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In article <MHigby.4564.034BA6C1@Primenet.com>,
Michael Higby <MHigby@Primenet.com> wrote:
>
>Oh come on.  I think we have all become so cynical that we can't believe that 
>anyone is still sincere.  I feel that Huell is genuinely fascinated with the 
>people he meets on his show and is looking for the positive.  
>
>You really have to watch the show and see it.  Look at the reactions of people 
>who are very glad to meet him.
>
>In any case, he can't be anymore disingenious that any elected official out 
>there.

A positive attitude doesn't necessarily translate into city management skills.
Take Fred Rogers. He's had a successful TV show for decades, and can speak
with a great deal of authority on child development, elementary education,
and the role of TV in our society.
 
But that doesn't necessarily mean that he'd be a good mayor for Pittsburgh.
It doesn't mean that he is qualified to decide the wage percentage increase
for the police department. He can't go on TV and say, "Neighbors, please
send more money to the city so that the trash trucks can come every week."
He can't necessarily approve a zoning plan that assures city income for the
next fifty years.
 
Ditto with Howser. A charming, positive TV personality and the ability to
emote in front of a camera do not necessarily translate into administrative
skills.
 
Anyway, if we insist on making a celebrity the next mayor of Los Angeles,
I'd vote for Fritz Coleman. Or possibly Dave Gahan.

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