I picked a bad week to be out of commission when it comes to being able to attend candidate forums. Seems like I'm missing all the good stuff, including what sounds like some crazy talk from Dwight "Google Me" Evans.
First of all, when I Google "Dwight Evans" I end up with just as many references to 3-time American League All-Star and 8-time Gold Glove outfielder, Dwight "Dewey" Evans of the Boston Red Sox than I do to a state representative from Pennsylvania - and Dewey's been retired since 1991. Heck, several days ago some poor guy named "Dwight Evans" from Baltimore, MD was dominating the Google News searches since the guy was murdered.
Leaving aside the difficulties with using Google as an easy source of information about our Dwight Evans's record, here's another account, almost in its entirety, from a friend of mine who attended the AJC forum:
I saw that Wendy posted on the AJC forum. The Evans show got even better, actually. First of all, that whole bit about Jennifer Hudson was in response to a question about the importance of communication for a mayor. We were a little confused about how that had anything to do with the question.
But the best Evans moment was earlier when he stated that he proudly supported the largest wage tax increase in the city's history. He actually said that several times, each time eliciting more chuckles from the audience. Nutter eventually called him on it, in his own response.
Another highlight was when Fattah told us that 27 indictments really isn't that many in a city government of thousands. He's tired of everyone beating up on City employees, and urged us to look to Washington if we want to see real corruption.
Brady, talking about SEPTA, kind of manically yelled, "leave me alone!" because it's not in his job description to negotiate union disagreements.
There was a question on DHS and adoption, to which Brady said that he was "involved in 6 or 7 adoptions...good adoptions. If you look at them you'd never know, you'd never know it was an adoptive situation."
Nutter remarked that Rendell goes to a lot of events based on the food served there.
Also, there was a shocking number of references to faith-based initiatives.
He [moderator Larry Kane] let Queena speak for about a minute in the beginning, but made her do it from the audience, and not from the podium, and shut her down pretty effectively. She stayed for about 10 minutes then left with her entourage.
I really wish I had video of that one. Does anyone know if someone has video of the whole thing and would be willing to let me go through the process (long and arduous as it is) of getting it up on Google Video?
By the way, another cool fact that I got from Googling Dwight Evans's record:
Evans hit a home run four times on Opening Day. On April 7, 1986, he set a MLB record by hitting the 1st pitch of the season for a home run, eclipsing the mark held by the Chicago Cubs' Bump Wills who hit the 2nd pitch for a HR on April 4, 1982.
Oh baby! That guy definitely gets my vote!
Comments (4)
Dwight is a good guy, but is really an unsteady nut who doesn't have the gravitas to be mayor. Fattah is an apologist for the corrupt Street Administration and says look at Washington, where he is? How about we look at the nonprofits that he slots former staffers into...might there be something funky going on?
Posted by Yikes! | March 7, 2007 5:24 PM
I guess Brady plans to take over DHS and handle child placement himself if he gets elected?
I hope you find video of this thing.
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March 7, 2007 5:43 PM
Happy to see the press is calling candidates on not answering questions. I’ve been annoyed by non- answers, but what you’ve described from AJC forum goes beyond non-answers!
The man we elect will be our representative throughout the region, throughout the nation for that matter. We need to elect someone who can think on his feet and not embarrass us. Granted anybody can be tired and ramble a little, but Evans' response is not the usual exhausted candidate rambling—-it is really bizarre.
Posted by karen | March 8, 2007 10:21 PM
I think, that is interesting for all.
Posted by KenMarshall | April 18, 2007 10:43 AM