The Truth in OH-2 CD

The voice of TRUTH for politics in the Second Congressional District of Ohio.

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Nate Noy to Appear on 700 WLW Bill Cunningham Show

Cincinnati , Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by announcing that he will be appearing live on the 700 WLW Bill Cunningham show this coming Monday, October 2nd at 1pm EDT.

Noy stated: "I appreciate the opportunity Bill is giving me to come on his show and speak the truth to the voters of the Second Congressional District. Bill is one of Jean Schmidt's friends and he had a good time at the expense of Victoria Wulsin last week. I don't anticipate that I will fall for some of the same traps he set for Vic."

Noy added: "It's a shame that the AMOS Project has opted to censor me from speaking Monday night at the Cintas Center. I'll have a few things to say about them on Monday. I also may drop my next Jean Schmidt bombshell while on air. In addition I will have a big announcement about Vic Wuslin. Regardless, I promise to be a very entertaining guest. If Willie decides to come at me I'll be ready. This is 'must listen' radio for every voter in the Second Congressional District."

Noy also provided detail about his upcoming television appearances: "I'll also be doing an interview with Channel 12 in the morning and I spoke with Fox 19 about my scheduled interview in the next week or so. Some people like the liberal shills at the AMOS Project continue to attempt to ignore my campaign. That is a shame because the only ones being cheated are the voters of OH-2 that deserve to hear my views. Jean Schmidt continues to hide out and Vic Wulsin and I have been attempting to address the issues, but given Jean's good buddies like the Cincinnati Enquirer editorial board and other print media in OH-2 it appears the only way to share my message is by taking it to radio and television."

For more information regarding Noy’s upcoming appearances please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Friday, September 29, 2006

Project AMOS event a Complete Farce

Cincinnati, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by informing the public that the Project AMOS event scheduled for Monday October 2 at the Xavier Cintas Center is “a complete farce.”

Noy who earlier in the day confirmed his appearances on Channel 12, Channel 19 and the 700 WLW radio Bill Cunningham Show for upcoming elections coverage had been working diligently for three days to be included in the Monday event. However, the events organizers Terry Brennan and Sue Morrissey have refused him access to the event. Noy stated: “I explained to these individuals that I am a certified candidate by the Board of Elections and that I have a FEC PAC. However, they will not let me speak to the public at their event.”

Noy added: “We all know that Jean Schmidt won’t appear in public, and for once she may have a good reason to avoid an event. AMOS looks to me like a shell for progressive liberals. I assume Sherrod Brown, John Cranley and Vic Wulsin will get up on stage and promote their pro-homosexual, anti-guns, and pro-abortion agendas. No wonder they want to exclude someone like me from this type of event. I’m not afraid to speak the truth and will tell it to anyone. Only the Gestapo and left-wing fanatics have a history of censorship, so AMOS must be aligned with one or the other.”


For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Thursday, September 28, 2006

OH-2 Voter: “Jean Schmidt is a WITCH”

Portsmouth, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by releasing comments he recently heard from a Second Congressional District voter regarding Jean Schmidt. While on the campaign trail Noy encountered an OH-2 Ohio resident who is a likely voter. When asked what he thought about Jean Schmidt, the voter responded that “That woman is a witch.”

The voter explained to Noy that he had met Ms. Schmidt and she was “the most unpleasant person I’ve ever met, she’s a witch.” The voter said he was waiting to gain access to a local facility and Schmidt arrived and attempted to circumvent security protocol. Schmidt requested immediate access to the facility and was denied. She responded by saying: “Do you know who I am?” The security guard responded: “I don’t care who you are lady, you are not getting into this facility without clearance.” The voter said that Schmidt went into a rant and tirade demanding immediate access.

Nate Noy had the following to say about Schmidt’s conduct: “This report comes as no surprise to me. They don’t call her ‘Mean Jean’ for nothing you know. Schmidt is an elitist, as is her evil twin sister Jennifer Black. When I was at the OEC last month all they did was tell stories about who had box seats at the Reds and who had ridden in the pace car at the Indy 500. These people think they are above the normal rules of society. This is simply another clear example of that attitude.”

Noy went on to state that: “This reminds me of Jean’s sworn testimony to the OEC in April. She stated: ‘I don’t know why I would even want to have a website at this point.’ Jean think she’s so far above the rest of us that she doesn’t even need a website, since obviously ‘everyone’ will vote for her. I’m confident on November 7, 2006 that the voters of this district are going to send Jean a proverbial wake-up call and dose of a new reality when we send her along with: her fake college degree; her previous votes to ban guns and raise taxes; and history of low moral standards packing from the halls of Congress.”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Adams County Paper has the Complete Story

Adams County Paper has the Complete Story

Manchester, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by alerting the media that the The People’s Defender newspaper based in Adams County Ohio is the only source in the mainstream media that is reporting the complete story regarding the Jean Schmidt plagiarism scandal.

