tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post6914861708849120701..comments2024-03-28T02:08:47.403-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Norco Council Takes Controller to Wood ShedBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58926741760267928812010-09-10T10:08:03.213-04:002010-09-10T10:08:03.213-04:00You're the one spinning. In one case, we have ...You're the one spinning. In one case, we have an extortionate and possibly illegal threat that will ultimately drive business away. in the other, we have a public offical blasting other public officials who are trying to drive a major employer out of the area.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2518520441960260202010-09-10T08:46:06.043-04:002010-09-10T08:46:06.043-04:00"When Easton and Bethlehem want something fro..."When Easton and Bethlehem want something from the county, I gotta start thinking, 'Why should we give it?' "<br /><br /><br />Sounds almost exactly like the "threat" Barron made....Spin away Bernie...Spin away!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56841331885048293432010-09-06T09:25:12.751-04:002010-09-06T09:25:12.751-04:00Rangle is pulling strings of other council members...Rangle is pulling strings of other council members, they are ron-zombies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69208646221039822862010-09-06T00:20:19.672-04:002010-09-06T00:20:19.672-04:00Except for Angle everyone on council is working fo...Except for Angle everyone on council is working for the people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89660797025658366842010-09-05T13:41:36.386-04:002010-09-05T13:41:36.386-04:00That council has no room to ask anyone step down f...That council has no room to ask anyone step down for bad behavior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54321488866990854682010-09-04T19:35:42.411-04:002010-09-04T19:35:42.411-04:00Teletubby Barron...
Wins the thread!Teletubby Barron...<br /><br />Wins the thread!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77792952938669008572010-09-03T22:52:06.596-04:002010-09-03T22:52:06.596-04:00Teletubby Barron was punk'd by his own people!...Teletubby Barron was punk'd by his own people! The geniuses from the union made the video that will bring their golden boy down. Seeing him fidget in the background texting on his beloved Blackberry just reinforced his image as a nudge. He owes the taxpayers who barely elected him a huge apology. Maybe he can text it in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-88276098659506232452010-09-03T20:52:03.084-04:002010-09-03T20:52:03.084-04:00"..(money being the root of all evil)."
..."..(money being the root of all evil)."<br /><br />FYI, it's the LOVE of money being the root of all evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-73797094068585507592010-09-03T20:04:58.465-04:002010-09-03T20:04:58.465-04:00I knew it wouldn't take you long to respond..I...I knew it wouldn't take you long to respond..I have to disagree with you "THE UNION EMPLOYEES" were not playing games...we came with sincere, knowledgeable minds, we agreed to open our contract, and we agreed to concessions and it was only one meeting..am I atleast correct on this MR O'Hare?? Aren't negotiations a give and take on both sides?? And you need to stop saying we Dragged RESIDENTS in wheelchairs becasue if anyone is degrading them and using them as public display it is you with your comments...I Respect our Residents and you don't have all the facts as far as those few coming to the Council meeting..as I said before..they have their minds and a will to speak about what is important to them wether it be about Gracedale or what meals they are served. WE treat them as human beings and we respect them as they also respect us...their caregivers and we are fighting for them as they are fighting for us which is called loyalty. And tell the truth..Gracedale is not the only annex of the county that has these benefits..all county employees have these benefits and not all county employees rack up the overtime..I beleive you would be referring to the STEELWORKERS union who did not come to the table and the CAREER SERVICE DEPT who also to my knowledge did not come to the table...the people you are downing are the low end employees. None of us are playing games..we love what we do and we appreciate our employer (which is the taxpayer) and that is why we were willing to make sacrifices to save OUR HOME and our jobs...because we know times are tough out there..we see it..we have many employees who have spouses who are now unemployed..and you joke about our jobs..seriously do you have any empathy for anyone or is it just that we pay union dues that bother you? The problem with salaries and Graceale has been brought to the attention of many however the ASCME worker is being used as the scapegoat in this mess. I am an employee who has not ever been allowed overtime in my job. I too live on a fixed income with a family and I make less than 30,000 per year so get your facts straight before you lump us all in the same category. And overtime at Gracedale these days is running rampid since the County has not filled any vacant positions and again that must be the UNIONs fault. If you want to place blame then place it where it belongs and if MR Angle really cared about fixing the problems he would take the time to speak to the lower end workers instead of blaming them for the mess. As far as the Rat goes..I din't blow it up,,,,wouldn't have blown it up...and also found it tasteless...so hold those accountable who chose to do so...don't group us all into one category. Some of us actually have a clue but the problem is no one is willing to listen to us. Those ridiculous benifits are COUNTY WIDE and beleive it or not their are those it the county that actually get much more than us disgusting Gracedale workers. If you really want to state the facts then do your homework and stop posting blown out of proportion statements. And if Gracedale is really what the public wants then why not put it on the referendum and let the public voice be heard??? If the vote would be to sell it then the PEOPLE WILL HAVE SPOKEN..and then I would shut my mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-90805855745754774802010-09-03T19:42:47.776-04:002010-09-03T19:42:47.776-04:00It is the union who walked out of negotiations, no...It is the union who walked out of negotiations, not Angle. It is the union who was blowing up the inflatable rat at the very tme it was supposed to be negotiating in good faith. It is the public sector union that has enslaved the rest of us. It is the union who actually got paid to cart wheelchair-bound residents to the last Council meeting. So let's drop the bullshit. Yo don't give a tart's ass about anything but yourselves.