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Phillyblog poster “TheAlderian” has started yet another Phillyblog dissent site! And it has a Great Grand Plan: “The site is for information, learning, and fun and not to enslave posters into working for free to make other people free money.” Woo-hoo, finally, a messageboard without slavery.
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dmac | 10:35 AM | 2 Comments
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Apr
17
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Amazingly, the Wii is still a hot product over a year after its release. Why, two dudes in Delaware allegedly pretended they had been robbed by a man at a shopping center in order to get his Nintendo Wii.
19-year-old, Darryl Justin Cebenka and 20-year-old Rocco Gross, both of Wilmington, allegedly told police they were robbed by a man with a gun; cops later found a pellet gun and clothing in a trash compactor. Cops also found a suspect at the shopping center — but, apparently, the pair just made it up so they could steal the dude’s Wii.
The tee vee news told us: “Cebenka posed as the buyer and Grossi carried out the robbery in order to get the victim’s Wii for nothing.” I have no idea how this plan was about to work. Whoops!
[image via Orange Alexander]
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dmac | 5:27 PM | 0 Comments
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Mar
28
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Hey, Larry Kane has done an “analysis” for KYW 1060 on Bob Casey’s endorsement of Barack Obama! Apparently they’re good friends in the Senate (plus, uh, Obama is going to win and Casey can maybe land a sweet gig later).
And then there’s this!
But there’s an inside story of what happened here, and it goes back to 1982.
The late Robert Patrick Casey, governor of Pennsylvania at the time, asked for a few moments from the Clinton forces to speak at the Democratic National Convention in New York City about his pro-life views. He wanted to show that there were other views on abortion in the Democratic Party.
He was denied that access despite pleas from James Carville and Sen. Harris Wofford. Casey — father of the current senator — was bitter and angry, and he carried that bitterness to his death as he forged ahead with his pro-life views across the country.
That was never forgotten by the Casey family, and you could say that this endorsement is somewhat of a payback politically — but also a sincere endorsement on the part of the younger Bob Casey.
Hey, Zombie Robert Casey forced his son to endorse Barack Obama! It’s nice they’re at least listening to a dead man besides Jesus for once. Glad to see the elder Casey was bitter until his death, too.
Analysis: Casey’s Endorsement of Obama Has Deep Roots [KYW 1060]
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dmac | 2:19 PM | 3 Comments
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Mar
27
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New Jersey’s fun time buckle-up governor, Jon Corzine, could be recalled this November, reports KYW 1060.
Of course, the radio station also reports that no one is really worried about this recall movement, and with good reason. The petition was filed by “[f]ormer Glen Ridge mayor Carl Bergmanson, along with his son and a cousin.” Whoo, a whole family wants to recall Big Jon! Of course, nowadays ballot petitions are usually million-dollar jobs for New York City guys in suits, but maybe they’ll get lucky and get the 1.2 million signatures by the end of June a recall petition would need to get on the ballot.
Plus, his last petition didn’t go so well: Bergmanson also started a drive to get Pluto reinstated as a planet. Keep on fighting the good fight, Mr. ex-Glen Ridge Mayor!
Push Underway to Give Gov. Corzine the Boot [KYW 1060]
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dmac | 3:58 PM | 252 Comments
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Feb
22
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So apparently the Bulletin’s new offices aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Phone lines are down, staffers were told to pack up their stuff in boxes. Apparently, the paper’s been evicted from its offices, say mysterious sources.
Let’s try this again, since I phrased things not even close: Word out of 1518 Walnut Street is that staffers of The Bulletin were handed boxes and told to pack their things, as the paper had been evicted. The place wasn’t supposed to move to its new offices a few doors down at 1500 Walnut Street ’til May 15 March 1.
Say Mysterious Sources.
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dmac | 2:04 PM | 5 Comments
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May
19
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Ahh, yes, the glory of capitalism. A giant ad for Dunkin’ Donuts on the SEPTA building at 1234 Market St. — “America Runs on Dunkin’”, apparently. SEPTA probably got paid a pretty penny for it, since it’s so enormous and it’s across from the Convention Center.
Unfortunately, it’s apparently illegal, according to blogger The 14th Windiest State:
In fact, I just heard from someone who recently was at a meeting with some SEPTA folks and asked one of them, “How did you get away with it?”
The answer? “Dunkin Donuts is paying us a lot of money for it!”
When informed that putting an ad like that up is, in fact, illegal, the response was, “It is?” So they researched this quite a bit.
Apparently SEPTA is being fined $100/day until they take it down, or even bother applying for zoning permits to keep the thing up. I’m sure that they are being paid much more than $700 a week to have it up there, though.
All in all, it’s a good deal for SEPTA. The cost of the ad is most certainly greater than the cost of the fines, and SEPTA doesn’t have to worry about applying for zoning permits. This would be a great scheme, if in fact SEPTA had thought of it. The wonderful transit authority simply lucked into this situation, especially if their permit would have been denied.
Oh, yes, and naturally: There’s no Dunkin’ Donuts in that building. The closest ones are across the street.
This is an eatin’ town [The 14th Windiest State]
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dmac | 1:47 PM | 8 Comments
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