The Cincinnati Beacon
Wulsin Wins, and the Malariotherapy Story Continues
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Posted by The Dean of Cincinnati
 Photo courtesy of here.
With Vic Wulsin’s expected defeat of Steve Black for the Democratic nomination in Ohio’s 2nd congressional district, the malariotherapy story has gained new life as it will continue to develop over the next several months. Additionally, Wulsin has said that she would address additional questions about her involvement after the primary, so we will look forward to holding her to her word. It’s also noteworthy how The Enquirer had some flip-flopping through the night about whether to mention Wulsin’s invovlement with malariotherapy in this morning’s newspaper. We’ve got differing versions of the same story archived online!
The Chillicothe Gazette has this story online, written by Margaret McGurk, entitled ”Schmidt, Wulsin ready for rematch.” Here is the second paragraph:
With 40 percent of precincts reporting, Victoria Wulsin, 54, a public health physician who lives in Indian Hill, led with 56 percent of the vote to Black’s 31 percent. William Smith, a truck driver from Waverly who was rarely visible in the campaign, drew 13 percent.
The Enquirer also has a story online entitled ”Schmidt, Wulsin ready for rematch.” Here is the second paragraph of that version:
With 70 percent of precincts reporting, Wulsin, 54, a public health physician who lives in Indian Hill, had 56 percent of the vote to Black’s 31 percent. William Smith, a truck driver from Waverly who was rarely visible in the campaign, drew 14 percent.
So it’s clear that The Enquirer was updating its article throughout the night. But as each version continues, it turns out that the early version archived at the Chillicothe Gazette has some details that ended up getting deleted here in Cincinnati:
Her 2006 loss inspired fellow Indian Hill resident Black, 59, an estate and probate attorney, to seek the Democratic nomination himself, even though he supported Wulsin in the 2006 race.
He quickly mounted a relentless attack on Wulsin, with mailings and TV ads that called her unethical for her work with the Heimlich Institute during a controversial experiment on the use of malaria to treat AIDS.
The passage’s use of prepositions demands attention, as McGurk now writes that Wulsin worked “with” the Heimlich Institute, as opposed to working “for” the Institute—which is apparently an unsubstantiated detail they have reported previously.
When The Enquirer rewrote the column, the passage above got transformed:
In its last few weeks the primary campaign was dominated by negative attacks and counterattacks, but both Wulsin and Black said their differences can be set aside. “We’ve got some healing to do,” Wulsin said of Black, who supported her 2006 campaign. “We’ve been friends. Deep down I think he wants to side with me and fight Jean Schmidt.”
We will continue to update you on the malariotherapy story as more details become available.
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