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[Captain Tuttle]

I'm a big fan of Nutter. Good for him.

 

[GatorBait]

Parents are responsible for that violence, not only the children, so I don't care that it's "too soon" to place blame on the parents of the dead kids. If you ask me, it's not soon enough.

Damn...

You just knocked it outta the park in a serious way.

 

[SolKane]

What the hell is going on in that city?

 

[Divvy]

Lol thread backfire.

He's absolutely right in this case. Though perhaps more delicate language should have been used? Meh, don't care.

 

[Jenga]

OP title makes mayor antagonistic

 

[VonRehausen]

Of course his right. Children need to be looked after by their parents.

 

[Dram]

I'm not sure how this is a thread backfire when that's the actual title of the article.

 

[Jenga]

I'm not sure how this is a thread backfire when that's the actual title of the article.

you're capable of reading comprehension, coulda changed jus sayin dawg

 

[King Boo]

the mayor is right. if parents don't want to parent, then they better pay up to get the mayor a nice red phone. the person that killed would have been stopped with a simple phone call. the mayor would have the power to summon three powerful heroes to stop HIM.

 

[Emerson]

Good. I'd like to see more emotion from politicians.

 

[Kettch]

While technically correct, this is not something you say to parents who've had their children murdered. You can get this message across in a different way.

 

[woolley]

Lol thread backfire.

He's absolutely right in this case. Though perhaps more delicate language should have been used? Meh, don't care.

I don't think that the language needs to be more delicate at all. I'm so tired of politicians talking to everyone like they're a child that always needs to be coddled. These are grown ass people and people that want to act grown and should be talked to as such.

 

[Divvy]

I don't think that the language needs to be more delicate at all. I'm so tired of politicians talking to everyone like they're a child that always needs to be coddled. These are grown ass people and people that want to act grown and should be talked to as such.

I meant that if he wanted to avoid controversy and headaches he should have said something softer. But I don't care, I'm glad he was blunt.

 

[Uchip]

Philadelphia sounds kinda like Pedophilia

 

[DominoKid]

Uh...I agree w/ the mayor.

 

[daycru]

I applaud the real talk.

 

[elrechazado]

Misleading title, no surprise. Guy's right.

Yeah, dumb thread title.

 

[Trent Strong]

Philadelphia sounds kinda like Pedophilia

An anime fan has pedophilia on the brain...how surprising...

 

[Quick]

If it was too soon, these kids would still be alive.

 

[VonRehausen]

Lets give the children the childhood they need. From my own experience I was practicallya child until I was 25. Even if I'd been thru the army and to the Uni for several years.

 

[ShinobiFist]

We need more honest speaking devils in the political system. The truth hurts, deal with it.

 

[That Singer Guy...]

Dude is right

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

We need more honest speaking devils in the political system. The truth hurts, deal with it.

When my family lived in Philly he was the rep for our district, always very responsive, and very smart.

 

[Raistlin]

How late were they actually out?

 

[antonz]

Have to say I have alot of respect for the Mayor reading what he says and watching the youtube video.

Nutter isnt holding any punches and thats why its so "controversial." Today everyone does the hand holding baby crap. If peoplekept the view he has world would be a better place.

 

[Warm Machine]

I like this guy.

 

[Alucrid]

Philadelphia sounds kinda like Pedophilia

I guess you're pronunciation needs some work.

 

[shadyspace]

Guess the censor was hungover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AvitGCh-ABM

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Guess the censor was hungover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AvitGCh-ABM

Man I love Nutter, could you ever imagine Bloomberg saying something that honest and raw?

 

[thecouncil]

Guess the censor was hungover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AvitGCh-ABM

haha. came into here to post this if it hadnt been already. man, this guy is cool.

im glad this isnt another "philadelphia sucks" thread and is more of a "nutter is awesome" thread.

 

[SneakyStephan]

Seems right to me, if your kids are out picking fights at night then you are a shit parent.

'journalists' at work, as long as they can get views it doesn't matter how out of context or manipulative or asinine their stories and titles are.

 

[LaserBuddha]

How dare he say what everyone else is thinking like that, as a politician he should know to only speak empty bullshit.

I'm a big fan of this post.

 

[antonz]

The comments to the news story are funny and this one stands out as totally missing the point.

Unless you (and the mayor) know ALL the facts, your comments are irrelevant. Perhaps the lads told their parents they were going to the convenience store or a movie. As a parent of 16 year olds would you deny them that? I'm certain they would not have told them they were headed for a rumble

The Mayors whole point is as a parent you lay down the law. 10:30 on a school night your ass is in the house regardless of whatever excuses

 

[davepoobond]

"YOU CAN'T TELL US HOW TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN!!!"

 

[Mohonky]

Nutter for President I say.

 

[Alucrid]

Nutter for President I say.

We usually have a nutter for president.

 

[AbortedWalrusFetus]

I like Nutter a lot, he's just been somewhat ineffectual as a mayor. I am hoping that his second term is more fruitful than the first. He needs to renegotiate the public employee contracts and get more favorable terms for the city. He needs to really jump on the DROP program and get it done away with. He needs to do something to reduce business taxes in the city greatly. A lot needs to be done with the school district, and unfortunately the crime rate seems to b trending up in the last year.

That said, he came into office almost at the start of the recession and has really had a bad situation to deal with. He's done some great things. Getting Charles Ramsey as police commissioner, and retaining him when Chicago was trying to pull him away was huge for the city. Ramsey is great. Nutter also spearheaded a change to the zoning laws in Philadelphia that will greatly help development in the city.

I hope he takes City Council to task this term and really gets the rest of his campaign promises done. I am hoping that he will renegotiate the contracts of the public worker unions and eliminate some of the massive waste and spending that goes to them (I am not just talking as someone who is anti-union, there is some serious waste that is not actually even benefitting union members). Those savings need to be directed into more public safety and reduced business taxes.