Ohio state Rep. Candice Keller made headlines last summer when she blamed a deadly mass shooting on drag queens. She made headlines again this past April when she lost her primary in a run for the Senate. And now, she’s making headlines yet again by announcing her revenge plot she and her husband have cooked up against the guy who beat her.
OK, so a little back story: In a since-deleted Facebook rant last August, Keller blamed a mass shooting that left nine people dead in Dayton, Ohio on the “breakdown of the traditional American family,” as well as “transgender, homosexual marriage, and drag queen advocates” and “the culture, which totally ignores the importance of God and the church.”
Despite calls from both parties to resign following her remarks, Keller refused, and instead announced she was running for Senate. But in April, Ohio voters picked her Republican challenger, Rep. George Lang, to represent their party in November’s election.
And Keller was pissed.
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She spent all summer cooking up a revenge plot on Lang, who is a fellow Republican. Then this week, she announced her husband, Kent, will be running as a write-in candidate, in hopes of either beating Lang, or taking away enough votes from him so that he loses to his Democratic opponent, Kathy Wyenandt.
Either outcome is fine with her.
WOSO radio reports:
Keller says she and her husband, Kent Keller Sr., have been talking about the current corruption scandal that’s rocked the Statehouse, and about state Rep. George Lang (R-West Chester). Lang was acquitted on a perjury charge in 2011 after being accused of a kickback scheme involving a telecommunications firm.
“We don’t want another crook sitting in the Statehouse representing us, and so that being the situation here in Butler County, my husband has decided to run as a write-in candidate,” Keller says.
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Lang says he doesn’t understand why the Kellers are digging up this decade-old dirt on him. Especially since, in the end, he was acquitted.
“I’ve never been convicted of a crime in my life,” he says, “and I don’t believe in feeding the monkeys.”
But taking down members of her own party isn’t all Keller’s been up to lately. She was recently criticized for going shopping at Walgreens without a mask and encouraging others to “be brave” and ditch their masks, too.
And when asked about coronavirus, she replied, “I understand COVID can be deadly or very dangerous for some people, but so are strawberries and so is shellfish.”
It’s very unlikely Kent Keller will win against either Lang or Wyenandt as a write-in candidate on November’s ballot.
But that’s not really the point, is it?
Related: Republican lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on drag queens loses Senate bid
Max
hate is not a family value.
Chrisk
You know it’s bad when even the Republicans don’t want to have anything to do with her because she’s such a loony bi*ch. Now the scorned b*tch is trying to burn the whole house down.
Cam
She looks like Roseanne’s stunt double.
yah_sure_youbetcha
Eventually we all get the face we deserve.
rbernard
It seems being openly antigay isn’t as fashionable for hateful Republicans as it used to be anymore.
DeeMatt
Republicans are most likely finally becoming aware that there is a huge gay community and that anti-gay stance of old is costly in votes coming their way. Anyone that has been full throated anti-gay in the past and now becomes ‘gay tolerant’? That ‘tolerant of gays’ veneer WILL crack along the way.
fredk
Experts have concluded that bitterness mixed with ignorance and the inability to gracefully accept defeat causes jowls and facial puffiness and drooping.
Invader7
My oh my..she be an UGLY bitch.. Her soul is dark and evil and her face looks like the back end of a truck !! Now she’s plotting revenge.Not very “christian” of her !!
vinnieboiblue
She should set her goals higher and audition for Miss Piggy. As for the destruction of the American Family, that started when guns were widely within households. Family members snap and use it on the communities and many times kill their own family members. In others the problem lies within!
Thad
I hate masks too. But we use them for others.
barryaksarben
A true republican. Cheat lie hate revenge pettiness she just embodies all that the gop stands for
Heywood Jablowme
She’s also one of the sponsors of the impeachment attempt against Gov. Mike DeWine (R!) for taking the Covid crisis seriously. Fortunately, she looks to be a bit high-risk for Covid so we can hope!
Bubbleandsqueal
If only she had a homosexual hairdresser to do her hair.
James
SHE IS OBVIOUSLY A NARICSSIST.
Doug
A very sore loser, and I hope she stays that way.
Matthewnow
I c*nt think of what to say about this breathing piece of crap. Say hi to Satan when you two meet for eternity.
sjosephs
republicans like to eat their own. Only in buttf**k Ohio.
TomOH
Her face looks like someone painted an old bean bag with lipstick and mascara.
blackhook
Could these Groping Old Party T??mpanzees be any more weird? Didn’t think so…
skyboy63
Crazy c*nts for 1000 Alex
Cam
Republicans agree with her, they just don’t like it when the bigotry is openly expressed. They want to hide it behind words like “Traditional values” and “Religious Freedom”.
Hopefully the Dem wins this one.