The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this morning lashed out against two campaigns for indirectly claiming that they received the paper’s endorsement when they did not.
- Luke Ravenstahl prominently displayed the headline “City Weathering Financial Storm” from the post-gazette. Choosing that headline over “Dowd for Mayor: The Councilman has the Drive to Make the City Work.” The funny part to me about the article Ravenstahl did cite is that in his only quote in the article, Ravenstahl points to the fact that the cuts were made because of the state oversight board. Also the article, despite its rosy title peels back the onion far enough to expose that “the pension fund is the hidden cancer” and that Ravenstahl cut the planned excess payment to the fund by almost $5 Million.
- The other accused candidate, Theresa Smith, was first brought to my attention by Bram and is guilty of a FLAGRANT case of political gamesmanship.
It’s days like today that remind me how important it is to get to know your candidates EARLY in the political season, while they’re still talking about issues. The gamesmanship is truly one of the, no I would venture to say THE, biggest embarrassments of this proud region.
