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I've been to two of these events (4 candidates), and my observation is that Nutter has consistently been leaning into a "tough guy asking tough questions" vibe. He likes his "lightning rounds," even though it's obviously ridiculous to expect an illuminating answer to "All-time most/greatest/worst ___" in 30 seconds. IMO his treatment of Rhynhart ("Some people are saying you aren't tough enough for this job; are you tough enough for this job?") did as much of a disservice to her as his treatment of Gym ("How are you not a hypocrite?"), just in a different way.

What this article doesn't mention is that early on in her interview (in response to a question from the first interviewer, I think), Gym straight-up accused the last several mayors of either completely ignoring or actively working to undermine public education. You can see why that might have raised Nutter's hackles. I am torn between appreciating Gym for being willing to stick her neck out and say what she believes (I think too many politicians follow the path of least resistance to [re-]election), and feeling like it shows really bad judgment to pick a fight with one of your interviewers.

On the flip side, as others here have already said, Nutter had the opportunity to be the adult in the room and focus on doing his job -- interviewing the candidate for our collective edification -- instead of defending his record. He chose to defend his record.

It was also kind of a dick move for him to ask Gym about a specific bill in a public forum (he loves leading with the bill number, which I think is just another tactic to make them sweat), and then cut her off when she tried to (very briefly) characterize that bill. No one cares whether you understand the bill, Nutter; the real audience is the other 250 people sitting here. Gym pushed back firmly on that and was right to do so.

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This is just a problem with capitalism across the board and isn’t only limited to universities. Grad students and actual studies don’t bring in money while sports and recruiting new students do. Simple as that

$10 an hour if you’re assuming 40 hour weeks - most grad students are putting in significantly more time than that.

I agree it’s not a direct answer. A lot of us do use mobility aids so issues like not blocking curb cuts, having walkable sidewalks, and etc are all really important.

But are we gonna get those sidewalks fixed under a Parker administration so a woman who uses a wheelchair can safely travel outside? Is a Parker administration gonna help the Housing Authority make units accessible? As Mayor would Parker work with the Mayor’s Commission for People with Disabilities or would that group generally be ignored? We don’t know.

> did nutter actually say "i'm exploring a run for mayor"? that whole 2 week episode just seemed like political gossip, which then required nutter to come out and say "no" so he could put an end to it.

Nutter didn't, but those in his circle/the wider Democratic party were somewhere between nudging and pressuring him to jump into the race, which was largely what those stories were about (and which arguably represented a part of the push, since the publicity didn't leave much room for him to continue to chill on the fence).

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The new signs he has out say “Youse hurt?”

Wait till you find out how much the corporate staff salaries are

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Lol I will say I miss the Nutter sense of humor.

Haha Freudian skip…

I don’t remember Nutter being “a bogeyman to the left?” seems like some revisionist history.

Sorry your question got such a non-answer from Parker. I wholeheartedly agree with "we need a walkable city, not just a city built for cars," but she didn't seem to be directly addressing the question at all.

You are spot on. Nutter's ego is tremendous.

It looks like it, yes. I didn't see it in the CDR PDF, and it's a few stories shorter than originally proposed when they were using the bonus

I think (hope) you've got a typo there

>I got laid the same when I was a grad student (sometimes less)

One point that doesn’t get emphasized enough in this discussion is that Temple grad workers often teach two classes per semester. At least in the CLA. That twice as much as the normal teaching load for a grad student. I was actually shocked when I started working at Temple to discover they taught so much and for shit pay. I got laid the same when I was a grad student (sometimes less) but I was only expected to teach or TA for one class per semester.

Crooks support crooks.

Ooooh, the football stadium thing still makes me so mad.

Oh, you don't want to pay rent to the Eagles to use a really nice field that already exists? Well, hire better people who can negotiate your deals better, then! That would be a cost-saving measure over building a whole new stadium that will already displace the people who live in North Philly, setting the latest shitty thing in the tenuous relationship that the university has with its local residents (among so many valid reasons).

Oh, what's that? It's not about the money, but "Temple Pride" or whatever? Oh, okay 😒.

>The raises by the end of the contract would only bring the average salary up to $23,500, which is not enough to live on in Philadelphia

This is absolutely the truth. When rents are going up all over the city by over 15%, developers are kicking people out of their townhomes to make way for even more expensive apartments, and we are seeing taxes skyrocket, wages need to keep up until we finally realize that letting capitalists control basic necessity prices is not a good idea. Don't want to pay your people a livable wage (in any industry), then you shouldn't be hiring and need to suck it up and deal with it yourself.

“ In his final question, Nutter noted that Gym said during a recent mayoral forum: “When I walk into the room, systems of oppression fall and new systems of opportunity come up.”

“I literally never heard Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi ever say anything like that,” he said. “But I guess I just want to ask, I mean is that what happened when you walked into the Union League?”

He was referring to Gym’s visit last month to the swanky Center City private club days after she criticized it for presenting an award to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.”

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