Noy provided a link to the story: http://www.peoplesdefender.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=83&ArticleID=124065

The story includes the following quotes from Noy:

“Independent write-in candidate for the Second Congressional District Nathan Noy, who broke the story, said: ‘The blogs are having a proverbial field day with this, as they should be... I actually feel sorry for Jean Schmidt. Clearly she's been someone's puppet for some time now, it's only now we are seeing the true reach of her puppet masters... Jean got caught doing this and there is a long-standing 'gentlemen's agreement' between the (Republican National Congressional Committee) and (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) not to rat each other out. It took a third party like me with a mission of exposing corruption to bring this to the surface.’”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Additional Evidence of Schmidt Plagiarism Surfaces – This Time the White House

Additional Evidence of Schmidt Plagiarism Surfaces – This Time the White House

Peebles, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by releasing NEW evidence of what likely is plagiarism by Jean Schmidt. Noy stated: “This is getting old but my staff and I have uncovered what appears to be Jean Schmidt plagiarizing from the White House.”

Noy provided the following evidence:

“On November 28, 2005 the White House issued a press release titled ‘Securing America through Immigration Reform.’ http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051128-3.html


On April 28, 2006 Jean Schmidt posted a piece titled ‘MAKING AMERICA SAFER BY STRENGHTENING OUR BORDERS’ on her official US House website: http://www.house.gov/list/press/oh02_schmidt/immigration.html

The White House release includes: ‘Since he took office, the President has increased funding for border security by 60 percent. Border agents have apprehended and sent home more than 4.5 million people coming into the country illegally including about 350,000 with criminal records. The U.S. border must be open to trade and tourism and closed to criminals, drug dealers, and terrorists.


Schmidt’s version states: ‘Since 2001, federal funding for border security has increased by 60 percent. Border agents have apprehended and sent home more than 4.5 million people coming into the country illegally – including about 350,000 with criminal records.’

Schmidt also has published excerpts from this piece on her campaign website: http://www.jeanschmidt.com/JeanOnTheIssuesgroup.htm with a link to the full article that appeared in the Adams County newspaper. There is additional verbatim verbiage between the White House release and Jean Schmidt’s column with no source cite.”


Noy added: “Every college student knows that if you copy verbatim information and try to pass it off as your own you must cite the original source. I guess since Jean Schmidt has given previous sworn testimony that she ‘does not know what kind of college degree she has’ this should come as no surprise to anyone.”

Noy also informed the media that the fact that Schmidt’s column appears on both her official US House website and her campaign website that Schmidt appears to be in “blatant violation once again of the US House code of ethics.” Noy stated: “The US House rules of ethics strictly prohibit any article from appearing on both a campaign website and an official website at the same time.” These rules can be found at: http://www.house.gov/ethics/Campaign_booklet.htm

Noy closed by once again calling for Schmidt’s withdraw from the Second Congressional District race: “Jean Schmidt is what insiders refer to as a RINO or Republican In Name Only. She has voted to ban guns, and raise taxes and her ties to corruption go back to Larry Householder and Bob Tax. The Party needs to purge garbage like Jean Schmidt, why do you think President Bush was in OH-2 yesterday and he did not want to be seen with Jean? Schmidt needs to withdraw from this race and let a true conservative like me go head-to-head with Victoria Wulsin. Vic and I are honest people with opposite ideologies, Jean is ‘high class trash’. The voters will be the proverbial trash collector on November 7, 2006 and by staying in this race Jean risks splitting the conservative vote with me because not every voter has been made aware of her corruption.”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Monday, September 25, 2006

Where was Nate Noy on May 2nd?

Where was Nate Noy on May 2nd?

By Nate Noy

Matt Hurley over at massdiscussion.blogspot.com today posed a number of questions and comments to me that I will take the time to respond to.
(1) Where was I during the May primary?

On May 2, 2006 I was still working for IWLA a non-profit trade association as Director of Government and Legal Services. I resolved 15 issues for members of our association regarding UCC Article 7, I had a conference call with OSHA to discuss the IWLA / OSHA Alliance, I also was working on our lobbying effort for H.R. 1956 the Business Activity Tax.

(2) Why did I not raise my Jean Schmidt issues in May?

I had a 65-70 hour a week job and did not yet know the truth behind Jean’s corrupt origins involving Larry Householder or her long history of lying.

(3) Where is the media coverage on Jean’s plagiarism?

It’s coming Matt. Today I spoke with the papers that ran her original story and you can expect some subsequent follow-up from those that have been duped.

(4) Am I helping the conservative cause?

RINO’s are destroying the party. They should go ahead and put a D behind their names because that’s what they really are. We need to purge them from the Party. Look at the corruption, it’s caused by the RINO’s NOT the true conservatives. This party needs to return to what Ronald Reagan did for it in the 1980’s; anyone that stands in the way should become collateral damage, including of course Jean Schmidt. For long-term success this is EXACTLY what I believe the party must do.

We can purge the RINO’s Matt. If that means a few years of electing progressive liberals then so be it. The Party needs to reclaim its conservative base. Working with the Blue Dog D’s this war can still be won.

