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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thumb-Wrestling The Mayor -- Nutter Goes Down!
This guy wants a rematch.

Mayor Nutter was a good sport, posing for picture after picture for about 40 minutes this morning with the throng of children brought to City Hall for "Take Our Daughters & Sons To Work" day.  But then it all went south.  One little boy, who looked to be about four or five years old, stepped up to the mayor, who extended his hand for a shake.  Not having it, the boy grabbed the mayor's thumb.  Nutter's security detail stood transfixed.  Was this tyke really taking on the mayor in an impromptu thumb-wrestling match?

He was.  And the mayor came in second. 

Later, Nutter spoke of launching a "rigorous thumb exercise workout routine."  And a little pay-back. "He did take me down and I am ... I am ... really impacted," Nutter said. "I'm dealing with it. By the end of the day, I'm going to track that kid down and demand a rematch."

Posted by Chris Brennan @ 12:05 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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Posted 11:37 AM, 04/25/2008
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Rematch has been scheduled. Broadcast live at 1:00pm from the Wachovia Center. Live video provided by Ustream and immediately following will be posted on Youtube.
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.
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