tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post2923219754938254439..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: Matt H on Current EventsBram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-22402961645203859082008-04-18T14:06:00.000-04:002008-04-18T14:06:00.000-04:00Given the silence, I wonder what Matt will do? I t...Given the silence, I wonder what Matt will do? I think Matt's not going to do it. If he did we would all see that this is a non issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-11835101399263994362008-04-18T10:40:00.000-04:002008-04-18T10:40:00.000-04:00Matt..the bright blonde..definitely a summery doMatt..the bright blonde..definitely a summery doSmittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139334681820382879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-56054401578594474132008-04-17T17:08:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:08:00.000-04:00Okay. Whattaya say, Matt? Care to share your dat...Okay. Whattaya say, Matt? Care to share your data with a fellow blogger?Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-5615478780709792592008-04-17T16:19:00.000-04:002008-04-17T16:19:00.000-04:00Bram,Where are they? Were they taken in the correc...Bram,<BR/><BR/>Where are they? Were they taken in the correct context?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps asking Matt to provide this information to all so that we may make informed decisions is asking too much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-77170800951147065302008-04-17T15:17:00.000-04:002008-04-17T15:17:00.000-04:00"Opinions of the records he has." There were numb..."Opinions of the records he has." There were numbers quoted, line-items given. Those we don't have to "trust" anybody to weigh.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-92092876742585397582008-04-17T13:58:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:58:00.000-04:00Well to me Matt had made some serious accusations ...Well to me Matt had made some serious accusations and has asked us to trust us based on his and Marty Griffin's opinion of the records he has. Neither of these 2 individuals are particularly trustworthy. In addition, should we trust in Pat Ford? Well, only if you want to cough up some consumer electronics....<BR/><BR/>The trust has to be earned. It's like trusting the mayor. Sorry, I just can't do it based on the say so of one person who has not earned it. Can you blame me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-57362209760609595882008-04-17T13:43:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:43:00.000-04:00here comes the smear Matt people again---instead o...here comes the smear Matt people again---instead of going after the real issue people go after Matt H for doing the right thing...some people around here amaze me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-44031636713025705632008-04-17T13:26:00.000-04:002008-04-17T13:26:00.000-04:00I just don't get it. While Matt might not be 100% ...I just don't get it. While Matt might not be 100% truthful all the time I think he might be on to something here. <BR/><BR/>But unlike the post-gazette, who I trust, this is a trust but verify situation. <BR/><BR/>I myself would like to see the documents in question. Perhaps that would clear up things. Perhaps Matt could post them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-31607961174414159252008-04-17T12:53:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:53:00.000-04:00Smitty that is recording start Eminem ... the real...Smitty that is recording start Eminem ... the real slim shady.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-37051199578137426692008-04-17T12:26:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:26:00.000-04:00Well how you are saying this went down and what I ...Well how you are saying this went down and what I heard is a bit different. I can trust the other 2 people, but not you. In the end it's not really that big of a deal anyways. <BR/><BR/>The end result is the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-20847843617101138742008-04-17T11:49:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:49:00.000-04:00"I find it hard to believe Marty sat on this for 3..."I find it hard to believe Marty sat on this for 3 months"<BR/><BR/>Call him or E-mail him and ask him. Go straight to the guy and find out.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Smitty---huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-48466462023096770532008-04-17T11:29:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:29:00.000-04:00Matt what's with the new do...???Matt what's with the new do...???Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07139334681820382879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-48227044162935829222008-04-17T11:20:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:20:00.000-04:00I went to Griffin in late fall of last year.Sure, ...I went to Griffin in late fall of last year.<BR/><BR/>Sure, that's what you say now but why should we believe you when you have been so dishonest in the past? I find it hard to believe Marty sat on this for 3 months, he will rush to the microphone with anything, substantial or not. Just ask a certain priest.<BR/><BR/>Why would I have taken it to Ford first?<BR/><BR/>I don't know Matt. Perhaps because your hatred of the Housing Authority clouds your judgment?<BR/><BR/>For example, I am sure it will be pointed out that I am anonymous but you proudly display your name. Well, you did after you were sloppy and outed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-45641857245652490122008-04-17T10:26:00.000-04:002008-04-17T10:26:00.000-04:00"Has anyone considered that Matt’s original charge..."Has anyone considered that Matt’s original charges could have been part of an effort to get rid of Meachem? "<BR/><BR/>I went to Griffin in late fall of last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-42330936923390737212008-04-17T10:24:00.000-04:002008-04-17T10:24:00.000-04:00"So why exactly should we believe you now?"Because..."So why exactly should we believe you now?"<BR/><BR/>Because my actions were clearly outlined in the Griffin report. I took it to Griffin and then he in turn went to Ford.