TreeMac12 t1_j6o5mcj wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:39 PM

Reply to comment by Cobey1 in Gym bashes Union League, goes to cocktail party there next week by MagnusUnda

>She went to meet with global contractors

She should have Tweeted that instead of bowing and apologizing to Ernest Owens.

Cobey1 t1_j6o6zkn wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Facts. Personally, I would have owned this. Take it to the chin, be very transparent about going to meet contractors who rented the space out, not the Union league board members. Talk about how I’m trying to connect with the trades to ‘build’ a better Philadelphia, etc. I wouldn’t have apologized for meeting some of the largest contractor groups in the city/east coast. Elected officials need to coordinate and work with these groups of people. 110% Every candidate running for office in Philly would’ve been there if it was any other venue in the city. She’s ballsy if you ask me lol

TreeMac12 t1_j6o7ghz wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:51 PM

Maybe say, "I agreed to this meeting before the DeSantis announcement, and I stopped in only briefly to fulfil my obligation. The contractor's association is not directly involved with the inner workings of the club."

PhillyPanda t1_j6oho5l wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:54 PM

That seems unlikely given how long ago the DeSantis award was planned. The award was originally planned to be given to him in early October and people were denouncing it back in September.

TreeMac12 t1_j6osw0f wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:03 PM

>That seems unlikely given how long ago the DeSantis award was planned.

This is an annual event. The contractors have been planning this for a year.

PhillyPanda t1_j6ovqou wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:21 PM

Yeah but it’s a question of when she registered. Their events only go a few months out on the website