Matt people like you can go a long way in helping this cause. By supporting someone as corrupt as Jean Schmidt you allow this party to be further hijacked into the liberal abyss.

Nate

PS When elected you can bank on the fact that I’ll never have a ghost-writer craft one single word for me. I earned my own BA in Economics, JD and MBA. I believe in John Locke and the Constitution, so I don’t need someone putting words in my mouth.

Jean Schmidt Plagiarism Case Gaining Traction Across the Internet

Jean Schmidt Plagiarism Case Gaining Traction Across the Internet

Lathem, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by noting that the blogosphere is a buzz with the Jean Schmidt plagiarism story. Nate stated: “The blogs are having a proverbial field day with this, as they should be. Anytime someone as corrupt as Jean Schmidt gets caught in another lie the blogs owe a duty to the public to ridicule that person right out of public office.” Noy added: “I actually feel sorry for Jean Schmidt. Clearly she’s been someone’s puppet for some time now, it’s only now we are seeing the true reach of her puppet masters.”

Noy also explored how the DCCC seems to be taking credit for breaking this story: “I broke this story on 9/21 with a press release. The Cincy Nation.com Whistleblower was the only one to run with it that day. The next day the DCCC picked it up. The liberal blogs seem to think the DCCC uncovered this, not true. My guess is they have a few people that do the same type of thing Jean got caught doing and there is a long-standing “gentlemen’s agreement” between the RNCC and DCCC not to rat each other out. It took a third party like me with a mission of exposing corruption to bring this to the surface.”

Noy further added: “It actually is ok with me if the DCCC wants to claim my story without citing the source (plagiarism perhaps?) As long as the truth about Jean Schmidt gets out there then it doesn’t really matter how it gets there. Jean Schmidt has voted to ban guns, raise taxes, and is tied to corruption, she is NOT a conservative and I can’t believe she even has the gumption to call herself Republican. But I’m confident that the voters are educated now and her days of fooling the public are nearing their end.”


For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Wal Mart’s other Dirty Little Secret

Wal Mart’s other Dirty Little Secret

By Nate Noy

Did you know that Wal Mart, Home Depot, Rite Aid, J. C. Penny’s and virtually every large retailer in the United States costs you and me, the US consumers, millions of dollars every single day by illegally abusing their vendors?

This article explores retailer chargebacks and provides a focus towards:
· How the relationships between large retailers and their vendors are ones of economic dependency;
· An exploration of the predatory, opportunistic and illegal practices of the dominate firm retailers;
· The impact of unfair and abusive chargebacks (a.k.a. post-audit deductions and retailer expense offsets) not only on vendors, but also the entire supply chain and ultimately the end consumer.

Unless you work in logistics or auditing you likely have never heard the terms: chargebacks, post-audit deductions, vendor compliance penalties, or retailer expense offsets (collectively referred to as chargebacks). Odds are you don’t really care what these terms mean and you figure if they were really all that bad some lawmaker or regulator would have already done something to stop them.

The simplest way to explain chargebacks is to illustrate some specific examples that were taken from the actual vendor compliance guides of various major retailers:

· If a vendor sends a shipment of product to a retailer a single day earlier than originally scheduled they face a 5% fine (measured by the cost of the merchandise); send it one day late and the fine is 10%.
· Make a mistake with a bar code and face a $3,000 fine.
· Transpose two digits of a store id number: $250.
· Miscount the total units shipped on the packing slip by one: $250.
· Have a pallet displace during transport and cause some minor damage: $10,000 fine (or more) and the retailer will also refusal to accept shipment.
· Send a box that is one ounce over the 40lb weight limit and pay a $100 fine.
· Send a package that violates more than one of the above and receive fines for EVERY violation: if a vendor makes a really big mistake they can end up actually owing more to the retailer than the value of the merchandise received, i.e., they pay the retailer to take the product.

The above is just the tip of the iceberg. Most compliance guides include “administrative fees” of $250-$500 per the occurrence of any issue. (Think about that one for a moment: Wal Mart creates a rule that is virtually impossible to comply with 100% of the time. You mess up, they fine you. Then they charge you an extra $500 so they can pay someone $5.15 an hour for the four or five minutes it may take to correct the problem.)

Chargebacks have been reported to reach well into the six-figure or even seven-figure range. Some distribution centers actually employ more compliance auditors than material handlers, and a few retailers have been known to literally pull out a tape measure and assess a fine (plus the administrative fees of course) for a label being fractions of an inch off the schematic.

Still don’t quite understand the problem here? Think about chargebacks in terms of a couple of real world parallels for a moment:

· Everyone has likely placed postage on a letter that included the instructions “affix postage here.” Most of us have placed the stamp at least somewhat off the exact square it is intended for. Imagine if you will that the utility company on the receiving end of your letter fined you $500 for not placing your stamp in the exact location as instructed? Further they give you the ultimatum that you either can pay them the $500 or they will shut off your electric. That is EXACTLY what the retailers are doing to their vendors each and every day, but the problem is far worse than this example.

