal and three other suspects. Coalition forces continued to another location to capture an additional suspected criminal wanted for hostile acts against Iraqi forces.

As Coalition forces approached the second location, they came under small arms fire from both sides of the road and returned fire, killing one criminal.

After arriving at the targeted individual’s location, Coalition forces again came under small arms fire from three criminals atop a local residence. Coalition forces followed the three individuals to a home in the neighborhood, where the criminals gained entry. Coalition forces came under attack from the criminals inside the house and engaged the hostile threat, killing the three criminals. The engagement ignited a fire in the house, but Coalition forces were able to evacuate the residents from the building unharmed.

 

Coalition forces target al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; one killed, eight detained

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed one suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist and detained eight others during operations to disrupt AQI networks in Baghdad and near Samarra.

In Baghdad, Coalition forces stopped a suspected terrorist in his vehicle. As Coalition forces approached the vehicle, the individual drew his pistol. Coalition forces responded to the hostile threat by engaging and killing the terrorist.

North of Samarra, Coalition forces captured two wanted men and three additional suspected terrorists.  One of the wanted men is believed to be the leader of an al-Qaeda in Iraq propaganda cell encompassing the northern belt around Baghdad, while the other is suspected of facilitating the movement of foreign terrorists into Iraq. 

Also in Samarra, Coalition forces followed suspected terrorists traveling in a vehicle and ordered the driver to stop.  Coalition forces secured the area, detained three suspected terrorists and confiscated two assault rifles.

 

Iraqi Army Forces kill nine criminals, destroy two vehicles in Hussaniyah

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi Army patrol, accompanied by U.S. Special Forces advisors, defeated elements of an armed criminal group that launched an unprovoked attack on Iraqi and U.S. forces conducting a patrol in Hussaniyah, a city north of Baghdad, April 22. 

Approximately 45 minutes into the mission, gunmen attacked the patrol using small arms weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.  Iraqi Army and U.S. Special Forces dismounted from their vehicles and returned fire, killing four of the gunmen. 

Additional criminals continued their attacks, using pre-positioned improvised explosive devices, RPGs and small arms weapons to target the Iraqi and U.S. patrol.  Despite the threats, Iraqi Army forces continued to engage the enemy, killing five more fighters and destroying two vehicles the gunmen used to launch their attacks.

 

MNF-W soldiers kill 6 insurgents

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – Multi-National Force – West soldiers engaged insurgents north of Lake Thar Thar April 23 following the mounted pursuit of two suspected enemy vehicles.

During the pursuit, which occurred at approximately 7:40 a.m., soldiers assigned to a MNF-W task force were engaged by insurgents with small-arms fire and grenades. 

The brief chase ended as the lead enemy vehicle stopped. The enemy continued their attack as the second vehicle sped away. The soldiers returned fire, killing six insurgents and destroying their truck.

 

MND-B Soldiers kill 3 criminals in separate engagements

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers killed 3 criminals in separate engagements in Baghdad April 23-24.

At approximately 10:50 p.m. April 23, an aerial weapons team observed a criminal emplacing an improvised-explosive device. The IED was targeting a Coalition forces patrol in northeast Baghdad. The aerial weapons team engaged the criminal with a Hellfire missile, killing him.

At approximately 11:30 p.m., two criminals were observed emplacing an improvised-explosive device in northeast Baghdad. After fleeing the scene, an aerial weapons team engaged the criminals in a building with two Hellfire missiles, killing both.

At approximately 7:30 a.m. April 24, an aerial weapons team observed a criminal with a heavy machine gun firing on MND-B Soldiers in northeast Baghdad. The aerial weapons team fired one Hellfire missile ending the attack. The heavy machine gun was destroyed, but no casualties have been reported at this time.

 

Tip leads to discovery of 12 rocket launchers

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces found and recovered 12 Iranian-made rocket launchers south of Baghdad following a tip from a local resident April 23.

The rocket launchers, designed for 107mm rockets, were discovered near a reported launch site. This site appeared to be targeting a nearby forward operating base.

Initiation wire attached to the launchers indicated they are of Iranian origin. The same type of wire has been found at previous launch sites.

 

Coalition forces target al-Qaeda in Iraq: three terrorists killed, 14 suspects detained

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed three al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists and detained 14 suspects during operations targeting terrorist networks in the central and northern parts of the country Wednesday.

