Comments on: In PA-6, a Dem primary that wasn’t now emerges

By: Chet

Chet — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:58:36 +0000

I just picked up this whole exchange. The original article seems to reproach Trivedi for not getting in the race sooner. As I understand, serving under contract to the Navy as a physician, it would not have been proper for him to take political steps until that contracted ended at the end of August. Unlike some candidates….

By: Phawker » Blog Archive » MANAN TRIVEDI FOR CONGRESS: Decorated Soldier, Doctor, Democrat, Health Care Reformer, Eagles Fan

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:18:21 +0000

[...] in the 1980s, who also served on the editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer for 14 years. Pike has already put half a million of his own dollars into this campaign. What do your thoughts on [...]

By: Dan Hirschhorn

Dan Hirschhorn — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:41:18 +0000

Doug Pike was president of the South Oaks Hospital on Long Island.

Check it out: http://www.pa2010.com/2009/09/answering-a-question-about-pikes-biography/

By: BerksWoman

BerksWoman — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:16:38 +0000

As a Berks native myself, I know that Berks County voters are weary of Philadelphia suburb candidates throwing huge amounts of money in the hopes of winning a seat representing us in Congress. We would love someone from our own area who will not overlook Berks County’s needs in Congress.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:01:47 +0000

To Wowzaaaaaaa,

Manan is a berks county native. He graduated from Fleetwood High School. My sister went to school with his brother, and I was 3 years behind him. SO, he is a native of this area, and a great guy too. It must be nice to be able to just throw half a million of your own dollars into a campaign. That’s the problem with these politicians these days.

By: Who is Doug Pike or Manan Trivedi

Who is Doug Pike or Manan Trivedi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:34:51 +0000

Is polling available on this race yet? Also where are Pike’s workers with the name of the hospital?

By: independentvoter

independentvoter — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:16:47 +0000

It may be unfair to pass judgment on Pike as a ’suit’ as an administrator without knowing any of the details, and the mission of the hospital (e.g. for-profit vs non-profit). I think there’s a difference between administrators who try to save money where possible to be able to expand access or to cover the costs of treating the uninsured, vs administrators who are tasked with cutting costs to boost a profit line. At least, that’s my view from outside – not sure whether you medical insiders draw the same distinction?

By: forthe6th

forthe6th — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:31:26 +0000

Sorry for my cynicism. It is just my experience. I am sure most physician’s and nurses would agree with me. Hospital administrators make decisions based on business not based on patient advocacy. I am not trying to smear business people, just explain the way I feel about hospital administrators. Ask around, its a commonly held view. But, really, its a conversation for a different article.

That being said, I do not mean to say that I have passed my judgment on Pike as a “suit”. I may have got off track. My point is that if he worked as an administrator for a hospital, it’s only fair that we see his record of performance there. He may have very well been a staunch patient advocate. I would hope that he was, and I would applaud him for it. Does anyone know what his accomplishments were as a hospital administrator? If so, please share.

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:01:02 +0000

Some of the comments on Doug are pretty harsh. I never meant to imply that he’s an evil chairman or that his experience as a “suit” disqualifies him. I’m sure there’s a side to the story from hospital administration that’s worth hearing.

However, this is a simple matter of trust, but verify. Can you verify that Manan was in the Navy? Yes. Can you verify that Doug was a journalist? Yes. Can you verify that Manan studied health policy? Yes.

On what basis can you verify Doug’s performance as a hospital chairman without even knowing the name of the hospital? As a journalist, I suspect even Doug would have to agree that this is a reasonable followup question to his site bio.

We know the name of the committee his dad worked on as a congressman in the 70’s, but we don’t know the name of the hospital he was chairman at?

At the least, a primary should prepare a candidate for the general election. To not think that there is republican operative digging around into the chairman claim in a way that’s not fair to Doug is incredibly naive.

By: Who is Doug Pike or Manan Trivedi

Who is Doug Pike or Manan Trivedi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:43:24 +0000

Really what has either of these two done to be a Congressperson? Are there any polls in this primary? I have seen Doug Pike’s name on blogs for a few months but that’s it. At least with Trivedi he has actually risked his life for the country. What has Pike done besides collect a fat paycheck writing nonsense for a rag and sit on a board that no doubt his father used his connections to get him on?

I would love to see the polls almost as much as the name of the hospital that Pike “worked” at.