Ohio Secretary of State Reports Embarrassing Buy of Diebold Stock

What stock would Jesus buy?

Ohio Secretary of State and gubernatorial canidate Ken Blackwell, (also the darling of the evangelical backwoods base - responsible for putting the Gay Marriage Ban Ammendment in Ohio on the 11/04 ballots) made an embarrassing announcement Monday: He accidentally bought stock in Diebold Inc., a voting machine maker that benefited from decisions made by his office.

In a required filing with the Ohio Ethics Commission, the GOP gubernatorial hopeful said his hefty portfolio included 178 shares of Diebold stock, which sold for a loss.

"While I was unaware of this stock in my portfolio, its mere presence may be viewed as a conflict," Blackwell wrote in a letter that accompanies his annual financial disclosure statement.

As the Blackwell camp attempted to downplay the controversy, rivals from both parties pounced.

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