Wednesday, July 19, 2006

The Inner-Sanctum:  Party Lines Blur for Cincinnati’s Power Elite

Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati

In an article in today’s Enquirer article about the Empowerment Corporation and Dale Mallory, Greg Korte seems to accidentally kick the door open on Cincinnati’s political inner-sanctum—the backdoor club of power players who’s alliance to each other has nothing to do with Party lines.

Consider the following excerpt:

Republican Bill Seitz endorsed Mark Mallory for Mayor in last year’s election.  In fact, many Republicans threw their support behind Mallory—despite the image Pepper had of being more like a Republican than a Democrat. 

Some analysts have argued that this Republican support of Mallory was part of an elaborate scheme to stop David Pepper—an up-and-coming politician—before he achieved a high-profile office like Cincinnati Mayor.  Despite his famous father, the Pepper family remains on the outside of the political inner-sanctum.  John Pepper might have the Freedom Center and Disney under his belt, but his name never seems to appear in local circles with the same reverie of a Carl Lindner—despite being a wealthy, local Republican, too. 

The Pepper family just doesn’t connect in the web of dots that plagues the political landscape.  Above, we see Republican Bill Seitz, former endorser of Mark Mallory for Mayor, representing Dale Mallory in this recent scandal.

Seitz, of course, is connected with the other big-named insiders:  Phil Heimlich, Carl Lindner—and even to a lesser degree Tom Brinkman, whose COAST connections highlight another player who gets little press in the mainstream, Christopher P. Finney, Esq.

Just check out this excerpt of a press release from the Phil Heimlich campaign, entitled ”Heimlich, Leis and Lindner Announce Plans to Build a New County Jail”:

The indirect connections get even more strange when you start looking at contribution records.  Phil’s father, Dr. Henry Heimlich, gave Dale Mallory $1,000 on March 23rd.  Additionally, Chris Finney gave Dale Mallory $200 on April 22nd. 

Then, consider the lightning-rod that started the controversy surrounding Dale Mallory—CityLink.

CityLink is supported by OneCity—a non-profit incorporated by Mark Stecher, and the legal work was performed by none other than Taft Stettinius & Hollister (that’s Bill Seitz’s firm, as mentioned above).  OneCity purports to be a God-loving organization, and they have supported the proposal for CityLink.  This isn’t the only intersection of politics and religion when it comes to these guys. 

The Cincinnati Beacon has already covered extensively Phil Heimlich’s connections to cult evangelical Bill Gothard.  Phil Heimlich’s friend and business partner, Chris Finney, has represented the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum getting ready to open in Northern Kentucky—an organization that has an unusual fixation on dinosaurs.

And while speaking of tangled webs of influence, let’s not forget Richard Weiland (click here, or here, or here).

Mallory et al., Heimlich, Brinkman, Seitz, Lindner, Weiland, Finney—all of these names are just a few on the roster for Cincinnati’s inner-sanctum.  This is not about party affiliation, or race—this is about an unbroken chain of power and influence.  Keep your eyes and ears alert, in the event that someone cracks the door again.  Try to see what’s inside!

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Male Dallory Message Service says:
19 Jul 2006  at  04:13 pm | #

Dean,
The person you are seeking will be in Court @ 9:30 to see the CityLink zoning appeal.
The Truth Squad has a great case, BUT their case will be heard by a REPUBLICAN. The republican/religious right cabal may have their way despite the merits of the case.
You hit a home run with your story Dean. The Mallorys have always been house you know whats for Lindner, Heimlich and the Republicans.
The CityLink deception led to Dale’s impeachment. Dale’s impeachment caused him to close WECC accounts after his ouster, to hide his incriminating transactions. Dale’s financial report lead to looking at the EZ. The EZ opened a pandora’s box of questionable transactions and connections. The EZ caused people to see the same people “lost” $800,000 Genesis loot. The Dale campaign caused us to see the Heimlich, Finney, Stecher contributions to Dale.
It’s been a great big secret. These folks made their secret deals and sue the innocent folks that smelled a rat and then did the right thing.
This is about the little guys standing up to the Mallory Mafia and their republican backers.
Dean, talk to the folks in that courtroom, you will get an ear full.
We missed you at the WECC meeting. There was a great presentation by the Chief and a yet to be publicized key Empowerment Board appointment.

