tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post388131031763344663..comments2023-10-24T11:19:37.236-04:00Comments on Cognitive dissonance in Pittsburgh and beyond: no winners tonight, particularly not us...EdHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-19516036252460662462009-04-21T22:19:00.000-04:002009-04-21T22:19:00.000-04:00Dowd might get a wee bit more mileage out of havin...Dowd might get a wee bit more mileage out of having a TV crew or even a lowly blogger record his efforts to reach out to minority commumities, not just having us "led to believe". Maybe Matt H is available to take some pictures of Pat.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-59135191418242676612009-04-21T16:03:00.000-04:002009-04-21T16:03:00.000-04:00Not to sound holier-than-thou ... or something ......Not to sound holier-than-thou ... or something ... but I was impressed with Carmen Robinson. Did she get the job done, debate-wise? No I guess not really. But in terms of my own comfort level with her acting as my mayor I continued to be reassured.<br /><br />P&G - Yes, it was a noble gambit, but he did not have the Bill Clinton touch.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-2649796871361782502009-04-21T08:55:00.000-04:002009-04-21T08:55:00.000-04:00"If Dowd had made an effort to get the African Ame...<I>"If Dowd had made an effort to get the African American vote (even DeSantis showed up on Perrysville Ave)"</I>Ed, what are you talking about? Didn't you hear Dowd's opening statement when he related those anectdotes about all the people he spoke to in Elliott, Hazelwood, Troy Hill, Brighton Heights, and the Hill District (I believe his phrase was "the boy who was shot in the Hill District"). From that opening statement, we can only be led to believe that Dowd has been out canvassing and talking to the people.<br /><br />I think I let out an audible groan as Dowd ticked off his laundry list of "men on the street" that he talked to in each neighborhood.Chris Peakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459990969054956222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-76136668309839419232009-04-21T06:06:00.000-04:002009-04-21T06:06:00.000-04:00Well, that was an off the cuff comment, and I woul...Well, that was an off the cuff comment, and I would not be surprised that a close political observer would have a more sophisticated view. I just think that if you asked an ordinary Pittsburgher (who pays more attention to the Stillers and the Pens) if they remember one thing most prominently about Murphy, they might say Act 47.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-91592886116504193652009-04-21T00:23:00.000-04:002009-04-21T00:23:00.000-04:00On the list of the top half-dozen factors that des...On the list of the top half-dozen factors that destroyed Tom Murphy's political career (as well as the city), nothing involving Act 47 would have made my list. What about the Act 47 plan am I missing?Infinonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.com