We continue our summary of what a Google News search for "Michael Nutter" turns up on a daily basis (placed here for you convenience with other important news items). Given the news about his new chief of staff, the harvest is fruitful.
WHYY, the Daily News, the Inquirer, the Metro, CBS 3 (with video!) and the Daily Pennsylvanian provide ample coverage of the latest Nutter appointment. In searching for some outside comments about Mr. Armbrister, these news reports went to his former employers, people who have worked with him and outside observers of the government.
The Daily News turned up the following phrases and adjectives: "praised [his] contributions to [Temple]," "a level-headed, genial man with a ferocious work ethic," "represented Temple with distinction, developing and maintaining important relationships with our neighbors, community leaders and elected officials," "perfect temperament for the job," "a smart guy," "not a know-it-all," "not in your face," "a really good disposition," "a great work ethic."
The Inquirer had "highly respected and well-liked executive with impeccable credentials," "smart... hardworking... completely above reproach... a straight shooter... a very solid guy," "everybody respects... looks up to... a role model," "persuasive... tries to engender a sense of cooperation and teamwork," "won't suspend good judgment in favor of political considerations," "politically savvy," and "capacity to be the heavy when he needs to be... capacity to motivate people so that you don't need a heavy."
It goes on like this. Basically, Nutter appointed the second coming of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Joe Torre, Buddha, Gandhi, Solomon and your mother to be his chief of staff. How can he go wrong?
Next up...
We have a little college challenge unfolding in the opinion pages of the newspapers of the City's two largest universities. Yesterday, an op-ed in the Temple News questioned the appointment of Charles Ramsey as police commissioner for, among other things, his questionable relationship with civil rights. Today, the University of Pennsylvania shoots back with an editorial in support of stop-and-frisk.
Next up...
In a story about Project U-Turn, and initiative to get school drop-outs back into the classroom, we find a quote from the mayor-elect in which he advocates for lowering the compulsory school attendance age from 8 to 6 years old. Imagine for a second that you have no way of detecting sarcasm and read this statement:
"It may have been understandable if this was 1807, but not in 2007," to only require students to attend school by age 8, Nutter said. "There's no wheat to be harvested in Philadelphia," he added, referring to the nation's agricultural past, when children stayed home from school to farm.
And finally...
KYW 1060's Mike Dunn was a veritable Nutter-story factory, squeezing 3 stories out of yesterday's event. He's got one about the Armbrister appointment, one about the flood of resumes to Nutter's "call to service," and one about Nutter's reaction to a New York Post story touting Philadelphia as a great place to Christmas shop.
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