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MayfairMeat · #21 (**permalink**) 05-09-2007, 12:24 AM

Council members tee off on Knox-Blackwell plan

Quite the day so far in City Hall. In addition to some pretty heavy gun legislation that passed in the day's council session, there were at least five press conferences. Maybe more.
Some highlights:
-Six council members (Jim Kenney, Frank DiCicco, Marian Tasco, Donna Reed Miller, Bill Greenlee and Joan Krajewski) held a brief press conference following the council session to blast Tom Knox and his endorsement of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell as the next council president. They likened to it to President Bush picking the Speaker of the House and made it very clear that they would make life difficult for a Mayor Knox. Michael Nutter showed up at an unrelated press conference later, but he passed on a chance to take a swipe at the Knox-Blackwell alliance.

brooke · #22 (**permalink**) 05-09-2007, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

Rabid,

People don't like Brady because he is the face of the machine. Further, he doesn't understand basic economics and is probably the second worst of the bunch. For example, he demonstrated in a recent trial in which Knox was attempting to throw him off the ballot, that he didn't understand what "vested" meant, with respect to his pension plan. That doesn't inspire confidence when you realize this city has some very serious financial challenges ahead of itself. Further, Brady hasn't expressed many ideas at all for moving this city forward, at least not in public forums.

As EC alluded to, he'll probably hand over the piggy bank to the unions in upcoming contract negotiations. Keep in mind that the city spends almost 30% of its entire budget on health care and pension obligations today, and that number is expected only to grow. We'll need somebody who isn't obligated to return favors to the unions.

Finally, a number of candidates, namely Nutter and Evans, have much more experience and many more detailed plans for developing the city on many fronts. I would encourage you to visit thenextmayor.com as well as their individual websites. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me for more information.

I obviously support Nutter. As a local political junkie, I promise you that he will inspire confidence in the citizens unlike any mayor in recent history, perhaps even exceeding Rendell's status in this respect.

If Brady gets elected mayor, the reaction in the national media will be: "can you believe a city elected this buffoon?" If Mr. Nutter wins, I'm almost certain the headline will be "citizens of Philadelphia cross racial lines to support progressive candidate Michael Nutter".

I don't know, I can go on and on. Brady has spent his entire career in the public sector, not in a good way. Every single one of his children and a number of his siblings work for the government in jobs that he certainly obtained for them via favors. His wife works as an "office manager" for a small company which gets no bid contracts from the city. Her salary, as an office manager? $100,000. This city doesn't need another Bob Brady. It needs a fresh face who is really going to make Philadelphia America's Next Great City.

Well said. Even more succiently--Brady is not the candidate for change. He's the candidate for maintaining the status quo of pay to play party patronage.

Knox has created an image of himself as being this outsider for change but when you read any article about him NOT paid for by his massive campaign, you'll find he's an insider that supports the worst of the pay to play politicians--Jannie Blackwell. You can't be a candidate for change and support Blackwell, period.

MayfairMeat · #23 (**permalink**) 05-09-2007, 01:25 AM

^5 Brooke.

I'm an informed voter. I've also read several tomes published by various authors (including Mumia... <<shudder>>) regarding Philadelphia's sordid past with RICO, drug lords and street violence.

Blackwell is directly connected to the Ali/Shabazz sympathizers who operate in West Philadelphia. They are bad news.

Does anybody remember the original reason why the FBI installed the bugs in Mayor Street's office to begin with? No we're not talking about then AG John Ashcroft trying to take down the Philadelphia Democrats (which was a fabrication by Bob Brady)... it was because of comments made by Shamsud-Din Ali (currently being indicted on RICO and extortion) making comments that he had errands to run at City Hall including dropping off payments, etc to his cohorts.

The West Philly imam has been showered with illegal no-bid city contracts thanks to Blackwell, without question from Street. Blackwell amazingly gets by unscathed.

Aides for Street and Blackwell are also part of the court action and were directly connected to the imam while operating in City Council.

Tom Knoxwell, who did appear to be the progressive in this race, is openly... and I mean OPENLY, conspiring with a known crook.

Knoxwell supports Blackwell, then he also indirectly supports the drug dealers.

zur · #24 (**permalink**) 05-09-2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by EastChestnut

^5 Brooke.

I'm an informed voter. I've also read several tomes published by various authors (including Mumia... <<shudder>>) regarding Philadelphia's sordid past with RICO, drug lords and street violence.

Blackwell is directly connected to the Ali/Shabazz sympathizers who operate in West Philadelphia. They are bad news.

Does anybody remember the original reason why the FBI installed the bugs in Mayor Street's office to begin with? No we're not talking about then AG John Ashcroft trying to take down the Philadelphia Democrats (which was a fabrication by Bob Brady)... it was because of comments made by Shamsud-Din Ali (currently being indicted on RICO and extortion) making comments that he had errands to run at City Hall including dropping off payments, etc to his cohorts.

The West Philly imam has been showered with illegal no-bid city contracts thanks to Blackwell, without question from Street. Blackwell amazingly gets by unscathed.

Aides for Street and Blackwell are also part of the court action and were directly connected to the imam while operating in City Council.

Tom Knoxwell, who did appear to be the progressive in this race, is openly... and I mean OPENLY, conspiring with a known crook.

Knoxwell supports Blackwell, then he also indirectly supports the drug dealers.

And Street was Mayor Rendell's Golden Boy.

Everyone gets their hands dirty in order to be effective.

C'mon East... that's my biggest issue. People forget how things ACTUALLY work in government.

Get rid of corruption? When has that EVER happened?

Ever?

MayfairMeat · #25 (**permalink**) 05-09-2007, 06:54 PM

People make mistakes. Big ones!

What was he gonna do, endorse Katz in the General? :P

BTW, we only have to suffer 200 more days left in the Street Dynasty.

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Originally Posted by zur

And Street was Mayor Rendell's Golden Boy.

Your point?

KENfmt · #26 (**permalink**) 05-09-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by EastChestnut

BTW, we only have to suffer 200 more days left in the Street Dynasty.

I'm still holding out hope that Uncle Milty comes in as an independent

zur · #27 (**permalink**) 05-09-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by EastChestnut

People make mistakes. Big ones!

What was he gonna do, endorse Katz in the General? :P

BTW, we only have to suffer 200 more days left in the Street Dynasty.

Ya need a bully in Council to push your agenda.

Who does Nutter have?

(That's an actual question)

lutton · #28 (**permalink**) 05-10-2007, 08:49 AM

Do you think you could tone down your messages in your sig lines...

It's visually offensive and a rather presumptuous accusation lobbed at progressives, especially whern one of the most politically active progressive groups - Philly for Change - has endorsed Nutter.

niksiz · #29 (**permalink**) 05-10-2007, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rabidog

i'm all for the candidate who does productive campaigning. post here if you have any examples of candidates who practice anything of this sort. they'll happily get my vote.

Vern Anastasio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqfaCNs9WB0

brooke · #30 (**permalink**) 05-10-2007, 10:21 AM

I went to a Nutter fundraiser last night at a home in Fishtown and heard Nutter speak--it was nice and refreshing for him to talk about the things he wants to change, his plan to do that...rather than a negative comment about ANY of the other candidates.

I realized that only after he was done and then realized all of a sudden why I think I've liked him more than any other candidate I've supported in various positions over the past, say, 15 years of me being politically conscious.

Ah yes, he's absent of those annoying "politician" mannerisms too--the hand signals, the sympathetic head cock...all of the learned mannerisms that make candidates or politicians look like marionnette (sp.?) dolls...and me wonder who is pulling his or her strings.