Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. A cluster of last minute e-mails of support have come in. A pastor of a small church in Kentucky wrote that he was struck with our message of “simplicity, concern for life, compassion for the … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. We were greeted today back in Bluffton by a front page article in the Findlay Courier newspaper about our campaign. Reporter Steve Dillon, who has written several good articles on our campaign over the years, … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. This morning we drove into Cleveland for a whistle-stop in front of the West Side Market on the near west side. As we pulled up, a Cleveland documentary crew just happened to be out in … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I was interviewed by a reporter from National Public Radio at the State House in Columbus today. Afterward, Sarah, Joseph and I sort of snuck in on part of a school tour of the State … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. While in Cincinnati, we met with Drew Peters who coordinates programs for the Dorothy Day House for Xavier University students. Peters said students here have spearheaded intitiatives to help with: the environment; AIDS in Africa; … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. We did a whistle-stop at Court House Plaza in downtown Dayton today. Dayton’s NBC News was there. The reporter asked our daughter Sarah, 9, what she thought about her Dad running for president. Sarah said: … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I gave a talk tonight at Bluffton University’s Nuefield Hall here in my hometown. It was a “Town Hall” style meeting and the interaction was quite lively. At one point I explained our administration would … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Today the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper ran a rather lengthy “Voter’s Guide.” They noted there would be four presidential candidates on Ohio’s ballot and six official “write-in” presidential candidates — of which I was one. … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Last night our kids, and some of the other neighborhood kids, raked a big, and I mean big, pile of leaves. Then for about an hour, we developed what I’m sure will become a new … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. A PBS film crew from the Netherlands came to Bluffton today to interview me for a Special they are doing on the American presidential race. How’s that for strategy? While the other candidates are exhaustively … Continue reading →