Hardy won't seek Fayette commissioner seat - Tribune-Review Fayette County Commissioner and 84 Lumber founder Joseph Hardy announced during a campaign rally Sunday that he is withdrawing from the commissioners race. About 1,200 Hardy volunteers and supporters attended the rally, which doubled as a Steelers game day party, at the Fayette County Fairgrounds.Broken hearts are brutal.
During halftime, Hardy's campaign manager and spokesman, Jeff Nobers, stood at the podium with Hardy and broke the news. Nobers said the crowd was saddened by the unexpected announcement, but supportive and understanding.
Hardy, 84, a Republican, is serving his first four-year term as commissioner. Nobers said Hardy went on with the rally as a way to thank his supporters.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Hardy won't seek Fayette commissioner seat - Tribune-Review
Wow. Mr. Hardy is out of the race.
Domestic abuse by police gets city hearing
Domestic abuse by police gets city hearingBig time article. We'll see what the hearing brings.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Ron Paul slated for TV at 8 pm on Monday
Ron Paul will be on the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News tomorrow. The show is on at 8 pm.
Pitt A.D. Long finalist for Arkansas job
Pitt A.D. Long finalist for Arkansas job Pitt A.D. Long finalist for Arkansas jobNow Pitt will be able to make another change to its logo and mascott, for another $100K or more.
The next guy or gal should bring back the Script Pitt -- or be asked about it.
And, what is the trend in colors? Isn't the mustard gold the new pink?
Where the presidential candidates line up on war in Iraq
Where the presidential candidates line up on war in Iraq Mr. Paul, the most passionate opponent of the war among the GOP candidates, unsuccessfully proposed legislation that would have removed all troops from Iraq by the spring of this year.If you care about peace, you'll hang a Ron Paul sign in your window. Make one yourself.
'Reforming' pensions, US Airways & the Chinese - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
'Reforming' pensions, US Airways & the Chinese - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "'Reform' is one of those words that politics has rendered meaningless."Exactly.
Reform has become 'deformed.' Once reform of this and that happens, it is a short step before all is deformed.
Rather than talk of reform here -- I often want to do other things.
First, we need to replace.
Second, redirect.
Third, reform.
The worst thing would be serious reforms implemented by the jerks and clueless politicians that are in office these days.
For example, Dan Onorato can't choose the right voting machines. He can't even manage our democracy despite being told by experts and advocates for democracy what we needed and what to choose. Onorato picked the wrong voting machines -- against strong advice otherwise. I don't want him to lead reform efforts.
The Row Office Reform effort was goofy as well.
Rather than putting forth a package deal where all the various row offices were considered with one yes or no vote -- the citizens should have been able to vote on the future of each row office as an individual decision.
Look at how hard it is for Luke Ravenstahl to see what is ethical or not. He is the worst person to help make up new rules for the ethics code. He can't do it. He can't even understand that letters to the mayor from ethics hearing board chairs are not private correspondence.
This is why we can't have LUKE reform the rules that govern the ethics hearing board. Rather, we need to replace, re-direct, then reform.
All the talk about reform needs to take a back seat to more urgent talk -- REPLACING the politicians that are in office now.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association
South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association: "StepTrek 2007 Oct.14 - Register Now!"
Oasis Project - shelter and domestic violence with IT company
Oasis Project | TeachMac: "We'll Give a Million—Can You Spare $10?"This might be a nice cause for the next round of giving for bloggers.
Or, perhaps this would be a good effort to establish in Pittsburgh.
IT background insights.
Open Letter to Bill Peduto, as a result of radio conversation
Dear Councilman Peduto,
On a local radio show hosted by Ron Morris, The American Entrepreneur, we talked about Pittsburgh's political landscape.
Ron Morris asked me, on the air, if I knew who was behind (supporting) Mark DeSantis?
I said, "Mr. Roddey."
He said, "Bill Peduto."
Humm... "If Bill Peduto is behind or supporting Mark DeSantis in the race for mayor in November 6, 2007, then it must be below the radar."
