September 02, 2008

A.C. Protest Turns Absolutely Awesome

An event yesterday was supposed to unite Atlantic City's black community, but -- whoops! -- the Labor Day protest ended with four arrests.

Steve Young, an aide to Atlantic City Councilman Steve Moore (thanks for having non-confusing names, guys), said there would be 200 people at the protest. Instead, 10 showed up. But, wait, it gets better. The Press of Atlantic City writes that the protesters jumped up to a stage adjacent to one where a city-sponsored concert was being held. Then "King Jamir Shabazz, 37, a New Black Panther, began shouting racial epithets into the microphone, targeting white and black people in the crowd."

"If you're not willing to stand up, black men and black women, then get the hell in the river and drown with the jelly fish," Shabazz shouted.

Yes, get the hell in that river right on the east coast of Atlantic City! With the jellyfish!

Things got a little funnier even after that; if any of the people who recorded it want to release video, please do so immediately.

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June 06, 2008

Anonymous Wins Again

Hey, look, Scientology can't get permits for all-day protests in order to prevent anonymous protest anymore! Our friendly Anonymous operative explains:

I got off the phone with the Managing Directors Office today. Apparently CoS is NO LONGER ALLOWED to file ANY KIND OF DAY LONG PROTEST PERMIT unless they are ACTUALLY HAVING A PROTEST. Any permit that is filed for a day long permit will be subsequently denied by the Managing Directors Office. This came after a meeting with MDO, CoS, and the Attorneys for both groups. Anonymous was not present. Anonymous just supplied the wonderful dox :).

Ha-ha :). Anyway, good show to all involved, and for making this Friday afternoon extra special.

Philadelphia - Land of The Legal Footbullet! [Enturbulation.org]

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April 11, 2008

Scientology Protest: Sunday!

It's been a while since the last gleeful worldwide protest of Scientology -- thank you, Internet -- and turns out it's time for another one. The Alert Philadelphia email reads, inexplicably: "On Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, at the Church of Scientology of Pennsylvania located at 1312-16 Chestnut Street there will be a protest against drugs."

Ahh, so let's just re-write and explain my mistake on the original post. Philadelphia's protest is actually Sunday. Scientology planned a protest against drugs in front of their headquarters on Saturday so the Anonymous people couldn't do their Operation Reconnection protest on Saturday, when all the worldwide protests are.

So, in conclusion: Scientology is worried about people protesting its nefarious deeds, so they blocked out the entire day for a "protest against drugs." To counter this, you all need to show up Sunday (around noon, I assume) at City Hall and protest Scientology on a Super Special Fight The Man's Counter-protesting Efforts Protest. There's more info here.

The original email I received a while back after the jump.

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April 10, 2008

Greenpeace To Protest Puppies

Whoo! This week the Cottonelle Puppy Bus hits town. Wait, what?

Okay, so the Puppy Bus is apparently a bus with fur on it to make it look like a puppy. The "Be Kind To Your Behind Tour" is run by Cottonelle to tell people to... hell, I dunno. Probably "buy Cottonelle toilet paper." (As you may know, I previously expressed love for Cottonelle Ultra Double Rolls; I must admit I have since switched (gasp!) to Charmin Ultra Strong.)

But what makes this stupid puppy bus notable is, of course, that it might be protested. From Alert Philadelphia:

From Thursday, April 10, 2008 to Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, the Kimberly-Clark Company will be handing out samples of it's Cottonell products at various locations throughout the city as part of a multimillion dollar ad campaign. On Thursday they will stop at 12th & Arch Streets, on Friday, April 11th at 9th Street & Passyunk Avenue [Of COURSE the Puppy Bus is headed to Geno's!--dmac] and Saturday, April 12th at 6th & Market Streets.

This campaign has been promoted in various cities around the country and the environmentalist group Greenpeace has protested these sites claiming that Kimberly-Clark "drives the destruction of ancient forests." Information has been received that there is a possibility that Greenpeace may protest the Philadelphia locations.

Man, that would be a great marketing slogan. Forget the puppy bus. Cottonelle: The toilet paper with the power of ancient forests." I'd totally switch back to Cottonelle if they did that.

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February 11, 2008

Men Protest Naked Women

Last Ash Wednesday, Milford Township in Bucks County held a meeting about a proposed strip club in the township. The go-go bar actually just went and opened on Dec. 14 of last year, claiming Milford's zoning is unconstitutional and neener neener you can't do anything about it.

