First of all, allow me to say that none of this really matters until at least November 8. Actual elections, especially here in Ohio are much more important than anything else at this point. Secondly, I think that I have been clear about this by now, but I think that the CRNC does need a serious makeover. Just to name a few of things off of my wishlist of changes, I would like to see better accountability with fundraising and donors, a full audit of the organization from an external firm, and continuous improvement in the field program, which is an absolute necessity. I do not know who would support these things at this point (along with several other personal sticking points), but whoever represents my views the best is who I would support in the 2007 CRNC Elections. I think that we have made progress in the past two years, but there also is much to be done.
Let me be straight about this, too: this blog is not run by Brian Siler, and I am fairly certain that he does not even know it exists. I did start this blog due, in part, to the current situation within College Republicans nationwide, a state where no one seems to desire cooperation and real change, but everyone jumps to question the other side's sexuality or criticize every move, regardless of whether it is a good decision. There really has been no one representing common sense in this fight (although I have seen the "College Republican No Bullshit Caucus" group on Facebook and commend that). Now, by no means does that suggest selling out what one stands for; no, quite the opposite of that. Fight for your principles, but do not fight blindly for them. This is why, even though I seek changes and transformation, I am willing to put in writing my compliments for Chairman Gourley and his staff taking pay cuts in order to further the field program. I will also staunchly defend those who work for selfless change, which is why, to this point, I have voiced support for Chairman Siler here in Ohio. The man is not perfect, nor is he the savior for the CRNC, but I do think he brings a lot to the table. Now, if he begins to waver and waffle, I will be the first to let him hear about it. So far, though, he has largely stood for CRs, not towing the party line, and done his job. When this changes, believe me, this blog will say so.
For now, and in the future, I will continue to stand for what is right, because in the end, we are all Republicans, and most of us are conservative, at that. We are in this together, and there is no reason why there should not be room for another viewpoint and another new set of ideas and ideals.
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You want us to pay an outside organization to audit the CRNC, with donor funds, because you don't trust the CRNC's staff?
For heaven's sakes, let election 2005 go.
Yes, it was an issue in 2005, but everyone is still on the "transparency" bandwagon, and I see an external audit as the best way to show that everything is on the up and up. Since transparency has not gone away, this would be a good start to bring some of the state feds back into the fold. If the CRNC is a serious organization (with non-profit status, I might add), then having an audit done is simply following in the footsteps of most other groups. Personally, an audit is not just a campaign issue, but a showing of good faith on both sides.
I honestly could care less in flyover country, but in four years, this is what your state university's football team has accomplished off of the field. I am sure that more has followed in the subsequent 18 months, which makes "The Ohio State University" just as hypocritical, though not nearly as inept as the last six years of Republican rule. Blue State Rampage!
Originally published Thursday, May 26, 2005
COLUMBUS (AP) — Players and coaches who have had legal or disciplinary problems during Jim Tressel’s tenure as Ohio State’s head coach (does not include common traffic offenses):
May 21, 2005—Defensive lineman Tim Schafer is charged with disorderly conduct after police twice had to break up early-morning fights between him and another man. The 6-foot-5, 295-pound Schafer, who started five games as an offensive lineman last season, and the 5-8, 200-pound other man were both bloody, had bite marks and smelled of alcohol.
May 18, 2005—Redshirt freshman running back Erik Haw was cited after a university police officer said he saw him smoking a marijuana cigarette while standing outside a dormitory. Haw, expected to compete for the starting tailback job, faces a court appearance on Friday in Franklin County Municipal Court. Ohio State officials said he would enter a drug education program and undergo frequent testing.
May 11, 2005—Kicker Jonathan Skeete is charged with marijuana trafficking. Skeete, who was not expected to play for the Buckeyes, was suspended from the team. He was bound over to a grand jury and was later released from jail on $10,000 bond.
Feb. 16, 2005—Offensive coordinator Jim Bollman is reprimanded by Ohio State for trying to arrange for a car and a loan for a recruit and for getting him a tutor. Tressel also received a letter of admonishment because he is Bollman’s supervisor. Ohio State determined that helping the recruit get a tutor for a college entrance exam in 2002 was a secondary NCAA violation. Tressel and his staff were given a reprimand in 2001 for providing a jersey to a prospect.
Dec. 20, 2004—Ohio State suspends starting quarterback Troy Smith from the Alamo Bowl for accepting around $500 from team booster Robert Q. Baker. After a lengthy NCAA investigation, Smith also is forced to make restitution to a charity and sit out the team’s 2005 season opener against Miami (Ohio).
Oct. 22, 2004—The all-nude strip club Pure Platinum files a complaint against Ohio State tailback Lydell Ross for passing fake in-house currency at the suburban club a few hours after the team lost its third game in a row the previous Saturday at Iowa. No charges are filed, but Ross is suspended from the team for the Indiana game and is dropped on the depth chart behind freshman Tony Pittman.
May 1, 2004—Sophomore backups Louis Irizarry and Ira Guilford are arrested and charged with robbery after a student is assaulted and his wallet is stolen at 3 a.m. They are held in Franklin County jail through the weekend. Both plead innocent to the robbery charge, with Guilford released after paying a $25,000 bond. Irizarry is held pending a hearing to determine if he had violated his probation from an earlier assault conviction. He later pleads guilty and is given a three-year prison sentence. Guilford is sentenced to two years probation for his role in the robbery, punching the student before Irizarry took the wallet.
