tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post4599128990392934275..comments2024-03-28T13:26:09.546-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Ceasefire Declared in Dispute Between Brown and CouncilBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54620005926304533482015-06-21T10:40:51.759-04:002015-06-21T10:40:51.759-04:008:40 PULEEEEEZE! One cannot imagine such a relatio...8:40 PULEEEEEZE! One cannot imagine such a relationship without losing all sense of reality, as well as one's breakfast. EWWWWWWWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35724186096514610462015-06-20T21:01:13.803-04:002015-06-20T21:01:13.803-04:00Cathy Allen..innocent? Don't make me puke! She...Cathy Allen..innocent? Don't make me puke! She deserves to be demonized and have her pay raises dissected. Do not let her off the hook here! Brown would be totally lost without her at his side. He will do almost anything to save his sidekick and personal adviser on all matters. He would turn into a babbling baby w/o her. Do not let him use this ploy for her to avoid scrutiny. Council has finally found the pressure point..now push harder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45898773122370174132015-06-20T16:43:38.221-04:002015-06-20T16:43:38.221-04:00Brown's multiple apologies to his fellow con ...Brown's multiple apologies to his fellow con artist Allen made me hurl! She was one of the "innocents" whose pay raise grab made her the lightning rod of the issue. You better believe that Allen pestered her Daddy Warbucks Brownstain from DAY ONE to pad her pay in any way possible. Her goal is to make as much money as she can, at taxpayers expense, in the four years her benefactor will be in office. She tried to squeeze some nickels by cheating on her travel expense account. She likely connived with Brown to come up with phony justifications for her multiple raises. Brown praised her work with insurance programs, WHICH IS IN HER JOB DESCRIPTION! So what exactly has she done out of the ordinary to justify a 14% pay increase in a year and a half on the job? Brown humbled himself to save her job, pure and simple. They are both phonies who cannot be trusted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13766171104430480212015-06-20T13:48:53.297-04:002015-06-20T13:48:53.297-04:009:48..You are a genius! What a phony Brown is. Cou...9:48..You are a genius! What a phony Brown is. Council beware of wolves in sheep's clothing. JB the consummate con artist. Take nothing for granted. His handlers have yanked on his chain. Unfortunately..that is the only thing that gets his attention. Perhaps a shock collar is now called for so council can get the same results when needed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-72216931467348429632015-06-20T09:48:08.299-04:002015-06-20T09:48:08.299-04:00Thursday was day 1 of Brown's re-election camp...Thursday was day 1 of Brown's re-election campaign. The Republican donors spoke to him about allowing Peg and Glenn to miss the fundraiser in Philly. I'm sure it was his first sobering moment.Matt Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389910309155997990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-40919507589781499602015-06-19T20:55:39.169-04:002015-06-19T20:55:39.169-04:00That's total non sense and you know it. Sure ...That's total non sense and you know it. Sure there are freeloaders and slackers everywhere and in every job. To over generalize and group all county workers show your education and maturity level. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33087721059220617802015-06-19T13:54:09.011-04:002015-06-19T13:54:09.011-04:00OfOfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62736954140614941942015-06-19T13:31:28.783-04:002015-06-19T13:31:28.783-04:00This is why county employees get no respect. They ...This is why county employees get no respect. They don't deserve it. They don't want to hear the rationale behind the raises they want to publically humiliate and tar and feather the recipients. That is so sad. Most of the recipients deserved raises. The loudest protestors are paid above whet they deserve. Some of these county employee crybabies are functional illiterates that would be "punted" in the real world.<br /><br />Stop crying. If you are unhappy get a job somewhere else. Od course that would be pretty hard when you can barely read and write. Taxpayers' are sick of your communist moaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79551063011460087762015-06-19T12:35:34.403-04:002015-06-19T12:35:34.403-04:00" They were hoodwinked by a supreme phony. An...<em>" They were hoodwinked by a supreme phony. And you were too, O'Hare."</em><br /><br />Nobody was hoodwinked. Everyone is suspicious. But I will take him at his word until he gives me reason to think otherwise.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84170703332778600382015-06-19T12:33:23.175-04:002015-06-19T12:33:23.175-04:00I do not participate in the prayer or moment of si...I do not participate in the prayer or moment of silence because it is bullshit. I will stand if there is a member of the clergy there as a matter of respect for that person and his or her religion. But I am not standing simply bc some Council member tells me to do so. As for the pledge, I participate in the pledge. If I did not utter the words and beat my breast to your satisfaction, that's too bad. Of course, that is bullshit, too. I happy to live in a country where these kinds of loyalty oaths are unnecessary. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9689276733364745612015-06-19T11:25:24.118-04:002015-06-19T11:25:24.118-04:00Bernie, couldn't help but notice your silent p...Bernie, couldn't help but notice your silent protest by not rising for the "moment of silence" at the council meeting last night. Guess you feel this is religious intrusion. Fine. But then you failed to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. At least you lifted your fat carcass up and faced the flag. But you have to be so special and different to refuse to pledge our flag. One must assume you find this meaningless and that YOU are the true American for demonstrating your individuality. Bravo! You once again what a class act you are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23358141370617751052015-06-19T10:21:20.636-04:002015-06-19T10:21:20.636-04:00He was afraid that if he did not grovel before cou...He was afraid that if he did not grovel before council they may have gone so far as to eliminate his crony Allen's position. The handwriting was on the wall. But council showed how toothless they are. They were hoodwinked by a supreme phony. And you were too, O'Hare. