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I'm being as charitable as possible when I say to the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Please! Put down the crack pipe!

Last week the P-G endorsed Lil Mayor Luke for the first time ever and now this week they've endorsed Judge Joan Orie Melvin, a Republican from Western PA, over Judge Jack A. Panella, a Democrat from Eastern PA.

In their endorsement, the P-G says:
Both have risen through the legal ranks, both have had distinguished careers and both are ranked highly recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association. In truth, either one would make an excellent Supreme Court justice.
So why do they give the nod to Orie Melvin? They chalk it up to wanting a judge from the West and say that they're "strike[ing] a small but important blow for gender balance by keeping the number of female justices at two.

While the debate between incumbent Democrat Lil Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and independents Franco Dok Harris and Kevin Acklin (moderated by Ken Rice and Jon Delano) won't air on KDKA until Noon today, you can watch it online now at:

http://kdka.com/video/?id=63992@kdka.dayport.com

Here's my thoughts on the debate:

• Lukey claims he's taking this campaign seriously, but I notice that his campaign web site appears not to have been updated since May.
• Acklin and Ravenstahl both seem to be far more up the butts of the police while Harris raises concerns about their actions during the G-20.
• Acklin mentions that he was for the expansion of an "anti-discrimination bill" up before County Council and how that cost him among Republicans but he somehow leaves out that the expansion was all about teh gays.

Read it here and here.

Curious thing, that first column begins with this:

A political activist who was behind the famous Willie Horton advertisement that left Gov. Michael Dukakis' candidacy for president floundering and was among the first to sound the alarm on the need for Bill Clinton's impeachment says the United States is collapsing around its citizens right now, but there is a defense.

"Make no mistake. We're now in the middle of a bloodless coup – the takeover of an entire nation by the hate-America crowd – a cold-blooded gang that despises America's prosperity, our standing in the world, our trust in God and our generosity and goodness,"

Lights, Camera, Action Fund presents...SEX ED SIDESHOW!

Start Time: Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 8:00pm
End Time: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 12:00am
Location: The Nerve Gallery
Street: 500 Dargan Street
City/Town: Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (Bloomfield) (map)
Tickets: http://sexedsideshow.vox.com/

Featuring...
Ring Master - Gab Bonesso
Lucky The Painproof Man
Puppeteer Flora Shepherd
Emcee Kellee Maize
The TypewriterGirls
Romairas Romeo Harp and the House of Krayola
The Bridge City Bombshells
Tarot Reader Paula Flaherty
Face Painting by Lauren Toohey
Music by DJ Ja(m) (Bo)x and special guest Ed Um
Slammin' Silent Auction
Satisfy your sweet tooth with treats by the Goody Truck!

Afterparty at the Brillobox!

"All of this and MORE, to benefit the Action Fund’s efforts to ensure sex education for Pennsylvania’s students.