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If only you guys could show your appreciation in a way he'd remember when you need a favor, say, if he had a daughter or son you could hire as an intern...
2
The fortune was ours, gus. Paul Holmes was the best applicant at the time, he earned his internship fair and square, and he never covered anything related to his dad's office.
3
would still like to see him address the campaign promise to make opinions from his office public domain...
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@2, true - I remember at the time thinking you guys were doing a terrific job keeping who his dad is under wraps, especially since it didn't have anything to do with it and all....
5
It's a lot easier for someone to be effective if they are able to take unilateral action the way a City Attorney can. Our Madisonian system of checks and balances requires the mayor and the council to agree in order for either of them to take significant actions. It doesn't help when a majority of the Council opposes the mayor's agenda and wants to deny him a second term.
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@4) You must be joking. There was no secret--Paul was on Pete's campaign staff. We didn't think it was necessary to publish a statement because Holmes Junior never did work that would constitute a conflict of interest.
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@6, I am joking. Though it was good to learn the paper's logic in not making the connection plain, I really was just idly being a butt about hiring a favorite politico's kid as an intern.
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@7) You may recall that we were, in fact, rather at odds with Holmes Senior at the time.
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@8, you do realize a favor bank is meant to hold deposits long-term, not short, right? Not that that's what this was! I would never suggest untoward use of a Yale Glee Club member! But if you're playing with the idea that it couldn't have been because of the tone your coverage took during his internship, that doesn't exactly hold all the water there is...
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I remember someone in Occupy Seattle saying that Pete Holmes told them that he had no interest in prosecuting civil disobedience cases. Someone definitely lied.
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