WILL CONGRESS JOHN BOCCIERI RETURN TO THE SUNOCO STATION AT 1601 WEST TUSC ON JULY 1, 2010?

It was sort of a kickoff of Democrat John Boccieri's campaign to succeed Republican Ralph Regula as congressman for the 16th Congressional District against Kirk Schuring (then in mid-term as a state senator - the 29th).

Rahm Emanuel (now President Obama's chief of staff) was to be at the event, but got hung up in Chicago.

But local Republican hecklers did show up.  What was their heckle?

"Drill, baby, drill."  Gasoline prices were sky high and the hecklers were working Boccieri over.  Boccieri stood his ground condemning the oil companies for their record profits and urged that Americans develop alternative "green" energy.

Who were some of the local Republicans who badgered Boccieri?

One was Alan Harold who is now running for Stark County auditor against Democrat Kim Perez.  Another was Tina Hagan, daughter of former state Rep. John Hagan who had failed in her effort in the March, 2008 primary to follow in her father's footsteps.  The SCPR also remembers prominent Republicans Jan Kishman (a Minerva school board member) and her husband being there.

The Report's question is this.  If Boccieri were to repeat his July 1, 2008 event on July 1, 2010 (as sort of a kickoff of his campaign against Republic Jim Renacci) focusing, perhaps, on "green energy" - in the light of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; would the throng of "Drill, baby. drill" local Republicans screamers of July, 2008 show up?

Hmm?