DAILY GRINDER: What Does Graffiti on Tom Corbett’s House Have to do With a Former MSNBC host?
Whoever graffiti’d Governor Tom Corbett’s house with some sort of “Wolf PAC” drawing isn’t speaking up and the group has denounced the lame art. In fact, Wolf PAC’s founder is none other than Cenk Uygur, that awkward guy from MSNBC whose former show, titled “They gave this guy a TV show?” was cancelled a few months ago and replaced by the Reverend...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: More Philly Taxpayer Automobile Smears
Councilman Brian O’Neill took the Joe Duda way out of the City Council Car Debate last night during a debate with rival Bill Rubin. It’s not that O’Neill necessarily needs, or even wants a taxpayer-funded car, people! But the car is there! It’s free and a pine tree hangs from the rearview! It’s got new rims! Would YOU turn that down? I don’t...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Report Will Call for More Than 1,250 new Liquor Stores
There’s a draft of the Corbett report on private liquor stores and it calls for—surprise!—more than the proposed 1,250 new private stores throughout the state. Turzai’s liquor bill, says Corbett’s report, will net the state almost $2 billion up front and $186 million to $230 million annually. The catch: Over 3,000 Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board employees...
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Ed Rendell: If Philadelphia Can’t Afford DROP (It Can’t), Then It Has To Go (But It Won’t)
City Council yesterday debated whether the city’s deferred retirement option plan, known as DROP, should be eliminated or modified. They, of course, chose in the best interest of themselves and passed a bill that would have it modified. Former Gov. Rendell says "we never intended for DROP to be available for elected officials ." Philadelphia’s...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Rendell vs. Fox News
Former Gov. Ed Rendell called Fox News a “proving ground, sort of a training ground for presidential candidates” and claimed such right-wing hiring practices “really damaged their credibility,” which assumes Fox had any in the first place. (They pay Steve Doocy). Fox News’ Executive Vice President Bill Shine didn’t take too kindly to the comments,...
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WATCH: Ed Rendell Endorses Joe Grace for First District City Council
We can see May 17th from our rowhomes (kinda). That means if you’re running for local office in a contested primary, it’s time to start pulling out the big guns, like, say, the endorsement of a former Mayor, Governor, and dude whose presence (or, at least fun public statements) we’re starting to miss in Harrisburg — if you can get it. Lo, on Friday,...
Continue ReadingEd and Marjorie Rendell Call It Quits
In true “you saw this coming” form, Ed Rendell and his wife, U.S. Appellate Judge Marjorie “Midge” Rendell, announced through email that they’re breaking up, but want everyone to know that they’ll still be friends and you can hang with them both without it being awkward. From the couple’s E-mail: “Dear friends, we wanted to let you know that...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Hoeffel Quits, Philly Cop Caught Stealing
Joe Hoeffel isn’t running for re-election for Montgomery County Commissioner. That’s sad, and in announcing such a decision he took oh so many swipes at the state Democratic Party. This is a great time for Pennsylvania Democrats. [CBS] You already know this, but it’s worth repeating. Former Governor Ed Rendell is penning a sports column in the Daily News,...
Continue ReadingWATCH: ‘NBC Political Analyst’ Ed Rendell on State of the Union
Brian Williams introduces Ed Rendell as, “The newest member of our fleet of political analysts around here, Former Governor of Pennsylvania – former just recently – Former Governor Ed Rendell.” Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rendell’s beef with Obama: “He didn’t seize the moment on gun control.”
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Confirmed: Rendell To Work At MSNBC, NBC, Say Blunt Stuff
The Politico is reporting that in addition to Ed Rendell’s lead role as puppet master in Glenn Beck’s universe, he’s going to be working for that liberal-leaning cable news station and its parent station, NBC. And while he’s at it, he’s got some things to say about stuff, because c’mon: that’s inevitable. On doing stuff: “Would I be happy just...
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