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How Philly’s mayor is helping Republicans win the midterms
Washington Times ^ | 14 Apr 2022 | Gene Marks

Posted on 04/17/2022 11:18:29 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Did ya hear? Philly’s masking up … again. Seriously.

When I tell this to others who live elsewhere they think I’m joking. But it’s no joke. On Monday, April 11, the Philadelphia Department of Health, with Mayor Jim Kenney’s approval, said it would require masks to be worn inside public places starting April 18. That includes thousands of small retailers and restaurants still reeling from the pandemic recession, high inflation and lack of labor.

It’s no matter that the city averaged 8.7 new cases per day per 100,000 residents over the past seven days, representing 139 total new cases in a city with a population of 1.6 million people. Or that, according to the latest numbers, the daily average hospitalizations are 127, below our city’s health care capacity. And how many actual average deaths were most recently recorded? Two!

So now the city is saying, mask up! Are masks that effective? Even the CDC questions the most commonly used cloth ones. And despite the “crisis,” we can wait a week until the new policy goes into effect. Why?

“We want to give people the time to prepare,” the city’s health commissioner said. As if everyone can’t buy new masks.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2022election; 2024election; anthonyfauci; bloggers; cdc; covidstooges; democrats; election2022; election2024; jimkenney; larrykrasner; masks; obamacare; pennsylvania; philadelphia; vaccinemandates
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1 posted on 04/17/2022 11:18:29 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Even Dr. Oz will attract city votes. He’ll have the rural(gop) votes.


2 posted on 04/17/2022 11:20:27 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Rummyfan

Philly is more black than white now. There will never be a Republican politician in Philly ever again.
Demographics is destiny.


3 posted on 04/17/2022 11:20:53 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Rummyfan

I have a family obligation in Flourtown next week. I’m looking forward to my return trip home. 1,200 miles ain’t enough distance.


4 posted on 04/17/2022 11:23:50 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: EEGator

Rizzoli was a Democrat. Thatcher Lingstreth was a republican. I’ll take Rizzo over Longstreth any day. But that was back when we had democrats with principles.


5 posted on 04/17/2022 11:25:33 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: blackdog

You know those days of that type of Democrat are over.
Philly is an absolute toilet.
We set our murder record last year, so there’s that.


6 posted on 04/17/2022 11:27:42 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Rummyfan

Worldwide, Covid cases and deaths are still dropping. In the US, cases have dropped more than 2,000% (not 200%, 2,000%, from about 810,000 a day to about 35,000 a day) since mid-January.


7 posted on 04/17/2022 11:28:43 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Rummyfan

Mittens RINOmney will travel to Philadelphia to vouch for the mayor and also recommend masking up in three, two. one...


8 posted on 04/17/2022 11:32:04 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: blackdog

Thatcher Longstretch is a perfect Republican name. I’d use Rodney Dangerfield as my choice for him.


9 posted on 04/17/2022 11:34:26 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: EEGator

“Demographics is destiny.”
As will be failure.


10 posted on 04/17/2022 11:35:13 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Da Coyote

Absolutely.
A Soros DA in a mostly black city...


11 posted on 04/17/2022 11:45:11 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator
Philadelphia also spawned Arlen Specter. The RINO zero. He set the standard.

I do miss Irv Homer, Jim O'Brian, and Harvey in the Morning. Wawa too. But that's about it.

12 posted on 04/17/2022 12:19:30 PM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: Rummyfan

I have seen Bernette signs In West Philly!


13 posted on 04/17/2022 12:19:54 PM PDT by cowboyusa (America Cowboy up! )
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To: blackdog

Wawa is the best.


14 posted on 04/17/2022 12:20:32 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator
Wawa. A working man's survival store. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Coffee. Hoagies. Amorosos rolls. Hot soup.

I've lived all around the country. Nothing compares to Wawa.

When I was a field service engineer our regional meetings were held in a Wawa parking lot over coffee and a bagel and the trunk lids of our cars while we turned in paperwork to the boss.

15 posted on 04/17/2022 12:28:46 PM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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Lots of steel toe boots and Carhartts in the store in the early a.m.


16 posted on 04/17/2022 12:32:33 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Rummyfan

So Philly is out trying to attract trade shows back to the Convention Center - most sane people are saying no way - but the Black Expo and Penn Diversity Festival is signed up for their events.


17 posted on 04/17/2022 12:35:16 PM PDT by EC Washington
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

18 posted on 04/17/2022 12:35:32 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: blackdog

Rizzo was the best. I remember him well.


19 posted on 04/17/2022 12:57:01 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: Rummyfan
We'll know our disinformation program is complete, when everything the American public believes is false. - William J. Casey, Director of CIA, 1981-1987


20 posted on 04/17/2022 12:58:46 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone, who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.!" ~ (Voltaire)!!!)
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