Mina says:
19 Jul 2006  at  04:17 pm | #

Dean, excellent story. I was trying to get a little info about Bill Seitz, this was very enlightening. I’m hoping there will be more coverage if the investigation of Dale Mallory/CEC goes anywhere.

truth squader says:
19 Jul 2006  at  04:20 pm | #

Hello Dean,
Just in the nick of time!
Thank you for your spot-on story.
All of the secret deals all are becoming public........right at the time of the CityLink appeal.
They guy that screwed the pooch was Dale Mallory. He thought he could s**t all over his neighbors and they would politely take it. All his lies and secret self serving deals are now public and the FBI is looking at his crimes.
This won’t go away.
Dean, you have found the TRUTH. And the truth will set you free!

Jesus Christ says:
19 Jul 2006  at  04:29 pm | #

Great post.  Politics in this town are about consolidating personal power, not in advancing a political agenda.

A couple more connections for you.  If you look up the CityLink Center on the Ohio Secretary of State’s website, you will find that Chris Finney is listed as the “agent”.  Dick Weiland tried to broker a deal with Dale Mallory and the WECC to make Dale’s problems go away.

You make an odd point about Pepper not being one of the establishment.  That makes him sound all the better in my opinion.  I can see the Republicans wanted Mallory out of fear of Peper’s rising star.  Not much to fear about Mallory, he simply isn’t that bright and he can be bought.  No problem for Republicans there, that decision is a no brainer.

--Anyone notice that the COAST (Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes) seemed pretty gleefull about additional spending and taxes in that article, as long as that additional spending and taxes were paid for by somebody else? That isn’t anti tax, that is just anti paying the tax.

Fucking hypocrites, Jesus Christ is here to smite them all.

Anon says:
19 Jul 2006  at  06:51 pm | #

Well done, Dean! Bravo!  I warned the Truth Squad this morning when I saw this story that Bill Seitz is a cut throat. More plainly put, the boy is ruthless.

He works in a pack of like minded individuals. Many years ago while fighting the Colerain Connector, we had to go toe to toe with this boy. Lost many nights of sleep thinking of how to outwit him.

It can be done, but one must be extremely strategic.

Bravo, Dean!

uno says:
19 Jul 2006  at  09:08 pm | #

Thank you Dean.
All your observations tie into the theme that Korte/monk/12 are covering.
You took the pieces and tied it nicely together.
If CityLink is the “lightening rod”, what was it/is it that makes CityLink so damned important to these guys?
Did Dale’s hamhanded behavior paint everyone of them in a corner?
It seems that the EZ, Dale and CityLink think they must save face and continue their wayward paths.

JoeRo says:
19 Jul 2006  at  09:44 pm | #

Funny. This used to be called “reaching across the aisle” or “working collaboratively.”

But I guess in your world, anything that isn’t entirely partisan must clearly be a conspiracy.

“Nevermind that TSH is among the most massive firms in the city. Treachery is afoot, I tell you!”

Lord. What a joke.

let me be Frank says:
19 Jul 2006  at  11:15 pm | #

The powerful money trail pushing CityLink is huge.  Crossroads Community Church is well connected and they are determined to get their way.  It is both the Will of God and Phil Hindlick.  These people will crush you if you get in their way.

The point that people don’t seem to understand is that Dale Mallory is just a small player in this.  He is just a pawn who was bought off by the big boys for their larger agenda.  That gave him a statehouse seat that nobody really cares about.  They have bigger fish to fry.  Pathetic little Dale just wants the handout, he isn’t involved with the big boys in the deep meetings.  They threw him a bone for his brother, who has been covering his ass.  They will even make those Community Council Checks go away.  These people get what they want, and screw you.

says:
19 Jul 2006  at  11:52 pm | #

I’m starting to wonder if this all relates to a theocratic dominionist agenda…

one advocate says:
20 Jul 2006  at  12:31 am | #

and let’s not forget abut tim burke.  the poster child for our local facade,eh?

one advocate says:
20 Jul 2006  at  12:34 am | #

is it possible that the mallory boys have been set up here?  the timing seems so conveneient to show deomcratic corruption just in time for local politics so people think they have a choice between two evils instead of one?

Where credit is due. says:
20 Jul 2006  at  01:27 am | #

Thanks Greg Korte. Good job again.

