State house candidate Taiba Sultana's nomination petition, which you can view yourself at the DOS website, is questionable.
Pn Page 25 Side 1, Lisa Boscola "signed" the petition. Boscola lives in Bethlehem Township and is not in HD-136. Moreover, the address listed on the petition is not Boscola's (as far as I can tell it doesn't exist at all ). It looks like a forged signature of a sitting State Senator, which is a huge deal in my mind. On this same page, Taiba signed off on the petition but she had already signed off on her petition on page 16.
Sultana's husband, Nadeem signed off as the circulator on this page 25 petition.
Further, Page 31 and the second of two pages numbered 25 are obvious duplicates of each other, so at least one of the pages is definitely a photo copy. However, the circulator signatures (again Nadeem's) do NOT match exactly. Someone appears to have knowingly signed off on a photo copy of petitions.
Ifyou see problems like this with any of the nomination petitions, feel free to share them here. One of my readers alerted me to the problems with Sultana's petition, but asked to remain anonymous.
Did I also see signatures from Helmut Kohl and Francois Mitterrand? What a mess. My signature is legit, though.
ReplyDeletePeace and Love,
Arlen
I’m not a handwriting expert, but I’m assuming any irregularities will be challenged by her opponent, particularly if she’s tight on the number of legitimate signatures.
ReplyDeleteOther than that, I don’t know that I can fault her if a signature is fake. People often collect signatures outside diners, grocery stores or other places where there are large groups of people. They don’t ask for ID and rely on the honesty of the signer to put you down the correct information.
A forged signature of a sitting state senator (assuming it is forged) could easily be the result of a prank by someone signing as it is an illegal act on her campaign’s part.
So without additional information I don’t think it’s fair to throw blame at the candidate on this one. I’m certain she will give us enough other reasons for blame in the future.
Whoever signed this put a lot of effort into making it look like Senator Boscola's signature. The signature part of her first name is in her logo and this matched that very closely. This wasn't some joker at a grocery store; this was someone actively trying to sign like her, and the candidate's husband signed as the circulator.
DeleteWhether or not Taiba knew about it, circulators serve jail time for forging signatures on petitions and Nadeem was the circulator on this.
Whoever typed this negative response, put a lot of effort into typing it. Mr, Freeman you are too old to play this old trick. Act mature. After all, this is your last term in office.
DeleteBy signing the back of the petitions , the circulator acknowledges the authenticity of each signature as it is their job to see that the regulations are upheld. Petition carriers don’t get off the hook for sloppiness or looking the other way.
Delete7:48, I am not a handwriting expert either, but Boscola does not even live in that district and is not going to sign a petition outside of where she lives. It certainly is a prank, but it also is certainly a forgery. It is certainly an illegal act on the part of her circulator, who has the responsibility of making sure the petition is signed correctly. Whether it is stupidity or an attempt to deceive is another question, but the signature is definitely invalid.
ReplyDeleteThis thing has no personal honor or respect for our system and way of life. You won't print anything else I would say about her.
ReplyDeletePage 13 Side 1 seems to have 5 or 6 signatures that are clearly the same persons handwriting as well.
ReplyDeleteFreeman”s supporters are just like Panto’s supporters. Bully, fake, and, retarted. Freeman is playing dirty politics.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never known Bob Freeman to do anything underhanded but he definitely has something that his opponent wants and seems willing to step over the line to get.
DeleteThis person is a criminal and shouldn’t hold any public office. Easton better wake up
ReplyDeleteI agree! Freeman advising his supporters to sign fake signatures on Taiba’s petition is illegal. He should face the consequences.
DeleteSomeone did something wrong but hey let's blame Sultana. You all are a bunch of racist retarteds. Shame on Freeman for allowing his supporters to do this.
ReplyDeleteThey are her petitions. Her husband signed the back saying he circulated them and got the signatures. GTFOH
Delete938. That comment is clearly from Taiba or her Team. They misspelled Retard!!
DeleteMust be Election Season, you can always tell when the Sultana Camp pulls out the racist card if anyone is not on their team.
