There is little worse you can do to the younger generation than to deny a Facebook friend request....So when the Times' political scribe got rebuffed by Congressional hopeful Kellie Greene and then told by Ms. Greene he is not welcome at her events....well that may have been too much for Brian Amaral.
Obviously Ms. Greene is not satisfied with the Times' coverage of her. Frankly, I don't think the media has spurned her. Coverage is, in the end, going to be commensurate with how legitimate the press thinks the effort is. That is usually measured by money and endorsements, easily quantifiable and written about.
As for dealing with obstreperous, snarky, and self indulged journalists, I learned some lessons long ago (I used to be one)...Charm and respect for their job works better than outrage over their real or perceived slights and prejudices.
As for Mr. Amaral, who now occasionally sports a Fort Pearl t-shirt, I was warned early about him and he singed me in covering an event last spring.
I sensed he came to my race with a dossier about me as a wily and unprincipled interloper who somehow had picked the lock on the safe of respectable, God fearing politicians. I also sensed a desire to keep his boss happy.
So I was always available and avuncular. Always willing to talk politics and journalism. Careful to be sure, but not anxious to shut the reporter out since his words did shape at least a portion of the race I was in.
Feeding the beast sometimes means you will get nipped, but not feeding it will send the beast elsewhere and he will take his audience with him.
That's why former journalists like Seymour, Reagen, Compo and yes, yours truly are to be watched carefully in politics. We know too much about the game.
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Wow, she is something else! You want the press to be your friend - not the opposite. What I would be concerned about is the fact that she is out of control posting what she is posting. What is she doing with her campaign? She has been to a couple of committee meetings to seek endorsements. Why did she go all the way to Franklin County to appear before them but not take the time to meet with the Jefferson County GOP the same day? If she was so busy talking about going to church in Rochester and dissing the GOP, why didn't she participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade? Her campaign is so disorganised. I think she must be dillusional or bi-polar. Is this who we want to represent us? She expects people to contact HER about endorsements? That's not how it works. Her campaign is in shambles and can't be taken seriously. Say what you want about Doheny but he finds the time to appear in front of numerous county committees for various endorsements, he has been meeting with constituents regularly and he shows up for many comunity events, parades, etc. He is doing everything right with his campaign and is being seen. What is Kellie doing? Don't forget the fact that she also dissed the Times by calling them idiots. That could be why Brian has taken the stance he has. She called him an idiot so, if I was him, why would I want to be fair to her? She also said she would support Matt if she lost the primary and now she has changed her mind and is pulling a Hoffman. She intends to try to split the vote, AGAIN. Maybe she is secretly working for Owens? Stranger things have happened. She has no substance and no talking points at all, other than to point her finger at Doheny and blame him because he is successful. Isn't that the American Dream and what capitalism is all about? She needs to fold her tent now.
Well said Mayor, from top to bottom.
As the old saying goes: keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
That is a rule with Amaral for sure.
Now, for Ms. Greene, who gives the appearance of being very green in the business for sure. The political business requires a certain sense of environment and in her case she no touch or feel for her surroundings. I am not talking about the fact she has not lived in the area until recently either.
She is demonstrating zero ability to get anything done in Congress even if she was elected.
How does Rochester fit in?
What kind of church does she attend?
I read the articles to my 85 year old mother .... her exact comment - "She sounds like a nut!"
and, I have to agree. NOT someone I want to have represent ME!
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