tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post1300449307450508101..comments2024-03-28T20:55:25.057-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Scott Ott's Hunger GamesBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35147792735270268882013-08-13T01:50:24.754-04:002013-08-13T01:50:24.754-04:00The Ott family has taken many handouts when they n...The Ott family has taken many handouts when they needed it. <br /><br />"No money, no work, no eat, no excuses, no exceptions.<br />Scott walks the talk."<br /><br />This is absolutely untrue. He is a shining example of a hypocrite. Someone needs to ask him- point blank if their family has ever taken handouts- I know for a fact that they have- again, and again. He is so full of it, it makes me sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-10235656255608828722013-07-10T10:32:35.427-04:002013-07-10T10:32:35.427-04:00"Jim should stop by Lenny Zito's home to ...<em>"Jim should stop by Lenny Zito's home to explain his side of the story. Len may be receptive to Jim's plight in private."</em><br /><br />Of course, this would be a crime. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50379898406955458452013-07-10T10:28:00.149-04:002013-07-10T10:28:00.149-04:00Vic, I point out in my blog entry that Scott was a...Vic, I point out in my blog entry that Scott was a Meals on Wheels driver. But he said what he said. The conclusions i draw are based on what he said and how he voted. I have also given him an opportunity to explain what the hell he was thinking. He does not have to explain to me, but he is going to have to explain to the voters. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61360225838569042572013-07-10T08:50:34.681-04:002013-07-10T08:50:34.681-04:00Bernie: You are wrong about Scott Ott. He is a v...Bernie: You are wrong about Scott Ott. He is a very decent guy. At one point in his life he was a driver for Meals on Wheels. You are drawing a conclusion that is not fair. <br /><br />Vic MazziottiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40427957901680663352013-07-09T17:39:59.420-04:002013-07-09T17:39:59.420-04:00You are incorrect. It made pretty clear that he th...You are incorrect. It made pretty clear that he thinks it is up to family, churches and friends to care fro 85 yo women. He is stick with what he said,. and no matter how much you try to wiggle out of it, that is what he said. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40125100010368325822013-07-09T14:36:12.521-04:002013-07-09T14:36:12.521-04:00Gracedale's sale would not have thrown anyone ...Gracedale's sale would not have thrown anyone to the curb. And, as demonstrated in painful detail, rejecting the CDBG would not have starved anybody. You may pick and choose your brand of hysteria. But yours is in concert with the Gracedale goons you rightly slammed. It's your bandwidth. You may display your hypocrisy any way you wish. Otto's a guy of good personal character. I trust people to him more so than to your band of drunks and violent criminals who serve the public. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18824310833305775252013-07-09T12:52:31.793-04:002013-07-09T12:52:31.793-04:00There you go. Scott Ott, keeping LC safe from 85 y...There you go. Scott Ott, keeping LC safe from 85 yo women. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23123863281174909752013-07-09T12:51:19.612-04:002013-07-09T12:51:19.612-04:00Old folks trying to game the system. Ott sees righ...Old folks trying to game the system. Ott sees right through their scam. <br />LC needs Scott Ott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-218930595677995072013-07-09T12:07:35.492-04:002013-07-09T12:07:35.492-04:00CDBG is well trod ground. County grant people hand...CDBG is well trod ground. County grant people handle it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49770457770810795162013-07-09T11:29:24.785-04:002013-07-09T11:29:24.785-04:00Actually, Lehigh does have a consultant to wade th...Actually, Lehigh does have a consultant to wade through the rules. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83155739374988182782013-07-09T11:19:11.784-04:002013-07-09T11:19:11.784-04:00" Has to hire a consultant yo wade thru the r..." Has to hire a consultant yo wade thru the rules."<br />BULLSHIT! You don't know waft your talking about.<br />Ideological nut jobs!!!!<br />What would this nut case do with Emergency Prepairedness/ Management?<br />Right-wing goof balls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30665332429717180172013-07-09T10:31:17.358-04:002013-07-09T10:31:17.358-04:001) This is an opinion piece. I have no obligation ...1) This is an opinion piece. I have no obligation b= to be impartial. But I am being fair. <br /><br />2) I noted the exact administrative costs, not others.