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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Dennis Lieb Mulls Write-in Campaign Against Fleck in Easton

This Spring, I was so obsessed with the Northampton County Exec and judicial races that I completely missed an important Easton City Council race between politico Mike Fleck and community activist Dennis Lieb. Apparently, most of the West Ward snoozed through that contest, too. Ninety per cent of Easton's registered Dems never showed up at the polls, and Fleck squeaked by with a 182 to 141 win.

Blogger Noel Jones, whose Neighbors of Easton does a terrific job covering the West Ward, was quite disappointed. "This is a sad day for the West Ward. Sad because we lost an opportunity to elect a progressive candidate with vision, Dennis Lieb, over recycling an old City Council member, Mike Fleck, who has never been to canton or town hall meetings in this neighborhood in the last year and a half, but even saddest of all, because in our neighborhood, only 323 people got out to vote for first ever WW rep on City Council, and just 19 votes the other way could have won the election for Lieb."

A reader named Tim, who sounds suspiciously like former Easton City Council Prez Tim Pickel, joined in the fun. "The glaring truth is that Easton will never improve when council counts Mike Fleck and Sandy Vulcano as members. Politics is a way of life for them instead of a servitude to the people as it should be."

Few people could be worse for Easton than Mike Fleck. He's a bum. In his first unsuccessful Easton mayoral bid, he claimed to be both a Moravian College grad and a business administrator at some used car dealer. He lied. After going down in flames, Fleck suddenly became a political consultant, and paid himself an obscene $21,000 over just 11 weeks in Archie Follweiler unsuccessful state house race. Most western Lehigh County Dems run when they see him, hands on their wallets. Fleck then decided to be a politician again and ran for mayor a second time, crashing and burning again. This time, he was sued by an ex-girlfriend over money she had borrowed for him. After that race, Fleck was charged with theft of services when he dumped a bunch of Fleck signs and old gym trunks in an Autozone trash bin. Those charges were ultimately dismissed, but not before The Express Times snapped a lovely picture. Editor Jim Deegan's caption? "You won't Fleckin' Believe This!"

These days, Fleck is killing two birds with one stone. He's running for Easton city council while simultaneously managing Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski's campaign. Oh yeah, he also applied for appointment to Wayne Grube's seat on Northampton County Council, this time claiming to have a "general degree" from Notre Dame High School. Northampton County Council is crazy, but not that Fleckin' crazy. His pal, Council candidate Lorraine Pasquali, thinks Easton will be lucky to have him.

Is she out of her Fleckin' mind?

Fleck's opponent, Dennis R Lieb, is an Easton activist who has worked tirelessly for the West Ward. His reservations about Riverwalk have been published here, and he was ultimately proven correct. He is the first person who warned that Easton's Properties of Merit program was being perverted into garden rakes for elitists.

Unlike Fleck, Lieb does no political consulting. He knows little about the elections process, but is learning. He is currently weighing the viability of a write-in campaign. Odds are against him, but he has four things going for him: 1) New voting machines make write-ins easier; 2) Turn-out will be low; 3) Fleck is a bum; and 4) Lieb actually has a message.

17 comments:

  1. That's a flecking crazy dude.

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  2. I'd say NUMBER 1, Fleck is a compulsive liar.

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  3. Sister Benedetta Marie MercyJuly 2, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    Until he produces his NDHS sheepskin, I'll not believe he made it through high school, either.

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  4. What is a "general degree" from a high school? Is that a Catholic thing?

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  5. Catholic high schools issue the same thing as public high schools.

    Something smells ...again.

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  6. Education ain't so important. Lincoln never had an education and he kept the 13 Colonies from seceding from the Union in 1620 before he shot Alexander Hamilton.

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  7. Just spit out my coffee and half my lunch.

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  8. 2:33 (aka Mike Fleck)

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  9. Boonie O'Hater. Can't stand the results of a legal election. Well Boonie too bad. Boonie in case you didn't know it Mike was acquitted of the charges of illegal dumping. You calling him a bum is rich. I bet Mike never forged anyone's name. I hope Mike takes steps to defend his name.

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  10. Ahh, the daily anonymous personal attack. Thanks so much for stopping by and making an ass out of yourself. I mentioned in my article that the charges against Fleck were dismissed, but it's pretty clear he dumped his signes, undelivered copies of his then newspaper and stinky gym trunks in the Autozone dumpster. Like his dad, he's looking for a job where he gets paid to do no work. The apple does not fall far from the tree. he is a bum, is demonstrably a bum, and I've just pointed at some of the many reasons why he is a bum. I certainly do respect the electoral process and that's why I encourage Lieb to run against Fleck in the Fall.

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  11. Bernie,

    I know Mike Fleck and no one has ever disputed that he went to college, so asking if he has college degree is crazy. Also, I saw his college degree and also looked, he is now listed as a alum of Moravian College. If you talk with many people, who actually live in Easton, they will tell you Mike was a very attentive councilman who worked hard to fix Easton's budget, expand street cleaning, housing program for low mod families and many other projects. He wasn't perfect but he is not Satan as you make him out to be.

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  12. In the first sentence I meant asking if he has a high school diploma is crazy. Sorry for the mistake.

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  13. To all,

    I am very proud of my alma mater and its reputation. I don't know Fleck and have no quams against him.

    I write this to provide actually facts for your determination as I long onto the Moravian College (Bethlehem, Pa.) alumni website that is apart of the College's website at www.moravian.edu.

    As of this instant, the only Fleck listed as a graduate of Moravian College is:

    Ms. Christina Fleck - class of 2007. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Maybe, the alumni association isn't up to speed with registering graduates. I hope they do so soon. Today is the last day of their fiscal year for their capital campaign. I have received several emails and p/c's asking me to donate more. I just want the association to spread their search by adding one more name to their register of alums.

    Peace, ~~Alex

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  14. I was waiting for Bernie's reaction to Ed and Mike teaming up again.

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  15. How is it possible to graduate from college without graduating from high school?

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  16. You do realize that Fleck is part of the Hickey stable of fine young cannibals.

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