Lukey found another index card.
Posted by pittgirl on 28 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Mayor Ravenstahl
Lukey must have finally found another talking point index card that says something other than “Move Forward.”
- We, the political leaders, educational institutions, religious leaders, neighborhood organizations, business owners—every Pittsburgher—must rise up together and say, “No More. Not in our streets. Not in our backyards.”
- Mayor Ravenstahl offered his condolences to the two families and called on people to support each other. “We need to rise up. We need to rally, and we need to take action as was said earlier.”
- “We need to rise up and work together to get past this tragedy,” Ravenstahl said. “I know it’s been a very difficult few days for this community and the entire city.”
- “We’re trying to send a strong message that we’re serious and we’re sick and tired of what has been happening in our communities,” Ravenstahl said. “We need to take action, rise up and make change. This is about more than a press conference. It’s about saving lives.”
I’m not saying it is a drinking game … yet.
10 Comments »
on 28 Jun 2007 at 11:17 am 1.Monsoir Valence said …
‘Bout time that dude listens up. His talking point index card is the Burgh Blog, eh?
http://theburghblog.com/2007/06/27/random-n-36/#comment-24963
Two David Conrad’s straight-up for our babe
on 28 Jun 2007 at 11:26 am 2.Woy said …
Maybe not a drinking game… but how about something similar to “punch bug” where you take a swing at the nearest city official?
on 28 Jun 2007 at 11:34 am 3.pittgirl said …
Yeah, “Rise Up and Bitch Slap”
I like it!
on 28 Jun 2007 at 3:08 pm 4.SeanCollier said …
Luke: I want a sandwich.
Secretary: Well then rise up out of your chair and get it!
Luke: THAT’S BRILLIANT
on 28 Jun 2007 at 4:17 pm 5.TRUTHTELLER said …
Rise up - how does he know we are not already standing up?
Is rise up supposed to be menacing? What if the person “rising up” is 4 feet tall and the person they are meeting is 6 feet tall? Oh yeah, that’s real intimidating -
who came up with that comment anyway, the Jolly Green Giant?
Just thinkin out loud…
on 28 Jun 2007 at 4:21 pm 6.Bored at work said …
Not to out myself as a Clevelander or anything, but “rise up” has been the Cavaliers’ slogan for the past year…
on 28 Jun 2007 at 7:48 pm 7.Mac said …
Maybe he cribbed it from this song.
on 29 Jun 2007 at 4:22 pm 8.Joe said …
Is he tayloring his catchphrase for different ethic communities? Were these all at events for People of Color? It sounds like it comes from the Civil Rights movement.
on 29 Jun 2007 at 6:18 pm 9.PittGirl said …
Exactly, Joe!
on 30 Jun 2007 at 7:43 am 10.Still A. Fan said …
i think he just went to thesaurus.com while bored at work one day