Corbett+Booed+by+Hometown+Crowd

== =By Tim McNulty= =//Published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette//= =//3/14/11//= = = =Tom Corbett -- who has spent a lot of time his first couple months in office blaming the state's troubles on Ed Rendell -- is learning how quickly the honeymoon is over for Pennsylvania's governor's.= =The state Democratic Party is pointing to two instances over the weekend where Corbett, of Shaler, was booed by fellow Pittsburghers -- during his march in the St. Patrick's Day parade (//WPXI screen capture above//) and while doing the coin-flip Friday night at the inaugural Pittsburgh Power arena football game.= =Here's how the coin flip went, via Steelers Lounge= = Long-time Civic Arena/Mellon Arena/Consol Energy Center staple Jeff Jimerson performed the National Anthem and received his usual loud ovation, while Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett did the pre-game coin toss. His reception was not quite as welcoming, receiving a seemingly never-ending chorus of boos fresh off his massive state-wide budget cuts. I’m not sure who thought inviting him was a good idea, but, well … it wasn’t. The guy in front of us joked that he’d probably keep the coin. = =Rendell knows what it's like. He got booed by the //state Legislature// when calling for an alcohol tax early in his first term and was hated by rabid Penguin fans during 2007 talks about a new arena, who thought his bargaining tactics were pushing Mario Lemieux to relocate the team.= = =

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