Wednesday Wire
There was a lot of stuff going on in the last 24 hours, and unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time this morning so let’s make it quick…
I had teaching obligations all day Tuesday but during my breaks I caught some of the Twitter posts and testimony regarding the Charlie White hearing with the Indiana Recount Commission. White’s testimony did not paint him as the brightest person in the room, but I’m not sure Democrat attorney Karen Celestino-Horesman proved the necessary intent to demonstrate voter fraud, especially with both his wife and ex-wife pretty much corroborating White’s story. I was surprised that White did the interview with the AP without his attorney Jim Bopp’s knowledge.
Marion County Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy, much to the dismay of a lot of precinct committee folks picked local businesswoman Pam Hickman to step up and fill in the spot on the ticket being vacated by Joanne Sanders. A lot of people have been asking “Why Pam?” It’s easy if you read behind lines, she and her hubby have a lot of cash that they can drop on her race, she’s got southside Indy roots where Democrats don’t do very well and she’s a Mahern (cousin to Dane and Brian, I’m told). What more needs to be said.
I was saddened to hear about the job losses over at the Indianapolis Star. Five dozen people loss their jobs. It’s the changing dynamic of journalism. It also puts more pressure on the rest of us to offer information and perspective to the news consumer. I always said if I ever won the lottery I’d start an on-line publication here in Indianapolis and hire all my friends who have lost jobs in media over the past few years.
