tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post6474967396408464825..comments2024-03-28T19:03:28.661-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Dumb & Dumber: NorCo Dems Endorse Dertinger, But Not CallahanBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-13035419460237020142010-04-20T13:37:04.857-04:002010-04-20T13:37:04.857-04:00Because I checked my statcounter.Because I checked my statcounter.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44764276583958650712010-04-20T13:35:26.812-04:002010-04-20T13:35:26.812-04:00How do u kno its the same person?How do u kno its the same person?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20225289113409477942010-04-20T09:51:31.300-04:002010-04-20T09:51:31.300-04:00Rich was attacked, repeatedly, and in several post...Rich was attacked, repeatedly, and in several posts about him, and by the same person who started in on him here. I'm tired of it.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64764680815244209732010-04-20T05:58:38.512-04:002010-04-20T05:58:38.512-04:00Rich was not personally attacked. His connection t...Rich was not personally attacked. His connection to recruiting scag was noted. And scag was called skank. If a politician can't handle that, they should go into another field. Can we expect Scag to be your new mancrush?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45373646944619552192010-04-20T00:46:31.056-04:002010-04-20T00:46:31.056-04:00"Randy,"
I have deleted none of the att..."Randy,"<br /><br />I have deleted none of the attacks made against Grucela, so I've been pretty consistent. I made an effort to track this person because I can't post a single item about Grucela without that person posting at least ten comments viciously attacking him. It is unfair to Rich and his wife. It also diminsishes intelligent conversation. <br /><br />The privilege to post anonymously is not a license to bash people personally, be it Grucela, Angle, or even Dertinger. <br /><br />I rarely check my statcounter bc it is usually too difficult and time-consuming to do on weekdays. But I owed this to Rich. <br /><br />Although the hate may roll off his back, his wife reads this blog and I know that the slime hurts her. <br /><br />So who do you know who lives in the Pen Argyl area but has some kind of connection to the Germantown NY school district? <br /><br />And "Randy," it is my blog. I am fairly tolerant of the bullshit regularly posted here, but I have my limits.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88514133608283184912010-04-20T00:32:13.231-04:002010-04-20T00:32:13.231-04:00Bernie two things. One, Mr. Barron told Ann Mchal...Bernie two things. One, Mr. Barron told Ann Mchale he would not run against her regardless of Stoffa. You can ask her yourself. Steve is a nice guy but he did support Ann in the primary. I don't like when people play both ends against the middle.<br /><br />Second, I agree that posters should refrain from personal attacks but sometimes you just seem to go ape shit. I mean I know Rich Grucela and he knows in politics people take all kinds of shots. Rich would probably just ignore it and let it run off his back. The poster made an interesting point, sans the attack on Grucela. You should have just deleted him if you were so pissed. You really make your open forum much less open when you allow similar attacks on the likes of Dertinger and Pawlowski but become Sherlock Holmes and Judge Roy Bean when one of your political crushes gets banged.<br /><br />It's your blog and you can do as you please. I think in this case you over-reacted because of your feelings about the person.<br /><br />Just like with Steve, he is a smart politican but you are getting some shrewd political misinformation on his political history. I think it is important to be consistent with pols you like as with pols you dislike.<br /><br /><br />RandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29870535333683595772010-04-20T00:18:09.829-04:002010-04-20T00:18:09.829-04:00Man, my grammar is horrible. Sorry. Too many term ...Man, my grammar is horrible. Sorry. Too many term papers and Latin translations. One more month of school until this semester ends. I am dragging. Peace, ~~AlexSanctifying Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587567660211753210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86527890418693445402010-04-20T00:14:42.509-04:002010-04-20T00:14:42.509-04:00fah q!fah q!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61489859342058380572010-04-20T00:10:17.541-04:002010-04-20T00:10:17.541-04:00Bernie,
