OT: Governor Swann?

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:58 pm

I would love to see this. That fat and sweaty prick Ed Rendell sickens me.

Thursday, December 09, 2004

By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HARRISBURG -- State House Republican Leader Sam Smith got a call earlier this week from former Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann, who said he was thinking about running for the GOP nomination for governor in 2006.

"He told me he was exploring the idea," Smith, of Punxsutawney, told reporters at the Capitol today. "He wanted to make it very clear he wasn't making a commitment to run but he did want to put feelers out."

Smith said he's met Swann just once but thinks "he's a bright and articulate and obviously a very charismatic guy. I don't know where he stands on all the political issues, but if he pursues this I will look forward to sitting down with him. I think it would be an exciting prospect" and would garner a lot of media attention for Republicans.

Swann, a resident of the Pittsburgh suburb of Sewickley Heights, is an ABC-TV college football commentator.

Marlene Chodkowski, a spokeswoman for Swann Inc., Swann's company in Pittsburgh, said that he wasn't granting interviews on his political plans yet. But she said Swann did issue a brief statement that says, "My decision (on whether to run) is not imminent. However, I am discussing the issue with family, friends and political leaders."

If he were to win the GOP nomination, he would be opposing incumbent Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell, who is expected to seek a second term in 2006. Rendell is a rabid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and on Sunday afternoons serves as a commentator on an Eagles post-game show on a Comcast channel in Philadephia.

But Swann has a long way to go. He could end up facing at least three other Republicans in a 2006 primary, including former Lt. Gov. William Scranton of Scranton, former U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey of Allentown (who narrowly lost a GOP primary this year to U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter) and state Sen. Jeffrey Piccola of suburban Harrisburg, who recently said he is "95 percent sure'' he'll run in 2006.

Swann, 54, spoke at the Republican National Convention on Sept. 2, and he was also co-chairman of the African-American steering committee for the Bush-Cheney campaign this year.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04344/424301.stm

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:59 pm

Just becuase you played football doesn't mean you are qualified to run for office. I have a suspecion that Elway will run for Colorado Governor in '06.

Leebo: I don't know what Lynn Swans record is but it better be more competent than Arnolds. And I hope that you would vote for Swann just becuase he was a Steeler.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:06 pm

LOL, no I wouldn't vote for Swann just because he is a former Steeler. I seriously doubt he will even get the nomination. I expect Toomey to get it since he is such a favorite of the right wing.

I will vote for anyone over Rendell though.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:18 pm

What a joke.

TheFormerBrett44 · Post by **TheFormerBrett44** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:33 pm

Lynn Swann was my favorite player back in the late 1970's when I was just a young tyke. I still remember fondly his appearance on Mr. Roger's Neighborhood back when I was 5 or 6. Back then I could never figure out why Bradshaw didn't throw a touchdown to Swann every play, I just assumed in my 6 year old mind that Swann caught a touchdown pass every play.

Brett

Programmed2Kill · Post by **Programmed2Kill** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:34 am

Go Rendell.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:47 am

Programmed2Kill wrote:Go Rendell.

Are you one of the recipients of the gaming licenses with a value of hundreds of millions of dollars that Rendell literally wanted to give away?

Programmed2Kill · Post by **Programmed2Kill** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:38 am

Leebo33 wrote:
Programmed2Kill wrote:Go Rendell.
Are you one of the recipients of the gaming licenses with a value of hundreds of millions of dollars that Rendell literally wanted to give away?

No, but I'm not too fond of a person representing Western PA becoming governor. I can see the payback they will get against Philly and the rest of Pennsylvania.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:43 am

Programmed2Kill wrote:
Leebo33 wrote:
Programmed2Kill wrote:Go Rendell.
Are you one of the recipients of the gaming licenses with a value of hundreds of millions of dollars that Rendell literally wanted to give away?

No, but I'm not too fond of a person representing Western PA becoming governor. I can see the payback they will get against Philly and the rest of Pennsylvania.

LOL. Yeah, the Ridge years were awful.