tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5984720723849911351..comments2024-03-29T06:25:49.797-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: John Stoffa's Political AgendaBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64335595718294265112009-04-30T21:04:00.000-04:002009-04-30T21:04:00.000-04:00First, I never called her "Honey Girl." Secnd, I n...First, I never called her "Honey Girl." Secnd, I never inferred that Mchale was loose in her youth or as an adult. Frankly, that is irrelevant. But Anon 9:47 did call McHale "Honey Girl." I am told this was her nickname as a young girl and has nothing to do w/ anything inappropriate.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-12869767669935846212009-04-30T20:59:00.000-04:002009-04-30T20:59:00.000-04:00You know damn well you are inferring she was loose...You know damn well you are inferring she was loose in her youth. You and the Stoffa goon squad will stoop to anything to win.<br />McHale will win because people know the real Stoffa crew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61266636300635555612009-04-30T00:52:00.000-04:002009-04-30T00:52:00.000-04:00There is nothing remotely sexist in that comment. ...There is nothing remotely sexist in that comment. "Honey Girl" happens to be McHale's nickname in her younger years. Many comments far more critical of Stoffa have been allowed to stand here.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46238832257188566762009-04-30T00:50:00.000-04:002009-04-30T00:50:00.000-04:00Annon 9:47, hate women much?
Nice comments O'Hare ...Annon 9:47, hate women much?<br />Nice comments O'Hare that would have been cut if it was directed at Stoffa.<br />More goon squad stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59403707797101967372009-04-29T21:47:00.000-04:002009-04-29T21:47:00.000-04:00John Stoffa is a good, honest man-not a great poli...John Stoffa is a good, honest man-not a great politician-but exactly what we need in these days of low morals/high spending/lack of common sense lifestyles...put "Honey Girl" McHale in there-your taxes will triple,your quality of life will decline,and your county will be insured to the gills!!! (did I mention her husband is an insurance agent in Bethlehem that his own city won't use-they farm out to Hellertown!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2607137560083279912009-04-29T14:26:00.000-04:002009-04-29T14:26:00.000-04:00Annon 6:45;
CUCKOO, CUCKOO!!!!Annon 6:45;<br /><br />CUCKOO, CUCKOO!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87228613956089450222009-04-29T06:45:00.000-04:002009-04-29T06:45:00.000-04:00Can't anyone see that this is not unions against C...Can't anyone see that this is not unions against County Government, it is female against male. Union leader is female. She wants Human Resources female gone because they don't get along. She wants most of Stoffa's male appointees fired because they are male and don't agree with her. Mchale is a female. This would be good, because she thinks the same way as the Union President.Duh??? Don't worry about who is trying for an honest government, by the books. Just worry about your female ego!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88420640756567711222009-04-28T01:26:00.000-04:002009-04-28T01:26:00.000-04:00Agree on Gabriel. Disidore hasn't done anything s...Agree on Gabriel. Disidore hasn't done anything so no comment and since Stoffa gutted Community and Economic Development, he isn't a cabinet member anyway.<br />The cabinet members that made it through are old Stoffa buddies, proteges and picks by his Republican sponsers; that shows real independent character.<br />Case in point. there is a huge deficit in Human Services, particularly Children and Youth. The big cuts haven't even happened yet and the Department is on autopilot. In fairness the Administrator is really no worse thsn some of Stoffas other croonies like the asst. Dir of Administration. His job, when he shows up is to publish a newsletter. Can anyone say Dave Gawlick.<br />I will not give my name since I don't want to be goggled, IRS investigated and generallly secret police investigated by O'Hare, StoffaThug and the rest of the lunatic fringe patrol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46864636348080419702009-04-27T21:42:00.000-04:002009-04-27T21:42:00.000-04:00Bernie,
Sorry that anon at 9:30 PM was me. I am h...Bernie,<br /><br />Sorry that anon at 9:30 PM was me. I am having some internet problems.<br /><br />But I was thinking more close to home with Ms. Boulos-Gabriel. I think she would have made an awesome pick.<br /><br />Peace, ~~AlexSanctifying Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587567660211753210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-26442004139280318712009-04-27T21:36:00.000-04:002009-04-27T21:36:00.000-04:00A perfect case in point is Archie Disidore, nomina...A perfect case in point is Archie Disidore, nominally an R. His nomination was dead in the water until Grucela gave it to team Dertinger.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17092784061127618122009-04-27T21:30:00.000-04:002009-04-27T21:30:00.000-04:00anon 8:59 PM
Are you kidding me? Stoffa picked go...anon 8:59 PM<br /><br />Are you kidding me? Stoffa picked good administrators but no one would approve them because they were Republicans. He crossed party lines to obtain the best quality of administrations. But the bi-paritsan hacks couldn't handle that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19029342039499921082009-04-27T21:05:00.000-04:002009-04-27T21:05:00.000-04:00well said.well said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14466787996834302722009-04-27T20:59:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:59:00.000-04:00Stoffa got rid of great Cabinet members because of...Stoffa got rid of great Cabinet members because of some personal agenda with he and his advisors Jack Bradt and Ron Angle.<br /><br />For four years we have had the worst administration in the County's history. He is Ron Angle light. Stoffa wants to be sourrounded by yes men, like O'Hare.<br />Wait till you hear about the real finances of the County.<br />An unneccessary tax to protect "open space". There is no dedicated "tax", there can't be it would be illegal.