March 15, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, BFit said: my buddys brother is working on his campaign. he was previously working in the white house with trump before that. he was a huge democrat in highschool, had obama signs in his parents yard, wore change tshirts all the time (all before he could vote). hes now 180'd and is 100% republican. You're buddy's brother needs to find a new line of work. He's not very good at this job.
March 15, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, BFit said: my buddys brother is working on his campaign. he was previously working in the white house with trump before that. he was a huge democrat in highschool, had obama signs in his parents yard, wore change tshirts all the time (all before he could vote). hes now 180'd and is 100% republican. This is somewhat typical of people that want big government controlling their lives and that want to make sure they pay the highest amount of income tax as possible.
March 16, 20223 yr Pregnant woman puncher goes free. The people of philly get what they Fing deserve.
April 11, 20223 yr bucks county, ftw! https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/04/parx-casino-tommy-tomlinson-lobbyist-emails/ In 2019, state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R., Bucks) introduced a bill to ban skill games, slot-like machines that are unregulated in Pennsylvania. Before introducing the bill, Tomlinson’s office asked lobbyists for Parx Casino, a top donor in his district that opposed skill games, to write the language for it. The measure Tomlinson introduced matched the language provided by the lobbyists nearly word-for-word. This fact was not disclosed to the public, and only came to light because of emails exposed as part of an unrelated lawsuit. Good-government experts say the practice of lobbyists writing legislation threatens public trust. Tommy's daughter, state representative K.C. Tomlinson, is also secretary of the gaming oversight committee.
April 11, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: bucks county, ftw! https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/04/parx-casino-tommy-tomlinson-lobbyist-emails/ In 2019, state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R., Bucks) introduced a bill to ban skill games, slot-like machines that are unregulated in Pennsylvania. Before introducing the bill, Tomlinson’s office asked lobbyists for Parx Casino, a top donor in his district that opposed skill games, to write the language for it. The measure Tomlinson introduced matched the language provided by the lobbyists nearly word-for-word. This fact was not disclosed to the public, and only came to light because of emails exposed as part of an unrelated lawsuit. Good-government experts say the practice of lobbyists writing legislation threatens public trust. Tommy's daughter, state representative K.C. Tomlinson, is also secretary of the gaming oversight committee. business as usual.
April 11, 20223 yr My aunt grew up with Tommy and my grandparents' funerals were handled by his funeral home. He's an example of a good guy who's been pulling the levers of power far too long. Eventually the trappings of even the small amount of power a state rep then state senator possess are too appealing, and it becomes a corrupting force.
April 11, 20223 yr 31 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: My aunt grew up with Tommy and my grandparents' funerals were handled by his funeral home. He's an example of a good guy who's been pulling the levers of power far too long. Eventually the trappings of even the small amount of power a state rep then state senator possess are too appealing, and it becomes a corrupting force. i saw a commercial last night, i believe it was for governor, the candidate was calling for term limits. i'm sure he will be pushed out within a week.
May 6, 20223 yr Quote https://www.fox29.com/news/septa-adding-new-security-personnel-to-serve-as-extra-eyes-and-ears PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA is addressing safety concerns on their transportation system by adding new personnel from security firms to act as ‘extra eyes and ears’ for SEPTA Transit police. The new SEPTA Outreach Services program was approved by SEPTA’s board back in February. SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards says SEPTA partnered with three security firms to staff the program. Combined, there will be 88 specialists who will be assigned to stations and vehicles along the Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines. They will also be present at the concourses in Center City. Outreach specialists will remind riders about the rules for riding SEPTA vehicles and will be equipped with phones in order to facilitate direct contact with SEPTA Transit Police. The specialists will also take over the responsibilities of opening and closing the stations, allowing police officers to conduct more patrols during overnight hours.