<br /><br />3) Ott did not just raise a question. he refused to vote for funding designed to prevent an 85 yo woman from starving to death primarily bc he did not want to borrow from the Commies. <br /><br />4. There are no lies or distortions her. I quiooted Ott fairly accurately and provided all of his explanations for abstaining from this vote. <br /><br />5. This is no longer the primary, and Ott is going to have to attract more people than the nutters. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31573146692860972462013-07-09T09:55:39.278-04:002013-07-09T09:55:39.278-04:00I'm shocked that Ott won't respond here. ...I'm shocked that Ott won't respond here. After all, Bernie's been so fair and impartial on the subject.<br /><br />As noted in the post and by others, the administrative fees of sending our money to Washington just so we can get it back are enormous. The County also takes about 20% of whatever is received, and has to hire a consultant just to wade through the rules. <br /><br />As many commenting here have noted, nobody was in danger of starving, even if the money to Meals on Wheels had been turned away (it wasn't).<br /><br />The question Ott raised was whether it made sense for the federal government to borrow money - and indebt our children and grandchildren - to add to the fund balance of a local nonprofit organization.<br /><br />Maybe the fault lies with the county administration, which chose to include in the CDBG bill a nonprofit that had significant cash reserves on hand. Surely there are other nonprofits in the county for other good causes that aren't in such good fortune financially.<br /><br />I can understand those who say take the money or it will be spent elsewhere. I can also understand those who point out that borrowing money for a nonprofit to put in its reserves is insanity, particularly when the national debt situation is what it is.<br /><br />If the Commissioners have no role in that discussion, then perhaps Washington should take the Commissioners out of the approval process. Until then, I think it's a good discussion to have, if only to call attention to the problem.<br /><br />In any event, picking out parts of that discussion and trying to characterize it as an attempt (or as an intent) to see people starve is just plain dishonest. In reality, it's the latest salvo from the Muller camp, which apparently has nothing except smears to run on.<br /><br />Note to the Muller supporters - the lies and distortions didn't work in the primary, and they won't work in the general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25334082880841490992013-07-09T03:47:37.536-04:002013-07-09T03:47:37.536-04:00Let them eat cake.Let them eat cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79403143537380521352013-07-08T22:09:11.877-04:002013-07-08T22:09:11.877-04:00Charles D.Snelling was a pragmatic,big money ,slas...Charles D.Snelling was a pragmatic,big money ,slash and burn,R. He had no use for the lumpin religious right and sanctimonious Jesus types. Period. He was not afraid to say he did not believe in God. Anybody tells you different doesn't know what they are talking about. <br />Charles Darwin Snellind did believe in using OPM. Big time! Yours, mine, Rudy Moore's, the governments. <br />OPM was the name of his game.<br />Say what you wl about him, he never hid behind Jesus, and was contemptuous of those who do. He might back Ott, put he wouldn't like him. Charlie was no prude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41772556563628581342013-07-08T21:49:53.472-04:002013-07-08T21:49:53.472-04:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Development...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Development_Block_GrantBernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9954524467063238322013-07-08T21:49:40.666-04:002013-07-08T21:49:40.666-04:00CDBG exists for "activities that benefit low-...CDBG exists for "activities that benefit low- and moderate-income people, the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or other community development activities to address an urgent threat to health or safety. CDBG funds may be used for community development activities (such as real estate acquisition, relocation, demolition, rehabilitation of housing and commercial buildings), construction of public facilities and improvements (such as water, sewer, and other utilities, street paving, and sidewalks), construction and maintenance of neighborhood centers, and the conversion of school buildings, public services, and economic development and job creation/retention activities. CDBG funds can also be used for preservation and restoration of historic properties in low-income neighborhood." Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18122937465626105122013-07-08T21:41:42.620-04:002013-07-08T21:41:42.620-04:00I did not say that NWT did not meet the CDBG guide...I did not say that NWT did not meet the CDBG guidelines, I was merely responding to your earlier comment in a similar post that CDBG is soley for needy low income municipalities. It is not (and I will not take this til 2:00am as we did last time, that was fun but good night!) nlvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76122774230255684552013-07-08T21:32:27.462-04:002013-07-08T21:32:27.462-04:00Bernie
