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Southport Decision Will Affect Number of Port Jobs Created The Pennsylvania Regional Port Authority is about to choose from six proposals to develop the Southport Marine Terminal. This will decide the outcome of the largest Philadelphia port development
in decades. An unusual coalition of labor and environmentalists has formed around the proposed development of Southport, brought together by the fear that good jobs and public
health might be sacrificed in favor of energy-corporation proposals. Local 1291 of the International Longshoreman’s Association and Green Justice Philly, a coalition of 25 envi-
ronmental groups, are working together to make sure the city’s working population is aware of the effects of the choice being made. The final decision could mean upwards of 3,700 jobs
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Green Justice Philly Seeks Container Jobs at Southport by Rabbi Mordechai Liebling Steering Committee Green Justice Philly Green Justice Philly is a diverse and growing coalition committed to building a healthy, sustainable and economically just Philadelphia region. We work together to oppose the dirty fossil fuel industry that puts our neighborhoods at risk and makes our citizens sick, and cannot contribute to our long-term prosperity. We are fighting for Philadelphia to grow a sustainable economic future. The Green Justice Philly Coalition calls on the mayor’s administration to develop the next generation of the Greenworks plan that looks at the
new green economy in Philadelphia to transition us off of fossil fuels and into a stable, expanding economy that: Creates a growing number of sustainable, living-wage green jobs for the 21st century; provides a just transition for workers in fossil-fuel-related industries; expands and increases safety and accessibility of mass transit for all populations; invests in community-owned renewable energy; encourages widespread, community-based urban agriculture on a large scale, with special attention to food-insecure neighborhoods and to repurposing abandoned and tax-delinquent properties; supports clean air and water and healthy communities; weath-
erizes and retrofits all of Philadelphia’s buildings so that they meet the highest of energy efficiency standards; addresses the climate crisis and our economic crisis by making an economy that works for all Philadelphians through a viable job growth program, particularly those who have been excluded from our current corporate-run economy, and decreases carbon and methane emissions, and the toxic air and water. In addition, we demand that any corporation that has shown blatant disregard for communities’ health and safety should not be allowed to expand their harmful operations. That is why we are calling for City Council to pass a law blocking corporate actors with a history
of violations from getting new permits. The steering committee is: Clean Air Council, Food & Water Watch, Delaware Keeper Network and the Philadelphia chapter of Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light. We are demanding the criteria for selecting the proposals to build Southport be based on good jobs and public health. The health and safety of the people of Philadelphia, particularly in the neighborhoods near the refinery and port, cannot be sacrificed for the sake of profit of the fossilfuel industry. We support the ILA local in their demand for a project that will bring them good jobs.
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will be created – or as few as 590, according to Gov. Tom Wolf, depending on which of six proposals are under consideration. In 2015, the City of Philadelphia published an economic report on Southport that considered the anticipated uses for the marine terminal. The analysis found “a container terminal is by far the most job-intensive use of Southport’s acreage.” Specifically, a full investment in container shipping will create 8,100 direct jobs. In comparison, a partial investment in fossil-fuel infrastructure would create an estimated 120 jobs and a partial investment in an auto facility would create an estimated 675 jobs. The PRPA was created with the mandate to bring good jobs into the port. Wolf has all but promised there will be a container terminal. Mayor Jim Kenney said he is in favor of it. And yet, the partnership of the union group and Green Justice Philly fear the decision may go to one of the energy proposals. They charge if the PRPA chooses oil and gas infrastructure, it will add to the air pollution in Philadelphia. They claim one in four children has asthma and the oil industry is the main source of toxins in the air. The Board of the PRPA is scheduled to make its decision this fall. Since the governor appoints a majority of its members, the coalition is working to make sure he honors his promise to develop a container terminal at Southport. According to Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, who is on the faculty of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote, and on the Steering Committee of Green Justice Philly, “The longshoremen and the environmentalists are united in their effort to work for good jobs and good public health.”
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COUNCILMAN David Oh traveled to South Korea to meet with Dong-kee Park, president of Lotte World Adventure, operator of the world’s largest indoor amusement park. Oh promoted our city as a potential site.
HON. Won Yoo-Chul, member of the Korean National Assembly and Floor Leader of the Saenuri Party. He heard from Oh why diplomatic, cultural and international business opportunities between Phila. and Korea should be pursued.
OH met with the Secretary General and staff of the Independence Hall of Korea to continue working on preparations for the 100th anniversary of Korea’s declaration of independence movement, which occurred in Phila. in 1919. Events are being planned for 2019 in Phila.
OH met with the CEO of Naver, a dynamic technology company which Forbes listed as the 13th-most innovative company in the world in 2016, in Seoul. The two discussed potential business opportunities in Phila.
COUNCILMAN David Oh visited Miyang Public School in Seoul to meet with school administrators and members of the Seoul Metropolitan School District. Oh has introduced an education-reform bill in Phila. aimed to make public schools more equitable, as they are in South Korea.
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by Joe Shaheeli Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump must know Philadelphia has been a wasteland for GOP presidential candidates for over 60 years now. More so, especially since Congressman Bob Brady (DPhila.) took over the reins as chairman of the city’s Democratic Party. Party registrations favor Democrats a bit over 7 to 1. So why is Trump coming here? And, to boot, doing what no politician in his right mind would have done, he criticized the way Philadelphia is being managed. He charged the city is plagued by crime and poverty and is on the decline. That wouldn’t endear him to much of our citizenship. Trump’s criticism brought immediate response from Chairman Brady, who blasted Trump for his insults and his stereotyped efforts to divide our State Rep.
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of GOP minority. He found new vibrancy in the local GOP leadership. Odds are he will come back at least one more time, hoping by his appearances to whittle down the hefty majority Hillary is expected to get through the efforts of Brady and the Democratic City Committee. The Republican City Committee is hoping for a surge of Trump voters in parts of Northeast and South Philadelphia. His presence reportedly has been well received by many of the old Rizzocrats, who are still registered as Democrats; their voting Republican this time could have an impact. Old news now is the latest CNN poll, which shows Trump leading Clinton by two percentage points with the popular vote. Both are under 50%, with Libertarian and Green Party votes making up the remaining percentage points.