DanDoraPanDora says:
20 Jul 2006  at  04:57 am | #

CITY OF GOD, CITY OF SATAN: A BiblicalTheology of the Urban Church
by Robert C. Linthicum
1991
Zondervan Publishing House
A Mr. Bill Sr favorite for a number of years.

truth squader says:
20 Jul 2006  at  05:36 am | #

WHO is the DECISION MAKER to bring in TSH????
Did Cleveland do it alone?
Was the entire board involved?
How are these key decisions made?
What are the CEC’s “best interests?”......cover Cleveland’s ass?  or promote transparancy, full disclosure and accountability?
It seems that our TAX DOLLARS are being used to protect the pigs at the trough and used to cover up and hide the truth.

west ender says:
20 Jul 2006  at  07:06 am | #

So now all Dale’s statements about “being neutral on CityLink” are “stipulated” as lies per the TSH hired gun.
Dale used those stipulated lies to sue 1/2 of Cincinnati. Do we have a case to sue Dale for the damages his “stipulated” lies caused?

Jesus Christ says:
20 Jul 2006  at  09:44 am | #

Dale Mallory was paid to support CityLink while he was the WECC President.  At least they are admitting it now.  Dale tried to deny his community a vote on the project.  Even after the community voted against the project he was paid to meet with CityLink and devise a strategy to overcome community opposition.

Why send Dale to the Statehouse, he seems perfectly ready for Washington right now.  What a sellout.

anon says:
20 Jul 2006  at  11:52 am | #

Dean: Some analysts have argued that this Republican support of Mallory was part of an elaborate scheme to stop David Pepper

What are the names of these analysts?

I’m starting to wonder if this all relates to a theocratic dominionist agenda…

Based on what evidence? And what do you mean by “all this”? Be specific.

anon says:
20 Jul 2006  at  11:58 am | #

is it possible that the mallory boys have been set up here?

Way back in ancient times, everyone in this City, regardless of who they are/were, would have put up a collective cry that Big Daddy Mallory & his picture perfect family were being framed.

Not today. Too much is known. Truth be told, Big Daddy put together a meeting in that ominous back room, with power brokers, & cooked the deal over expensive cigars & fine brandy.

Think about it. What else could he do? Dale was unemployed & unmarketable. Daddy had to find something for Dale to do so he could be shaped & groomed to go upstate.

One Advocate, there’s a lot of people out here who have worked with the Mallory Family for many years. The shock factor has worn off & folks are angered, bitter & disappointed at the betrayal.

I can almost believe that the old Democratic Party Boss, the late Socko Wiethe is flipping over in his grave over this crap. Back in those days, he was the ONLY one to call the shots & it went his way. And it had to be kept relatively clean. A politician had to keep their dirty dalliances quiet & locked down. That’s why no one ever saw Daddy Mallory parade his kids by several women in public.  That would have been a major scandal.

Dominique F. says:
20 Jul 2006  at  01:49 pm | #

advocate?
“is it possible that the mallory boys have been set up here?”
they set and framed themselves, worked at being the good actors. these are quality men that said they supported citizens’s rights but the limelight of power is a harsher mistress; only a noble few can sway away from her charms.
know anyone who danced away recently?  thought not!

lobbyist-banker green is her color; she’s easier to deal or sleep with than any community of different minded citizens. her odd glare uncovers the boys as disloyal cads that cannot be believed in their collusive cabal. even the hardiest moral politician has fallen to these local charms. few stand tall.

Mx3 and pack set up friends, family, supporters and picked up a bevy of new buddies from chicago, detroit, dc who will swear to mallory lies as long as they are kept on Mx3’s coattails to the governor’s office and above. check the difference in odp alliances with the dnc as opposed to the dlc and their allies. democraps, cept a few in middle ranks, are the dead walkng in people’s trust. socko had his own weird assed ways, but anon is right, he’s spinning, like a whirling dervish, wondering how his local party was lost. backroom deals that more than one man has taken to his grave recently.

socko wiethe's ghost says:
20 Jul 2006  at  02:21 pm | #

anon 1:58,
You are the second person today that has brought up the “Socko factor”.
Socko Wiethe was before my time, but I was told that Bill Bowen and Bill Mallory were always looking to make an EZ buck, and Socko was always bailing them out.
I’m told Bill Mallory “wanted to do an IPO on himself” when he was rep. actually to incorporate his bribe income.
Socko had a flow of revenue from the Driver’s licence bureau on Central Avenue. He cut in Bill Mallory and then Democrat Bill Cunningham for about $500/month in the 70’s.
Small change but quick and shady money. BTW, Ken Blackwell was a democrat back then. Dean, parties don’t matter....it’s the back room deals of the power brokers.
Dale is a thief, will sell out to anyone, and is dumber than a box of rocks.
He will make a great state representative.

