Brutal Captivity
The gruesome story of brutal captors who imprisoned and abused young women for ten years in Cleveland, Ohio, has horrified the entire country. If only people were as horrified by government-sanctioned brutality.
Brewed On Grant: Swift Boat
Last week the P-G ran a story that revealed that Luke Ravenstahl was the mystery man behind the "Committee for a Better Pittsburgh." Despite dropping out of the mayoral race, Luke hired the same firm responsible for the "Swift Boat" attack ads against John Kerry to create anti-Peduto spots. After the story ran, Luke logged into Facebook and criticized the P-G for reporting these facts.
Guns For Kids
The NRA hosted a "Youth Day" at the end of their annual convention, offering free six-month memberships. Children as young as those killed in Newtown took part in the festivities. Clearly, the irony is lost on the NRA.
Whiny Mayor
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl made a whiny response to a PG story using Facebook. Here is a link to his comment ... just in case you missed it: http://earlyreturns.post-gazette.com/home/early-returns-posts/5471-ravenstahl-more-anti-peduto-ads-coming
Bangladesh Disaster
Will the deaths of over 400 people in Bangladesh change the way we shop? Will it change the way U.S. companies outsource? Will it change the way countries regulate the industry? Sadly, it probably won't.
