Obama Calls Not Passing Toomey Gun Bill ‘Unimaginable’
Last week, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced legislation that would increase background checks on commercial gun purchases. The bill was met with subdued fanfare from some, and extreme rage from others, mostly on the far right. And since then, Toomey has run the gauntlet. He and the West Virginia senator have appeared together on several...
Continue ReadingObama Supporters Still in Campaign Mode at K’NEX Toy Factory
President Obama made landfall in Montgomery County on Friday, bringing his plan to avoid falling off the so-called “fiscal cliff” by extending tax cuts to the middle class. He spoke at the operating facility of K’NEX, a company which manufactures parts for companies like Tinkertoy, K’NEX Building Sets and Angry Birds Building Sets. While there, he told...
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DAILY GRINDER: Philly Smokers on the Decline
The city’s rate of people who smoke has dropped 15 percent since 2008. About 40,000 adults have stopped. It’s said to be on the decline because of things like the indoor smoking law (a brainchild of the then-Councilman Nutter); a smoking ban at rec centers and playgrounds; and the “Get Healthy Philly” initiative, which promotes exercise and avoidance...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Gov. Corbett Thinks GOP Should Not Change Ways
The lede in this CBS story is all you need to know about Gov. Corbett: “Unlike many pundits and even some of his fellow Republicans, Governor Tom Corbett does not believe the GOP must make drastic changes in order to compete in future presidential elections.” Huh? OK, we’ll play along, why not? Well, he says, President Obama began the election season...
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DAILY GRINDER: Philly Evangelical Group Says After Election, U.S. Deserves ‘Destruction’
There’s an evangelical group based in Philly called Repent America and they’re not happy with the way the elections, or the last four years have turned out. So much so, the group, especially its leader Michael Marcavage, think America deserves — how do I put this lightly? — destruction: “The Godless government gospel is contrary to the will...
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Dispatches From the Philadelphia Obama ‘Victory Party’
By 11:30, the 300 or so people at the Obama party at the Warwick Hotel in Center City had completely lost it. In a good way. They’d been partying with live DJs—playing all your favorite wedding and Bar/t Mitzvah hits—since Obama had been declared the winner of Pennsylvania about two hours earlier. Mayor Nutter spoke from a small stage in the hotel’s ball...
Continue ReadingObama Wins Pennsylvania
MSNBC called Pennsylvania for Democratic Senator Bob Casey at around 9:10 p.m. Five minutes later, they declared President Barack Obama the winner of the commonwealth. The crowd at the Obama Victory Party at the Warwick Hotel in Center City immediately began celebrating. The celebration was quick and loud, but no one seemed too surprised. Brother Fred Tookes,...
Continue ReadingHow ‘Freakonomics’ Can Help Explain Hyped PA Polls
A new poll shows President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tied at 47 percent in Pennsylvania. Conducted for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review by Susquehanna Polling and Research, the poll is being touted nationally as evidence Romney might actually win Pennsylvania. The only problem? As we’ve stated before, Susquehanna is a GOP-centric...
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DAILY GRINDER: Obama Holds PA Lead, Clinton Coming to Town, Bishops Release Voting Guide
Former President Bill Clinton is all over the state today, rallying support for President Obama. At 10:15 a.m., he’ll be in Pittsburgh; at 2:30 he’s in Blue Bell; at 4 p.m., he’s in Philly, at the Palestra; and at 7:30 p.m. he’s in Scranton. Hide your girlfriends. Mitt Romney rallied his own supporters in Yardley yesterday. The Secret Service said there...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Mayor Nutter to Rappel Down Side of Building Later Today!
Mayor Nutter will rappel down a 20-story Center City office building later today! Seriously. 1515 Market Street. He’s doing it to promote something called the “Outward Bound” program, a group which organizes “wilderness trips” for underprivileged teens and war veterans. “I’m not afraid of heights,” Nutter said. “It’ll certainly be different....
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