· Most people also had a lucky friend growing up. By lucky I mean their mom or dad was an accountant, attorney or doctor and they always had the really cool toys and sports equipment. This “friend” was also likely to be the one making the rules of the games the kids of the neighborhood played, since after all it was his stuff everyone was playing with. He would also often arbitrarily change the rules of the game mid-stream because his team was losing. And of course on more than one occasion someone would protest a rules change and the lucky friend would threaten to take his ball and go home, leaving everyone the option of either accepting the new and usually biased rule or not playing at all. That is the decision that faces the vendors of large retailers; the vendors can either live with an abusive relationship or opt to quit doing business all together.

If you ask the Wal Mart and Rite Aides of the world whether there is any legitimacy to the above claim they will tell you that vendor compliance must be forced upon their business partners to drive efficiencies in the supply chain. They will also note that most vendors enter into these relationships fully aware of the penalties the vendor will face for non-compliance. What Wal Mart fails to disclose is:
· Most retailers have turned chargebacks into a profit center.
· Most retailers have completely different sets of rules than all other retailers; meaning that each vendor must manage 5, 10, 20 or even 100 different sets of compliance requirements.
· The Uniform Commercial Code the law that in some form governs the relationship between vendors and retailers in every state expressly forbids the retailer from assessing a “penalty” on their vendors which is exactly what they are doing.
· That this type of practice violates numerous state and federal antitrust laws but the US Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (the federal agencies responsible for enforcement) have not taken any significant actions in this arena and short of Congressional Inquires that force the issue they likely never will.
· That Canada and countries in the European Union including France and Germany not only have laws that prevent this type of behavior (economic dependency laws) but they actually enforce such laws.
· That virtually every lawsuit brought by a vendor (almost always involving a vendor that has already been put out of business by this practice) against the retailers for this issue has been settled out of court with strict non-disclosure terms.
· That no one vendor is foolish enough to ever challenge this practice because the retailers have the power to permanently black ball the vendor and put them out of business.
· That most vendors now consider chargebacks as a “price of doing business” with a large retailer, this forces them to pad their price to offset lost revenue, which in turn directly leads to the end consumer being forced to pay more for all products.

Chargebacks are examples of the opportunistic, abusive and illegal practices that virtually every major retailer forces upon their own vendors. This in turn prompts the vendors to raise prices and the end consumer ultimately bares the cost of this predatory practice by the retailers.

So the question of the day is: what can be done to end this abuse?

The unification of all vendors to pool their combined leverage would be one great approach. However, no individual vendor is willing to take the risk of organizing such an effort. In fact, vendors are not even willing to join small groups to address this as they fear they will be ostracized or black balled by the retailers for taking such a stance.
There are has been some activity by trade associations in various industries to battle abusive chargebacks, but each trade association, as they should, has the special interest of its own group at the forefront of its agenda and a general solution to the problem will never make the radar screen of a special interest group not specifically created to address this.

Vendors certainly have legal recourse at their disposal, but lawsuits are rarely a good thing in our economy. The UCC code and anti-trust law is the most likely means currently available to bring an end to this illegal activity. The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust law has a position on anti-trust in general. In a letter to the FTC dated 2/13/03 and titled Report on Antitrust Policy Objectives the ABA Section of Antitrust law noted: “the Report recommends that economic analysis, i.e., in terms of efficiencies, should play a central role in the application and enforcement of antitrust laws.”

There is little question that abusive chargebacks are highly inefficient. There also is little doubt that in the litigation-happy world in which we live that 1000’s of trial attorney’s have cracked a really big smile as they read this and realize this article has just made them aware of a new class action lawsuit opportunity. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and this issue can be resolved with good old fashion grassroots and advocacy efforts that lead to a public backlash.

You may ask yourself: what would the elimination of this truly accomplish? One argument is that by doing away with this system those $19.95 pair of loafers you are wearing could be purchased for $16.95 and you can buy one more gallon of gas. Even if consumers don’t directly reap all of the benefits of this, at least the large retailers of the world will be forced abandon a practice that reeks of Microsoft (an issue for another day.)

I, Nate Noy intend to make illegal chargebacks an issue that receives significant attention during my campaign. If elected I intend to educate fellow lawmakers regarding this practice and inquire as to why the FTC allows such a practice to persist absent any government intervention. The role of government is to protect us and by eliminating abusive chargebacks a result will be created that will lead to direct benefits for U.S. consumers.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

BREAKING NEWS: Schmidt Guilty of Plagiarism

BREAKING NEWS: Schmidt Guilty of Plagiarism

Aberdeen, Ohio


Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy late today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by releasing proof that Congresswoman Jean Schmidt recently plagiarized an article in the Cincinnati Community Press newspaper. Noy provided proof by stating:

“On July 10, 2006 Congresswoman Deborah Pryce wrote an editorial that appears on her official US house website at: http://www.house.gov/pryce/06%20releases/071006_medcare_savings.htm.”

“On September 13, 2006 Jean Schmidt submitted an article as a ‘guest columnist’ for the Community Press: http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/EDIT/609130389/1075/Local.”

