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Yesterday’s chat with the police brass on Action News‘ website brought out the best in everyone, from essentially ignoring a question about decriminalization of marijuana (thanks for asking, Philly NORML) to the cops subscribing to the broken windows theory (aargh!) to the brass vowing to crack down on people parking on the sidewalk in South Philly (this is going to be a nightmare!) to a deputy commish saying the cops are going to eradicate illegal drugs in Philly (ha!).
A friendly commenter also went through and noticed, um, all the ridiculous fake names that asked questions. Even stranger, all the names were people affiliated with New York City in some way! Let’s reproduce some of his comment here:
- N. Dinkins Middle initial and last name of one of the worst mayors of the City of New York ever.
- Chuck Scarborough Longtime anchorman, WNBC. [The response to his question actually mentions New York.--dmac]
- Tim Minton Reporter, WNBC.
- Jonathan Dienst Reporter, WNBC (broke Fort Dix plot story).
- Peter Mansbridge Anchor of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s flagship television news program The National. [This is my favorite one--dmac.]
- Rosanna Scotto Longtime anchor, Fox 5, also seen on the Today show for cooking segments.
- Donna Dixon Actress who has appeared in such productions as Bosom Buddies. and Spies Like Us.
- James Goldman Award winning screenwriter and playwright (deceased). Also the real name of “Jim Gardner” the worst television anchor in the known universe. [Hey! You leave Jim Gardner alone; he makes fun of Gary Papa's cancer.]
- Sue Simmons Longtime anchor, WNBC. Has co-anchored the 11 p.m. newscast with Chuck Scarborough for over 30 years… recently said the f-word on air.
Ha ha, these New York anchors and Canadians really care about Philadelphia policing. Thanks, guys!
Philadelphia Police Chat @ 6abc.com [6 ABC]
Yesterday: Police Chat on 6 ABC
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Donna Dixon is also what Homer Simpson thought the “Donder-Blitzen” portion of Santa’s eight reindeer names was.