Erie PA mayoral races are rockin'

The political heat is turned up in Erie Pennsylvania....

A new website called ExposeEriePoliticians.Com is causing an uproar which I find hilarious. (Could you guess? I'm always laughing during my posts...) I've got problems with all sides as follows:

1. You've got politicians like Joe Sinnott, Ian Murray, Jim Thompson all in an uproar. Jim Thompson's comments on the news were the peak of hilarity. Something to the effect of "we'll find them - these things are traceable". References being made to an FBI investigation?

It doesn't matter if any of the allegations are true. With the snoozefest that is the local Erie media, these guys are terrified that Erie residents will actually judge their competency through a vote. A little chest pounding and tough talk should do until the danger has passed.

2. Rick Filippi's office response - (Filippi came off relatively unscathed by the site, but it would really be jumping to conclusions that he's behind this - he's too smart... I hope.) Rick says something like "Why the heck is the FBI involved?" On this, I totally agree. Rick keeps me liking him just enough to maybe still vote for him on Tuesday. (And his assistant, Tina Mengine just cracks me up in her sound bites on television. She looks exhausted, and wryly annoyed with every new situation Rick finds himself in.)

3. The Erie Times-News sends out a panicky response to websites that are actually competition for goerie.com... When has the Times-News faced real competition? As far as local papers go, the Times-News is not bad at all. And the editorial quality still trounces the likes of WICU, or worse WJET, for whom spelling is even a challenge. (You think I exaggerate?) But it's only natural to have gotten complacent and you can tell the Times-News nervous. They should be.

4. And finally the author of the exposeeriepoliticians.com website him(her?)self... Yes, you've caused a stir. No, you're nothing special. Say what you want about the Erie Times-News, it's a real newspaper that actually attempts to fact check. Daily accusations and a slick looking logo still isn't journalism... Actually, on second thought, FOX News may be hiring....