From an invitation/press release:
Dear Neighborhood Associations and Fellow Peorians:
We are writing to invite you to a Pizza Party at Agatucci’s Restaurant to meet Darin LaHood, candidate for Peoria County State’s Attorney. Please join us for an evening of pizza and beverages and to hear from Darin regarding his plans to help improve our City’s crime problems and make our neighborhoods and streets safer.
As you are aware, everyday we continue to read about crime affecting all areas of Peoria, including efforts to attract jobs and improve our schools. We need a new and aggressive person in our State’s Attorney’s Office – someone with fresh ideas and a willingness to work with others. Darin is especially committed to working with the City to battle crime and pledges to be a part of cooperative efforts to do so. That is why we are supporting Darin for State’s Attorney. We look forward to seeing you at Agatucci’s.
WHEN: Thursday, May 22nd, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. WHERE: Agatucci’s Restaurant, 2607 N. University.
Complimentary pizza and beverages.WHY: Enjoy delicious pizza and meet and hear from Darin LaHood. QUESTIONS: Please call Susan at 253-5153.
(There will not be a solicitation for money at the event)
The invitation is signed by seven City council members (Eric Turner, Bob Manning, Ryan Spain, Gary Sandberg, Patrick Nichting, George Jacob, and Jim Montelongo) and Mayor Jim Ardis.
If I get an invitation to a Kevin Lyons pizza party, I’ll pass that along as well.
Despite the party affiliations, I tend to think Mr. Lyons is more the “foie gras” type than the pizza type.
Amazing how the roles seemed to have switched lately, where Democrats embody the wealth class (just look at what the current presidential candidates are raising and spending) and the Republicans the working class. None of the current Democratic nominees (nor the prior one for that matter) can lay claim to being a member of the “working class” – heck they can’t even claim to be members of the “middle class”.