Chris Monzel

Chris Monzel is a Cincinnati City Councilmember and an engineer at General Electric Aviation.

What Makes Him Stupid:

While running for re-election in fall of 2007, he ran a TV ad talking about getting sexual predators off the street. The photo in the ad was Rip Torn's mug shot from his DUI arrest in 2006. The black bar over his eyes was not enough to hide his identity.

After months of negotiations, an agreed upon apology was released.

"I wish to apologize to Rip Torn for a television commercial that aired in late October and early November 2007 in the Cincinnati area on stations WCPO, WLWT and WKRC, as well as on Time Warner Cable. That commercial discussed, in part, my efforts to get sexual predators off the streets. Purely as a result of an error by my campaign, an unauthorized altered image of Mr. Torn was inadvertently shown during that commercial. I never intended to imply any improper or illegal conduct by Mr. Torn. I have been informed that, in addition to being an award-winning actor, Mr. Torn proudly served in the United States Army as an M.P., and was honorably discharged having obtained the rank of First Lieutenant. I wish to correct any implication that Mr. Torn has ever had any involvement in the conduct discussed in the commercial, and I apologize to Mr. Torn for any distress this may have caused him. Chris Monzel."




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