Bill, what's up?
The entire conversation is saved and available for review. LINK will be posted here after the show get uploaded to TalkShoe.com. Play audio of the entire show. Navigate.
For the sake of the bloggers reading this post, let's review a few important predictions from the past. Early in 2007, as you, Councilman Peduto, toyed with the idea of running for mayor in this year's primary against the appointed, Luke Ravenstahl, I said that you'd not run a campaign that "rocked the boat." Well, no race happened in the Dem primary as the feeling of "give Luke a chance" was too much to counter.
Back then I posted that there was no way that lifelong politician and loyal Democrat, Bill Peduto, would dare to rock the boat in the 2007 campaign because, in part, the term up for grabs was only for two year. We'll have another election for mayor in 2009. Well, you bailed back then. You lived to fight another day.
Now it is time to renew a challenge to you, Councilman Peduto.
The best opportunity that knocks for Bill Peduto to get into the mayor's office in January 2010 comes about as follows:
1. Bill, you need to become an INDEPENDENT voter (urgently). Renounce your Democratic Party allegiance from now until December 2007.
Sure, you can rejoin the ranks of the Ds or Rs to vote in the 2008 presidential primary, if you like. By the way, political leaders don't sit on the fence when elections unfold. Take sides in the 2008 race for the White House. As an Indie, you'll be able to plug both Ds and Rs in the national race -- for good and bad. Put skin in the game with the various races now. The races are on.
2. Bill, support, with vigor and volunteers, Mark DeSantis for mayor in the 2007 general election. Don't support DeSantis behind the scenes. Be bold. Be honest. Be open. Break ranks when you must. Don't be beholden and expect to lead the city later. We need leadership now.
3. Bill, ramp up all your efforts for the 2009 general election race for Mayor.
4. As you step out as a real supporter for DeSantis until early November and then for yourself after that, you should 'cool your jets' on the Reform Pittsburgh Now site. (link) It is a mockery. It isn't going to be the 'revolutionary site' you boasted about. It can't go far while your intentions are cloaked. You don't really want to reform Pittsburgh now. You really want to get elected later. If you wanted to reform Pittsburgh now, you'd be doing all you can to help DeSantis today.
Do blog and be active on the net henceforth. But, "NOW" isn't really "NOW." You need to win elections in the future to make real reforms, so says conventional wisdom.
5. Bill, skip the primary in 2009 as a ballot candidate. However, work like crazy to get thousands of signatures to get onto the general election ballot before the primary is held. On election day in May 2009, get you poll workers out there and get another couple thousand signatures too.
6. Bill, work hard to get as many write-in votes as possible in both the D and R primary in the spring of 2009. Strive to win one or both of the old-party primary elections in 2009 -- as a write in.
Notice Dan Onorato. Onorato heads into the fall 2007 election with a victory in the D primary (beat D, Rich Swartz), and Onorato was also a write-in victor in the R primary too. Onorato is on the November 06 ballot twice. Bill, you should aim to do one better than what Onorato has done this year. Imagine Peduto on the ballot three times: Get on the ballot as an Indie. Plus, win both the D and R primary races. That's a mandate!
7. Push the concept that the general election in Pittsburgh is an important and critical step for our revival. Pittsburgh can't flourish again if it only thinks with half of its brain. The city will continue to bleed resident. If the primary is the end all and be all -- then the city will stay in its rut. Those who want more from our politicians and political landscape are sure to continue to vote with their feet, as they have done for the past decades.
We need meaningful general elections. We need to break the status quo. We need flexibility. We need freedom. And, we need a leader such as yourself who is free to chart his own course. Otherwise, there is oppression. Otherwise, citizens can't be free -- except to depart.
8. All good plans have an exit strategy. Bill, your exit strategy, should the mayor's race of 2009 not bring you that office then, is to be hired as a city council's aid by the new city councilman in your district, Dan Gilman. That's an easy downside. Finish out the rest of your term and then you and Dan switch jobs.
