tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post8117961817149484191..comments2024-03-28T10:34:04.784-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Mission Accomplished: Clinton Pays School BillBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60916770204007155212010-08-12T23:26:57.573-04:002010-08-12T23:26:57.573-04:00I am glad the Clinton debt has been brought to lig...I am glad the Clinton debt has been brought to light and has been paid in full, it was equally push by Dent camp as a way to embarrass Callahan.<br /><br />Now if we can get the RNC to pay its $43K Debt to Quakertown. <br /><br />Let’s not get into the details that Quakertown is a whopping 3 miles from the 15th Congressional District or that Dent did not show up for the “cancelled event” or that he has financial backing of the RNC.<br /><br />Anyway, that “not in my District” argument is lame, especially when the same Debtor to Quakertown (the RNC) has place Dent into their Congressional seat protection program. <br /><br />That “3 miles outside my District” excuse never stopped Dent from taking credit for the Stimulus Earmark that went to St Luke’s Quakertown for installation of a geothermal system. <br /><br />That brings to mind another question…. Why is Dent knocking the Stimulus but then taking credit for Appropriations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33237044284847832422010-08-12T10:06:46.698-04:002010-08-12T10:06:46.698-04:00Anonymous said...
"The problem is, if Callah...Anonymous said...<br /><br />"The problem is, if Callahan does not get elected to the House, then Bethlehem continues to live with him..."<br /><br />**********************************<br /><br />Good point. <br /><br />Perhaps the bigger issue is why didn't Callahan resign as Mayor before running for Congress? <br /><br />The people of Bethlehem are paying for him to run the City, not to run for another job.<br /><br />Perhaps if he had been doing less campaigning, the city wouldn't be $8.5 million in debt.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80190061764953210872010-08-12T09:19:40.955-04:002010-08-12T09:19:40.955-04:00The problem is, if Callahan does not get elected t...<i>The problem is, if Callahan does not get elected to the House, then Bethlehem continues to live with him, and if he does get elected to the House, then the country gets to live with him.<br /><br />Both situations are losing propositions.</i><br /><br />I know!!! Just look around at what a mess the city is in! Hundreds of thousands of people in the streets spending money. A casino which is exceeding expectations. A beautiful entertainment complex being built on former brownfields. Callahan is a freakin' disaster for Bethlehem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-92056554893275652912010-08-12T09:17:26.712-04:002010-08-12T09:17:26.712-04:00So for two years Callanhan is "working on it&...<i>So for two years Callanhan is "working on it" and gets nothing. Dent mentions it in a press release and it gets paid in five days.<br /><br />And Callahan's the LEADER? Right.</i><br /><br />Yes, because the Clintons lay awake in night in fear of Dent's press releases.Alfundonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-2678492712772956792010-08-11T17:27:21.544-04:002010-08-11T17:27:21.544-04:00This is the biggest non-issue so far. Seriously as...This is the biggest non-issue so far. Seriously asinine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606441172445849785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-65181265481922866492010-08-11T15:25:31.864-04:002010-08-11T15:25:31.864-04:00The problem is, if Callahan does not get elected t...The problem is, if Callahan does not get elected to the House, then Bethlehem continues to live with him, and if he does get elected to the House, then the country gets to live with him. <br /><br />Both situations are losing propositions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-54438748374079084722010-08-11T14:54:38.684-04:002010-08-11T14:54:38.684-04:00Anon 145, BASD asked for Callahan's help in 20...Anon 145, BASD asked for Callahan's help in 2009. He didn't help then. And he would not have helped now were it not for Dent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-6077184627803256532010-08-11T13:45:34.743-04:002010-08-11T13:45:34.743-04:00"So for two years Callanhan is "working ..."So for two years Callanhan is "working on it" and gets nothing. Dent mentions it in a press release and it gets paid in five days. And Callahan's the LEADER? Right."<br /><br />What are you talking about ... it was never John callahan's responsibility to get the BASD debt paid ... it was the schoold district's responsibility. Since good ole Charlie decided it should be a campign issue, b/c he simply can't run on his record, then the Mayor got involved and got it done. Your damn right he's a leader. Dent has as much responsibility to get that money as Callahan did & all he did was campaign about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52413282903766032032010-08-11T13:33:45.933-04:002010-08-11T13:33:45.933-04:00So for two years Callanhan is "working on it&...So for two years Callanhan is "working on it" and gets nothing. Dent mentions it in a press release and it gets paid in five days.