Plunderbund reports that the Plain Dealer/Northeast Ohio Media Group has threatened to sue the blog for publishing a short clip of a 40-minute video that the paper had shown online - and then removed.
The flap involved the PD 's editorial board's group interview of Gov. Kasich, Democratic candidate Ed FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios.
Plunderbund reported a letter from Chris Quinn, vice president of content of the Northeast Ohio Media Group, demanding the removal of the clip from the blog, accusing it of " illegal use" that "entitles us to statutory damages, which can be quite steep". In other words, criminal copyright infringement.
I saw a few stray (?) clips that found their way to Cleveland TV telling me that Kasich was not taking the interview with aplomb. With FitzGerald trying to say something, the governor turned his head away and laughed.
(His dodge-em campaign mode recalls the TV commercial in which a car makes crazy turns while a squib warns the viewer that it is a " professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt".)
Plunderbund said the governor "slumped in his chair, refused to acknowledge the other candidates and ignored repeated attempts by the PD staff to answer even basic questions about his policies and programs."
That insufferable imperious attitude convinced me that he should satisfy his ego and run for president, as he did once before. Unshielded by the friendly Ohio media, he would find a much different reaction (and distraction) from a national media that would soon become impatient with his bullying style and short temper.
So guv, as you have said, this is halftime in the governor's office so go for the big one in
Washington. That would be painful to watch. But we're getting used to painful politics in Ohio.
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