<br /><br />Angle made no threat. He is one of 9 voices on Council, some of whom want to sell Gracedale no matter what you promise. He tried to work with you. You played games, but this is no game. So get ready for a new employer, one who won't allow you to rack up the OT or have those ridiculous benefits.<br /><br />But I'm sure Steve Barron will stand with you. Mke D'Amore, too, so long as the unions keep giving them money.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-20706771407976996762010-09-03T19:33:06.813-04:002010-09-03T19:33:06.813-04:00I a Gracedale employee and I definitely don't ...I a Gracedale employee and I definitely don't agree with what MR Baron did at T-mobile however I find it funny the condeming of his actions by council when us employees at Gracedale were threatend "give six million back or we'll sell Gracedale"..Pro-Union or ANTI-Union a threat is a threat and any threat or retaliation by any person in power is DEFINETLY WRONG. The ASCME Union members at Gracedale were the only one's to my knowledge that actually stepped up and were willing to work with MR. Angle on the Gracedale issue however even then it was "my way or the highway" attitude. Mr Angle and Mr Baron should both be ashamed of the way they are basically abusing their power. I also found it very iteresting at the Upper Nazareth TWSP meeting on Wednesday evening how Mr Angle dangled the tax surplus the Township and School District would receive if Gracedale is sold....all about the $$..(money being the root of all evil). I will say Mr Angle did conduct himself in a much better manner at this discussion. I hope Mr Baron realizes he made a total fool of himself and in today's world you would think he would have been a heck of alot smarter considering almost everyone has a cell phone which is capable of recording. I feel if you do somethig unethical it will eventually come back to bite you in the ass...this is where Moral responsiblility comes into play...with the public....I am sure we wouldn't all be out to take him to court..however this will stay in our minds at election time..and I hope Mr Angle realizes that sometimes the MORAL obligation outweighs the LEGAL obligation....any decent human being recognizes that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9993593858342563872010-09-03T15:55:12.642-04:002010-09-03T15:55:12.642-04:00"Abusing his office: As per Bernie and his Bl...<em>"Abusing his office: As per Bernie and his Blog, Angle has been personally fielding calls about the sale of Gracedale."</em><br /><br />You have previously said that you would have Angle investigared by the white collar crime unit if the PSP. How's that going for ya'?<br /><br /><br /><em>"Endangering Jobs: If Angle gets his way and the sale of Gracedale goes through how many jobs will be endangered or lost?"</em><br /><br />None. In fact, if Gracedale goes the way of other nursing homes, it will grow. <br /><br /><em>"Liability Issues for the County: If Angle gets his way and Gracedale is leased, the county will still be liable. In fact they will not have the control they have now to prevent such things."</em><br /><br />That's why Angle prefers a sale. Get your lies straight.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83580976604259377262010-09-03T15:02:55.665-04:002010-09-03T15:02:55.665-04:00"abusing his office, endangering jobs, and cr..."abusing his office, endangering jobs, and creating liability issues for the County."<br /><br />Barron may have done that, but Angle is guilty of the same offenses. Lets take a look.<br /><br />Abusing his office: As per Bernie and his Blog, Angle has been personally fielding calls about the sale of Gracedale.<br /><br />Endangering Jobs: If Angle gets his way and the sale of Gracedale goes through how many jobs will be endangered or lost?<br /><br />Liability Issues for the County: If Angle gets his way and Gracedale is leased, the county will still be liable. In fact they will not have the control they have now to prevent such things.<br /><br />So I am eagerly awaiting the Angle bashing blog from Bernie.Stating the Factsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50187223109750541332010-09-03T14:12:39.822-04:002010-09-03T14:12:39.822-04:00"Had Council did nothing and the company late..."Had Council did nothing and the company later sued,"<br /><br />about as likely as....:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39281268542894593472010-09-03T14:09:26.170-04:002010-09-03T14:09:26.170-04:00"abusing his office, endangering jobs, and cr..."abusing his office, endangering jobs, and creating liability issues for the County."<br /><br />barron's a boob. but you DRASTICALLY overstate the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9074104658515196472010-09-03T12:57:59.147-04:002010-09-03T12:57:59.147-04:00"The Resolutions adopted had the abuse of off...<em>"The Resolutions adopted had the abuse of office language removed on McLure's motion. There was no language saying he abuse his office in the resolution."</em><br /><br />You're correct about that. I got my facts wrong, and thank you for correcting me.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62600936903109768682010-09-03T12:56:15.302-04:002010-09-03T12:56:15.302-04:00"What a waste of time. Seriously."
