My Thoughts On The Reading Mayor’s Race

February 15, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

No doubt that this race will be one heck of a square dance. Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon is very weak right now. Now I will predict that Mayor Marvel-Less will be powerless in this election, despite the backing he will be getting from The Reading Eagle, Al Boscov, and all the rest. I believe that this race will be between Green Party candidate Jennaro Pullano, and Republican candidate, and Reading School Board Member Keith Stamm. Now here is my analysis of both candidates, and their pros and cons, and what they will have to do to win.

Keith Stamm: He has already proven strong leadership is standing against the bond measure that recently backfired against Reading School District. Keith is an honest man of principle. He would no doubt grab the criminal element by the horns, and begin to crack down on the lack of enforcing the city charter, and the city codes which has been constantly neglected by Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon. However the big factor that could cause him defeat in November is The Berks GOP, and their exposed corruption with Larry Medaglia over the past years. Considering that the Berks GOP still has not fixed their web site from a hacker attack a couple of months ago, shows little interest from their part and in the process raising funds for Keith to compete. Another factor will be that The Democrats, and Pullano will both highlight this during the race, and Larry Medaglia, and the corrupt Berks GOP will be brought up constantly painting the impression that no candidate from the Berks GOP can be trusted. Keith Stamm needs to go out there and denounce Larry Medaglia, and the whole corrupt bunch. He can put a good spin on this making him the new leader of a new Berks GOP.

Jennaro Pullano: Like Keith, Jennaro has the skills of a proven leader. He is one of the few people to stand up to Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon and his corrupt administration. Jennaro has been in strong favor of getting codes enforcement officers out there to clean up the criminal element. Jennaro has also proven that he will not waver in his own beliefs has shown when he ran against the 30 year status quo of Mike O’Pake in 2000. After Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon’s attempt at dirty tricks in filling a vacant council seat last year, Jennaro’s base is growing even stronger. Now for on what Jennaro needs to do to win. Jennaro is already in a three way dance with The plumber, and Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon, and he will have to be seen in the public all but every day from this point on. Jennaro can play this as the past sucked with The plumber, and the present is even worse with Mayor Marvel-Less, and he can be a future for the better. One thing Jennaro MUST control is his composure. He can not afford another incident like the one with Baker going ape shit in council chambers. The city wide trash bill’s defeat was caused by Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon’s behavior by tearing down those anti-trash bill signs at The Marvel hence dubbing him Mayor Marvel-Less. The voters will be turned off like a light with hot heads.

Right now this race can go either way with both these men. They are both men of integrity, and both deserve to serve Reading as their Mayor. Now we will just have to see how events unfold.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES FOR TOM MCMAHON ARE COMING FROM IP: 209.92.185.200 WHICH IS NONE OTHER THEN THE READING EAGLE! THE KEITH STAMM, AND JENNARO PULLANO NUMBERS HOWEVER HAVE COME FROM DIFFERENT ADDRESSES. THESE KIND OF ACTIONS ARE BOTH UNFAIR TO MR. STAMM, AND MR. PULLANO. THE READING EAGLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN OBJECTIVE UNBIASED OUTLET GIVING EQUAL TIME, AND IT IS TIME THEY START ACTING LIKE THAT, AND PUT ASIDE THEIR BIAS FAVORING TOM MCMAHON.

UPDATE: DUE TO AN INTERNAL MEMO THAT I WAS FORWARDED FROM THE READING EAGLE TELLING THEIR EMPLOYEES TO KEEP VOTING FOR TOM MCMAHON IF KEITH STAMM OR JENNARO PULLANO ARE AHEAD, I HAVE REMOVED THE POLL SINCE IT WAS BEING PERVERTED TO ADVANCE THE POLITICAL AGENDA OF TOM MCMAHON AND THE READING EAGLE. MY SITE WILL NOT TAKE PART IN ANY METHOD TO DEMORALIZE THE SUPPORTERS OF KEITH STAMM OR JENNARO PULLANO, OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL RUNNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. RIGHT NOW THE READING EAGLE OWES BOTH KEITH STAMM AND JENNARO PULLANO AN APOLOGY. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO MR. STAMM AND MR. PULLANO FOR ANY DEMORALIZING THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPAIGNS.

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