Delete@ 9:51 and that response is clearly from Freeman or his team. Your English is perfectooooo.
Delete"Someone did something wrong but hey let's blame Sultana. You all are a bunch of racist retarteds. Shame on Freeman for allowing his supporters to do this."
ReplyDeleteHer husband circulated that petition. He has run for office twice and has helped her in three races before this one. He submitted an unsworn verification that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the persons who signed that petition are qualified voters, that their residences are correctly stated. He accepted a signature from someone in Bethlehem and who obviously is NOT Lisa Boscola. He also submitted a page of duplicate signatures. Sultana signed this petition twice and I've just been informed that she may have done so three times. It seems to me that she and her campaign can be blamed. I don't know whether there is an intent to deceive, but there certainly is blatant disregard for the law. The fact that a page of duplicate signatures was submitted supports the theory that there is an intention to deceive.
Ponting out these issues is neither racist nor "retarted." You gotta' stop playing that card because it is getting old. Also, while calling people racist, you are at the same time demeaning people who are mentally challenged.
Freeman’s ego is hurt badly by a woman. Old Boys Club is ready to expose their misogyny. Panto, Boscola, and Freeman need to go. Go Sultana 💪
ReplyDeleteHow can Boscola be in the “old boys club”? Also, Bob Freeman isn’t the only articulate person in the district.
DeleteSurprising behavior from Freeman and his campaign manager, Frank Pintabone. That tells everything about these lunatics.
ReplyDeleteThe little white boy wasn't ready to be challenged. Good for Taiba for running against him and exposing his misogyny sass.
Are the petitions scanned and posted online or do we need to go to the Elections Office to view them?
ReplyDelete"Are the petitions scanned and posted online or do we need to go to the Elections Office to view them?"
ReplyDeleteThey are online and I linked to her petition. https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/ElectionInfo/CandidateInfo.aspx?ID=22003
"Surprising behavior from Freeman and his campaign manager, Frank Pintabone. That tells everything about these lunatics.
ReplyDeleteThe little white boy wasn't ready to be challenged. Good for Taiba for running against him and exposing his misogyny sass."
Frank Pintabone did circulate for Bob Freeman because he supports him. He did so and not as a campaign manager or someone who is paid per signature. He did so as an American citizen exercising his First Amendment rights, the same First Amendment that gives you and Sultana the right to call people racist, "retarted" and sexist without any basis in reality while at the same time making racist remarks like "little white boy." Pintabone is not managing Freeman's campaign.
The simple reality is that Sukltana signed her nomination petition with three signatures from herself, submitted the obviously forged signature of a sitting state senator, and submitted duplicate signatures in petitions circulated by her husband.
"Sukltana," eh? Lol!
DeleteMany candidates submitted thousands of signatures- all others had the good sense to vet each signature before submitting to avoid this very thing- even if we give her the benefit of the doubt and assume it’s only carelessness, do we want such a careless person in office?
Delete"Freeman”s supporters are just like Panto’s supporters. Bully, fake, and, retarted. Freeman is playing dirty politics."
ReplyDelete"Surprising behavior from Freeman and his campaign manager, Frank Pintabone. That tells everything about these lunatics.
The little white boy wasn't ready to be challenged. Good for Taiba for running against him and exposing his misogyny sass."
Sonny, you're an emancipated adult. You don't have to stay with the woman who beats you. There are resources that can help. Get out, and stop shilling for mom.
Bernie
ReplyDeleteUsing the link provided, I got in and went through Freemans petition. That really speaks volumes. I see Mrs Rose’s signature for Bob, Easton Council, a white woman. I also noticed Laini Abraham, a white woman that worked on Sultanas campaign when she ran for mayor. They support Bob over Sultana. Are they racists now too? They are women. Where’s the naacp at when this women continues to use race as a way to get ahead
Frank, you can play however you want but you are exposed. I see no difference between you and your “leader” Panto. You two are bullies.
DeleteYou like pointing at Panto and Pintabone. But EVERY member of council signed a petition for Freeman. And at least 5 members of council circulated petitions for Freeman.