Eyeing numbers like these, Trump must be seeking the state’s electoral vote and sees a chance to tip Pennsylvania in his favor. The most recent Monmouth University poll shows Clinton leading Trump among likely voters in Pennsylvania by 8 points, 48-40%. Of course, Hillary will need to personally thank Brady, who some believe has cloned himself, since he manages to rally the troops for every Democratic candidate at scores of functions. That was very evident this week during his rallying speech at the Labor Day Parade and the day after, with a Katie McGinty rally at Sheet Metal Workers Hall. While other Congress members are traveling leisurely in their districts, Bob continues to be a dominant figure in this presidential campaign, making sure the party machinery is geared to get out the vote.
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Trump may have banked on the fact his appearance will draw protestors, getting him more news coverage. He was right. Instead of letting him come and go while ignoring his presence, protestors ensured his presence here became very newsy on television and print media reports. They unwittingly got him time and space he could not have gotten had they simply skipped his visit. Polls continue to show African American voters are very loyal to the Democratic Party and particularly to Clinton. Still, Trump continues to snip away at that group, arguing their core interests have been ill-served by establishment Democrats.
Is Katie McGinty Growing Coattails? If Pennsylvania goes Democrat in the Presidential election this November, Hillary Clinton will need to thank Congressman Bob Brady and Democratic US senatorial candidate Katie McGinty for getting the turn-out-to-vote message that produced the victory. McGinty has been bouncing from event to event in the last
two weeks in close succession to make a believer out of any campaign manager. She’s gotten the extra battery juice from recent polls which show she has moved ahead of US Sen. Past Toomey (R-Pa.) in the polls. The Monmouth Poll mentioned above also found her leading Toomey by a margin of 45-41%. Her ads on television continue to disappoint, as a poll of campaign managers indicates similar concerns. That concern is the fact most television watchers glance away when commercials start and turn back maybe to view the message. What they see are picture after picture of Toomey. She’s been warned. These ads are confusing at best.
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An overwhelming majority of the members of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Council 13 voted to ratify a new threeyear contract with the State, bringing labor peace to the Wolf administration. AFSCME represents the majority (about 30,000) of the State’s 45,000 unionized employees. That contract is expected to have a net cost of around $279 million during its three-year term, according to information supplied last
Newly installed Attorney General Bruce Beemer has fired two top aides to former AG Kathleen Kane. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Beemer fired Patrick Reese, Kane’s former bodyguard and driver, and Jonathan Duecker, her chief of staff. The OAG said it would not have any further comment on the issue since it’s a personnel matter. Reese remained employed at the OAG despite being convicted of contempt of court in December for spying on other employees. Duecker was promoted by Kane despite two sexual-harassment claims filed against him.
Uber provided more than 20,000 trips after a complaint was filed by the Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement, and an additional 42,000 trips after a cease-and-desist order had been issued. In May, following the PUC decision to fine Uber, Gov. Wolf and Pittsburgh-area officials asked the agency to reduce the fine. “I am disappointed by the Public Utility Commission’s affirmation of their record fine against Uber,” Wolf said in a state-
ment. “In addition to providing jobs throughout the commonwealth, ride-sharing services like Uber are helping to make communities safer and more accessible. We should be supporting emerging companies investing in Pennsylvania like Uber is in Pittsburgh with its center for advanced technology research – not putting those investments in danger.” But Chairwoman Gladys Brown and Vice-Chairman Andrew Place said the fine is large because of the number of
violations. “We do not take lightly the fact that the civil penalty imposed in this case is the largest in this commission’s history,” Brown and Place said in a joint statement. “However, the reason the penalty is so large is because we were faced with an unprecedented number of violations committed by Uber.” Robert Powelson, the dissenting vote, said the fine was “inappropriate and inconsistent with Commission precedent.”
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week by Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration. The Fiscal Office will also produce a cost analysis of the contract. A similar contract is being considered by the Services Employees International Union Local 668 and should soon be approved.
PUC Proves PPA Right, Upholding Uber Fine The Public Utility Commission voted 4-1 to uphold an unprecedented $11.4-million fine against Uber for operating
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DEMOCRATIC leaders are all smiles as senatorial hopeful Katie McGinty’s poll numbers show her leading her opponent. From left are former State Rep. Frank Oliver, Congressman Bob Brady, Ward Leader Rondal Couser and US Sen. Bob Casey.
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Sep. 8- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts quarterly Business Breakfast Mtg. at Enterprise Ctr., 4548 Market St., 9 a.m. Sep. 8- 7th Dist. congressional candidate Mary Ellen Balchunis is hosted by Marjorie Margolies, Marcel Groen, Joe Foster, Val Arkoosh and others at 346 Lancaster Ave., #610, Wynnewood, Pa., 6-8 p.m. RSVP: Marlene Richmond (484) 844-9055. Sep. 9- Birthday & Dance Party for Councilwoman Cherelle L. Parker at Temptations Banquet Ha., 2318-20 W Chelten Ave., 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Tickets $25. Sep. 9- 59th Birthday Fundraiser for Sheriff Jewell Williams is held at The View, 800 N. Broad St., 8:30 p.m.
Donations $100, Gold $2,500, Silver $1,500, Bronze $500. Checks payable to “Citizens for Jewell Williams,” 2343 N. Smedley St., Phila., PA 19132. Sep. 10- Sheet Metal Workers host membership picnic at Clementon L. Pk., N.J, for members and their families, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sep. 10- State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, Councilwoman Cindy Bass & others host Community Fair at Olney Rec Ctr., Front & Champlost Sts., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Food, moonbounce, facepainting, voter registration, jobs, community services, marketplace. For info: Lori Gray (267) 602-8925 Sep. 10- Councilman Derek Green hosts “A Starry Night at the Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Ave., 7-10 p.m. Tickets $50. Checks payable to “The Green Fund,”” P.O. Box 4984, Phila., PA 19119 on online www.dereksgreen.com/contribute. RSVP: Kelly Bauer kbauer1122@gmail.com or (610) 217-3751.
