tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post4290642393875583842..comments2024-03-29T05:10:57.942-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Portnoy's ComplaintBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61048895224274714502011-02-25T03:54:35.507-05:002011-02-25T03:54:35.507-05:00OH Well if he "told you" then it must be...OH Well if he "told you" then it must be true. I mean Bush "told" us Iraq had weapons of mass destruiction.<br /><br />OJ "told" us he was innocent.<br /><br />So I guess that settles the issue. John Stoffa "told" you he agonized over the issue, so it must be so.<br /><br />WOW, you still on the sauce??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19873264554761830182011-02-25T02:28:00.937-05:002011-02-25T02:28:00.937-05:00I explained exactly why Jenna was inaccurate. Stof...I explained exactly why Jenna was inaccurate. Stoffa agonized over this appeal precisely bc he has an inclination to allow voters to have a say. I know this bc he told me, and several others.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25833762290092010072011-02-25T02:12:58.803-05:002011-02-25T02:12:58.803-05:00Factually you are as wrong as can be unless you ca...Factually you are as wrong as can be unless you can read Stoffa's mind. If you can, tell him to wake up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78456283653612364312011-02-25T01:06:11.246-05:002011-02-25T01:06:11.246-05:00I am hardly mad. I believe Jenna's lead-in sen...I am hardly mad. I believe Jenna's lead-in sentence was inaccurate, editorializing and off base. But that's one sentence and I indicate that she is an excellent reporter. I write about it because factually, she is as wrong as she could be.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18082773986447489292011-02-25T00:48:30.398-05:002011-02-25T00:48:30.398-05:00Wow. the Morning Call as well as the Express has c...Wow. the Morning Call as well as the Express has carried Stoffa for five years and now you are mad! One paragraph that accurately states that Stoffa is having a hissy fit over the very pettitions he encouraged and the paper sucks?<br /><br />Really? This has been the most press protected elected official in the Lehigh Valley since Bob Freeman and you guys cry foul now.<br /><br />Too funny, just too funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85578798249652101762011-02-25T00:45:03.269-05:002011-02-25T00:45:03.269-05:00Seems to me the facts on costs, contingency fund a...Seems to me the facts on costs, contingency fund amounts, etc. should be fairly simple to check and see what the "truth" really is.<br /><br />YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!!!<br /><br />AND YOU CERTAINLY WON'T GET IT FROM BERNIE/BRENDA<br /><br />DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5987518723295461632011-02-24T23:48:40.137-05:002011-02-24T23:48:40.137-05:00My previous statement obviously excludes Bill Whit...My previous statement obviously excludes Bill White, Paul Carpenter, and other regular columnists whose columns (whether you agree or not) are well thought out, written, and self proof read.Bill Cokernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46151892137117822892011-02-24T23:44:14.310-05:002011-02-24T23:44:14.310-05:00"Portnoy's choice of words leading into t..."Portnoy's choice of words leading into the article was regretful, to say the least. In her rush to get the story out she didn't realize the implications. And the editors a the MC are biased and useless."<br /><br />Morning Call editors are almost non-existent due to their financial difficulties. They obviously don't employ proof-readers anymore. I really fail to see how they can be "biased and useless" when most of the paper comes from wire services and string reporters. Their few "real" employees seem competent and unbiased although seemingly rushed and their occasionally misworded statements may appear otherwise.Bill Cokernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14281182415181854352011-02-24T23:17:37.553-05:002011-02-24T23:17:37.553-05:00Saving private Gracedale is easy...just raise taxe...Saving private Gracedale is easy...just raise taxes 15 per cent--no problem. Continue 68 per cent benefits and all is well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23325570415686947572011-02-24T22:50:23.987-05:002011-02-24T22:50:23.987-05:00Anonymous said...