Not to alarm you, but that sounds like su...Bernie,<br /><br />Not to alarm you, but that sounds like sugar or even blood pressure problems. Get that check out, asap. We have a priest down here that has those symptoms and that is directly related to his sugar. He was dumb and didn't get it checked out. He almost lost his vision completely.<br /><br />Peace, ~~AlexSanctifying Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587567660211753210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60353487936923173072010-04-19T23:58:58.628-04:002010-04-19T23:58:58.628-04:00My eyesight has really deteriorated over the last ...My eyesight has really deteriorated over the last two years. It's weird. I can see at distances better than when I was a kid. But even with glasses, images get very fuzzy close up. They'll be fine one minute, then get blurry. This has been gradual, and I've only noticed it recently. I also have bumped into people who think I'm being rude, but I just don't see them or see them or, more accurately, misjudge how far away they are from me. <br /><br />I have to get checked out soon. maybe I can get a nose job while I'm at it.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8651468749769405912010-04-19T23:48:30.998-04:002010-04-19T23:48:30.998-04:00Good deal. I know gov't is more the norm here...Good deal. I know gov't is more the norm here, but schools are quasi gov and the bubble is upon us.<br /><br />Hadn't seen you mention your vision issues before. Very, very sorry to hear that and please accept my sincere wishes for the best possible outcome for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53248515140542584312010-04-19T23:26:57.658-04:002010-04-19T23:26:57.658-04:00I understand your lament and can't say I disag...I understand your lament and can't say I disagree. In fact, your comment is an excellent post subject, and I'll run it tomorrow. <br /><br />Let me make two observations.<br /><br />First, I think it is wrong to blame all teachers for wha clearly is greedy behavior by some. Second, teachers win elections, especially in the smaller races. <br /><br />Wayne Grube, a former teacher and coach, was always top vote getter. Now it's Peg Ferraro, another retired teacher. Diane Neiper was elected four years ago, and she's a teacher. That's just the way it is. Voters have not made the connection that you make.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59483377273479674982010-04-19T23:20:34.857-04:002010-04-19T23:20:34.857-04:00Yes, Bernie. In the case of teachers, that is exac...Yes, Bernie. In the case of teachers, that is exactly what I am saying. There is ample evidence that they have little empathy for anyone outside their world.<br /><br />I have seen non-public unions agree to concessions to save their company and their jobs. I have not seen that from the PSEA. Take a look at Saucon Valley. Their idea of concession is an annual raise in excess of three percent. Any attempt, ANY attempt to get a handle on the unsustainable expense of teacher compensation is met with the predictable "You don't care about your kids", "The best and brightest will leave" "If you don't pay, we'll go on strike" and other Chicken Little nonsense that would get your ass thrown out the door anywhere else.<br /><br />And how do they get away with it? Because their right to strike -to use children as economic human shields- is guaranteed by statute. While other unions have that same guarantee, in the end, private sector unions always face the possibility that the business will simply close up shop. Not so in the world of public education. Their right of entitlement has been purchased by the PSEA with their support of those in the state legislature. When they get their own in, they won't even have to buy the vote anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22303466900828150592010-04-19T21:24:38.114-04:002010-04-19T21:24:38.114-04:00I am no typist and am losing my eyesight. I can sp...I am no typist and am losing my eyesight. I can spell, but cannot see or type. Instead of addressing the substance of what is written, you address typos.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57511570956899599652010-04-19T21:19:40.743-04:002010-04-19T21:19:40.743-04:00Your spelling goes to hell when you get worked up....Your spelling goes to hell when you get worked up.These comments really rattle you today. Take your medsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-41166360914958799662010-04-19T21:05:29.125-04:002010-04-19T21:05:29.125-04:00"The really Dumb thing would have been to not...<em>"The really Dumb thing would have been to not endorse the real Democrat in a Democratic Primary."</em><br /><br />Dertinger is a real Deam? You could have fooled me. This is a guy who told me, right after a public meeting, that he has no obligation to listen to anyone who does not own real estate. Does that sound like a Dem stance to you? This is a guy who worked against the one real Democrat in Northampton County - John Stoffa. He worked against a man intent on restoring honor and integrity to local government. Is that a real Dem stance?Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61170795611875216422010-04-19T21:01:30.883-04:002010-04-19T21:01:30.883-04:00Anon 5:53, You are basically saying that teachers ...Anon 5:53, You are basically saying that teachers are too tainted to serve in publkic office bc they will benefit from a pendion. Under this logic, no lawyer should ever be elected bc they write the law and half the other crazy laws on out books. A union guy like Dertinger. He's just there to serve labor and their incessant attempts to enslave the rest of us. So no union guys. <br /><br />Pretty soon, nobody will be eligibel to serve in office.