<br />To all the Reibman bashers, thank God for Reibman or Stoffa would never has won. Bugs Bunny would have beat Reibman but his oversized ego could'nt handle that. Sad thing is when he lost he took good people down with him. Now we have this "minor league" cabinet and Stalin Stoffa. <br />Stoffa is a vindictive man who plays the game well. A lifetime bureaucrat who knows how to quickly do nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41368156305708848542009-04-27T17:23:00.000-04:002009-04-27T17:23:00.000-04:00The morbidly obese $110 million Reibman bond issue...The morbidly obese $110 million Reibman bond issue will haunt NorCo taxpayers for another 20+ years. In the end the payout will be more than double the amount borrowed. What a deal! A 30 year bond issue from a bloated administration. Of course we have the glamorous courthouse featuring a pencil stub rotunda facing the wrong way, marble floors with inlaid county seal and municipalities playing ring around the rotunda, teak paneling and fabulous judges chambers. Certainly worth 30 years of debt service to NorCo property owners. McHale will be another Reibman with excessive spending, borrowing, and "pay to play" politics. Stoffa is the rock the people want in these trubulent times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14191625724944797802009-04-27T17:01:00.000-04:002009-04-27T17:01:00.000-04:00PS: Pay as you go is a good thing...Reibman's $110...PS: Pay as you go is a good thing...Reibman's $110 million dollar bond still kills me, and I thought there we a subsequent bond for around $30 million (??).<br /><br />Personally, I have mixed feelings about many of the open space initiatives. When we lived in Saylorsburg for a few years in the early 90s the farmer adjacent to us told us he had put all the surrounding land into some state preservation program. Guess what, bunch of houses there now.<br /><br />I've heard from farmers up north, to hear in the valley, the sentiment, "hey, that land's my retirement."<br /><br />But once its gone, its gone.<br /><br />Like I said, mixed feelings about it, but if we are going to do, I support Stoffa's pay as you go. Future huge bonds are not the way. They generate an enormous amount of money, and where does it go? Very little came near me.Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346747286241817118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60549724456395525012009-04-27T16:14:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:14:00.000-04:00I like today's "one liner"....I'll be off soon to ...I like today's "one liner"....I'll be off soon to enjoy a ballgame.<br /><br />Speaking of which, driving by what I believe is part of the upcoming "Wayne Grube" park on Willow Brook Rd, and I see quite a bit of excavation is happening thanks to Stoffa, "CHARLES!", or maybe we can just say the taxpayers of NorCo.Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346747286241817118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28459668881244778242009-04-27T16:02:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:02:00.000-04:00The claim that having the sheriff cars at home wit...The claim that having the sheriff cars at home with the deputy sheriffs makes no sense to me. Just what good would those cars do? Our deputies all live in neighborhoods where people have their own cars anyway.<br />Can someone describe a concrete, specific benefit of having those cars at the deputies' homes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85072869937642462792009-04-27T15:52:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:52:00.000-04:00Is Stoffa anti-union? Just when I'm about to make...Is Stoffa anti-union? Just when I'm about to make up my mind, I read more stuff to change it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59899283684465130862009-04-27T15:02:00.000-04:002009-04-27T15:02:00.000-04:00I'm very sorry you have to drive your own car to w...I'm very sorry you have to drive your own car to work like everyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24579835076343979762009-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:00John is doing an excellent job with the Unions as ...John is doing an excellent job with the Unions as he has an anti-union attorney, George Hlavac, negotiating the County Contracts. John will work to take away their pensions, health care, lower their wages to minimum wage levels, reduce their vacations, eliminate overtime pay, give up their seniority and take away all of their rights by turning them into at will employees. Great job John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8735163213729028092009-04-27T14:44:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:44:00.000-04:00showing off what a car? i think if they were my ni...showing off what a car? i think if they were my nieghbor it wouldn't bother me a bit. if there was a castrophe or another 9/11 i'd have more peace of mind knowing they were around the county working for all our safety. period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50171225615650234772009-04-27T14:37:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:37:00.000-04:00-250,000 people in Norco, hundreds of millions of ...-250,000 people in Norco, hundreds of millions of dollars in the budget to balance, countless programs, a few thousand employees, international economic crisis, and your big issue is that the "shieriffs" can't show off to their neighbors anymore by driving their squad cars home?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-25095035144458589532009-04-27T14:33:00.000-04:002009-04-27T14:33:00.000-04:00Vote for Ann McHale and you are voting for a femal...Vote for Ann McHale and you are voting for a female Glenn Reibman -that is certainly 8 years that the Northampton County taxpayer cannot afford again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-75275145064755266062009-04-27T13:56:00.000-04:002009-04-27T13:56:00.000-04:00Stoffa sucks! plain and simple.Stoffa sucks! plain and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70432006696793772122009-04-27T12:52:00.000-04:002009-04-27T12:52:00.000-04:00".i also belive your running this campaign not sto...<EM>".i also belive your running this campaign not stoffa himself"</EM>My involvement in Stoffa's campaign is limited to planting signs here and there. Believe me, John makes every decision concerning his won campaign.<br /><br /><EM>"he also took contribution from some people.now he claims no pay to play etc.. why the about face?"</EM>There is no real about face. last time he ran, he took some $ from county workers and vendors, but scrutinized them very carefully and actually turned away several contributors. This time around, especially with the economy being so bad, Stoffa thought it best to ban all contributions in the primary. It is totally self-funded. he will allow people like me to volunteer, but that is it.<br /><br /><EM>"i don't think he was able to make a decision without a committee being formed."</EM>True, John likes input from a variety of sources before deciding something. He likes them to meet publicly, too. Something wrong w/ that? It's how government works. Council has just decided it is not delegating enough work to its own committees. <br /><br /><EM>" i can't put a price on peoples lives, you see it as a perk i see as a safety issue."</EM>This argument has been made since the cruisers were taken away. It is a perk, not a safety issue.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com