Update: See the comments to read the quick reply from Bill.
On a local radio show hosted by Ron Morris, The American Entrepreneur, we talked about Pittsburgh's political landscape.
Ron Morris asked me, on the air, if I knew who was behind (supporting) Mark DeSantis?
I said, "Mr. Roddey."
He said, "Bill Peduto."
Humm... "If Bill Peduto is behind or supporting Mark DeSantis in the race for mayor in November 6, 2007, then it must be below the radar."
Bill, what's up?
The entire conversation is saved and available for review. LINK will be posted here after the show get uploaded to TalkShoe.com. Play audio of the entire show. Navigate.
For the sake of the bloggers reading this post, let's review a few important predictions from the past. Early in 2007, as you, Councilman Peduto, toyed with the idea of running for mayor in this year's primary against the appointed, Luke Ravenstahl, I said that you'd not run a campaign that "rocked the boat." Well, no race happened in the Dem primary as the feeling of "give Luke a chance" was too much to counter.
Back then I posted that there was no way that lifelong politician and loyal Democrat, Bill Peduto, would dare to rock the boat in the 2007 campaign because, in part, the term up for grabs was only for two year. We'll have another election for mayor in 2009. Well, you bailed back then. You lived to fight another day.
Now it is time to renew a challenge to you, Councilman Peduto.
The best opportunity that knocks for Bill Peduto to get into the mayor's office in January 2010 comes about as follows:
1. Bill, you need to become an INDEPENDENT voter (urgently). Renounce your Democratic Party allegiance from now until December 2007.
Sure, you can rejoin the ranks of the Ds or Rs to vote in the 2008 presidential primary, if you like. By the way, political leaders don't sit on the fence when elections unfold. Take sides in the 2008 race for the White House. As an Indie, you'll be able to plug both Ds and Rs in the national race -- for good and bad. Put skin in the game with the various races now. The races are on.
2. Bill, support, with vigor and volunteers, Mark DeSantis for mayor in the 2007 general election. Don't support DeSantis behind the scenes. Be bold. Be honest. Be open. Break ranks when you must. Don't be beholden and expect to lead the city later. We need leadership now.
3. Bill, ramp up all your efforts for the 2009 general election race for Mayor.
4. As you step out as a real supporter for DeSantis until early November and then for yourself after that, you should 'cool your jets' on the Reform Pittsburgh Now site. (link) It is a mockery. It isn't going to be the 'revolutionary site' you boasted about. It can't go far while your intentions are cloaked. You don't really want to reform Pittsburgh now. You really want to get elected later. If you wanted to reform Pittsburgh now, you'd be doing all you can to help DeSantis today.
Do blog and be active on the net henceforth. But, "NOW" isn't really "NOW." You need to win elections in the future to make real reforms, so says conventional wisdom.
5. Bill, skip the primary in 2009 as a ballot candidate. However, work like crazy to get thousands of signatures to get onto the general election ballot before the primary is held. On election day in May 2009, get you poll workers out there and get another couple thousand signatures too.
6. Bill, work hard to get as many write-in votes as possible in both the D and R primary in the spring of 2009. Strive to win one or both of the old-party primary elections in 2009 -- as a write in.
Notice Dan Onorato. Onorato heads into the fall 2007 election with a victory in the D primary (beat D, Rich Swartz), and Onorato was also a write-in victor in the R primary too. Onorato is on the November 06 ballot twice. Bill, you should aim to do one better than what Onorato has done this year. Imagine Peduto on the ballot three times: Get on the ballot as an Indie. Plus, win both the D and R primary races. That's a mandate!
7. Push the concept that the general election in Pittsburgh is an important and critical step for our revival. Pittsburgh can't flourish again if it only thinks with half of its brain. The city will continue to bleed resident. If the primary is the end all and be all -- then the city will stay in its rut. Those who want more from our politicians and political landscape are sure to continue to vote with their feet, as they have done for the past decades.
