http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/edrendell/ en-us Sun, 3 May 2009 23:19:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2243397/posts Join us for a NiteCap at Freedom Radio tonight at 8 pm EDT for a the fastest two hours in radio with our very special guests, columnist Chris Freind of the Evening Bulletin, Brian Darling the Heritage Foundation's Director of Senate Relations, and Minutemen founder Chris Simcox who is a Republican candidate for the US Senate to replace John McCain. Join us by clicking here at Freedom Radio. Call in if you can at 646 478 5613. {Note: There have been issues for some folks with getting BTR's player to play, so we will be simulcasting as well from another... BTR: Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2243397/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 23:19:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224554/posts State Attorneys General regularly hire private plaintiffs lawyers on a contingency-fee basis to prosecute cases. The trial bar returns the favor with campaign donations to state office holders. And despite the inherent conflicts of interest and questionable ethics of the practice, corporate defendants have rarely challenged such arrangements. Which is why a motion pending before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is so remarkable -- and deserves more public attention. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, is a defendant in a lawsuit filed by the state of Pennsylvania over Janssen's antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The state alleges that Janssen has improperly... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224554/posts#comment Wed, 8 Apr 2009 02:34:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192410/posts Bobby Jindal must be doing something right: Chris Matthews is making ugly remarks about him. On this evening’s Hardball, Matthews accused the Louisiana governor of “stupid talk.” It got even better for Bobby: Dem Gov. Ed Rendell announced that “I’m voting for Charlie Crist” over Jindal. Thank you, Ed! Rendell was a guest on this evening’s Hardball, and Matthews played a clip of Jindal and Crist’s contrasting comments on the stimulus plan. Jindal was critical, Crist thought it was great. MATTHEWS: Governor Rendell, that’s cartoon talk by Jindal. Nobody’s talking about a train or a light rail from Disney World... FinkelBlog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192410/posts#comment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:04:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176899/posts Gov. Ed Rendell will appear in federal court next Monday as a defense witness in the corruption trial of former Sen. Vince Fumo, D-Philadelphia. Chuck Ardo, Rendell's press secretary, said that Rendell had been served with a subpoena earlier today at his Philadelphia office. "The governor isn't sure what relevant information he may have, but he will honor the subpoena and answer any questions that are asked," Ardo said. Fumo is charged with misusing more than $1 million in state resources and another $1 million from the Citizens' Alliance for Better Neighborhoods, a south Philadelphia charity he allegedly controlled, for... PennLive.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2176899/posts#comment Mon, 2 Feb 2009 20:53:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2160081/posts Los Angeles financier David Rubin - the man who cost Bill Richardson a position in the Obama Cabinet - is apparently linked to Pennsylvania Governor “Fast Eddie” Rendell. Rubin is not exactly just “a guy from the neighborhood,” either. He gave lots of money to Rendell’s campaign, and was later appointed to the governor’s transition team. Isn’t that interesting? HARRISBURG, Pa. - January 6, 2009 — A campaign donor who is the target of an federal investigation that forced New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to withdraw from consideration for U.S. Commerce secretary also gave generously to Gov. Ed Rendell’s campaigns.... supportyourlocalgunfighter.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2160081/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jan 2009 06:02:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2143459/posts Rendell, His Political Friends—And More State Contracts By Chris Freind, The Bulletin 12/05/2008 Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa., has come under increased fire as more information comes to light regarding his relationships with campaign donors. Awarding contributors with lucrative state contracts is nothing new in Pennsylvania, but the frequency, large-dollar amounts and the number of secretive no-bid contracts awarded to political friends are perceived by many to have crossed the ethical line. As a result, numerous bills aimed at reforming how state contracts are awarded will be re-introduced in January when the new legislature convenes. When questioned on how his friendships... The Philadelphia Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2143459/posts#comment Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:19:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142232/posts Ed Rendell was the MC for the governor's meeting in Philly yesterday, where there was much to be heard on the open mics. CNN zeroed-in its microphones on Pa's motor-mouthed governor and heard him saying this about Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Obama's pick for Homeland Security chief: "Janet's perfect for that job. Because for that job, you have to have no life. Janet has no family. Perfect. She can devote, literally, 19-20 hours a day to it." CNN's Campbell Brown went off on the guv last night: Wow. Now, I'm sure Gov. Napolitano has many qualifications for the job beyond... