On Friday, two sources informed me that Easton City Council member Taiba Sultana has been in touch with several Democratic political consultants for a possible bid to unseat incumbent Democratic State Rep. Bob Freeman. I have reached out to her in an effort to determine whether this is true, and will provide her answer if I get one.
Sultana, who apparently considers herself Easton's Foreign Affairs Advisor, currently faces domestic assault charges following an incident at her home involving an adult son. She was arraigned in Northampton County Court on December 21, and a trial has been set for February 26. She has, however, applied for admission into a special program for first offenders in which charges are dismissed after a successful period o0f probation,
She is represented in the assault matter by Ettore "Ed" Angelo, a well-regarded criminal defense attorney.
In addition to these criminal charges, she is being sued by landlords Toni Marie Concilio and Joseph R Rodriguez for $4,850 over a broken lease on Easton's south side. A hearing in that matter is set for February 1 before Magisterial District Judge Sue Hutnick.
I have not heard anything regarding that. But if that's the case, I am voting for her. This is the political office that she is most suitable for.
ReplyDeleteShe’s not suitable for any political office
DeleteAgreed. She is not leadership material and does not represent the constituents in Freeman’s area.
DeleteIt’s easy. Do you want chaos and bullying or an orderly, informed representative? Don’t use that “the state level is a better fit” argument for Taiba. Be honest. Our district is better served by Bob Freeman who would never pull the stunts we’ve seen from Taiba in Easton.
Delete@ 10:55 No need to respond to my comment. Taiba is down to earth and I will vote for her if she decides to run for state. Good luck with your negativity.
DeleteBernie, You are ill-informed. People of Easton know that her arrest was politically motivated and she, herself, mentioned many times how she was scammed by the people whom she helped rent the apartment.
ReplyDeleteYou and your cronies will find a way to twist everything against her.
But people know the truth.
Good for her to run for the state.
She was living there with her family when she got out of Jail. They had garbage thrown all over the back yard and a boot on her van for not paying parking tickets in the city. We have pictures
DeleteYou are probably Frank Pintabone then. Because you are the one who stalks, takes pictures of her property, and sends them to random people. Shame on you for doing that.
Delete@139am “ her arrest was politically motivated “. So did her son work with her political rivals? What about the body cam footage? What about all of her kids backing up the older ones story? What about the Da offering ARD which means guilt instead of tossing it? What about the judge finding enough evidence to send it to trial? So everyone is after Sultana? Ok just like Trump I suppose
Delete@9:51 “WE have pictures”
DeleteHmmm, point to be noted.
I could tell who was behind the screen. lolzz
@12:17am. Suitable?? Please tell us 1 qualification she has for this position. FYI her being unemployed and needing a job is NOT a qualification.
ReplyDeleteOMG….she can’t get to City council meetings on time , nor does she understand protocol on city, county, or federal levels.….now she thinks she can waltz into Harrisburg ? Does she even know who Freeman is? Didn’t she confuse Freeman and Fetterman in one of her tirades? Delusional seems to fit.
ReplyDeleteSal, you are part of the establishment and you are part of the problem. You too need to go.
DeleteSultana’s good heart is her enemy. Some MFs took advantage of her kindness.
ReplyDeleteIt was all over social media, about two months ago,
And me without a barf bag.
ReplyDeleteBob is still around?? I thought he was dead. HAIL TO SULTANA
ReplyDeleteLol. Freeman is the most reliable, noncritical, seat-filling rubber stamp is the long history of rubber stamps. Ds don't need some newbie who won't do what she's told. Bob does what he's told and never asks questions. He's a good boy. Nobody expects the state rep from safe Easton to actually DO anything.
ReplyDeleteBob Freeman should have retired rather than being unseated. Councilwoman Sultana is hard-working and a real one. If happens, this race will be a piece of cake to her. And the mentioned disputes are nothing. It just tells she is part of the surviving middle class. I applaud her courage.
ReplyDeleteShe’s a dope
DeleteHer parenting skills indicate that she is not suited to anything resembling a political office.
DeleteHow many of these replies are Sultana talking to herself?
ReplyDelete9:39am. Easy to count. All the ones supporting her are from her. Hahaha. Little does she know Bernie could verify the IP addresses if he wanted. Or maybe he has
Delete"9:39am. Easy to count. All the ones supporting her are from her. Hahaha. Little does she know Bernie could verify the IP addresses if he wanted. Or maybe he has"
ReplyDeleteI have not. I only rarely do that.
Wtf, Bob Freeman was elected before I was born and I am 36 now. We need young blood who can understand and address MY issues. Come on Bob, go home and rest.
ReplyDeleteThat maybe true, however she is not the answer
DeleteThat could be said about many elected positions, especially school board seats. But people keep electing the same drab candidates over and over, and wonder why nothing gets done (except political favors).