Sep. 10- Historic Union Baptist Ch. celebrates 184th year with Gospel Rama & Dinner at 1910 Fitzwater St., featuring gospel talent from Virginia and Phila., Dinner 3 p.m., Gospel performance 4 p.m. Tickets $20. 1910 Fitzwater St. For info: (215) 735-7273 or (267) 858-4358. Sep. 11- Grands as Parents hosts Luncheon marking 21st year at the View, 800 N. Broad St., 2-6 p.m. Guest speaker State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams. For info and tickets: Eileen Brown (215) 236-5848. Sep. 13- New S. Philly GOP hosts first Meet & Greet at S. Philly Bar & Grill, 1235 E. Passyunk Ave., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Food & drink specials. Sep. 14- Philly GOP hosts Happy Hour at Paddy Whacks Pub, 2nd & South Sts., 6 p.m. Sep. 14- Reception is hosted for State Rep candidate Jim Pio at 1907 Spruce St., 6:308:30 p.m. Sep. 15- State Rep. Pam
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A bipartisan duo, State Rep. David Parker (R-Monroe) and State Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh), have taken up the cause of combatting rampant gerrymandering, an ill that infects most national and state elections and is crippling American governance at many levels. They have introduced companion bills, HB 1835 and SB 484, to remove the legislative redistricting that takes place after every US census from the hands of the legislature that is affected. A nonpartisan body would handle this task instead, with specific rules to ward off finagles for political advantage. Gerrymandering is a time-tested American political custom. It aims to influence elections by tinkering with the partisan balance of an election district, so that one party’s influence is overwhelming and the minority has no chance of selling a middle-of-the-road alternative. But this stinks like never before in the 21st century, thanks to modern advances in computerized data-crunching. In 2016, machines can draw lines around preferred voter blocks with a mathematical precision unknown to Elbridge Gerry, the 18thcentury Massachusetts politico – and namesake of the term – who had his district drawn to re-elect him. (It didn’t; he lost the next election, although he later became James Madison’s vice president.) Today’s Gerrys come much-better armed, and can draw lines that ignore geographical and political communities to achieve a virtual lockdown on political power for a decade. That’s not good for the USA in general, or for Pennsylvania in particular. When elected officials are empowered to draw the districts that will get them re-elected, then they – not their voters – are in control of their own election. It’s time to ditch this practice. Nay, bury it at a crossroads at midnight with a stake through its heart. Nothing good can ever come of gerrymandering. It has long been a cancer on the body politic – but a benign skin cancer that won’t kill you right away, if ever. Today, gerrymandering has metastasized to the point that it is crippling our democracy. It spawns hacks who do not know how to deal productively with other viewpoints, because they never need to reach out to opposing votes as they pursue their agendas. But at this juncture in American government – in Philadelphia, in Harrisburg and in Washington – we need people of various views who can work together to solve problems that face all of us. In order to elect such representatives, we need districts that reflect a balance of views among all Americans. Legislators who live in swing districts have a powerful incentive to listen to all Americans. So we have a powerful incentive to create more swing districts. They can only help Pennsylvania move forward. We’re all for Parker’s and Boscola’s legislation. The General Assembly will definitely have to fine-tune this measure and it may take more than a single term to get passed. But this is the only healthy way forward for democracy in our time. The time when legislators are allowed to design their own seats must come to an end.
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CITY COMMISSIONER Lisa Deeley and Councilman Bob Henon pair up for this photo at Labor Day parade.
BACK home for Parade is International VP Joe Sellers, right, welcomed by Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Secretary Tom Klingenberg.
CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady told a massive union audience attending the Labor Day Parade how important their participation will be in getting out the Democratic presidential vote, as John Greer looks on.
POPULAR threesome at parade were Controller Alan Butkovitz, Commissioner Lisa Deeley and Sheriff Jewell Williams.
DEVELOPER Charles Hannah is flanked by State Rep. Lynwood Savage and Councilman Derek Green.
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jections to predict how much money will be coming in each year through 2044 — a combination that could spell disaster. “Act 44 requires the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to pay $450 million per year to PennDOT through 2022,” DePasquale explained. DePasquale first highlighted the problems with the $450 million Act 44 payments in a special report in June 2013, and the legislature took action by passing Act 89 of 2013, which decreased the payments to $50 million beginning in 2023. “I supported the bipartisan transportation funding reform that became Act 89 because, in addition to improving the state’s infrastructure, it increased oversight of the turnpike’s financial situation,” DePasquale said. “That extra oversight and fiscal monitoring will help create the awareness needed to address the problem before we reach the next transportation funding cliff in 2023. “In seven years, there’s going to be a $400 million gap in the amount of money PennDOT receives to support public transit agencies in cities and smaller communities across the state,” DePasquale continued. “If the General Assembly doesn’t begin to act now to come up
BROWN’S Super Stores, operator of ShopRite supermarkets, celebrated the ground-breaking of its second FreshGrocer-store concept in Phila., at 4160 Monument Road. From left, Rabbi Eiseman, Harold Epps, Rev. Bonnie Camarda, Thomas Romeo, Councilman Curtis Jones, Pastor Reggie Johnson, Pastor Samuel Peterson, State Sen. Vincent Hughes, Gail Young, Jeff Brown, State Rep. Dwight Evans Photo by Leona G. Dixon and Sandy Brown.