<br /><br />And Callahan's the LEADER? Right.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28823777476398092412010-08-11T12:26:08.942-04:002010-08-11T12:26:08.942-04:00"Of course, the facts really won't matter..."Of course, the facts really won't matter for those who are trying to make this a political issue and cover for Callahan."<br /><br />Did you just seriously write that Bernie??? Isn't that what Dent was doing this entire time. Listen, Dent can whine and complain about things that ought to be done or he can just go out and GET IT DONE ... Callahan took the LEAD and got the money ... key terms here being "LEAD" as in LEADER ... VOTE FOR CALLAHAN .. throw out the compacent guys that sit around and wait for other to do good. That's how everyone sees it Bernie, despite what you and the Dent campaign are trying to spin this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63335008686404819762010-08-11T10:32:58.892-04:002010-08-11T10:32:58.892-04:00Funny how voting to not fund irresponsible school ...Funny how voting to not fund irresponsible school district spending can be translated into firing 300,000 teachers. The unions have been offered alternatives to layoffs, they refuse at every turn. Every single teaching job lost lays at the feet of people like the pot head in Easton and the fat, gray losers at the top of the pay scale, who refuse to look at anything other than their pension calculation.<br /><br />School districts promise salary and benefits to the extortionists -for which they have nowhere near the money to pay - and then cry to big daddy government and demand more state and federal borrowing so they can continue to be irresponsible.<br /><br />Dent stood against this, and it will be a winner for him. Charlie was never getting the union thug vote anyway, and the rest of the country sees the teachers' unions as reaping what they have sown. The nation sees how curbing union excesses at Ford and other companies has allowed them to return to productive and profitable enterprises, so much so that Ford is now hiring again. They didn't return to the dark ages, just stopped throwing good money after bad. And we see what Christie has done in NJ. Yet, the teachers' unions continue to play chicken.<br /><br />But Charlie, and those who will carry him to re-election, are not going to blink this time.<br /><br />If Callahan believes otherwise, he should walk the walk and campaign on the promise that he will put the nation even deeper in debt because we need to spend even more on teacher/administrator salaries, benefits and pensions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69078086701525838022010-08-11T10:22:30.881-04:002010-08-11T10:22:30.881-04:00Outside Gregg and Cindy Feinberg's home in Sal...Outside Gregg and Cindy Feinberg's home in Salisbury Township, about 50 people waited for a glimpse of Clinton — half of them children born toward the end of his second term.<br />Courtesy of Morning Call. <br /><br />Bernie,<br />How did people know where the Finebergs live?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50443470743907454002010-08-11T10:20:24.683-04:002010-08-11T10:20:24.683-04:00Anonymous said...
"Ok. Now let's get Den...Anonymous said...<br /><br />"Ok. Now let's get Dent, Bush and the Republicans to pay back the trillions that their Recession is costing the country."<br /><br />***********************************<br /><br />Funny, but things seemed to be going fairly well economically until the Democrats took over Congress in 2006. <br /><br />Coincidence? I think not.<br /><br />And remember all those spending bills the Democrats in Congress (including Obama) were trimming back during Bush's last two years? <br /><br />I didn't think so.Patrick McHenrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-60901830505756141422010-08-11T10:16:34.997-04:002010-08-11T10:16:34.997-04:00Bernie O'Hare said:
"As for the RNC in Q...Bernie O'Hare said:<br /><br />"As for the RNC in Quakertown, I agree completely that bill should be paid."<br /><br />***********************************<br /><br />Bernie -<br /><br />I think we need more information on the Quakertown situation before making that determination. <br /><br />Who contracted for the work - the RNC or the McCain campaign? Who authorized the work? Who performed the work - the borough or independent contractors?<br /><br />In a previous post (under a different heading), it was mentioned that part of the Quakertown bill includes damage to sprinklers. <br /><br />I'm quite sure whoever contracted for the work did not request that the sprinkler system be damaged. That part of the "bill" would seem more appropriate for an insurance claim (either by the borough or the operator of the machinery).<br /><br />Of course, the facts really won't matter for those who are trying to make this a political issue and cover for Callahan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-14215074972405671912010-08-11T10:14:50.884-04:002010-08-11T10:14:50.884-04:00Who is Callahan's campaign manager?Who is Callahan's campaign manager?