Posts Tagged by KDKA

Blogging PatFordgate

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…

Republican Rep. Tim Murphy not endorsing McCain

The news is a few days old, but Tim Murphy, who represents Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, is one of 14 Republican members of Congress refusing to endorse John McCain.  Maybe he’s hoping that we will forget his unwavering support for the George Bush agenda and for John McCain’s 100-year war. Remember this oldie from Tim Murphy? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwh-OCFCOTc[/youtube] Murphy’s…

More Positive Press for Pittsburgh

The AP picked up the story on the city worker rigging the KDKA poll to vote for Ravenstahl. Here is a link to the article in the San Diego Newspaper. Awesome, that is so great that national press sees quotes like this from the city of Pittsburgh. It screams come do business here because in…

The Progress Pittsburgh Poll – Who Will You Choose For Mayor?

There are quite a few polls floating around the internet for the mayor’s race. The Pist-Gazette has done some man on the street polling in Brookline and East Liberty. KDKA has had a poll on their website for the mayoral election which has been hacked by some city employees. We thought it would be interesting…

What happened to Delano’s Den?

Jon Delano hasn’t blogged since June?  Has he left the blogosphere for good or is he just on summer vacation?  WTAE’s Wendy Bell stopped blogging this summer because she got too many responses to deal with.  Pitt Girl has a summary of Wendy’s blog ending.

Reason Number 9475 Why Ravenstahl Should Have Kept Skrijar

Well, that is a title I never thought I would ever write. Do I think the mayor of Pittsburgh should have a spokesperson? No. Do I think Luke should have kept his spokesperson? Yes. After reading yet another report where Luke can’t seem to get his story straight I find myself asking why Luke would…

Please congratulate Luke on accomplishing his life long goal to meet Tiger Woods

Is Luke Promoting or Embarrassing Pittsburgh? There is a great contrast in the news today about Luke’s role in promoting Pittsburgh during the US Open. From the Post-GAzette’s Early Returns blog is this post “Mayor pulls out his public relations driver” which talks about how Luke has the challenge of getting other college students to…