Unofficial candidates for OH-10

David E wonders, “There may be a problem in that he [McMasters] filed as a DEM but says he’s a REP on his site.”
 
Actually, David, McMasters clearly states on his site, in a post dated 12 Dec 2011:

I may be running as a Democrat this election but I wouldn’t mind if the Republicans put up a serious candidate so that we voters had an alternative to Mr. Obama.

One last comment about McMasters — he seems not to understand the fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law. On both his current tfmsview.com site and his old ftm4senate.com site McMasters posts a notice that says:

This Entire Site is Copyright © 2008 © 2009 and © 2010 by The McMasters Under Title Ten of the U.S Code One and only one specific passage of up to 150 continuous words may be used in news or other articles or commentary provided the author is notified and provided access to any such commentary or article. Otherwise, No Part May be Reproduced Without Express Permission

McMasters seems to think he’s allowed to decide how much of his site may be quoted and that he’s allowed to require that anyone quoting his site notify him.
 
Now I’ve quoted from two different McMasters sites, so perhaps McMasters won’t sue me for copyright infringement, but I decline to provide him notification that I’ve quoted him, so then again perhaps he will.
 
I’m no lawyer, so I can’t offer him legal advice as to whether he’d prevail in any suit alleging that I’ve violated his copyright, but Wikipedia (which Dan comments elsewhere on Esrati.com is not “a source you would use on a research paper” but is still “fairly unbiased”) says on its page about fair use that the idea that “You can deny fair use by including a disclaimer” is a “common misunderstanding” and that “Fair use rights take precedence over the author’s interest.”
 
Another site that McMasters might want to read to learn about fair use is Stanford University’s Copyright & Fair Use website, specifically Chapter 9 on Fair Use.

Eventually electtommcmasters.com will lead you to a serious site meant to get me votes for congress.  So I really should do what I am about to do.  But David got me running around my old site and it tickled me so much I just had to post it:  This time I am for sure breaking my 150 word limit. The book and website are the property of Marylin D McMasters who’s express permission is required to alter or add any material within it’s content. The contents of these pages are derived from conversations between MDM and her husband (more often referred to as tfm) in which tfm expresses his perception of the world. No premise these perceptions remotely reflect reality for anyone other than tfm is either written or implied. All accounts given by the author accurately reflect the perceptions of tfm during the period of time of composition and only during that time. The author concedes many details deemed important by others are often discarded and may lead to conclusions not shared by the masses. The author reserves the right to change any opinion stated herein without regard to degree or initial philosophy. Occasionally, new factors change the previously held paradigms. Tfm may or may not update any opinion or essay to match his current perception regardless of extent of difference between the varying opinions. Therefore, changes herein may show a 180 degree swing from the original statement. Also, significant concept development may occur without proper reflection recorded in this document. Tfm reserves the right to maintain multiple and conflicting opinions on the same subject and to state those opinions without regard or consistency to statements made either previously or in the future.   Since the first two sections of this book reflect only perceptions, there is no attempt to assure accuracy of data. All numbers stated within the covers of this document can be presumed to be inaccurate. In fact, the chapter on stocks purports modest losses covered by interest earned on other investments. In reality some evidence surfaced indicating even less talent at choosing stocks. In order… Read more »

David [Lauri], On 14 Dec 2011 I was certified to run in the Democratic Party in the 8th District.  Later that day, like you, my petitions were invalidated and I was told to go out and reaccomplish.  In the redistricting HH moved from the 8th district to the 10th (note David Harlow (L) also choose to file in the 10th).  Though as you pointed out in one of your other posts I could have filed again in the 8th (note you mistakenly state that a requirement is that person must be a resident of the state for 7 years when in fact the reference you site tells ” a United States citizen for at least seven years and an inhabitant of the state he or she represents” which is different than being a resident of the state for seven years ( I knew you were mistaken but I had to chech since I’ve only been in the state since 2006). Below is an email chain between the Secretary of States office and myself concerning my eligibility to run in the Democratic primary.   Note:  2 years ago when I ran in the Republican Primary and again this year I have been completely open about the fact that I believe I am an independent that believes that if more people participated in the primary process we would get better and more moderate candidates.  Though I don’t know any of the power brokers in either party I do feel that there is enough good ideas in both to make me comfortable saying I can align with either and enough bad implementation by the power brokers to make it so I would not be welcome in either.  I do have a proposal for a “non-affiliated” primary as well. Email trail: Mr. McMasters, As an initial matter, please understand that this office cannot provide you with any legal advice. You may want to seek advice from your own legal counsel to determine how these statutes apply to your individual situation. However, I can provide you with a resource that we make available to candidates generally. The Secretary of State’s office publishes a Candidate Requirement Guide each year… Read more »

I know Sharon Neuhardt…met her on the Canal Society of Ohio tour this past fall.  Her husband is active in the society and organized the tour.  He and I also corresponded online about my posts on Dayton history and such, including feeding me some historic pix he collected of the canal route. 

Good guy.  I figure his wife is OK too.  Didnt know they are Democrats.