{"id":2072256,"date":"2023-10-18T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T23:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scrantons-stupid-biden-street-move-has-residents-feeling-buyers-remorse-2-years-later\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:24:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T23:24:59","slug":"scrantons-stupid-biden-street-move-has-residents-feeling-buyers-remorse-2-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scrantons-stupid-biden-street-move-has-residents-feeling-buyers-remorse-2-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton&#8217;s regretful &#8216;Biden Street&#8217; decision lingers."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscrantons-stupid-biden-street-move-has-residents-feeling-buyers-remorse-2-years-later%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2072256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Scranton&#8217;s &#8216;Stupid&#8217; &#8216;Biden \u2064Street&#8217; Move Has Residents \u200cFeeling Buyer&#8217;s \u200bRemorse 2 Years Later<\/h2>\n<p>Maybe \u201cCorruption Corner\u201d\u2063 would \u200bhave worked better. Or\u2062 how about \u201cDementia Drive\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, Scranton, Pennsylvania, the town of \u2064President Joe Biden\u2019s birth, celebrated the Biden\u2019s \u200cascension \u2064to the\u200d White House by changing the name of one of the \u2062city\u2019s most important arteries in the then-new president\u2019s\u2063 honor. (The \u2062city also has a Joe Biden\u2063 Way, the residential street that holds the Biden family home from when \u2062Joe\u2063 was a \u2064boy.)<\/p>\n<p>It turns\u2063 out,\u2063 though, that some of those most affected by the change aren\u2019t happy about\u200d it at all.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2064report about an informal survey\u200d published\u200b by\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/18\/joe-biden-street-scranton-voters-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> on Wednesday found\u200d business owners along \u201cBiden Street\u201d (nee \u201cSpruce Street\u201d) in downtown \u200cScranton considered the move \u201cstupid\u201d and a \u201cwaste\u200c of money\u201d among other things \u2014 almost none \u2063of \u2064them good.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On Biden Street in Scranton, voters are fed up with native son\u200c Joe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ez7lmaJw4N\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ez7lmaJw4N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wLFryDhCPI\">pic.twitter.com\/wLFryDhCPI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post \u2064(@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1714669717678678368?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some also thought it\u2062 was considerably premature, given the constantly accumulating evidence that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/identity-revealed-new-biden-family-member-got-cash-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden and his family<\/a> \u2064 spent the years prior to his presidency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pattern-continues-judge-issues-decision-trump-day-damning-hunter-biden-payments-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grifting off \u2064his political career<\/a> \u2064to the tune of tens \u200cof millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think they\u2019re going to change Biden Street back if \u200bhe gets indicted?\u201d the \u200cPost quoted one Scrantonite as\u2064 saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want \u200bto name something\u200b after someone? Wait till they\u2019re dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The speaker is identified only as a business owner who is 80\u200c years old. That, providentially,\u2062 is\u200c the same age\u2063 as the president, which didn\u2019t appear\u2064 to allay \u2062the respondent\u2019s concerns that Biden\u2019s brain power is \u201cgone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(On that point, an observer\u2019s age is irrelevant. After two years of Biden\u2019s increasingly confused behavior, any American capable of fogging a mirror should be able to see that \u200dthe president is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-doctor-biden-classic-sign-dementia-something-obvious-outside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not \u200dalways all there<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The Post cited \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/tablet\/2023\/05\/05\/april-28-may-3-2023-washington-post-abc-news-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post-ABC News poll<\/a> published in \u2064May that\u200c showed 63 percent of those surveyed thought Biden lacks \u201cthe mental sharpness it takes to serve\u200d effectively as president.\u201d \u200b(The real surprise there is \u2064that a full 37 percent of\u2064 Americans apparently lack the mental sharpness to see Biden\u2019s obvious incapacity.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden St., Biden Expressway. Kind \u2063of a big joke up\u200c here. We usually just \u201cgive the \u200cfinger\u201d to \u200cthe signs while passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2064Bernie Skalla (@brushburn25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brushburn25\/status\/1714674405966573888?