tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post2356756201098563688..comments2024-03-28T15:52:41.682-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Jennings Singing For His SupperBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74764215912653407652012-07-01T07:44:33.056-04:002012-07-01T07:44:33.056-04:00Allen is very bright,not an idiot.
He is/has been...Allen is very bright,not an idiot. <br />He is/has been/a sell out.<br />He pals around with the big white money guys,not the folks.<br />The last thing he wants is a board with brains or balls to challenge his bullshit ego runs. He wants true believers. <br />He's had some descent board members over the years and it's always ended badly.<br />He has never been a coalition builder unless he's in charge or it serves his purpose. His ego is too big for coalition building.<br />Emma T said it years ago,"Allen Jennings thinks he's Allentowns own Jesus Christ." And you can look that up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8132331291572862582012-06-26T22:27:56.774-04:002012-06-26T22:27:56.774-04:00LVHN is supposed to have a banner financial year. ...LVHN is supposed to have a banner financial year. One of it's best.<br /><br />Imagine that. In one of the most challenging economic periods in history.<br /><br />Are they Jennings friendly? Maybe a new source of funds to help the poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85856346728941841602012-06-26T22:14:35.997-04:002012-06-26T22:14:35.997-04:00Don't you ever get tired of blaming everything...Don't you ever get tired of blaming everything on Stoffa? This is why i delete you. You are not even rational. Go get help.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14800399197631245522012-06-26T21:42:30.728-04:002012-06-26T21:42:30.728-04:00Who do you think runs the CACLV Board but two of S...Who do you think runs the CACLV Board but two of Stoffa top Economic development people. Connect the dots and it all becomes clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80286959796718589412012-06-26T21:04:41.021-04:002012-06-26T21:04:41.021-04:00Jennings is a relic of failed government hand out ...Jennings is a relic of failed government hand out programs. The guy in your picture is typical of the bums that he advocates for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-66259507741704784742012-06-26T20:00:36.756-04:002012-06-26T20:00:36.756-04:00This is just a publicity stunt, ryan conrad and th...This is just a publicity stunt, ryan conrad and the kings head cheerleader jiggles and giggles were seen at sangria's bustin a slob? Alans in on it with the morning gag?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72323542998577868672012-06-26T19:50:02.913-04:002012-06-26T19:50:02.913-04:00The NIZ is a complete fraud. Will help none of tho...The NIZ is a complete fraud. Will help none of those that need help the most. The NIZ will do for Allentown what the casinos did for Atlantic City. Still a run down and corrupt city. How many of AC's mayors have gone to jail? Let's also look at who already got hosed in the NIZ. The poor snooks that sold their property with the threat of condemnation pressuring them to move. Once the NIZ legal fiasco gets settled, probably later this week in Harrisburg, it may dawn on the sellers that their property was really worth many multiples of what they received as compensation. Alan and his buddies can take credit for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20041284938201272752012-06-26T18:21:27.233-04:002012-06-26T18:21:27.233-04:00Anonymous said...
