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Former Mayor of Cincinnati

Ken Blackwell, born on February 28, 1948, is a former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He has extensive experience in politics, business, and education.

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Famous Ken Blackwell Quotes

“Dogs don’t bark at cars that are parked!”

Dog Car Bark

Author:Ken Blackwell

“In all of Western civilization, there have been societies that celebrating the homosexuality, the ancient Greeks. But they, in fact, protected the institution of marriage as a union between one man and one woman. They got the joke. And the American people get the joke.”

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“Traditional marriage in the platform is the essential building block to our civilization.”

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“When people abuse these freedoms to enrich themselves at the expense of others, then the public will demand the government to step in. That is how government grows, and how freedom is diminished.... When financial meltdowns occur, the public's outrage drives government to take over part of the private sector. When the government does so, it replaces irresponsible executives with unaccountable bureaucrats. That takes us out of the frying pan and into the fire.”

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“The effort of Reince Priebus and the RNC to reach out to movement conservatives has been impressive and will, I believe pay great dividends come election time”

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“They reality is that we have 70% of our voters use a punch card system that I tried to change and that bipartisan resistance in the legislature stopped.”

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“We've become a culture where earning money doesn't entitle you to it, but wanting it does. That is the essence of redistribution.”

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“In order to spur economic growth we need to put the brakes on out of control spending, lower Ohioans tax burden and create a most efficient and effective government.”

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“I would anticipate that the Electoral College will be held on the 13th of December, and our 20 electorate votes will go to the certified winner.”

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“We have a system that allows us to manage a free and fair election, free of fraud, free of intimidation, and that's what we delivered on election day, and we're very very proud of it.”

Proud Fairs Election Manage Fraud Hype Intimidation Election Day

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“And I'm very proud of the 50,000 poll workers and election officials who delivered a free and fair election.”

Proud Fairs Election Workers Officials Polls

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“And we have the most scrutinized election system in the United States, and we have met every test.”

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“I am running for Governor of the great state of Ohio and welcome your support.”

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“I have nothing to do with counting the votes.”

Vote Counting

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“Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient use of fewer tax dollars.”

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“We have 45,000 square miles of geography in Ohio.”

Miles Squares Geography Ohio

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“You know, Jesse Jackson is just trying to stir up a hornet's nest.”

Knows Trying Nests Hornets

Author:Ken Blackwell

About the Author

Born: February 28, 1948
Known for: Former Mayor of Cincinnati
Quotes: 17

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