While I don’t really think the whole dog analogy in John Featherman’s latest campaign ad captures the creative flair of the Gaddafi and stripper-politics, far be it from me to pass up the chance to screengrab the one moment in…
Category: Local Politics
About That Latrice Bryant Post From This Weekend… (Updated)
UPDATE: Just got a blocked-number call on my cell phone from someone purporting to be “Mr. MVP,” who said this whole firestorm could have been averted if I didn’t cut-and-paste Ms. Bryant’s status update about the whole fracas into a…
Pennsylvania Finally (Albeit Moderately) Increases Hit-And-Run Penalties
Listen, the law in Pennsylvania is still weaker than most in America, but even baby-steps have to be celebrated. Here’s a blurb from state Rep. Dave Reed’s website about a law that Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law last week:…
Watch A Fat Guy With Ice Cream (And Bodyguards) Yell At Someone On The Boardwalk
A Pa. Revenue-Stream Proposal And Chuck Woolery On CNN’s Sandusky Coverage
Today Was The Day A Chinese Opera Star Performed For Philadelphia City Council
Many unusual things tend to happen in Philadelphia City Hall. But, it’s not every day that a City Council resolution turns into a brief performance by a Chinese opera star. Well, today wasn’t every day. After Councilman Mark Squilla’s resolution…
Hey Look Everybody, NJ Weedman Is Calling Chris Christie Out
You should watch Ed Forchion’s new video. This guy, he’s a fighter. NJ vs NJWeedman – “statement 2” – The Law is wrong not I from Edward Forchion on Vimeo.
When A Milton Street Story Tops Your Post-Vacation To-Do List, All Is Right With the World
“Nobody appears to be upset about it. The community is not rallying to say ‘We can’t tolerate this.’ The only people who can stop the crime is people in the community where it’s happening, where they live,” Street said. “This…
For the record, I don’t think Vince Fumo paid to have me nearly killed…
… but a Philly.com commenter apparently does … … unless CleanupPhilly is referring to another similarly named local writer who got hit-and-ran about whom I’ve never heard.
Here’s What The Local Tea Party Has To Say About #OccupyPhilly
Verbatim from the Independence Hall Tea Party Association’s release: Tea Party Group Deplores Tactics of Occupy Wall Street; Challenges Occupy Philadelphia to Consider Rights of Others Philadelphia, PA (October 5, 2011) — The Independence Hall Tea Party Association, a group…