Live Thread - Interview with Commissioner and GOP Candidate, Diana Irey (Seeking Jack Murtha's seat)

Irey for Congress ^ | 6/14/06 | FR/Irey for Congress

[Coop]

Washington County (PA) Commissioner Diana Irey, running for PA's 12th District Congressional seat against Rep. Jack Murtha, is joining us for a live question and answer session beginning at 8:00 pm EDT on June 14th.

http://www.irey.com/about/

Thread background:

Beginning June 5th questions for Diana Irey were solicited and received from the Free Republic (FR) audience. Late on June 12^th 37 questions from 24 posters were compiled and forwarded to two FR moderators and Diana Irey’s staff. No questions were removed for being judged as too easy, too difficult, etc. Some grammar corrections were made, and any editorial insertions are noted by brackets.

The two moderators then reviewed the entire list, and selected and prioritized the questions to be asked during our live thread. Ms. Irey’s staff was informed that this comprehensive list was merely a starting point for them to prepare detailed responses. Other, subsequently received questions could still be asked, and not all of the comprehensive list will be presented to her during the thread.

As of 5:00pm EDT 8 additional posters submitted another 14 questions for consideration.

Thread rules:

• Diana Irey has agreed to appear for one hour, from 8:00-9:00 pm EDT.
• A moderator will welcome Diana Irey, allow for an opening statement by her, and then proceed to deliver questions – one at a time – for Ms. Irey to review and respond.
• In order to facilitate a smooth presentation and make for easier reading, we ask all thread participants to refrain from posting during her interview. Moderators will be closely monitoring the thread, and any attempts at disruption will be quickly dealt with.
• After Ms. Irey’s departure, her campaign manager or another representative may be available for open questions and clarifications from the FR audience.
• This thread, as with all other FR threads, will remain in the archives for future review and research.

Thank you for your participation!

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM POSTING UNTIL THE INTERVIEW IS COMPLETED. Thank you.

[Admin Moderator]

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM POSTING UNTIL THE INTERVIEW IS COMPLETED. Thank you.

[Coop]

I'm on the phone with Ms. Irey's staff. They're having computer difficulties and are rebooting.

[Diana Irey]

Hello. Thank You all for taking some time out of your schedules to spend an hour with me tonight. I am grateful for your interest in the campaign. Justanobody's quote by Abraham Lincoln provided the inspiration for my press conference in D.C. I look forward to an interesting hour.

[Admin Moderator]

Glad you made it! Here we go.

BEGIN QUESTIONS:

This is a really good idea. I would ask Commissioner Irey: If she were to win and get into Congress, what would be her top three priorities that she would like to see achieved during her term? (jpl)