DeleteTake-a-pic-Taiba is quite literally the worst possible person to send to the state house. Especially with the tightness of control of the house, this would be shameful. She thinks she's AOC, but is not nearly as savvy or nearly as qualified. That's not a slight, thats literal proven reality. See multiple articles, here on Bernies blog and on other media sources.
ReplyDeleteI believe Bob will secure this primary handily.
95% of these post are most likely herself. Bernie is ill-advised..lol The City of Easton made her beat her child!!! She has not done anything in the swat she is holding now, what in heck will she do as a Representative for the State of Pennsylvania?? This has got to be a joke!!! Wake me up, this has to be a nightmare.
ReplyDeleteThe best thing Sultana can do is move our of this city and state!! Maybe a run for PTA, oh wait she can't because she hits her own kids.
ARD= Guilty
ReplyDeleteThey sure do love Bobs.
ReplyDeleteI am writing in Pete Melan.
ReplyDeleteBob is a decent and honorable person who has served his community as well as he can considering he has been in the minority for most of his time in office. But he has been there too long. It is time for a fresh face, but Sultana is not that fresh face. She is polarizing, a bit unhinged and quick to find racism and sexism in everything.
ReplyDelete"You are probably Frank Pintabone then. Because you are the one who stalks, takes pictures of her property, and sends them to random people. Shame on you for doing that."
ReplyDeleteTake a look out your window. See the snow? Frank spent most of the weekend plowing snow all over the Lehigh Valley. I doubt he's doing anything but catching up on his sleep right now. For some reason, Sultana really has it in for him. The reality is that she has made very few friends in Easton.
Well, thank Mat Muncy and Lauritzen for introducing Sultana to politics. Muncy carted her around a few times to get her started at various meetings and caucuses and pushed her until they realized what a liability she was. Thanks guys.
ReplyDeleteMunsey is smart enough to know his job. I will be more convinced if he stops supporting the established politicians and starts recruiting new and young people. If I were him I would advise Bob to retire and support Taiba.
DeleteSo without Taiba, we would not know that Freeman has been in office for 400 years? Panto on his fifth term, Freeman on his 20th term, and Boscol on her sixth term? Old Boys network is not going anywhere. “You scratch my back I scratch yours”. Smfh
ReplyDelete40+ years of friendship!
DeleteWait until all the white ol’ politicians come out to endorse Bob’s campaign.
Hahaha……..you could be Helen Keller and have known all the above….without Sultana!
ReplyDeleteThere is no way she runs for this seat. She should pack up and move to Allentown, she may have a shot there. Voters in Easton are disgusted by her. To the person above I love that name Take-a-pic-Taiba. So fitting
ReplyDeleteWhy Allentown? Because Allentown has a high BIPOC population? This comment is purely racist.
DeleteGuess what! I will make sure my family and I vote for her if she decides to run and will make her the first woman of color from this district to be elected. Ya, niggas are racist AF.
Isaiah. NO! It’s because her political views most align with residents in Allentown. Race plays no part as I voted for her for council 2 years ago. But won’t again. But your comment calling it a racist comment sounds like taiba.
DeleteYou have the right to vote for anyone you want, vote for her. until DonPutin gets in …you can vote for any sociopath, any fascist, any racist, any insurrectionist, any felon, anyone…but if Democracy is dismembered, you lose all those choices…….all of them
ReplyDeleteFrom her perspective if she wishes to move up in politics, Sultana running for state rep. makes sense. She doesn't seem to get along with anyone on city council and I doubt, if she were interested, she'd have any chance at being appointed to the open county council seat, and she has no chance at ever being mayor. That being said, I have a feeling that the NorCo Democrat Party leadership has almost no interest in her representing a sliver of the L.V. in Harrisburg. The baton will be passed to someone less bombastic and with less, or no, baggage.
ReplyDeleteAs she should not. We did not elect her to please some MF clowns. She doesn’t get along with other politicians because she refuses to be the rubber stamp. It’s proven that she doesn’t owe anyone a damn and only represents the people.
DeleteIsaiah 5:08:
ReplyDeletePerhaps the inference from the commenter you're referring to is that Allentown voters are dumb. Look at some of the losers they've sent to city council and the school board over the past two decades. Oh, and let's not forget re-electing a (white male) mayor who had 54 criminal counts filed against him and is now in prison. Allentown voters really don't vet their candidates and the nitwits who run for office there know that.
Your comment is also racist. Calling one race “dumb” over another is RACIST.
DeleteWhy don't you give this advice to any other politician? State senator, Lisa Boscola was charged with abusing a waitress, was arrested for drunk driving, and was admitted to the ARD program. But none of ya, MF cared because she is a white woman?
Isaiah, you sound like you need a blankie and some hot chocolate. Let me find a safe space for you to de-stress.