May 12, 20223 yr Quote Pennsylvania Is Getting Very Interesting Yesterday, we noted the drama going on in advance of next week's U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania. Up today: the gubernatorial primary, which is also turning into quite a soap opera. As with the Senate race, the Democratic side of the contest is not in much doubt. Actually, to be precise, it's not in doubt at all. While Lt. Gov. John Fetterman could still theoretically lose his U.S. Senate primary to Rep. Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro is running unopposed for his party's gubernatorial nomination. It would be pretty hard to lose under those circumstances, though maybe Al Gore could find a way to do it. It's the Republican side of the gubernatorial contest that has turned into a three-alarm fire, at least as far as many Republicans are concerned. The latest poll of the race, from the Trafalgar Group, illustrates the problem: Candidate Percentage Doug Mastriano 28% Lou Barletta 18% Dave White 15% William McSwain 14% Jake Corman 5% Others 9% Undecided 11% As you can see, Mastriano has a commanding lead. And this poll is not an outlier; in the poll right before this one (from Fox), he was up 12 points on Barletta, and in the poll before that (from Franklin & Marshall College), he was up 9 points. Across all polls of the race, Mastriano leads by an average of 9.5 points. So, what's the problem? Well, Mastriano has what many people, including some Republicans, would consider baggage. He's an outspoken Trumper and MAGAmaniac. Consistent with that, he is also an unabashed "Stop the Steal" advocate who continues to insist that both Pennsylvania's EVs and the presidential election were stolen from Donald Trump. And the icing on the cake, as it were, is that he was present at the 1/6 insurrection (though Mastriano claims he left before the Capitol was breached). Anyhow, many Republican pooh-bahs are scared witless of three things. The first is that Mastriano will blow an otherwise very winnable gubernatorial race. The second is that he'll become the face of the Republican ticket in Pennsylvania, and will drag down other Republican candidates statewide. And the third is that he'll become the face of the Republican ticket nationwide, and will drag down other Republican candidates across the country. Indeed, Democrats are already salivating at the possibility of decreeing: "See! They're not sorry about 1/6 at all. They even nominated one of the insurrectionists to be governor of Pennsylvania!" To that end, the folks who run the Pennsylvania GOP (or who think they run the Pennsylvania GOP, at least) are attempting some 11th-hour maneuvering along the lines of "anyone but Mastriano." Ideally, they hope to get the non-Mastriano candidates to agree to throw their support behind Barletta. Failing that, they hope to get some of the lesser candidates to drop out, in hopes that their voters will gravitate toward Barletta. There are some problems with these plans, though. The biggest is that the non-Barletta candidates don't appear to be too interested in playing ball. They've spent all the time and energy running their campaigns, and would prefer to take their chances rather than fall on their swords for the party. But even assuming this can be overcome, say with promises of support in runs for other offices, it's not clear that there's time to get the message to Republican voters that the anti-Mastriano fix is in. Nor is it clear that the voters will be interested in being a part of that, even if they do know. So, the odds are pretty good that the Pennsylvania GOP gets stuck with a real stinker of a gubernatorial candidate. At that point, they will grit their teeth and hope that there's a large enough red wave to overcome Mastriano's liabilities. Of course, if he does drag down the Republican ticket in Pennsylvania, that could very well affect the composition of the U.S. Senate. So, this could prove to be a big deal, indeed.
May 12, 20223 yr I figured we here in PA are about to elect some MAGA loon as governor. We never seem to elect a governor from the same party 2 times in a row. Hopefully Shapiro can make a race out of it. Abortion will be the primary issue which will help Shapiro.
May 16, 20223 yr On 5/7/2022 at 9:21 PM, ToastJenkins said: Wait slots are unregulated in pa?? Slots are regulated. Skill games are not. This guy explains the difference https://share.vidyard.com/watch/dbVc4Ny1dHd1z2PE5PPZmW?
May 16, 20223 yr On 5/12/2022 at 12:23 PM, Gannan said: I figured we here in PA are about to elect some MAGA loon as governor. We never seem to elect a governor from the same party 2 times in a row. Hopefully Shapiro can make a race out of it. Abortion will be the primary issue which will help Shapiro. Come on man! That's Ultra Maga. Biden spend hard earned tax dollars paying 6 months of consulting fees to come up with that phrase. Least you could do is use it.
May 18, 20223 yr Oz taking a beating in early returns. Probably going to call the race for Fetterman soon on the dems side.
May 18, 20223 yr On 3/16/2022 at 9:20 AM, Kz! said: Pregnant woman puncher goes free. The people of philly get what they Fing deserve. progressive liberal policies on crime.
May 18, 20223 yr On 4/11/2022 at 1:26 PM, JohnSnowsHair said: My aunt grew up with Tommy and my grandparents' funerals were handled by his funeral home. He's an example of a good guy who's been pulling the levers of power far too long. Eventually the trappings of even the small amount of power a state rep then state senator possess are too appealing, and it becomes a corrupting force. term limits across the board are in order
May 18, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Procus said: term limits across the board are in order Gotta term limit the staff too or you just push the problem deeper into the shadows.
May 18, 20223 yr "they" are saying that oz could lose once all the mail-in votes are counted...because oz voters are trumpers & they don't do mail-in the trumpers did get their nutbag election denier as the gop nominee for gov though.
May 18, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: "they" are saying that oz could lose once all the mail-in votes are counted...because oz voters are trumpers & they don't do mail-in the trumpers did get their nutbag election denier as the gop nominee for gov though. Stop the count!
May 18, 20223 yr Oz-McCormick is a dead heat... So now they want mail-in ballots counted in PA! How soon until Dr. Oz calls it a sham?
May 18, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, mr_hunt said: the trumpers did get their nutbag election denier as the gop nominee for gov though. That guy is F'n terrifying.
May 18, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Gannan said: That guy is F'n terrifying. indeed. he will attempt to steal every election for the gop if he's elected. i don't think he's even trying to hide that fact.
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