[Leica] It's NOT politics as usual. Or maybe it is ....

[kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy)]

It's time for Philadelphia's mayor, John Street, to step down. There's a
wide range of contenders to fill his shoes. One of them is Milton Street
-- the mayors own brother. 
 
Despite being under federal inditement and not even living in the state,
Milton's the media's favorite because -- well, he's so incredibly odd.
 
He had a noon rally today threatening to pull out of the race if 5,000
people didn't show up. 150 showed up, and 40 reporters. True to form, he
had a piano player tickling the ivories while he spoke, then he hauled a
coffin out on stage with him, then he started preaching (quoting the
bible, waving his arms), then he'd lean on the coffin for a while, and
then, overcome by the spirit -- he burst into song. After the rally he
did a duet with some guy from WIP radio. Oh yeah. 
 
My photos:
 
http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/2007/2007%2D03%2D01%2Dms/images
.html