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Philadelphia mayor apologizes after photo shows him dining indoors at Maryland restaurant
6 ABC (Philadelphia) ^

Posted on 08/31/2020 6:55:11 PM PDT by Phillyred

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is apologizing after a photo showed him dining indoors at a restaurant in Maryland even as indoor dining in his city remains banned.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced some city businesses to close and others struggling to stay afloat with outdoor dining.

The mayor's office confirmed that he went to a friend's restaurant on Sunday. The photo went viral by Sunday night.

Kenney issued the apology in pair of tweets posted Monday afternoon.

"I felt the risk was low because the county I visited has had fewer than 800 COVID-19 cases, compared to over 33,000 cases in Philadelphia," Kenney tweeted. "Regardless, I understand the frustration."

"I'm sorry if my decision hurt those who've worked to keep their businesses going under difficult circumstances," he continued.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Maryland; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: again; covid19; fettermanloversonfr; jimkenney; johnfetterman; larrykrasner; mehmetoz; pennsylvania; philadelphia
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1 posted on 08/31/2020 6:55:11 PM PDT by Phillyred
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To: Phillyred

Sorry, not sorry.


2 posted on 08/31/2020 6:55:46 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Fido969

GMTA


3 posted on 08/31/2020 6:56:52 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (This space vacant until further notice in compliance with social distancing 'guidelines')
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To: Phillyred

An apology does nothing for the restaurants forced out of business by your insanity. FU clown.


4 posted on 08/31/2020 6:57:45 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Phillyred

Rules for thee, not me.


5 posted on 08/31/2020 6:57:50 PM PDT by Lite
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To: Phillyred



6 posted on 08/31/2020 6:58:13 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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To: Phillyred

“I felt the risk was low because the county I visited has had fewer than 800 COVID-19 cases, compared to over 33,000 cases in Philadelphia”

So, he chose to rely on his own judgment, rather than follow the dictates of an oppressive central authority? What a novel idea!


7 posted on 08/31/2020 6:59:51 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: Phillyred

He didn’t resign?

/s


8 posted on 08/31/2020 7:00:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...
He's only sorry he got caught on camera.

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

9 posted on 08/31/2020 7:04:09 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Phillyred

Picture taker: “First I saw somebody else who looked like you, Mayor, but he wasn’t nearly ugly enough. Then I saw you and knew it was really you. Oh, and I love the blue Wal-Mart clearance rack shirt. Almost fits you.”

Would have been funnier if he had been meeting Gretchen Whitmer during one of her notorious lockdowns, for an illicit affair ending in a Motel 6 after he picked up the tab for a discount special lunch.


10 posted on 08/31/2020 7:05:01 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: Phillyred

Typical prog.

No rules apply, everything is somebody’s else’s fault, demands everyone believes their excuses.

Trash.

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11 posted on 08/31/2020 7:06:15 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Phillyred

Kenney IS THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE for the restaurant owners!!!!


12 posted on 08/31/2020 7:07:00 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Phillyred

Nice menu:

https://www.chesapeakeinn.com/


13 posted on 08/31/2020 7:07:36 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Phillyred

He didn’t apologize for doing it. He apologized for getting caught doing it.


14 posted on 08/31/2020 7:08:39 PM PDT by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama!)
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To: Phillyred

NO MASK EITHER.


15 posted on 08/31/2020 7:14:45 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
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To: Phillyred
"I felt the risk was low because the county I visited has had fewer than 800 COVID-19 cases, compared to over 33,000 cases in Philadelphia," Kenney tweeted. "Regardless, I understand the frustration."

I feel the risk is low too. Can I eat without a mask in any restaurant I feel is low risk?

16 posted on 08/31/2020 7:16:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: Phillyred

Another leftist hypocrite. It’s an epiDEMic.


17 posted on 08/31/2020 7:23:12 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: Phillyred

Is that dancing Jim of I’m a sanctuary city fame?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JXbl1Snpi4o


18 posted on 08/31/2020 7:24:01 PM PDT by freefdny
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To: lightman

They’re all like this, aren’t they, whether it’s Britain’s Neil Ferguson or Ireland’s Phil Hogan or whoever is the next to get busted.


19 posted on 08/31/2020 7:25:36 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Phillyred

The little people need to obey, but their “betters” are entitled to do whatever they want.


20 posted on 08/31/2020 7:26:57 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it] today.[)
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