He's under federal indictment on charges that he failed to report $2 million from an airport consulting fee. A consulting fee he was paid, the feds say, based solely on his relationship with his brother, Mayor John Street.
Then there's the question over where he lives. A judge kicked him off the ballot before last November's election. He wanted to represent parts of Philadelphia in the state House. A judge found he lived in Moorestown. In New Jersey.
Even though his federal trial is slated to begin May 14, T. Milton Street Sr. said Thursday that he is running in the May 15 mayoral primary. High comedy for many political watchers in the city. Street played the role to perfection at his improptu press conference with the City Hall press corps.
On running as an indictment hangs over his head:
“Those that got a problem with what the federal government did to me, go vote for somebody else. Vote for Watermelon Man. I don’t care.”
On where he lives:
Milton Street also deflected questions about whether he actually lives in New Jersey:
“Do I have to live in Pennsylvania or do I have to be domiciled in Pennsylvania?”
(Dunn:) “Where do you live, sir?”
(Street:) “Well, is 'domiciled' and 'lived' synonymous? If they are, then I live in a Holiday Inn. I live wherever I sleep.”
He went on to say that he's always been domiciled in Philadelphia and has voted in Philadelphia for the last ten years.
D-Mac's photoshop work from WillDo (above) hits the mark as well.
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KYW Newsradio's Mike Dunn tries to keep straight face.
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