DAILY GRINDER: Tornado Conspiracy?
An Inky writer says TV news created “tornado warnings” out of thin air. John Storm went on Fox29 to say stations were using “camera tricks” and “shortened focus” to make the weather shots over the weekend seem more dramatic. “They weren’t real tornado warnings because they did not touch down,” he went on. Watch the video of Storm’s appearance...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Should Hurricane Irene Have Caused More Damage?
Hurricane Irene did more than give you the excuse to sit inside all Saturday getting drunk and eating Oreos. It actually flooded Main Street Manayunk and Kelly Drive (like many said it would) and brought Gov. Tom Corbett to town, so he and Mayor Nutter could walk down the streets, pointing at stuff. Four Pennsylvanians died in the storm and there are still flood...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Did ‘Jihad Jane’ Work Alone?
Remember ‘Jihad Jane’? Turns out she had an alleged accomplice, or not: A 15 (now 17) year-old kid originally from Pakistan who was living in Maryland, whom ‘Jane’ met in a chatroom. His relatives who remain anonymous throughout the Inky piece liked above are both pissed and confused over the allegations against the juvenile, claiming he was “easy...
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DAILY GRINDER: More Cracks in SEPTA
The SEPTA Silverliner trains still suck — and not just because workers at the South Phila plant regularly get their asses kicked by managers. Apparently a few of the trains have cracks in them, and they weren’t put there solely to match the Snyder subway Station. All the cracked trains are from the South Philadelphia plant, which has been a beacon of...
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DAILY GRINDER: Joey Vento Dead
Joey Vento, owner of Geno’s light shop steaks, died yesterday at 71. Dude never met a radio/television show he didn’t feel like making an appearance on or a right wing talking point he didn’t like repeating on WPHT commercial airtime. In between dealing his sandwiches, of course. Most obits are remembering him as the guy who told everyone to “speak English”...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Now Comes Search for Ackerman Payout’s ‘Anonymous Donors’
The Inky says the $405 thousand in donations from “anonymous donors” helped speed former-Superintendent Ackerman’s departure. (Ya think?) Oh, and how’s this for shady: That money is going to be “channeled” through the Philadelphia Children First Fund so Ackerman can get it. Meanwhile, the Committee of Seventy is making their presence known, since...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Shady Deals Between Republicans and Rep. Brady?
There’s a rumor that’s almost definitely true (maybe): Rep. Bob Brady is willing to “offer a weak Democratic candidate” for the state House’s 169th District in Northeast Philly in exchange for redrawing Brady’s district the way he wants. He denies it, of course, but he shouldn’t; this is what Bob Brady does…He hurts the integrity of the parties...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Philly Wants its Own Cigarette Warnings
Philadelphia is not waiting around for the federal government to force them to put pictures of extreme cancerous lungs near stores’ cigarette packs. While Big Tobacco-led lawsuits are dealt with nationally, the law’s meat grinder sets in motion, and Truth.com plans its next set of “hip” commercials, Philadelphia will require both “A pictorial...
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DAILY GRINDER: State Says, ‘Keep Gambling,’ Citizens Say ‘Yes!’
Your sad, sad gambling habit seems to finally be paying off. July was the best month ever – ever! – for Pennsylvania casinos, bringing in $218 million in slots and $56 million in table games. Gaming Control Board Chair Greg Fajt said there’s been a 45 percent increase in the number of table games played since a year ago, when they were introduced. The good...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: ‘Right To Work’ Coming to Pennsylvania?
So goes the rest of the country represented by the “worst governor[s] ever,” so goes Pennsylvania. Next up on state Rep. Daryl Metcalf’s and others’ lists in Wingnutistan is a “right to work” bill which would repeal state laws requiring those working in union jobs/shops to pay union dues. The argument for this is that those working alongside unions...
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