tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5510635390143022803..comments2024-03-28T10:05:49.529-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Dent Gives Early Endorsement to Bernotas, Carroll and SimaoBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74173965999187631972011-02-25T06:38:06.211-05:002011-02-25T06:38:06.211-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lmqlDejASo
http:/...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lmqlDejASo<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4FogmgC7c<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gENAvpi6mrMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72233819185402299022011-02-24T20:47:15.418-05:002011-02-24T20:47:15.418-05:00I do not know who will win in November and neither...I do not know who will win in November and neither does anyone else. <br />Not sure what was meant by the bear hug comment - made no sense or seemed connected to anything else written here <br /><br />I am done with this stream - Thanks Bernie -Donaldhttp://viewbeyondbethlehem.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82211418936721580852011-02-24T07:40:30.306-05:002011-02-24T07:40:30.306-05:00Yeah Donald; what the hell DO you know?
It's ...Yeah Donald; what the hell DO you know?<br /><br />It's almost like it would only be news if the candidate gives you a big bear hug. Or maybe you want to make it seem like it's not news because you know these guys are going to win.<br /><br />You're a silly progressive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6260912581168571452011-02-23T23:37:29.579-05:002011-02-23T23:37:29.579-05:00It should not have been a news story for the Mcall...It should not have been a news story for the Mcall either - Cause it's just not news - just like Joe Paterno supporting a Republican is not news or Ed Rendell supporting a Democrat is not news - News would be Dent supporting Sal Panto or Bob Freeman supporting the GOP guy running against Sal Panto.<br /><br />This is one of those things that has bugged me for years - not sure why - but what the hell do I knowDonaldhttp://viewbeyondbethlehem.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4452864009258167692011-02-23T22:52:46.464-05:002011-02-23T22:52:46.464-05:00It made the Morning Call so I guess it's news ...It made the Morning Call so I guess it's news by the standards of journalists, but what do they know?<br /><br />Donald, this is a blog. I sometimes write news stories and other times write opinion pieces or just have fun.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-51068750971251066282011-02-23T21:40:39.208-05:002011-02-23T21:40:39.208-05:00How is a Republican Congressman endorsing a slate ...How is a Republican Congressman endorsing a slate of Republicans news? I know Charlie is your guy and clearly you are interested in spreading his gospel and I'm OK with that but really is this news?Donaldhttp://viewbeyondbethlehem.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6206072769723334182011-02-23T14:56:34.898-05:002011-02-23T14:56:34.898-05:00Tom Foolery said:
"...And yes, I've seen...Tom Foolery said:<br /><br />"...And yes, I've seen these tea bag party people at the sands crying about their taxes while losing hundreds on the slots..."<br /><br />********************************<br /><br />I'm no fan of the casinos, but there's a big difference there Tom.<br /><br />The Sands doesn't force anyone to spend their money at the Sands. And the Sands doesn't take anyone's home away from them if they don't spend what the Sands wants them to spend.<br /><br />Again, I'm no fan of the casinos but how people spend the money that they work for is no business of mine - or yours.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13867290501703293192011-02-23T06:25:11.418-05:002011-02-23T06:25:11.418-05:00Oh Lucius, in my comment I called Angle rude and o...Oh Lucius, in my comment I called Angle rude and obnoxious and you respond by claiming he's my poster boy. Any excuse you can fabricate so you can use the term "bagger", eh? <br /><br />I responded to character assassination. A post then mocked the man's name, attributed false motives, and said he must be a fan of Dahmer & Stalin. That's what you're defending.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419749813954782484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88931677364498725412011-02-22T20:55:34.123-05:002011-02-22T20:55:34.123-05:00lucius, a hater by any other name.lucius, a hater by any other name.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52946072994989412662011-02-22T20:53:19.914-05:002011-02-22T20:53:19.914-05:00Oh Wayne. You really think Angle is a great polit...Oh Wayne. You really think Angle is a great political because he agrees with you today. Angle is about Angle, always has been. You are the "group" of the day. If you buy all his "revisionist" history, good for you.<br /><br />Facts are this guy has accomplished nothing in his political career. Every body he has been part of has raised taxes. He isn't on Gracedale about you or small government, its a grudge match and he has the votes.<br /><br />The opposite of Ron Angle is hardly "make nice". The opposite of Ron Angle is effective leadership, the opposite is accomplishment. The opposite is rational logical thought.