Highlights from Newsweek Article About Karen Santorum’s Former Relationship
Oh, gossip! Now that Rick Santorum’s one of five Republicans still in the race for president, people are writing about him. This week, Newsweek has a story about his wife, Karen, and the life she lived before she found Santorum and, by extension, his version of the Lord. Karen Santorum—then Karen Garver—was delivered by Dr. Tom Allen, a Pittsburgh obstetrician,...
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...
Continue ReadingElection 2012: Ron Paul Trying to Prevent Potential Santorum Surge with ‘Serial Hypocrite’ Ad
The most recent South Carolina polls have Romney in the lead at 23 percent, followed by Gingrich at 21, Santorum at 14 and Ron Paul at 13. So with that in mind, the Paul campaign seems to be attempting to bring their odd message into the fray and knock off one candidate at a time to the top. So they introduced this ad, attempting the savage destruction of Rick...
Continue ReadingLiveblogging the New Hampshire Primary
Welcome! Philadelphia Weekly is back liveblogging tonight’s presidential primary. Where Mitt Romney is expected to win, easily! Regarding that, sometimes we like quoting ourselves (from exactly one week ago) so let’s: Here’s what’s happened so far: God created the earth, a fish walked out of the water, Mitt Romney began running for president...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: City Getting Some DROP Money Back
Philadelphia Register of Wills Ron Donatucci recently accepted a $370,000 DROP payment, then “retired,” then went back to work, because that is what this city’s political system allows politicians to do, and if you were in city government, you’d do it, too. After being written about, he says he’s currently working on giving some of that money back...
Continue ReadingInterview with former St. Joe’s Student who Protested Santorum’s ’03 Graduation Speech–And Blew Him a Kiss
On April 7, 2003, then-Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum gave an infamous interview with the Associated Press in which he backhandedly compared homosexual sex to “man-on-dog” bestiality. The interview cemented Santorum’s place in history as a culture warrior to some, a bigot to others. At the same time, the Roman Catholic Senator had been chosen to give...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: ‘Junk’-Exposing Traffic Court Judge Removed—For Something Else
Remember Willie Singletary? We mentioned him yesterday as the Traffic Court judge who allegedly exposed himself to a fellow government employee? Well, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended him for remarks he made back in 2007 – which just recently found their way onto YouTube – asking inhabitants of a biker rally for donations and, in exchange, he’d...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Sunday Beer Hours Extended
The Pennsylvania Legislature voted yesterday to extend Sunday beer hours, in spite of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s “You’re gonna get raped” ad campaign. The way it was, you were only allowed to shop from noon until 5 p.m. Now, assuming Gov. Corbett spills some ink, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The PLCB doesn’t sell beer, though it does license beer distributors....
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: DA Williams to Address Future of Mumia Abu-Jamal Today? (Updated)
DA Seth Williams is expected to hold a press conference regarding the future of convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal today. Last night, a federal judge ordered the state to take action (conduct a new sentencing hearing on the case, seek the death penalty again or order Jamal to life in prison). Williams will answer and Daniel Faulkner’s (who Jamal killed) widow,...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Former Philly ‘Supercop’ to Head Bahrain Police
Former Philadelphia Police Chief and ‘Supercop’ John Timoney, who presided over brutal police beatings at the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philly and the 2003 Free Trade Area of the Americas summit in Miami (in which the ACLU accused Miami police of using excessive force, unlawfully arresting bystanders, the usual…) has gone on a little tropical...
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