Fight For Philly, Veterans Rally Against Pat Toomey
This is still creepy. Fight For Philly held a small rally today in front of Senator Pat Toomey’s office. This time they were there for the veterans portion of the American Jobs Act, which may be up for a vote today. Every Republican and self-hating Democrat (Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson; both of which have no real successes in their entire careers) blocked the...
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‘Bank Transfer Day’ a Success?
Remember when we told you about Bank Transfer Day back on October 26? A nice Philly Occupier named Christian was strolling around Dilworth Plaza with a homemade cardboard sign which read “November 5th: Bank Transfer Day.” He’d heard about Bank Transfer Day—now this past Saturday in which people transferred their cash from large banks to smaller ones and...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Tom Ridge for Penn State President? (Oh, and City Elections)
Former Pennsylvania Governor and head of Homeland Security Tom Ridge may end up as the replacement for Penn State President Spanier, considering dude resigns. The number of victims in the Penn State sex abuse/child torture/cover up case has allegedly doubled. There are now “as many as 17” accusers. Joe Paterno’s son says those resignation rumors are hogwash,...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: GOTV or STFU
It’s Election Day, everyone! Hopefully you have some idea as to who you’re going to vote for and/or where your polling place is and/or the other W’s. Here’s PW’s rundown of the elections. And here’s the Committee of Seventy’s map to find your polling place. Seriously, you have the right to vote. And the right to complain. But you want to complain...
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In Which They ‘Occupy’ Mitt Romney
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was in town on Friday to fundraise at the Rittenhouse Hotel. Hosted by Philadelphia lawyer Charles Kopp, it was reported contributors were putting down $10,000 for a meal and another $2,500 for pictures with the former Massachusetts governor. And since that’s the kind of money/spending that cartoon worlds are made of, Occupy...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Allegations of Child Sex Abuse in Penn State Football Program
Former longtime Penn State defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky faces 40 counts of charges related to the sexual abuse of children and could spend the rest of his life in jail if convicted. Coach Joe Paterno, who’s said to have passed on information related to Sandusky when he heard about it, released a statement this weekend. “The fact that someone...
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Toomey Helps Block Bill Which Would Fix Philly’s Deficient Bridges, Create Jobs
Yesterday, Mayor Michael Nutter took to the 40th Street Bridge to “to advocate for sustained infrastructure investment by the Federal government”—specifically, the Rebuild America Jobs Act, a portion of the Congressionally-rejected American Jobs Act of 2011 President Barack Obama introduced earlier this year. The bill was up for a vote in Washington later...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Occupy Philly Polling Positively in Pennsylvania
Don’t look now, but while the Tea Party sinks into the nightmare of yesterday’s news, the Occupy Movement is gaining steam. A full forty-nine percent of Pennsylvanians support the protests, 37 oppose them and 14 percent have no opinion, according to a Daily News/Franklin & Marshall College Poll. The Tea Party, on the other hand, is polling at 39/48/14...
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Occupy Philly Protesters Arrested at Comcast Center
Photo by Ada Kulesza Nine protesters at Occupy Philly were arrested today at the Comcast Center after a march spanning much of Center City. Several demonstrators entered the building after arriving around 1:30pm and began a sit-in. Others remained outside. Traffic was really backed up in the area and police were called onto the scene to arrest the protesters,...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Rizzo Going Out of Way to Sabotage Republican O’Neill in Council Race
Who says local politics can’t be fun? Now-Independent Councilman Frank Rizzo (kicked out of Republican leadership by Brian O’Neill and Jack Kelly after a vote in favor of making the 10th District less Republican) is conducting robocalls on behalf of Democrat Bill Rubin, who’s up against O’Neill on Tuesday. O’Neill is City Council’s only district Republican. Bank...
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