Question

What does this quote mean?

"I could tell you that Philadelphia just closed 23 of its schools at the same time it builds a $400 million state of the art prison and that North Carolina and Florida continue to silence its citizens at the ballot box, but I only have two minutes."

Answer 1

Answer: This is basically saying 'Theres so much corruption in philadelphia that it wuld be imppossible to explain all of the horible stuff theyve done in only 2 minuets. The person speaking is trying to stress the corruption of Philadelphia but doesnt have enough time to get into detail about the things philadelphia has done wrong. The quote emphasizes the large amount of corruption

Explanation: "I could tell you all these things but its two much to fit into only 2 minuets"