No, Philadelphia’s Seventh District City Council race doesn’t technically fall under NinetyNine’s mayoral-coverage auspices.
But when said council race features racist, homophobic and otherwise insensitive Facebook posts purportedly written by a Democratic Party-endorsed challenger, and that challenger hosts a press conference featuring a big “reveal,” exceptions had to be made.
That explains how NinetyNine ended up at Manny Morales’ tiny, bathroom-less campaign office on the 1200 block of E. Hunting Park Ave. on a snowy Friday morning.
There, he stood in front of a diverse collection of people on hand to vouch for him. The lesbian couple who live two doors away and maintain the Manny they know is not a homophobe. The longtime black friends who rebutted allegations of racism.
While handlers said “the Facebook fiasco” would not be addressed at the press conference, it was the center of attention for more than a half hour. … [NewsWorks]