COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A 78-year-old Ohio grandmother at the center of an ad battle over Ohio's collective bargaining law accuses a group defending the measure of "stealing" her words from an ad by the opposition and said in an interview that she deserves an apology.
Marlene Quinn said in the interview that aired Thursday on WCPO-TV (http://bit.ly/pBGyEv) that she used an absentee ballot two weeks ago to vote against the bill and is upset that she wound up in an ad for the other side. "It makes me look like, 'Well this woman doesn't know what she's talking about,'" Quinn said. "She says no and then she turns around and says yes."
Her great-granddaughter was saved from a house fire last November, a story Quinn shared in an ad from We Are Ohio, the union-backed coalition fighting to repeal the law. She tells viewers, "If not for the firefighters, we wouldn't have our Zoey today."
Defenders of the law operating as Building a Better Ohio recut the footage for their own commercial claiming the law will help, not hurt, firefighter staffing.
"They insulted my son and my great-granddaughter, who were in the fire, and me," Quinn said in the TV interview. "They're stealing my words, and I think they owe us an apology."
A spokesman for Building a Better Ohio did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. The group previously said it was standing by its ad and maintained that it was appropriate and lawful.
About 30 television stations in Ohio media markets have pulled the spot, according to a count by We Are Ohio.
The Ohio law signed in March bans public worker strikes and limits the collective bargaining rights of more than 350,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees. Workers could negotiate on wages, but not on their pension or health care benefits. An issue on the Nov. 8 ballot will decide whether the law stays or goes.
Both campaigns have used their dueling ads with Quinn to ask for donations.
Prompted by the controversy, a Democratic state lawmaker said Friday she would introduce a "Marlene Quinn Protection Act." Rep. Tracy Maxwell Heard of Columbus said in a statement that her proposal would prevent "the misuse of campaign materials."
A call to a Cincinnati phone listing for Quinn seeking further comment on Friday got no answer.
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Information from: WCPO-TV, http://www.wcpo.com
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Source: http://www.wistv.com/story/15693520/ohio-grandmother-says-words-stolen-in-union-fight
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