1/29/2015
PRO TIP: Dressing a turd in a three-piece suit does not change the fact....
Meek in the past has done consulting for state Sen. Anthony H. Williams, now a candidate for mayor, but said she no longer does political work.
Street took to his Facebook page after the show aired to complain that "Defamation of character at the very beginning of a campaign is hard to overcome."
Sean Stevens, an attorney representing Street, said the potential mayoral candidate plans "to explore all possible legal remedies in this matter."
Stevens said the comment by Meeks was "extremely damaging to my client as he possibly begins his candidacy for mayor of Philadelphia" because it could lead some "potential donors" to think Street is unable to hold public office.
The Pennsylvania Constitution bars felons from holding elected office.
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PRO TIP: Dressing a turd in a three-piece suit does not change the fact....
Former state Sen. T. Milton Street Sr., who spent time in federal prison, wants Philadelphia voters to know he is no felon.
T. Milton Street Sr., the former state Senator who ran for mayor in 2011 while on supervised release after serving time in federal prison, wants Philadelphia voters to know he is no felon.
Street, a Democrat now mulling another run for mayor, is incensed that Nia Meeks, a regular panelist on 6ABC’s Inside Story, referred to him during Sunday’s broadcast as a "former felon."
Street served 26 months in a federal prison and a halfway house after being convicted on three misdemeanor charges of not paying taxes on $3 million in income.
Meeks, who serves as communications director for the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, acknowledged her mistake Tuesday.
"I inadvertently misspoke on Sunday," she said. "I apologize for the error."Street, a Democrat now mulling another run for mayor, is incensed that Nia Meeks, a regular panelist on 6ABC’s Inside Story, referred to him during Sunday’s broadcast as a "former felon."
Street served 26 months in a federal prison and a halfway house after being convicted on three misdemeanor charges of not paying taxes on $3 million in income.
Meeks, who serves as communications director for the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, acknowledged her mistake Tuesday.
Meek in the past has done consulting for state Sen. Anthony H. Williams, now a candidate for mayor, but said she no longer does political work.
Street took to his Facebook page after the show aired to complain that "Defamation of character at the very beginning of a campaign is hard to overcome."
Sean Stevens, an attorney representing Street, said the potential mayoral candidate plans "to explore all possible legal remedies in this matter."
Stevens said the comment by Meeks was "extremely damaging to my client as he possibly begins his candidacy for mayor of Philadelphia" because it could lead some "potential donors" to think Street is unable to hold public office.
The Pennsylvania Constitution bars felons from holding elected office.
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