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The Next Chairman (Chairwoman) is……..
- Filed under: Arshinkoff / Coughlin
- Date: Mar 25,2008
Very late last night, I got the official word from one of my sources, but was sworn to secrecy until today's press conference got under way. It is bad business to leak this kind of stuff for personal gain, so I sat on it until now.
Cuyahoga Falls at large Councilwoman Carol Klinger is the choice of the New Summit Republicans to take on Alex. She's a CPA, an MBA, and a business executive (currently the Retail Finance Manager at Goodyear Tire). From all I have been able to gather, she is sharp and is a great choice. Other than making stuff up, I am not sure what line of attack Team Arshinkoff will possibily use against her. Strategically, this is a very wise move. Too many party regulars right now think serving the party means serving them personally. That kind of thinking is not going to lead to a turnaround. Klinger will change the mindset of the party.
Everyone was expecting the pick to be Don Varian, and everyone was wrong. After his appointment to the BOE, it made no sense. Some fools even speculated it would be Kevin Coughlin himself. There was never a chance of that happening.
So there you go. The battle lines are drawn. It is the losing ways of the current regime against a group with a goal of, you know, winning some damn elections. Time to pick sides, Summit County GOPers.
UPDATE: We should have some video up of the press conference later today. Don Varian led the event and gave the main speech, leading everyone to assume it would be him. Jaws dropped when he announced it was Carol Klinger.
35 Responses for "The Next Chairman (Chairwoman) is…….."
Hmmmmm. This is a surprise. On paper she is formidable.
In person she is more so. Great choice.
Carol Who? She is not very well known countywide. Does she have the fortitude, nastiness, and aggressiveness to maintain party discipline, the ability to raise millions of dollars, and the skills to lead the party to victory in a Democratic area? I doubt it. This was a horrible choice. Kevin Coughlin should have picked someone that is better known and has proven can raise large sums of money. This poor choice will result in a sure win for Alex.
As someone who lives in cuyahoga falls and has seen Mrs. Klinger at council meetings I can assure you she has the nastiness she is quite the bitch if she does not get her way.
Great!!
Knowledgable, I am unclear if your comment is supposed to be a positive or negative one.
I disagree w/ Tom Reynolds. The only people Klinger has to convince is those that vote on Central Cmte. She is a stark contrast to Alex.
As a democrat I am unsure if it is positive or negative myself. If that's what the republicans think they need it's positive if not it's negative.
Carol Klinger gets it done, no matter what the task. She not only has the ability to bring in the money and to be aggressive when she needs to be, but will do it all with integrity and unrelenting honor, a stark contrast to our current chairman. She is the perfect model of what it means to be a conservative- smart, honorable, fiscally responsible with private business values, a go-getter with principles, a family woman, a person of faith. Carol Klinger will restore faith in the Party because her character will guide her in all things. Can anyone say that about Alex?
Darn, darn, darn, darn! I was wrong! Oh well, I think the Judge Hoover line did a great thing by drawing attention away from her. Good job Whomever. If alexis knows what is good for him he won't dare do anything stupid like what he does to the democrats with the negative stuff, that will sink himm real quick. Oh alexis! let us see if you can run a real campaign if you even know how, or do you?
Don Varian is a great speaker. I honestly hope he doesn't run for anything because I can tell from the tape that he would be a formidable opponent for any Democrat. Klinger looks like she can give Alex a run for her money. She would certainly be a change of direction for the Summit County Republican Party. If I were a Republican, I'd be hoping for a change in leadership. But, I'm a Democrat. Go Alex!
Alex and his crew are quick to dismiss Klinger. They just can't imagine how ANYONE but Alex could lead the party. They underestimate her.
The party chairman should not be a household name. Arshinkoff is, and look what good that's done Republican candidates.
Remember Arshinkoff sychophants: It's about the candidates and Republican values. It's not about the chairman. You need to learn that and stop spending all that money to save Alex's job.
Well Alex is probably shaking in his boots because he is about to be beat by a woman… a very committed and well qualified one who will lead the party in the right direction. I find it interesting that the person who should care about the money in the party most (Alex) is the one pocketing it for himself.
Of course you back her ben. You have put yourself on the line here. You already lost your race and will probably help your side lose this one. You would have greeted anyone with your stamp of approval
Tom, I am confused. Your first comment says "on paper she is formidable," suggesting you think it was a decent pick. Now it seems you don't from what I can gather.
