Police
Below you will find the text of a letter from Mayor Kenney to Philadelphians, concerning city plans for what happens after the Derek Chauvin verdict is announced. That letter preceded by a weepy, wokey statement sprinkled with his sweet confection of white guilt. “Systemic racism” and inequity are endlessly repeated,
Jim Kenney
Mayor Kenney is losing it. A sad announcement mourning a life lost was turned into progressive parody by the mayor’s office. Here’s the first paragraph with my edits: “Once again our city has been rocked by senseless gun violence. Tonight, we tragically lost a 15-year-old who had their
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I am the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. I turned 100 years old in 2018. The city celebrated. Now the City Hall clown car wants to “improve” me. If there is a God in heaven, help me! French landscape architect Jacques Greber designed me to emulate the grand Champs-Elysees in Paris. He
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This probably will make my former colleague Helen Ubinas mad at me. But the Inquirer columnist has been mad at me, or my opinions, before. Two things we share — our Bronx birthplace and our love of dogs. That’s about it. We disagree that she is a liberal. I once
Racism
Let’s agree there’s more than one way to skin a cat, but no one should want to skin a cat. Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping used to say he didn’t care what color a cat was, as long at it caught mice. Curiously — because cats are curious — this
Jim Kenney
For the past couple of years, as we sailed into October, I noticed the city put out a notice that City Hall would be closed on the second Monday, for “a holiday.” It did not mention the name of the holiday. Sssssh. Columbus Day. Mayor Kenney now has abandoned flying
Police
In a harsh assessment of the city’s actions last spring during the George Floyd protests, City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart correctly lays the blame at the feet of Mayor Jim Kenney, but gets it partially wrong on the use of police force. The force mentioned by the report says tear
Politics
This is the kind of person he is. When running for reelection in 2019, Mayor Jim Kenney refused to debate Republican candidate Billy Ciangalini, basically sticking his thumb in the eye of critics who said he owed the concept of democracy a little show. In a city that hasn’t
Mummers
As I predicted months ago, when the city decreed no Mummers Parade/New Year’s Parade on January 1, our fine feathered (and sequined) friends would not take this lying down. The “management” of the parade — meaning the heads of the five divisions — have capitulated, for reasons I will explain.
Coronavirus
What does Philadelphia have for you this holiday season? A second lockdown that it will not call a lockdown. Clampdown, maybe? And this is happening precisely when public health officials are agreeing that lockdowns are not especially effective. What? At a Monday news conference, a grim Mayor Jim Kenney cited
Jim Kenney
Hey, remember when the city gave the homeless encampment on the Parkway until July 17 to leave? Seems like months ago. It was months ago. Today’s question is this: Is the standoff on the Parkway comedy turning into tragedy, or tragedy becoming comedy? Mayor Jim Kenney is in the
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney could re-elect Donald J. Trump. That seems incredibly far-fetched, but some Democrats think it is possible, even while violently hating the idea. Here’s how the theory goes: Pennsylvania is a purple state, largely conservative except for Greater Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and State College. To win, a statewide candidate