Jesus Christ says:
20 Jul 2006  at  04:30 pm | #

Amen Ghost.  Dale is a thief, and I too see a bright future for him in politics. 

And as for the possiblility of the “set up”, nobody forced Dale Mallory to cut those community council checks after he left office.  You can’t blame anyone but Dale Mallory.

watchdog says:
20 Jul 2006  at  05:14 pm | #

I personally find it interesting that the EZ paid Dale $40,000 of federal tax dollars for a facility that isn’t in the EZ zone.

Carold Hleveland says:
20 Jul 2006  at  06:00 pm | #

I’d be happy to answer ANY questions.....unless you actually Have questions.
I hired Dale because he lives in the Empowerment Zone.
uuuugh....I didn’t say that
uuuugh....If I daid that Dale lived in a neighborhood AROUND an Empowerment Zone.
The CityLink project was in the Empowerment Zone and a GOOD project.
Untill anyone looked at a map.....then it’s a bad project....and I’ll hire TSH lawyers to throw Dale under a bus.
I do this to HELP the people.
Don’t look at my $200,000/yr compensation package. It’s hard work feeding all those Beattys.

pavid depper says:
20 Jul 2006  at  06:02 pm | #

That dude Cleveland gets paid more than the mayor.
How do I run for the Empowerment Zone job???????????

X-Band says:
20 Jul 2006  at  06:28 pm | #

The HUD audit is going to find plenty of funds expended on projects that are outside the Empowerment Zone.  The HUD website has an EZ address locator, where you can type in the address and see if any property resides within the zone.

Anon says:
20 Jul 2006  at  06:29 pm | #

Yes indeedy, Socko’s Ghost, Socko Wiethe & Sid Weil were always tightening the choker chain on Daddy Mallory & Bill Bowen. Most of the time, one couldn’t find Senator Bowen. Not even his constituents. Basically the only time you saw him was when it was election time. Then, he’d show up, shaved, barbered, smelling sweet & looking like a dandy. Daddy Mallory showed up in the wards when he was called on the carpet by the bosses & was ordered to get out there & talk with the folks.

When the folks knew he was going to visit a neighborhood, they’d roll out the BBQ grills, cook up a nice All-American feast, everyone would break bread, listen to political updates & everything would be swell, hunkey-dory. Generally, Mallory would drag Bowen with him, seeing these 2 boys were always in the dog house.

One of Socko & Sid’s smartest moves at that time was Rep. Helen Rankin.  The late Rep. Rankin was a hard working, honest woman, busted down barriers & she got her constituents exactly what they wanted & needed. Mrs. Rankin didn’t play dirty politics, nor hanky panky. She took her job very seriously. I was deeply saddened when she retired & devastated when she passed away. She was Cincinnati’s heroine in Columbus.

That is true that Daddy Mallory wanting to conceal his bribe money. Not only did Socko get dibs off License Bureaus & that came close to being a huge scandal, real close - Socks was also on the take on liquor licenses.

Politics compared to today, that was chump change & the politicians insured the police & their families were well taken care of at Christmas time. Widows of police officers & the children raked in over the holidays. Firefighters, too. That’s just how it went. If those boys weren’t stretching the law as to be outrageously illegal, the police let them go. Why create a mess & have ‘em before Judge Shannon, Judge Schwab, Judge Mestemaker & get the goodies & the extra pocket money cut off?

Now, it’s winner take all & there’s plenty of crooks in the pot thinking they’re going to be a winner. It’s a much different society & money needs to be accounted for. The standards have changed & there’s such a thing as accountablility.

However, the Mallorys think this is still the 60s & the 70s. JFK is still president, the Mallorys are still fighting segregation, Castro’s blockaded & the Berlin Wall goes up tomorrow.

