The Reading Eagle reports:
The crowd in the main tent at the 151st annual Reading Fair Monday night greeted Gov. Ed Rendell the way Philadelphia Eagles fans greet opposing NFL teams.Rendell, a former Philadelphia mayor and Eagles season-ticket holder, said the boos the crowd unleashed when he stepped on stage before a concert by Steve Hall and the Shotgun Red Band probably resulted from two factors.
First, the audience dodged raindrops and lightning bolts to hear cover versions of Conway Twitty and Tammy Wynette songs, not a brief speech from a politician.
And a few of the boobirds likely were expressing their disgust with Rendell for signing a bill last month granting pay raises to himself, his Cabinet, judges and state lawmakers.
Or maybe it is just the fact that he has been a lousy governor. Good news for Republicans -- Rendell can be had.
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