Eyes forward Eddie.

Eyes forward Eddie.

As I type these words, Mayor Michael Nutter and former Governor Ed Rendell are welcoming a group of ambassadors from the Democratic Party to Philadelphia to try to woo them and show them that Philadelphia should host their National Convention in 2016. And for the occasion, the mayor and gov brought out the big guns:

You’ve got the Phanatic, the St. Joe’s Hawk, the Temple Owl, Swoop is in there somewhere, there are some Temple Cheerleaders, some Eagles Cheerleaders (Clinton casts his vote for Philly), SEPTA workers, and this jackass, whoever the hell he is.

Actually, who is “Donnie the Donkey”? A Phil E. Moose prototype gone awry? Did he just sneak in there? Is he there in an official capacity? Oh no. Nutter and Rendell, don’t turn around, I think he’s up to something:

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If you don’t move, he can’t see you.

[Photos via @PhiladelphiaGov]

UPDATE: Fake Rocky.