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In which our writer, who was born in the city but now lives just over the bridge, ponders who is, and who is not, from Philly.

Which founding father would you hang out with? kimberly. >> kimberly: i don't know. i guess one of my favorites was john adams. >> juan: why? >> kimberly: historically very significant. i think people more recently have come to understand his value, his influence on how important he was in american political history, some of his ideals. also his wife. i think they were a very powerful pair. >> juan: and there were two adams presence. >> i thought you were going to say sam adams. >> kimberly: no, that's your choice. >> jesse: i would say ben franklin because i am a big philly guy. he is laid to...

During the playing of our national anthem is disrespectful as kneeling. >> it was the pittsburgh steelers who stayed in the locker room, not the eagles. >> from the philly guy, i will have to side with trump. the eagles tried a trick play, trump sniffed it out and shut it down. howie: emily jashinsky, the president taking enormous heat over canceling this visit. but perhaps only one of the eagles players agreed to come to what is normally a non-partisan event at the white house. emily: that's the key. trump saw this as an opportunity to gin up a culture war.

This election was clearly about rejecting -- people don't want a governor who acts like that and governs how he did. >> steve, you and i have similar backgrounds. certain kind of philly guy likes that and south jersey, showed lip and attitude and if someone pushed him into corner where his kids went to school, had right to defend himself but went on taer. >> it's like i jumped the shark. some authenticity is good, tip o'neil, ted kennedy. >> frank inougsynough sinatra h >> it's fine line. >> your thoughts? >> could have been a contender. chris christie was the trump

Current mayor who has been the local face of the tragedy. but i was curious about oscar's outlook. he's a philly guy. central high. a character. a compliment in my book. you may recall that he appeared in the movie "casino" playing himself as who bester robert de niro's lawyer. we sat down recently. >> mayor, long before the tragedy, you and i agreed we were going to get together today. >> were you going to come out here, you had a speaking engagement and i said let's get together for a drink because that's what i do with my friends. >> you're having a drink. >> i'm having a drink, bet i am. b...