We need meaningful general elections. We need to break the status quo. We need flexibility. We need freedom. And, we need a leader such as yourself who is free to chart his own course. Otherwise, there is oppression. Otherwise, citizens can't be free -- except to depart.
8. All good plans have an exit strategy. Bill, your exit strategy, should the mayor's race of 2009 not bring you that office then, is to be hired as a city council's aid by the new city councilman in your district, Dan Gilman. That's an easy downside. Finish out the rest of your term and then you and Dan switch jobs.
Update: See the comments to read the quick reply from Bill.
TalkShoe and Ron Morris open thread
Let me know what you'd like to pass along to political players in the region.
I'll merge the ideas into the 'open letter' to them I'm crafting.
I'll merge the ideas into the 'open letter' to them I'm crafting.
Friday, September 07, 2007
David Adams, candidate for Pgh City Council, district 9
In case you missed the kick-off, David Adams made a mini-movie.
Same video, but hosted on YouTube.
Same video, but hosted on YouTube.
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| From signs |
TCS Daily - Shakespeare vs. Larry Craig
Splendid article -- must read -- about Idaho Senator and Liberal Judgements.
TCS Daily - Shakespeare vs. Larry Craig You can't build a political coalition of lasting viability on leaders who trash by their actions the standards they profess with their mouths. The Prophet and the playwright tells us that it just won't work.
Progress.
Or, perhaps it is time for the old football cheer that goes, "Push em back, push em back, -- way back."
kdka.com - Downtown Pittsburgh Grocery Store To Open In Oct.
kdka.com - Downtown Pittsburgh Grocery Store To Open In Oct.We are in the Cultural District on the other side of the 7th Street Bridge.
Humm...
The new store's location is about 10 blocks from The Strip District. Cheese is sold in the strip.
Growth of downtown residents has gone from 2,700 to 4,000 today. This store is going to allow for how many new residents, exactly?
The Parkway East, Inbound, will be closed this weekend. Ho humm.
Yawn.
A major roadway has to be shut down, again, so repairs can be made.
What's wrong with this situation? And, why is this called 'great news' with the MSM?
A major roadway has to be shut down, again, so repairs can be made.
What's wrong with this situation? And, why is this called 'great news' with the MSM?
Lights went out last night 3 or 4 times
Water was out yesterday. Lights were out last night.
A telephone pole is fried in the neighborhood.
A telephone pole is fried in the neighborhood.
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| From RonPaul |
Thursday, September 06, 2007
[412] This is NOT too much about me -- yet. Do you want to opt into the media list as well?
I sent out an email blast:
Hi All,
The political campaigns of 2007 and 2008 are starting.
I am on the ballot for the November 6, 2007, election, twice. Voters in the city of Pittsburgh will be able to vote for me for CONTROLLER. Furthermore, voters in Pittsburgh's city council district 3 can vote for me for CITY COUNCIL.
But today's email is more for others:
+ Ron Paul, R;
++ David Adams, Indie;
+++ David Schulenberg, Indie; and
++++ Tony Oliva, Libertarian.
+ Debates for the 2008 election are being held and Pittsburgh-born Doctor Ron Paul, http://www.RonPaul2008, is doing well. He is my favorite by far. This is the time to get to know Ron Paul because the primary election period is going to be here sooner than expected. Study Ron Paul and learn more about LIBERTARIAN solutions.
I worry about local elections slated for 2007 as debates are NOT being scheduled. NONE. Zippo. I'm blogging, of course, http://Rauterkus.blogspot.com. My campaign planks, web sites, CDs, phone calls, press releases, book and podcasts are going to replace the need for debates and media -- if you care to listen and engage. Expect more news from me soon.
++ On Friday (tomorrow), I'll stand with David Adams, candidate for city council, district 9.
Pgh City Paper article on David:
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A34679
Independent Candidate David Adams will formally announce his candidacy for the 9th district City Council seat on Friday September 7, 2007, at the Frick Park Entrance on Homewood Avenue, and Reynolds in the North Point Breeze community. The time of the event will be 12:30 P.M.
