tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post7492805284894158374..comments2023-10-15T08:44:46.842-04:00Comments on The People's Republic of Pittsburgh: Connections with Dennis Regan Push Yet Another Mayor into Rank StupidityRichmond K. Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-39073852445613556722006-12-10T11:17:00.000-05:002006-12-10T11:17:00.000-05:00Don't forget Zone 3 Cmdr. Brackney on that list of...Don't forget Zone 3 Cmdr. Brackney on that list of women. <br /><br />Sounds like our boy king and his brilliant management team have not only set the taxpayers up for a magnificent whistleblower case, they've also potentially exposed the city to a class action sex discrimination case. Quite the accomplishment at age 26.<br /><br />I wonder if Luke consulted HR experts in the city's legal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-52952811761166761982006-12-10T00:11:00.000-05:002006-12-10T00:11:00.000-05:00Indeed, McNeilly's report would appear to fall squ...Indeed, McNeilly's report would appear to fall squarely within the Whistleblower statute. It is also protected speech under the First Amendment since it involves a matter of obvious public concern, i.e. corruption, police management. McNeilly's counsel also noted in an interview with KQV the noticeable pattern of gender discrimination at City Hall. Susan Malie, BJ Lieber, Cathy McNeilly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-68710627048873023182006-12-09T19:24:00.000-05:002006-12-09T19:24:00.000-05:00Actually, when I look at the state's whistleblower...Actually, when I look at the state's whistleblower laws (as posted on <a href="http://burghreport.blogspot.com/2006/12/mcneilly-demoted.html">The Burgh Report</a>), the mayor and the City Council appear to be <strong>precisely</strong> the people to whom such an email was to be addressed:<br /><br /><em>No employer may discharge, threaten or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employeeRichmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-89044901615385782402006-12-09T18:52:00.000-05:002006-12-09T18:52:00.000-05:00No one has said she was getting in trouble because...No one has said she was getting in trouble because she released it to anyone outside of City Council & the Mayors office.<br /><br />Releasing it to ANYONE was a violation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-4907731987186507052006-12-09T18:50:00.000-05:002006-12-09T18:50:00.000-05:00Spokes people never say anything important. They ...Spokes people never say anything important. They always tow the company line and stay consitent with the Mayors policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-75907405210735493382006-12-09T16:03:00.000-05:002006-12-09T16:03:00.000-05:00Anonymous said...
"I'm sure the Peduto clan w...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> "I'm sure the Peduto clan will push for her to sue so he can bring some negative press to our great Mayor Luke. Too bad though...this issue isn't big enough to sink him."<br /><br />It doesn't matter what the Peduto clan wants, she has a good case. She will pursue it or drop it regardless of any benefit to a 3rd party.<br /><br />In reality, she has 180 days to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-48224430532775206782006-12-08T23:04:00.000-05:002006-12-08T23:04:00.000-05:00Thanks for your perspective on things. You brought...Thanks for your perspective on things. You brought up a number of howling errors on the part of Master Ravenstahl that I had neglected to mention.<br /><br />Like you, I read the <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06342/744483-192.stm">editorial</a> in today's Post-Gazette in incredulous disbelief. I really can't understand how they could make their claim of "no major mistakes" in the exact Richmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-15398706620497636822006-12-08T22:28:00.000-05:002006-12-08T22:28:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more with Mr. Turner and the "ano...I couldn't agree more with Mr. Turner and the "anonymous" writer. It is unclear why the mainstream media seems intent on helping Ravenstahl benefit from his brief "incumbency." As you aptly point out, he has demonstrated a clear inability to govern.<br /><br />During this brief period of time, Luke (1) secured a bogus election opinion designed to keep him in office w/o an election; (2) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-60361420839012217572006-12-08T21:13:00.000-05:002006-12-08T21:13:00.000-05:00All she did was share personal information with me...<em>All she did was share personal information with member of Council?<br /><br />I don't think so. It was a violation that she got demoted for, she was clearly in the wrong.</em><br /><br />You know, you bring up a good point -- but I don't think that it was really the one you wanted to make. I went back diving into all the news stories about Ms. McNeilly's suspension and demotion. And Richmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-42701504239714894222006-12-08T20:19:00.000-05:002006-12-08T20:19:00.000-05:00Commander McNeilly should be applauded for doing w...Commander McNeilly should be applauded for doing what every other city employee (except the brain-trust in the mayor's office) was thinking, but didn't have the guts to do. What people should learn from this is that if the boy king is told that the ship is headed for an iceberg, after giving himself 50 days to think about the subject & spending $20,000 of someone else's $, he will plow the ship Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-82482725760870874242006-12-08T19:01:00.000-05:002006-12-08T19:01:00.000-05:00I'm sure the Peduto clan will push for her to sue ...I'm sure the Peduto clan will push for her to sue so he can bring some negative press to our great Mayor Luke. Too bad though...this issue isn't big enough to sink him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-62527646933960340532006-12-08T19:00:00.000-05:002006-12-08T19:00:00.000-05:00All she did was share personal information with me...All she did was share personal information with member of Council?<br /><br />I don't think so. It was a violation that she got demoted for, she was clearly in the wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-62733627032200189282006-12-08T15:10:00.000-05:002006-12-08T15:10:00.000-05:00It's the awful truth. Taxpayer-funded (through La...It's the awful truth. Taxpayer-funded (through Lamar's goodwill or otherwise) billboards, promotion and placement of unqualified hacks, women with distinguished careers cast aside and humiliated, campaigning on city-time...the list goes on. Murphy is hardly responsible for decisions made in '06 - Opie is. The PG should be as quick to attribute responsibility for such MAJOR mistakes that HE Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-21528791833340642072006-12-08T14:16:00.000-05:002006-12-08T14:16:00.000-05:00I can see there being bad blood between the McNeil...I can see there being bad blood between the McNeilly family and Bob O'Connor. I wasn't suprised to see Robert McNeilly depart as police chief because of it. But when the 2001 election took place, Luke Ravenstahl was still trying to figure out who he was going to ask to his fraternity's spring formal. He has no real personal beef with either McNeilly.<br /><br />So what your saying is that moreRichmond K. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352144240244956283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8845240845325702264.post-47282116815048310552006-12-08T13:48:00.000-05:002006-12-08T13:48:00.000-05:00No, no, no.... You try to get the events in order....No, no, no.... You try to get the events in order. But, you fail to go to the real source of the troubles. And, in this town, it seems, all roads to hell begin with Tom Murphy.<br /><br />Tom Murphy's police chief was Robert McNeilly. The McNeilly's were Murphy's -- and this was a rub in many ways for many years. <br /><br />Catherine McNeilly was a plant at a mayor debate in 2001 and gave a Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.com