I dont have anything on the line. If I any bridges with the current regime, they were burned the day this site launched and the subsequent firestorm that erupted…dont know if you were a reader then or not. I am not running for anything anymore. I lost my CC race to well-known opponent. Nothing I do now will help the NSR lose traction. If anything I am doing stuff that helps, by getting the word out here.
And no, I would not have said great things about anyone. You obviously don't know me or haven't been reading this blog or my other blog for very long if at all.
On an unrelated topic…
Would it be possible to get a preview option as well as tools to insert hyperlinks, quote tags, and others into posts?
Keeler lost his pc race because he talks with a hilarious Daffy Duck lisp! Keep shilling for Coughlin Benny!!! Alex was right about you, so much for nonbiased reporting!
Great choice Coughlin, Klinger couldn't beat me in our last city council race!
Kutuchief couldn't be more of a douche than he is….
That's the problem with blogs like this, two idiots kutuchief and keeler that never even ran a political race and they get to weigh in like carville and rove!
I find "Knowlegable"s sexist comments about Klinger immature. What does he actually know about her?
I second the Alaska independent. Hyperlinks will be helpful for the readers of this column.
Alaskan and S. Smith, I am checking on that possibility and will get back to you soon. Ben and I didn't build this site so we have to check with our Ohio.com team on the posting options.
Ben and I built our own blogs using Blogger, but this site is built with wordpress so we aren't as familiar.
….and we are idiots
All I know is that many of us would rather look at her and listen to her rather than the bully.
As someone who lives in Cuyahoga Falls and has attended city council meetings I know quite a bit about carol klinger. My comment isn't sexist. The fact that she acts like a bitch when she does not get her way has nothing to do with her gender as far as I know. I have a right to tell it as I see it.
Alaskan and S. Smith, you may notice that there is now a preview box below the submit button so you can take a look at any HTML or formatting you may like to use. Thanks to our technical team at Ohio.com for their quick turnaround.
Knowledgable: Instead of name calling, try giving us a specific example. "Acts like a bitch when she doesn't get her way" says nothing. Does she jump up and down? Call people names like you have? Shout over the opposition? Walk out of the room when votes go against her preference? I just can't take your comments seriously if you can't provide concrete details. She appears to be an accomplished individual. Would you call a man a bitch?
Agree with S Smith. That language is offensive and nonspecific. Sounds like a guy who doesn't like a woman with a strong background and responsible job who has "a right to tell it" the way she sees it. You ought to be able to criticize someone's politics without resorting to inflammatory language.
Well, "Knowledgable," Bitch is the new chairman – bitch.
The example that sticks out in my mind was when at a coucil meeting she was questioning the city's equivalent of a quartermaster. He orders and accounts for the items we have in our warehouse. While I cannot remember the questions word for word Mrs. Klinger was upset that the city orders items for a 6 month period as opposed to on an as needed basis. Mrs. klinger got very upset and raised her voice at him and said something to an extent that it was ridiculous or ludicrous. This fueled her vote on a recent item to raise water rates to ensure that we would have reserve funds for the citys water department as many of our pipes are quite old and waterline breaks are becoming more and more constant rather than sporadic. She was quoted in the local paper as saying she felt we did not need to raise rates as we order items 6 months in advance.
To anne: I live in cuyahoga falls and have voted for carol klinger previously don't tell me how I feel towards a certain person.
To S Smith: I would call a man an asshole
Alex you know you are losing a secret ballot right?
By age, education, background and desire, CAROL KLINGER is the perfect choice for the position of Chair, Summit County Republican Party. Give her a chance!
Regardless of one's understanding of how necessary it is to help the Party in this manner, this fact is universally understood: Alex must go; if not now, later.
Many people as they age, such as Alex and his ingrown supporters, appear resentful of youthful, better educated, better qualified people, but they have to get over it. The Republican Party must unite, forget this dispute and move on. The alternative is to die as a meaninguful political party.
Alex Arshinkoff may have been a good selection for the position of Chair some thirty years ago, but the job has grown, changed and he has not. He must be relieved of duty unless he develops the pride necessary to resign. Alex should be encouraged to resign. His resignation could send him off with praise and thanks from all quarters. In retirement, he could support Carol with her new tasks.
Alex and his supporters MUST learn to help in this manner. After all, persons failing to join the team in support of solution to a problem become part of the problem.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Coyne
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