EVERY MAYOR EVER


had a better spokesperson than this.

I could write, at some length, an outraged post of a reaction to the latest ethical lapse from the romper-room administration of The Boy Who Would Be Mayor But Would Not Know An Ounce of Self-Restraint If It Hit Him Over The Head -- you know, a little something about running testimonials and endorsements for The Boy King on the city of Pittsburgh's public access channel, which exists for information and transparency, not political advocacy -- but a number of people are already doing a fine job of that over at The Burgh Report.

No, what I want to spend a moment -- and that, really, is all I'll be able to stand before my head explodes -- writing about is the latest in a frighteningly consistent series of immature, dismissive, unprofessional, just-plain-stupid statements made by Master Ravenstah's spokesperson, Alecia Sirk. When asked about the legality of the stunt, Ms. Sirk replied:

This is how it's been done for every mayor for the history of time.

Never mind that the channel has only existed since 1982. Or that Pittsburgh has only had television broadcasting since 1928. Or that Pittsburgh has been inaugurating its mayors since 1816.

This is how it's been done for every mayor for the history of time.

This is the voice of someone whose indifference is matched only by her incompetence. Someone whose disdain for her audience is exceeded only by her disdain for the truth. Someone whose sense of the whole history of time begins and ends at the dark edges of her own political narcissism.

Posted: Sat - January 5, 2008 at 03:25 PM          

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