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It’s time for another Philadelphia Will Do Good Deed™! And by “another,” I most certainly mean “first.” Hey, there’s always time to be extra mean later in the day.
Our job hunter is Miguel, from Northeast Philadelphia. He recently posted on Phillyblog about his troubles in the job hunt:
Hello,
My name is Miguel, Im 16 Years Old.
I live In the Northeast Section Of Philadephia & Im just sick and tired of searching already!
I’ve apllied to so many places such as
Mcdonalds.Burger King,KFC,Taco Bell,Modells,The Children Place,Sears,K-mart, Wal-Mart,Target,Chucke E. Cheese,Sesame Place. etc.
Basicly….I Need A Job!!! ASAP!!
Where Else Can I Apply? That’ll Hire Me?
I wouldn’t hire him to punctuate your signs, but c’mon! Somebody has to have a job for this kid. Hell, somebody hire him to write a blog or something. Chop chop.
Need an Employer…? Here I Am!
Photo via glenpooh, Creative Commons license
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dmac | 8:30 AM | 2 Comments
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Jun
27
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A shoutout to Philebrity and the Paine’s World benefit for Paine’s Park, the new skateboarding park planned for along the Schuylkill. While we’re always going to be a little sad LOVE Park isn’t the mecca it once was, we’ll take a real live skatepark as a consolation prize.
The YMD does the music in the above video, and is also playing the party ($22 at the door, 21+, buses running from/to Center City).
Also worth noting: Phillyist Framed, the photoshow, opening party tonight.
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dmac | 1:59 PM | 0 Comments
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Jun
27
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The different kind of Republican you see above is Dale Gladding. He’s running for Congress in New Jersey, which means he has no shot. The man who currently holds the seat he wants is Rob Andrews, recent victim of Frank Lautenberg in the Democratic Senate primary. Andrews held a Congressional hearing on transgender rights in the workplace, and Gladding wasn’t happy about it.
“While the families of the 1st District are struggling to make ends meet, with gas prices reaching $4 a gallon,” GOP candidate Dale Glading said, “Rob Andrews has demonstrated once and for all how out of touch he is with the people he has failed to represent.”
“We’re not making a statement one way or another about transgender rights,” Tim Saler, Glading’s campaign manager, said. “We’re just saying that if you had a list of things that need addressing right now, transgender rights would not be at the top.”
Are we to assume Rob Andrews is incapable of addressing both gas prices (which he really can’t do anything about) and transgender rights (which he might be able to, by chairing a subcommittee)?
Glading’s campaign manager’s statement is even more annoying. If you’re going to say, “I don’t care about transgender rights,” (or anything similar about any issue) you have to take the criticism that could come with that statement. You can’t say, “Transgender rights are not important,” and also say, “I’m not making a statement on transgender rights.” And Andrews isn’t even running for re-election. And you’re a Republican in fucking New Jersey who is running for a seat which represents, say, Collingswood and Haddonfield (and other towns where lots of gay people live) and you say things that will make no gay people vote for you and, seriously, how fucking stupid are you?
New rule: I don’t want to go on a rant here. But, come on.
Transgender rights hearing earns Andrews praise, pans [Courier-Post]
Image via Dale Glading’s website
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dmac | 10:14 AM | 1 Comment
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Jun
27
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Thank you, Northeast Times:
It’s time for the vocal minority of tree-hugging, narrowminded naysayers who live in fantasy land to put up or shut up. Come up with a cure for cancer or step back and let Fox Chase Cancer Center do its job unfettered.
Ahh, the ol’ “find a cure for cancer” demand.
A crucial decision [Northeast Times]
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dmac | 8:58 AM | 1 Comment
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Jun
27
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Jill Porter: Hey, look, it’s a sarcastic (and incredibly annoying) column on the Supreme Court DC gun ban ruling!
Christine Flowers: Hey, look, it’s a sarcastic (and incredibly annoying) column on the Supreme Court DC gun ban ruling with the added bonus of a random attack on contraception.
Elmer Smith: This column shows some staggering statistics in the number of people in this city who won’t graduate high school. Sad, even. So let’s just quote the headline and make fun of it: “Can bureaucracies together stem dropout tide?” Umm, I’m going to have to guess: No.
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dmac | 8:49 AM | 0 Comments
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Jun
26
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The NBA Draft is tonight! While some teams are wheeling and dealing, the 76ers seem content to see who falls to them at the #16 spot.
The 700 Level links to John Smallwood, who writes about the 76ers’ awful draft history. And, yes, since the lottery, the 76ers best pick is Allen Iverson. Ignoring the recent picks who appear to be panning out at least somewhat, the second best is probably Jerry Stackhouse or Clarence Weatherspoon. Simply frightening.
(In other 76ers news, the team’s offered contracts to Iguodala and Lou Williams.)
The NBA Draft used to be probably the best off-season day in sports; now that it’s been moved to ESPN it is significantly less fun. Still, might want to tune in and see who the newest cager in town will be.
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dmac | 5:07 PM | 0 Comments
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Jun
26
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On his Phillies blog, Wilmington News Journal Phillies beat writer Scott Lauber notes the Phillies have been accused of stealing signs:
Major League Baseball has not received a specific complaint about the Red Sox being victims of sign stealing, but the Phillies have been investigated for this in the past. The Sox played the Phillies last week, and one major league official thought the Phillies were taking Boston’s signs.
Lauber notes that after they were swept at CBP last year, the Mets accused the Phillies of stealing signs. “They can check us out any time they want,” Manuel said at the time. “When stuff comes up like that, it’s no big deal. They can sit up there during the game with the camera crew, for all I care.”
You may note the Phillies were allegedly stealing signs from the Red Sox, who beat the Phillies in the last two games of that series by a combined score of 10-4. Wouldn’t it be just like the Phillies to steal signs and receive absolutely no benefit from it?
Sign Stealing? Wade Attacked? [Phillies/baseball]
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dmac | 2:50 PM | 0 Comments
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