West of Bi’aj, Coalition forces captured an alleged foreign terrorist facilitator and three additional suspects.  While rounding up the detainees, one terrorist attempted to escape. After the terrorist refused commands to halt, Coalition forces engaged, killing him.

Coalition forces targeted an alleged leader of an AQI propaganda cell during an operation in Mosul.  As Coalition forces arrived at the target area, two individuals attempted to seize their weapons from them. Coalition forces responded in self-defense, engaging and killing the two men. Three suspected terrorists were detained.

Coalition forces captured a suspected senior AQI leader in Mosul during a precision operation Thursday.  Intelligence reports also indicate he is involved in kidnapping and suicide bombing operations.

West of Baghdad, Coalition forces conducted two operations targeting operatives in the area’s bombing network.  Six suspected terrorists were detained, and four are believed to be part of a bombing cell that attacks Coalition forces.

Northern Ohio Evening Oddity. 20+ Jets In Less Than An Hour

While I was out fishing at the Norwalk Reservoir Wednesday evening with my brother, we noticed three bright lights coming from the northeast (which be Cleveland area). At first we thought we were about to have a close encounter, but then seen the flight lights.

As we stood there and watched, we seen 3 more heading our way. All in all, from 8:45-9:30pm, approximately 20+ jets, in groups of 3, flew over in succession. Half of the jets would break in the same location and head west, and the other half would continue southwest.

The odd thing is that they were flying fairly low, fairly fast, and we couldn't hear them. The only way we knew they were jets was because after they traveled a distance from us, we could see a pair of short contrails. I don't know what kind of jets they were (commercial or military), it was dark.

Last year, a UFO sighting over Lake Erie prompted the Youngstown Reserve AFB, and Wright-Patterson AFB to scramble dozens of jets, but those bases are southeast and southwest of my location.

Navy Security Team Fires Warning Shots At Iranian Boats

It's all fun and games until someone gets shot at. The IRGC have been harassing Navy ships for a while now, maybe this little incident will make them rethink their shenanigans.

A vessel contracted by the Navy in the Persian Gulf fired warning shots Thursday on two Iranian fast boats.

The Iranian Navy countered U.S. defense officials claims Friday, saying on Iranian television station Alalam that they didn't have a confrontation with a U.S. ship and that the ship, the Westward Venture, may have fired on a non-Iranian vessel, Reuters reports.

The U.S. ship is contracted by the U.S. Military Sealift Command to carry military cargo to Kuwait. It fired upon the boats Thursday after attempts to get Iranian boats' attention failed, defense officials told FOX News.

A Navy security team, armed with M16 rifles and .50-caliber machine guns, was onboard the Westward Venture at the time the warning shots were fired.

The ship was about 50 miles off the coast of Iran when the fast boats approached. The Westward Venture attempted to make bridge-to-bridge contact to warn the fast boats that they were too close.

The Military Sealift Command vessel then blew its whistle and fired flares before finally firing warning shots with the machine gun when the boats came within 100 yards of the vessel.

Brand-New Iranian Weapons Found In Iraq

Some of the weapons found were rockets and EFP's. The EFP's can penetrate armor. Reports of Iranian weapons being smuggled into Iraq, and Iranian-trained fighters in Iraq have yet do anything to wake people up.

The U.S. military says it has found caches of newly made Iranian weapons in Iraq, leading senior officials to conclude Tehran is continuing to funnel armaments into Iraq despite its pledges to the contrary.

Officials in Washington and Baghdad said the purported Iranian mortars, rockets and explosives had date stamps indicating they were manufactured in the past two months. The U.S. plans to publicize the weapons caches in coming days. A pair of senior commanders said a presentation was tentatively planned for Monday.

[...]

Iran has long denied that its government knowingly funneled weapons into Iraq or trained Shiite militants there. It has derided the U.S. claims as propaganda. Several senior U.S. military officials said the weapons caches would undercut the Iranian denials and provide new evidence of continuing Iranian support for Shiite militants across Iraq.

"You can see the manufacturing dates right on the armaments themselves," one senior commander in Baghdad said. "These are very clearly weapons that were made in the last month or so."

Four Iranian-Backed Fighters Killed In Iraq

Look away. Nothing to see here. Iran would never meddle in Iraq.

Coalition forces killed four Iranian-trained “special groups” criminals and detained five other suspected criminals today in Rashidiyah, Iraq, north of Baghdad.

Intelligence sources led the forces to the location of a criminal suspected of receiving weapons and finances from Iran. He also is suspected of directing and conducting kidnappings and sectarian violence against Iraqi citizens.