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2142232/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:05:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124829/posts Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Praises Farrakhan and N.O.I.:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DXum_-8I1TA YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124829/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 18:28:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122760/posts This is the transcript of former Mayor, Ed Rendell, who is Governor of Pennsylvania and the states most influential supporter of Presidential hopeful, Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaking to a packed audience at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church on April 14, 1997 at rally: "A Solution Too Heal The Racial Divide." The then mayor was the principal organizer of the rally that brought together diverse religious, political, and civic Philadelphia leaders, with Nation of Islam leader, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan as the keynote speaker. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122760/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 20:27:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122470/posts VIDEO: Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Praises Farrakhan and N.O.I.http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DXum_-8I1TA YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122470/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:03:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118749/posts Ed Rendell, taking up Murtha's mantel, rips McCain supporters as "not having any wealth" YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118749/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:28:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117771/posts Gov. Rendell first blurted the ugly truth about Western Pennsylvania back in February. "You've got conservative whites here," he said, no doubt thinking of the rolling hills and hollows of Western Pennsylvania, "and I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate." State Rep. David Levdansky from a district south of Pittsburgh echoed that line of thought to the New York Times at the same time. "For all our wanting to believe that race is less of an issue than ever before, the reality of racism still exists." And then, three weeks... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117771/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:24:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116180/posts I was watching meet the depressed or whatever it was, the one with the baggy eyed bolsheviK as a host. Governor of PA was commenting that Palin is spending so much time there he should charge her state income tax. Wow, I know dems are sick and tested but they even think taxing visitors is funny. someplace http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116180/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:03:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112644/posts Facing seemingly limited options for getting to an Electoral College majority, John McCain’s path to victory likely runs through Pennsylvania, a state that no Republican presidential candidate has won in two decades, a state in which he trails in the polls by a wide margin and a state where in the past year more than a half-million new Democrats have been added to the voter registration rolls. It’s an unenviable position to be in, except for one thing: Nearly everyone in a position to know thinks the race for Pennsylvania’s 21 electoral votes is considerably tighter than what recent polls... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112644/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079047/posts Mario Cattabiani of the Philadelphia Inquirer wants you to know that Governor Sarah Palin's selling of her state's plane is no big deal. Why? Well, because Democrat Governor Ed "Fast Eddie" Rendell sold his state's plane, too, and he got a better deal. So, Palin's plane purveying pales next to Rendell's according to Cattabiani. Only, there are quite a few facts that Cattabiani seems to have skipped in his story. So, apparently, the only way for the Philly Inquirer to pooh pooh Palin's efforts is to mislead us about Rendell's. Unfortunately for Cattabiani, his piece ends up being just another... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079047/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:19:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067789/posts Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell was supposed to give “closing remarks” during this afternoon’s Shorenstein Center-sponsored panel discussion with all three Sunday show moderators — NBC’s Tom Brokaw, ABC’s George Stephanopoulous and CBS’s Bob Schieffer — but instead, he opened up a can of worms about bias in 2008 election coverage Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067789/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:16:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064542/posts Pennsylvania's Gov. Ed Rendell told PolitikerPA, a political Web site, that "Early on, I said I would cast my ballot for Sen. Clinton, I'm going to cast my ballot for her, and then the moment I cast my vote, I'm going to continue to enthusiastically support Sen. Obama. It's going to be a good release for all of us." Rendell spokesman Chuck Ardo confirmed to the Tribune-Review via email Rendell's statement with this response: "He (Rendell) will vote for Senator Clinton on the first ballot as part of his commitment as a pledged delegate. He will then support Sen. Obama... Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064542/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:36:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038282/posts                         Contact:Spokespersons - Just Say No Deal: East Coast: Will Bower, PUMA Liz Joyce, Diane Mantouvalos, HireHeels.com West Coast: Robin Carlson, HillaryGrassRootsCampaign.com Please Contact:  Andonia Public Relations:   (617) 416-4897    June  29, 2008 *****MEDIA ALERT*****  The Just Say No Deal Coalition Responds To Gov. Ed Rendell   We'd Like To Teach An Old Dog Some New Tricks  - Online, in Washington D.C. and Nationwide -  The Just Say No Deal Coalition issues the following response to Governor Ed Rendell’s counter movement HOUND (Hillary-Obama-United-Not-Divided). While we thank the governor for recognizing us... Just Say No Deal Coalition http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038282/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:56:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025585/posts Philadelphia - Gov. Ed Rendell (D) said in a federal deposition on Jan. 2, 2002 that if asked under oath about a hypothetical instance of adultery on his part, he might not answer honestly, The Bulletin has learned. Mr. Rendell was then a gubernatorial candidate responding to lawyers for Don and Teri Adams about events that transpired on Oct. 2, 1998, when the brother and sister protested a Philadelphia visit by Bill Clinton in anticipation of the president's impeachment. Members of the Teamsters union assaulted the two that evening. Mr. and Miss Adams received civil recompense for the actions of... The Bulletin (Philadelphia) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025585/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:42:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000777/posts Senator Barack Obama fought back Saturday against accusations from his rivals that he had displayed a profound misunderstanding of small-town values, in a flare-up that left him on the defensive before a series of primaries that could test his ability to win over white voters in economically distressed communities. For a second day, Mr. Obama sought to explain his remarks at a recent San Francisco fund-raiser that small-town Pennsylvania voters, bitter over their economic circumstances, “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them” as a way to explain their frustrations. Acknowledging Saturday that “I didn’t... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000777/posts#comment Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:09:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994718/posts Ed Rendell is too truthful to be a good vice-presidential candidate. Just ask him. The Pennsylvania governor and Hillary supporter was a guest on this afternoon's Hardball. Wrapping up the interview, host Chris Matthews broached his availability as Veep. CHRIS MATTHEWS: Do you think the Democrats have a shot at carrying Florida on the best of conditions this year? ED RENDELL: Oh, absolutely, absolutely. Particularly when the issues about Social Security are fashioned. I think this is going to be the best chance we've had to carry Florida since 2000. MATTHEWS: I think Hillary has a better chance than Barack... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994718/posts#comment Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:37:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993152/posts HARRISBURG -- With a section of a Pittsburgh bridge dropping 8 inches and an Interstate 95 support pillar cracking in Philadelphia, Gov. Ed Rendell is turning up the heat under the Legislature to provide infrastructure repair funds more quickly. Mr. Rendell sent a letter to all 253 legislators yesterday urging quick passage of a $240 million "supplemental debt authorization." His program of borrowing would enable state officials to fast-track repairs on some of the state's 6,000 bridges classified as structurally deficient, along with fixing ailing highways, repairing "state-owned, high-hazard dams" and beginning flood mitigation projects. Also yesterday, Mr. Rendell called... The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993152/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975660/posts <p>1. Russians Suspected in Shooting of Kremlin Critic Near D.C.</p> <p>One year ago, Kremlin critic Paul Joyal was gunned down in the driveway of his suburban Maryland home. The case remains unsolved — but some see the hand of Russia in the shooting.</p> Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975660/posts#comment Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:47:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970507/posts A couple days ago, speculating that Contessa Brewer might be a closet conservative, I expressed the hope that I wasn't making trouble for her at MSNBC. Maybe I did. For the anchor now has gone out of her way to express PC sentiments that almost make you wonder whether she wasn't trying to prove her liberal bona fides to the MSNBC powers that be. You'd think Jesse Jackson would be the last person who'd normally need to be persuaded to take offense at any comment that could possibly be considered to have racial overtones. Usually, it's a case of duck... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970507/posts#comment Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:28:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969486/posts Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell says Barack Obama is going to lose votes because some white voters are not ready for a black president: "I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate." Rendell also said he thought race cost his Republican opponent, former NFL star Lynn Swann, around five points in the 2006 election for governor. Rendell's statement was jarring for me. Last summer, at my wife's high school reunion, I met a guy who grew up in Penn Yan and now works for a nuclear facility outside Pittsburgh. He's a Libertarian... Pennsylvania and Racism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969486/posts#comment Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:50:00 GMT