National Reporters Hate Philly
Whining media members aren’t exclusive to Philly, or political reporters from Denver who take bold stances. Pampered reporters, used to free lunch buffets, swag, and grafting the importance of the people they cover onto themselves, like their jobs to be as easy as possible, and when they’re not they take to Twitter to tell all their followers of their great injustice.
Dan McQuade at PhillyMag – who does reliably great work by the way – pulled together just a sampling:
12:30 am: Thousands still in gridlock trying to leave Wells Fargo Ctr. One-hour-plus wait for Uber. Shuttles MIA. Worst. Convention. Ever.
— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) July 26, 2016
It really does not seem like Philadelphia was prepared to hold a political convention. Columbus would have aced it.
— Matt Bai (@mattbai) July 26, 2016
No city that has its venue miles from the nearest accommodations is prepared for a convention. https://t.co/P8ArMN0NY1
— Thomas Mills (@tmillsNC) July 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheFix/status/757646279182868480
And then, this came across our timelines today:
Among many memories I will have from Philadelphia is the steady smell of urine that exists throughout the city.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) July 27, 2016
I’m sure some of these reporters are from places like Utah and Ohio and other states I’ll never visit. But those who proudly drop “New York” or “Washington, D.C.” into their Twitter bio (with their admittedly superior subway system) and don’t use the trains? You lose the right to complain and should know better. Shame.