Coun...<em>"What a waste of time. Seriously."</em><br /><br />County Council, like Stoffa, did the right thing. First, they made very clear that Barron does not speak for the County. Second, a copy of their erreslution has gone to T-Mobile. <br /><br />Had Council did nothing and the company later sued, you'd be complaining that Council should have taken action earlier.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59498669970039799382010-09-03T12:54:26.459-04:002010-09-03T12:54:26.459-04:00"I thought it was entirely appropriate. They ..."I thought it was entirely appropriate. They adopted a strongly-worded condemnation and concluded he had abused his office."<br /><br />The Resolutions adopted had the abuse of office language removed on McLure's motion. There was no language saying he abuse his office in the resolution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46644315708335494782010-09-03T12:32:22.840-04:002010-09-03T12:32:22.840-04:00What a waste of time. Seriously. This is part of...What a waste of time. Seriously. This is part of the problem with government. <br /><br />Watching a train wreck is interesting, but it gets you nowhere. He did something patently stupid. He is not going to resign, or even come to a council meeting regarding it. He should be called out and rebukled strongly, simply and quickly.....and then move on.<br /><br />While this is a fun thing to watch, focusing on it detracts attention from real issues. That's always the case in government. People focus on the fun policies to debate and let the hundred million dollar budget items go through undiscussed because they are not interesting.<br /><br />Aren't we selling a nursing home (or not) and proposing a budget soon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68552359023435530982010-09-03T12:29:49.509-04:002010-09-03T12:29:49.509-04:00Gay bashing? Lots of heteros have effeminate voic...Gay bashing? Lots of heteros have effeminate voices and lisps. And every one of them sounds ridiculously funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-57797011570185393282010-09-03T11:42:36.714-04:002010-09-03T11:42:36.714-04:00Good. Barron is a joke and I hope serious union p...Good. Barron is a joke and I hope serious union people see that. Instead of vocally pandering why the Hell didn't he do a useful audit of Gracedale to try and save the place.<br /><br />His goofy pre-written speech didn't help one bit.<br /><br />A poser and a clown. he could be County Executive in about twenty years, maybe. What a joke. From the Callahan school of government. You scratch my back I scratch yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48522475721875541282010-09-03T11:09:22.573-04:002010-09-03T11:09:22.573-04:00"Nobody called Barron gay."
Not that th...<em>"Nobody called Barron gay."</em><br /><br />Not that there's anything wrong with that.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-19750357683827242962010-09-03T11:06:49.279-04:002010-09-03T11:06:49.279-04:00Nobody called Barron gay. He does have a large ca...Nobody called Barron gay. He does have a large carriage and comical voice, which make his antics more outrageous. He should stick to providing flawed financial analysis in an attempt to be a union hack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52840757431493385422010-09-03T10:47:44.796-04:002010-09-03T10:47:44.796-04:00barron is too dishevel looking to be gay. he look...barron is too dishevel looking to be gay. he looks like a drunk frat-boy when he's at work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53278193520144465282010-09-03T10:47:21.320-04:002010-09-03T10:47:21.320-04:00"Does Barron get to set his own hours?"
...<em>"Does Barron get to set his own hours?"</em><br /><br />Yep.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com