"Nobody seemed to be too up...Anonymous said...<br />"Nobody seemed to be too upset when steelworkers made three times what public employee workers made."<br /><br />A private company paid the steelworkers, not taxpayers. And where is that company today? Where the county will be if things continue as they are.<br /><br />As a voter will no political inside connections or affiliations, I get a kick out of the fact that all pro-keep Gracedale supporters have the "truth" and all else comes from the Stoffa-Angle-O'Hare conspiracy.<br /><br />Seems to me the facts on costs, contingency fund amounts, etc. should be fairly simple to check and see what the "truth" really is.Bill Cokernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64748906368897141292011-02-24T22:39:02.001-05:002011-02-24T22:39:02.001-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17351449107079785612011-02-24T21:31:07.810-05:002011-02-24T21:31:07.810-05:00Anon 8:16 & 8:47,
You're not supposed to ...Anon 8:16 & 8:47,<br /><br />You're not supposed to be commenting here, even anonymously.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53981362108595623582011-02-24T20:47:21.264-05:002011-02-24T20:47:21.264-05:00Notice how Brenda uses a lot of O'Hare catch p...Notice how Brenda uses a lot of O'Hare catch phrases. He also used an asian singer to portray her.<br /><br />Slip up? This is probably his "grandson's" mother or the broad O'Hare shacks with now and then.<br /><br />I thought someone said Bernie was gay?<br /> Not that there's anything wrong with thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33228352017404735652011-02-24T20:16:09.695-05:002011-02-24T20:16:09.695-05:00Notice how Brenda uses a lot of O'Hare catch p...Notice how Brenda uses a lot of O'Hare catch phrases. He also used an asian singer to portray her.<br /><br />Slip up? This is probably his "grandson's" mother or the broad O'Hare shacks with now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86292846404011190312011-02-24T17:50:08.708-05:002011-02-24T17:50:08.708-05:00"Where did you in your sorry financial state ...<em>"Where did you in your sorry financial state get the money for an appeal?"</em><br /><br />You make it sound like an appeal is some exorbitant venture requiring boatlads of money. Because I am not paying a lawyer, I think I'll get by at under $500, and I can afford that, even in my reduced state. If I could not, I would ask the Court for permission to proceed in forma pauperis.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64206768018875900712011-02-24T15:43:27.873-05:002011-02-24T15:43:27.873-05:00How do you know I am not a parent who suffered adv...How do you know I am not a parent who suffered adversely when the snot nosed teachers went on strike in Saucon Valley?brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959470807352189202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90839461492255445822011-02-24T15:13:44.160-05:002011-02-24T15:13:44.160-05:00Anon 3:07
Since you have followed my every post r...Anon 3:07<br /><br />Since you have followed my every post right down to the time of day, may I suggest that you are a non-working blog troll making accusations....it takes one to know one <br /><br />You need not know what I do, or what line of work I am in...but as you have figured out, I dont punch a clock and I dont pay union dues. At least I post under a name rather than the anonymous coward that you arebrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959470807352189202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29737551898205716982011-02-24T15:07:26.948-05:002011-02-24T15:07:26.948-05:00Hey Brenda, sounds like you worked for public sect...Hey Brenda, sounds like you worked for public sector and got fired.. that is the only reason I can find for your such hatred for public employees and their union! If not, you are a superior human being, living high on the hog from some unkown planet.. what kind of work do you do? You must not work, you are on the blog in the morning, afternoon, and middle of night..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5098310601928127812011-02-24T13:23:56.981-05:002011-02-24T13:23:56.981-05:00What you don't get is that, for many of us, we...What you don't get is that, for many of us, we've had no choice. My income is market driven, and the market is bad right now. So I take a massive pay cut, whether I like t or not. Some people lose their jobs completely.<br /><br />Why not add the unreported <br /><br />WAM<br /><br />Where did you in your sorry financial state get the money for an appeal?<br /><br />No answer required...to meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30828158931433820062011-02-24T12:56:50.647-05:002011-02-24T12:56:50.647-05:00Public employees and their defenders who cite chea...Public employees and their defenders who cite cheapskate taxpayers not wanting to pay up fail to understand the basic equation. Taxpayers' individual financial situations are none of your damn business. Your financial situations are very much our business. Nobody forced you to work in the public sector. You work for us and we'll compensate you as we see fit. Currently, we see fit to cut your compensation and limit your right to collectively bargain. Your arrogance notwithstanding, you'll do as you're told or be replaced. Your wake up call is ringing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24895340906422665402011-02-24T12:54:02.739-05:002011-02-24T12:54:02.739-05:00Portnoy's choice of words leading into the art...Portnoy's choice of words leading into the article was regretful, to say the least. In her rush to get the story out she didn't realize the implications. And the editors a the MC are biased and useless. Is it any wonder that their subscriptions are falling like a rock and the alternative media is growing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50738470659692561562011-02-24T12:29:16.069-05:002011-02-24T12:29:16.069-05:00"You're right, your job is market driven....<em>"You're right, your job is market driven.......shame on you......you made your bed now you bitch because you have to lay in it."</em><br /><br />To be clear, I'm not bitching. I'm just explaining why those of us in the private sector tend to resent a sense of entitlement from those in the public sector.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39636942861563706822011-02-24T12:14:08.004-05:002011-02-24T12:14:08.004-05:00ANon 11:42
Corporate greed is a huge problem, no ...ANon 11:42<br /><br />Corporate greed is a huge problem, no ifs ands or buts<br /><br />Public sector unions are a huge problem, no ifs ands or buts<br /><br />With these two problems co-existing together, governments are forced to make tough choicesbrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959470807352189202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16553368739507135252011-02-24T12:07:58.658-05:002011-02-24T12:07:58.658-05:00Bernie
You're right, your job is market driven...Bernie<br />You're right, your job is market driven.......shame on you......you made your bed now you bitch because you have to lay in it. You have a brilliant mind and a great sense of humor to go with it. Why don't you use these talents to make some money. Some guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29114913296919795562011-02-24T11:46:16.459-05:002011-02-24T11:46:16.459-05:00ANon 11:41
Perfectly said, and you made my point ...ANon 11:41<br /><br />Perfectly said, and you made my point exactly<br /><br />"Brenda, thats your situation your problem"<br /><br />Union shitface mentailitybrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959470807352189202noreply@blogger.com