“It’s the EXACT SAME ARTICLE except for one or two very minor changes.”

Noy added that this action by Schmidt comes as no surprise: “Jean Schmidt is already a convicted liar, to envision her as a thief as well does not take much of a stretch of the imagination. I assume if you talk to Jean she’ll claim to have signed the Declaration of Independence along with Thomas Jefferson and John Hanncock. Jean is corrupt, her ties back to Larry Householder and Bob Taft are ample evidence of her character, this blatant act of plagiarism is nothing more than additional proof of her low moral standards, complete lack of integrity, and highly suspect character.”

Noy again called for Schmidt’s immediate withdraw from the Second Congressional race: “Jean Schmidt is stealing my conservative votes. She is a RINO, and a corrupt one at that. She needs to step aside and let a true conservative run against progressive liberal Vic Wulsin.”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Noy Questions Validity of Survey USA Poll

Noy Questions Validity of Survey USA Poll

New Boston, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by questioning the validity of a Survey USA Poll released yesterday showing him with only 1% of the likely vote for the upcoming general election.


Noy stated: “First Survey USA is the same group that showed Jean Schmidt up 20 points on Bob McEwen shortly before the primary; Bob released a subsequent poll showing the race was within 4-6 points. The final numbers were 48% to 42%, so where did Jean’s 20-point lead go in May?” Noy added: “The poll referred to me as ‘some other candidate’ which is the prerogative of the pollsters, but they are cheating the public by not recognizing my very legitimate campaign, we are certified by the Board of Elections and we have a FEC PAC, we are a factor in this race.”

Noy provided additional thoughts on why the poll likely lacks validity: “I have focused the early stages of my campaigning on Pike, Adams, Scioto, and Brown counties because after the primary it was said ‘no body lives there.’ This poll likely focused on Hamilton and Clermont Counties, so I doubt many calls were made to the 10,000+ people that have already made a commitment to vote for me.”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Jean Schmidt and Attorney Joe Braun in Blatant Violation of IRS Code

Jean Schmidt and Attorney Joe Braun in Blatant Violation of IRS Code

Batavia, Ohio


Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by reporting Jean Schmidt, and her assistant campaign treasurer attorney Joe Braun to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for a blatant violation of the IRS tax code.

Noy stated: “This violation is displayed loud and clear on Jean Schmidt’s website at: http://www.jeanschmidt.com/ContributeVolunteerGroup.htm .” The FEC and IRS law is very, very clear it states in Title 26 U.S.C. Section 6113 that ‘Each fundraising solicitation by (or on behalf of) an organization to which this section applies shall contain an express statement (in a conspicuous and easily recognizable format) that contributions or gifts to such organization are not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes.’” Noy added: “Anyone can take a look for themselves at Schmidt’s website, there is NO non-deductibility statement anywhere to be found in this solicitation.”

Noy elaborated further: “Joe Braun is a licensed Ohio Attorney, as a fellow University of Toledo Law grad I am very disappointed that in his role as Assistant Campaign Treasurer for the Schmidt for Congress Committee that he would allow such a blatant violation of the law. I’m sure there will be inquires by the ethics and disciplinary committees of the State Bar and Supreme Court of Ohio. Joe’s a nice guys and it’s it really is a tragedy that he would allow his relationship with Jean Schmidt to potentially jeopardize his law license.”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Why You Should NOT Vote for Nate Noy

Why You Should NOT Vote for Nate Noy

Bethel, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District Independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today issued a startling statement from his campaign trail: “Most people running for office will ask everyone for his or her vote. However, there are some people in this district that should NOT vote for me,” Noy provided a list of issues where he believes “one of the other candidates would do a better job advocating an opposite position from my own.”

Noy included:

· DO NOT vote for Nate Noy if you believe abortion should be utilized as a form of birth control;
· DO NOT vote for Nate Noy if you want to remove guns from the hands of law abiding citizens;
· DO NOT vote for Nate Noy if you believe saving trees is more important than saving jobs;
· DO NOT vote for Nate Noy if you believe higher taxes can solve any of the problems in our economy;
· DO NOT vote for Nate Noy if you believe homosexuals should have any special protections under the law;
· DO NOT vote for Nate Noy if you believe the government should be a forum for special interest groups and the wealthy; and
· DO NOT vote for Nate Noy if you believe the role of the government is to “take care of you.”

Noy added: “Any progressive liberal that casts his or her vote in my direction is making a mistake. I am an Economic and Social Conservative; no amount of special interest money could ever change what I believe, that’s why I will never accept those types of funds. I know there are some voters in OH-2 that do not share our conservative values, those people would not be happy with me as their representative.”

For more information regarding Noy’s conservative values please contact Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at: 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

Monday, September 18, 2006

Econ 101

Econ 101

Economics is a subject that is often overlooked in our educational system. While most high school curriculums include subjects such as advanced math or physics, often only college students and those at elite prep schools have the “joy” of experiencing an education in this critical subject.

