tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post114497663428833901..comments2023-11-05T04:04:12.442-05:00Comments on Short Schrift: A Philadelphia Story, Pt. 2Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-1145023973445395502006-04-14T10:12:00.000-04:002006-04-14T10:12:00.000-04:00No, I don't think it'll backfire against Casey. It...No, I don't think it'll backfire against Casey. It wasn' as though they staged it -- they just lit the fire. For one thing, what the protestors were protesting against were true -- the co-owner really was a big Santorum supporter, and he'd actually had a long history of gay-bashing (especially AIDS-bashing) much earlier than this. The CityPaper article does a good job of attacking the apathy of Philly's gay community about this issue for the past ten years. It only took off when Casey's people got involved.<BR/><BR/>The other thing is that Philadelphians have always had a curious response to political stunts, especially in the context of a heated campaign. Three years ago, in the mayoral race, someone allegedly through a molotov cocktail at Republican challanger Sam Katz's office. No response. Then it was discovered that the FBI had bugged Mayor John Street's office as part of a corruption investigation. Street's support from Democrats went through the roof.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-1145022436678518752006-04-14T09:47:00.000-04:002006-04-14T09:47:00.000-04:00Wow! Nice call Tim. Do you think this will backf...Wow! Nice call Tim. Do you think this will backfire against Casey or is Santorum going down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com