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You are here: Home / Politics / A Pierogie In Every Pot, A Folding Chair In Front Of Every Home

A Pierogie In Every Pot, A Folding Chair In Front Of Every Home

by Tim F|  March 8, 20109:26 am| 26 Comments

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Good luck, Dave! If any of you happen to live in or near Swissvale-8, don’t forget to vote.

In honor of Citizens United, Balloon-Juice, Inc would like to hear Dave’s opponents address persistent rumors that they are closet Ravens fans who helped cancel Firefly.

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  1. 1.

    mr. whipple

    March 8, 2010 at 9:31 am

    The pierogi and folding chairs sounds like my street.

  2. 2.

    Pigs & Spiders

    March 8, 2010 at 9:31 am

    This smells of the work of ACORN.

    And probably Rahm.

  3. 3.

    ellaesther

    March 8, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Hold on, will he also be offering around that beer that he’s brewing?

    Good luck, Dave!

  4. 4.

    gbear

    March 8, 2010 at 9:40 am

    I don’t have a dog in this race.

  5. 5.

    drew42

    March 8, 2010 at 9:52 am

    Change “pierogie” to “golumpki” and he’ll have my vote.

  6. 6.

    Kryptik

    March 8, 2010 at 10:12 am

    I’d peek on 538 for his chances, but it seems to have suddenly disappeared. Nate forget to pay his bills, or something else happen?

    (and yes, this was a lame attempt to make something OT sound on-topic)

  7. 7.

    geg6

    March 8, 2010 at 10:12 am

    If a Pittsburgh politician is in favor of folding chairs to hold parking spaces, he or she will win the race in a landslide. Probably getting 100% of the vote. People have been pulling guns and getting into fist fights over such parking spaces, especially since the snow has made parking even more of a premium than usual. And the folding chairs truly are a great Pittsburgh tradition.

    The pierogies are just gravy.

  8. 8.

    SGEW

    March 8, 2010 at 10:21 am

    . . . persistent rumors that they are closet Ravens fans who helped cancel Firefly.

    Everyone saw this protester at the tea parties, right?

  9. 9.

    Peter J

    March 8, 2010 at 10:30 am

    I’d peek on 538 for his chances, but it seems to have suddenly disappeared. Nate forget to pay his bills, or something else happen?

    Creation date: 07 Mar 2008 13:04:58
    Expiration date: 07 Mar 2010 13:04:58

    I hope for their sake that they didn’t fuck up.

  10. 10.

    Punchy

    March 8, 2010 at 10:37 am

    OT:

    This, amplified properly on every channel, by every Dem interviewed, could sway the elections in Nov.

    This could be the single dumbest, most tone-deaf shit I’ve ever heard a Republican make. Play this on a commercial in NV, FL, CA, and Michigan, and watch the indys go Democrat again.

    Stunning, IMO.

  11. 11.

    ellaesther

    March 8, 2010 at 10:45 am

    @Punchy: Wowie zowie. That is something else. This is probably the first time I’ve wished that Tom Delay were still in office — because right now he gets off on the “disgruntled ex-employee” clause, and if anyone brings it up to a fellow Republican, that fellow Republican will get to sound wise and In Touch with Real Americans by comparison.

    This is just why we need Dave Anderson as precinct captain of Swissvale-8!

  12. 12.

    Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle

    March 8, 2010 at 10:45 am

    @geg6: I think it is a tradition in most big cities. It’s done in Philadelphia too. I am sure folding chairs aren’t the only things used. Orange traffic cones. Trash cans. Old, ratty rocking chairs(No, I am not kidding).

  13. 13.

    Ash Can

    March 8, 2010 at 10:49 am

    @Punchy: Absolutely. I hope this guy makes the rounds of all the pundit shows plus Jay Leno and repeats this exact thing, along with his rants about how bad unemployment benefits are, hopefully while insisting that this is what all good Republicans believe. And he can do an encore grand-tour performance of his schtick about three weeks before the election.

  14. 14.

    dmsilev

    March 8, 2010 at 10:54 am

    @Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle: Yep. I’ve seen the tradition in Boston (where I grew up) and Chicago (where I am now). Every once in a while, someone tries to enforce the laws against it and the screaming is near-deafening.

    There are also the stories of what happens when someone parks in “someone else’s” space. The responses range from amusing to frightening (slashed tires are not unheard of, for instance).

    -dms

  15. 15.

    Ash Can

    March 8, 2010 at 10:54 am

    @Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle: Sure, people do it all the time here in Chicago. And they mark their spots with all kinds of stuff. Basically, people just use something that’s stable, large enough to be obvious, impervious to the elements, and junky enough so that if it gets stolen or run over, it’s no real loss.

  16. 16.

    kommrade reproductive vigor

    March 8, 2010 at 11:12 am

    In honor of Citizens United, Balloon-Juice, Inc would like to hear Dave’s opponents address persistent rumors that they are closet Ravens fans who helped cancel Firefly.

    Yowch. And I thought you were the nice one.

    @Punchy: Nice to see Inmate #6825 is turning it up to 12. I’m sure his “clarification” will make it clear he was only referring to certain people who are unemployed. [Wink wink cough darkies cough]

  17. 17.

    Ana Gama

    March 8, 2010 at 11:12 am

    538 is working just fine. There is even a post up today.

  18. 18.

    jeffreyw

    March 8, 2010 at 11:15 am

    Differing agendas.

  19. 19.

    gbear

    March 8, 2010 at 11:16 am

    @Punchy:

    Delay is only echoing a sentiment that’s already popular with lots of conservative legislators. Steve Benen lists a bunch of them in this post.

  20. 20.

    mr. whipple

    March 8, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Bot alert: Obama in PA speaking about HCR. Should be starting any minute. CSpan.

    Why are Democrats always late?

  21. 21.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    March 8, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Hey here’s something from the WAPO with the usual level of disingenous right wing reasoning.

    Jackson Diehl complains that Obama doesn’t have “friends” abroad, and uses as a typical example Nicolas Sarkozy who complained about Obama’s disarmament proposal saying “We live in a real world”.

    Diehl concludes that there’s some mystery about this: The paradox here is that Obama remains hugely popular abroad…

    What Diehl doesn’t mention of course is this:

    PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered fresh poll woes at the weekend, with his popularity hitting new lows and his political allies forecast to suffer heavy defeat at this month’s local elections.

    A CSA opinion poll in Le Parisien daily showed Sarkozy’s approval rating down 4 points in a month at 36 percent – the lowest level since he won power in 2007.

    People in France hate Sarkozy, and they like Obama.

    What’s the mystery?

  22. 22.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    March 8, 2010 at 11:28 am

    Argh. Why can’t I edit this one? (Above) I actually posted it to the wrong thread. But mostly screwed up the formatting.

  23. 23.

    gbear

    March 8, 2010 at 11:41 am

    @mr. whipple:

    Thanks for that reminder. Obama is throwing some really specific, devastating punches against the insurance industry.

  24. 24.

    geg6

    March 8, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    @Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle:

    Yes, but the pierogies make it very Pittsburgh. Add some anecdotes about Kennywood and a Steeler hat and you have a politician that Pittsburgh would vote for in droves.

  25. 25.

    Captain Goto

    March 8, 2010 at 12:57 pm

    For those of you who haven’t met Dave of “Newshoggers”–I want you all to know that he and his wife are absolute sweethearts. Elect good people!!

  26. 26.

    Dave Anderson

    March 8, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    Thank you all for your support. I’ll happily endorse any anti-Raven’s smear, but I’ll hold back on the Firefly commentary.

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