<br /><br />I thought that was what the baggers were all about. You want Angle as your poster boy, good for you. You guys won't last long in Northampton County with him as your figurehead.<br /><br />Sometimes people say it like it is and that isn't character assassination, it just is what it is.<br /><br />LuciusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31671111112542364342011-02-22T11:30:56.304-05:002011-02-22T11:30:56.304-05:00See that..The school districts are so bad i can...See that..The school districts are so bad i can't even spell school, lol...And yes, I've seen these tea bag party people at the sands crying about their taxes while losing hundreds on the slots..Again, good lord, County taxes for the average taxpayer are about 40 dollars a month. Of course for property owners who are millionaires like Angle it might be steeper, lol..But he's not exactly your average taxpayer..Tom Fooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120861314950524920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68745772204374505612011-02-22T11:26:04.502-05:002011-02-22T11:26:04.502-05:00I'll get you the pizza eventually bernie..No n...I'll get you the pizza eventually bernie..No need to let me off. however, tried nazareth pizza shops..They aren't that good compared to bethlehem..Anyway, geeting was right..Anyone who attacked him has no credibility, as usual with the no tax at all costs morons..Their third grade education is showing. Obvious they have never served and never will serve in government..Thank God!!!<br />You need to cut and raise revenue or things fall apart. Then it costs ten times as much to get them back in shape..I have to laugh at all my anti tax increase buddies at the casino who lose more in one day there then they pay in city or county taxes..It's the schol districts that kill us all. That's because the state keeps cutting back on their committment to education and therefore pushes all costs on to the property owners..Geeting, good job..Ignore the third graders..they watch Fox news and we can't expect them to be informedTom Fooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120861314950524920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8821653120988056252011-02-22T06:46:53.608-05:002011-02-22T06:46:53.608-05:00I believe he said that he was like Ron Angle in th...I believe he said that he was like Ron Angle in that he can't stand incompetence and waste. There you go twisting things around again.<br /><br />Silly progressive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79768274861225514202011-02-22T06:14:56.184-05:002011-02-22T06:14:56.184-05:00Ah yes, the character assassination begins. Let...Ah yes, the character assassination begins. Let's all bask in the love of those who project <b>their</b> hate onto anyone who disagrees with them...<br /><br />I really don't think the candidate was referring to Angle's obnoxious, rude style. <br /><br />If someone told me their goal was to be the opposite of Ron Angle I'd worry that they'd be in office to "make nice" and be never be confrontational. That's how we have arrived at our our current predicament. Politicians who don't know how to say no. Or to be less rude, "No thank you". Public servants who find it easier to get along at contract time, to say yes to everything the architects wants to build, follow every fad, and just be too generous with the taxpayers money. It's human nature to want to "make nice" but in someone who has the public's purse strings it can become a very undesirable quality.<br /><br />It's all sunshine and roses while times are good but when revenues drop and the interest on bills from the past come knocking they seem to be like deer stuck staring into a spotlight. What to cut? Which constituency dare they tick off? It'll just be easier to raise taxes...<br /><br />Times are good, raise taxes. Times are bad, raise taxes some more. As long as the public sits on its hands that will be the non-confrontational route that most politicians take.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419749813954782484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54619477241909150682011-02-21T23:32:23.110-05:002011-02-21T23:32:23.110-05:00So will this Simian guy be obnoxious, rude and arg...So will this Simian guy be obnoxious, rude and argumentative at meetings. Angle is his hero. I guess he also must be a fan of Jeffrey Dahmer and Joseph Stalin.<br /><br />All the Dem's have to do is put that on a mailer. "I am like Ron Angle", this guy fried his election chances before he even started. A little too much sanity in the Christmas City for Angle's brand of crazy hate.<br /><br />Taco TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12421970233556217202011-02-21T23:08:14.143-05:002011-02-21T23:08:14.143-05:00The way that is put makes Gracedale sound like a p...The way that is put makes Gracedale sound like a prison. That's one of the reasons a new owner is needed.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68439013937547942242011-02-21T22:46:44.847-05:002011-02-21T22:46:44.847-05:00Irrelevant,but LETS GET RID OF ANGLE! OH AND BY TH...Irrelevant,but LETS GET RID OF ANGLE! OH AND BY THE WAY YOUR 65 GUY! ABOUT TIME FOR GRACEDALE FOR YOU!