Nov. 16, 2003—At 3 a.m. after a win over Purdue and six days before the Michigan game, wide receiver Santonio Holmes and quarterback Troy Smith are charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after a fight in a parking lot on campus. A window in a car is kicked out and one woman reported her jaw was broken. At least one other prominent Buckeye is at the scene, but is not charged. Holmes is held out of the starting lineup at Michigan but returns to play most of the game. Holmes also started in the Buckeyes’ Fiesta Bowl game. He pleads innocent to the disorderly conduct after the team returns to Columbus. The disorderly conduct charge is dismissed against Holmes on March 30, 2004. Smith is found guilty of the charge.
Oct. 27, 2003—Irizarry is charged with three counts of first-degree misdemeanor assault after three people sustain minor injuries during a fight in a Park Hall dorm room. Irizarry is suspended two days later. He is found guilty of one charge each of assault, negligent assault and disorderly conduct and pays $404 court costs and is put on probation. He is later reinstated to the team and is listed as the second-team tight end on the 2004 spring depth chart before he is suspended indefinitely after the May 1, 2004, arrest.
April 2003—Running back Maurice Clarett reports that a car he has borrowed from a local used-car dealer was broken into and thousands of dollars in cash, CDs, stereo equipment and clothing was stolen. The car was in the parking lot at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center and Clarett calls police from a telephone in Tressel’s office. Clarett was later charged with lying to police about the value of the stolen items and is charged with misdemeanor falsification of the police report on the theft. Clarett pleads guilty on Jan. 14, 2004, to the reduced charge of failure to aid a law enforcement officer. He is ordered to pay the maximum fine of $100 and serves no jail time.
Oct. 13, 2002—Linebacker Fred Pagac Jr. is charged with persistent disorderly conduct. Pagac was arrested at 3:45 a.m. after police said he was intoxicated and had a role in a fight involving two women outside a campus-area bar about 12 hours after the Buckeyes’ homecoming victory over San Jose State. The police report said an officer told Pagac to stop but he continued to fight. Pagac was suspended for the team’s next game at Wisconsin. Pagac pleaded innocent. In December, before the team’s national championship game against Miami in the Fiesta Bowl, Pagac was acquitted in a jury trial.
Aug. 17, 2002—Defensive lineman Quinn Pitcock is charged with underage drinking in his hometown of Piqua. He is suspended from the team for the three weeks of preseason workouts, then worked out with the team and is not held out of any games.
Aug. 24, 2002—Flanker Chris Vance, the Buckeyes’ second-leading receiver from 2001, is suspended from the team before the season opener for what Tressel called a violation of team policy. Vance was with the team on the sidelines but did not play against Texas Tech.
July 29, 2002—Wide receiver Angelo Chattams is investigated for the alleged theft of a set of golf clubs from a sport utility vehicle in West Carrollton. Prosecutors approve but do not file a theft charge, permitting Chattams to enroll in a program for nonviolent, first-time offenders and avoid a charge.
July 26, 2002—Police find Branden Joe, a sophomore fullback, asleep in a car on a highway ramp near campus. The police report says he refused to take a Breathalyzer test. He was suspended for the three weeks of preseason camp and the team’s season opener against Texas Tech, then returns to the team although his playing time is limited by injuries.
April 27, 2002—Linebacker Marco Cooper is arrested hours after the Buckeyes’ annual intrasquad scrimmage and charged with felony drug abuse and carrying a concealed weapon in his sports-utility vehicle. Cooper pleads guilty to two charges in November and is put on probation.
March 2, 2002—Tight end Redgie Arden is arrested on a charge of drunken driving in his hometown of Ironton. The redshirt freshman is found guilty and is sentenced to three days in jail and fined. Suspended indefinitely from the team, he does not participate in summer workouts before the 2002 season but is reinstated before the start of the 2002 season and played in 11 games.
Nov. 15, 2001—Quarterback Steve Bellisari is arrested two days before the Illinois game for drunken driving. Tressel suspends the Buckeyes’ three-year starter indefinitely and then reinstates him to the team three days later. A senior, he practiced with the team for the Michigan game but did not play, then came off the bench to play most of the team’s Outback Bowl loss to South Carolina. He later served a weekend in jail.
March 21, 2001—Cornerback Derek Ross is arrested on charges of driving without a license and providing false information to police, giving an incorrect name when pulled over for speeding. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He is suspended from Ohio State’s 2001 spring practices, then played most of the 2001 season, leading the Big Ten in interceptions and earning second-team all-conference honors. Left team to make himself available for the NFL draft a year early.
Jan. 18, 2001—Tressel is hired.
Right. There is clearly a corollary between the OSU football team and the Ohio Republican Party. I guess because a bunch of Buckeyes were doing things typical college kids do (this does not excuse it, mind you), then I should then vote Democrat? Wow, that follows perfectly logically from your statements. Nice work!
The CRNC already audits itself. It will cost thousands of dollars, perhaps more than ten grande, to pay an outside organization to do the same. Which states should lose field reps because some opposition guy doesn't trust the CRNC's staff? It would be a waste of money.
If your state federation wants to pay for the audit, fine but cough up the money.
Also, the CRNC also files 8872 reports with the IRS (obviously).
Who does the auditing?
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