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with a plan to make up for the shortfall, the residents who rely on public transit agencies will be faced with severe service cuts — which could result in unaffordable fare hikes.” For the turnpike commission to be able to make its Act 44 and 89 payments, it must increase toll rates every year, and even that may not be enough. The commission is basing its financial plan on some alarming projections from an outside consultant. The plan for the turnpike’s financial future relies on a projection calling for a 215% increase in toll revenue between 2015 and 2035 and a 44% increase in traffic volume through 2044. However, traffic volume has remained relatively flat over the last decade. “In short, this means the turnpike must continue to raise rates every year and it must increase the number of vehicles that use the roadway by historic levels,” DePasquale said. “As Vice President Joe Biden might say, that’s a bunch of malarkey. There’s no way more people are going to use the turnpike and pay more and more money to do it.” DePasquale urged the General Assembly to begin taking action immediately. “There are only three legislative sessions left to deal with this issue before it hits, and hits hard,” DePasquale said. “These haphazard funding gimmicks are going to collapse and leave the turnpike and people who rely on public transit systems across the state in a world of hurt if the General Assembly doesn’t act soon to find a longterm, sustainable solution. “The reduction of Act 44 payments in 2022 might be the light at the end of a dark tunnel for the Turnpike Commission, but it could mean dark days for people in communities of all sizes who rely on public transit agencies,” he said, noting many public-transit agencies receive about half their operat-
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says an audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shows the commission is on potentially unstable financial ground that could have serious repercussions on the state’s entire transportation system if the General Assembly doesn’t act soon. The latest performance audit of the turnpike, which covered fiscal years 2014 to 2016, found toll violations are increasing, causing the Turnpike Commission to write off $12 million to $20 million per year. The audit also notes that failing to meet the commission’s unrealistic traffic and revenue projections could contribute to a financial and statewide transportation crisis in the next seven years. “The turnpike is relying on unrealistic revenue-growth projections that should be setting off alarms now and in the near future,” DePasquale said. “On a positive note, our audit found the commission is following its procurement rules when it comes to awarding contracts and that the turnpike commission is managing its current financial situation.” The audit found that the turnpike commission is carrying a heavy debt load and is using highly optimistic consultant pro-
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY Seth Williams chats here with Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Michael Youngblood and Congressman and Democratic Party Chair Bob Brady.
TALKING over agenda for Parade and Family Fest were Parade Marshal John Greer, Eastern International AFL-CIO VP Tefere Gebre and Sheriff Jewell Williams.
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LOCAL 19 Sheet Metal Workers Banner proudly carried by members, is seen leading over 350 of its rank-and-file members in the annual Labor Day Parade.
COMMONWEALTH Of PA BOARD OF PARDONS The following application(s) of the person(s) convicted in Philadelphia County will be heard by the Board of Pardons at its regular session in the Supreme Court Courtroom, Room 437, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA. Thursday, September 15, 2016 – Convening at 1:00 P.M. Keith Baker Theft By Unlawful Taking, Receiving Stolen Property Augustine Carter, Jr. Theft By Unlawful Taking, Robbery, Criminal Conspiracy, Simple Assault Leonard M. Chest Simple Assault, Possessing Instruments of Crime, Recklessly Endangering Another Person Shawn A. Conran Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Failure to Prevent Catastrophe, Terroristic Threats Harris L. Corbett, Jr. Criminal Conspiracy, Theft By Unlawful Taking, Receiving Stolen Property Michael R. Deery Possession With Intent to Deliver, Possession of a Controlled Substance William M. Franz Criminal Conspiracy, Robbery Kiya S. Hailey Possession With Intent to Deliver Bridget J. Henry Resisting Arrest Carmine F. Horvath Criminal Conspiracy, Bribery (2 cts), Obstruct Administration of Law or Government Function, Escape Kaleem M. Hunter Possession of a Controlled Substance Cynthia Jainlett Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Possessing Instruments of Crime, Terroristic Threats Donald E. Jones Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Possessing Instruments of Crime Patrick J. Nowicki Receiving Stolen Property Joy C. Perry Simple Assault Nacole Shaw Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession With Intent to Deliver, Criminal Conspiracy Marvin L. Smith Simple Assault, Possessing Instruments of Crime Kashia L. Strickland Violation of Public Assistance Act
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Friday, September 16, 2016 – Convening at 1:00 P.M. Raymond L. Jordan Murder II SCI-Rockview
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CITY COUNCIL President Darrell SHARING a moment with Mayor Jim Kenney, right, LABORERS’ Ken Washington, recording sec- Clarke is joined by State Rep. Donna Bul- MARCHING with a big smile at the were State Rep. Joanna McClinton, Councilwoman retary for Phila. AFL-CIO Council, shares a lock as they take their place in the line of Labor Day parade turnout ismoment with President Pat Eiding and Jim march at the annual Labor Day Parade. Vanessa Fields, left, DC 47 VP. Jannie Blackwell and Congressman Bob Brady. Photo by John J. Kline Cawley. Photo by Joe Stivala Photo by Wendell Douglas Photo by Joe Stivala
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SHARING this photo were former Mayor’s Commission on Afro-Caribbean Commission Chair Stanley Straughter, Congressman Bob JIM Harrity, Penna. Senate candidate Sharif Street Brady, judicial candidate Carmella Jacquinto and Ward Leader Donna Aument are seen with LDC and Brady’s Chief of Staff Thomas Blackwell. marchers. Photo by Joe Stivala
WARD Leader and organizer of Operating Engineers Lou Agre Local 542 met up with Henry Nicholas, leader of 1199C Hospital Workers. Photo by Joe Stivala
THIS powerhouse of candidates and elected officials showed tight relationship between labor and Democrats. From left are Sharif Street, State Rep. Dwight Evans, Bill Rubin, Jim Harrity, Controller Alan Butkovitz, State Rep. Steve Santarsiero and Sheriff Jewell Photo by John J. Kline Williams.
Sam Staten, Jr., leader of SEEN at Labor Day Union LDC Local 332, shares a Family Festival at Penn’s Landmoment with his congresing were Gary Masino, Jr., sional candidate Dwight campaign manager for Matt Darragh, 170th legislative can- AFL-CIO Leader Pat Eiding Evans. Laborers are a didate; Darragh; and congres- shares a moment with Build- major force in Democratic sional candidate Dwight Evans. ing Trades President John victories in local and state elections. Photo by Joe Stivala Photo by Joe Stivala Dougherty. Photo by Joe Stivala SHEET METAL WORKERS Business Mgr. Gary Masino is seen here with his family and Helen Brown. He introduced his new puppy, Patch. Patch was one of many dogs who marched with their BILL RUBIN, City Controller community masters. Masino’s Local affairs director; Dr. Cindy Balchunis, con19 hosts start of Labor gressional candidate; Senate candidate Day Parade each year on Sharif Street; and Marissa Brumbach, Esq. its spacious grounds. judicial candidate, made up this foursome. Photo by Joe Stivala
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STATE REP. Mike Driscoll shares this photo with United Way President/former Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley, Jim Jenkins of Stagehands Local 8, Phila AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding, David Krain of AFSCME DC 47, and a CWA member.
