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Tonight, Philadelphia elected a new mayor, Michael Nutter. A record-setting percentage, it looks like. As I write this, he's got 83 percent of the vote.

Al Taubenberger, the Republican candidate, agrees with Nutter on many things and I wouldn't be surprised if Taubenberger, head of the NE Philly Chamber of Commerce, didn't end up with some role -- formal or not -- in the Nutter Administration.

The Republicans tried to get Nutter to switch parties last year, so they would have a strong candidate.

For practical purposes, this was over in May when Nutter -- a former City Councilman who was exceedingly popular in his district for many years -- came out of last place in a five-man primary to win handily.

One of the reasons he won was he has good, workable ideas that give people hope.

One of the other reasons was the absolute charm of his daughter, Olivia, who did a couple of primary commercials.

As some of your might remember, I am the machine operator for my division.

Tonight, a girl of about eight was waiting with her Mom in the voting line.

She turned to her and said, "Mom, if I write Olivia a letter, do you think she'll give it to her dad and we can get the holes in the street fixed."

About an hour later, a little boy, probably younger than the girl, with his parents said something about wanting to write a letter to Olivia.

I thought it was charming.

I love that children are being educated about politics.

peacock2121 wrote:I love that children are being educated about politics.

I went with my monther to the polls in 1972. I still remember the big booth with the curtain that pulled shut behind us. I also remember all the switches that had to be moved.

I asked my mom rather loudly, "So, are you gonna vote for that Nixon guy?

I was 4 years old.

Yesterday was a school holiday for the election in New York.

TheCalvinator24 wrote:

peacock2121 wrote:I love that children are being educated about politics.

I went with my monther to the polls in 1972. I still remember the big booth with the curtain that pulled shut behind us. I also remember all the switches that had to be moved.

I asked my mom rather loudly, "So, are you gonna vote for that Nixon guy?

I was 4 years old.

And did she?

The first year we were taken into the booth, my dad took my younger sister. They came out of the booth and she said "He really did vote for Wallace."

My mom had been saying that he would never, ever do that, as he poked her and poked her weeks before that he was going to.

That is why we guilted them into taking us.

Well, Pea, your dad was joined by about a million other Henry Wallace supporters.

(Maybe you meant another Wallace.)

Ouch.

No quarter asked, none given.

mrkelley23 wrote:Ouch.

No quarter asked, none given.

Where's the rec button?



Are you an old D&D'er, Mikey, with that classic new avatar of yours?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

mrkelley23 wrote:Ouch.

No quarter asked, none given.

Where's the rec button?



Are you an old D&D'er, Mikey, with that classic new avatar of yours?

Let's just say I had some friends at Purdue (my best friend went there) who claimed to be personal friends of Gary Gaygax, er Gygax (that's E.! Gary to you!). I go back to the days of a paperback player's manual, paper DM screens, and scrambling to find the right dice. Luckily, we had a hobby shop in town run by an aging hippie who got into the game, so we usually could find them.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Are you an old D&D'er, Mikey, with that classic new avatar of yours?

I am an old D&Der - and still active, also.