Tune in to WFMZ-TV69's Business Matters at 8 PM tonight to see Gracedale, the sequel. Instead of Ron Angle, my tag tam partner was County Executive John Stoffa. We squared off against the Fake Rev and union thug Justus James, who at one point stuck his hand in my face and shouted, "Quiet!"
That didn't work out too well for ol' Justus, who should spend more time at the beach and less time blowing up inflatable rats.
55 comments:
Sexy mansweater. Unfortunately, it usually comes with startling body odor. Was this evident?
All I can say is that when Justus stuck up his arm to put his hand in my face, TI passed out.
Ugh. TMI.
Bernie you only wish you would smell so good, and look as good as Justus.
I will be tuning in to the show. Lets see if its any different than the last show, in which ANgle and Bernie smeared their opponent. Jerry did very well in that debate, lets see if Justus can wear his shoes.
Who needs an Inflatable Rat when we have Bernie and Angle with their inflatable egos.
you passed out because of your stink not justus's..can't you find any better shoes to wear??? you need a little help with your clothing shopping... there are better clothes at the via store!
Once again Bernie.....you have stooped to a new low!
I smell a rat
Gross pic. your a goon for posting it,, Yea Business Matters for those who have not already seen it online.Bernie, I Bet you still go swimming with your tee shirt on like an insecure fat little twelve year old at the beach.
Oh Justus! Be a sport. I think its a good photo of you.
hey Brenda ,this is not justus,regardless, grow up, your in your 50s for godsake.
but still looking good!
not really!
My feet get me in trouble all the time
The funny thing is you are not fooling anyone. You and "Tricia" have exactly the same writing style. Gee, what a coincidence. Bitch Please!!!
The only time I saw Tricia bitch was at Larry Oteer, and she was entitled to that. No one bitches as much as the goons
I just watched that program. Justus never answered a question directly or with specifics. I feel dirty and need to wash after listening to his answer. He typifies why unions are hated. Why would the union be scared to negogiate with the successor? Isn't the new buyer union friendly? If this passess I am really going to hate and voice my opinion if my taxes go up. I want to hear County Council's excuses when they have to find the money or raise taxes to fund Gracedale. For months, they have been saying that there is 62 million available. Show me the money!
justus, you did a great job!bernie, what right do you have to be there with the top county official?
Anon 9:25, the same right as every other tax-paying citizen.
Up until Thursday, these maroons were insisting I was Brenda. Now I suppose it's you, Tricia. Maybe I'm you, too. This is the kind of accusation you can expect from anonymous cowards.
Bernie,
Yeah I'm getting used to it. They will believe what they want to believe
Bernie/Trisha
Lets go get some old fashioned pizza and talk about it. You know where. Tomorrow 6pm.
Usual spot. OK.
Yep, thats it. Angle/Stoffa havent given me an answer if they are going
Tricia dont leave a trail you fool
None of this makes any sense. Insider bull crap.
I know them all. They arrest me every other week.
Any chance we can get back to what is really important? The talk of government on all levels would be refreshing. I really do NOT care who is who. The name calling is childish at best. We don't all have to agree, that's pretty much why there is 2 parties.
I use to come to this blog to gain valuable information on County/local politics. Can we PLEASE get back to that?
No anon. Its all about me and only me. GET USED TO IT
Tivo'd the show..Justus's hand never even made it to your face Bernie..hate to break it to you..
By the way, if Justus was really a union thug, he would have put his hand squarely on your jaw and broke it without breaking a sweat..
Lucky for you he isn't a thug..
I didn't see this show, but I did see a Business Matters with Bernie, Stoffa, Tony Orlando (of Tony Orland and Dawn) and Jesse Ventura.