Anyway, over 100 people packed the meeting and the owner of Coyotes strip club was escorted in by a security detail. There were also a group of anti-porn male activists in attendance; the group is called King's Men, brought signs decrying porn (for some reason) and are probably the coolest people on the face of the planet, since they're men in an anti-porn activism group.

The strip club is BYOB and its bartenders "have formal training in detecting intoxicated patrons," The Intelligencer reports. Also, apparently the Republican state rep for the area is all against naked ladies, too:

Republican state Rep. Paul Clymer, whose 145th District includes Milford, said the club could cause a ripple effect of crime in the area. "They're going to fill customers up with pornography, sex and alcohol. How are they going to keep them from going out and becoming destructive in the community?" asked Clymer.

The article doesn't say whether Clymer offered any studies or reports of the effect of a strip club on an area, but of course the people protesting don't really care if there are studies saying strip clubs inflate property values 300 percent. And neither do I!

Oh, and a ton of people were heckling the strip club owner while wearing their ashes from services earlier that day. Remember, O man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return.

Hearing on Coyotes strip club attracts throng [The Intelligencer via Philly EDGE]
Photo via David Garrett, The Intelligencer

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December 07, 2007

Human Allies Of Ducks, Deer Come Out In, Uh, Force

It's been a while since I've though about foy grass, the goose/duck liver delicacy that I have absolutely no desire to ever eat but also have no desire to ever prevent someone from eating it. But now! After being able to ignore a duck protest-related coffee throwing, I cannot keep my eyes away any longer. Hugs for Puppies and Professionals Against Foie Gras are hosting a “No Foie Gras Gala” at the Ethical Society on Rittenhouse this Saturday.

But wait, there's more! Not only will there be a foy grass-free party near Rittenhouse, but there will be protesters outside promoting pro-foie gras ideals at the same time. London Grill co-owner Terry McNally is spearheading the "correct information" movement and a French documentary team will be in Philly to film the highly hilarious shenanigans.

Also exciting: Yesterday, a total of six protesters showed up at a population-controlling deer hunt at Tyler State Park in Bucks County. The sign the paper reported: "What's next, Rudolph?" Rudolph? Haven't these people ever seen a movie. Clearly, the deer that's next is Bambi's mother. Geeze.

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November 05, 2007

War Supporters Adopt Lofty Rhetoric

The great thing about this country is the freedom to say whatever you want. We Americans have the right to protest anything; with more voices added to the debate, the political discourse shall be elevated.

Such is the case in West Chester, where peace groups have been protesting the Iraq War like every weekend. Rich Davis, a Navy vet, decided he wanted to protest for the war, and he told the newspaper, "The reason I'm here is that [they're] here every week, which I think is protest abuse."

Protest abuse! And recently, the pro-war group came up with this oh-so-clever chant:

"Hey hey, ho ho, stinking hippies have got to go!" they proclaimed.

And the Iraq War went on forever and ever and ever.

Protester Faceoff Gradually Escalates [The Bulletin]

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October 29, 2007

War Protesters Brave Weather

There were a bunch of anti-Iraq War protests over the weekend, because we're still in Iraq even though everybody wants out except George Bush and Dick Cheney and The Bulletin.

Around here, there were protests in Center City and across the river in New Jersey, where protesters were just as courageous as U.S. soldiers:

Adverse weather doesn't keep American troops in Iraq from completing their missions and it didn't keep protesters here from rallying to bring them home.

Both missions have similar chances of death, too, I'm sure.

New Jerseyans join protest against war [Camden Courier-Post]

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October 24, 2007

Old Manayunk Residents Have Pissing Contest With Twentysomething Manayunk Residents

As we all know, the people who live in Manayunk are dudes you went to high school with who go to bars you would be excited about going to if you were still in high school. And, apparently, after they leave those bars, they all piss all over Manayunk. Actually, that sounds pretty good. I kind of like the kids who live in Manayunk a lot more now.

While they should not be prosecuting these brave souls who dare to show Manayunk how they feel about it -- protests are clearly covered under one of those amendments to the Constitution, maybe the third or something -- yesterday City Council heard testimony from old people who want kids to get off their lawn and stop pissing on it.

