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Of course, having them stare directly into the sun probably wasn’t the best idea for taking the photo, either.
Draft Coverage [PhiladelphiaEagles.com]
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dmac | 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
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Well, that was anticlimactic. The word inside the PW offices is whatever possible deal was on the table is now dead.
“There’s nothing happening,” PW owner Anthony Clifton said when asked about rumors of a potential PW sale. Clifton was largely absent from the office for several weeks after rumors of a possible sale were first reported, but has returned to his normal schedule.
Michael Klein first reported the paper might be sold in an Inquirer article in late March. The Daily News‘ Dan Gross followed that up by reporting Philadelphia Media Holdings’ Brian Tierney was interested in purchasing the paper, and Klein reported again Village Voice Media (née New Times) appeared to be the frontrunner a week after his original report.
Steve Volk handled the actual reporting of the possible sale for PW, writing about another possible buyer, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader owner Richard Connor.
I continued to do my duty to report things in the stupidest way possible, reporting the sale by making up a mock Tierney-owned Philadelphia Will Do page, writing about the possibility of VVM purchasing the paper, applying to ridiculous jobs on Craigslist. Then I actually went out and did a little reporting of my own, shooting down a report VVM had purchased the paper.
Now I report this, but I hope I did it in a stupid enough way to keep my lack of credibility intact. So what does PW do now? Well, for one, there will be fewer photos of my face on the website, so you female readers can breathe easy. People smarter than I am (i.e. everyone here) will figure out the next step and I will follow along. It’s odd, of course, to hear you’re possibly going to be sold and then hear you’re not, but, to be honest, I just tried not to think about it much. It’s business, right?
Oh, and this: Yay!
Archives: Daniel McQuade Deathwatch
Steve Volk contributed to this report.
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dmac | 3:52 PM | 2 Comments
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Road to 10,000 Losses is a countdown to the Phillies’ 10,000th loss, coming sometime later this year. With a 4-2 loss to the National yesterday, the Phillies stand at 9967 losses, only 33 away from 10,000.
Geeze, even when the Phillies won’t be playing — November 4, 2008 — they’re going to lose.
How, you say?
Yep. George Phillies, Libertarian candidate for president. According to his official website, he’s against “selling our grandchildren into de facto debt slavery,” for civil liberties and presumably for all the normal libertarian free market and such.
Oh, and he’s for ending the Internet poker ban. (”Real Americans know: Poker is as American as apple pie.”) This guy is looking better and better every second.
Plus, hello, his last name is Phillies. I didn’t even know there were people with that last name! God, what a tragedy it must be to go through life with that last name. Everywhere you go, people associate you with the worst baseball team of all time.
George Phillies for President [Thanks, Brad]
Phillies for President [Myspace]
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dmac | 2:43 PM | 1 Comment
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I’m not quite sure I can explain what just happened.
When Milton Street sang while draped over a coffin, it was clearly the zenith of civilization. It was, therefore, rather easy to write about it. (Plus, Jess Fuerst had video.)
The Tommy the Loan Shark press conference originally scheduled for yesterday was rescheduled for 1:00 today. Naturally, I went over, since I always like to keep up with the anthropomorphic mascot news. (Also, this blog needs a little diversity from Barbaro, Milton Street and Kerri-Lee Halkett.) But also there were a number of political reporters for major local media outlets, i.e. actual political reporters. Dave Davies! Bruce Gordon! KYW 1060! WHYY-FM! (To note: Josh Cornfield from Metro had a cover story about Tommy the Loan Shark (aka TLS) in the paper today.)
The political reporters knew what they were doing, though, since the presser ended up being the greatest press conference of all time (non-Milton Street/John Chaney division).
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dmac | 2:19 PM | 26 Comments
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The above is a commercial for Phillies blog Beerleaguer, run by the Reading Eagle’s Jason Weitzel. It will be airing on Channel 69 (WFMZ-TV). On TV!
“The spot includes overlays of all the praise the site has received over the years, a shot of me at a bar with a laptop and some dynamic screen captures of the blog,” Weitzel writes on his blog. “[I]nstead of that shot of me in a bar, a more realistic depiction would include a shot of me in boxer shorts sitting in a dark office, hunched over a laptop and a ham sandwich, shaking with anger.”
Fortunately, there is no praise from Philadelphia Will Do/Philadelphia Weekly included in the ad, because such an event would probably cause the entire Philadelphia blogosphere to implode and shower the Internet with pieces of jaded comedy, incomplete thoughts and pictures of Kerri-Lee Halkett.
