tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post2541494916006427025..comments2024-03-28T10:18:28.366-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Who Does the Urban Growth Regime Want to Buy?Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-43858526441781777342015-07-09T22:19:02.556-04:002015-07-09T22:19:02.556-04:00Bernie,
I don't think that any local media ou...Bernie, <br />I don't think that any local media outlets get the trix of allentowns circus nor the ringmaster and than these two circus sticks that are proped up like a cardboard chacture in front of areana gate, than there is the new morning gag wfmz first floor news room¿<br /><br />NewYork city Allentown will never be it is a cul de sac with a road to nowhere going somewhere in the future only with people of integrety and honor, and most importantly the givers of genuine human concern not with a monitary amoun attached but a heart felt paying it foward to the ones whos souls are in the lost and stolen box in allentown cityhall as well as the engineered cracks in the county human services because they are the ones that speak up and question the underhand matters concluded before counsil mettings even started behid closed doors like allentown beautiful iron lady on counsil who just refuse to partake in the sale of her soul on the childrens children not even a life form yet¿<br /><br />redd<br />patent pendingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13205743078032452302015-07-09T21:58:57.422-04:002015-07-09T21:58:57.422-04:00Sad that ohare has one way conversations with his ...Sad that ohare has one way conversations with his Mezzacappa fantasy...he really wants to believe she is here posting comments all day...if he falsely attributes enough comments, some of his duped dunce readers (3 or 4) might actually believe it.<br /><br />At least she used her time wisely to change the corruption in her scary little town. Sometimes, if you get off your loaf and actually try, its possible to get things done<br /><br />ohare on the other hand, will just keep punching bricks from his keyboard. Yawn. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-21927060264686496402015-07-09T21:08:33.569-04:002015-07-09T21:08:33.569-04:00anon 7:16, is all you do troll blogs and obsess ov...anon 7:16, is all you do troll blogs and obsess over Mezzacappa? Sad that you have no life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1273395441702519422015-07-09T19:16:38.953-04:002015-07-09T19:16:38.953-04:00Mezzacrazy is off the reservation - which has beco...Mezzacrazy is off the reservation - which has become a permanent state of existence. The stress of owing Bernie $72,000, and having screwed up her chances once again to achieve elected office seems to have had a devastating effect on her.<br /><br />Read em and weep. Just a jealous hater, with nothing to do except hang on Bernie's blog and badmouth him and think about her former car and political events years old.<br /><br />That is a pathetic life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68463889662978517412015-07-09T19:14:19.983-04:002015-07-09T19:14:19.983-04:00And Fleck's sleaze has been well documented on...And Fleck's sleaze has been well documented on this blog for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82492081055933592592015-07-09T19:13:45.782-04:002015-07-09T19:13:45.782-04:00Let's face it. Anyone who used Fleck is a bli...Let's face it. Anyone who used Fleck is a blithering moron with slippery ethics. His stink won't wash off. Mom taught us to watch the company we keep. These pols are old enough to know better. Which indicates they're either stupid or dishonest or both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-91365217349398389432015-07-09T17:45:57.556-04:002015-07-09T17:45:57.556-04:00what better things to do? Lets here it. Your blog...what better things to do? Lets here it. Your blog is your revolving life with nothing else in itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62921640297000671452015-07-09T17:40:19.498-04:002015-07-09T17:40:19.498-04:00It is obvious that sick people who care nothing ab...It is obvious that sick people who care nothing about the NIZ or corruption are trying to waste my time responding to their personal vendetta against me. I have better things to do.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31051039776848339092015-07-09T17:26:14.424-04:002015-07-09T17:26:14.424-04:00That is how Bernie swing anon 4:47. It is all abou...That is how Bernie swing anon 4:47. It is all about personalities and not topics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20670804556940695992015-07-09T16:47:32.871-04:002015-07-09T16:47:32.871-04:00You also defended the illegal hiring by Alan Jenni...You also defended the illegal hiring by Alan Jennings of John Stoffa hack Ross Marcus. Marcus knew he would get the boot by the next exec. due to his over budget spending. He couldn't get a job elsewhere, so Stoffa got Jennings to hire him in defiance of the law. County law was very clear and it was ignored. In your world that was OK and justifiable. You are for "good government" when it doesn't involve your pals. That is why "many" folks are scoffing at your latest outrage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90623602516137617142015-07-09T16:04:13.849-04:002015-07-09T16:04:13.849-04:00voter compensation? Do I have to pay federal and s...voter compensation? Do I have to pay federal and state taxes on that and does it come with a pension after 10 election cycles?