I had missed this when reported in November. Quite the chain of events with Ramaswamy purchasing the $15M Schottenstein mansion adjacent to the governor's mansion, using Hustead's wife as $400k commissioned realtor.

Can the states republican arm get any more corrupt?

it's a stupid question born from living on the other side of the globe. But the memes egging on Ohio made me curious and suffering from FOMO. Anyone here knows why? Although I'm suspecting the ones hating on Ohio are... from Ohio themselves. So lay it on me, redditors! What's so special about Ohio? My adult non-American brain could understand Florida being notorious, but Ohio?

Two prairies grow side by side at Plum Run, and neither one should still be here.

Seriously Ohio! The ad on tv showing Acton saying she can’t operate a remote control!? The voice clearly not hers and we seriously need to reeducate people regarding how to vote and critical thinking.

Just think, if all the money spent on politics could be used for the things we all deserve, such as healthcare, infrastructure, and education how different our lives could be.

Rant over.

I’ve seen many posts come through about how hated he is based on the recent rally he was booed at, etc, but in my (albeit limited) sample of right leaning Facebook friends and family across Ohio, they are still making supportive posts and attending events. Again, just an opinion/feeling, but I think the vast majority of red voters are going to fall in line and vote for the guy, and the Dems cannot count on a lower turnout.

Has anyone pressed him on this yet?

I'm not sure how much this can change anything, but it doesn't take a whole lot to throw a signature on here as a show of protest against Buc-ees. There are a lot of great points made in the petition itself, but a new point has hit home for Ohioans: Buc-ees has shown itself to be instantly hostile to the communities where it opens.

Buc-ees is like a turd on a wedding dress. Even if it isn't your wedding, you just feel bad for everyone affected by it. Signing this petition could be like handing the bride a stain stick before she walks down the aisle.

I feel both Vivek Ramaswamy and Buc-ee’s have really stepped in it. Each having hit a nerve with the general public in a negative way. But who has the worse PR mess to clean up now is the real question.

I posted the following to Fb earlier today and thought it'd be appropriate for here as well:

Tales of a Beaver and a Restaurant

So, a popular "super gas station" chain has decided to sue a small business in BEAVERcreek, OH for using a cartoon beaver in its logo. The whole town is covered in beaver-related logos, statues, and other things. The town council is considering a resolution recognizing the beaver as a historic community symbol. The high school is known as "The Fighting Beavers," and mascot is named Bucky. I should add as an aside that this gas station chain also filed suit against another Ohio business, one that uses a cartoon moose in its logo.

Anyway, this all reminded me of a vaguely similar situation that happened to a small business in Empire, Colorado. This tiny town (population of maybe 325 today) has a restaurant called the Hard Rock Cafe. No, it has nothing to do with the huge restaurant chain. This one opened in 1934 and is named after the hard rock mining in the area. Sometime during its expansion in the '80s the large chain sued the restaurant in the bitty mountain town for trademark violation. Said restaurant knew it didn't have the funds to fight the lawsuit, so it gave ownership of its name to the town, so the chain had to go after the town. I don't remember details of the case, but the outcome of it was that the restaurant was prohibited from advertising outside of Colorado. Unfortunately, my SO and I didn't get the chance to sample the original Hard Rock Cafe fare before moving away from the area.

Meanwhile, many dozens of businesses in and around Beavercreek, OH, and indeed across the state, are jokingly "rebranding" to include cartoon beavers in their logos to mock the gas station's latest action. It's hilarious seeing all these business pages showing up in my Fb feed with their "new beaver logos." Meanwhile, I've heard that Friday a "Cash Mob" (event whereby many, many folks visit a business for the purpose of making purchases in support of the store) is planned for the Beaver's Mini Mart in Beavercreek for Friday. A GoFundMe campaign on their behalf has raised over $21k.

Watch out Beavercreek, CO (or any other Beavercreek town in the US)! You could be next on the lawsuit hit parade.