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67302844584350435632015-06-19T09:19:58.788-04:002015-06-19T09:19:58.788-04:00Now if only Brown would put himself into to the sh...Now if only Brown would put himself into to the shoes of his workforce. Every move he makes is with calculation. Humility and remorse are the least of his traits, but council apparently fell for it. Pathetic. This latest act only inspires me more to assure this "leader" is a one term executive. Norco employees better take notice and spread the word on this administration. We need to mobilize, including family, friends, and beyond in order to knock this guy out of the box. If you can vote in Northampton County, then register to do so if you haven't already. Then get your ass to the polls come election day. Enough is enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89167271805943938632015-06-19T08:46:21.816-04:002015-06-19T08:46:21.816-04:00Peg Ferraro will do anything Brown wants her to do...Peg Ferraro will do anything Brown wants her to do, after all, he gave her daughter a whopping 30 percent pay raise. Oh, did you know that her daughter now makes more than $90,000.00 a year. If Peg doesn't tow the mark, Brown can very easily eliminate Peg's daughter from the County Payroll. Political whores seem to be everywhere in County Government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-38178822462337498442015-06-19T08:17:00.020-04:002015-06-19T08:17:00.020-04:00Well, the spineless council punted again with the ...Well, the spineless council punted again with the Brown pay raise giveaways. Even with the phony and weak justifications for the raises they could not act on reversing them. Brown the Clown tried another stalling tactic tonight. He came the the podium humbled and apologetic. He apologized to council if they felt slighted by his unilateral granting of raises to his favorites. He apologized to the 14 employees who were dragged into this controversy. "They are innocents in the matter" he declared. IS HE NUTZ? It is likely that all of the employees requested the raises, either formally or by complaining to their supervisors. They were hardly "innocents" and were well compensated for their actions. But the most sickening act by Brown tonight was groveling for his pet crony, Cathy Allen. He not only apologized to her, but did so TWICE! It was nauseating to hear him praise Allen who he crowed had a "reputation to get things done and her attention to detail." Oh, like the detail of not claiming mileage reimbursement from her home to her headquarters on her expense report in violation of county policy and IRS rules?? She is unworthy of an apology from ANYONE since she never apologized for that transgression. What the hell does Allen have on Brown that he kisses her ass this way in public? Brown turned from snotty little curmudgeon about the pay raises two months ago to a man who has seen religion! Is it because he knows that the justifications for the raises were a farce and would be shot down by council without his contrition? He has used every tactic in the book, from arrogant resistance to piousness to "heart felt" penitence, to protect his crony Allen. He deserves induction into Bill White's "Hall of Fame." He is the sleaziest executive in county history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75541738896622851842015-06-19T07:56:51.180-04:002015-06-19T07:56:51.180-04:00Peg Farraro used to be better. She runs a terrible...Peg Farraro used to be better. She runs a terrible meeting. Sucks up to Brown and the rich people every time. And she forgets what she voted on. McClure calls them illegal raises. Peg says "thats your opinion". Lamont says "its your opinion too, you voted for the resolution".<br /><br />Keep up the crappy work Peg!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-30762195113267235822015-06-19T07:27:08.066-04:002015-06-19T07:27:08.066-04:00Why doesn't council just keep tableing everyth...Why doesn't council just keep tableing everything and ignore everything and anything. What a joke. worst group of politicians i have ever seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-74513926000040566532015-06-19T06:40:59.887-04:002015-06-19T06:40:59.887-04:00I don't believe him.I don't believe him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3872797481424993832015-06-19T06:36:42.241-04:002015-06-19T06:36:42.241-04:00Mr. Brown's comment regarding a happy work for...Mr. Brown's comment regarding a happy work force shows he has no idea what his workforce thinks or feels. It is almost as bad as the most valuable asset comment he throws around. I wish I was paid by the amount of times he says 'Challenges'. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63918620740642254552015-06-19T03:15:46.865-04:002015-06-19T03:15:46.865-04:00pussiespussiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2611937200147942952015-06-19T01:46:24.744-04:002015-06-19T01:46:24.744-04:00Mr. Brown once again proves he id little bo's ...Mr. Brown once again proves he id little bo's betterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61000627303340753382015-06-19T00:34:59.886-04:002015-06-19T00:34:59.886-04:00The ET appeared to be MIA again, although I was no...The ET appeared to be MIA again, although I was not checking. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85978469521438445542015-06-19T00:30:46.151-04:002015-06-19T00:30:46.151-04:00I took the seat up front bc the meeting room was g...I took the seat up front bc the meeting room was getting filled up and I wanted the audience to be able to sit and not stand. I have quite a bit of junk and usually take up two seats, which is unfair when a meeting gets crowded. I don't care for the seats up front because my view of half the Council is blocked by the podium. I like to be able to see every person as they speak. I definitely prefer sitting in the peanut gallery. You get more of a sense from the audience there, too. I think I did make things tougher for poor Joe McDonald by being up there. I did notice him wheezing a few times, which i thought strange bc i just took a shower last Sunday. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31871188089343373872015-06-19T00:18:11.810-04:002015-06-19T00:18:11.810-04:00Bernie - who did you have to bribe to get the pres...Bernie - who did you have to bribe to get the press seat? Was this really because it was your birthday? Was this a one-time affair? Joe gave you a wide berth - was he having trouble seeing around you?<br /><br />Was someone from the ET there? They didn't update the SC shooting story after 1:30AM yesterday - so it read "looking for a suspect" all day - didn't give his name, didn't say he was arrested. Big fat nothing. That establishment may have new offices, but the news has gone straight to hell. They did feature prom pictures again though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com