DeleteI’m not surprised to see women, people of color, or even young people supporting and voting for Freeman. I see quite a few community leaders on his petitions from not-for-profits, the business community, and voters in different age groups. Why? Because Freeman has done a lot of good for this area and works hard to bring funding back to our community. What has Sultana done besides push resolutions that don’t relate to Easton and divisiveness to council (pet shop bans when no pet shops exist in the city, international relations where the city has no authority, the blame game).
DeleteWhile I personally side with her opinion on the ceasefire, I am disgusted that she continues to waste council’s time with a ceasefire resolution again and again. Would love to see her do work in the city. Then we can talk about higher levels of office. This isn’t a game. This is a serious job.
I just looked up her website and her website is full of bills and resolutions under her name. She is the council member who put the rest of the council on their toes. Taiba is going to garnish most of the vote, simply because she speaks up for the people.
Delete""Sukltana," eh? Lol!"
ReplyDeleteThat was a typo and not an attempt to demean her. She does that without any help.
Here you go again, Bernie. A White old dude, favoring another White old dude.
ReplyDeleteHow do you sleep at night, Bernie?
There's no doubt that you are a racist otherwise why would you pick on Taiba, a woman of color, among over 700 other candidates running across Pennsylvania?
According to your provided link, Taiba collected over 600 signatures. She is secure to get on the ballot.
Shame on Freeman for playing that trick.
Not trying to disrespect here…but you need a course in civics and government
DeleteA.S.A.P.!!!!!
Who are you?
Delete"retarted"
ReplyDeleteBest political blog on the interwebs. Point of order: if I send my Pop Tarts back for insufficient toasting, will I be retarted?
"There's no doubt that you are a racist otherwise why would you pick on Taiba, a woman of color, among over 700 other candidates running across Pennsylvania?"
ReplyDeleteIn case you haven't noticed while out photobombing, I have been an equal opportunity offender. I point out the flaws in politicos of all makes and sizes. Doesn't matter if they are male, female, bipoc, trans, white, black, Christian, Jew, Democrat or Republican. I hate political opportunism. I dislike it it Mark Pinsley, I dislike it in Tara Zrinski. And I dislike it in Sultana. The most recent subjects of my criticism have been Ken Kraft and Lamont McClure, both of whom are Democrats and white males. I have been highly critical of Panto at times. But being female, Muslim or a Pakistani immigrant does not make you immune from criticism. If someone engages in demagoguery, as Sultan does, I will call it out. If someone plays games with nomination petitions, and the circulator is experienced, I will call it out.
But I am old. While calling people racist and "retarted," Sultana thinks it's OK to demean the elderly. Since a large portion of the voting public fits that category, I appreciate you telling them they don't need to vote for you.
I don't see Sultana calling “retarted” to elders. But I do see you making stuff up. Why are you doing that, Bernie?
Deletelol. Bernie makes intelligent and logical points while this joker just repeatedly attacks him for being old, white and/or racist. A typical Sultana supporter. Forget that Sultana is a child abuser and got caught lying about being abused and discriminated against by the police. Her own son had to call the cops on her.
DeleteI just rejected a comment repeating the lie about Frank Pintabone. It is the same falsehood Sultana is spewing on her Facebook page. Knock it off, Sultana.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't count the double signatures (including her own) and the signatures that were crossed out, she has 635 signatures attached to these petitions. How many of them will stand scrutiny is unknown. But she at least have enough signatures the be on the ballot. I even saw Ron Shipman's signature on one of them.
ReplyDelete7:48 am: Lisa Boscola is well-known in this area, particularly by people who want to enter the political arena. There is no doubt in my mind that Sultana and/or her husband knew that “the” Lisa Boscola wasn’t the person in front of them.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised if Taiba has no idea who Lisa Boscola even is.
ReplyDeleteAt this point , I wouldn’t be surprised if Taiba even knows what she is running for…she doesn’t even understand her district boundaries.
DeleteI can't believe you all are going against the victim and not the culprits.
ReplyDeleteFreeman should be confronted for his supporters signing forged signatures.
He should not go that low.
