Immigrants Finally Talking About Georgia

Hey, members of Philadelphia’s Russian community — previously afraid to speak out, apparently — is finally getting it together. They held a protest yesterday at Independence Mall, and KYW 1060 recaps a bunch of protest quotes:

• “Hospitals are swamped, they’re flooded with people. That’s what we need right now. We need to reconstruct, rebuild and get Russia out.”
• “In Ossetia in Tskinvali they’re still burning the houses down completely!”
• “They do not care about any standards of normal society!”
• “There are people calling in radio stations saying they’re hiding in the basements!”
• “There’s killing killing and killing! Killing and blood is their weapon! That’s the only thing!”
• “We just want to live in a normal, democratic world! That’s what we want! We do not want to live in the jungle.”

See, that’s a better description of this war than you’ll get from a TV news report, and it’s done by people at Independence Mall. Let’s hope Vladmir Putin — clearly, listening to KYW 1060 on his drive home — didn’t recognize any of those voices.

Pro-Georgia Rally on Independence Mall [KYW 1060]

Ron Paul Supporters Have New Place To Yell

It’s only been a few days since Ron Paul supporters tried to ruin a woman’s life, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t track future Paultardian threats to our way of life. Presidential candidate/King of the Internet Ron Paul, as you may know, is best known for his band of supporters who will literally rip out your intestines if you don’t vote for him. Now they have a new place to congregate!

The Friends of Independence Park have just installed the “People’s Plaza” at Independence Hall. The concrete slab is supposed to be a place for protesting, which is what this nation was founded on but is now looked down upon. The Friends, apparently, are for protesting, and so they raised funds to make a place where people could yell at the world while standing on the first amendment carved into the ground.

This Saturday’s anti-war protest will be the first event at the granite and marble slab, according to the radio. The protesters also had to get a permit for the event, which is just what the First Amendment requires. Ron Paul for king!

‘People’s Plaza’ Opens On Independence Mall [CBS 3]

Blogicized: Special All Female Edition

• There’s nothing to get a husband excited like an engorged tick on a Boston terrier. Yum. [TinaPoPo]

• The question had to be asked: If we were all in space, would people who lost their legs now have a level playing field? Please consult old episodes of Futurama for the answer. [Starting a Landslide in My Ego]

• Here’s an alternate view from Inky architecture critic Inga Saffron on the demolition of the old Liberty Bell Pavilion. [Changing Skyline]

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