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NoTradeClause19 t1_j9luw9r wrote

Reply to comment by karensPA in Mayoral candidate Helen Gym and ex-Mayor Michael Nutter clashed during a live event: ‘We are just in total disagreement’ by thefirststoryteller

So dry and so savage.

I love that progressives ragged on Nutter for years. Now he's in a position of impact where he can effect THEIR mayoral run and he is utilizing it.

Basically saying, "Oh, you thought this was over. This shit ain't easy."

I don't think getting offended when someone asks you tough questions and then whining to the press about previous history is smart electoral strategy. I guess we'll find out.

Gym's attitude in those quotes and her going to the media to cry about it might have just cost her my vote.

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bukkakedebeppo t1_j9lu4jk wrote

Reply to comment by ConfiaEnElProceso in Mayoral candidate Helen Gym and ex-Mayor Michael Nutter clashed during a live event: ‘We are just in total disagreement’ by thefirststoryteller

You said "all of the videos are there" and called the person asking about it ignorant for not bothering to look. So, not wanting to be an ignoramus, I looked. You don't need to be hostile to everyone.

It's fine if these things take time.

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John_EightThirtyTwo t1_j9lsjwn wrote

Reply to The SS United States by Nishamon

I'm mystified by the people who show up in threads about the SS United States to say it should be destroyed. I imagine they'd say that the Uptown Theater should be torn down, and until a few years ago would say the same thing about the Divine Lorraine or the Met.

It certainly seems unlikely that the Big U will be saved, and if it can, the best place for it would be New York, which was always its home port. For the foreseeable, it's just Philadelphia's biggest abandoned vehicle. But it's historically important, as the fastest ocean liner ever built, and one of the very few that still exist. And it's beautiful.

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FifteenKeys t1_j9lpvnp wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Mayoral candidate Helen Gym and ex-Mayor Michael Nutter clashed during a live event: ‘We are just in total disagreement’ by thefirststoryteller

It seems like there are not a ton of exciting paths for ex-mayors. The obvious next step is governor, but other than Rendell, when was the last time a Philadelphia mayor was able to pull that off? I think it'd be particularly hard for a Black mayor.

There are federal cabinet or agency positions, especially if a Democrat is in the White House. Buttigieg and Julio Castro come to mind. Nutter would be the right age and was based in a neighboring state to Biden, but I never saw his name tossed around when Biden was making his appointments.

There's also consulting and the private sector, but that doesn't keep you in the limelight. So I guess staying active in the media is what Nutter has to do if he wants to maintain some relevancy.

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