A great resource for learning more about basis econ is Wikipedia.com. I have borrowed the below graphs from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_demand. For the purposes of this illustration I’ll assume the reader either has a basic grounding in economic theory or has taken a few minutes to review the information contained at the above link.


Simple supply and demand curves


The basic concept of supply and demand is actually not all that complex for most people once they spend a little time getting their hands around it. In a nutshell the relationship or intersection between the demand curve (what consumers are able and willing to acquire) and the supply curve (what business is able and willing to produce) determines the quantity of product that will be produced (x axis) and the price that will be charge for the product or group of products (y axis).

Understanding the above is critical to understanding how our entire economy operates and more importantly the impact of various decisions and activities of consumers, businesses and the role of government.

Once you can embrace the above concept the next critical thing to understand is what happens to price and quantity when one of the above curves shifts.


Demand curve shifts




Below I have provided direct information from Wikipedia. In layperson terms the impact of a shift is demand is as follows (keep in mind that the below assumes the basic concept of “all else being equal” i.e., we assume that the supply curve does not change):

Demand curve shifts up (increase): Prices go up and Quantity produced goes up.
Demand curve shifts down (decrease): Prices go down and Quantity produced goes down.


Per Wikipedia: “When more people want something, the quantity demanded at all prices will tend to increase. This can be referred to as an increase in demand. The increase in demand could also come from changing tastes, where the same consumers desire more of the same good than they previously did. Increased demand can be represented on the graph as the curve being shifted right, because at each price point, a greater quantity is demanded. An example of this would be more people suddenly wanting more coffee. This will cause the demand curve to shift from the initial curve D0 to the new curve D1. This raises the equilibrium price from P0 to the higher P1. This raises the equilibrium quantity from Q0 to the higher Q1. In this situation, we say that there has been an increase in demand which has caused an extension in supply.

Conversely, if the demand decreases, the opposite happens. If the demand starts at D1 and then decreases to D0, the price will decrease and the quantity supplied will decrease—a contraction in supply. Notice that this is purely an effect of demand changing. The quantity supplied at each price is the same as before the demand shift (at both Q0 and Q1). The reason that the equilibrium quantity and price are different is the demand is different.”


Supply curve shifts



To follow the same assumptions from our previous review of shifts in the demand curve the impact of a supply curve shift is:

Supply curve shifts down (increase): Prices go up and Quantity produced goes down.
Supply curve shifts up (decrease): Prices go down and Quantity produced goes up.

Per Wikipedia: “When the suppliers' costs change the supply curve will shift. For example, assume that someone invents a better way of growing wheat so that the amount of wheat that can be grown for a given cost will increase. Producers will be willing to supply more wheat at every price and this shifts the supply curve S0 to the right, to S1—an increase in supply. This causes the equilibrium price to decrease from P0 to P1. The equilibrium quantity increases from Q0 to Q1 as the quantity demanded increases at the new lower prices. Notice that in the case of a supply curve shift, the price and the quantity move in opposite directions.

Conversely, if the quantity supplied decreases, the opposite happens. If the supply curve starts at S1 and then shifts to S0, the equilibrium price will increase and the quantity will decrease. Notice that this is purely an effect of supply changing. The quantity demanded at each price is the same as before the supply shift (at both Q0 and Q1). The reason that the equilibrium quantity and price are different is the supply is different.

There are only 4 possible movements to a demand/supply curve diagram. The demand curve can move to the left and right, and the supply curve can also move only to the left or right. If they do not move at all then they will stay in the middle where they already are.”



Bringing it all together

Most people would agree that as far as consumers are concerned the following holds true:
Prices go up: BAD for consumers
Prices go down: GOOD for consumers
Quantity goes up: GOOD for consumers
Quantity goes down: BAD for consumers

You can apply the above to most products; take gasoline for example. Every consumer would rather pay $1.65 a gallon for gas than $3.30. Likewise, if anyone remembers the gas crisis in the late 1970’s, no one wants to go to the local station and find that gas has been rationed or there is not any available.

If you are still with me the below table illustrates the impact of shifts on the two curves on price and quantity and whether this is a GOOD or BAD thing for consumers:

Action Impact on P Good / Bad Impact on Q Good / Bad
Demand increase UP BAD UP GOOD
Demand decrease DOWN GOOD DOWN BAD
Supply increase DOWN GOOD UP GOOD
Supply decrease UP BAD DOWN BAD



Once the above table makes sense economic theory really isn’t all that complex. Clearly consumers are generally rational beings and prefer GOOD over BAD outcomes. Given that assumption we find:

Action Impact Net Result
Demand increase BAD / GOOD Mixed
Demand decrease GOOD / BAD Mixed
Supply increase GOOD / GOOD GOOD
Supply decrease BAD / BAD BAD


In summary shifts in the demand curve may be good or bad on consumers; however shifts in the supply curve have clear consequences: if the supply curve shifts up and to the left (a decrease) this is BAD; alternatively if the supply curve shifts down and to the right (an increase) this is GOOD.

