Politics
Will Rogers famously remarked, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” Perhaps said in jest, but perhaps true today. NonDemocrat Kendra Brooks (left) got Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro’s endorsement One sign of an organized political party is its ability to maintain discipline
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Here’s a small lesson in massaging the press and the public. Democratic candidate Cherelle Parker tries to pull a fast one. (Photo: Billy Penn) I gave credit yesterday to the Inquirer for smoking out Cherelle Parker, the Democratic candidate for mayor who had been ducking demands that she debate
Politics
I have to give credit to Philadelphia’s favorite only broadsheet, the Philadelphia Inquirer, for calling in a Tuesday editorial for Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker to debate Republican David Oh. David Oh will get to debate Cherelle Parker. (Photo: Billy Penn) Within hours, Parker, who had been dodging demands
Politics
Here’s where I give a former colleague credit for joining me in asking hard, appropriate questions about Democratic Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker. In the Philadelphia Inquirer, columnist Helen Ubinas, a traditional liberal, bravely writes that Parker has a history of opaqueness — not transparency — and a habit of ducking questions
Journalism
Sorry, Cherelle, “pissed and angry” won’t cut it. Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker has a mess. (Photo: The Daily Pennsylvanian) That was what Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker said when the Inquirer revealed emails from her campaign staffers that belittled and were dismissive of reporters. Her staffers made an
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There is a path to victory, Republican mayoral candidate David Oh was explaining to about 100 supporters at a fund-raiser Tuesday night in the stately Lincolncentric Union League on Broad Street. David Oh (left) joined by supporters Marina Kats, Tom Caramanico, Matt Wolfe The road will be as long and
Racism
District Attorney Larry Krasner, my least favorite elected official, piggybacking on Juneteenth, issued a report saying that Philadelphia’s justice system has a disproportionate impact on Black people, and that impact is negative. The report, “Racial Injustice Report: Disparities in Philadelphia’s Courts from 2015 to 2022,” studied more than
Culture
When a “first” is achieved, it is a genuine Big Deal. First man Person on the Moon. (Neil Armstrong.) First Woman to Receive a Nobel Prize. (Marie Skłodowska Curie.) What do Cherelle Parker and David Oh have in common? First Black Player in Major League Baseball. (Jackie Robinson.) First Person
Politics
The progressive wave that had been sweeping big cities across America hit a sea wall in dear old Philadelphia. Democrat Cherelle Parker is likely to be Philadellphia’s 100th mayor It is with relief and gratitude that I can say Cherelle Parker will be the 100th mayor of Philadelphia, and
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I don’t recall a mayoral election in which I was undecided just days before Election Day. Can this Rebecca Rhynhart (left) beat that Helen Gym (right)? I usually vote for the person I like best, irrespective of their “electability” or political party. Not this year. This year we have
Helen Gym
Helen Gym “doesn’t play nice in the sandbox.” -- Progressive former Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez. ---- And Sanchez is a friend of Gym’s (but she endorsed Cherelle Parker for mayor). Helen Gym with her favorite fashion accessory (Photo: Philadelphia Inquirer) Another progressive admirer is Larry Platt, headman at
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Well, wasn’t that anti-climatic? I mean Friday’s Committee of 70 poll that seemed to show a five-way tie for mayor, with the three women candidates in the lead. (Unlike some, I can define “woman.” And each of the three is a mother, not a “birthing parent.”) Anyway. . . The