The City of Philadelphia is a zoo with the DNC in town this week. That’s just what happens when thousands of media members and some of the most powerful people in America converge on a metropolitan area with their various posses and security details. Most out-of-towners are enjoying Philly’s delicious cheesesteaks and charming dive bars like good guests. But some in town for the DNC are acting like entitled spoiled brats over the city’s traffic congestion.
For example, Phil Elliott — a very serious TIME correspondent based in Washington, DC. While playing the role of Super Important Journalist On Assignment, Elliott suggested that Philadelphians stay home and not go grocery shopping to alleviate the congestion.
Get it? Elliot’s inconvenience is more important than the residents of Philadelphia’s inconvenience. In one elitist, entitled tweet, Elliott managed to demonstrate why most of the American public hates the media so damn much.
Dear friends in Philadelphia: if you don't have to be on the road, please park. Your city is a giant parking lot and groceries can wait.
— Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) July 28, 2016
Ole Phil here sounds like he’s too scared to use SEPTA’s Broad Street Line, which goes straight from Center City to Sports Complex, where the Wells Fargo Center is located:
there's a train that goes right to the Wells Fargo center
— Godzilla Shammgodzilla (@FanSince09) July 28, 2016
Naturally, Philadelphians are putting such a smug tweet in its place. They went full throwing-snowballs-at-Santa on him:
ATTN PHILLY: IF DO NOT HAVE A LANYARD PLEASE FORGO EATING. DEMOCRACY IS HAPPENING!! https://t.co/x8cpTM302C
— Will 🦥 Menaker (@willmenaker) July 28, 2016
@Philip_Elliott pic.twitter.com/ZUamRNwoKC
— Mikelennial (@Mikelennial) July 28, 2016
"Groceries can wait" oughta be taped to your bathroom mirror…and scale.
— 100 Proof 🥃 (@ChampionCapua) July 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/historyinflicks/status/758756328663834624
people of philadelphia: please return to the sewers while surfaceworlders are in town
— flglmn (@flglmn) July 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/DarthWeiner75/status/758748581985517571
https://twitter.com/avolosk/status/758761182144630784
How dare you serfs and your meaningless lives impede the movement of your journalistic betters. @Philip_Elliott
— DB Lloyd (@db_lloyd) July 28, 2016
can't wait to hear about you being thrown out of a Wawa for barging to the front of the queue
— 💿 Boyd Genius (@diss1) July 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/inanimatedamage/status/758756730427830273
seriously , why can't those pesky residents just leave for the week so you can avoid traffic?
— vincep (@vgp100) July 28, 2016
@Philip_Elliott pic.twitter.com/9p5IyLPyBN
— Mike Meech (@meechone) July 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/BillHangley/status/758778973094612992
https://twitter.com/bradamant/status/758779012197986304
https://twitter.com/Benlen17/status/758759192161234945
hey Phil. Go jump off the Betsy Ross. This is my city not yours!
— loonardi (@loonardi) July 28, 2016
.@Philip_Elliott By the way, you must be an absolute delight as a houseguest. Do you demand that loved ones rearrange their lives for you?
— Jayelle #IStandWithBubba 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (@GreenEyedLilo) July 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/akref/status/758763355897229312
You live in DC, where traffic is also horrendous. Life does not stop because the circus is in town. Zip it and deal!
— Jayelle #IStandWithBubba 🇺🇸🏳️🌈💖💜💙 (@GreenEyedLilo) July 28, 2016
With sincere sisterly affection, sir, three words: "Broad Street Line." I highly endorse it to lower your stress levels.
— Patricia Gillett (@PattieGillett) July 28, 2016
whose paying the taxes for those streets, you or THEM?!
— aaronwpg (@aaronwpg) July 28, 2016
This guy sums it up nicely:
I've never been more proud of Philly twitter than this week as they go in on cry baby journos
— Pumpkin Spyce Harper (@RealAdultPerson) July 28, 2016