Mayor Nutter Keeps Up Blistering Mitt Romney Attacks
Did I mention Mitt Romney once curb stomped a toddler? While some populist, moderate Democrats like Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker, former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Virginia Senator Mark Warner nervously support President Obama (and sometimes even criticize him), Mayor Michael Nutter continues his full court press against the former Massachusetts...
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DAILY GRINDER: Northeast Philly Woman Threatens Sen. Casey
A Northeast Philly woman was charged on Wednesday with threatening Senator Bob Casey. Ruby Marconi, 57, allegedly called Casey’s Washington office and told the Senator’s machine, “Hello Casey, you are going to pay for this … What the hell are you in office for, to go against President Obama?” She also noted, “You don’t think people are planning...
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Rep. Tony Payton, PA Dems Hold Obama Campaign Call on Student Loans
Fer Gregory / Shutterstock The Obama Campaign held a conference call today with Philadelphia State Rep. Tony Payton and Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord over student loan rates, which are scheduled to increase in July. “If Congress fails to act by July 1st, the interest rates on those loans for those 7 million students is set to double—meaning 7 million...
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DAILY GRINDER: Rick Santorum Makes Endorsement—In Nebraska
You want some of this? Yeah, you want some. Clout: Rick Santorum is crossing the nation with his newfound relevance. And he’s endorsing Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning against likely candidate Democrat Bob Kerrey, a former U.S. Senator. Both are looking to replace outgoing Sen. Ben Nelson, whose career was, and is, defined on being meek in the face of...
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Newt Gingrich Drops Out of Presidential Race
"So you're this 'Idea Man' I've been hearing so much about? Let's see how far those 'ideas' get you here...in space!" Newt Gingrich, the architect of the 1994 Republican Revolution and so-called “Idea Man” of the Republican Party (best idea: “Obama is horrible”) suspended his campaign for president of the United States...
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DAILY GRINDER: Obama Camp Slams Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett
Just close your eyes...good...good... After Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett creepily doubled down on potential forced ultrasound legislation in a recent interview with the Seattle Times (“You can’t make someone watch it,” he said, “you can put the monitor in front of them, but you can’t make someone watch it”) and knowing how he endorsed Mitt Romney...
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Santorum and Romney to Meet Up in Philly?
Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s chief strategist John Brabender recently went on Andrea Mitchell’s mid-day MSNBC show to hint a meeting between former rivals Santorum and Mitt Romney in Philadelphia. “Coincidentally,” he said, “that meeting might take place here in Philadelphia. What a great place to start a winning campaign...
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DAILY GRINDER: Activists Barred From Romney Event
Photo taken outside the Franklin Institute last night, where protesters were barred from Romney's speech. #OccupyFirstGrade Mitt Romney spoke in front of a Tea Party audience last night at the Franklin Institute and paid $10, $20 or $30 to see him. Romney spent the night talking about how the country needs to heal its partisan divide and find ways to...
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Romney in Town Tonight; Tax Day Protests Tomorrow
This is what happened the last time Romney was in town to raise funds. Mitt Romney will be in town tonight for the fourth annual Tri-State Tax Day Summit at the Franklin Institute, beginning at 6:30 p.m. He’ll be there to address the Independence Hall Tea Party Association, who say they are holding the event to discuss Tea Party principles of low taxes, less...
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DAILY GRINDER: Mumia Blasts Philly Schools
Convicted Philly cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal is not happy with this Philadelphia School System we’ve got and thinks it needs to be changed. In a recent interview from the Frackville correction facility in Northeast Pennsylvania to Russia Today, a Russian government-owned website often dedicated to conspiracy theories in the United States, he said, “The...
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