June 29, 2007

iPhones

Today is the day they come up, I'll be ordering my online.

But Philly Mayor John Street is camped out for an iPhone.

"I think it's not a bad a thing for a person who needs that device [the iPhone} to sit and wait. I could have used influence to get one, but I don't work that way."

You have got to be f*cking kidding me.

The mayor suddenly discovered ethics.

Just before his remarks, 22-year-old Larry West of Mount Airy confronted the mayor.

"How can you sit here with 200 murders in the city already?" West asked.

Street announced that "I'm doing my job."

He then left for City Hall, and it was not clear when he would return to the line. He assigned his spot to a male aide, who declined to be identified.

"I'm just holding a spot for the mayor," he said.


Well known for his Blackberry addiction, his Honor will be disappointed to know that despite the massive cool factor, it will still be available to subpoena.

I seem to recall that the mayor had trouble remembering that he had a Blackberry during the "bugging" investigation... but I can't find any articles about that.

Speaking of thieves and iPhones.

Watch this video...


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Crazy guy steals the microphone... what's with people and FoxNews?

Apple - Reality Distortion Field Posted by AlexC at June 29, 2007 2:51 PM

It not like Street has anything else to do, like reduce the murder rate, stop making Philly a national laughing stock,..clean out his desk for Michael Nutter to move in, etc,...

Posted by: TrekMedic251 at June 29, 2007 9:07 PM

I don't know John Street, but he was off to a good start with, "it's not a bad thing for a person who needs that device to sit and wait." Except that nobody "needs" an iPhone. (Ip-own?) I'm quite certain that "I could have used influence to get one, but I don't work that way" was inspired by the flak John Edwards received after sending an aide to strongarm a WalMart employee for a PS3 for his kid.

But when things got uncomfortable, he did "work that way." If using a government aide, paid by taxpayer dollars, isn't "using influence" then what is it?

"Pay no attention to my deeds, just watch my lips move."

Posted by: johngalt at July 1, 2007 10:33 AM | What do you think? [2]