Answers to Friday's Pop Quiz

On Friday, I asked you to name who made each of the quotations below. Someone has identified each quotation accurately, and you can read this person's answers below. I owe him/her two boxes of pop tarts. I was told I could make my own selection, and got a deal on pizza berry mint.

1)"He's our father. He's the father of our house. He's supposed to take care of us. If he doesn't take care of his children, who can he take care of?"

Answer: Allentown merchant (BiBi Hazra) discussing Mayor Ed’s shabby treatment. I hear the case has been turned over to Lehigh County Children and Youth (child neglect).

2) "Nice guys finish last."

Answer: Ms. McHale, who came in first on Tuesday with the highest percentage of Council District vote. (Although Angle got the most votes within a District). By her own reasoning Ms. McHale must not be a nice person.

3) "The expansion of Properties of Merit to communities throughout the Lehigh Valley is an incredibly positive development! POM has had a wonderful impact on neighborhoods in Allentown where property owners have taken a greater interest in their own properties."

Answer: Lisa Boscola explaining why it is O.K. that the lowly taxpayer funds Ms. Bennett’s exorbitant salary.

4) "I realize your license to practice law has been indefinitely suspended for mishandling your clients' cases. I also understand that you blame your suspension of your license to practice law on your continuing recovery for alcoholism. Fair enough. But as a former lawyer who has lost the right to practice, even in light of New York Times v. Sullivan, you should be very careful before your accuse someone of violating the law."

Answer: Lamont [McClure] – bitterly defending his own lack of knowledge about the Law.

5) "The people who left under my reign are people I am still close with."

Answer: Her Royal Highness, the Great Exalted, All Powerful, All Seeing, Grand High Registrar Deborah DePaul.(Just pay no attention to the Man Behind the Curtain).

6) "Bernie, You're an Asshole!"

Answer: Joe (won’t be Democrat Chairman for) Long.

7) "Take three zeros off all of it, and you've got the right answer."

Answer: Sam Bennett’s campaign spokesperson – hoping to distract IRS officials from looking into Bennett’s offshore accounts.

8) "You keep writing about Lower Macungie and open records. Pat yourself on the back. What a difference you make."

Answer: Bernie Take No Prisoners. I think. This quote lacks Klieklak’s typical “flowery” language. It is a little difficult to identify. But the tone is bitter enough.

9) "We do it for the love."

Answer: Wall–to-Wall Organizer discussing why volunteers do what they do.

10) "The only ones I want to hear speaking up and complaining about immigration are the Native Americans who we screwed."

Answer: Rendell and, as tempting as it to expand on the “who we screwed” comment, I’m going to leave it alone.