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other business \u2064owners had a practical objection to \u2063the new name. They not\u2063 only had to change their \u200dstationery, according to the Post, but some even lost business because some customers refused to shop on \u201cBiden Street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I had to start changing everything over, even though I don\u2019t want to,\u201d \u2062one told\u200c the Post. \u201cTo me,\u2062 he\u2019s not from \u2064Scranton. He was born here.\u2063 He\u2019s from Delaware.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey could have made a street and named it. They didn\u2019t \u2063have to take probably the most prestigious\u2064 street\u200b in downtown Scranton \u2063and change it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But\u200b that\u2019s \u200bwhat the Scranton City Council did \u2014 unanimously \u200c\u2014\u2064 in July 2021, according\u200d to \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pahomepage.com\/news\/council-votes-unanimously-to-rename-scranton-streets-after-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pahomepage<\/a>, the website of WBRE-TV in Wilkes Barre\u200c and\u200b WYOU in Scranton.<\/p>\n<p>The council \u2063also renamed \u2062the Central Scranton Expressway the \u201cPresident Joseph R. Biden Expressway,\u201d Pahomepage reported at \u200dthe time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This really happened today. Biden highway and Biden street in Scranton, PA.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HJSCImTOey\">pic.twitter.com\/HJSCImTOey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200d kbkb (@mckbkb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mckbkb\/status\/1713399290486309340?\">October 15, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maybe\u200b the motive was hometown boosterism. Maybe it was partisan pride. Maybe it was with an eye toward getting federal \u2064grant money that might have\u2063 a better chance of \u200dcoming\u2062 through in\u2062 the Biden administration if the town had a \u201cBiden\u201d name on\u200c its street signs.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever it was, it had plenty of detractors on social\u200c media. As one user wrote: \u201cBiden Street should be a \u200cdead end.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden Street \u200dshould be a dead end<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Local Hero (@HofSpillane)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HofSpillane\/status\/1714670053319152116?\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Post didn\u2019t seem to have trouble finding\u2062 locals who still didn\u2019t like the idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe \u200dshould have waited till we really saw what Joe Biden was \u200bcapable of doing as president before \u200cwe went around slapping his name on road signs,\u201d \u200done Scranton resident told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Now, granted, this is the New York Post, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scrantons-stupid-biden-street-move-has-residents-feeling-buyers-remorse-2-years-later\/\" title=\"Scranton's regretful 'Biden Street' decision lingers.\">brass-knuckled\u200b conservative tabloid<\/a> that doesn\u2019t pull any punches when it comes to covering\u200b Biden. But anyone who\u2019s watched\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-rep-scott-perry-breathes-fire-reporter-tried-downplay-biden-impeachment-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pathetically dishonest coverage<\/a> of the Biden White\u200d House by most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-he-guilty-of-sexual-misconduct-depends-on-his-political-party\/\" title=\"Is He Guilty Of Sexual Misconduct? Depends On His Political Party.\">major media outlets<\/a> knows that the Post has acquitted itself admirably, practicing what used to \u2062be called \u201cjournalism\u201d in \u200dthis country.<\/p>\n<p>This is\u200c the paper that broke \u2063the Hunter\u200d Biden laptop story back in October 2020, remember, only to be silenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-just-drops-bombshell-hunter-biden-laptop-twitter-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">social media giants<\/a><\/a> and mocked by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/18\/how-big-tech-media-and-dems-killed-the-hunter-biden-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">politically biased competitors<\/a>. The\u2062 country would be a much \u2064healthier\u2063 place right now if the Post \u2062coverage \u2062then had been given the respect\u2063 it was due.<\/p>\n<p>So\u2062 when it says \u200bit\u2019s found Scranton folks unhappy with streets being renamed after\u200c Biden, it\u2019s a good bet there are plenty who feel that way in town \u2014 just like there are plenty of Americans across the \u2064country who want Biden out.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration\u200c of Joe Biden as president is \u2063one \u2063of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-accidentally-pitches-trump-led-united-states-flounders-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worst wrong\u200b turns<\/a> this country has made in its 234-year \u200chistory.