Diven, Fontana trade jabs in 42nd District race: "His opponent, Democrat Wayne Fontana, accused him this past weekend of failing to pay his Allegheny County property taxes in a timely manner and lying about why.
Frank G of KQV and I were talking on the phone today. He started the conversation saying he thought he saw two TV commercials for me this past weekend, one after another.
Say what?
He explained that he saw an ad by Fontana that was against Diven. Then he saw another ad by Diven against Fontana. All in all, it adds up to two ads for me.
Yep. He's right.
Then later a call (among others) came from a fellow in the burbs. He was so happy to see an alternative to Diven. He was very angry about Diven's negativity. He asked for lawn signs, fliers, poll info and whatever I had.
When I told him I didn't invest in "lawn signs" -- he was even happier still. I dropped off some literature (our new brochures are hitting the streets and neighborhoods) and a dozen CDs.
Do you want a batch? Let us know.
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Diven, Fontana trade jabs in 42nd District race
Monday, May 09, 2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State Rep. Michael Diven, a Democrat-turned Republican, had little to say yesterday in response to the latest punch thrown in his political cat fight for the state Senate seat in the 42nd District. His opponent, Democrat Wayne Fontana, accused him this past weekend of failing to pay his Allegheny County property taxes in a timely manner and lying about why.
"People have been later in returning Blockbuster videos," said Diven, who admitted to being five days late paying his $347 tax, including penalty and interest.
"I believe this shows the level of desperation [Fontana's] campaign is faced with," he said.
Fontana, who left his Allegheny County Council seat to enter the race, said in a statement that Diven blamed his bank, First Commonwealth, for the delay, when, in fact, the bill went directly to Diven's home at 1040 Brookline Blvd.
"When you make a mistake, you need to be a stand-up person and own up to it," Fontana's statement read.
Diven said he wasn't sure where the bill was usually sent. County records show Diven paid his property taxes on time in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
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