JIM JENKINS, Knights of Columbus member and firefighter, wishes Omar Sabir, Senate aide, well on his political career. Photo by Joe Stivala
MAYOR Jim Kenney congratulates Marena Aijwya, high-school student, for winning the AFL-CIO poster-design competition.
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STATE REP. Mike Driscoll, left, wishes fellow legislator State Rep. Mark Cohen the best on his retirement. Cohen indicated he will seek a judicial seat. Photo by Joe Stivala
JUDGE Carolyn Nichol, left, enjoyed a chance to meet Dr. Cindy Balchunis.
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LABORERS’ LOCAL 135 Business Mgr. Daniel “Tiger” Woodall, Jr., 3rd from left, with Stanley Sanders, Wesley Hill and Millard Whatley, took time STATE REP. Martina White spent a moment with out for this photo. LDC played a major role in parade STATE SEN. John Sabatina, Jr., right, put on a Postal Workers T-shirt AFL-CIO host Pat Eiding. Photo by Wendell Douglas and joined postal workers in the parade. participation.
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ENJOYING their participation and showing support for labor were Jean Neil, Justice Kevin Dougherty, THIS restored helicopter used in this Vietnam War was rescued ENTERTAINMENT dominated the agenda at the Family John J. Dougherty, Sr. and State Rep. Mike Driscoll. from being junked by Joe Ashdale’s DC 21, whose experts made Fun Fest at Penn’s Landing at the Labor Day Parade’s end. sure the restoration was as authentic as possible. Photo by Joe Stivala Photo by John J. Kline Photo by Joe Stivala
AFL-CIO Administrative Assistant Thelma Clements is seen here giving out instructions to parade aide Holly Thomas of Laborers’ Local 332.
PHILA. AFLCIO President Pat Eiding at microphone calls Parade participants to order.
COUNCILMAN Derek Green joins up with Congressman Bob SUPPORTERS of former Ironworkers’ Local 401 leader Joe Brady and Public Record PubDougherty carried this message held by Karen Brown. lisher David Alpher. STATE REP. Mark Cohen and his Exec. Legislative Assistant Sonja Thomas were witnessing his last Labor Day parade as State Representative.
SHERIFF Jewell Williams in a lighter moment with Congressman Bob Brady, Mayor Jim Kenney and Samuel Staten, Jr., Business Manager for Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 332, at the annual Labor Day Parade.
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PHILA. Federation of Teachers leader Jerry Jordan is congratulated by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and Congressman Bob Brady on the recent PFT victory in State Supreme Court. Photo by Joe Stivala
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Presidential candidate DONALD TRUMP had a roundtable discussion with African American leaders at the Greater Exodus Baptist Church on Broad Street at Fairmount last week. Republican City Committee CHAIRMAN JOE DeFELICE was there, as were GOP Congressional candidates DR. DEBORAH WILLIAMS (PA-1) and JAMES JONES (PA-2). Other local Republicans in attendance included WARD LEADERS CALVIN TUCKER (22nd), LINWOOD HOLLAND (35th) and DAPHNE GOGGINS (16th). US CONGRESSMAN and former US Attorney TOM MARINO (PA – 2) has called for a special prosecutor to look into HILLARY CLINTON’S proven careless and potentially illegal treatment of classified information. Marino stated, “The Dept. of Justice has proven time and again that it cannot act as an unbiased enforcer of the law when it comes to investigating the corrupt Clinton machine. Instead, the Attorney General and the political appointees at the Justice Dept. have acted as a political arm for PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA and his administration.” Marino’s arguments are not without merit. The fact the FBI released politically damaging details of interviews with Clinton on the Friday before a long holiday weekend can be seen as an attempt by Justice to reduce the fallout on Clinton and her former boss. In Friday’s FBI disclosure, it was noted that 13 phone devices and an undetermined number of iPads could not be located by Clinton’s attorneys as re(Cont. Page 20)
by Denise Clay You know who I feel sorry for right now? The Rev. Herb Lusk. After ending his career in the National Football League, (he was a member of your Philadelphia Eagles), Lusk became a minister and is currently the presiding pastor at Greater Exodus Baptist Church in North Philadelphia. Or, as it ended up being on Friday, Trumpland. North Philadelphia was the latest stop on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s “Hey, Black Folks! What Have You Got To Lose?!” tour. While he was actually holding court at The View, a banquet hall that Greater Exodus owns, protestors gathered outside, denouncing Lusk and the church for entertaining the real estate magnate. “This is a sad day,” said Derwin Ridley, a longtime North Philadelphia resident, as he looked at the collection of protestors and police gathered outside The View. “It’s a very sad moment. We know what Trump is about. He’s just here for a photo-op … to take some pictures with some African Americans. I wouldn’t have invited him.” When I told him that Trump wasn’t invited by the church, and that Lusk was not only not present, but not supporting Trump, he reminded me of what my Mom used to tell me when I was about to take a job that seemed a little less than kosher: Not all money is good money. “They didn’t even have to rent the hall!” Ridley said. The tour, which included a stop in Detroit on Saturday (Cont. Page 23)