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63615201907255158622011-02-21T22:44:14.443-05:002011-02-21T22:44:14.443-05:00You're right Jon Geeting we should all be taxe...You're right Jon Geeting we should all be taxed at 99.9% because His Royal Highness the Mayor along with his Lords of Ye Towne of Bethlehem know what to do with money better than us stupid and unwashed peasants. You can't squeeze blood out of a rock Jon no matter how hard you squeeze. That rock will just roll right out of your hand and into a more comfortable place.<br /><br />What do you think the NY and NJ transplants moved here for? It wasn't just for the fresh air and open spaces. They moved here to get away from high property taxes and corrupt government at all levels. If you want to pay more taxes you should just make out a check to "The City of Bethlehem Voluntary Tax Donation -- 10 East Church Street Bethlehem, PA 18017"<br /><br />Please give until it hurts Jon, because your Mayor needs a few more ribbons to cut before his next run for higher office. Willie "Rubberstamp" Reynolds also needs to keep his "hot" girlfriend and college aged drinking buddies believing he's going to be Mayor someday.<br /><br />Something tells me that the city will not see a check from you. But you'll continue to spout off at the mouth about the rest of us paying more taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19660515821230923762011-02-21T21:22:10.699-05:002011-02-21T21:22:10.699-05:00...when your bellies become empty you should know ......when your bellies become empty you should know many of Charlie Dent's supporters have farms.<br /><br />Do not look for the Democrats to help you either.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzHmN68a95MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80637853156143505242011-02-21T21:01:56.135-05:002011-02-21T21:01:56.135-05:004:29 is obviously on the same medications as getti...4:29 is obviously on the same medications as getting. 2 bad the drugs r not workingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80894666257772379252011-02-21T17:26:56.260-05:002011-02-21T17:26:56.260-05:004:29 Rocks.
That is all.4:29 Rocks.<br /><br />That is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30287710445866868722011-02-21T16:29:48.610-05:002011-02-21T16:29:48.610-05:00One party rule is all we ever get. One party want...One party rule is all we ever get. One party wants to stay in. One party wants to get in.<br /><br />And DDT should be brought back. It's discontinuation on the basis of junk science has cost millions of lives in Africa and Asia. Buy it's more important to smite an evil corporation than save the lives of funny looking people who don't give a shit about labor unions. <br /><br />Do-gooderism requires lofty and complicated conjuring to stay focused on the assigned bogeymen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4815514577371119752011-02-21T14:22:11.510-05:002011-02-21T14:22:11.510-05:00Tom Foolery, I let you off on the pizza.Tom Foolery, I let you off on the pizza.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48438635989664744192011-02-21T13:06:13.440-05:002011-02-21T13:06:13.440-05:00"Raise...taxes"
Geeting,
That is your ..."Raise...taxes"<br /><br />Geeting,<br /><br />That is your plan for everything.<br /><br />Thanks, but no thanks.<br /><br />It's the spending, stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56140941489093495832011-02-21T12:55:31.556-05:002011-02-21T12:55:31.556-05:00The transparency argument from Bernotas is good, b...The transparency argument from Bernotas is good, but the rest is pure crap. Bethlehem hasn't been overspending. There's no extravagancies in the budget. This past budget season was brutal, and what it showed was that they're now cutting past the fat into the bone. Callahan bragged during the Congressional campaign that he hadn't raised taxes in years. That may poll well, but from a governing standpoint it's a disaster. It is obvious that Bethlehem is under-taxed. City council needs to buck up and raise taxes.<br /><br />Callahan needs to say something like - "For too long we've been paying last year's bills in this year's budget. For too long we've been borrowing to pay for current expenditures. I am committed to get this city's fiscal house in order, but we need your help. We can get this city back on track in two years, but in order to do that we're going to have to ask you everyone to chip in."<br /><br />Voila! Raise the earned income taxes you need to get the city's structural deficits ironed out in two years and then see where you're at.<br /><br />But Charlie Dent's not off the hook. Like all cities, a large portion of Bethlehem's financial troubles are the result of the sluggish economy. Less taxable economic activity is happening so tax receipts are artificially low. That's Charlie Dent's fault. He continues to resist any government action to boost growth, and now he's trying to pass an austerity plan that will <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LehighValleyIndependent/~3/LA3qRNrlCyI/charlie-dents-austerity-plan-would-kill.html" rel="nofollow">kill 1 million jobs.</a> That's only going to make Bethlehem's budget problems worse.<br /><br />Also, has Dent ever balanced a budget ever? It's not clear why he believes he has any credibility on this issue to be making endorsements. His record is pitiful on this front.Jon Geetinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016281689989655259noreply@blogger.com