tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5994681079044346809..comments2024-03-29T09:51:12.266-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Is Charlie Dent Afraid to Debate Siobhan Bennett?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25212681244754066122008-08-18T16:02:00.000-04:002008-08-18T16:02:00.000-04:00"we are looking at a potential "perfect storm" for...<I>"we are looking at a potential "perfect storm" for the democratic candidates this year; she was smart enough to realize that at a time when other more prominent democrats were dodging phone calls from the house democratic campaign committee. and for that she deserves some credit."--Consigliere</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting point you bring up here. There was a post along that line about a year ago over at Keystone Politics. <A HREF="http://www.keystonepolitics.com/blog-entry/stanley/im-saving-myself-sam-bennett" REL="nofollow">Here's the link.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-92053449253969112792008-08-18T13:31:00.000-04:002008-08-18T13:31:00.000-04:00It's tough to play fair on the blogs when Bennett ...It's tough to <I>play fair</I> on the blogs when Bennett does the things she does, or should I say, says the things she says (because she doesn't actually <I>do</I> anything.) That's my view anyway.Blah Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140454713775283491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11379129253444586402008-08-18T10:59:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:59:00.000-04:00Consigliere,Thanks for the much needed perspective...Consigliere,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the much needed perspective. You're right. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, tomorrow's posts are going to involve a lot of questions about Charlie Dent's personal finances. They were raised - they had to be asked. <BR/><BR/>On Wednesday, Dent's views on Iraq will be laid out to the reader. From that point forward, you'll see the differnces on many important issues.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-934426404612450532008-08-18T10:40:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:40:00.000-04:00i think for the duration of the campaign it would ...i think for the duration of the campaign it would help for your readers to treat both candidates with some measure of respect.<BR/><BR/>charlie dent is far from an "empty suit". on every occasion i discussed policy with him, he seems to be an extremely well-informed. he is conscientious and eager to hear your viewpoints even if he disagrees with you. he is an exceptional public servant.<BR/><BR/>siobhan bennett, for her part, is hardly the airheaded, unscrupulous floozy depicted on this and other blogs. would that she were. siobhan doesn't have nearly the grasp of public affairs that charlie dent has . . . but then dent didn't possess this skill either when he first ran for the legislature. lack of wisdom and insight is the hallmark of almost all challengers (read Obama)<BR/><BR/>we are looking at a potential "perfect storm" for the democratic candidates this year; she was smart enough to realize that at a time when other more prominent democrats were dodging phone calls from the house democratic campaign committee. and for that she deserves some credit.<BR/><BR/>regardless of what one may think of her POM salary, keep in mind that she did in fact start the program and worked on it for over a decade with no pay whatsoever.<BR/><BR/>there are plenty of important issues to discuss and plenty of differences of opinion between to keep this blog rockin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53550778988622782172008-08-18T10:24:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:24:00.000-04:00God, Bennett is SUCH a bad candidate. Inept, self-...God, Bennett is SUCH a bad candidate. Inept, self-absorbed, shrill, snide, goofy, emotional and the embodiment of all of the other negative stereotypes used against female candidates all of the time. She is just downright embarassing.<BR/><BR/>It kills me to admit it but even as a die hard Democrat I still will not vote for her. I will vote for Obama, skip the Congressional race, and vote for other qualified Democrats down ballot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55187552288917142822008-08-18T10:08:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:08:00.000-04:00Anon 10:01,You're playing a semantics game. Many o...Anon 10:01,<BR/><BR/>You're playing a semantics game. Many of the local debates are nothing of that kind although that is what they are called. Many candidate nights are very clearly debtaes, although they are not called that. <BR/><BR/>I have no idea what the format was in Parkland. What I do know is that (1) Dent was there and Bennett was not; (2) Bennett had been clamoring for an opportunity to contrast her energy views with those of Dent; (3) Bennett was invited; and (4) Fifty voters were there. <BR/><BR/>Her absence, especially at a time when she is calling out for an exchange, speaks for itself. <BR/><BR/>Spin it however you like.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50701785054345610172008-08-18T10:03:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:03:00.000-04:00Dent is hardly an empty suit. Sen. Casey, now the...Dent is hardly an empty suit. Sen. Casey, now there's an empty suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72488575022028687692008-08-18T10:01:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:01:00.000-04:00Was that a forum or debate in Parkland? A forum is...Was that a forum or debate in Parkland? A forum is not a debate. You're stretching the truth again, BOH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37840643773858981882008-08-18T06:56:00.000-04:002008-08-18T06:56:00.000-04:00Boy, what a choice you have in November, Charlie D...Boy, what a choice you have in November, Charlie Dent, the empty suit, or Sam Bennett, the empty head. No wonder people don't vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com