Disgraced baseball legend Pete Rose even testified, claiming to be a Manayunk resident, and also claiming he saw public sex: "This neighborhood is in serious jeopardy right now... I would go further and draw your attention to the witnessed fact that there is also public fornication going on in our front yards." Fuckin' A! A free show!

Anyway, City Council will probably up the penalty for public urination to $2,000 by 2009, even though the city only has one public toilet and it probably won't stop anybody from pissing wherever the hell they want to. And if you disagree with my assessment, you can piss off.

Manayunk Revelry Prompts City Council Action [KYW 1060]
Manayunk to public urinators: "You kids clearly have a pot to piss in." [Metropolis]

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October 08, 2007

Walkers Of The World, Unite

Daniel Rubin writes in the Inquirer about how they're taking mailboxes from poor areas. Mailboxes where people send fewer than 25 letters a day total get axed.

How to stop this? Oh, you better believe it's a coalition of old people:

If the boxes keep going the way of the Pony Express, a protest might be necessary. "You think they want Ma and Pa Kettle picketing in front of their office in walkers and crutches?"

Ma and Pa Kettle, famous community activists.

Update: Wait, crutches?? How is the removal of mailboxes break femurs?

Daniel Rubin | Postal boxes getting rarer [Inquirer]

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August 17, 2007

Foie Gras Protesters Give Me Yet Another Excuse To Run A Puppy Photo

Yes, it's once again time for another foie gras protest. From an "Alert Philadelphia" email (really):

Today, Friday, August 17th, approximately 7-10 members of the Hugs for Puppies group will protest from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Tinto Restaurant located at 120 S. 20th Street and then at 7:15 PM the group will protest Amada Restaurant at 217 Chestnut Street for selling Foie Gras. [Should that be capitalized? Get Angry Grammarian to check.—dmac]

The Philadelphia Police Department's Civil Affairs Unit has assigned personnel to this event. The Commanding Officers of the Central Police Division, the Sixth and Center City Districts have been notified of this activity.

Let's just hope rival foie gras protesters Pennsylvania Advocates for the Animals don't show up, or there could be a rumble. Like West Side Story or the "Beat It" video.

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July 19, 2007

Newly-Formed Group To Rally At Reading Terminal

It's only a few weeks until Rick's Philly Steaks is kicked out of the Reading Terminal. And, as such, the merchants and friends of Rick Oliveri have scheduled a good old fashioned rally on Saturday.

There will be, um, a news conference at 10 a.m. Saturday, which will include (presumably) Rick Oliveri, past and present market merchants and, of course, members of FORM, Friends of Rick and the Market. Yes, there is already a group with an acronym defending Rick from eviction.

And, of course, t-shirts, hats and buttons will be sold to aid in Rick's legal defense. Clearly, this is the most important rally against injustice in Philadelphia since the Second Continental Congress. Godspeed.

Reading Terminal merchants rally behind Rick's [Inquirer]
July 5: Something Is Rotten In The Market Of Reading Terminal

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July 13, 2007

Free Speech Zone Set Up For Foie Gras Protesters

The anti-foie gras group Hugs for Puppies (at right: a puppy) will be forced to stay 50 feet from the London Grill in Fairmount on Bastille Day. A judge ruled the group would just hug too many puppies to stand anywhere near the restaurant.

On Bastille Day, the London Grill has a recreation of the storming of the Bastille as people storm, uh, Eastern State Penitentiary. The London Grille site even plugs the foie gras protest, writing "QUACK IF YOU LIKE FOIE GRAS." Hopefully the duck boats will be involved in this somehow, too.

London Grill owner Terry McNally said: "I think this will make us feel safer as long as they comply with it."

If Hugs for Puppies do not stay away, the terror alert is expected to be raised to red due to a "gut feeling."

Anyway, the group can only have four protesters handing out fliers or whatever, but that's okay since the group only has like four members anyway.

Foie gras protesters must stay 50 feet from restaurant [Inquirer]
[Photo by vzabalza]

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June 01, 2007

SEPTA Still Less Popular Than Weed

About 100 people rallied yesterday for additional state funding for SEPTA, hoping the legislature can close a $130 million deficit before the EL self-destructs or whatever. The rally was attended by "organized labor," "Big Business" and former Pennsylvania governor Mark Schweiker.

