tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post6669171195385667180..comments2024-03-29T11:33:48.153-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Updated: School Board Candidates on Allentown School Student WalkOutBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16176199319857929132015-09-30T19:52:14.624-04:002015-09-30T19:52:14.624-04:00Just deleted another OT comment. Folks, the topic ...Just deleted another OT comment. Folks, the topic is above. Also, I hate comments with lengthy gaps in them, and will delete them for that reason alone. I fault myself here for bringing it up. My bad. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40936999492227603022015-09-30T19:37:10.577-04:002015-09-30T19:37:10.577-04:00To be clear, I do not condone or advocate physical...To be clear, I do not condone or advocate physical violence and just deleted a comment suggesting that, which likely was posted by the Blog Mentor himself to give him a pretense for whatever next cRaZy action he contemplates. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78145045894938471592015-09-30T19:30:14.157-04:002015-09-30T19:30:14.157-04:00@7:24
He (Blog Mentor a.k.a Attack Poodle) recent...@7:24<br /><br />He (Blog Mentor a.k.a Attack Poodle) recently (laughably) contemplated whether he should hit me with, as he said, "bare knuckles or brass knuckles."<br /><br />You, unlike him, may be capable of prevailing in a punch-up, but don't do it -- or even threaten it.<br /><br />I understand how you might feel that way, but don't lower yourself to his level...<br /><br />Best Regards (and no insult intended),<br />Jeffrey Anthony<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67816608535985716472015-09-30T19:24:21.171-04:002015-09-30T19:24:21.171-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88881231339335816882015-09-30T19:14:10.838-04:002015-09-30T19:14:10.838-04:00@7:07
It's on its way to Souderton PA...@7:07<br /><br />It's on its way to Souderton PA...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69264258551857262712015-09-30T19:07:02.704-04:002015-09-30T19:07:02.704-04:00Blog Mentor has been needing a serious attitude ad...Blog Mentor has been needing a serious attitude adjustment for quite time now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34549525737686339842015-09-30T19:03:41.523-04:002015-09-30T19:03:41.523-04:00@5:21
Bernie,
I propose we adopt the more descr...@5:21<br /><br />Bernie, <br /><br />I propose we adopt the more descriptive moniker "Attack Poodle" to replace "Blog Mentor."<br /><br />Do you second?<br /><br />Jeffrey Anthony<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-71848690558982306692015-09-30T17:21:38.598-04:002015-09-30T17:21:38.598-04:00Blog Mentor, how many emails did you send to Antho...Blog Mentor, how many emails did you send to Anthony, threatening him with all kinds of repercussions after he posted here? He appears to know you better than most. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56773075889522770872015-09-30T16:47:32.854-04:002015-09-30T16:47:32.854-04:00This Anthony guy is the latest stooge to crawl up ...This Anthony guy is the latest stooge to crawl up Bernie's butt. What's he running for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35801879920345363062015-09-30T12:03:46.556-04:002015-09-30T12:03:46.556-04:00Yeah, Jeff, I don't really feel comfortable wr...Yeah, Jeff, I don't really feel comfortable writing about public school districts. I'm a product of Catholic schools, as were my children and my grandson. It is a foreign world to me. It;s also easy to misunderstand what is happening. So unless it's a glaring issue like the walkout or a state audit, I try to avoid them in favor of topics I understand better. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40626753212259310092015-09-30T11:56:00.682-04:002015-09-30T11:56:00.682-04:00@11:07
I'm sorry to hear that, Bernie, but it...@11:07<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear that, Bernie, but it was great you were on the beat while it lasted...<br /><br />I look forward to your parting piece (though I'm sorry it's the parting piece)...<br /><br />Jeffrey Anthony<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12610166562159428582015-09-30T11:25:31.068-04:002015-09-30T11:25:31.068-04:00Charlie Sch, I have clarified my post to make clea...Charlie Sch, I have clarified my post to make clear that the threat of arrest came from organizers, not police. This was dishonest and when this dishonesty was pointed out vy an adult at the scene, the organizers just smiled.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56912361510336779032015-09-30T11:07:30.321-04:002015-09-30T11:07:30.321-04:00"That was an impressive piece of work and a g...<em>"That was an impressive piece of work and a great service to voters, Bernie. It'd be great if you could do another installment on the candidates' positions on school choice. Candidates Gerlach and (Mark) Smith have been notoriously evasive on the issue."</em><br /><br />I am pretty much done. I do not, as a rule, cover school boards. I made an exception bc of the walkout. I will have one more post about Fed Ed's sleazy behavior concerning this race at a Dem meeting on Monday night, and then that is it. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17847251887786357092015-09-30T11:00:06.506-04:002015-09-30T11:00:06.506-04:00http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-pa-al...http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-pa-allentown-school-district-20150520-story.html<br /><br />There are 7 candidates for 5 open seats. That means you need to pick the two people you would least like to see on the board.Charlie Schttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486485491453620055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19633575720867431572015-09-30T10:54:03.118-04:002015-09-30T10:54:03.118-04:00@10:37
