Pew Public Opinion Poll Reveals: Philly Overwhelmingly Likes The Casinos And Maybe We Should Just Shut Up And Lump It Already
We’re still thumbing through the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative Public Opinion Poll (download the PDF here), but one thing we’ve noticed for sure: Most of you are stoked about the casinos. This poll revealed a 51-to-34 advantage for Gambly McGamblors over Whining Crypantses, a spike from previous polls. And that’s not just among the thick-necked dolts here in Fishtown that believe the casinos will provide career opportunities for their shiftless oxy-addicted spawn. Casino support was up across racial, education, and economic lines. It’s like you fucking people think you deserve a Delaware Avenue that looks like Back To The Future III where Biff has taken over the town and made Mrs. McFly a booze-soaked kept woman. And hey, who knows, maybe you do deserve that. We don’t know. We’re still reading this thing. Leave us alone.
February 9th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”
February 9th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
What he said.
February 9th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
51%?!?
If it’s not 60 it’s a stalemate, right?
February 9th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Nah… Rendell and the rest of ‘em who sold us out are into phillybuster.
February 9th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Joey, I’m disappointed. For someone who is supposed to be such a big Back to the Future fan, I thought it would be a no brainer that you knew Marty’s mom had the Fake Boobs via Biff in Back to the Future II not III. III of course was our trip back to the wild west, with Mad Dog Biff Tannon.
Also, did you see this article in the City Paper? Make the SS United States the new casino location!
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/Ante-Up-on-the-SS-United-States-82563577.html
February 9th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
@amiller: I stand corrected!
February 9th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
J Burnside’s the Biff of Philadelphia’s future, Joey wants to be Marty but he’s actually the guy who gives Chuck Berry a call during Marty’s raging cover.
February 9th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Yo I got no problems whatsoever being MARVIN BERRY. Somebody had to make that call.
February 9th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Dibs on Doc.
February 10th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
@ amiller, good article about a good idea. If it comes to fruition, I will rent the biggest ballroom (on what is hopefully called the Lito Deck) and throw a huge party, Poseidon Adventure theme (the original with Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine not the crappy new one with MC Pee Pants Fergy and Kurt Russel):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd03qev59Jo
Ernest Borgnine is bad-assed in that shit!!!
And yes, I would decorate everything up side down.