I wish they could hang this bastard.
PHILADELPHIA FEVER: THE MUMIA PARADE
By malkin
My birthplace, Philadelphia, threw a welcome party over the weekend for French leftists who are infatuated with convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal. You are not going to believe the gifts the city showered on their French visitors:
Liberty bells.
That's right. LIBERTY BELLS! From the Philly Daily News:
Mjenzi Traylor, the city's first deputy director of commerce, told the crowd of about 150 that he was there to "make certain that we are receiving the message that you would like for us to deliver to Mayor Street."
...Street planned to attend the meeting with the French politicians but canceled due to a busy schedule, his staff said.
Instead, Traylor was scheduled to meet in private with Connie Little, the mayor's executive assistant, and the French politicians.
But when the large crowd arrived with escorts from the Philadelphia Police Department's Civil Affairs unit after marching around City Hall chanting Abu-Jamal's name, Street's staff decided to let them all into the mayor's reception room.
Jacky Hortaut of the National Unit Collective, a coalition of pro-Abu-Jamal groups, addressed the crowd with pointed words for the Philadelphia judicial system.
Common Pleas Court Judge Pamela Dembe postponed a hearing on Abu-Jamal's appeal yesterday, saying a ruling in a recent, unrelated case raised questions about jurisdiction. She is waiting for attorneys on both sides of the case to weigh in on that.
"We are here to denounce this discriminatory and racist justice," Hortaut said. "So we are here today to tell Mrs. Dembe that we are here to support Mumia Abu-Jamal, whose only crime has been to fight for poor people here in America."
Traylor then handed them the Liberty Bell replicas.
"We welcome you to Philadelphia," said Traylor, who serves as the city's international liaison for visiting dignitaries. "Thank you very much for coming."
Maureen Faulkner, widow of the slain cop Abu Jamal was convicted of shooting in cold blood, is outraged. And so should we all be.
"This man stood over him and shot him, point-blank, in the face," Maureen Faulkner said. "For them to give them replicas of the Liberty Bell and welcome them with open arms, I think it's an embarrassment for the city."
Faulkner said she planned to call Street on Monday to protest the city's actions.
"This is a disgrace," she said. "It is a slap in the face for all of law enforcement."
Hat tip: Dave Huber and my good friend, Philly talk show king/author Michael Smerconish (who I hear will have a city official on tomorrow show's to talk about their French kiss).
The Ombusgod has a multiple-choice test.
The Socialist Workers World organized a Feb. 11 rally for Mumia and reports here.
Meanwhile, Mumia Abu Jamal is busy writing tributes to actor Ossie Davis.
A tribute page for slain cop Daniel Faulkner is here. Much more at Smerconish's website here.
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