Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Interview: Matt Merriman-Preston

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20 comments:

  1. Mark RauterkusMay 20, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    His flashy self!

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  2. AnonymousMay 20, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    So can we still mention Matt H if it's not repetitive? He's such a slick liar that it would be a shame to banish any mention of him.

    I am sure we will all forget about Coghill after awhile.

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  3. Bram ReichbaumMay 20, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    I just deleted a comment. Wow that was ignorant.

    No record is left of there having been a comment above, because I instinctively jumped to hit the "Delete Comment Forever?" option because it was just SO ignorant.

    And this is a good opportunity to introduce the new Pittsburgh Comet comment policy!

    New policy:

    1. I will moderate comments.

    2. I will not publish any comments that I don't like.

    Nothing gold can stay. Maybe if things chill down, I'll stop moderating comments in advance, but I'll still delete anything I don't like. That will include things such as when the repetitive Coghill or Matt H taunting gets extra, EXTRA repetitive and annoying. Sorry if this seems "undemocratic", but I will strive to be a benevolent, enlightened dictator. There are other blogs.

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  4. Chris PeakMay 20, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    As someone who operates a message board in another life, I can say that you've truly hit the big time when moderating comments/posts takes up most of your time.

    Congrats!

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  5. AnonymousMay 20, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    matthexposed can handle matt h comments.

    There is a good observation on there tonight.

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  6. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 2:17 AM

    Like I said there at that crazy thing called a blog:

    "You don't even know if Matt H is a 311 supervisor."

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  7. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 2:20 AM

    That guy seems like a fairy.

    Who takes their wifes last name? haha

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  8. EdHeathMay 21, 2009 at 6:48 AM

    So Matt Merriman-Preston said that people in Natalia Rudiak’s (sp?) district were/are tired of political infighting. Except that political writers (like Chris Potter) are suggesting she won because of the fighting between Reilly and Coghill. Also he is saying that voters in the individual district races are sending the message that they want good government (except perhaps in District 2, and in the City as a whole).

    I don’t know what the story was in District 6, but evidently just enough people decided Lavalle would actually represent *them*. I would accept Potter’s analysis of Rudiak’s race, and his comment that Blotzer did not knock on enough doors. Which could also be a complaint about Patrick Dowd. There were negative elements to his campaign (which is good, IMO) but he didn’t get enough boots on the ground. I was actually visited by a Ravenstahl volunteer, but never by a Dowd volunteer.

    And of the various Matt’s, if Merriman-Preston did take his wife’s name, good for him (not that I would ever do that, make me seem too much like a fairy). And apparently Matt H has taken his marbles and gone home, at least for now… Who knows, maybe when he grows up he will become Peter Boyle.

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  9. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    Matt H = Closed.

    Oh so funny. He's such a sore loser.

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  10. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    maybe he needed a break...none of you know whats its like to run a campaign day after day

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  11. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    so you are moderating comments but this is fine:

    Anonymous said...
    That guy seems like a fairy.

    Who takes their wifes last name? haha

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  12. Bram ReichbaumMay 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    Yes, absolutely. Nothing wrong with that comment.

    I mean, I personally think it's STUPID, but there's nothing WRONG with it. The commenter didn't use any ugly, hateful slurs that go well over the line and incidentally obviously do not apply.

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  16. MariaMay 21, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    Bram,

    And then there are some days when you have to wonder why you go through all the work of blogging...

    Sorry about your infestation.

    Keep up the great work.

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  17. Bram ReichbaumMay 21, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    Maria -

    That reminds me ... what did 2 Political Junkies wind up doing in the matter of 'John K'? Haven't seen him in a while.

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  18. illyriasMay 21, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    Ha! That's why I wouldn't allow anonymous comments. It seems that obnoxious commentators tend to be lazy and/or cowards. Personally, I'm a fan of actual productive conversation.

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  19. MariaMay 21, 2009 at 6:45 PM

    I think JK still shows up in the stat counter sometimes. Maybe he got tired of his comments being removed when they went overboard, but he can't tear himself away entirely.

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  20. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    This blog is INFESTED with ppl who should be off the blogs.

    Hit & run people...reminds me of Pete Wagner...Hit and run.

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