Adams will highlight the points of difference between what Ricky Burgess has presented as his plan, and the strategies Adams has envisioned, and is currently developing for the district, which Adams says will "change the way the 9th district does business as a community!"
The event will also include special guests, who are running for various positions in the November 6th election.
This event is open to the district residents, television, press and radio.
Adams sends a special invitation to candidate Ricky Burgess, in order to clarify any stated errors concerning his plan.
+++ David Schuilenberg is another independent candidate running for Pgh city council (district 1). I support him as he is much better than who is in office now.
http://206.130.100.156/wiki/index.php/David_Schuilenburg
A third David, David T, is running for Allegheny County Council's at large seat.
++++ Tony Oliva, Libertarian, is on the ballot for Mayor, City of Pittsburgh. He and I worked together to secure that ballot spot with my 'placeholder efforts.'
http://rauterkus.blogspot.com/search?q=tony+oliva
= = = = Opt In for More News = = = =
News and content about Pittsburgh and our issues is expected to snowball for the next couple of months. I've got a new media helper, Travis. I'm not going to flood this email list, http://Rauterkus.com/mailman/listinfo/412-public-campaign, with too much noise. I'm going to make another list.
If you'd like to get more news and insights about campaigns for public office, please send me an email: Mark@Rauterkus.com.
Thanks for listening and your ongoing comments.
Mark Rauterkus Mark@Rauterkus.com
http://Rauterkus.blogspot.com
http://Elect.Rauterkus.com
412 298 3432 = cell
Libertarian Candidate for Pittsburgh Controller &
Libertarian Candidate for Pittsburgh City Council, district 3
Vote November 6, 2007
[412] This is NOT too much about me -- yet. Do you want to opt into the media list as well?
Hi All,
The political campaigns of 2007 and 2008 are starting.
I am on the ballot for the November 6, 2007, election, twice. Voters in the city of Pittsburgh will be able to vote for me for CONTROLLER. Furthermore, voters in Pittsburgh's city council district 3 can vote for me for CITY COUNCIL.
But today's email is more for others:
+ Ron Paul, R;
++ David Adams, Indie;
+++ David Schulenberg, Indie; and
++++ Tony Oliva, Libertarian.
+ Debates for the 2008 election are being held and Pittsburgh-born Doctor Ron Paul, http://www.RonPaul2008, is doing well. He is my favorite by far. This is the time to get to know Ron Paul because the primary election period is going to be here sooner than expected. Study Ron Paul and learn more about LIBERTARIAN solutions.
I worry about local elections slated for 2007 as debates are NOT being scheduled. NONE. Zippo. I'm blogging, of course, http://Rauterkus.blogspot.com. My campaign planks, web sites, CDs, phone calls, press releases, book and podcasts are going to replace the need for debates and media -- if you care to listen and engage. Expect more news from me soon.
++ On Friday (tomorrow), I'll stand with David Adams, candidate for city council, district 9.
Pgh City Paper article on David:
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A34679
Independent Candidate David Adams will formally announce his candidacy for the 9th district City Council seat on Friday September 7, 2007, at the Frick Park Entrance on Homewood Avenue, and Reynolds in the North Point Breeze community. The time of the event will be 12:30 P.M.
Adams will highlight the points of difference between what Ricky Burgess has presented as his plan, and the strategies Adams has envisioned, and is currently developing for the district, which Adams says will "change the way the 9th district does business as a community!"
The event will also include special guests, who are running for various positions in the November 6th election.
This event is open to the district residents, television, press and radio.
Adams sends a special invitation to candidate Ricky Burgess, in order to clarify any stated errors concerning his plan.
+++ David Schuilenberg is another independent candidate running for Pgh city council (district 1). I support him as he is much better than who is in office now.
http://206.130.100.156/wiki/index.php/David_Schuilenburg
A third David, David T, is running for Allegheny County Council's at large seat.