Let's talk about this a...Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Let's talk about this alleged racism by Lehigh Valley realtors.<br /><br /> Will CACLV actually publish a report or is this just another hit and run news conference?<br /><br /> I'm surprised LVAR has been so tolerant of Jennings and his group regarding this. I'd be fighting mad being accused of being racist with no facts backing up the assertion.<br /><br /> 1:56 PM<br /><br />good post. <br /><br />Considering LVAR agents are registered with the state and all showing appts are recorded, this story seems hard to believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37619104920684567002012-06-26T17:34:42.312-04:002012-06-26T17:34:42.312-04:00Bernie -
If not GO bonds, then what? I thought t...Bernie -<br /><br />If not GO bonds, then what? I thought that was part of the reason they wanted the local EIT in the mix.<br /><br />Have they formally announced the type of bonds they'll be selling, or is that just another secret surprise waiting for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15391087708200376382012-06-26T16:58:53.960-04:002012-06-26T16:58:53.960-04:00I saw that, and think the article is assuming thes...I saw that, and think the article is assuming these will be GO bonds.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62454645231053889242012-06-26T15:18:57.788-04:002012-06-26T15:18:57.788-04:00Bernie, The Allentown debt crisis just made the N...Bernie, The Allentown debt crisis just made the New York Times:<br /><br />With No Vote, Taxpayers Stuck With Tab on Bonds<br /><br />Published: Tuesday, 26 Jun 2012 | 11:47 AM ET <br /><br />"Such situations leave states facing painful quandaries, Ms. Reinhart said. In Pennsylvania, not only are Scranton and Harrisburg struggling with bond guarantees, but another troubled city, Allentown, is defending itself against lawsuits by surrounding communities, accusing it of a convoluted plan to make their residents backstop an authority’s bonds for a new hockey arena. Construction has stopped on the arena, and residents are living with a big hole in the ground and a cloud of uncertainty."<br /><br />Such a high profiled article will do wonders for the marketability of Atown bonds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-81727899655714301082012-06-26T15:00:17.052-04:002012-06-26T15:00:17.052-04:00A fact as it relates to some fellow citizens: &quo...A fact as it relates to some fellow citizens: "Sometimes, people aren't working because they will not work."<br /><br />Even if the 7th to 8th to Linden to Hamilton site becomes a big employment opportunity for presently out of work minorities, there's a really great chance that you will still see people hangin' around, up to no good, gettin' pregnant, lookin' for trouble. <br /><br />I am waiting for someone to demonstrate to me that Allentown is somehow different than, say, Reading. Or is it really different than Chester, or say, Camden? We can readily see how stadiums have turned those failing urban war zones into hip, chic, trendy urban attractions, haven't we?<br /><br />On the issue of development, Allentown should do what they damn well please, only do not use my tax dollars for a stadium. In one man's opinion though, Allentown stands about as much chance of climbing out of its hole with the stadium as did Reading, Chester and Camden, plus numerous other cities across the USA. I am betting Allentown ends up with an underutilized $200 million gym, surrounded by some office buildings, which cannot help solve the fundamental problems which have brought this once proud city to the current depths.<br /><br />Alan Jennings? I'm surprised and disappointed in the direction he is heading. <br /><br /><br />VORAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16771039785137630092012-06-26T14:36:40.457-04:002012-06-26T14:36:40.457-04:00This conrad guy sat in as the head administration ...This conrad guy sat in as the head administration law judge in a hearing against the slumlord next to me that is destroying my property every storm. At the barristers club the local beer joint for lawyers, realators sit in to protect the people for judges. <br />Going to be a sight when the long arm of the law smite them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21494088825966127322012-06-26T14:25:34.883-04:002012-06-26T14:25:34.883-04:00Alan Jennings has made a life out of supporting pr...Alan Jennings has made a life out of supporting programs to increase poverty ( he's succeeded) in order to insure his continued employment as a professional assistance skimmer. He wouldn't stop to piss on the poor were they aflame before him. They are cancer, remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40989485637372209462012-06-26T14:20:30.946-04:002012-06-26T14:20:30.946-04:00ryan conrad, ceo of the realtors, is a NIZ, networ...ryan conrad, ceo of the realtors, is a NIZ, networker and administration supporter. he supported the administration's point of home sale law, which puts the city between a seller and buyer, despite dozens of private inspection services. if he puts the city in front of the homeowners, why shouldn't he put jennings ahead of his own realtors. privately, many of them resent the organization and it's member fees.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42097154286784944882012-06-26T14:12:42.690-04:002012-06-26T14:12:42.690-04:00Quoting Bloomberg:
