Mayor Kenney is worried that Philadelphia residents will flee the city during next month’s Democratic National Convention. Frankly, a Godzilla attack couldn’t get me to leave the city after three months in Little Rock.
I didn’t flee when the Pope came to town. An upside of a visit from an old man in a silly hat and a dress who talks to an imaginary friend in sky was a Center City without cars. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and handicapped people enjoyed spreading out and owning the streets. Oh, and by the way…
Fuck the Pope for sticking Philly residents with the bill, for hosting the anti-gay World Meeting of Families, and for sounding diversity-minded but maintaining all the hateful policies that make the church a scourge on a modern society.
That said, bring on the events and discounts and protests and inevitable drama of the convention itself. I think everybody’s going to need a drink after Hillary and Bernie have it out on the convention floor…
City officials are launching an effort to keep residents from fleeing Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention next month.
Source: Effort begins to keep Philly residents in town for DNC