Mayor Nutter to speak at Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced this morning that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will be among the speakers when the party's convention is held in Charlotte, N.C. in the first week of September. The Democratic Party plans to start the convention with a rally on Labor Day, Sept. 3, and then hold events that Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Mayor Nutter to speak at Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced this morning that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will be among the speakers when the party's convention is held in Charlotte, N.C. in the first week of September. The Democratic Party plans to start the convention with a rally on Labor Day, Sept. 3, and then hold events that Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Other mayors scheduled to speak at the DNC are Newark N.J. Cory Booker, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Nutter will speak on Tuesday, Sept. 4 or Wednesday, Sept. 5 at the Time Warner Cable Arena. President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will be nominated to run for reelection on Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Bank of America Stadium.
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I am so glad that he has time for that instead of taking care of this mess of a city.— fozziebear- Are you kidding? Golly Gee, Backseat Mike has been auditioning for an Obama fueled escape for a couple of years now. Look, Nutter is not going to be PA Governor. So what is there for him to do but to hang on to Obie's apron strings. Speaking of apron strings, Nutter has been seen kowtowing to Michelle Obama. He's like her little manservant when she is around Philly. Yea, Nutter want's some kind of appointment really bad. If Obie wins, count Mike Nutter out of Philly for sure. Really, who can blame him?
- Jon Runyan is giving the Anti-Abortion speech at the GOP Republican Convention next week.
He's replacing Todd Akin.
— Cuddles - And are you giving a speech on how to be a property tax scofflaw without really trying Darnell Charles Tanksley?
- Tentative speech title: "How to use PG-13 language as a substitute for a crime policy"— dragoon6
- Well aren't they a bunch of hypocrites! They invite the mayor who is trying to break the city unions to speak but they are suppose to be pro union. Biden should have been booed away from the fire fighters convention. What a slap in the face to city workers by the Democratic Party.— gemini48
- Yeah, how dare the mayor leave the city for a day or two. He should be working 24/7 to fix a mess that's been here for about 5 generations.— beegal99
- Nutter a speaker at the Dem convention? Good choice! He is one of the best speakers in the bunch. Not much of an achiever, but a fine speaker nonetheless. Don't expect him to give solutions to problems. That's not his style. He is much better at telling people how well they're doing, how much he appreciates them, etc. Sometimes I wonder if he is reading his speeches from a Hallmark card.— DonQ
- For the love of God, please don't let him do "Rapper's Delight" again... — J H
- I hope this doesn't mean he will miss the Jay Z concert.— Captain Terrific
- The guy who presides over the continued decline of Philly is speaking for the guy who presides over the continued decline of America. Irony at it's best.— Taxpaying Voter
- ^this— Handsome B. Wonderful
- That has to hurt.
Nutter has been a tireless cheerleader for this administration and has never passed up a single opportunity to be negative, and openly hostile, to Romey/Ryan and the best that earns is to share the stage with Corey Booker.
He better step up his game now if he expects to get a prime time spot.— barlowjames1 - I hope he stays out of the bowling alleys.— hey buddy
- Nutter needs to handle the contracts with his workers, im not voting for barack if this is want the people has to look forward too.. How you have a mayor speaking and representin the people and his cityworkers are in a crisis.. workers have not had a contrct for 4 years and nutter is lookin for no solution, he continue to appeal the firefighters.. this is the wrong time for barack and the DNC to put nutter in the fore front! The people knows this is all a joke and we are not gonna tolerate it!! so guess what no contract from nutter not Vote for the democratic party!!!!!— noncents
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans. E-mail tips to ransomj@phillynews.com
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Sean Collins Walsh is from Bucks County and went to Northwestern University. He joined the Daily News copy desk in 2012 and now covers the Nutter administration. Before that, he interned at papers including The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News and The Seattle Times. E-mail tips to walshSE@phillynews.com
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