Carl “Crackers” Singley Takes The Gloves Off, Handicaps Mayoral Candidates Hard Enough That They Will Stay Handicapped
て｢ U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah. “He’s been a mediocre congressman… . Now, to Chaka’s credit, he’s tried to do some decent things with public education. But he has been more of an insider who’s willing to play ruthless political games… . I sense in him an old-school political cynicism, that he wants this job for the power and nothing else, for the jobs he can get his cronies.”
て｢ John Dougherty. “Only in Philadelphia would a guy like Johnny Dougherty think that he could preside over an all-white union and be a credible candidate for mayor… . He is a guy who never makes any bones about deliberate and organized thuggery going on in campaigns.”
て｢ Jonathan Saidel. His spin that the federal corruption probe was racially motivated (depicted in the documentary The Shame of a City) was despicable, but he had a look on his face that was almost tongue-in-cheek, as if to say, ‘Are they really eating this stuff up? Because I know it’s crap!’ “
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て｢ State Rep. Dwight Evans. “We have a School Reform Commission that’s improving the conditions of our schools because Dwight broke ranks and formed an alliance with the Republicans and did what needed to be done… The disadvantage for Dwight is, he’s been around a long time and people tend to think you need new faces and new blood.”
て｢ Councilman Michael Nutter. “I haven’t met a smarter elected official in my life, but intellect alone will not get you elected. He needs to show he’s tough enough… . Michael has been in the right place with the ethics issue. So he’s a good candidate and if elected would make a really good mayor.”
て｢ Tom Knox. “Other than working for maybe one or two years for [then-Mayor Ed Rendell], what’s he done? He was the deputy mayor for management and productivity at a salary of $1, and then left the job. When I mentioned to someone that he got $1, they said he wasn’t worth that.”
て｢ And, for good measure, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, just in case he gets into the race. “Along with Dougherty and Fattah, Brady probably represents everything that is wrong in this city and presents none of the new vision that we need to move forward.”
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