Despite receiving sporadic small-arms fire attacks, coalition forces apprehended the suspected criminal and three other suspects. As the forces approached a second location to apprehend another suspected criminal, they came under small-arms fire from both sides of the road and returned fire, killing one criminal.
After arriving at the targeted individual’s location, the forces again came under small-arms fire from three criminals atop a local residence. Coalition forces followed the three individuals to a home in the neighborhood then came under attack from the criminals inside the house. They engaged the hostile threat, killing the three criminals. The engagement ignited a fire in the house, but coalition forces were able to evacuate residents from the building unharmed.

B. Hussein Obama's 20 Best Lies

I found this over at Free Republic. I know there's no links, but I also know that if these were false, someone would call him out on it. I'm sure there's many people like myself that believe in beating them with the facts and not lies.

1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961; Selma was in 1965.

2.) Father Was A Goat Herder – LIAR he was a privileged, educated youth, who went to work with the Kenyan Government.

3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - LIAR, he was part of one of most corrupt & violent governments Kenya ever had

4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in Kenya.

5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.

6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.

7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.

8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies

9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could speak the language.

10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience - LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak the language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.

11.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - LIAR, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.

12.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.

13.) I Was A Professor Of Law - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.

14.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didn’t write it,introduce it, change it, or create it.

15.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - LIAR, even your supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.

16.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - LIAR, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.

17.) No One Contacted Canada About NAFTA - LIAR, the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.

18.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - LIAR, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction of Israel.

19.) I Didn’t Run Ads In Florida - LIAR, you allowed national ads to run 8-12 times a day for two weeks - and you still lost.

20. I Have Passed Bills In The U.S. Senate - LIAR, you have passed A BILL in the U.S. Senate - for Africa, which shows YOUR priorities.

 

More of his lies can be found here.

NATO Troops Get Lost, Accidentally Cross Into Pakistan & Kill 12 Terrorists

Accidents happen. I'm sure it all looks the same there. It could be quite difficult to determine if you're in the Afghani shithole or the Pakistani shithole.

Around a dozen militants and personnel of the paramilitary Frontier Corps were killed in aerial bombardment by US warplanes and subsequent attack by a joint ground force of Nato and Afghan National Army on Pakistani post on the Pak-Afghan border at Bajaur Agency here on Wednesday.

US planes and choppers were seen violating Pakistan's air space in Bajaur Agency throughout the day. The attack came after Taliban targeted three Afghan border police posts near Nawapas Tuesday night.

Woman Mistakes Man In Porno For Boyfriend, Aggravated Assault & Battery Ensues

This is straight out of a Jerry Springer show. A guy and his girlfriend are watching porn, she thinks the actor is him, & then she whips out a knife and tries to kill him.

A woman is accused of chasing her boyfriend with a knife after thinking he was an actor in a pornographic movie they were watching together.

The victim says it all started when he and his girlfriend were inside his southwest Albuquerque home watching a pornographic move at 10:30 Wednesday morning.

That’s when the victim called 911 saying his girlfriend, 20-year-old Amanda Montoya, had a knife.

“She almost shanked me and everything. She put the (expletive) knife right under my throat," the victim told a 911 operator.

The victim, wearing only a pair of shorts took off down Five Points, begging the 911 dispatcher for help.

[...]

Deputies arrested Moya and charged her with aggravated assault and aggravated battery.

She was also charged with child abuse because deputies say she left her eight-month-old boy alone in the home while she chased her boyfriend down the road.

Ohio State Rep. Barrett Shows Nude Photos During Student Presentation ***UPDATED*** Barrett Resigns

...at my former high school. I would like to note that I didn't vote for him.

Back to the story. Rep. Matt Barrett (D-58th District) was showing a powerpoint presentation to a government class at Norwalk High School when a picture of a nude woman appeared. Why he wouldn't preview the presentation remains a mystery. He said he never used the flashdrive until now. I would want to make sure it worked before giving a presentation. But, hey, Democrats are not known for their intelligence.

A state representative briefly flashed a photo of a topless woman to a class of high school seniors yesterday.

State Rep. Matt Barrett, D-58th district, was at Norwalk High School yesterday to give a presentation on the state legislative process.

Barrett said he has no idea how the photo got onto the flash drive he plugged into the computer.
Before beginning with his presentation, Barrett said, he inserted his flash drive into a computer belonging to the class instructor.

What flashed onto the screen was not a PowerPoint presentation about state government, but an ''inappropriate picture of a female,'' Barrett said.

