Confusion from Krane in Counting

====Press Release====
:From Daniel Repovz, Media Coordinator, Elect.Rauterkus.com
:Media@Rauterkus.com, 412-904-2976
=====Thursday, February 16, 2006=====
==Factual errors in this week's news attributed to Krane==
A statement in the South Pittsburgh Reporter, a local weekly newspaper
with a coverage area that includes the South Side of Pittsburgh, from
Tuesday, February 14, needs to be addressed. The quote that is at odds
with the truth, ran in a front page article about candidates in the
special election for Pittsburgh's city council.
====The WRONG quote reads:====
:"Candidate Bruce Krane emphasized his professional background as a major asset over the other candidates. He is a graduate of Washington & Jefferson College, the only college graduate among the candidates since Mr. Sweeney dropped out."
A retraction from the candidate, in a press release or web statement,
is in order. And, a correction from the editors and/or publisher
should be run in the newspaper as well.
====Suggested CORRECTION:====
:It was wrongly reported within a quote in last week's edition of the South Pittsburgh Reporter that only one candidate seeking the city council seat has a college degree. Bruce Krane claimed to be the only candidate with a college degree. Three others in the race have a four year degrees.
:Mark Rauterkus, candidate for city council, has earned a college degree, BS in Journalism from Ohio University, 1982. Rauterkus graduated with honors and also attended graduate school in Texas at Baylor University.
:Two other candidates on the ballot, Michael Waligorski and Neal Andrus, stated they have four year college degrees as well. Meanwhile, Jason Phillips, 24, has a two-year college certificate and is still in college.
"Krane is displaying difficulty in his counting ability," said
Rauterkus. "We need to elect a person to city council who can look
past the end of his own nose. It seems to me that there are four or
four-and-a-half, among the eight person field for this race who have
college degrees -- certainly not one."'''
Krane has made other gaffes at candidate events. Krane said he was the
only candidate with legislative experience while Eileen Conroy was
present. She objected.
At an event on January 30, 2006, at the City Theater, on the day Krane
disaffiliated from the Democratic Party, Krane stood and told the
audience that he was a Democrat. Krane's blatent error was retracted
at the end of the night in his closing statement.
Rauterkus said, "It is important to hold candidates and government
officials accountable. Let's give Krane his due. I have no problem
saying Krane is the only one in the race who has advanced to the
special election ballot after earning zero votes from his old party's
endorsement." The city's Democratic committee for district 3 voted on
January 29. Krane came in last on that ballot with zero votes.
At an Arlington event on February 7, Rauterkus spoke in disagreement
with another Krane premise. Krane mentioned that nothing can be done
until Pittsburgh fixes its budget problems. Rauterkus firmly asserted
that we, as a community, can play with our children even as the city's
floundering and broken budget crisis lingers. Rauterkus stresses, "Our
kids can't be put on hold until fiscal solvency comes to Pittsburgh."
Rauterkus feels that a broken budget isn't a good excuse for
continually ignoring our kids.
"Volunteerism, programs and coaching doesn't cost much, if any money,
for the city's budget," said Rauterkus. "Many events, such as The
Great Race made money for the city. The Great Race was nixed one year
to heighten the crisis for the Democratic mayor."
Another bogus self-proclamation from Krane goes to his lone status
among candidates as a veteran of the armed forces.
Earlier this month, Rauterkus filed papers with the courts to object
to Krane's signatures on nomination papers that granted him access to
the ballot for the special election. The judge ruled on Tuesday that
Krane could still be on the ballot despite the fact that none of the
signatures from the electors in the district were obtained after Krane
changed his registration from Democrat to political body, Krane for
Council.
Rauterkus pushed the election rule matter to an Administrative Judge,
Jos. James, to decide upon the validity of nomination papers from
political body candidates who gathered signatures and put them in
escrow until after they lost the special election's nomination as a
political party member. "We had clear case law on our side," said
Rauterkus.
"When we had the day in court, a clerk for the judge and a criptic PA
Supreme Court decision from the early 1980s over ruled what I felt to
be sound practices for signature gathering of candidates," said
Rauterkus, who is not going to push for an appeal.
Rauterkus welcomes both Bruce Krane and Bruce Kraus onto the ballot
and said that both candidates are worthy opponents who are sure to
assist by pulling votes from the endorsed Democrat.
"We can get a Libertarian onto City Council given the crowded field
and bumbling campaign statements from status-quo office seekers," said
Rauterkus.
"Many of my supporters said that my election day victory is more
probable with two additional disgruntled Democrats still on the
ballot, rather than off. For this reason, some suggested that a ballot
challenge win would prove counter-productive. Conventional wisdom and
the mathamatical facts prove this to be true, of course. However, the
legacy of politics as usual has to change for Pittsburgh. We need
people to step up and take on issues when and where they are
presented," said Rauterkus.
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