Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 5:19:11 GMT -6
Ohio leaders confess to smoking pot, then spar big time on politics
Columbus: Sparks flew Thursday when the Ohio Associated Press sat the heads of Ohio’s Republican and Democratic parties behind microphones in a room full of reporters.
In an annual gathering that brings Ohio’s political shot-callers before the media, Republican Matt Borges and Democrat David Pepper — chairs of the respective state parties — fielded questions about Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s presidential run and each other’s candidates.
Amid a shotgun series of questions, Borges endorsed a Democrat for U.S. Senate before admitting to smoking marijuana, though it’s been “many, many years” and he “cannot remember the last time.”
The quirky question about smoking pot, posed by a Dayton reporter as state lawmakers study medical marijuana, turned up positive results for most of the day’s distinguished guests, including Democrats Sen. Joe Schiavoni of Youngstown and Rep. Fred Strahorn of Dayton, and Republicans Dave Yost, Jon Husted and Mary Taylor — the state’s financial watchdog, elections chief and lieutenant governor, respectively.
Read more: www.ohio.com/news/break-news/ohio-leaders-confess-to-smoking-pot-then-spar-big-time-on-politics-1.661482
Columbus: Sparks flew Thursday when the Ohio Associated Press sat the heads of Ohio’s Republican and Democratic parties behind microphones in a room full of reporters.
In an annual gathering that brings Ohio’s political shot-callers before the media, Republican Matt Borges and Democrat David Pepper — chairs of the respective state parties — fielded questions about Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s presidential run and each other’s candidates.
Amid a shotgun series of questions, Borges endorsed a Democrat for U.S. Senate before admitting to smoking marijuana, though it’s been “many, many years” and he “cannot remember the last time.”
The quirky question about smoking pot, posed by a Dayton reporter as state lawmakers study medical marijuana, turned up positive results for most of the day’s distinguished guests, including Democrats Sen. Joe Schiavoni of Youngstown and Rep. Fred Strahorn of Dayton, and Republicans Dave Yost, Jon Husted and Mary Taylor — the state’s financial watchdog, elections chief and lieutenant governor, respectively.
Read more: www.ohio.com/news/break-news/ohio-leaders-confess-to-smoking-pot-then-spar-big-time-on-politics-1.661482