Septa spokesman Richard Maloney stood discreetly to the side and was heartened by what he saw:

"It's almost unprecedented having a grouping such as this, sending this message to Harrisburg. It's very important, and we greatly appreciate it."

Whoo! 100 people! Oh, I get it, some of them were important. Still, the rally only got twice as many people as the 'King Tut is black' protest, and about 100 fewer than the marijuana protest. (The foie gras protest got four people -- sorry, geese! -- if you're scoring at home.)

About 100 Attend Rally Backing Septa Funding Plan [KYW 1060]
Fresh Baked [PW]
May 21: We Sure All Are [Descendants] Of King Tut

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May 14, 2007

'Daily News' Does Walk Of Shame

Oh, it wasn't just a press release on Friday. To make sure we got the point, some of Fattah's followers protested outside the Daily News last week. The protesters chanted "Shame on you, Daily News!" while marching outside the paper's offices at 400 N. Broad Street.

It wasn't just that cartoon. Fattah already has a strategy for explaining a loss, as a group called the Save Our Kids Alliance has complained the Daily News "has engaged in biased reporting that targets Fattah while providing free advertising for Michael Nutter." The Daily News hasn't been investigating Michael Nutter's tremendous amount of blackness yet.

Fattah didn't just let other people complain for him, though. He took action:

"It's an insult to the lives of people spent not in the ivory tower of newspaper editorial rooms. I've been out on street corners. I have been shot myself trying to help young people be protected."

The ivory tower of newspaper editorial rooms! Watch out, Daily News editor Michael Days, next Fattah's going to call you not black enough.

Fattah backers rip cartoon [Daily News]

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December 20, 2006

Leftovers: Nude Protest Somehow Awful

• There was a nude protest in front of the Burberry store today by PETA. As intrepid quizmaster Johnny Goodtimes shows in the photograph at right, though, it was the worst nude protest ever, not even including any nudity. Those girls must be cold, though. Somebody throw a bear rug over them to keep them warm, or something. [Johnny Goodtimes]

• We Americans love our crap, but apparently we have a limit! The Inquirer's Madhusmita Bora reports today that business is extremely slow for those who opened carts and kiosks at malls for the holidays. Your pre-paid phone cards and cheap jewelry just don't have the same pull they used to. [Inquirer]

• The Flyers made another trade today, sending a draft pick and a player you've never heard of for another player you don't know. I don't know about you, but I'm prepping for a Stanley Cup parade already. [The Phanatic]

• Premarital sex is normal. Thank God. Unless he's pissed. Then I don't know what to think. [AP/CNN.com]

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December 11, 2006

Leftovers: Donté For Silly Walk Minister!

• Be sure to check out the Inquirer's Eagles photo gallery, which includes some nice shots -- including this photo of Donté Stallworth auditioning for the position of Minister of the Silly Walks after he scored yesterday. [Inky]

• Hot damn! Fourteen casino protesters showed they were worth their salt by going up and being arrested today in Harrisburg. Making it even better, they were attempting to execute "a citizen's search warrant" on the Gaming Commission, asking for casino planning documents. Hurrah, hurrah, protesters, without you life wouldn't be quite as fun. [Inquirer]

• Strikes, the bowling alley in West Philly, was robbed this morning of over $12,000 at around 10 a.m., after a man tied up three employees and took four overnight deposit bags. Police are happy, though, because had he picked up a few spares he would have gotten away with a lot more. [AP/CBS 3]

• Patrick Murphy in new documentary: "So listen up, don’t take no sedative, my name’s Murph and I’m running for representative." I love him even more now, I think. [Bucks County Courier Times]

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Finally, People Who Know How To Walk Off The Job

After weeks and weeks of talking, we finally have our strike. One day without working for these brave and noble men and women.

Of course, this isn't the Newspaper Guild, it's a a rally in Trenton for New Jersey teachers that's shuttering several South Jersey schools.

The rally is a protest against the cuts in pensions and benefits for public employees proposed as part of a property-tax overhaul. These were taken off the table by Gov. Jon Corzine, so the rally is now for... something. (It'd be like, after management and the unions reached an agreement on seniority, the workers immediately walked off.)

But, hey, here's to a group of workers who have figured out how to actually walk off the job! Not that I want the newspaper workers to strike, but, damn, that was a lot of buildup for nothing. Wimps!