Yo! Here we go again. It is a Tuesday night as I write this and, as on almost every Tuesday night, I am getting the trash ready for tomorrow’s trash pickup. As I do this routine chore, I realize that I throw away almost as much as I bring home. Welcome to the disposable society. When we were younger, trash day was not a big deal. About one paper supermarket bag full of trash per home per week was all there was and no food waste – garbage, that is. Garbage was not permitted in the trash. Garbage was put into five-gallon metal cans with a lid called, guess what? a garbage can – what a catchy name. The garbage truck picked up the garbage weekly on designated days very early in the morning, for two reasons. There were no traffic problems and no one could complain about being stuck behind the truck. The aroma coming from the truck was, well ... you could just imagine what about a ton of week-old garbage smells like. The garbage was brought to the pig farms that were in New Jersey. These were the “in-sink-er-ators” of our time. We had no other legal way of getting rid of food waste, so our parents planned meals that were almost totally consumed during one meal; and what was left over was usually eaten the next day. By the second serving there was very little left to toss into the garbage can. We saved all our newspapers and magazines, which we periodically took to the junk dealer. He gave us about a penny a pound for them. It took a lot of newsprint to earn a dollar. We got our milk in glass bottles, which had to be returned to the milkman or to the store where it was bought. Cookies were packed in wax paper bags, not the packages of today – you know, those plastic trays wrapped in plastic film that Willie Sutton, the bank robber, could not break into. Meat was bought as needed – one slice of steak, ½ lb. of ground meat, two pork chops or whatever. The meat was wrapped in peach-colored wax paper and put into a paper bag that also served as the tally sheet by the butcher. Jam and jelly jars were never thrown away. After they were totally empty, they were scrubbed clean and used as glasses. The fancy decorated jars that held cream cheese spread (Cont. Page 20)
SHARPER FOCUS: I read an article which stated its existence was to provide me a better focus on union raids by the FEDS. It called John DOUGHERTY a BUSINESS AGENT. He is a BUSINESS MANAGER. How can you improve my focus if you do not know the difference?... Secondly, I do not need ANY HELP in focusing on this matter! Maybe I can help them with focus (?). I remember the HORRIBLE series against $23,000-a-year jobs in the old Board of Revision of Taxes. Reform was needed, they hawked. Reform there includes many $100,000 jobs in the assessment office. REFORM is EXPENSIVE.... Then I read that pressure was rising on John DOUGHERTY. I wanted to learn of said pressure, yet 50plus column inches later, I did not get better focus on it. But it noted that Local 98 and Dougherty APPEAR to be in the FEDS’ sights. All that reading for “APPEAR’? You read that health-exchange member Aetna withdrew AGAIN from Obamacare. One county is without ANY health-insurance provider. Would you say that this is a patriotic act? Hillary wants to tax corporations that leave the country (many have already escaped). REWARD companies that are loyal to workers and consumers as well, and tax those who remain but EXPORT JOBS…. QUICK COMMENT: Bruce Beemer fired two workers in the AG’s office – WHO CARES? No swift release on PORNGATE names – DO IT NOW! Some who sent porn emails say they work undercover and need their names kept secret; BOO HOO! (Cont. Page 20)
After a long and beautiful summer, the much dreaded – I mean, anticipated – presidential campaign season is upon us. The polling shows the race between DONALD TRUMP and HILLARY CLINTON tightening up. This is a really horrifying thing, considering Trump is often entirely ill-informed and/or has dangerous views. Clinton has outraised Trump by over $100 million, but does not seem to have the professional staff or personal skills to act like a real human being on the stump. Americans want to see a real person who can explain why they will make the best president. Hillary and her team seem so afraid of making mistakes or being revealed as flawed that they can’t project any true vision connected to a personality. Clinton should’ve put this race away a long time ago. God forbid that Trump performs acceptably well in the upcoming debate. In the meantime, the battle for US Senate is all the more interesting. SEN. PAT TOOMEY and KATIE McGINTY are going back and forth in the polls. McGinty’s campaign has been anything but focused and energized, but somehow she either has a 2-point lead or is trailing by 2 points. Toomey’s campaign seems to be surgically focused on guns and the economy, but he cannot pull away. The state and country both seem to be lashing out at any connection with Wall Street. McGinty has many of the same Wall Street connections that Toomey has and is probably guilty of hypocrisy as she wallops Toomey for them; but just like in that battle between RICK SANTORUM and BOB CASEY, the voters don’t seem to care. They make up their mind that they’ve had it with the candidate and they stop listening. The Clinton campaign must think that they have Philly all sewn up. No one from the presidential campaign attended the Philly Labor Day parade. Instead, VP candidate TIM KAINE went to Pittsburgh. He marched with RICH FITZGERALD, the Allegheny County Chief Executive, and MAYOR BILL PEDUTO. Pittsburgh has about 300,000 people; Philadelphia, more than 1.5 million. Philadelphia’s five-county region is twice as populous as the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Among the labor leaders marching at the Philly parade were ANTHONY GALLAGHER of the Steamfitters and GARY MASINO of the Sheet Metal Workers. MAYOR JIM KENNEY, (Cont. Page 19)
but dried up for farmers. The result was a farm crisis. The most powerful tool found in a Chapter 12 is the ability to redo, or modify any secured debt. This includes mortgages and loans on livestock, crops and equipment. This ability to modify ANY secured loan in Chapter 12 is one of the major advantages of Chapter 12 over Chapter 13. Others include: • There is no required “means test” in a Chapter 12 • You do not have to get a Court Order extending the automatic stay beyond 30 days if you were in a previous Chapter 12 • The eligibility limits are greater than in a Chapter 13. Family farmers in America are a dying breed. The continued access farmers have to Chapter 12 bankruptcy has allowed many farms to get through tough economic times and continue their family farm business and way of life. Next Week’s Question: Does Chapter 13 bankruptcy have minimum payments for credit cards?
JOHN RAFFERTY and JOSH SHAPIRO will argue about why this kind of corruption and disgrace warrants their election. Rafferty has prosecutorial experience as a former Montgomery County DA. Shapiro has none. The voters have over the years favored Republicans in this type of race, up until Kane’s election. Let’s see if they go back to what they’ve done before.