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83324069118940608182010-08-11T10:08:53.639-04:002010-08-11T10:08:53.639-04:00" Plus, if Dent actually cared about the scho...<em>" Plus, if Dent actually cared about the schools, why did he just vote to fire 300,000 teachers?"</em><br /><br />Maybe because to pay for that bequest, Congress decided to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kati-haycock/cutting-food-stamps-to-sa_b_674770.html" rel="nofollow">slash food stamps</a>. The nation's most vulnerable citizens were sacrificed in what you call the worst economy in 80 years.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85874101458832953222010-08-11T09:49:21.183-04:002010-08-11T09:49:21.183-04:00"Whatever happened with that police accident ...<em>"Whatever happened with that police accident issue? Have you decided to let it go?"</em><br /><br />No, I am researching the possibility of an appeal to get those phone records that supposedly don't exist.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-76825823817536665852010-08-11T09:46:10.764-04:002010-08-11T09:46:10.764-04:00"You are spinning. The idea that Callahan cou...<em>"You are spinning. The idea that Callahan could just give money he got from the fundraiser to the BASD is exactly how the Dent campaign wanted people to understand this."</em><br /><br />Jon, Your comment was addressed to what <em>I</em> said, and I've been very consistent all along. When you take only part of what Ivce sai and twist it to try to mean something else, then that is spinning.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-3491933073317787212010-08-11T09:21:49.357-04:002010-08-11T09:21:49.357-04:00To the trolls: I like getting on BOH as much as an...To the trolls: I like getting on BOH as much as anyone but enough with the personal attacks about his past and personal life. What the hell is wrong with you people? (Or person.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-5854326310946118522010-08-11T09:11:30.055-04:002010-08-11T09:11:30.055-04:00Ok. Now let's get Dent, Bush and the Republic...Ok. Now let's get Dent, Bush and the Republicans to pay back the trillions that their Recession is costing the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87242826076344238502010-08-11T08:56:39.494-04:002010-08-11T08:56:39.494-04:00Bernie, I known this is OT but since the topic of ...Bernie, I known this is OT but since the topic of Dent's vote on more state funding came up, I felt a need to responsd.<br /><br />Here's a thought - teachers sharing the pain we all feel.<br /><br />In 2009 there were 6.2 million primary and secondary teachers in the US. If each one took a $5,000 pay cut, no teachers have to be fired.<br /><br />Now of course I'd include administration and other school district employees in this plan. And scale it so that higher paid employees take bigger hits, and lower paid employees take smaller hits.<br /><br />This approach has been taken in the private sector and it's worked. It sucks, but it's necessary.<br /><br />It hasn't in the unionized world because senior union members don't give a rats ass about anyone but themselves and have voted often to keep their wages while younger union members get laid off.<br /><br />Now's the time to be responsible for their actions. Show me they're willing to participate and then we'll talk about what else I can do to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34788230459577460612010-08-11T08:55:17.147-04:002010-08-11T08:55:17.147-04:00Jon, Callahan was asked to get involved in 2009. T...Jon, Callahan was asked to get involved in 2009. This is 2010. Nothing happened until Dent made an issue of it. And Callahan agreed to say something after Dent made an issue of it.<br /><br />It's clear to everyone except you that this is paid because of Dent's involvement.<br /><br />Come on Jon, it's ok to admit when something good comes out of politics, even when it's not your guy who did it. You'll feel better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-28812066346361703272010-08-11T08:53:12.671-04:002010-08-11T08:53:12.671-04:00if Dent actually cared about the schools, why did ...<i>if Dent actually cared about the schools, why did he just vote to fire 300,000 teachers?</i><br /><br />Boom! Game over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11938634106227937022010-08-11T08:51:06.102-04:002010-08-11T08:51:06.102-04:00Dent got the bill paid.
Only in BOH's world w...<i>Dent got the bill paid.</i><br /><br />Only in BOH's world would this statement be anywhere near accurate. Bwaahaha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63206026342903293432010-08-11T08:49:33.686-04:002010-08-11T08:49:33.686-04:00Ha! The only thing better would be for Dent to ge...Ha! The only thing better would be for Dent to get Sarah Palin stumping the valley for him. He should be able to do that since he is apparently powerless to get the RNC to pay their bills to taxpayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com