Did Bob Freeman hold a gun to Nadeem's head and get him to swear under penalty of perjury that he witnessed a state senator signing a petition she didn't sign? Did Freeman get Taiba herself to sign 3 separate times? Did Bob get her to submit duplicated, photocopied sheets? Taiba is not the victim for submitting fraudulent petitions.
DeleteLock her up!
ReplyDeleteAs long as we are on the topic of Sultana, what did everyone think about her nuclear meltdown last night at city council meeting?
ReplyDeleteIt’s pretty interesting to see her reaction when she’s called out.
She seems mentally and emotionally unwell.
Honestly, her response to Sally Panty’s stupidity was on point. Bring it on. Taiba is a fire. You go near her you burn yourself.
DeleteSal stupidly is pointing out she didn’t show up (again) at a committee meeting she asked for?
DeleteI do agree though she is definitely on fire. She’s also continuing to dump gas on herself and flame every fire she can when someone points it out.
Sultana's goon squad is here in full for ce for sure. No worries though, Bob will win by over 10 points at least. He's well known for many good reasons. She's known by some, but mostly all negative reports. Bob's probably finding it refreshing to have to be challenged at all. Enjoy the race Bob, an easy win for you!
ReplyDeleteThis comment section is less “Sultana goon squad” and more Freeman lunatics club. You seem to be leading that club.
DeleteAll politicians cheat they are they would not be in office--once there they spend our money on anything they want but not on what is good for the country. This country is doomed with our current system of Government--Khruchec was right--we will kill our own country.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Taiba and Nadeem sought consultation from Kerry Myers for tips on how to quickly fill your petition with signatures.
ReplyDeleteMr. Freeman is a great family man and outstanding member of the community, unlike this wacky with a criminal record and beats her kids, and can't even clean up her yard.
ReplyDeleteTaiba is going hard against this accusation. At this point, Boscola and Freeman should be ashamed. Freeman is being challenged by a woman who is half of his age and he seems to be very nervous. Taiba will win.
ReplyDeleteBeware of your words coming back to haunt you. Legal ground is different than
DeleteUnkept surroundings
Your dopey then her if you believe that
DeleteI'm upset for you Bernie that Lehigh Valley Live didn't give you any credit for this. They just posted on their site some statements from Boscola, Freeman, and Sultana. Bummer that they get away from chiding you. Peace!
ReplyDeleteAnon 3:07 PM, why do you tease? Just spill your guts or don't make a claim like that.
ReplyDeleteSultana is a disgrace. Get your house in order before running. She is a “serial” runner, together with her husband. So annoying…
ReplyDeleteI wish they would just leave the Lehigh Valley.
Fuck Hamas and Palestine. Hamas is a terror group. If Taiba were to protest in the middle of Gaza, the error group with arrest her. Hamas is a terror grouping that must be destroyed, regardless of the cost and casualties.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, Israel should go into Lebanon next and destroy the terror group in South Lebanon. Taiba is standing up for a terrorist group. What a shame. If you don’t like this country, just get the f— out of here.
Amen! So let it be written; so let it be done.
DeleteHow did this person ever win a seat on city council. She is an extremist who supports terror organizations like Hamas. I wonder if she disclosed her support when applying to come to the US.
ReplyDeleteWhere is Muncy in all this? Why isn’t he saying something about one of his choices?
ReplyDeleteHer husband smells too.
ReplyDeleteTaiba should deal with her criminal issues and PFAs - for beating her family members.
ReplyDeleteSultana criticized the "gerontocracy" in the LVL article. So, all you elders beware: these whipper-snappers of forgers and headbutters are gonna take over. Better run!
ReplyDeleteOh, so you support monarchy? You may want to move to another country. America is a democratic country and should be represented as such. Gtfoh
DeleteWe need younger people with fresh vision. Freeman should have retired rather than running for his 21st term.
Lehigh Valley News has the story now. Get your popcorn out Boscola is pissed.
ReplyDeleteI won't get into right of wrong but I believe Taiba doesn't like Boscola. She would never like to have or forge her signature. Boscola is a kind of Republican and Taiba is extremely progressive.
