SCHMIDT DROPS FOUR FALSE STATEMENT CLAIMS AGAINST KRIKORIAN

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Aug 13th, 2009

CINCINNATI, Ohio-Attorneys for Jean Schmidt petitioned the court
Thursday to add a new claim after dropping four of her initial false
statement charges against her Democratic opponent David Krikorian.

"Jean and her friends at the Turkish Legal Defense Fund are on a
fishing expedition" said Krikorian "First she brought the charges,
then she realized that she could not win her case and petitioned the
court to drop the charges, now she is adding a new one. Typical Jean
Schmidt behavior, it’s a shame she is not putting forward this kind
of effort on the health care debate" said Krikorian.

The statements Schmidt claimed were false are in relation to her
denial of the Armenian Genocide. In dropping the charges, Schmidt
essentially conceded that she does deny the Armenian Genocide.

Jean Schmidt took more money from the Turkish Lobby during the 2008
election cycle than any other member of Congress. "Being #1 on the
Turkish Lobby scoreboard has financial advantages for Jean, but what
does it do for our district?" asked Krikorian adding, "We look forward
to the full commission hearing in a few weeks."

A total of five false statement claims will be heard at a full
commission hearing on September 3rd at the Ohio Elections Commission
in Columbus.

In a related matter, The Cincinnati Enquirer which endorsed Jean
Schmidt in the previous election is continuing to protect her with
its online story about today’s case emphasizing her new charge and
downplaying the fact that she dropped four of her initial frivolous
claims. The Enquirer changed its article after the campaign challenged
their first edition. The editors of the Enquirer have consistently
protected Representative Schmidt to the detriment of the citizens
of the 2nd district. The phone number for the Enquirer’s editorial
department is (513) 768-8359.
From: Baghdasarian