Archive for the 'gambling industry' Category
New Philly Weekly: Ed Rendell Sucks
How Foxwoods got a suckjob from Ed Rendell, and what it means:
it appears that Foxwoods lawyer Steve Cozen — who’s not only a close friend of Ed Rendell but a VERY generous funder — worked pretty hard to get the exemption. According to the Inky report, Rendell says he told Cozen he would sign the [...]
Ed Rendell Sucks
Monica Yant Kinney has a must read in the Inquirer today:
“Having suck with me,” the governor explains, “doesn’t mean I will do stuff for you.”
In Ed’s lexicon, suck is strictly a noun. It refers to influence, preference, a VIP spot in the governor’s crowded mental garage… Suck is an emotional IOU paid in full only [...]
The S.S. United States as a Giant Metaphor
Photo by Shaporama
I popped off a snotty, sarcastic piece about the SS United State, a once-luxurious ocean liner rotting on the piers in Philly:
The S.S. United States Casino: a unique metaphor for USA in the 21st century: where suckers go to lose all their money chasing after get rich schemes, never realizing that the [...]
And While We’re Talking About Sellouts
Governor Ed Rendell seems to have forgotten his job is to represent Pennsylvanians, not Foxwoods
Apparently, Ed thinks that it’s “gutless” for City Council to delay siting slots parlors on the Delaware River. I think Ed needs a new dictionary, because what City Council is doing is called “representing Philadelphians”.
Perhaps the governor’s strongest statements about opposition [...]
Let’s Put Slots Parlors in Tom Ferrick’s Neighborhood
In a highly dishonest and self-satisfied article, Tom Ferrick Jr. tells Philadelphia residents opposed to having slots parlors jammed down their throats to suck it up, and get used to the higher crime rates. The problem is, Ferrick’s thinking is so muddled and confused, he literally undermines his own case.
First he says:
To summarize their [...]
Two Slots Parlors For Philly
I got this in the mail from Anne Dicker and others involved in the anti-casino anti-slots parlor movement:
Dear Brendan,
I know everyone on this list is deeply concerned for the future of our neighborhoods, so I wanted to forward this email about what you can do today, concerning the awarding of TWO casino licenses along the [...]