Commercial makes Beerleaguer sound friendly, sexy [Beerleaguer]
Feb. 16: Beerleaguer Previews Spring Training
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dmac | 12:36 PM | 2 Comments
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State Rep. Jewell Williams, who’s from Philly, is a co-sponsor of an Angel Cruz bill that has no chance at passing but is a way to get attention for his gun control arguments. (The bill’s about gun control, too, obviously; it’s just not going to pass.)
Anyway, this morning some idiot from Allentown wrote him an email saying something to the effect of “you should be shot” for supporting his fellow democrat Cruz. Way to do your part to make gun owners look like responsible human beings, buddy!
Williams is taking the threat seriously, which is certainly his prerogative and not something you can really criticize. But, ah, could we do it so everyone’s reaction to the story isn’t “guh-wha”?
A Philadelphia lawmaker who supports tougher gun-control laws said Thursday he will likely start wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying his gun more often after receiving a threatening e-mail.
I think the equivalent of this move is protesting abortion by opening up a Planned Parenthood.
Lawmaker who got e-mail threat says he’ll wear bulletproof vest [AP/Philly.com]
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dmac | 11:32 AM | 0 Comments
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In an independent poll releases yesterday, Michael Nutter surged into a statistical tie with current front-runner Tom Knox.
The survey of 450 likely voters showed Knox in the lead with 20 percent, Nutter with 18 percent, followed by U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah with 14 percent, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady with 9 percent and state Rep. Dwight Evans with 7 percent. Thirty-two percent were undecided.
So what helped him? The ad with his daughter? The photoshopped image above? (”Aw, I loved that Humpty Dance song! I’m voting for DJ Mix Master Mike!”) I dunno. Polls don’t really mean much, as the politicians who are behind in polls like to say, while the ones in front say they mean a lot. Except for, of course, Nutter: “We’re going to keep working hard because the big poll is on Election Day.” Hey, hey, take your (near) victories when you can.
Poll shows Nutter surge [Daily News]
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dmac | 11:28 AM | 0 Comments
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27
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While Jon Corzine is doing better and recovering from his car accident (caused by Don Imus), he might have to dig deep into his pockets sometime soon.
A blogger by the name of GadFly actually left his house and issued a citizen seat-belt complaint against the governor.
Wait, you can do this? Can I go cite Ed Rendell for saying he drives around 80? Anyway, the ticket for driving (or riding in the passenger seat) without a seatbelt is $46, which should be pretty tough for the multimillionaire governor to pay.
On his blog, Gadfly — aka Larry Angel — discussed the citizen complaint. To note, his blog contains the following phrases: “THE CORRUTP [sic] MULLICA 5 AKA IDIOTS R US,” “glen THE AUTO INSURANCE FRAUD KING forman,” “jimmy THE ETHICALLY CHALLENGED curcio,” “steve THE SCOFFLAW waszen.” I don’t know who these people are, but it seems they’re all pretty evil.
His post about the seatbelt complain:
The statue of Justice is blindfolded as a symbol that laws are enforced impartially…that Lady Justice does not peek, to see how thick one’s wallet is or the color of one’s skin. Given the minor nature of the fine for not wearing a seat belt the State Police do a disservice to us all in not citing the Governor…as such inaction allows the perception of special treatment. It is further noted that the following day a seat belt ticket was signed by larry THE MISANTHROPIC PEDANTIC S.O.B. angel with the cooperation of Galloway officials.
Hm. Good… good to know.
Subject: Buck(l)ing the system [Gadfly]
Corzine gets citizen seat-belt complaint [AP/Philly.com]
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dmac | 10:45 AM | 0 Comments
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Gregory Sullivan is, apparently, a lawyer in Bucks County. He’s also an occasional columnist for The Evening Bulletin. And he wrote this paragraph in yesterday’s paper with 100 percent seriousness in a column about how college is bullshit or something.
The Duke University case is viewed, correctly, as a thwarted railroading of the students by an unscrupulous prosecutor. The students are understandably relieved to be cleared of the false charges. They are seen as victims in this matter, which is what they are. But the legal vindication of the students is one thing. Duke should now throw them out of the university for hiring a stripper.
The Bulletin: Just when you think they’ll zig, they ZAG!
Recent Incidents Mean It’s Time To Rethink College [The Evening Bulletin]
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dmac | 10:11 AM | 0 Comments
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