Politics
Michael Nutter Is Hungry
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Chris Christie Was at the Phillies Game on Sunday Night and Knew About bin Laden’s Death 90 Minutes Early
Avid Mets fan and N.J. guv Chris Christie was in attendance at Sunday’s game against the Phillies when the crowds starting chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A!” in […]
Bin Laden’s Death And Waterboarding: Hand In Hand
To say the killing of Osama bin Laden created a patriotic euphoria in the United States would be a gross understatement, as the sense that […]
We Blew It With Bin Laden’s Burial
Sports fans are people too, so it came as no surprise to me that my 97.5 FM The Fanatic show on Monday was filled with […]
Game On: Philly Primary Battle Getting Dirty
Philadelphia City Council candidate Danny Savage just sent out a press release claiming that Quetcy Lozada, chief-of-staff for Maria Quinones-Sanchez (his opponent), was in the […]
Anna Verna Cannot Retire Soon Enough
Anna Verna has SUCH a hard job. The City Council president is saying there can’t possibly be DROP hearings anytime soon, noting that, “I’m getting […]
NJ Won’t Have Carl Lewis To Kick Around
So the guy owned a pad in Pacific Palisades and Jersey wasn’t his primary residence. Can you blame him? He’s an Olympic athlete! Somewhere Michael […]
Former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey Denied Priesthood for “Being a Jackass”
Former New Jersey Jim McGreevey—who came out amidst scandal and eventually stepped down from office in 2004—has been denied his bid to join the priesthood […]
Why Reparations Are Necessary
America recently marked the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which ended slavery. Now it’s time to finally acknowledge—and concede—reparations, which would begin to end […]
John Street on City Council … Again?
When the Scoop heard that John Street had changed his party affiliation, he assumed the former mayor was considering a run against Michael Nutter. Turns […]
Patrick Murphy Launches AG Bid
Former paratrooper, congressman, and current Fox Rothschild partner Patrick Murphy has announced his campaign to become Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official. Sure, he may have […]
Tom Knox Has Our Backs
If Milton Street somehow beats Michael Nutter in next month’s primary, we’re not totally screwed. Late last week, Tom Knox switched his party affiliation from […]
Mayoral Candidate Spoofs Seducing Gadhafi to Philly
John Featherman has a new campaign video depicting a woman from the “Dictator Relocation Program” recruiting Moammar Gadhafi to live (and perhaps work!) in Philadelphia, […]
Ladies, Social Conservatives Don’t Want You to Have Any More Sex
A well-played op-ed column ran in Wednesday’s New York Times in which Gail Collins smartly picked apart the anti-Planned Parenthood front’s “logic” (or, more accurately, […]
Santorum Maybe-Could-Might Announce Something Tonight
According to Politico, Santorum supporters might want to break out the chips and dip and watch Greta Van Susteren on Fox tonight. Santorum will be […]