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4
I am just a messenger. From the Sandusky Register:
A child of State Rep. Matt Barrett, D-Amherst, was responsible for downloading a topless image that was briefly shown to Norwalk High School seniors in government class, a spokesperson for Barrett said Wednesday night.
Phil Saken, communication director for the Ohio House Democratic Caucus, relayed a statement issued by Barrett:
“We want to put this behind us. From what we have learned thus far, this is an internal family matter. We would appreciate respect for our privacy as we deal with this situation,” he said.
The Morning Journal covers it also.
So here’s the but, from yesterday’s Columbus Dispatch:
Barrett said Tuesday was the first time he tried to use PowerPoint visuals with a classroom presentation on the legislative process. He tried it first on his computer, but the screen went blank.
So he plugged his flash drive into the teacher’s computer. He said a dialogue box instantly popped up, partially covering the picture of a topless woman. As some students snickered, he said, the image was removed in about three seconds, and he continued his presentation without the visuals.
[snip]
Roughly the size of an adult thumb, a flash drive — also known as a jump drive or thumb drive — can be plugged into a computer port for use as a portable data-storage device.
Barrett said he got the flash drive from the State Library of Ohio about two weeks ago. Library spokeswoman Marsha McDevitt-Stredney said she’s certain the drive was blank when he got it.
Okay then. So, umm, why did Barrett’s son have access to that flash drive in the first place?
Remember rules of crisis management: be first, be full (with telling the whole story) and be honest.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:11 pm October 4th, 2007 in Ohio, Parenting, Scandal, Statehouse
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The only answer is he must have taken it home and left it near the computer if the events are as being stated.
My kids have borrowed my flash drive, thankfully only to put papers for school on or music to transfer from our one computer that doesn’t want to cooperate with the home network. Most times they don’t ask…
Ok – I am officially in the market to keep my kids from getting older.
[...] I thought so back when it happened but Ohio Daily Blog and the Columbus Dispatch indicate that that fish is still alive. From the Dispatch’s blog, The Daily Briefing: Ohio House Democratic Leader Joyce Beatty announced this morning that she asked for and received the resignation of Rep. Matthew H. Barrett, D-Amherst, who had a picture of a topless woman pop up in front of a high-school class during a civics lecture last fall. [...]