<br /><br />ROFLMAOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-949990879544241202015-07-09T15:57:27.695-04:002015-07-09T15:57:27.695-04:00"Actually, unlike what is going on in the $54..."Actually, unlike what is going on in the $54 million handouts that you support, a slight rebate does not use any taxpayer money. It just enables citizens who take the time to vote to get a very slight reduction in taxes."<br /><br />Can you do the math on the $5 paid to each voter who votes? Who pays for this system...and how many voters are there? <br /><br />Is this $5 taxpayer funded pay to vote idea just for local elections or all? Wouldnt we need voter ID? <br /><br />Lets see the math on how this is free.....ohare gets more irrational evrytime he opens his mouthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83914901516927486262015-07-09T15:32:08.489-04:002015-07-09T15:32:08.489-04:00It's obvious, Bernie. The ability you have sho...It's obvious, Bernie. The ability you have shown in discovering, and having the courage to reveal untold stories is making 1:45 uncomfortable. You are being 'discouraged' by someone who might be trying to keep his/her own closet door closed. Or, maybe an embarrassed newspaper professional (if there is such thing anymore).<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-37609406744300599652015-07-09T15:14:41.597-04:002015-07-09T15:14:41.597-04:00Sadly for O'hare, he had the opportunity to ob...Sadly for O'hare, he had the opportunity to object to NIZ legislation and stop corporate welfare, if he would have put his efforts where they were needed..as much as people despise his cyber-attacks, he does make some good points, in that the taxpayers need not subsidize corporate profits to enhance the bottom line for millionaries.<br /><br />But O'Hare failed to actually do anything about it b/c he was much too busy painting brownstains, fighting gracedale, chasing RAV4 s, witches, pigs and broomsticks and Gregory PFA problems for the last 1/2 decade <br /><br />Now we have pathetic brownstains, NIZ welfare for millionares, a bleeding elephant called a nursing home...<br /><br /> o'hare has a used car, and the taxpayers have a gregory $60,000 jail bill , a $10 million annual bleed for publicly funded nursing care, and a $54 million tax subsidy to make Topper and Reilly more profitable<br /><br />Happy yet?<br /><br />Classic....'to win the battle and lose the war'<br /><br />With this type of track record, I'd stay home and shut off the computer for awhilemazel tov!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23925181093203693202015-07-09T15:10:27.038-04:002015-07-09T15:10:27.038-04:00I would support a resign-to-run law for FT elected...I would support a resign-to-run law for FT elected officials. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82646841502379696712015-07-09T15:07:21.071-04:002015-07-09T15:07:21.071-04:00A lot of this could have been avoided with a chart...A lot of this could have been avoided with a charter amendment requiring elected city officials to resign their city office before running for another (state or federal) office. <br /><br />Doing so would have:<br /><br />1) Kept the focus of city elected officials on city matters, and <br /><br />2) Eliminated the need/excuse for local politicians to raise sums of money far in excess of what they'd need for a local election.<br /><br /><br />Of course, it would also help if the Mayor couldn't pay for the campaigns of those in City Council or the Controller's Office. It's tough to get good oversight when those who are supposed to be the check on the Mayor owe their positions to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46311503566269797862015-07-09T14:52:51.099-04:002015-07-09T14:52:51.099-04:00"Pay people to vote with taxpayer money, so t...<em>"Pay people to vote with taxpayer money, so that taxpayer money stops flowing to those who vote...yeah, thats logical"</em><br /><br />Actually, unlike what is going on in the $54 million handouts that you support, a slight rebate does not use any taxpayer money. It just enables citizens who take the time to vote to get a very slight reduction in taxes. But you are not really interersted in this matter. You are arguing for the sake of argment. