now know this... this is one 'kewl' mayor. when inner cities across the country were suffering from serious 'urban decay' he singlehandedly pulled harrisburg back from the edge of the abyss.

my brother attended college with him. he is not your run of the mill homeo sapien.

they lied to him... and when they lied to him the nuke was in the process of melting down. the 'spin' teams were operating in full swing with hundreds of thousands of lives at stake.

and then of course, to add insult to injury... it was the classic "*you* don't know anything about nuclear energy. *i'm* the expert." line that we see bandied about on this forum daily.

[But the Mayor wasn't buying the spin]

Robert Reid, Mayor: "I didn't buy it and there were quite a few other people that didn't buy it. I remember a man by the name of Herbein. And when I asked him about the release and the time of the accident, he more or less looked at if from the standpoint of, 'Mayor, you don't know anything about nuclear energy. I'm the expert.'"

[Then the power company propagates the lie that everything is just fine.]

ROBERT REID PRESS INTERVIEW: Reporter: "How dangerous did the power company tell you the situation was?" Reid: "Well, I talked to a representative from the company and he assured me there was really nothing to be concerned about."

-- Anonymous, June 22, 1999

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Robert Reid was the mayo of Middletown PA

-- Anonymous, June 22, 1999

sally

you are quite right... which is why i should stay away from the keyboard before i have my daily ration of coherency fluids.

everything i said about the mayor of harrisburg is indeed correct only his name is steven reed and he is quite amazing. my confusion arose when i saw reed through somnambulistic eyes... maybe he's a cousin.

stephen reed[the mayor of harrisburg] has been right upfront with his sentiments regarding tmi and nuclear power in general... maybe it runs with the mayors in our area. here is his proclamation made two years ago.

this from the tmi alert site.

http://www.tmia.com/mayor.htm

Office of the Mayor Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Proclamation

Whereas, Since the early 1950's the United States Government has supported and subsidized the use of nuclear power as this Nation's preferred method of power generation, even though the technology is fraught with danger to the public health and safety, far higher cost than other renewable energies, and many unanswered questions about the safe disposal of its highly radioactive wastes; and

Whereas, For many years opponents of this misguided technology and national policy were ignored or portrayed as ill-informed malcontents - yet these activists of conscience maintained their beliefs and gave of their hearts and souls to spreading the truth about the ramifications of nuclear technology; and Whereas, Locally these citizen-activists have been collectively championed by the renowned Three Mile Island Alert, which first formed in 1977 and is today the largest, oldest and most respected environmental awareness and safe energy group in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and

Whereas, Following the March 28, 1979 accident at TMI Unit 2, TMIA quickly became Central Pennsylvania's primary conduit for accurate information and citizen activism, and played a key role in helping to calm resident's fears while focusing their energies on substantive action and change the nuclear industry; and

Whereas, TMIA continues to serve as the key watchdog of this region's and nation's nuclear, power industry with an active and expansive citizen-volunteer base that maintains its relevancy, even after 20 years of service to our community and environment; and

Whereas, Appropriately and accordingly, the City of Harrisburg extends its fervent regard and appreciation to Three Mile Island Alert and its legion of supporters for their policies and the positive contributions they have made to our community, state and nation; now therefore be it hereby designated and

Proclaimed That the Month of March, 1997 be declared

THREE MILE ISLAND ALERT 20TH ANNIVERSARY MONTH

In and for the citizens of the City of Harrisburg, Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with all citizens urged to recognize and appreciate the many contributions this outstanding organization and its volunteers have made to the safety and awareness of our citizenry.

Set under my hand and seal this Eighteenth Day of March Nineteen Hundred Ninety-Seven

Mayor Steven R. Reed

-- Anonymous, June 22, 1999