A wise attorney told this to me ages ago - you can push your money & interests from one corner to the next & eventually it will catch up to you. Since that time, I’ve watched Marvin Warner get backed against the wall, Dickie Weiland, & countless others. Then when Daddy Mallory started pimping his products of stud services, the clock started ticking down.

The Mallorys have no one to blame but themselves for the mess they’re in now. No one. Bill Seitz, that ruthless crook, will have to move heaven & earth to clear up this entire mess. There’s too much evidence out there that he cannot ignore & wave off.

Ghost, thanks for the walk down memory lane. In looking back, one sees how wrong it really was & it’s led to what’s taking place today. But back then, the folks were blinded by politics. They trusted their politicians to do them right.

s...ghost says:
20 Jul 2006  at  07:22 pm | #

8:29,
Thanks for the additional Socko stories.
They all are pieces of this very complex tapestry of deception.
It explains the theiving thought process of Dale, Dad and Mark.
It explains so much.
dear readers: please share your Socko, old man Mallory graft stories.
We can write a book or stir up enough crap to bring the Mallory Mafia down.

From Socko's Days says:
20 Jul 2006  at  07:43 pm | #

BTW, Ken Blackwell was a democrat back then. Dean, parties don’t matter....it’s the back room deals of the power brokers.

Dean, Socko’s Ghost is right. Parties are a name only. If one won’t endorse & back you, the other one will, if the butter is thick enough on the bread.

Basically, they all do their dirt in the same pot. When there’s like-mindedness amongst a group of them, that’s when the back room door is opened, everyone takes a seat & the deal’s cooked. There’s a little something for everyone after talking over the deal.

If the particular deal on the table isn’t exactly to one’s liking, they’re encouraged to stick around. The promise is that the next time around, we’re going to take care of your pet deal.

In their minds, all these party affiliates (& that includes the lesser parties, too), it’s all about the art of the deal & how much in “commissions & concessions” they can get off the thing. Party affiliation really doesn’t mean spit. You just keep your eye on the cast of characters sashaying into that back room.

Back in Socko Wiethe’s times, when he was a for-real Party Boss, there were the dirty deals, but, gosh gee whiz, at the end of the day, your constituents HAD to be listened to, taken care of & their demands met promptly. If you couldn’t do that, your name didn’t go on the ticket the next time around. That was law, the end of your political career, end of your story.

Dean, don’t be shocked or surprised that there’s a mix of parties at that back room table. That’s been going on for ages. Everyone is scratching each other’s backs.

toxic sock syndrom says:
20 Jul 2006  at  07:50 pm | #

Socko’s legacy = Mallory toxic sock syndrom

says:
21 Jul 2006  at  09:27 am | #

Under the caption “Tell us what you think” is the following: “Anonymous comments are allowed, but you can log in above to stamp your name and to avoid typing the anti-spam code.”

Jason!
Do you understand why anti-spam is important?

Scanning the above 29 comments, has taken far more time that the comments are worth. With the possible exception of two, they are all anonymous comments. Why do you go though the charade of “stamping” a name?

The line of reasoning or logic in the above comments is as long and continuous and consistent as the sentence in which it appears. Where is the intellectual conversation?

Dieter

says:
21 Jul 2006  at  09:30 am | #

No, Dieter, Spambots crawl the web looking for places where they can post—everything from advertisements about herbal remedies to porn.  Once they find an outlet, they can hit pretty regularly.

Moderating comments from actual human beings is one thing; sifting through computerized spambots is another.

socko's ghost says:
22 Jul 2006  at  07:07 am | #

Hi Dean,
Yhe Impeach Mallory blog has just posted the incriminated check that DALE SIGNED 3 months AFTER he was impeached from office.
It also outine the race baiting TSH strategy.
Those guys are pointing fingers at the blogs and want to go off scott free.
Guilty as hell........but that’s OK if you buy a good republican lawyer to clean up your democratic/republican/back room deal mess.
Keep up the good work Dean!

David E. Gallaher says:
22 Jul 2006  at  06:26 pm | #

"The Inner-Sanctum:  Party Lines Blur for Cincinnati’s Power Elite”

I’m old enough to remember the old radio progam, Inner Sactum.  One of its sponsors was a P&G product, Lava soap.  The way the announcer in its commercial spelled out L-A-V-A, was just as scary as the program.

All I wanted to say, really, is that Sinincincinnati’s Power Elite should be named the “Inner Stinktum.”

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