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19965373680156144202015-07-09T14:49:55.071-04:002015-07-09T14:49:55.071-04:00I never said I was stiving for utopia. I am stivin...I never said I was stiving for utopia. I am stiving for democracy. There are going to be problems in any form of governm,ent, but we fought a revolutionary war to free use from the yoke that crony capitalists wish to impose. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48433450236105023172015-07-09T14:11:39.837-04:002015-07-09T14:11:39.837-04:00Milwalkie , WI, Denver, CO, Jacksonville, FL Bosto...Milwalkie , WI, Denver, CO, Jacksonville, FL Boston MA, Fort Worth TX and others have non-partisan municipal elections.<br /><br />Are they utopia, free from corruption, cronyism and pay to play? You still get who you elect, regardless of ballot IDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58797807171025331102015-07-09T13:56:10.554-04:002015-07-09T13:56:10.554-04:00the creation of a government system to give people...the creation of a government system to give people $5 to vote in hopes that will solve the demise of democracy, is about as productive as offering a heroin addict a clean needle program to stop spreading disease<br /><br /><br />If someone wants to vote they will vote. I doubt a $5 payment is going to bring about change...also, we would surely need voter ID to make sure the checks get mailed to the right people. Nice solution...its a feel good idea, that will costs millions so we can have 1% more people heading to the polls. This is your progressive agenda ? laughable and sad<br /><br />Pay people to vote with taxpayer money, so that taxpayer money stops flowing to those who vote...yeah, thats logicalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1763406324190129602015-07-09T13:54:27.077-04:002015-07-09T13:54:27.077-04:00As I told Ovem, you are no skilled debater. You ar...As I told Ovem, you are no skilled debater. You are a sophist who does not believe your own arguments, but make them because your real target is me. As this debate has progressed, you have established that your real agenda is hatred for me, thus destroying your own points. Thanks for playing.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12104519142469772162015-07-09T13:45:08.224-04:002015-07-09T13:45:08.224-04:00Ovem Lupo...I am responding again....if you were t...Ovem Lupo...I am responding again....if you were telling ohare not to debate a skilled debater...it was a back door compliment for me, and thanks, but I am actually not a skilled debater....just aware that this partu=icular blogger has been deriding Allentown, the NIZ, and the investors for years and making categorically false accusations that are uncalled for, and unnecessary. 1st Amendment aside...he crosses the line with frequency, and lashes out when people criticize him. He's always in the fray, then freaks out when someone has a difference of opinion. <br /><br />Not to mention the anon comments on this blog range from obnoxious to purely insane and disgusting, yet the blogger wonders why no one actually gives a shit about anything he says. Hes constantly banging heads and insulting people from a keyboard and doing very little to actually effect the corruption he cant deal with<br /><br />For a person who finds so much fault in others you would think they he would try to do something to re-arrange his lifestyle, and fix the problems that he finds everywhere with everyone. My impression is that he hates everyone because he hates himself, and is terrified of having to actually function and work. If you ask me its a sad life, and Mr. O'Hare needs to spend some time to question why he exits, and less time deriding hard working , goal oriented people.<br /><br />Just my thoughts, but these repeat Allentown hate attacks are getting oldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79764121992460140822015-07-09T13:37:55.989-04:002015-07-09T13:37:55.989-04:001:24, I am well aware that Parsons' primary ru...1:24, I am well aware that Parsons' primary run was managed by Fleck. If I have mistakenly characterized Aurand as a Pawlowski Dem, I apologize. He s a class act, as is Scott.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26509500512602940732015-07-09T13:34:06.774-04:002015-07-09T13:34:06.774-04:00The. Sophist 1:01 has argued that incentives to we...The. Sophist 1:01 has argued that incentives to wealthy developers are ok. But derides a $5 or $10 property tax or income tax rebate to a struggling person who can prove he voted.he actually prefers the front capitalism. And he takes only one of the ideas I suggested to deride them all. That's what sophists do. They argue illogically.. The crony capitalism that exists in Allentown would be far less likely with term limits and nonpartisan elections. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39047861197380529152015-07-09T13:31:51.378-04:002015-07-09T13:31:51.378-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ovem Lupo Commiterehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756533892368983383noreply@blogger.com