Daily Archives: September 12, 2008

Clippings from September 10th – September 12th

September 12, 2008

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Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Another Jet/Golf Scandle? – from one of the comments at the Burgh Report Pa. ranked 38th most bike-friendly state – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – The Washington-based League of American Bicyclists has been designating individual communities as bike-friendly since 2003, but this is the…

Blogging PatFordgate

September 12, 2008

Posted by committeegrrl under Blogs, Gossip, Government, Urban Planning

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Image via Wikipedia Chris Briem wonders if the Pat Ford settlement will mean the end of the Burghosphere – “I mean, will there be enough fodder for people to write about going forward. It’s debatable.” But Doug Sheilds has already called for an investigation and thus the saga of what can only be labeled Pat-Fordgate…

MoveOn Event – Talk to Voters about Obama Sept 13

September 12, 2008

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Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr P208 – Click here to see other events around the 2008 Elections in Western PA. Know of an election event in town? Please leave the a comment with the event details here. Click here to see the Progress Pittsburgh Calendar. What: Talk to voters about Obama Where: 213 Smithfield…

Michelle Obama to Attend Fundraiser at Rivers Club on April 17
The Obama Victory Fund

Invites you to a reception with special guest

First Lady Michelle Obama

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

3:00 PM

The Rivers Club

301 Grant Street

One Oxford Centre Suite 411

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

To rsvp or for more details, please contact tfletcher@barackobama.com

https://my.barackobama.com/April17PittsburghReception
04/13/12
Infographic on voter suppression from @ACLU - Let People Vote

04/13/12
PA <3 O’Bama via @ofa_pa

pittsburghisbeautiful:

Sign in a storefront on Penn Avenue in East Liberty that reads, “Pennsylvania Loves O’Bama”.

03/30/12
MoveOn Pgh is hosting a free screening of the Document Hot Coffee on Sun. March 11, 2012 1pm @ USW Building

neighborhoodr-pittsburgh:

MoveOn Pgh is hosting a free screening of the Document Hot Coffee on Sun. March 11, 2012 1pm @ USW Building - RSVP here http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=127094&is_manage=1

03/09/12
Voter ID bill passes PA Senate
Post-Gazette:

The state Senate rejected a series of Democratic amendments before passing the voter identification bill 26-23, with three Republicans joining the Democrats in opposition. Democrats had tried to add new forms of acceptable identification and postpone the requirement until after the November elections.

Oh? Why did we pass this bill?

“The reason people don’t have confidence is because they think there’s fraud,” [Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele] said. “This would eliminate or dramatically reduce anyone thinking that there are people voting illegally in Pennsylvania.”

So, there’s fraud, is there?

“This is simply a solution in search of a problem,” said Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Brookline. “It will alienate many of our citizens, including the poor, elderly and minorities.”

But Carol Aichele said there was fraud, didn’t she?

“The reason people don’t have confidence is because they think there’s fraud”

I see. So there is no fraud, but people think there is fraud. So we need to do this so that no one will see people without ID voting, and think there is fraud.

“This bill is a simple, common sense measure to protect the integrity of the voting process, which is the very foundation of our democracy,” Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said. “It’s important to note that no voter will be turned away from the polls on election day.”

So people will go to the polls, see people asked for ID, which they will not be required to actually provide, and this method will assure everyone that there is no fraud, which we have already agreed is the case.

Gov. Tom Corbett supports requiring voters to show photo identification, and a spokesman for House Republicans said he expects the House to pass the bill in its current form.

Well, at least everyone can get behind this measure that everyone agrees will fail to solve a problem that does not, in any case, exist.
03/08/12

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