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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
AG Cordray urges Craigslist to take down adult services section; cites “prostitution” ads
Attorney General Richard General Cordray on Tuesday, Aug. 24, joined a group of attorneys general is asking the craigslist online classified advertising service to immediately take down the Adult Services portion of the site.
The reason, according to Cordray: continued prostitution advertisements and concern about sex trafficking of children through the Adult Services section of the Web site.
“In our view, the company should take immediate action to end the misery for women and children who may be exploited and victimized by the ads,” Cordray said in a press release.
Susan MacTavish Best, Craigslist’s spokeswoman, released a statement that did not specifically say if the section would be taken down:
“We strongly support the Attorneys General desire to end trafficking in children and women, through the Internet or by any other means.
“We hope to work closely with them, as we are with experts at nonprofits and in law enforcement, to prevent misuse of our site in faciltiation of trafficking, and to combat such crimes wherever they appear, online or offline.”
To read the letter, click here.
Other states represented on the letter were: Arkansas; Connecticut; Idaho; Illinois; Iowa; Kansas; Maryland; Michigan; Mississippi; Missouri; New Hampshire; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas and Virginia.
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TweetStrickland campaign unveils new anti-Kasich TV ad
Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland’s re-election campaign on Tuesday, Aug. 24, unveiled a new 30-second statewide TV ad, “Revolving Door”, highlighting Republican John Kasich’s move from the U.S. House to a job as a managing director of Lehman Brothers.
“It’s clear that before he retired from Congress, Congressman Kasich began positioning himself for a lucrative Wall Street job with Lehman Brothers,” Aaron Pickrell, Strickland’s campaign manager said at a press conference.
At the press conference Pickrell discussed meetings involving Kasich, Lehman CEO Dick Fuld and Wilber James while Kasich, Strickland’s Republican challenger, still was in the U.S. House. James introduced Kasich to Fuld, said Pickrell.
Ohio voters deserve answers to questions such as when was Kasich offered the Lehman Brothers’ job and whether he discussed congressional votes with Fuld, said Pickrell.
Kasich campaign spokesman Rob Nichols reacted to the ad:
“Hasn’t Ohio endured enough of Ted Strickland’s failures and his divisive attacks? In fact, Ted Strickland has failed so badly as governor that he’s afraid to even show his face or say his name on TV.
“While John Kasich is offering positive solutions to revive Ohio’s economy and create jobs, Ted Strickland has nothing to offer but more of his negative smears and attacks because he cannot defend his failed record.”
Here’s the Strickland campaign ad:
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