Hooray! Women’s Health Magazine—the sister magazine to Men’s Health, a publication by and for men who think they can “melt belly fat!” by watching TV on the floor and parking their car farther away from “the office” in the morning (both actual “tips” mentioned in Men’s Health)—has declared Philadelphia 97th on its list of 100 cities in the country by health. Last week, Men’s Health declared we were 98th of 100 in cities “for men,” whatever the shit that means. But fear not: Last year we were No. 99 “for men.” So we’re getting not as bad.
The students are occupying the lawns outside their Catholic schools in Philadelphia and the ‘burbs, as 48 schools are set for closure. Unfortunately, dwindling tuition and funds will do that.
SICK: The Pennsylvania Department of Welfare has a new rule. Those under 60 with more than $2,000 in their bank account will not be eligible for food stamps, as of May 1. For people over 60, the limit will be $3,250. Corbett’s advice to grieving families: Don’t save your money.
Robert Rogers, Reginald Berry, and Jackiem Wright pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a wire fraud scheme that drained more than $400,000 from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s office. All men told the court they’d shared the cash with Richard Bell, an internal auditor inside the office. See? Something was up. Now, what about John Green?
Equality PA is urging its supporters to drop by Sen. Bob Casey’s office and tell him to cosponsor the “Respect for Marriage” act, which would make the Defense of Marriage Act illegal. They call his action on legalizing same-sex marriage reluctant.
New Jersey Democrats are making up for Pennsylvania, and greater national timidity. The state Senate is looking to legalize same-sex marriage this year. Senate President Stephen Sweeney abstained when the issue of gay marriage came up two years ago. Yesterday, he said he hopes Gov. Christie will “do the right thing.” Adding gay marriage is “worth the fight.” Christie has previously vowed to veto any gay marriage legislation, and the National Organization for Marriage, an organization made up of very happy people, says they hope he keeps that promise.
Pennsylvania Attorney General candidate Patrick Murphy recently got the endorsement of U.S. Rep Allyson Schwartz, who called him a “proven leader.” That’s Murphy’s second high-profile PA endorsement, the first being Gov. Ed Rendell.
Penn Live found some “politicos” and other people around the state who either knew Rick Santorum or used to work with him, or something, and got them to talk about him in a negative light, proving the former Pennsylvania senator is universally hated, everywhere. “Most of the Pennsylvania Republican leadership did not see him as presidential material,” said a high-ranking party figure who also spoke on condition of anonymity. “He can ride around in a pickup truck in Iowa all he wants, but he can’t do that on a national basis.”
Here’s something Santorum said recently: “We’ve heard from several retailers that sweater vest sales have gone up since I started displaying sweater vests.”
And something else: “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else’s money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn the money and provide for themselves and their families.”
Followed by: “I’ve looked at that quote, in fact I looked at the video. In fact, I’m pretty confident I didn’t say black. What I think — I started to say a word and then sort of changed and it sort of — blah — mumbled it and sort of changed my thought.”
Today’s the New Hampshire primary! I will be liveblogging (at PhillyNow.com…here!) and semi-live Tweeting (from @randylobasso) and live living (from an undisclosed location) later on tonight. And will likely remind our readers throughout the day.
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