http://www.liberadio.com/2007/08/27/a-pledge-aint-nothing-but-a-furniture-polish/ with Mary Mancini & Freddie O'Connell Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.liberadio.com/2007/08/27/a-pledge-aint-nothing-but-a-furniture-polish/comment-page-1/#comment-53372 Volunteer Voters » Purchasing Clement’s Pledge Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:17:49 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=897#comment-53372 [...] Mary Mancini discusses the most exciting and engaging portion of the Mayoral debate: Karl Dean’s challenge on the subject of Bob Clement’s tax pledge. So I’ll echo Dean’s question, what does Bob Clement’s pledge mean? Nothing. It’s hollow and meaningless. It’s also a frighteningly obvious attempt to manipulate the electorate. More frightening, though, is that voters may buy it. It’s as if all some people have to hear is “I pledge to not raise taxes,” and then they pop their fingers in their ears, close their eyes, and repeat, “La la la la, I’m not listening to anything else that might be relevant to the continued growth and health of our city, La la la la….” Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Mary Mancini discusses the most exciting and engaging portion of the Mayoral debate: Karl Dean’s challenge on the subject of Bob Clement’s tax pledge. So I’ll echo Dean’s question, what does Bob Clement’s pledge mean? Nothing. It’s hollow and meaningless. It’s also a frighteningly obvious attempt to manipulate the electorate. More frightening, though, is that voters may buy it. It’s as if all some people have to hear is “I pledge to not raise taxes,” and then they pop their fingers in their ears, close their eyes, and repeat, “La la la la, I’m not listening to anything else that might be relevant to the continued growth and health of our city, La la la la….” Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

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