ReplyDeleteHer response for the Express Times was especially pathetic. She never misses a chance to be the victim.
ReplyDelete1. She runs for literally everything, and she forces her husband to do the same, so they both should know how the petition process works by now.
2. She forces her way into photo ops with every democratic political member she can, so they should know what Lisa Boscola looks like and where she lives.
3. She said it was a "typical and fixable oversight". I highly doubt this is a typical issue with Freeman, and if a signature is deemed ineligible, it's stricken from the petition with no chance of correction, which is the actual opposite of 'fixable'.
Finally, even if she still has the required number of signatures after all the duplicates, forgeries, and photocopied sheets are stricken, this kind of perjury should be considered a disqualifying act. The level of chicanery here is closer to George Santos than it is to Kerry Myers' "Jesus take the wheel" technique to signature gathering. Though, it would be funnier if she still got on the ballot, because she would finally be running against someone with enough campaign money and manpower to skewer her 20 different ways in the media just for sport.
Is is normal in Sultana's culture to lie, cheat and assault family members? Asking for a friend.
ReplyDeleteBeing an Independent now , I’m staging to whom ever ,that I don’t take sides anymore. But, I know one thing for sure ,Bob Freeman doesn’t own a firearm or know how to intimidate anyone, it’s not in his character. His father was a military veteran that carried a rifle and went to war. , if that means anything to you -reading this. His parents lived in the West Ward in modest home, went to WORK. , payed TAXES and sent him to COLLEGE . Remarkable,admirable—- Now somebody from out of town comes here and makes accusations that are not plausible. Bob Freeman is not a person to “twist information “ or misrepresent anything. If Easton had a Republican Party that held up to “the machine “ of the Democratic Party , the dynamics would change entirely and some of these “lesser qualified “ Dems wouldn’t be causing so much trouble for you now.
ReplyDeletePeter. Excellent points
DeleteWhere is the designated chair of the local Dems to attempt to reign in this elected official about rules of engagement? She has become a focal point because of her lack of following rules, her ability to sidestep and lie, and now an embarrassment as a Democratic candidate gone rogue. If this is what to expect from the local Democratic training of candidates, then it’s time for change.
ReplyDeleteThe chair of the NORCO Dems is absolutely useless! And should pack his bags and follow Mrs Sultana out.
DeleteDemocrats should do better. Who the heck cares what Boscols say? She has a bad reputation. She was arrested while drunk driving. She assaulted a bar tender while drunk. These old people are ruining our country. It's time for millennials to take charge. We are literally suffering.
ReplyDeleteI cannot for the life of me understand defending Ms. Sultana for submitting a KNOWN forgery of a signature of a well-known Senior Senator on A LEGAL STATE DOCUMENT! That rises to Trump-level BS. CHOOSING to ignore illegal and unethical acts on legal, official government paperwork as if it's "not that big of a deal"
ReplyDeleteFirst, I find it absolutely impossible to believe that her husband didn't know that wasn't Lisa Boscola standing in front of him signing that petition. 2nd, what's with the address not even in the district?
Did her husband not actually gather the signatures he certified? If so, THAT IS ANOTHER FRAUD!
Did the Candidate and her team not at the very least review the pages submitted? If so, why not cross out a clearly forged signature on a legal document. If she didn't, why not? She signed a notarized affidavit that the petitions were true and correct to the best of her knowledge. That requires the candidate to do at least a spot review.
COUNCILWOMAN Sultana's comments and lack of accountability regarding this is unbecoming a Candidate, Elected official, and ethical citizen. The ONLY appropriate statement in response to this would have been to accept accountability and apologize. Instead, she finds it appropriate and ethical to launch a vicious political and personal attack towards the person whose name was FORGED ON A LEGAL STATE BALLOT DOCUMENT!
