Was I there?
An Express Times troll named "Shebbie" seemed more worried about that than the actual issues. "I wonder if that Pariah Bernie Ohare was there spying on Holden. If he was he should been escorted out. I'll send Holden a email explaining what a bad person he is and provide some links to some of his hatchet jobs he has done in the past. Keeping company with him is the political kiss of death. Caveat emptor"
Shebbie better get to work because I dropped by. Hey, my favorite Vietnamese grocery is right next door! I needed to stock up on chili garlic sauce. The person who greeted me was none other than Holden himself. Nobody had time to warn the poor guy off.
I got there too late to hear his speech, but am happy to tell you that Holden has made some changes to his congressional website so that Lehigh Valley residents can now contact him via email. In checking my blog, Holden saw that both reader "Lighthouse" and I were complaining about lack of access. He immediately directed his staff to enable contacts from anywhere within the country, and I have already sent an email asking to be added to his news release list.
Holden and Lehigh Valley Congressman Charlie Dent, despite belonging to different parties, are ideologically pretty similar. Holden told me he is definitely more pro-Labor, while Charlie is definitely more moderate on some social issues. He added that he sees Charlie every morning the House is in session because their lockers are next to each other.
The place was packed, although I think most of the Democrats there have an open mind and want to hear from both Holden and his opponent, Matt Cartwright, before they decide how to vote.
The four horsemen you see below are, from left to right, State House candidate Joe 'cap' Capozzolo, Norco Council member Scott Parsons, Easton Councilman Ken Brown and Norco Council member Bob Werner.
Holden's opponent for the Democratic nomination, Matt Cartwright, will open his Easton campaign HQs on Monday.
Capozzollo has to work hard to shed his Ron Angle hack image. He was the guys puppet for his year on county council.
ReplyDeleteThe anon midnite know-nothing strikes again. Can't even spell his name right. Joe Cap will work hard, but not to "shed" anything. The other Joe (emrick), is further up Ron's ass than Joe.
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Joe was never Ron's puppet. When you examine the voting record at county council when Joe was there..he opposed Ron many times. Look it up! Emrick is clueless..if he was consulting Ron..his decision making would be much better than it is and he wouldn't be staring at being relieved of his duties in Harrisburg. Go Joe Cap!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update Bernie. I have not had chance to revisit Holden's site since mid-week. Busy now, but I plan to e-mail both his and Cartwright's offices in the upcoming week. I had different questions for each based on what I've read about each.
ReplyDeleteJoe "where's the football" Emerick, ran his campaign on his efficient model of goverment in Upper Naz. If by efficient he meant bleed the township dry and make them ask for a 83% tax increase, then I don't think we can afford to keep him in Harrisburg, Joe Emrick what a joke
ReplyDeleteAnd 1:48 would know all about a penis with teeth.
ReplyDeleteWow Ken Brown!!! Now we know who lazy Easton Democrats back!
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ReplyDeleteAsk Cartwright about abortion. People are making a very stereotypical assumption he is FOR IT, I have heard otherwise.
The fact that Ken Brown was there does not mean an endorsement. Same for the others. hey were being courteous to the Congressman, as I am sure they will do with Cartwright as well.
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ReplyDeleteI may ask about that issue. However, one thing I learned long ago was that there are politicians in both parties who manipulate the abortion issue to get the votes, and then govern in a way that in many aspects is against the self-interest of those who felt "abortion is the only thing I need to know about a candidate, as that tells me what their values are". I do have strong personal opinions on the issue, but I've come to view it as somewhat of a non-issue when assessing who to vote for. The economy, war, education, health care....those are all issues that may directly impact my life.
While registered with one or the other party, there are many of us who think independently, and may be a bit conservative on some issues, moderate on most, and progressive on a few others. Among those issues, however, everyone has their priorities and votes accordingly. I will, and suspect you will do the same.
"The economy, war, education, health care....those are all issues that may directly impact my life."
ReplyDeleteAnd HOW do we pay for any of it? Both parties have failed us in the past.
Who has the leadership for the future?