who is pete gifford?
Maybe it should have been a dig on the local newspaper…
In their endorsement of Al Higginbotham, the Tampa Tribune had nothing to say about opponent Pete Gifford. A google search suggests TBO.com has mentioned “Pete Gifford” exactly THREE times:
In a February 2008 list of BOCC primary candidates, 3 Hillsborough Commission Seats On Ballot In November; in a June 2008 list of candidates who qualified, Candidates Qualify For Elections; and in the endorsement of Al this week.
Did they attempt to interview him? Did they even bother reading the Vote Pete Now website? We have no idea - the Trib doesn’t say anything.
Let’s check Tampabay.com. Google shows that “Pete Gifford” shows up three times on Tampabay.com: in a June 2008 list of candidates who qualified, again in a list of general election candidates on the “Know Your Candidates” (ha!) page. And he is included in the caption of a photo (not actually quoted in the story) at a meet the candidates event in Brandon in August 2008.
Did they attempt to interview him? Did they even bother reading the Vote Pete Now website? We have no idea - the St. Pete Times doesn’t say anything.
So, who is Pete Gifford?
Tags: election '08, newspapers, Pete Gifford
October 24th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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