DeleteTake-a-pic Taiba can’t make it to her regularly scheduled bi-weekly city council meetings. She can’t make it to the committee meetings she requested. Her husband got demolished despite their “hard work.”
ReplyDeleteTaiba can run but it won’t get her anywhere. Bob is a great guy and Easton loves him. I doubt the Palmer and Hellertown parts of the district vote Taiba.
She is basically the new Tara Zrinski - just keep running until you finally win and finally have full time job.
Bob Freeman would embrace Sultana as a competitor knowing full well she has a terrible political track record and no understanding of state or federal politics …….more of a showing of sympathy for her pathetic inabilities.
ReplyDeleteBernie, who is obsessed with Taiba, found an excuse to bitch about her. Lololo
ReplyDeleteWhatever she runs for, I am supporting her all the way. Just because she is badass and gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHave not heard about the late Bob Freeman in years. Is he still propped up in the state house. Nice pay and no responsibilities, nice gig!
ReplyDeleteIsaiah 9:03:
ReplyDeleteAs for the DUI, Boscola accepted responsibility for her actions and addressed her problems. She didn't blame others for her DUI. Sultana seems to have a problem taking ownership of her mistakes. As for the alleged pub incident, nothing ever came of that; all speculation.
However, as a legislator, she's competent and has been effective. She does fight for the people she represents and doesn't use her position to leapfrog into another. She doesn't use her position to preach about matters that aren't within her duties as a state senator just so she can win votes or make the news. She's much closer to a model politician than Sultana, or most elected leaders in the L.V., are. She's a Democrat but not a political (i.e. party first, Democrats always right) one. The voters of Allentown have not sent anyone into public office of the same caliber of dedication, competency, and effectiveness as Boscola in decades; not even close. I would argue that of all the local elected leaders, no one fights harder for the people they represent than Boscola. That's why she keeps getting re-elected. She's not perfect and has had at least one case of very poor judgement in her personal life, but no one's pulling the lever for he because of her skin color.
But, yes, I agree with you that a DUI is a valid reason not to vote for someone.
So it's ok if a white woman abuses a bartender, gets drunk, and puts other people's lives at risk? But it's not ok for a brown woman to discipline her OWN children? Make it make sense.
DeleteCongrats on exposing your racist sass!
She left her son bloody, which according to him wasn’t the first time and threatened to kill him in his sleep. She is a nut
DeleteI remember meeting her son at Councilmember Taiba’s Thanksgiving dinner for the less fortunate at the Easton Community Center. The family seems to be fine. I also snapped their family photo that was shared by the council member on social media. You guys are wasting your energy talking to her foot.
DeleteWe all saw the picture. The son she abused was NOT in it
DeleteBoscola is just a hot mess trying to remain relevant via her bullying and good ole boy networking for support.She has a boy wonder running her errands and making unkept promises to those who contribute to her role.
ReplyDeleteShe has not always done the right thing for her constituents….she helped a Republican kill off the proposed Easton aquarium project ..ask Panto, he’ll tell you….she’s not what she seems.
All those negative comments are laughable. I have teenagers and they have called the cop on me numerous times.
ReplyDeleteI once beat up my 18-year-old with a belt, after I caught him smoking marijuana. I wasn't arrested once because I am a white dude. Any parent can relate to that issue.
And that greedy absentee landlords should not be supported in any way.
Those issues are proof of being an average person. Taiba directly relates to the people living in third-class cities like the City of Easton.
I am not in that district since I am in Lower Soucan, or maybe I am.
ReplyDeleteBut this will be a race to watch. Taiba Sultana won't take any bull from the democratic party or the political institution.
Isaiah 6:25:
ReplyDeleteThe person she is charged with assaulting is an adult; whether they are her offspring or not is not relevant. Charges were filed and it's up to the courts.
"Disciplining her children" is quite a stretch and an angle I wasn't expecting. I'm thinking you may be part of her inner circle.
I did a quick PA court case search statewide over the past 20 years and Boscola has never been charged with simple assault nor harassment subject to other physical contact. The same cannot be said for Sultana. In fact, Boscola's name does not appear on any court document as a defendant in a 20 year case search.
Read my last sentence again from the 9:05 AM comment. We do agree something.
Have you found anything on her and her husband walking away from that Jersey restaurant and not paying back the grant money they received? Long time rumor.
DeleteYou are the one who spewed rumors behind anonymity. Share proof or gtfoh.
DeleteBoscola has done great work for the LV. She represents her district well and I have seen her go to bat for other LV municipalities outside her district.
ReplyDeleteBoscola teamed with former Republican Scavello to stop the Easton aquarium project. She had Scavello attend a council meeting and made claims that another aquarium to be built in Poconos was too close in proximity to the proposed Easton plan. To this day there is no aquarium in the Poconos. She did no favor to Easton.
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