Pennsylvania: Philadelphia

AND they're really scraping the bottom of the barrel, news source wise. Take a look. In this week's "Midweek briefing" we read:
Writing in The Bulletin of Philadelphia, Herb Denenberg throws the F-bomb. Yes, Mr. Denenberg says the stench of fascism is growing stronger from the Obama administration. That's based on its use "of the vast resources of the federal government to squelch criticism and silence and intimidate critics." Well, what else would you call it, folks?
The Bulletin of Philadelphia? A newspaper that closed up shop for print news in June and is now only publishing once a week? That Bulletin? Such a powerhouse of journalism to depend on.

Here's an excerpt uncovered by Tommy Tomlinson, columnist for the Charlotte Observer:
We've been working to take an economy that was in bad shape and get it moving and growing again; take our national defense and make it first-rate again after a long period of decline; and to restore reason, respect and reality to our foreign policy. And I think it's fair to say that we've made a good deal of progress.
Tomlinson comments:
Those of you who were worried about what he would say: You were right all along. It is nothing but politics.
And:

You were also right about him trying to indoctrinate the children of America into his cult of personality.

This alarming email came from Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition.

Dear PICC members and Friends,

Last month, Philadelphia, became part of the Department of Homeland Security's "Secure Communities" program. Under Secure Communities, when anyone is booked by local law enforcement, their fingerprints are run through the Department of Homeland Security’s databases to screen for criminal convictions and immigration status. This program gives ICE access to immigration status information before criminal justice issues can be resolved. This includes cases where victims or bystanders, were booked before the police obtained language assistance and sorted out the details. In communities where similar ICE programs have been implemented, they have led to selective enforcement of minor infractions on communities perceived as deportable, resulting in deportation of undocumented individuals.

From The Hill:
Senate Democrats on Wednesday banded together to defeat — barely — a Republican proposal to allow concealed weapons to be carried across state lines.

Voting 58-39, the chamber beat back an amendment by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a potential presidential hopeful who has taken on a growing role among Senate Republicans, that would have permitted weapons to be transferred from state to state.

Under a previous agreement between the two parties, the amendment needed 60 votes to pass.

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Nineteen other Democrats crossed over to support the amendment: Max Baucus of Montana, Evan Bayh of Indiana, Mark Begich of Alaska, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Bob Casey Jr.