Dave Davies | Knox’s $5 million came with fine print THERE AREN’T A lot of laughs in the mayor’s race, but I always get a chuckle when millionaire candidate Tom Knox says he’s running to take the “for sale” sign off city hall. I mean, the guy’s dumping millions into 30-second TV spots, mucking up our first-ever chance to see what a mayor’s race with campaign contribution limits would look like, and he says he wants to prevent the sale of the mayor’s office. At a community forum last Monday, Knox put his proposition a little more candidly. “I’m trying […]
VIET NOW: Local GI Killed By Death
PHILADELPHIA — A 23-year-old Philadelphia soldier died Friday in Baghdad, the Department of Defense announced Sunday. Pvt. Wesley J. Williams’ death was the result of a non-combat related injury while he was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, a DOD press release states. Williams was assigned to the 163d Military Intelligence Battalion of the Army’s 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, based at Fort Hood, Texas. NBC10: He Also Served ASSOCIATED PRESS: BAGHDAD, Iraq — A suicide car bomber turned a venerable book market into a deadly inferno and gunmen targeted Shiite pilgrims Monday as suspected Sunni insurgents brought major bloodshed back into the […]
Santorum Finally Gets A Goddamned Job
FishbowlDC has learned that former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) has signed on to be a contributor to Fox News Channel. And now, a word about the choice of artwork to illustrate this breaking news story: we fully realize that depicting the ex-senator as Adolph Hitler is a tad inflammatory and, in some quarters, will be seen as “a bit much” or even a hair “over the top,” possibly even “offensive.” A little “too Michael Moore,” even. Too bad. Fact is, when we went through our photo archives looking for a sympathetic picture of Rick, well, let’s just say the […]
BREAKING: SECRETARY OF THE ARMY RESIGNS
DEVELOPING… PREVIOUSLY: Head Of Walter Reed Relieved Of Duty PREVIOUSLY: Walter Reed Mess Hall Now Serving Up Big Steaming Bowls of SHUT THE FUCK UP PREVIOUSLY: Iraq Amputee Disinvited From Bush Photo-Op For Wearing Shorts In Summer Time
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BREAKING: Head Of Walter Reed Relieved Of Duty
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Thursday that the two-star general in charge of Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been relieved of command following disclosures about inadequate treatment of wounded soldiers. Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman [NOT pictured], who was commanding general of the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command as well as Walter Reed hospital, was relieved of command by Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey. In a brief announcement, the Army said service leaders had “lost trust and confidence” in Weightman’s leadership abilities “to address needed solutions for soldier outpatient care” at Walter Reed. The Army and the Defense […]
GAMBLOR: The Empire Strikes Back!
BY JEFF SHIELDS INQUIRER STAFF WRITER — The fight over development of two casinos on the Philadelphia waterfront turned nasty yesterday, as SugarHouse Casino claimed “widespread and pervasive fraud” in the petition drive to ban slots parlors from Delaware Avenue.The allegations are contained in a complaint that casino lawyers said will be filed today in court. A copy was provided in advance to The Inquirer. SugarHouse lawyers, led by two attorneys who are investors in the project, Richard Sprague and William Lamb, accuse activists of forging signatures and circulating petitions with two different versions of a proposed ballot question. John […]
JUSTICE: Inventor Of Freedom Fries Goes To Jail
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, expresses remorse and quotes singer/songwriter Garth Brooks in an e-mail sent to friends Wednesday, a day before he is to enter federal prison after pleading guilty to corruption charges. Ney will report Thursday to a minimum security prison in Morgantown, W.Va., to begin serving his 30-month sentence after his guilty plea in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. In the all-lowercase e-mail note to friends, Ney thanks them “for all you have done for me and my family. your kind words, thoughts, and prayers throughout the last six months have helped us quite a […]
VIET NOW: Walter Reed Mess Hall Now Serving Up Big Steaming Bowls of SHUT THE FUCK UP
Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media. “Some soldiers believe this is a form of punishment for the trouble soldiers caused by talking to the media,” one Medical Hold Unit soldier said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. It is unusual for soldiers to have daily inspections after Basic Training. Soldiers say their sergeant major gathered troops at 6 p.m. Monday to tell them […]
China Adjusts Underwear, Wall Street Shits Brick
WASHINGTON – Yesterday’s stock market plunge shows the start of a “correction,” the age-old euphemism for a steep drop in stock prices, but it may also signal worse news than that. A steady stream of recent data shows mixed signals about where the U.S. economy is headed. The old sage himself, Alan Greenspan, suggests recession could be looming. Fasten your seat belts – some economic chop could be coming. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 416 points, or 3.29 percent, in trading yesterday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index was off 3.86 percent, and the S&P 500 was off […]
HIZZONER ’07: F.O.P. Declares Mr. Brady BEST IN SHOW, Likes His Moxie And His Air Of Inevitability
By Robert Moran INQUIRER STAFF WRITER With violent crime the overriding issue in Philadelphia’s mayoral race, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D., Pa.) tonight secured the coveted endorsement of the city’s police union. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, which represents thousands of city officers, will announce the endorsement tomorrow at a news conference. The FOP board of directors listened to presentations by Brady, former City Councilman Michael Nutter, State Rep. Dwight Evans, and businessman Tom Knox, who spoke last night. Brady spoke Feb. 13 and emphasized that he would listen to the concerns of ordinary officers working in the […]
THE MICHAEL SMERCONISH EXPLAINER: Wiping The Smirk Off Mr. Clean With The Dirty Rag Of Truth
BY JONATHAN VALANIA Michael Smerconish looks like Mr. Clean, or, as he is known to Russian housewives, Mr. Proper. Michael Smerconish is also a country club Republican, a talk-radio host and, as of late, a regular fixture of the Inquirer’s Sunday Op-Ed page. Bully for him, we’re all for equal time and open debate even if we think he has his head up his ass most of the time. Sadly, because of guys like Smerconish — Machiavellian media climbers that will say ANYTHING to ensure their butt space in the game of musical chairs that is the talking head punditocracy […]