Teachers' rally shuts several S. Jersey schools today [Inquirer]

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November 28, 2006

Urban's 2006 Publicity Tour Heats Up

Last week the Inquirer began the annual Urban Outfitters Controversy™, where Urban Outfitters stocks some stupid item that offends some people and gets a lot of free publicity out of the whole deal.

This time, it was a Christmas ornament in the shape of a glittery plastic handgun. After the Inquirer called all the requisite people -- anti-violence groups, the governor's office, NAMBLA, etc. -- the chain of events was set in motion. A call for a boycott and protests followed, as well as a few more articles in the paper.

And, yet, despite yesterday's protest outside the company's Center City store on Walnut Street, the ornament has sold out and the company is ordering more from China or Taiwan or whereever. (Well, replace "despite" in that previous sentence with "in part due to.")

The Daily News wrote that "Urban Outfitters issued a statement saying the gun was one of a number of 'dark humor items,' including 'devil monkeys' and skulls, providing an 'ironic twist' to holiday tradition." Well, no, that's not true. The only thing being celebrated here is commercialism, and there's nothing ironic about that in America.

Ornament is a sellout [Daily News]
Nov. 22: Newspapers Joining In On Half-Assed Thanksgiving Eve Fun

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October 23, 2006

DHS Continues Its Bang-Up Job

Last Sunday, the Inquirer reported on neglectful behavior at DHS. A few days later, DHS head Cheryl Ransom-Garner was gone as well as her deputy.

And so, on Friday when Ransom-Garner resigned, the Department of Human Services workers walked out on the job in protest (and to get an early start on the weekend). In the rush of all the traffic-blocking and writing on the office boxtops with protest signs -- clearly, the oppressed have risen up -- you think the DHS workers would, y'know, make sure all the... kids... were...

"We have 1,500 workers in a total uproar," said Rita Urwitz, in the crowd outside City Hall. "Hopefully nothing serious happens to a child this afternoon."

AAAAAAAAAAGGGG !@($*&@#)($*#&)(@$*@$@ Idiots!

Hundreds of DHS workers walk out in protest
Archives: Department of Human Services

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October 09, 2006

Ring Around The Rally

Last week, a group of Penn students came up with an idea no one has ever come up with before. These kids protested protests! Get it! Because it's ironic that you would protest... protests! Isn't that funny!

I'm of the mind that if you want to protest protests, you sit on the couch and watch Two and a Half Men with the rest of us, but, hey, whatever, I won't get bent out of shape about it.

Some people will, of course, contribute to the funny:

Ridiculous protest

To the Editor:

"A rally to end all rallies" is not a simple protest to bring humor to the campus; it's a travesty of youth uprisings that are only possible in free nations. Try holding a rally in Mexico, for example, and you'll be jailed.

It's disgraceful and shortsighted of this small group of students, who probably don't know they are doing anything wrong. America needs a minority voice, it needs protest, and it needs dissent. People who don't like the status quo should not be kept from expressing their viewpoint. You don't have to agree with any particular cause to get behind the principle: America needs protests; we have plenty of humor.

James Schneider
2004 College alumnus
The author served as a film editor at 34th Street Magazine

I'd make a joke here, but I'm off to a rally in Mexico City.

A rally to end all rallies [Daily Pennsylvanian]
Ridiculous protest [DP, 2nd letter]

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October 05, 2006

Hilarious Idiots To Get Hour On Radio

The above is, of course, the press release the Westboro Baptist "Church" put out to announce their protest of the Amish schoolchildren's funerals. They blamed Gov. Rendell, of course, because... well, who knows. But they blamed Rendell, and were planning on protesting the funerals.

Yesterday, however, conservative Pennsylvania radio host Mike Gallagher bartered with them and got them to cancel the protest (.pdf).

What is he giving them in exchange? Oh, that's right, an hour of free airtime on his show, starting today at 10 a.m. (The show airs at the oh-so-popular time of 12 a.m. - 2 a.m. on 990 AM in Philadelphia.) I've only seen noted idiot Fred Phelps interviewed once -- Michael Smerconish had him on TV when he was filling in, of course -- and he said something like, "This country has gone the way of the Brokeback Mountain!"

So you know it's going to be hilarious. We should all thank Mike Gallagher, not just for his nice gesture (and, hey, free publicity, too) but also for his commitment to hilarity on the radio.