SENATOR LISA BOSCOLA has every legal, and ethical right to be upset that her name was forged and every right to speak out about how she feels about that as a person with rights AND a person who has devoted her career to public service. COUNCILWOMAN Sultana shows her lack of integrity with every bit of her attacking of the "victim" She keeps trying to suggest she is the victim and attacking the Senator. Sultana should be mortified and people should also see through her absolute nonsense insinuating that she is being picked. She needs to stop invoking the "Woman Candidate" nonsense, while she does NOTHING but lie and twist and attack a senior WOMAN Legislator. A woman who was a pioneer for women in state government during a time when there were hardly any. Why does Sultana think women should not have to or aren't good enough to adhere to and compete using the same set of rules and personal integrity?
Sultana is an agist who clearly thinks the law and ethics don't apply to her or to how we should conduct ourselves in 2024. Funny, I guess I didn't get the memo letting me know that Integrity is old-fashioned and not to get in the way of personal gain. Can we all use critical thinking skills and think "Do I really want someone who would behave like this to represent my community?"
Sultana would like you to turn your outrage and focus on things that have nothing to do with this matter by making outrageous accusations about others, so you don't look at her actions. Ladies & Gentleman, The Emperor isn't wearing any clothes. don't be fooled by her baseless distractions from her own fraud.
Today I read each and every comment made here. I am shocked and embarrassed that anyone here in this district could use mocking language when referring to people with developmental disabilities. Ms. Sultana and her supporters need to look within themselves and apologize for such offensive words. She has shown.The voters who she really is. To call Bob Freeman a racist is completely ridiculous. Know your audience, Ms. Sultana. Be careful, your lies will come back to bite you. In my opinion, representative Freeman is an honorable person.
ReplyDeleteThe more I see and hear from this lady the more I realize she’s not right in the head. She’s got a bad temper. She’s always in a state of perpetual hysteria. She feels the rules and laws don’t apply to her. She constantly plays the victim card. She obviously has some kind of personality disorder. She doesn’t belong anywhere near ANY government body, local, state or federal.
ReplyDeleteThink: Marjorie Taylor Greene. Think disruptions. Think deception. Think showboating. Think about why Congress can’t get anything done.
DeleteThink Cori Bush, AOC, Nancy Mace, Pressley from Mass, Ilhan Omar, there’s about 10 of them from both sides.
DeleteOk , I say Lisa is relatively a good egg.i, independent as a voter now , she lived about 200/yards from where I grew up on Chipman Road. She’s had her issues just like all of us. But she’s been attending state issues. I personally like her all though she his only met me once. She is coherent all though. I I don’t agree with some of her votes. I let her hold my M1 rifle too. I have zero integrity problems with her . I’m an Independent. Signed Peter J.Cochran - Easton ,Pa. 18042
ReplyDeleteNo trust in Boscola, she played her hand with (R) Scavello in Monroe county and helped sink the aquarium in Easton …to this day, no aquarium in Monroe, and Easton lost an opportunity.
Delete8:28, Yes, there are extremists on both sides. You forgot to mention Marjorie Tarlor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Kari Lake, etc. Let me add that AOC is to my left in a lot of ways, but she is prepared and makes her points well and without all the personal attacks. I'd probably vote for her.
ReplyDeleteMTG was already mentioned in the post above mine. I forgot about that skank Boebert though. She needs to go. AOC is an extremist, but I have noticed over the last year she has softened her image. She has her eyes on higher office. She’s a socialist and she’s very anti law enforcement, not my cup of tea. Let’s not forget she is the leader of the squad, she and Talib, a terrorist sympathizer, have caused a lot of headaches for democrats.
DeleteTaiba has initiated her own group style: paraskitzoegomaniacs.
ReplyDeleteI was late to see this post but I was shocked to see the word “retart”. I assume they meant to say “retard”, but who uses demeaning term for mentally challenged people? Not someone I would vote for. I have known Bob Freeman for many years and I have never heard him use this derogatory type of language. As as Easton resident, I pay attention to our politics. I have seen Bob Freeman bring lots of state money to the Lehigh Valley, but I have only seen Taiba do nothing in her short time on City Council.
ReplyDeleteTaiba only brings chaos and her self spotlight…
ReplyDeleteIt is not about issues, it is about her and her
Needs….not the city, county, or country