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by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: Can I file a Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy? Answer: If you are a farmer, you should know about Chapter 12 of the US Bankruptcy Code. Also called Farm Bankruptcy, Chapter 12 is debt relief for family farmers, allowing them to save their farms by reorganizing their debts. An individual or married couple who farm can file Chapter 12, but so can a farm corporation, LLC or partnership. There are some requirements to file a successful Chapter 12. • You must have regular annual income • Your debts cannot exceed $4,031,575 (adjusted yearly) • Over 50% of your debts must have been related to the farming operation • In addition, over 50% of your gross income must come from farming operations. Farm Bankruptcy was first added to the Bankruptcy Code in 1986. There had been many bank failures, and credit all
four years with the same standard of ineptitude and failure to include the folks who actually know how to get out the votes. It will be interesting to see how the two Attorney General candidates battle it out to show who is better against corruption. KATHLEEN KANE has resigned in disgrace and now prosecutor BRUCE BEEMER will fill out the term. Both
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CITY HALL (Cont. From Page 10) adorned in a golf shirt, also marched in the parade. If the Clinton campaign wants to pump turnout in this town, these are the sorts of people who will be manning the pumps. Big cities such as Philadelphia are always crucial in presidential races. The other
factor is that the national campaigns always ignore the local politicians. For them, it is Tuesday or perish. But the folks who work full-time on national campaigns only care about their own position. It is human nature. In fact, they care more about their own position then they do about their own presidential candidate. It’s amazing that many of the staffers show back up every
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ELEPHANT (Cont. From Page 18) quested by the FBI. Some of Clinton’s comments during the FBI interviews were beyond incredible. She stated she did not know that documents marked with “C” could be confidential. She did not think exchanges about drone attacks could be confidential. She was the Secretary of State and is an attorney and did not think that strategic emails about drone strikes were top secret – really? The best quote from the FBI, in my opinion, was: “[Mrs. Clinton] did not recall receiving any emails she thought should not have been on an unclassified system. She relied on State officials to use their judgment when emailing her.” Are we supposed to believe that in her four years as Secretary of State, her staff would withhold timely and sensitive information so she could maintain a private server? Did they call her and read everything to her over the
phone (the same device that had a private email system)? This apparently was not true, owing to the significant number of heavily redacted pages of emails released by the FBI. This does not just fail the smell test. This knocks a buzzard off a garbage truck at 20 paces. Now we come to the real question: Why she did this? Lack of knowledge of technology – maybe. But if that is the case, why not just rely on the State Dept.’s IT people? She initially said it was for convenience of using one device. But we now know she had multiple devices at the same time. Was it so she could gin up her race for president while at work, with those exchanges being non-discoverable? Or was it something more nefarious? Specifically, a pay-toplay with the Clinton Foundation as suggested by Trump? I believe the Clintons have proven to be untrustworthy, but selling State Dept. favors borders on sedition, which I
hope is a line they would not intentionally cross. In a New York Times editorial (hardly friends of Trump) dated Aug. 30, it was stated, “But the emails and previous reporting suggest Mr. Trump has reason to say that while Mrs. Clinton was Secretary, it was hard to tell where the foundation ended and the State Dept. began.” The fact is that roughly half of the non-governmental meetings Clinton had as Secretary of State were with foundation donors. Her trusted advisor HUMA ABEDIN was employed by the State Department, the Clinton Foundation and a related consulting group – frequently at the same time. A number of her supporters/advisors were parked at the foundation at attractive salaries while she was at State. The scary thing for Clinton should be that appearance of impropriety, if not downright impropriety has been raised by media outlets like the NYT and AP, and not just Fox News.
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WAFFLEMAN (Cont. From Page 18) were very popular. They were the perfect size for fruit glasses that were used at breakfast. Throw them out – never! We drank Kool-Aid that needed no bottle, just sugar and water. Soda came in big and small glass bottles with a refundable deposit – 2 cents for a small bottle and 5 cents for a large one. Collecting them and returning them to the store was an excellent way to make a little money to go to the movie. We went to the hardware store like the one owned by my
WALKING (Cont. From Page 18) Judge Willis BERRY fights for his pension. GIVE IT TO HIM! (You had two bites at the apple against him and family....) Never making the papers for all their good works are Donnell MARTIN, Business AGENT for Local 2186, and Sonja THOMAS, legislative aide to State Rep. Mark COHEN. And Ed HARKINS, political director of Boilermakers Local 13, and Ward 55 Chairman. Ed fights for the downtrodden in all walks of life. Get Well to POP DOUGHERTY, John Dougherty’s dad, who under-
godfather Albert. There he had open bins from which you could scoop as many nails as you needed into a paper bag. The price per ounce was on a chart for each nail size. “Chubby” and Albert, Jr. operated the hardware store in the tradition of their father: Customer service is first and the nail bins are still in use there. In other stores we must buy hardware in plastic boxes: 12 screws, 20 nails or six washers. But suppose you need seven washers or 22 nails? We also live in a non-repairable society. Don’t even think of having a toaster, radio or other small appliance re-
paired. The repair shop serviceman (if you can find one) will probably tell you it is cheaper to toss it out and by a new one. We went to Woolworth’s, or other stores to test and buy a TV tube for about $2. That would usually get the TV working again. Now, integrated circuits replace the tubes. And a replacement TV is probably cheaper than trying to get a replacement integrated circuit. And have you read or heard about in the news that we are running out of places to put our trash? Where are we going to put all our future trash – not in my back yard, I hope – maybe on the moon?