++++ Tony Oliva, Libertarian, is on the ballot for Mayor, City of Pittsburgh. He and I worked together to secure that ballot spot with my 'placeholder efforts.'
http://rauterkus.blogspot.com/search?q=tony+oliva
= = = = Opt In for More News = = = =
News and content about Pittsburgh and our issues is expected to snowball for the next couple of months. I've got a new media helper, Travis. I'm not going to flood this email list, http://Rauterkus.com/mailman/listinfo/412-public-campaign, with too much noise. I'm going to make another list.
If you'd like to get more news and insights about campaigns for public office, please send me an email: Mark@Rauterkus.com.
Thanks for listening and your ongoing comments.
Mark Rauterkus Mark@Rauterkus.com
http://Rauterkus.blogspot.com
http://Elect.Rauterkus.com
412 298 3432 = cell
Libertarian Candidate for Pittsburgh Controller &
Libertarian Candidate for Pittsburgh City Council, district 3
Vote November 6, 2007
Water is OFF on our street
No water this afternoon. UPDATE: Water came back about one hour later. All is well, except a hole in the nearby sidewalk.
A neighbor had been hearing the sounds of running water while in her house. But, the water wasn't running in her house -- but outside, under the street or sidewalk.
The crew came by yesterday. Today we've got the hole in the road.
Our city's infrastructure has crumbled. We have plenty to do in these areas. We need to get to work by turning attention to infrastructure. And, we can't do other things as there isn't enough money.
We can't go to war and have money for sewer and water pipes.
We can't go to war and keep our bridges in good shape.
We can't expect gambling windfalls from slots to pay for it all -- yet alone pay for property tax relief and unfunded pensions.
And, I'm not interested in expanding the slots parlor operations to table games until after the discussion about video poker machines. They've got their head in the sand.
A neighbor had been hearing the sounds of running water while in her house. But, the water wasn't running in her house -- but outside, under the street or sidewalk.
The crew came by yesterday. Today we've got the hole in the road.
Our city's infrastructure has crumbled. We have plenty to do in these areas. We need to get to work by turning attention to infrastructure. And, we can't do other things as there isn't enough money.
We can't go to war and have money for sewer and water pipes.
We can't go to war and keep our bridges in good shape.
We can't expect gambling windfalls from slots to pay for it all -- yet alone pay for property tax relief and unfunded pensions.
And, I'm not interested in expanding the slots parlor operations to table games until after the discussion about video poker machines. They've got their head in the sand.
Guarding Angels invited to Pgh by KDKA
Kevin Miller, KDKA Radio host, wants the Guarding Angels to come to Pittsburgh.
The Guarding Angles are a very libertarian organization. The concept is to fix it oursevels, with the help of other freelance citizens.
I'm in favor of this effort.
The idea is to bring in some leadership to model the program. Learn from their experiences. But the goal and real effort is to train our own and do it ourselves.
The Guarding Angles are a very libertarian organization. The concept is to fix it oursevels, with the help of other freelance citizens.
I'm in favor of this effort.
The idea is to bring in some leadership to model the program. Learn from their experiences. But the goal and real effort is to train our own and do it ourselves.
School of Hard Knocks - News - Pittsburgh City Paper
Great article. Ugly story.
School of Hard Knocks - News - News - Pittsburgh City Paper - Pittsburgh: "'I think the double standard has gotten worse. We live in a different city.' Their frequent calls to police rarely result in citations, she says, and they're often told, 'It's Oakland, it's where the students are, what do you expect?'
University of Pittsburgh officials, while refusing to comment on a specific incident, say that any community member can file a complaint against a student, on or off campus, through the Office of Student Affairs.
'If they just tell us about a situation, we'll address it with a student,' says Kathy Humphrey, vice provost and dean of students at Pitt. Humphrey adds that students are expected to be familiar with Pitt's code of conduct. 'Everybody understands it, we know what our expectations are -- inside and outside our community -- the respect of others is just a value that we have,' she says."
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