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UPDATE: Nutter and Rendell Try to Lure the 2016 DNC to Philly with All of the Cheerleaders, All of the Mascots
By Jim Adair
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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:
Excitement building…#PHLDNC pic.twitter.com/vkRsJgaOSP
— City of Philadelphia (@PhiladelphiaGov) August 13, 2014
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:
If you don’t move, he can’t see you.
[Photos via @PhiladelphiaGov]UPDATE: Fake Rocky.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.