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[Philadelphia Mayoral race] It's Mike & Al: A love story
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 19, 2007 07:39am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Thursday, July 19, 2007 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Philadelphia Daily News article.
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"IN PHILLY, Central Command of down and dirty, eye-poke, smashmouth politics - in which elegant Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah actually questioned erudite ex-Councilman Michael Nutter's bona fides as a black man - now comes the disconcerting specter of Nutter becoming so chummy with Republican opponent Al Taubenberger that it looks as if they may vacation together.
Seven years into the millennium (there's a word you haven't seen in a while) we have Mike and Al harmonizing on "Joy to the World."
It's spooky.
In case you missed it (distracted by the Phillies' run-up to their ignominious 10,000 loss) the mayoral candidates are so friendly they're making political pros shake their heads with the wonderment usually reserved for hitting the lottery (or getting lucky in a Center City glam bar).
Like it or not, the masses find political name-calling, mudslinging and back-stabbing much more entertaining than position papers. I think Nutter put out more papers than Brian Tierney and nobody read them. (Candidates need position papers to make them appear thoughtful, and to provide ammunition to reporters who three years later will show they haven't been implemented.)
He had position papers out the wazoo, but Nutter didn't grab the lead until he won his daughter Olivia's TV support.
Democracy at work!
When did the love affair begin?
It was prior to June 29, when Mike and Al "came out" as a couple at a joint news conference where they pledged to continue cutting Philadelphia's business taxes. On July 6, Al was an invited guest at a 50th birthday party for Mike at Patou, a Old City restaurant.
The candidates judged a sandwich-making competition yesterday at the Bellevue Gourmet Food Court and they will appear at my Candidates Comedy Night on Aug. 14. Might they do the unthinkable and appear as a team? Mike and Al as Abbott and Costello? Or maybe the "Odd Couple's" Felix and Oscar?" |
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