Five different people have forwarded me a royal proclamation from King Edwin's reelection campaign. It was widely circulated yesterday, and urges people to come to city council on Thursday night, and watch as he magically dispels the "misinformation that has been propagated concerning the proposed renovations of Cedar Creek park." He fails to mention that most of this misinformation has come from him.
Funny thing about that letter. It's identical to an undated Pawlowski proclamation, posted on the city's web page, presumably written by Pawlowski in his capacity as mayor. So he is using his city work product to promote his candidacy for mayor. This violates the Allentown Home Rule Charter proscription on "using city facilities or property for any political activity."
Now I know why city employee Erlinda Aguiar thought nothing of parking a city vehicle at a politcal rally thie Spring, and walking inside to hand out brochures.
Today's one-liner: "The shortest way to the distinguishing excellence of any writer is through his hostile critics." Richard LeGallienne
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
12 comments:
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GTive it a rest Ohare. Your buddy Stoffa and his hacks could be accused of that every day.
ReplyDeleteHow do you get on Stoffa's email list? I'd like to be on it. I didn't know he had one.
ReplyDeleteI didn't ask to be on Pawlowski's list and someone I get his emails all the time and I don't even live in Lehigh County. I live in NOrthampton so I'd rather have Stoffa's. Bernie, how do you sign up?
Stoffa has no email list. Anon 12:41 is nutz.
ReplyDeleteI think you got something against Pawlowks because your kinsman Percy Dougherty does the same thing, yet it goes unreported.
ReplyDeleteYour brilliant legal mind is impressive, O'Hare. Yes, misappropriation of work product. That's the ticket!
ReplyDeleteMoron.
Why should Pawlowski follow the rules?
ReplyDeleteNice try. This wouldn't hold up in court.
ReplyDeleteIf he was using the city's e-mail to say vote for Pawlowski that would be a violation. This isn't.
The same letter being used for his political campaign appears on the ciy web page. No matter ow you cut it, a city resource is being used for political purposes in violation of the HRC.
ReplyDeleteBut it is okay when Tony Phillips does it, right?
ReplyDeleteIf Phillips does it, he's wrong, too. But I've seen no evidence to support that accusation.
ReplyDeletesooooooooo,
ReplyDeletewhat if a city employee sends out invitations to a fundraiser for their campaign on the city email from their city office, is that bad too?
3:58
ReplyDeleteIt's stealing. Isn't anybody honest anymore?