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Gtown_teach:

I totally disagree with that. This is a man that is utterly done with governing this city. He knows he's out the door, and he just doesn't seem to care too much about his image. I don't know what exactly Street's going to go for in his political future, but this isn't making him look too promising. Like most politicians, he knows no one will do anything about his slack-happy attitude, because there's never any real outrage towards our supposed AA leaders. I hate pulling race into this, but let's face it. He's chillin' on the corner, and doesn't give a rat's ass about anything other than his new toy.

Posted by Gtown_teach | July 3, 2007 1:27 PM

Posted on July 3, 2007 13:27

John Q:

Look, Street is an idiot, we all know that. But mayors don't go to every killing in their city anywhere. Bloomberg, Daly? A cheap shot, he deserves it, but you are pulling an issue out of thin air on this one. This is a "hamburger helper" article, all filler.

Posted by John Q | July 3, 2007 4:35 PM

Posted on July 3, 2007 16:35

david:

First of all, the Hamburger Helper reference was hilarious. Well played, John Q.

The fact that we have a mayor who embraces new technologies is certainly a plus, as evidenced by his support for making the city a wireless hub.

But it's one thing to endorse modernizing the city, and another thing entirely to sit on a street corner for 10 to 14 hours for a new personal toy. Apple doesn't need any help selling these phones, either, so I don't buy that Street was doing anyone a public service by sitting there and extolling the virtues of modern handheld devices.

The point is, John Street is the face of our city, a city that is recognized nationally as a leader in homicides and gun violence -- at a time when we're trying to convince people that this is a good place to move to and invest in.

It looks bad, then, that a day after the city marked the 200th homicide of the year, our mayor stood in line ALL DAY LONG to buy himself a present.

Street is a savvy pol who has worked in this city for a long, long time, and I'm sure he knew that his campout would draw plenty of attention -- and that most of would be negative.

John Q brought up Mayors Daly and Bloomberg. Can anyone imagine either one of those guys arguing on camera with citizens who expected more of them? Can anyone imagine Bloomberg shrugging off homicide victims and insisting that his phone purchase was more important?

Look, this was probably one of the most venial sins that Street has committed in office. But he knew better, and still opted to piss his citizens off and make a fool of himself in the process. I think we deserve slightly more from a mayor.

Posted by david | July 4, 2007 12:10 AM

Posted on July 4, 2007 00:10

partner in crime:

The joys of having a blog.
Cheap shots, random thoughts, and 4-day news stories are fair game.
That said, the most shocking point of this post is Dave's new found love for Sly.

Posted by partner in crime | July 4, 2007 10:20 AM

Posted on July 4, 2007 10:20

david:

I kinda surprised myself on the positive Sly comments, too.

Posted by david | July 4, 2007 8:13 PM

Posted on July 4, 2007 20:13

Corliss:

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brooch:

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