tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post2235038538321450876..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: Friday: Links for OctoberweenBram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-77543936377431418322013-10-28T14:16:06.592-04:002013-10-28T14:16:06.592-04:00Yeah, I know. I wasn't trying to pick on your ...Yeah, I know. I wasn't trying to pick on your research, just the fact that there is no known record of what she believes.<br /><br />Hmmm, Peduto Zombies. Live in coffins (green roofs), walk everywhere (pedestrian friendly), value brains, concentrated in the East End (Allegheny + Homewood Cemeteries), ... I think you're on to something, Bram!Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-4197959341170453302013-10-28T11:51:11.289-04:002013-10-28T11:51:11.289-04:00The link was meant not as evidence of her stance (...The link was meant not as evidence of her stance (that was contained in the editorial itself) but as the handiest online justification.<br /><br />Next Halloween, we really should all go out as a horde of Peduto Zombies.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-73407868464946548952013-10-28T11:05:33.009-04:002013-10-28T11:05:33.009-04:00BrainWashing can be a cruel trick!! The Gross / P...BrainWashing can be a cruel trick!! The Gross / Peduto Experiment will go down as one of the best "Training" methods since Pavlov's Dogs! When you see or hear GROSS..... U now sees / hears ...... PEDUTO! And let the salavation begin!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-73549644698181188052013-10-28T10:17:18.079-04:002013-10-28T10:17:18.079-04:00LOL at the fact that your link to Gross' posit...LOL at the fact that your link to Gross' position on Act 47 was actually an article about Peduto's position on Act 47. Aside from judicial races (which nobody ever knows anything about), I can't think of a P-G endorsement based on less actual information about a candidate. Even the endorsement basically boils down to, "Peduto likes her better."Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-43554059155547219962013-10-27T13:31:57.717-04:002013-10-27T13:31:57.717-04:00The P-G mentioned something about Act 47 which see...The P-G mentioned something about Act 47 which seemed crucially important.<br /><br />Maybe not as important to the P-G as if any candidate had vast and long PA statewide experience and excellent statewide relations, with which to work with Harrisburg to deal with our financial mess, but that's not applicable to this city council race. They're happy Peduto knows to visit Harrisburg and lay groundwork.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-23064784145577201232013-10-27T13:15:44.541-04:002013-10-27T13:15:44.541-04:00The tweets [aka the "statements"] were t...The tweets [aka the "statements"] were the story.<br /><br />The mayor issued two statements. They were part of the sudden media engagement campaign our nowadays low-key Mayor had undertaken for about a week, to talk about Seven Years of Success. Moriah reported the statements, and the "investigative" part was looking at the geotracking and then seeking out and reporting the mayor's side of the story, as well as his amended and revised side of the story. And whatever else.<br /><br />It is what it is. The meeting at Shannopin country club, he said, was for a combination of City business and job search.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-57564582585151355642013-10-27T12:59:08.206-04:002013-10-27T12:59:08.206-04:00Regarding PG endorsements, the editorial board fai...Regarding PG endorsements, the editorial board failed to find a way to rationalize a Josh Wander endorsement today over anti-fracker Peduto. Things are really slipping down on the Boulevard.<br /><br />And it's probably just me, but doing two mayoral smear stories based on reading two tweets, calling the spokesperson, and tracking down a buddy in academia to support your angle is some pretty lazy, albeit slightly clever, investigative journalism. And the reliance on technology sort of blinded the reporter and editors to the main point--not that Luke might have intended to deceive by not sending the tweets in real time (which is in fact a common way that Twitter is employed) but that he was at home and at the country club during normal business hours. An old-fashioned beat reporter home stake out would have kept the focus on the mayor's whereabouts. Instead, the PG's two day front page gotcha merely smacked of playing catch-up with the Trib.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-76648863878094885972013-10-27T09:10:41.669-04:002013-10-27T09:10:41.669-04:00Contrasts? Of course. The PG endorsements are al...Contrasts? Of course. The PG endorsements are always odd. What they usually say is some weird contorted subliminal message of "this is the person we think we will win, and we want to be on the side of winners, so we will make up whatever bs we can to support them."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-27082323299257099212013-10-26T13:11:44.339-04:002013-10-26T13:11:44.339-04:00I aspire to do at least a little reporting. What i...I aspire to do at least a little reporting. What it will be is information, and some analysis (and music) with underneath a slew of commentary and input, anonymous and otherwise. Might be a good time to brush up on the blagh Disclaimers (bottom sidebar right).Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-2793921886435067412013-10-26T11:50:28.124-04:002013-10-26T11:50:28.124-04:00Awesome! It will be great to see some un-biased r...Awesome! It will be great to see some un-biased reporting!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com