[UC] It's the Milton Street Show!

[Kyle Cassidy]

Those of you who didn't make it down to the Milton Street rally to
represent West Philly missed a really good time. Seriously, it was the
most entertaining political rally I've been to in quite some time.

Mr. Street missed the 5,000 mark he'd been hoping for by ... Er, a lot.
I estimate there were probably 200 people there, maybe 40 of them were
reporters. Mr. Street is, I believe, a much more charistmatic speaker
than his brother, the Mayor, but he is also prone to flights of ...
Well, complete weirdness. About 10 minutes into his speech, he brought a
coffin out on stage, saying that he hope to end violence in the city.
And then he started preaching, really preaching, like quoting the bible
and waving his arms while the crowd shouted "AMEN!" and then, overcome
by the spirit -- he burst into song. I kid you not. And this is probably
what you'll see on the news tonight. He actually has a pretty good
singing voice. This went on for a while. Periodically he'd lean on the
coffin, close his eyes and start praying, then he'd run up front and
wave his arms around. He dealt with some hecklers, said that Bob Brady's
house in New Jersey was a lot bigger than his house in New Jersey, then
he went off and sang a duet with some guy from WIP. And that was that.
Everybody seemed to get a good chuckle out of it and you could tell the
reporters were glad to be doing this rather than covering some high
school kid who's making 10,000 paper cranes for peace or something. I
heard one of them say "People should have to PAY to see this, I feel
like I just went to the theater!"

The splendid photos are here:

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/2007/2007%2D03%2D01%2Dms/images
.html


P.S. -- as you might have expected, he said that despite not having
5,000 supporters at the rally, he was going to keep on running. 



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Re: [UC] It's the Milton Street Show!

[Frank]

He looks more like Uncle Fester every day.

Frank

On Mar 1, 2007, at 02:23 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:


Those of you who didn't make it down to the Milton Street rally to
represent West Philly missed a really good time. Seriously, it was the
most entertaining political rally I've been to in quite some time.

Mr. Street missed the 5,000 mark he'd been hoping for by ... Er, a  
lot.

I estimate there were probably 200 people there, maybe 40 of them were
reporters. Mr. Street is, I believe, a much more charistmatic speaker
than his brother, the Mayor, but he is also prone to flights of ...
Well, complete weirdness. About 10 minutes into his speech, he  
brought a

coffin out on stage, saying that he hope to end violence in the city.
And then he started preaching, really preaching, like quoting the  
bible

and waving his arms while the crowd shouted "AMEN!" and then, overcome
by the spirit -- he burst into song. I kid you not. And this is  
probably

what you'll see on the news tonight. He actually has a pretty good
singing voice. This went on for a while. Periodically he'd lean on the
coffin, close his eyes and start praying, then he'd run up front and
wave his arms around. He dealt with some hecklers, said that Bob  
Brady's
house in New Jersey was a lot bigger than his house in New Jersey,  
then

he went off and sang a duet with some guy from WIP. And that was that.
Everybody seemed to get a good chuckle out of it and you could tell  
the

reporters were glad to be doing this rather than covering some high
school kid who's making 10,000 paper cranes for peace or something. I
heard one of them say "People should have to PAY to see this, I feel
like I just went to the theater!"

The splendid photos are here:

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/2007/2007%2D03%2D01%2Dms/ 
images

.html


P.S. -- as you might have expected, he said that despite not having
5,000 supporters at the rally, he was going to keep on running.



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Re: [UC] It's the Milton Street Show!

[Margie Politzer]

> P.S. -- as you might have expected, he said that despite not having
> 5,000 supporters at the rally, he was going to keep on running.

Then I guess we can always count on him to keep his word...

Thanks for the report and photos.

Margie


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RE: [UC] It's the Milton Street Show!

[Bill Sanderson]

He's definitely providing the best entertainment value--thanks!

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Those of you who didn't make it down to the Milton Street rally to
represent West Philly missed a really good time. Seriously, it was the
most entertaining political rally I've been to in quite some time.


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Re: [UC] It's the Milton Street Show!

[Wilma de Soto]

I was down at 440 N. Broad St.(School District Headquarters) giving ALL of
my credentials to prove I can teach at the school that I have been for 21
years; i.e. am I "Highly Qualified" under the No Child Left Behind
legislation. 

Undoubtedly there will be even MORE Teacher Training and Professional
Development because of this and Why?

Through all this School Reform, there has been a missing link.  Last week a
teacher at Germantown High School had his neck broken for taking an iPod
away from a student which he would have returned at the end of class.

People who came to Milton's rally might have been parents to those same
kids.

Not funny to me.  Not at ALL.


On 3/1/07 2:23 PM, "Kyle Cassidy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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Re: [UC] It's the Milton Street Show! - missing links

[Craigsolve]

In a message dated 3/1/2007 8:28:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

I was  down at 440 N. Broad St.(School District Headquarters) giving ALL of
my  credentials to prove I can teach at the school that I have been for  21
years; i.e. am I "Highly Qualified" under the No Child Left  Behind
legislation.
Why are you complaining?
 
You get to visit HQ for other than a disciplinary or wage cut  meeting.
You're privileged to be professionally immersed in a bipartisan educational  
experiment.
And, unlike the two drunks who pushed the legislation through, you can  
clearly remember the last 21 years.
Alas, it is not likely your adoring family will give you an Aston  Martin for 
your 75th b'day, like Fish Kennedy.

Through  all this School Reform, there has been a missing link.  Last week  a
teacher at Germantown High School had his neck broken for taking an  iPod
away from a student which he would have returned at the end of  class.

People who came to Milton's rally might have been parents to  those same
kids.
Now two questions, Teach:
 
Do you really believe the aphorism "the apple doesn't fall far from the  
tree'' has no applicability to the now privileged and still ethically  
challenged 
Street family?
 
And, the exhortations to attend Milton's rally by conservative Leader  Wolfe, 
and much more free Digital Documentarian Cassidy were the  postulation of the 
janus missing link?

Not  funny to me.  Not at ALL.
Inquiring minds want to know.
 
Regardless, have a more satisfying Friday.
 
Ciao,
 
Craig
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