Philadelphia Mayor Cheryl Parker responded to widespread ridicule directed at her when You made a typing mistake Name the Eagles' birthplace during a speech on Sunday.
During a song to celebrate the holiday The team's playoff runthe Democratic mayor attempted to perform the fan base's signature chant to spell out the team's name. However, it was written by “ELGSES”.
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Mayor Cheryl Parker rings the ceremonial bell before the start of the game between the 76ers and Houston Rockets at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, January 15, 2024. (Bill Streicher – USA Today Sports)
Parker addressed this error during a press conference on Tuesday.
“We don't promise perfection, and I'm very glad I never did,” Parker told reporters. “Especially after I couldn't spell eagles correctly.”
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Mayoral candidate Cheryl Parker participates in a Democratic primary debate at the WPVI-TV studio in Philadelphia, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
The journalists present laughed in response.
The Democrat's misspelling has already been turned into a T-shirt by independent Philadelphia sportswear company Philly Goat.
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Mayor Cheryl Parker during an event at Independence Hall on July 4, 2024 in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
Parker is in her first term as mayor of the city after winning the 2023 mayoral elections, becoming the first woman mayor in the city’s history when she defeated Republican Joe Rocky.
Parker served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015, and then on the Philadelphia City Council from 2015 to 2022.
The Eagles will face their rival Washington Commanders in Philadelphia on Sunday in the NFC Championship game for the right to advance to the Super Bowl.
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