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I'll try not to write too much about this afternoon's Tommy the Loan Shark press conference before doing some more reporting, but this is too good not to get up right away.

The scene: Jim Nixon, the guy with the bullhorn that rags on Tom Knox as his friend in a shark costume waves his furry fins, calls a press conference in front of City Hall.

He brings up Knox's payday loans and then alleges that a grey truck with tinted windows is doing surveillance on him. One of the people inside the grey truck wore a Local 98 patch. He was chased down his Center City block last night.

Enter Frank Keel.

The PR extraordinare (bug in Mayor Street's office, meet Republican conspiracy) launched into an attack on Nixon and the shark, alleging involvement by Bob Brady's campaign, secret meetings at Starbucks, old Blackberry messages that might maybe prove this, allegations that the man in the shark is a South Jersey carpenter who also might be a member of the Pagan motorcycle club. His name might be Rusty.

Keel says Local 98 boss Johnny Doc is still split between supporting either Knox, Chaka Fattah or no one publicly. Keel's involvement here says Doc's behind Knox to me. Just sayin'.

And, it says that this mayors race is about to become so so so much fun. Frank Keel, Jim Nixon, Tommy the Loan Shark. What more can you ask for?

Comments

You can smell the slop - the crumb Doc is behind Keell who does not live in the city

[Jill]

Interesting. I remember someone on YPP a few weeks ago referencing Knox's "gray van team". Apparently, Knox has hired some real goons who are following people around and engaging in some serious intimidation.

Given the rumors that Johnny Doc and Blackwell are possibly supporting Knox--his promise to take the sale sign off of City Hall and/or relocate Casinos are basically worthless. There is no longer reason to pretend Knox will be better than Nutter or the lesser of two evils compared with Fattah.

[Jill]

The web of lies spun by Knox is finally starting to come apart at the seams. He has now revealed his relationship with head-bashing thug Frank Keel, Local 98, and and convicted felon / pistol whipper Michael Youngblood.

A gray van following people around and chasing people down their street? Knox is a fraud and now everyone knows it. A fraud who is not only an unethical hack, but also one who is downright dangerous.

[Tommy The Loan Shark]

If anybody needs to reach me:

tommytheloanshark@yahoo.com

-Jim Nixon

[Robert]

Keel, Knox, Brady, Doc ... man, toss em all in a pot and all you get is a terrible smell.

Let em wrestle to the ground - all it shows is just why none of these folks should be in - or connected to - the Mayor's Office.

*Michael Nutter For Mayor*

Foget Nutter for now -my man Fattah is solid!
The Queen of Poor Blackwell is teaming up with the ultimate white devil Johnny Dock. They are all gonna be for Tom Dentures knox because janey can't get a real job, so now she want to be a council president -man -she better wise up -her district is a hellhole for all these years and she be in charge

City Hall needs an enema.

Michael Nutter for Mayor!

[Knox pays me]

Nutter is a loser

Looks like Smukler got the last laugh. Keel ... he may be a Smukler ... but Frank your just a schmuck! I bet if you check the tracking polls Knox started to take a dive the moment you busted in on that press conference. You're a real media genius. Go Nutter!