Yes, she is the same former forced-members...@10:37<br /><br />Yes, she is the same former forced-membership union commissar to whom you refer. And, yes, she was running under the Chicago Eddy Pawlwoski gang's "Citizens for a Better Allentown" banner.<br /><br />And, apparently, per Bernie's article, she supports the walk out.<br /><br />Could she possibly be a worse choice for School Board?<br /><br />Jeffrey Anthony<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38481485432935950072015-09-30T10:37:53.005-04:002015-09-30T10:37:53.005-04:00I was under the impression Audrey Mathison was on ...I was under the impression Audrey Mathison was on the Fed Ed /Fleck team. Was this the same Audrey Mathison when President of the Parkland Teachers union led the teachers to strike.We know who She will support .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56923125717495262432015-09-30T09:25:13.687-04:002015-09-30T09:25:13.687-04:00This entire thing is just another sad spectacle..e...This entire thing is just another sad spectacle..except that in the middle of the slime are misguided and at-risk youths. I agree, the instigator (why keep putting his name out there) likely deserves jail. he certainly does not deserve the privilege of teaching in this state again.Dreaming of Justicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45755707548660098452015-09-30T08:46:10.020-04:002015-09-30T08:46:10.020-04:00I am a big supporter of the idea of charter school...I am a big supporter of the idea of charter schools, but if this is the type of teacher that the charter schools are hiring, one who has no problem allowing his students to associate with a known criminal, i may have to rethink that position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44935772846062162302015-09-30T07:34:58.061-04:002015-09-30T07:34:58.061-04:00Bernie wrote that students were told that if they ...Bernie wrote that students were told that if they left the rally on Monday, they were told they would be arrested. It is essential to clarify that this threat came from a protest organizer AND NOT FROM THE POLICE. He was making up that threat to keep people from leaving - making it sound like the Police approved their truancy only if they were at this event. <br /><br />The Police have shown restraint, and have mainly been trying to make sure no one got hurt.Charlie Schttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486485491453620055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36994863074506294642015-09-30T07:04:35.120-04:002015-09-30T07:04:35.120-04:00@1:29
That was an impressive piece of work and a ...@1:29<br /><br />That was an impressive piece of work and a great service to voters, Bernie. It'd be great if you could do another installment on the candidates' positions on school choice. Candidates Gerlach and (Mark) Smith have been notoriously evasive on the issue.<br /><br />In particular, your interview shows Smith to be awfully thin-skinned, as could also be seen by many of my exchanges with him if he hadn't deleted them from his campaign page and banned me for daring to ask him where he stood on a few of the usual issues. I'm surprised he didn't tell you that you were "personally attacking" him -- that's one of his favorite diversionary tactics to avoid answering any question of substance. He also has a peculiar habit of claiming he's being "profiled." He's said previously (though now deleted by him) that I was "profiling" him, that Molovinsky was "profiling" him, yada, yada -- though he could never make quite clear what he meant by that. It did get him out of answering any questions, though.<br /><br />And all that, I think, shows that Mr. Smith has a poor understanding of how democracy works. Yesterday he said, "Now I ask you politely to stay our of my business and I'll run my campaign the way I feel it should be run." Huh? I'm asking the fellow where he stands on issues directly pertinent to the office he's seeking, and he wants me -- a taxpayer and voter -- "stay out of my [his] business"? Well, I've got a solution for you, Mark: if you don't like it, don't run for office.<br /><br />Mark Smith is simply unsuitable for elected office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43328893652105683172015-09-30T06:40:56.146-04:002015-09-30T06:40:56.146-04:00Isn't Smith a realtor? Maybe that's anoth...Isn't Smith a realtor? Maybe that's another Smith.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48254442835536552242015-09-30T06:35:31.631-04:002015-09-30T06:35:31.631-04:00Not surprised Mark Smith would say nothing. Have y...Not surprised Mark Smith would say nothing. Have you ever actually spoken to him?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9468152686864317302015-09-30T01:29:07.787-04:002015-09-30T01:29:07.787-04:00He and I had a pretty intense exchange. I'm ve...He and I had a pretty intense exchange. I'm very tough on people who do not answer questions. But in fairness, I linked to the exchange in which Smith was offended by my unwillingness to let go. Maybe I was too rough. Also, to his credit, he did finally answer me.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54339484389319974042015-09-30T01:22:50.218-04:002015-09-30T01:22:50.218-04:00Smith does seem like the stereotypical weasel poli...Smith does seem like the stereotypical weasel politician. Got halfway to a doctorate with that dissertation carefully designed to please all but never did say a damn thing of meaningful substance until pressed hard. He does think the voters are stupid and he's probably right about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73800715093203231972015-09-30T01:06:48.974-04:002015-09-30T01:06:48.974-04:00I truly appreciate somebody finally taking the tim...I truly appreciate somebody finally taking the time to formally spell out where each school board candidate stands or suspiciously chooses to be silent, as the case maybe, with respect to this most important issue involving school children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com