Everything doesn't have to be a battle....what about a compromise? Why can't the Union and County work together on the Gracedale issue? I know for a fact the Union Members were and are willing to "Give Back",,,,that is the AFSCME UNION...don 't know about the Steelworker or Management...haven't heard anything from them. That is what is wrong in this Country everyone is all about themselves, no one wants to compromise, certain people feel they are entiltled and shouldn't have to give anything up...as usual it is the little guy willing to make the Sacrifice. Aren't we all suppose to be in this together? I watched Business Matters tonight and I don't understand why you Bernie have to always bring up trivial stuff instead of staying on point. The Union was willing to make concessions with the intent that we would have a certain period of time to turn Gracedale around....what is wrong with that. The other thing that bothers me is those that say "Those of us in the private sector don't have this and that" Why don't you? How can the people in this Country be expected to earn $7-$10 per hour and then put away for retirement, pay for healthcare, housing, high utilities and gasoline, child care and feed our families?? SERIOUSLY?
Just watched the show on the channel 69 website and am trying not to gag. Bubblehead InJustice was a typical AFSCME thug ordering you to be quiet. He was dancing around with the union concession issue like a two-faced moron. The succession clause was a non-starter issue. That clause representing 80% of the workers would have driven away buyers and driven down offers. It was simply a technique to stop the sale. InJustice tried to intimidate Stoffa too who took the high road while the goons in the audience in their ugly day glow green t-shirts hooted and groaned. The fake Rev. was pious as usual. The real "moral obligation" here is to save Northampton County taxpayers from a huge increase to fund this white elephant. That includes many seniors on fixed incomes who will lose thier homes. But InJustice, Martinez and the Gracedale goons could care less. After all, those evicted seniors will always have a home in the Gracedale almshouse lving four to a room without any dignity. Martinez is a hypocrite who preaches catchphrases and probably doesn't pay a dime of county taxes.
Sell gracedale.
"Tivo'd the show..Justus's hand never even made it to your face Bernie..hate to break it to you..
By the way, if Justus was really a union thug, he would have put his hand squarely on your jaw and broke it without breaking a sweat.."
9:44 into the show.
James is a union thug, and if a camera were not rolling, that hand would have been a fist.
You made an ass of yourself, again!
Anon: 11:43 pm
And you people call saving Gracedale a hate blog ?
I'e already conceded that the voters will vote to keep Gracedale. That would be my default position if I did not know the facts. What is significant is what is going to happen after May 17, when the cost of Gracedale comes down on us all. There will be lots of buyer's remorse at that point.
As for James, I stand by every word written. I have seen his thuggish behavior more than once, including a night at County Council when he disrupted a meeting.
wow bernie are you off today!! Justus never interupts the meetings like you and angle!! you got to be kidding!!! union thugs??? the only thugs are you and ron! bullying people around the county!!
Unions don't have a place in this country anymore. Just look at what they did to GM.
Hey, my mother worked forty years as a seemstress and was a union member all those years and she was still earning a meger wage when she retired. But, those union reps drove niece new Cadilacs every year.
Don't be fooled, Mr. Justus has been attending these meetings just to preserve his own job. He has little or no interest in the residents of Gracedale. His sole interest is self preservation. Rmember, tbnose union dues are taken out of all the County Employees pay checks every week, how else could they contribute $40,281,900.00 to the Democratic Party and $547,700.00 to the Republican Party Campaigns from 1990 to 2010.
All you who think you know what is going on with Gracedale factually are just writing on this blogg with your emotions leading your heads astray. No, the residents are not goint to be thrown out the doors. Remember what the uions did to this country over the past twenty years. They drove up the cost of everything in this country. If you don't believe it just ask a member of the UAW why their members are never elected to a managing position with in their union. Rember, they are not out their to look out for the interest of the Gracesdale resident, but rather their own.
S. Dogood
Unions don't have a place in this country anymore. Just look at what they did to GM.
Hey, my mother worked forty years as a seemstress and was a union member all those years and she was still earning a meger wage when she retired. But, those union reps drove niece new Cadilacs every year.
Don't be fooled, Mr. Justus has been attending these meetings just to preserve his own job. He has little or no interest in the residents of Gracedale. His sole interest is self preservation. Rmember, tbnose union dues are taken out of all the County Employees pay checks every week, how else could they contribute $40,281,900.00 to the Democratic Party and $547,700.00 to the Republican Party Campaigns from 1990 to 2010.
