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Write-in Opponent Files Election Commission Complaints Against Jean Schmidt

August 16, 2006 09:25 AM

We've been wanting to write about Nate Noy, the nutty write-in candidate for the Second Congressional District for some time.  In fact, we bookmarked his three websites a few weeks ago--under the name "Nate Noy Crazy Ramblings."  And you are about to see why.

But first, to get you up to speed: Jon Craig at the Enquirer reports that Mr. Noy has filed three complaints against Jean Schmidt with the Ohio Elections Commission.  In one of the complaints, Mr. Noy claims that Jean is "misleading voters," by claiming that she was the second place overall female finisher in the Xenia Marathon in 2002, when she was not.  Jean has now revised her campaign website to clarify that it was in 2003 that she did so well, and attributes this confusion to a typographical error.  But in Mr. Noy's eyes, Jean was misleading the public.  Apparently he believes the 2002 Xenia Marathon results are a key issue in this election.

We won't summarize Mr. Noy's other two complaints here, but suffice it to say, they are similarly loony.

As we said, we have been planning to write about Mr. Noy for a while, but though we had time.  This was because on one of his websites, he gives Jean a deadline of August 24 at 9:00 a.m. to come clean, or else he'll take his scandalous scoop to the Washington Post.  Yes, that's right: The Washington Post.  We're sure they'll put Woodward and Bernstein on the 2002 Xenia Marathon Results scandal STAT.

We'd summarize the crazy threats for you, but we think Mr. Noy rambles best:

I have some info that should be enough to bring the political career of someone we all know and love to a proverbial screeching halt once it goes public.  I will hold back until August 24th at 9:00am (the morning after a candidate can be replaced on the party ticket if he/she decides to drop out of this thing.) I’ll likely give the Washington Post the initial exclusive on this one (oh and for anyone with the thought of eliminating me with along with my evidence, (no I’m not suffering from paranoid delusions here, I just figure it’s always better to throw out preemptive info rather than have anyone misperceive that I may be a lamb or something) I have provided a copy to my four most trusted friends, none of whom are located within 400 miles of OH-2).

No, Nate.  You aren't suffering from paranoid delusions AT ALL.  It really is possible Jean could have you rubbed out before you have a chance to go public with your 2002 Xenia Marathon scoop.

This is all from someone who has the following political experience:

Nate scored the following on each of the below popular Internet-based political quizzes that attempt to label a person's political views: (by following the below links you can see where you score as well: all tests are 100% FREE).

Worlds Smallest Political Quiz: Conservative.

The Political Quix Show: 38 (right of Bob Dole and slightly left of President Reagan).

OK Cupid Politics Test: "You are a Social Conservative (36% permissive) and an Economic Conservative (85% permissive)  You are best described as a: Strong Republican.  You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness." (Note Nate's dot on the picture graph overlaps Presidents Bush and Reagan.)

Do we really need to add anything more here?  He thinks his score on the OK Cupid Politics Test qualifies him for a seat in Congress. 

But like must underdogs, Nate Noy is looking for a debate:

So I want to propose a legitimate offer: If I reach out to Bill Cunningham (both he and I had the same mentor at The University of Toledo, College of Law and I believe I can play that card ONE time) and I am able to get the two of use a scheduled debate on his show, are you game?  One other rhetorical offer to throw out there to you:  I'll make you another deal, I'll actually take a look at that book from Karl Marx where you seem to be getting most of your ideas if you are willing to read a little of the Second Treatise of Civil Government by John Locke (which not only is the place I've been getting my ideologies it just happes to also be a little document that Jefferson and the boys were citing verbatim when they drafted a little something called the Declaration and the Constitution.

Yes, Nate thinks Jean Schmidt gets her ideas from Karl Marx.  Yes, Nate claims he "shares a mentor" at the University of Toledo law school with Bill Cunningham--and believes he can play that card ONE time.  And yes, it is apparent Mr. Noy graduated from law school, as well as the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State.  However, he also lists on his "professional resume" that one of his post-law and business school jobs was as a General Manager for Steak n' Shake.  Does this suggest to anyone else that all might not be right with Mr. Noy? 

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