<\/p>\n<p>Its consequences\u200b \u2014 with national debt \u2064(now $33 trillion, according\u2062 to the \u2063Biden-friendly \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/18\/us\/politics\/us-national-debt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>), with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/invasion-usa-biden-sets-new-border-record-illegal-aliens-encountered-august-equivalent-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal\u200b immigration invasion<\/a>, with an unstable world scene where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-warns-chinas-worrying-move-beijing-must-something-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dictators no longer fear<\/a> the military and moral power of the United\u2063 States, with\u2062 the well-founded suspicions of Americans for their \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-now-targeting-trump-supporters-ahead-2024-election-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">once-trusted institutions<\/a> \u2014 are going to last\u2064 far longer than Biden\u2019s term in office, and\u200b whatever time he has left\u200d on this earth.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest he can be replaced will \u2062be January 2025, but no matter when it \u2064happens, it\u2019s going to be a long road before\u2062 the country gets \u200dback on \u2063track.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note \u2064from \u200cOur Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b> <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and \u2062the\u200c Big Tech \u200btyrants have done everything they can to put The Western Journal out of business. Our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">faithful\u2062 subscribers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2062have kept us going.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let me be honest:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need your \u200bhelp today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I also want to send you an autographed copy of \u2064\u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which \u2062will \u200dgive you a plan to fight back for our\u200c beloved country.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe \u2063right now<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2013\u200d The Western Journal stands for truth in this difficult\u200d time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with us by subscribing\u2063 today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd \u2064G. \u200cBrown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western\u2063 Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What economic implications can arise from renaming streets or landmarks, and how should they be taken into account before implementation<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Elaware. It\u2019s just a political stunt \u2064that\u2019s all it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important \u200dto note\u200d that not all residents\u2063 of Scranton feel this way. The article acknowledges that there are those who are \u200bproud to have a street named after their hometown hero and who continue to support Biden.\u2064 However, the fact that there is a significant number of business\u2062 owners and residents who are unhappy with the name change raises questions about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-jinpings-disappearing-acts-leave-no-doubt-hes-a-dictator\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping's actions clearly demonstrate his dictatorial nature.\">decision-making \u2064process<\/a> and\u200b the potential impact on \u200cthe local community.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2064situation highlights the challenges that can arise \u2064when towns and cities decide to rename streets or landmarks\u200d after political figures. While it can be seen as a way to honor an \u2064individual and their achievements, it can also be divisive and alienating for \u200bthose who do not share the same political views. In the case of Scranton, the controversy surrounding Biden\u2019s presidency and his alleged involvement in corruption and grifting has undoubtedly influenced the \u2062negative sentiments towards the renaming of the street.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the practical implications \u2064of the name change cannot be overlooked. Business \u2063owners who have had to update their stationery and potentially lose customers due to the association with Biden\u2019s name may harbor resentment towards \u2064the decision. This raises questions about the economic impact of such a change and whether it was carefully considered before implementation.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the decision to rename \u201cSpruce\u2062 Street\u201d to \u201cBiden Street\u201d\u200b in Scranton was met\u200c with mixed reactions. While\u2063 some residents are proud to \u200bhave a street honoring their hometown hero, others view it as a political stunt with negative \u200cconsequences for the community. It serves as a reminder that decisions regarding renaming should be \u200bapproached with \u200bcaution and take into account the diverse perspectives and potential consequences for the local community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Avenue, but that&#8217;s another story.) However, some locals now suggest alternative names like &#8220;Corruption Corner&#8221; or &#8220;Dementia Drive&#8221; would have been more fitting for the road commemorating their hometown hero&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2007,"featured_media":2072257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2072256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2072256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2072257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2072256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2072256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2072256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}