I did not make that claim. I do not feel a...Bernie<br /><br />I did not make that claim. I do not feel a comment on the personal relationships beyond what I said was appropriate. I just thought that bringing Snelling in this conversation was a tad bit weird, so I commented. At the same time, you know I hate insinuations to folks living with us as Auslanders having a reduced input. And you did not take it that far. nlvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24169712530066786902013-07-08T21:19:59.133-04:002013-07-08T21:19:59.133-04:00David, Snelling on the side of Wall-Mart and big m...David, Snelling on the side of Wall-Mart and big money? No surprise there. I don't doubt that Snelling and Woodman were friendly or that he supported Ott. There is proof of that. But to claim that Snelling was Woodman's mentor, as someone did, os a stretch. Woodman has not been in this area for all that long and was quite successful out West before moving here. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66679994305235715202013-07-08T21:12:22.279-04:002013-07-08T21:12:22.279-04:00I forgot the sig, it was me. nlvI forgot the sig, it was me. nlvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-51131430525419795422013-07-08T21:11:38.665-04:002013-07-08T21:11:38.665-04:00Funny thing, it is true Woodman and Snelling were ...Funny thing, it is true Woodman and Snelling were close, for as much as you might oft paint the so-called gang of four, to color MY posts here in favor of Ott. I can assure you that Mr. Snelling was not on my side. Snelling was on the opposite side of the Walmart debate in NWT. They sold the property to WM, and the case initially colored his opinion of me. My point is, the so-called puppet strings were not that clear as some have opined in the past. Imagine that if you will!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47281719814300511952013-07-08T21:01:35.410-04:002013-07-08T21:01:35.410-04:00When I was Supervisor in Lynn Township, some asked...When I was Supervisor in Lynn Township, some asked us to raise the former occupational privledge tax and suppport a separate EMS tax. We put it to committee to determine an appropriate tax. The committee made up of some including EMS providers told us NOT to do it. We then offerred to put it to referrendum, seeking to support them. Our local EMS providers then asked us NOT to implement an EMS tax, saying it would interfere with private donations and fund raising, so we did not. Case in point, was not about having houses to burn. There may be an analogy here. nlvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81880766680605678922013-07-08T20:06:01.730-04:002013-07-08T20:06:01.730-04:00"Snelling was Woodman's friend and mentor...<em>"Snelling was Woodman's friend and mentor and a supporter financially of Ott's"</em><br /><br />I believe he wanted to send that budget back like Woodman did, but can't remember clearly. But Woodman is a relative newcomer to this area and it's a tad convenient to now claim that Snelling was his mentor. <br /><br />And I get accused of hyperbole. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86434525024360330932013-07-08T20:02:19.736-04:002013-07-08T20:02:19.736-04:00NlV is Dave Najarian. He was a Scott Ott running m...NlV is Dave Najarian. He was a Scott Ott running mate when they were the "Gang of Four." Dave has never hidden his identity, but I feel it is necessary to point out who he is for those of you who do not read this blog frequently. <br /><br />Here's what Dave says: <br /><br /><em>"The problem with Bernie's argument is that one must accept all pass-through grants an masse, or reject them all en masse. Should one dare question that, he or she might be accused of wanting to starve some"</em><br /><br />First, I am not entirely sure that is true. In fact, I am pretty sure it is untrue and will confirm that tomorrow. <br /><br />Second, Ott objected mostly to that portion of the CDBG that provided for feeding 85 year old women. It was he who suggested they rely on church, family and friends. It is he who complained about borrowing money from the Commies to feed them. It is he who told Meals on Wheels that he hoped they would get donations as a result of the publicity. So I believe it is entirely fair and accurate to state that he would rather see old people starve than spend a nickel of government money. <br /><br />Third, as to your claim that North Whitehall does not meet CDBG guidelines, nobody made that claim at either of the two hearings bc your assertion is inaccurate. <br /><br />The simple fact is the Ott's primary objection to this focused on a program that feeds senior citizens. he would rather let them starve than spend a dime of government money. That is your Executive candidate, and there are those who agree with him. <br /><br />I don't. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com