“Stadiums tend not to be good ...Quoting Bloomberg:<br /><br />“Stadiums tend not to be good neighbors at developing the areas around them,” said Victor Matheson, who teaches sports economics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. People are often “grasping at straws” when they turn to such venues in hopes of spurring economic gains in depressed communities, he said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90512273877939983632012-06-26T13:56:09.076-04:002012-06-26T13:56:09.076-04:00Let's talk about this alleged racism by Lehigh...Let's talk about this alleged racism by Lehigh Valley realtors.<br /><br />Will CACLV actually publish a report or is this just another hit and run news conference?<br /><br />I'm surprised LVAR has been so tolerant of Jennings and his group regarding this. I'd be fighting mad being accused of being racist with no facts backing up the assertion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73658713707950514832012-06-26T13:24:36.784-04:002012-06-26T13:24:36.784-04:00A $50K grant to the City of Allentown for Semiquin...A $50K grant to the City of Allentown for Semiquincentinnial (250th) Celebration. Now we know who paid for the banners and design of the new logo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55453063138876269512012-06-26T13:03:26.131-04:002012-06-26T13:03:26.131-04:00According to The Morning Call, the average cost of...According to The Morning Call, the average cost of a minor league hockey rink built in the last 10 years is $ 80.0 million dollars, oddly enough.<br /><br />No one has ever built a hockey rink for more than $ 100.0 million dollars with a minor league team as the main tenant.<br /><br />Chairman Pawlowski's transformative Palace of Sport is reportedly expected to cost $ 158.0 million dollars.<br /><br />(before the cost overruns, which WILL arrive)<br /><br />Have a nice day, Alan Jennings.<br /><br />http://www.goironpigs.comironpigpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792492001296361796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30985181964509317822012-06-26T12:26:34.303-04:002012-06-26T12:26:34.303-04:00I have been a supporter of CACLV and Alan Jennings...I have been a supporter of CACLV and Alan Jennings for many years. I believe Alan has been one of the most influential Lehigh Valley citizens for over a quarter century. He has accomplished things that few others could and has never used his influence to accumulate great wealth for himself. Over the years his methods have usually involved creating coalitions of people with various economic, social and political beliefs and uniting them to address issues on which they could find common ground. These issues have included banking and credit practices, housing, homelessness, hunger and urban investment. It is a great surprise to me that Alan has not perceived that the only common ground uniting most people in regard to the NIZ is the offense that they are taking to the egregious actions involved in both its development and implementation. Many liberals, conservatives and moderates can find much more to dislike in the current NIZ than they can find any grounds for its encouragement. For most people, this is not about disdain for Allentown itself or its residents. It is about a policy and methodology that is wrong on so many levels that it creates a unity of opposition, not a broad base of support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17857307273734064802012-06-26T12:22:16.603-04:002012-06-26T12:22:16.603-04:00"SOCCER DENYING IMPOVERISHED CITY SHOWS STADI..."SOCCER DENYING IMPOVERISHED CITY SHOWS STADIUM RISK : MUNI CREDIT"<br /><br />by Romy Varghese<br />www.bloomberg.com<br />06/21/2012<br /><br />-------------<br /><br />must read material for all NIZ Cheerleaders about the "success" of PPL Park in Chester, PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50243079636138891522012-06-26T11:56:09.995-04:002012-06-26T11:56:09.995-04:00BO: Great summation. I'd say Alan is a disappo...BO: Great summation. I'd say Alan is a disappointment and leave it there.<br /><br /><br />VORAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62511646235077829202012-06-26T11:53:40.841-04:002012-06-26T11:53:40.841-04:00Here are the facts. Jennings makes almost $100K. ...Here are the facts. Jennings makes almost $100K. Poverty is worse, not better (that $100K buys a lot of meals and blankets). He's part if an industry that skims as much money through "administration" as they actually deliver to the needy. When the chips were down, Jenninfs threw in with those who view the poor and minorities as a cancer to be cut out. He' s a phony, evil, false prophet. His entire career has been a sham. Facts are facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8362616330112672422012-06-26T11:17:29.530-04:002012-06-26T11:17:29.530-04:00The problem with Jennings is that he's too muc...The problem with Jennings is that he's too much of a victim. <br /><br />It's always somebody else's fault or somebody oppressing someone else.<br /><br />It's never been about empowerment and personal responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50560254335661535302012-06-26T11:08:57.099-04:002012-06-26T11:08:57.099-04:00But not for them.But not for them.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com