One People's Project

PHILADELPHIA-Members and supporters of Keystone State "Skinheads" want everyone to know that they did hold their rally on Boathouse Row. It is simply everyone else's fault that they weren't around to see them.

A fair amount of bickering has transpired on Philadelphia Indymedia for the past few days between those KSS members and supporters and those who thought it funny that the Philadelphia Navy Day Regatta upset their plans. Indeed KSS did have their event, but it was well after the Noontime start they originally planned.

"Promtness of the starting time is'nt (sic) even an issue,maybe (sic) unless the only thing your life consists of is following people around and taking pictures from bushes," one KSS supporter posted. "The media will ignore 100 people attending a European event due to the fact that is not what the media wants the public to read about."

This poster might have been the most accurate in all the posts. Despite two posts from KSS supporters saying that they held their rally around 12:30, they actually did not do so until around 2:00 PM - almost two hours late. By that time any antifa that were there had left to participate in other events that day. The 75 participants were protected by police just in case something happened to them, but those that were still enjoying Navy Day either ignored them or were simply befuddled as to what they were doing.

This, however was enough for the "Leif Ericson Day Celebration" organizers to save face, blaming everything except their poor planning. "Traffic was bad due to the heavy back up on the Schuykill because of Sen. Obama leaving the city after his appearance at the Mayfair Diner," an anonymous poster wrote, noting one of Obama's three rallies in town that day, this one only a few blocks from the home of KSS members Keith Carney and Andrew Boyle. "Also there was a trolley accident off of the Rt. 1 holding up individuals. Taking that into consideration, we delayed the start."

This excuse was echoed on the KSS website, noting only that "The event started later than originally scheduled" without noting how much later.

Meanwhile, a post signed by someone saying he was Keith Carney took the opportunity to threaten those who continue to put them in the spotlight, saying, "We have zero interests in disrupting or replicating any of the standard "Antifa" tactics on those of you that we disagree with until you choose to personally interfere with us." Carney, along with Boyle, Doug Caffarella and Vincent DeFelice are scheduled for trial on Nov. 25 to answer charges that they beat up one of their own Memorial Day Weekend 2007. Boyle is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 1 on a weapons charge for carrying a knife outside a club last month.