''It took me probably a second or so to look at it and say, 'That's not the Power Point,''' Barrett said, adding that the image was off the screen within seconds. He said the pictures was on the screen so briefly, the instructor didn't even notice the image.

''It was extremely embarrassing and we had no clue that anything like that was on there,'' Barrett said.

After his presentation, Barrett said he spoke to the principal of the school, the district superintendent and the information technologies director.

''I sat down and gave them my laptop,'' Barrett said.

Norwalk City Schools Superintendent Wayne Babcanec said Barrett was cooperative and forthcoming with officials.

Babcanec said police took statements from each of the 19 students in the senior social studies class and the school attempted to reach the parents of all the students.

Norwalk police Capt. Eric Hipp said detectives were working on the investigation. Hipp said he could not comment further because an incident report was not complete yet.

''Some of the students didn't even notice the pictures, they were up so quickly,'' Babcanec said.
''Mr. Barrett was embarrassed and apologetic. I believe this was an unfortunate and unintended incident,'' Babcanec said.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol was also called to investigate because Barrett is a state employee. The Highway Patrol still has his computer and flash drive, Barrett said.

Lt. Tony Bradshaw, Highway Patrol spokesman, said in addition to interviewing students, the agency will analyze what's on the computer and flash drive to try to see where it came from.

''I volunteered my computer -- absolutely,'' Barrett said. ''We're trying to get to the bottom of this. What is it and how is it on there?''

Barrett said the flash drive he was using belongs to him, but was given to him as a gift from the State Library of Ohio. He said he believes many legislators and aides received them.

***UPDATE***

Supposedly; it was "his child" that put the nude photo's on his flash drive. Sure it was.

A minor child in State Rep. Matt Barrett's home downloaded photos of topless women that Barrett accidentally showed during a presentation to Norwalk High School students Tuesday morning, according to the Ohio Democratic Caucus.

Barrett, when reached by phone last night, declined further comment and referred the reporter to the caucus' statement.

''From what we have learned thus far this is an internal family matter,'' Barrett said in a statement given by Phil Saken, communications director for the Ohio Democratic Caucus. ''We want to put this behind us.''
House Democratic Leader Joyce Beatty said the apparent mishap is not a political issue.

''I don't think it's a political situation because he made it very clear he didn't download or do this,'' she said in a statement.

[originally posted 10/4/07 12:37am]

 

***UPDATE 4/25/08 1:45AM***

Well it comes as no surprise to me that Rep. Barrett was less than truthful about how the nude photo appeared on his flash drive. Now, he has resigned.

The Ohio House Democratic leader says a state lawmaker whose computer displayed an image of a topless woman during a presentation to high schoolers has resigned.

[...]

Democratic leader Joyce Beatty said today that Barrett acknowledged not being truthful about the matter and she immediately demanded his resignation. "It became clear that Rep. Barrett had not been forthright with me and his colleagues," Beatty said in a statement.

A spokesman for House Democrats declined to elaborate.

 

***UPDATE 4/25/08 3:05PM***

Fmr. Rep. Barrett decided to elaborate.

After first blaming his teenage son for an embarrassing incident involving a nude photo shown to a high-school class, state Rep. Matthew H. Barrett apparently admitted to Democratic leaders Wednesday night that not only were the pictures his, but he knew the woman in that photo and the women in other such photos.

New Dem Slogan: Beating Cripples So You Don't Have To

Laura and Jenna Bush were talking about the childrens book they wrote, some jackass thought it would be a good time to protest the Iraq phase of the War on Terror. The girls parents tell him to shut up, he then proceeds to repeatedly punch a wheelchair-bound 18 year old with cerebral palsy.

A man heckling First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna outside the 92nd Street Y was arrested after he punched a wheelchair-bound girl whose parents had told him to shut up, authorities said Wednesday.

German Talis, 22, was shouting obscenities at the Bushes, who were leaving the building Tuesday, when he crossed paths with Wendy and John Lovetro and their daughter Maureen, 18, who has cerebral palsy.

They had been in the audience to hear the Bushes talk about their children's book, "Read All About It."

"He began yelling about Iraq and Iran at Jenna Bush. She was waving at the crowd. I told the guy, 'What are you doing? Shut up. This is about a child and books,' " said John Lovetro. "He was unperturbed. I said, 'Get out of here! You're being a moron!' "

The next thing he knew, Talis was allegedly punching Maureen, a fan of the first lady since meeting her in 2004.