Yesterday: Idiot To Protest Repeated Amish Viewings Of 'Queer Eye'

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September 11, 2006

Middle-Aged Mob Causes Havoc In South Philly

Yesterday, a group of residents from Pennsport (as well as a few other neighboring communities) took to the streets of South Philly to protest the possible Foxwoods casino at Columbus Boulevard and Reed Street.

The mob -- we're calling it what it is, people -- even tried to overturn an "abandoned" car, as shown in the Daily News photo by David Maialetti. I'm not quite sure how it's an abandoned car, since there's an anti-casino banner apparently taped to the inside of the rear window, but I am fairly sure that the car wasn't tipped over, so it's perhaps a moot point.

(Note: Could you imagine the news media's reaction if a group of non-white, non-middle aged people tried to tip over a car at a protest? Something tells me it wouldn't just be documented with a photo that wasn't even put online.)

The residents appeared to put most of the blame on the Foxwoods site on Ed Rendell, who, as we all know, owns Foxwoods:

Signs were abundant, including "Think traffic is bad now? Just wait... " and "Don't betray us Ed Rendell."

"There is no good place for gambling, except this is the worst site. It's in the heart of a thriving community," said protest spokeswoman Rene Goodwin. "We don't need their alleged economic development. It's a solid residential community."

One of the rally's organizers, Ed Kirlin, spoke to the crowd in front of a silver hearse - its presence apparently a symbol of the death that a slots casino would bring to South Philadelphia.

"Ed Rendell said this was the best neighborhood in the city. The son-of-a-bitch ought to remember what he said," Kirlin said, prompting cheers from the crowd.

But it wasn't just car tipping, cursing out the governor and NIMBYism (okay, justified NIMBYism) that dominated the protest. No, there was also a bit of old-fashioned satire from 59-year-old David Charlton:

But one lone voice spoke out - satirically - in favor of the Foxwoods-backed project - a man named David Charlton, who donned a silky leopard-print top, with black skirt, thigh-high black hosiery and a gray, slightly puffy wig.

Charlton, 59, said he represented "Sluts for Slots" and hoped the new casino would "generate prostitution, which is a very nice profession" in the area.

"We can get a better rate [at the new casino site]. We get $20 an hour now on Broad Street, but we can get double here," Charlton said, talking across the street from the 16-acre site where the proposed casino would be built.

Oh la la! Only $20 an hour, eh? That's a deal! Are you a GFE?

S. Philly casino is a gamble they don't want to take [Daily News]
GFE [Answers.com]

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August 28, 2006

Protesters Don't Want Taxes To Pay For Death

The Inquirer brings the story today of two South Jersey men who are in jail for failing to pay their taxes. Kevin McKee and Joseph Donato are members of a small religious group called Restored Israel of Yahweh that is opposed to war and opposed to paying taxes into the military-industrial complex.

Usually tax evaders are simply taken to civil court, but since the Restored Israel of Yahweh isn't a big religious group like, say, the Quakers -- which sometimes have members that refuse to pay taxes -- so they're serving about two years in prison each.

Donato's wife also went to prison, but not in the minimum security ones that McKee and her husband are in. She was in the Federal Detention Center in Philly (probably with Lil' Kim!) and said she adapted in her own way:

"Everyone sizes one another up for about a month or so. I fell back, almost, to high school," she said. "I didn't have an attitude. I didn't act like 'I'm here, but I really shouldn't be here.' "

Prison? A lot like high school. I hope if I ever end up there I can make the basketball team.

Hard time for S. Jersey tax protesters [Inquirer]

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August 17, 2006

USPS Workers Protest, Continue To Deliver 'New Yorker' A Week Late

It begins!

Yes, folks, the end of the postal service has begun. No doubt spurred on by a post on Philly Future yesterday, today a group of postal workers protested outside the main post office at 30th Street around lunchtime today.

The hundreds of workers were not looking for extra mace to keep dogs away or for some spiffy new hats. No, apparently, our city's letter carriers are just as pissed at getting their mail weeks late as the rest of us. Keep on fighting the good fight! Only until we all get our weekly magazines and birthday cards on time will the scourge of the Southwest Philly processing plant finally come to an end.

Postal Protest in Philadelphia [6 ABC]
Yesterday: The End Of The United States Postal Service

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