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-24171666056388931592010-04-19T20:58:21.411-04:002010-04-19T20:58:21.411-04:00"It is not a big surprise that the party endo...<em>"It is not a big surprise that the party endorsed Dertinger"</em><br /><br />No it's not. he has spent the last 8 years kissing Long's ass and doing everything he can to suppress any real democracy within the local Dem party.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17985962300207233272010-04-19T20:49:31.853-04:002010-04-19T20:49:31.853-04:00There is only one problem: Usually, there are a la...There is only one problem: Usually, there are a lack of credible and qualified candidates. Most candidates that possess the perfect qualifications, do not apply because of the constant headache and scrutiny. And the pay stinks.Al Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68991598596652411432010-04-19T17:52:15.276-04:002010-04-19T17:52:15.276-04:00The Germantown poster's other issues aside, he...The Germantown poster's other issues aside, he/she makes a very valid point about another school teacher going to Harrisburg. This affects all of us, whether we live in that district or not (which I do not). One of the most pressing issues - if not THE pressing issue - is the coming SERS/PSERS pension crisis. It is not an attack on teachers to state that you believe they will not be objective and prepared to make the hard decisions necessary and required by the public. Someone eligible for multiple public pensions should be fair game, as they are part of the problem, and the last thing we should want is a rooster in the henhouse.<br /><br />At best, they can abstain, but that seat is needed for someone who will undertake the mission of serious reform which can only originate in Harrisburg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22970480193338686142010-04-19T16:34:54.384-04:002010-04-19T16:34:54.384-04:00It is not a big surprise that the party endorsed D...It is not a big surprise that the party endorsed Dertinger, he has been a active member for years. He is a Democratic State Committee member, a member of the executive comittee and the Slatebelt area chairman. He has hosted events for the party and other candidates and has been a workhorse for Democrats. Dertinger is in the only locally contested primary and he faces a challenger who started this year as a Republican. The really Dumb thing would have been to not endorse the real Democrat in a Democratic Primary. <br />This was no slight to Callahan this was a Primary endorsement and he is unchallenged. Callahan doesn't need to worry he knows he has the Party's support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-259975152976788432010-04-19T15:47:54.547-04:002010-04-19T15:47:54.547-04:00The only thing I know at this point is that someon...The only thing I know at this point is that someone is posting from the Pen Argyl area, using Germantown School District as a host, during the work day. And I have called them.<br /><br />People who post anonymously to attack others would do well to remember that I do have a statcounter, and will sometiomes use it. If it's not something you're willing to say to someone's face, you probably should think twice about doing so anonymously.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39777092144542761042010-04-19T15:36:12.147-04:002010-04-19T15:36:12.147-04:00Tom Severson?Tom Severson?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89587219824194681272010-04-19T14:54:12.556-04:002010-04-19T14:54:12.556-04:00You have not been dealing with this angry troll as...You have not been dealing with this angry troll as long as I. He attacked Wayne Grube right after he died. Rich Grucela himself came on this blog to defend his friend and has been attacked ever since. Whenever I post anything related to Rich, he is savaged, not just once, but over and over. <br /><br />Rich is my state rep, and a damn good one. I sometimes bump into him and his wife. Neither of them deserves that kind of treatment. <br /><br />In my most recent post, I checked to see who was trashing him, and lo and behold, it is someone from the Germantown NY school district. On school district time, this troll is trashing public teachers, and from the Pen Argyl area. <br /><br />What troubles me even more is that this person, who refers to Scagliotti as "Skank", may have a political connection.<br /><br />Who lives in the Pen Argyl area but has ties to NY?Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61906178695246372352010-04-19T14:32:40.622-04:002010-04-19T14:32:40.622-04:00Boy, he really got under your skin. he must be on ...Boy, he really got under your skin. he must be on the right track. I didnt see anything about Grube though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com