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Pittsburgh elects its first Black mayor.......
PennLive ^ | 11/2/2021 | Paul Vigna

Posted on 11/02/2021 10:27:21 PM PDT by caww

Democrat Ed Gainey became the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh on Tuesday. “Look at the image we are showing our children,” Gainey said to the crowd at the downtown Benedum Center for the Performing Arts. “I want our children to see a city for all of them,” The Associated Press reported.

He had consistently made his campaign about equality for Black and poor residents, and accused Peduto of failing to ensure equity in policing, housing and other areas. At one point, he called Pittsburgh “a tale of two cities,” according to The Associated Press.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: associatedpress; benedumcenter; billpeduto; blackkk; criticalracetheory; crt; defundthepolice; edgainey; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; paulvigna; pennsylvania; pittsburgh; racequotas; tokenmayor; tonymoreno
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To: caww

I believe Pittsburgh was where that land whale stepped out of the freak parade to drink the white peoples’ beer (they were “outdoor dining” due to the plandemic). That probably doomed the restaurant, if not the whole city.


41 posted on 11/03/2021 3:03:13 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Herakles

And do not forget about twerking videos. They will sky rocket


42 posted on 11/03/2021 3:42:00 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: caww

This is going to be interesting going forward.


43 posted on 11/03/2021 3:50:18 AM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 ( This clears up a lot of misconceptions.)
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To: caww

First black mayor or not, it’s still downhill for Pittsburgh because he’s a Democrat and there’s just no such thing as a Democrat politician improving things.

I remember the first black mayor of New York City, David Dinkins (democrat).

Just before him was the Ed Koch administration. Despite Koch’s press releases on how he was doing a good job, under Ed Koch the city continued to crumble, political corruption still ruled, and race relations was at the bottom.

New york city voters thought by replacing Ed Koch with a black guy, race relations would improve at the very least.

Dinkins proved to be much worse than Koch. Crime still rose to new heights as he practically handcuffed the cops and the street Al Sharpton type racial arsonists were allowed to rule the streets with impunity which resulted in alot of injuries and a few deaths. After only 1 term, Dinkins was kicked out by the voters and replaced with Rudy Giuliani.


44 posted on 11/03/2021 4:11:55 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: caww
I sincerely hope Pittsburgh does not become another Detroit.
45 posted on 11/03/2021 4:14:27 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: caww

The over/under on the first corruption charge??


46 posted on 11/03/2021 4:18:30 AM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: caww

The spiral will now accelerate.
Congratulations Pittsburgh.


47 posted on 11/03/2021 4:25:06 AM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: Altura Ct.

I have family members living in the suburbs there and they are truly upset about his win. The new mayor won’t be what those who voted for him wanted anymore than Biden’s proved to be what people wanted.


48 posted on 11/03/2021 12:21:11 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: TexasM1A

.......”The spiral will now accelerate”.......

You can bet on it....


49 posted on 11/03/2021 12:22:56 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: liberalh8ter

Well it’s going to head in that direction for sure now.


50 posted on 11/03/2021 12:24:06 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: Plumberman27

Well it’s a city I don’t want or like to visit. Have turned down many invitations there as I’m not like the people there so little in common on even general conversation. If you’re an outsider they tend to label you as that.


51 posted on 11/03/2021 12:28:29 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: caww

You can never get lost in the Burgh. You are either on a bridge or a hill.


52 posted on 11/03/2021 12:32:15 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Stupid man Bad.)
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