All you who think you know what is going on with Gracedale factually are just writing on this blogg with your emotions leading your heads astray. No, the residents are not goint to be thrown out the doors. Remember what the uions did to this country over the past twenty years. They drove up the cost of everything in this country. If you don't believe it just ask a member of the UAW why their members are never elected to a managing position with in their union. Rember, they are not out their to look out for the interest of the Gracesdale resident, but rather their own.
S. Dogood
When the referendum passes council has indirectly or directly been told by the voters that they want to save gracedale..if council chooses not to come up with the three million, gracedale's demise is on them..if dowd and angle vote to not fund it, I wish them the best in the general election because theyll be so freaking gone. So when it passes we'll see if your friend really has the balls not to fund it..if so, so be it. It'll be his last year on council
Hey Dogwood, If your mother was in fact a member of the ILGWU and then later the United Workers Union, she has a defined benefit pension. That is something no company without a union would ever do today.
Ask you mother if she will give up her pension. Or ask her how if there was no work she could sign up at the union hall for benefits.
Do your homework before you pop off Junior.
Anon 4:56 AM go to bed.
I didn't call the Gracedale site a "hate blog" - you did. I never read their blog but I'll take your word for it.
You folks have consistently maintained that Gracedale is a moneymaker. Two courts have ruled it does not impact the budget. So there's no problem, is there?
Do Brenda And Tricia perform live?
"if council chooses not to come up with the three million, gracedale's demise is on them."
Bullcrap. If the unions choose not to come up with the three million, Gracedale's demise is on them.
10:04 pm: The AFSCME UNION MEMBERS did come up with 3 Million. We are and have been willing to compromise....the problem here is NO ONE is Speaking with the Members in good faith. Maybe MR.STOFFA could speak with Justus James and the Union Members of Gracedale and lay it all out on the table truthfully and let us work out a solution. If Gracedale is to remain in County Control I know we will still be willing to make comprises and sacrifices to sustain Gracedale and our Jobs. This is not a game to us...this decision either way will effect many and unfortunately instead of truthful open dialog we have all been forced to listen to persoal attacks by all who are controlling this situation. Back in August of 2010 Our Union as a Whole agreed to open our contract to make sacrifices knowing someone had to step up and unfortunately only a few know what truly happened on the day talks broke down. I have heard misconstrued facts from all who was involved in this sit down. Bernie...all you talk about is the RAT that was blown up and seriously it is time to get past this....afterall you know yourself you have pulled some stunts of your own. My hope is that no matter what happens here the Residents and Employees remain intact to continue enjoying The Home we all Love.
anonymous 10:49
AMEN! I too hope all will go well, i am union member and i will help make some of those decissions.
Truth is that Gracedale made over 14 million dollars in the past 15 years. That even includes the disastrous reign of Stoffa. How much money did the prison return? Gee, why not privatize that?
Oh I forgot, in the Angle/Stoffa universe prisoners might be treated well in a "private" prison but they will sell off the seniors by dumping Gracedale.
Voters will have all the "real" facts at their disposal.
Gracedale was doing well. Stoffa inherited a profit making and well running concern. As usual with Stoffa, he screwed it up.
End of Story!!
Comments like anon 12:41 show a complete lack of education, and a complete lack of knowledge of what is evolving at the federal level .
Since anon has no comprehension of life outside of union hall walls, I will give anon a brief education about what is taking place.
The "was profitable" and "used to make money" are past tense phrases that no longer reflect the current state of federal subsidies. These subsides have been reduced over the last 12 years due to more people getting on the train, and fewer people getting off.
Now, we have a new federal healthcare bill that is going to fund things in a different way than the present way, and is going to cut the funding of medicare in long term care facilities. There will be the addition of millions of people into the ring of covered individuals, but covered services and the dollar amounts attached, will decline.
In a nutshell, it will be something for all, but marginally less for for some. This is the reason that a county run gracedale will continue to falter, lose its ability to attract residents, will not pay for its own cost of operation or capital costs, and will eventually shutter and close.
Stoffa took the proactive approach to avoid it, but was sandbagged by the mob.
anon 12:41 is correct. O'Hare deletions can't change the facts. That is why you will lose this vote Bernie. You,Angle and Stoffa have tried to skew the facts and people know it.
You fellas can't delete the voters will.
Nor can anon 11:42.
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