Every rational person I’ve ever met in life wants to maximize the GOOD and minimize the BAD. Since we have proven that by definition a decrease in supply is BAD and an increase in supply is GOOD; I advocate protecting the supply curve from interference that causes BAD outcomes and I promote ideas that result in an increase in supply, or GOOD ideas.

Inconsistency in Schmidt’s Recall Ability another Reflection of Her Character

Inconsistency in Schmidt’s Recall Ability another Reflection of Her Character


Georgetown, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail by releasing excerpts from sworn testimony given by Congresswoman Jean Schmidt earlier this month in defense of her fake marathon case in the Ohio Elections Commission.

Noy provided the following: “When Jean Schmidt was asked about October 24, 1993 she remembered the day as if she had just watched a movie about it. She stated that she ‘had to use the restroom [sic]’ before the race and that the line was too long. She added that she thought she would use it during the race but decided to hold it for 3 hours and 19+ minutes.” Noy added: “How can this woman remember having to take a pee 13 years ago but she doesn’t even know what kind of college degree she has or can’t recall what years she attended school?”

Noy believes that Schmidt suffers from “selective memory” problems. He added: “Once again Jean Schmidt conveyed a message that Jean is about Jean and no one else. She has perfect recollection of her bodily functions but when it comes to issues that matter Jean doesn’t have a clue if her script writers are not there holding her hand. No wonder this woman has no interest in debating either me or Victoria Wulsin.”

Noy closed with a statement in jest: “If Jean is willing to debate, I promise to assure that there is a port-a-potty set aside with her name on it at the facility of the event. The voters are tired of her ‘bull Schmidt’ and a debate is just the laxative the people of the Second Congressional District need to relieve us from the proverbial constipation Jean Schmidt has caused OH-2 since she took office last year.”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Congresswoman Jean Schmidt’s Illegal Trip to Communist Cuba Exposed

Congresswoman Jean Schmidt’s Illegal Trip to Communist Cuba Exposed

Cincinnati, Ohio

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy today continued on the path of his anti-corruption campaign trail today by releasing evidence that Congresswoman Jean Schmidt took part in an illegal lobbyist funded trip to the Fidel Castro’s murderous communist regime in Cuba while she was a member of the Ohio legislature.

Noy who is a true conservative is now calling for Schmidt’s withdraw from the Congressional race stated: “Given Bob Ney’s recent conviction; Ms. Schmidt’s other ethics violations such as her lies about a college degree and subsequent lies to cover up the fact of this 16-year fabrication of the truth; plus her ties to other unethical individuals such as Tom Noe and Bob Taft I am hopeful that it is clear to everyone that not only can Jean Schmidt not be trusted but she is likely headed to the same jail cell as the aforementioned corrupt politicians. If Jean Schmidt has any integrity or dignity left it is time for her to step aside, face the justice she has coming to her, and not risk stealing votes from a true conservative that will truly represent the values of the people of the Ohio Second Congressional District.”

Evidence of Schmidt’s illegal trip can be found on the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation website: http://www.ofbf.org/page/REVN-5M9PH2/?OpenDocument . The link includes a picture of Schmidt in Cuba as well as her name listed as an official participant in the lobbyist funded event. The trip is along the same lines that led to the Bob Ney conviction.

Noy added further detail regarding Schmidt’s involvement in this latest scandal: “Jean Schmidt actually wrote a column advocating that ‘it is time to lift the embargo towards Cuba to help our farmers [sic].’” A copy of Jean’s column can be obtained at the Clermont County library or through the Community Press Newspaper; it appeared in the spring of 2003.

Ironically Schmidt has received a number of campaign contributions from anti-Castro PACs in 2006 including:

Democracy Believers PAC
1155 21st St. NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Date Contributed = 04/21/2006
Amount Contributed = 2000.00
IRL PAC
PO Box 10460
Burke, Virginia 22009
Date Contributed = 04/21/2006
Amount Contributed = 1000.00
US Cuba Democracy PAC
1200 W. 49th St.
Hialeah, Florida 33012
Date Contributed = 04/21/2006
Amount Contributed = 3000.00

Google them and you will learn that they are 527s organized by Republican members of congress who are Cuban-American and are opposed to doing business with Castro.

Noy further elaborated: “This should not come as a shock to anyone. On the one hand we have Jean Schmidt lining her pockets with contributions from anti-Castro money, but on the other hand we have her previously having gone on record as a pro-Castro supporter. I am rather concerned that the Republican Party would ever allow this woman to remain on the ticket, but given what I know about Schmidt I’d chalk this up to ‘Jean being Jean.’”

For more information regarding Noy’s findings please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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Schmidt’s “Memory Loss” a Cause of Concern for Ohio Voters

Schmidt’s “Memory Loss” a Cause of Concern for Ohio Voters

West Union, OH

Recently sworn testimony given by Congresswoman Jean Schmidt last April in defense of her fake college degree case in the Ohio Elections Commission made its way to the Internet (http://i.gleeson.us/gb/0609/schmidt_deposition.pdf ) and many voters have begun asking how someone the Cincinnati Enquirer endorsed as having a “file card memory” could possibly remember so little about critical events in her life.

