DAILY GRINDER: Nutter Helps Launch ‘Latinos For Obama’
Did I mention Mitt Romney once curb stomped a toddler? Yeah, that happened. Probably. Mayor Michael Nutter and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair R.T. Ryback were in North Philly yesterday to launch what they’re calling the grassroots organizing effort of ‘Latinos for Obama.’ It’s meant to “promote the President’s accomplishments on behalf...
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Nutter Defends Homeless Feeding Policy on ‘Radio Times’
Mayor Michael Nutter called into WHYY’s Radio Times this morning to speak about his administration’s new homeless feeding policy, which has become the object of scorn amongst several groups, including local feeding services and Occupy Philly. “Unfortunately there’s been a fair amount of…misinformation about what people have heard vs. what I...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: AG Candidate Murphy Says he Won’t Enforce ‘Ultrasound’ Legislation
Former Congressman and current Pennsylvania Attorney General candidate Patrick Murphy claims he won’t enforce the ultrasound bill if it goes into law and he is elected in November. His Democratic primary opponent, Kathleen Kane, is also opposed to the bill but has stopped short of saying she plain old won’t enforce it. Gov. Corbett is now saying his “Close...
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Occupy Philadelphia Thinks Fox 29 ‘Ass Spanking’ Video Part of Larger Trend
About ten protesters affiliated with the Occupy Philadelphia movement showed up between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. today to vent their rage against Fox 29 for what they believe to be anti-journalistic deference in the face of the mayor’s office and other political and economic interests. “It’s come to light recently that Fox 29 bowed to political pressure regarding...
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DAILY GRINDER: Santorum Falls to Willard
Hey, a boring white guy won both the Michigan and Arizona primaries last night! This time, it was former Massachusetts governor and noted Wigpiece Mitt Romney, who some say is now all but the nominee. He beat former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum 41-38 in Michigan and destroyed him in Arizona, 47-26. There is now, officially, a Republican candidate who can...
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Mayor Nutter, DA Williams, Others Unveil Obama ‘Truth Team’
Mayor Michael Nutter and several other local politicians met this afternoon in City Hall to unveil the local arm of President Obama’s “Truth Team,” a national effort meant to promote the president’s achievements in office and fight back against what supporters say are right-wing distortions of his record. “We’re here today to…make sure people...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Pennsylvania Bishop Compares Public Schools to Hitler
Pennsylvania School Choice advocates—in this case, Catholic Church leaders—want their school choice, and they want it now! Please! During debate in Harrisburg yesterday, Harrisburg Bishop Joseph McFadden actually said, “In totalitarian governments, they would love our system…This is what Hitler and Mussolini and all those tried to establish a monolith...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Nutter says Philly ‘Off to Bad Start’ in Violent New Year
Mayor Michael Nutter had some harsh words for city residents who engage in violence at yesterday’s Martin Luther King Day celebrations. “We have to say, as a city, ‘Enough is enough. I can’t take this anymore,’ ” he said in Kensington. “When are we going to start stepping up and ending our silence?” Not sure how I missed...
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Angry Mayor Nutter is a Meme
It took almost a week to accept this. But Mayor Michael Nutter is a meme. And his memery has everything to do with the rare occasions in which he’s gone out and gotten all West Philly in public. The latest attempt was the video below, which occurred after three teens were murdered last Tuesday night: For those unable to view the video (or, more likely, if...
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Top 5 PhillyNow Personalities of 2011 (and Occupy Philly is Number 2)
Here comes another end of the year list—duck! Seriously, though, this list below is Philadelphia Weekly’s news blog’s ‘Top Personalities of the Year,’ which is code for the topics we wrote about most often, as configured through ‘tags,’ on a daily basis. Most tagged: City Council. Fifth most tagged: Tom Corbett. Also, Occupy Philly, Mayor...
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