I have been a longtime supporter of the best mayor Philadelphia has ever had. Now I want him to be my governor. Because of the audience and traffic that PhillyHipHop.com generates, Ed's campaign has reached out to me to help get out the Hip Hop vote this coming Tuesday, May 21st, 2002. I've obviously accepted and sincerely urge the Philly Hip Hop family to stand strongly behind Ed Rendell. He is the only one who can do for the state what he did for our city.

Ed's opponent, Bob Casey, Jr. is painfully unqualified to become Pennsylvania's governor. I think everyone acknowledges that the ONLY reason he is even being considered is because he is riding off of his family name. Bob Casey, Sr. was a very good PA governor who enjoyed tremendous public support. Unfortunately his son is surviving off of the fumes of his deceased dad. He has no experience and no love for Philadelphia.

I think those of us in Philadelphia have grown up knowing that politically speaking, the rest of the state hates us. People often hear me saying, "I'm not from Pennsylvania, I'm from Philly." That resentful bunker mentality is engrained in me. I wear it like a badge and I know many of you share my hometown passion and sentiment. To me it's clear that the only sensible choice for Philadelphians is Ed Rendell. He knows us and loves us. He lives in East Falls! He'll look out for us in Harrisburg. I know that we all see Casey on TV claiming his affection for the 215 but it rings hollow to a real Fightin' Phil. Outside of Southeastern PA, Casey plays to the anti-Philadelphia sentiment that is especially strong in Western, Middle and Northeastern PA. In his Scranton base he sings a different tune about us. I was there this past weekend and hear it and saw it for myself. Casey is shook to the point where he's telling desperate "falsehoods" in his ads. Pennsylvania politicians pull the "Philadelphia card" as our state's equivalent of the race card.

As if all that wasn't enough to get out and represent for Ed, he supports a woman's right to choose and has won the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates who have said "Ed Rendell is the only candidate for Governor with a proven track record of advocacy for women's health care in this state. On behalf of the patients of Planned Parenthood, we thank him for his record of the past and are certain that he will continue this legacy of excellence as the Governor of Pennsylvania." Remember, Bob Casey, Jr. will not let freedom ring.

We are the largest city in this state. If we come out in force on Tuesday, the rest of the state can not stop us from putting "America's Mayor" in the governor's mansion. It's time to fight back. FUNK the rest of the world...

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article by Funk Wizard Snow
Editor- PhillyHipHop.com
May, 2002