Ohio Second Congressional District independent write-in candidate Nate Noy who recently brought the now infamous “Photogate” case to the Ohio Elections Commission had this to share: “Schmidt’s sworn deposition provides keen insight into the memory of our ‘esteemed’ Congresswoman. While on the campaign trail I have been sharing Ms. Schmidt’s sworn testimony with likely voters, and all are shocked that the only ‘file cards’ Ms. Schmidt appears to remember are the ones her script writers provide her.”

Noy went on to provide some specific examples from Schmidt’s testimony and share an additional concern: “What really concerns me is not only Ms. Schmidt’s loss of memory but also her elitist attitude towards the voters that comes through loud and clear to anyone that takes a view minutes to review her testimony.”

Some of the questions that led to Noy’s concerns and Schmidt’s responses are provided below.

Q. Do you have an understanding as to why you may have a Web site?
A. At this point, I think it's a good question. I don't have an answer why I would have it at this point.

Q. You're paying money to host a Web site, is that right?
A. I guess I am.
Q. So, why are you doing that?
A. I don't know.
Q. Well, if you don't know, ma'am, who would?
A. I don't know.

Q. You don't know who would even know why you would have a Web site?
A. It's a personal question. You know, at this point, I don't know why I would even want a Web site.
Q. So are you saying you're going to take it down?
A. I don't know.
Q. What would you need to know to make that determination?
A. I don't know.
Q. Do you even know what you use the Web site for?
A. I don't use the Web site.


Q. Is that a B.S. or a B.A.?
A. I'm not sure. I think it's a B.A., or is it a Bachelor of Science? I don't know. I would have to say I don't know.

Q. And when did you start pursuing, then, the master's of education degree at UC?
A. I'm not sure.
Q. When did you stop attending the classes in pursuit of the master's?
A. I'm not sure.
Q. Do you know what years -- after 1974, do you know what years specifically you attended classes at UC?
A. I'm not sure.
Q. To your knowledge, did you attend any classes after 1986?
A. I'm not sure.

Q. And have you ever received a degree in social studies?
A. I'm not sure.
Q. What classes would you have taken that would make you unsure or make it a possibility that you would have obtained a degree in social studies?
A. I don't know.

Q. You completed some course work in 1986 at UC, is that correct?
A. Yes.
Q. That was in pursuit of the master's degree, is that right?
A. I'm not sure.

Q. Have you ever had a teaching certificate?
A. Yes.
Q. When was that?
A. I'm not sure.
Q. When you completed your course work, then you also had to do certain hours of teaching, isn't that correct?
A. I don't know.

Q. What is your understanding of the certificate that you had?
A. I don't have any understanding of the certificate that I have.



For more information regarding the feedback received from likely voters please contact the Nate Noy for Congress Committee campaign headquarters at 513-259-7782 or admin@noyforcongress.com.

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FEC Disclosure Rules

FEC Disclosure Rules

FYI for those that are wondering. If I personally write it then it is my own work product and I challenge anyone out there to restrict my 1st Amendment right to post a blog of my own press release. So until I have people on payroll I’ll be using this blog to link the press releases for my campaign.

Nate

Friday, September 15, 2006

Batavia Ford Plant Closing – An MBA Analysis

I am blogging today's press release from my campaign.

Nate

Batavia Ford Plant Closing – An MBA Analysis

Batavia, OH

Ohio Second Congressional District Nathan Noy provided a chilling message regarding the recent decision by Ford to close down the Batavia, OH plant. Noy who also holds a MBA and a BA in Economics stated “I believe this closing is a sign of things to come in the US economy, I believe this specific decision can be traced to a number of factors, two of which stick out more than others.”

Noy elaborated further: “I have been predicting a rapid erosion of the US middle class and blue collar jobs for some time now. The US needs to take immediate steps to levy significant tariffs on foreign imports and project jobs such as the ones we have just witnessed being lost.” Noy even referenced our founding fathers: “The Constitution was written with this kind of thing in mind. Even 220 years ago the need to protect our jobs was obvious. Global competition only works when there is a level playing field, and other countries such as China and Japan do not have to operate under the same regulatory standards as US companies do. If elected I pledge to protect American jobs and introduce legislation to add significant tariffs to foreign goods, just as the framers of our great Country intended.”

Noy also said: “Another issue that led to this specific problem is actions by those of our current ‘esteemed’ Congresswoman Jean Schmidt. Companies such as Ford rely heavily on brand image and equity. Ms. Schmidt’s recent decision to purchase a $47,000 Chevy Tahoe sent a clear message to Ford and to the public at large. By going with Chevy Ms. Schmidt increased the likelihood that others would follow her lead and purchase a non-Ford product. Clearly Ms. Schmidt does not grasp the concept of branding and has little or no concern for protecting the jobs of the residents of Southern Ohio.”


For more additional comments Candidate Noy can be reached at 513-259-7782, or via e-mail at admin@noyforcongress.com.

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