<BR/><BR/>You can tell by the interview that I went to Griffin and not Ford. Why would I have taken it to Ford first?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-5409695913925102812008-04-17T00:19:00.000-04:002008-04-17T00:19:00.000-04:00Of course Matt is trying to cover Ford's back. You...Of course Matt is trying to cover Ford's back. You have to give Matty credit for spinning this from the beginning. Rich Lord reports that Alecia Sirk called him after Bram’s call to get him to talk to the district attorney about HACP. She must have expected some sort of help. Has anyone considered that Matt’s original charges could have been part of an effort to get rid of Meachem? Can Sirk's call to Matt be considered collusion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-34432651260566306142008-04-16T23:49:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:49:00.000-04:00Can we say you are the Brittany Spears of the Pitt...Can we say you are the Brittany Spears of the Pittsburgh Bloggers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-4122990831439345012008-04-16T23:38:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:38:00.000-04:00Sorry, Mark, that's an affectation we picked up fr...Sorry, Mark, that's an affectation we picked up from Love of Chair, and its one that's going to stick for awhile. If I start using "evah", shoot me in the brain.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-60279121123668141182008-04-16T23:17:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:17:00.000-04:00Thanks to Matt, we saw enough of the spending prac...Thanks to Matt, we saw enough of the spending practices to make an amateur assessment as to whether or not it was troubling.<BR/><BR/>Double take on the "amateur assessment" part.. Like the rank amateur making copies when he should have been working?<BR/><BR/>In the "big picture" I see a 22 year old kid that was in over his head in getting toilets fixed making broad assumptions about spending citing expenses such as "$2,000 laptops" as excessive. Yet previously this same kid was okay with the Mayor doing whatever he wanted with the DHS SUV. It seems like Matt is ripe with double standards and not only turns a blind eye when handy but appears to be cross eyed as well. Not to mention way over his head. <BR/><BR/>Wrapping your arms around guys like Dennis Regan, Luke and Zober while trying to be taken seriously as a "whistleblower"? It's not a two way street dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-48424278722801307952008-04-16T23:12:00.000-04:002008-04-16T23:12:00.000-04:00Tip to Bram... too much lingo and initials. Who is...Tip to Bram... too much lingo and initials. Who is DO? How hard can it be to type out Pat Ford -- not PF. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-89533908803399303722008-04-16T22:57:00.000-04:002008-04-16T22:57:00.000-04:00Thanks to Matt, we saw enough of the spending prac...Thanks to Matt, we saw enough of the spending practices to make an amateur assessment as to whether or not it was troubling.<BR/><BR/>Most of us thought it was troubling; Mayor Ravenstahl agreed it was troubling. That's why he dispatched PF to deal with the mess.<BR/><BR/>Now I have a question. I'm watching and re-watching the marathon post-agenda on LEDs. (Highly recommended. Sort of like watching Memento or Pulp Fiction for a second viewing.)<BR/><BR/>At one point, PF says of DO that he doesn't mean to speak for him, seeing as how he is 'no longer your boss'. That is, as Chairman of the Parking Authority at the time these leases they were speaking of were in question, the Chair of the Board was the "boss" of the executive director, and therefore of the whole operation.<BR/><BR/>At another point he says he was "hired" by the URA, and that he works for the board. Okay. Executive directors are the employees, and chairmen of board wield considerable power.<BR/><BR/>Does this mean that as Chair of the Housing Authority, PF was FM's "boss"? If so, what does that say about the accountability for problems at the Housing Authority? What does that say about PF's apparent failure to blow whistles regarding "obstruction" by FM until after he was suspended?Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-56551326001799763642008-04-16T21:50:00.000-04:002008-04-16T21:50:00.000-04:00I didn't take it to Ford. I took it to the media.S...I didn't take it to Ford. I took it to the media.<BR/><BR/>So why exactly should we believe you now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-27733930623522006042008-04-16T21:47:00.000-04:002008-04-16T21:47:00.000-04:00I think I might have to agree with the first anon....I think I might have to agree with the first anon. Matt easily could have manipulated this information. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps Matt could just scan in and post all this information so we could all check it out...<BR/><BR/>I mean really...<BR/><BR/>Matt H ... to Marty Griffin.... to Pat Ford... It's a comedy of errors.<BR/><BR/>After all of the stuff that went on with Luke I don't trust a word the guy says either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-51101797534577323902008-04-16T21:42:00.000-04:002008-04-16T21:42:00.000-04:00I am going to work on getting the HUD Inspector Ge...I am going to work on getting the HUD Inspector General involved. I will call day after day if I have to.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>"It only seems fitting that he takes this crap to the guy who was taking gifts from Lamar executives.... "<BR/><BR/>I didn't take it to Ford. I took it to the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-87071048479260471422008-04-16T18:49:00.000-04:002008-04-16T18:49:00.000-04:00Bram:With all due respect to the City Controller a...Bram:<BR/><BR/>With all due respect to the City Controller and the DA if there are really problems to be uncovered at the HACP, they should be directed to HUD's office of Inspector General. Neither of these other offices (nor Matt H or Pat Ford) are actually qualified to examine and expound on HACP spending. <BR/><BR/>http://www.hud.gov/offices/oig/hotline/index.cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com