went surgery, and became ill during the FED SUMMER SWOOP. The POPE wrote that unions have been an ESSENTIAL PART of improving the human condition. Are union attackers and haters telling the Holy Father something?... I wrote of the hardships on families after some prosecutions. If you want an inside view, forget the daily press; go to BIGTRIAL.COM and the MARSHALL Project online. There are items on defendants having a SECOND TRIAL in the media parallel to the actual trial. NOT GOOD. JURORS READ PAPERS. BIRTHDAYS of Virgos who love life include Judges Carolyn NICHOLS and Dianne THOMPSON. Thomas NEILSON, consultant; Bernie STRAIN (along with his anniversary); Dennis PAGLIOTTI, business manager of Local 1 Bricklayers John O’CONNELL, travel Italy king; Alex ARCHEWSKI, who never stops helping VETS; Larry LEVY, seashore ap-
praisal leader; Ken SMUKLER, apex advisor; George BROOKS, Ward 47 leader – Baltimore bound; Randy ROBINSON, a point of light; Vito CANUSO, Esq., quiet competence; Pat CHRISTIAN, Ward Chairman; and prison-reform/creative-sentencing guru Malik AZIZ. Birthdays on the fated day of 9/11 are Mark STIER, Mensa, and Gwen SNYDER. She finally got the DA to bring charges against her attacker at the DEM convention. IN THE DA’S RACE, three prominent LADIES are being talked up for the job. They represent a NEW WAVE in prosecutors – with a view to non-statistical or headline-driven prosecution. And more DIVERSIONARY programs; there are TOO FEW offered by the DA. Three candidates SPLIT THE VOTE and the incumbent DA is re-elected. This is GREAT NEWS for an incumbent. For a healthy race, it is ESSENTIAL that they agree on a SINGLE candidate!!
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ENJOYING reunion were Ken Adams, Republican Counsel Mike Meehan and Kaz Nabavi.
REPUBLICANS from around the city formed lines, including Joe D’Urso, 39th Ward leader, center, to enjoy the famous Meehan Clam Bake at Cannstatter and to hear N.J. Gov. Christie.
NATIONALLY recognized Renee Amoore shares a moment with Gov. Christie and her husband, Joseph. Photo by Wendell Douglas
ENJOYING balmy breezes at Cannstatter were Bob Stichel, GOP Events Chair Bill Pettigrew, Jerry Aspite and attorney Lawrence Tabas, who is seeking the next GOP chairmanship.
REPUBLICAN City Committee’s Annie Havey welcomes US Sen. Pat Toomey and SEEN HERE with State Rep. John Taylor, right, Attorney General candidate John Rafferty and to his right, Kaz Nabavi, were Vernon Kulb, to Cannstatter for its annual Clam Bake. Bob Cummings and Bill Higgens.
RENOWNED GOP host and hostess Mike Cibik and Monika Czapla flank Republican favorities Kaz Nabavi and Bill Pettigrew. Photo by Wendell Douglas
REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump made another visit this week to Philadelphia, addressing supporters at Union League. Among Republicans in attendance were Denise Furey and Barbara Coxe, congressional candidates Dr. Deborah Williams and James Jones, and, at right, Republican City Committee Chairman Joseph DeFelice finds himself being interviewed by media. Photos by Wendell Douglas
FORMER 2nd Ward GOP Leader Susan Haney enjoys a chat with 27th Ward GOP Leader Matt Wolfe, who scrunched down to balance this picture.
GOP STATE Treasurer candidate Otto Voit shares moment with Campaign Mgr. Jack Gombach. Photo by Wendell Douglas
Trump Packs Lincoln Room at Union League
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WARD LEADER Matt Wolfe, center, is flanked by State Rep candidate Billy Pounds and congressional candidate James Jones. Photo by Wendell Douglas
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2ND DIST. GOP congressional candidate James Jones REPUBLICAN City Chairman Joe DeFelice introduces head- shares a moment with Milton VETERANS Boxers Association’s liner Gov. Chris Christie to the packed Billy Meehan Clam Street’s daughter Renee. Charles Sgrillo shares stance with Photo by Wendell Douglas Photo by Wendell Douglas Bake audience. Joe Divon. Photo by Wendell Douglas
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Republicans Drew Lines to Clam Bake for Chance to Meet Gov. Christie
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Everyday (Cont. From Page 18) and, as his campaign folks claim, several other stops before it’s done, was Trump’s way of trying to peel off a portion of one of the Democratic Party’s most-steadfast constituencies: African American voters. Trump met with a group of 15 people picked by the State Republican party, including Republican National Committee deputy chair Renee Amoore; Ryan
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it was actually a win/win for him. Win 1: He gets to take pictures where he’s seen talking in a room filled with Black folks, appearing to listen to their concerns. He gets to take the group shot of everyone standing around him smiling. (That picture does exist, by the way.) Trump’s second win is that he gets the chance to make the activists protesting against him and the white-hot white nationalism he appears to have fomented look like they’re picking on him and his
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supporters. Granted, one man’s freedom of speech could be perceived as another man’s “you’re picking on me,” but why quibble over optics? I got a chance to talk to Jones twice – once before he went into the meeting, and also when he came out. He was hoping to talk to Trump about jobs and ways for African Americans to not get shot just walking down the street. “I have some major issues,” Jones said. “I need for him to buy into my program, which will create 5,000 jobs and
will address the violence, crime and poverty. I also want him to talk about education and what his plans are for that….” Our interview was cut short by a man chanting “Black Lives Matter!” Later on, as the day progressed and protestors knew Trump was there, those gathered in front of the church demanded to know who was inside for the meeting. Jones and Amoore came out to crowds of reporters asking them how the meeting went … and crowds of pro-
testors haranguing them for going to the meeting in the first place. One protestor even told Amoore that instead of talking with Trump, she needed to spend more time with her daughter, Cherie. Cherie Amoore is about to go to trial for kidnapping a baby at the Court of King of Prussia Mall; that dig, I thought, was really below the belt. It’s also why I’m not going to name anyone else who was there and why I feel sorry for Rev. Lusk. To me, free speech is sacrosanct.
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Sanders, director of African American Inclusion for the Pennsylvania Republican Party; James Jones, who is running against State Rep. Dwight Evans for the 2nd Dist. congressional seat vacated by Chaka Fattah; Rev. Deborah Williams, who is running against Congressman Bob Brady for the 1st Dist. seat he currently holds; and Malik Boyd, host of WWDB’s “Heart of the City” radio program. Like most of the protestors, Ridley was there to see which Black leaders went into the banquet hall to sit down with Trump. While there were people there other than the ones I’ve mentioned, I’ve decided not to name them. I’ll explain why in a minute. While on the outside, it could look like Trump had something to lose by meeting with this small group of Black folks,
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