Frank Rizzo, the Philadelphia Democrat mayor (who flipped Republican) and who famously implored voters to “vote white” (and later said it was a “poor choice of words”) would be spinning in his grave if he could see Philadelphia today.
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Frank Rizzo…also one of the best Jerky Boy characters. He could command respect from the other end of the phone line.
now i want crumb cake and i just finished my coffee, dammit
Most of us I am sure have been called worse than being a crumb bum in our lifetimes.
Where’s the language warning?
Old school me thinks.
People like Frank Rizzo are what got us where we are today. He and Daley and others thought they could do whatever they wanted because they held office.
Well today a whole new breed of asshole holds office but they too think they can do whatever they want.
Hard ass. We need more of them. I have mixed feelings about his time as Philly’s mayor. My family in s Philly loved him.
The “community” about 6 blocks to the north? Not so much.
Say what you want – but I lived there for 18 months while he was mayor – you could walk the street at night AND ride the subways without worry.
Howie Carr still says crumb bum.
It could’ve been worse he could’ve called him a gunky.
60 minutes crumb bum Steve Croft
The underground comic artist R Crumb the creator of Mr. Natural is the ultimate crumb bum.
I’m also in favor of putting an “s” on the end of “you”.
Crumb bum, less than a speck? 😉
“Vote white” is a poor choice of words, but it’s ok to openly, and with government funding, promote POC and ‘diversity’.
But let’s focus on the RESULTS or either ‘poor choice’.
Are ANY American cities better off than they were 40 years ago?? It’s not even close AND most areas have spent two generations of future away as they trashed formerly solid places to live.
The only people who had a problem with Rizzo were those who skirted or dwelled on the wrong side of the law, IOW crumb bums.
…. Rizzo didn’t take office to enrich himself; like him or not, he provided clear leadership. And took many arrows in his back and front to stand tall and do the dirty work that only courageous people dare do.
Talk is cheap yeah, but deceitful talk, the lies of politicians, is very costly.
RIP Mayor Rizzo