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44moon t1_iy7xu3h wrote

aint this the street between moore and mckean?

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Thecrawsome t1_iy815tl wrote

>Initially elected as a Democrat, Street switched political parties to be a Republican before he began his Senate term -- a move that gave the GOP control of the House

Wow, what a douche he was

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mistertickertape t1_iy86wqa wrote

And nothing of value was lost. This guy was an absolute clown and contributed nothing during the 23 or so months he was in office 42 years ago. He was a perpetual candidate for something (mayor, city council, senate) and ran a bunch of side hustles. Definitely a colorful local failed politician.

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lawgirl3278 t1_iy8bjhb wrote

My favorite Milton Street caper is when he opened up his own duck boat company and tried to use Ride the Ducks’ river ramp for free and without permission.

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Muppet_Rock t1_iy8ltwf wrote

I was a horse racing teller. Dude loved the ponies, never fucking tipped when he won! Cheap bastard! His wife was a sweetheart tho.

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courageous_liquid t1_iy8oy81 wrote

Replying to randompittuser (#762,856)

That's so Kaufman-esque.

I also love the touch of admitting he's been accused of a lot of things but never been found guilty, then going with the start of every street hustle I've ever heard - "Now what I'm trying to do for you, right here..."

Musical number really ties it all together.

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electric_ranger t1_iy97qob wrote

Did you know Bruce Springsteen wrote a song about him and John? It was called The Streets of Philadelphia

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sanspoint_ t1_iy9myjl wrote

Now Philly politics is less entertaining but also less annoying.

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AbsentEmpire t1_iyafniv wrote

The guy was comically corrupt and dirty, and I'm not sad to see him go.

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