nepaguy Posts: 2 Date: Jun 2 5:33 PM, 2008 Views: 67 Janet Evans is the only chance we have to beat Doherty next spring. Gary D. is a good guy but a lousey campaigner. Gary is a Italian Democrat running against a Irish Democrat, so he is already a few thousand votes behind before the campaign starts.
I think Chris DiBileo would disagree with the description of her husband as being 'lousey' (do click on the link, if only for the song). Sorry...I just had to include that...but I agree that Gary is a nice guy, although he doesn't possess much of a spine when it comes to taking hard stands.
Anyway, the only hope Janet Evans represents is for the ambitions of Pilchesky, her psychotic husband David and her nearly psychotic son Chris.
You think Doherty is self-serving? Hell, Doherty never pulled one like Janet did get her teaching appointment.
You think Doherty is elitest? He's not the one driving around in a black Benz.
You think Dohery is feeding too much out of the public troth? Evans hasn't had a private sector job in a very long time.
You think that Doherty has exercised bad judgement in his appointments? Gee, what job would Pilchesky get if Evans were elected? Oh, but can someone convicted of assault hold an office in the city?
-- Edited by Agamemnon at 19:22, 2008-06-02
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Posts: 2174 Date: Jun 2 11:38 PM, 2008 Views: 44 Unless a Friendly Son of St. Patrick with strong ties to the business community comes out of nowhere, Doherty wins a third term. Janet is much too polarizing; she can't reach out to the real-estate and business community the same way that Doherty can reach out to certain neighborhoods.
Doherty can't be hit in the ass with a cup full of the broken glass he used as rocksalt. You just can't touch him. Doherty surrounds himself with at least 5 of 6 lawyers and they know how to keep their graft HONEST.
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Scum-bag is right...Janet is a polarizing figure, although I think that's putting it mildly. Add in her pyschotic husband and you have someone who doesn't stand a chance of winning any office above city council.
What's interesting here is that Ms Evans apparently thinks she does herself this enormous service week after week with her tirades during konsil meetings. She really, really needs to watch the broadcasts after the fact to see just how much she panders to some of the lunatics that reguarly speak week after week. She apparently doesn't get it that this pandering is noticed, glaringly so. However with Ms Evans, I suspect there is a wall between her perceptions and her reality...and that wall is called "ego".
One other point, and I've been thinking about this for a while: If Janet Evans is such as "different" kind of Scranton politician, why then did she include her maiden name, "Tomko" during her campaigns? It wouldn't happen to be because her late father was well-known and "connected" (to borrow an over-used phrase from DD)? Interesting article from The Scranton Times that touches no this here. Now I'm sure her late father was a fine man and I mean no disrespect to him, but this is yet another example of how Janet "Tomko" Evans is absolutely no different than any other Scranton politician.
-- Edited by Agamemnon at 06:58, 2008-06-03
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In 6 more weeks, Janet Evans obnoxiousness reaches its peak during her favorite time of the year, The Novena to St Ann. Oh how do I look forward to her ranting during her konsil announcements and how she is dedicating the Novena to the Citizens so Taxes don't get raised! God Bless you Mother Janet! I do rather enjoy watching the Novena to see her try to get that mug of hers on camera while ushering at the Novena.
Why is it that no one crucifies Janet (pun intended) for not seperating church and state during her St Ann's say a prayer for the taxpayer or sick friend sort of nonsense, but when someone sneezes and Gatelli says "Bless you", there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth? Why is that?
July 8 council meeting -- These new ECTV camera angles are freakin' me out. They've gone up-close-and-personal and I don't want to even STAND that close to Janet Evans, let alone have her parade-float sized head filling the 32" tv in my living room. Jumpin Jesus she's a sight that close up!!!
Anyway, as the Clairol colored talking head was droning on and on, I could not believe how she dragged her dialogue out. From the old camera angles, it seemed as though she paused her speech and spoke slowly for the benefit of her ardent, if not remedial, followers.
If you watch her, you can see that she simply wants to prolong her camera time. She's not searching for a written word on the pages in front of her. She's not pausing for punctuation and she's not even pausing for dramatic effect. She just says a few words and STOPS. Watch her face and the way she moves her shifty eyes. She might glance at Minora occasionally, but for the most part, she's looking to see who is looking at her.
She's either hiding a hideous stutter or she's a camera whore. I vote for the latter. Another thng I never realized about her -- she's got no lips - appropriately enough like a snake.
I want everyone to stop and think about one thing ... Joe Pilchesky is not a lawyer ... he's just a guy playing a lawyer on the internet. Please don't trust your legal needs to this man.
There is more than one problem with that statement ... I do believe that she has insulted the snakes!!!
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Will wonders never cease -- it's Big J's birthday and all her friends are sending her a big birthday shout out with a big-ass poster on the corner of Harrison and Moosic. Be prepared folks, she's got a whole new picture with a handsome new doo and a fancy yellow suit.
The sign reads: Happy Birthday Janet Evans (with absolutely no mention of the Tomko , hmmm....) 8 months and counting
8 months til ... what ... ? she puts her bid in for mayor? she spontaneously combusts? she divorces Dave? she retires? she kisses joe full on the mouth? she has another picture taken?
8 months til ... what ... ? she puts her bid in for mayor?[8 Months might be a bit late for that] she spontaneously combusts?[If she did and we threw water on her, would she melt?]
she divorces Dave? [Nahhh, every "real" politician needs a wacko relative...just ask Jimmy Carter] she retires? [Can't she rig that like she rigged her hiring in the first place?] she kisses joe full on the mouth? [Well, Edith might be in the pokey by then...] she has another picture taken?[I thought she only does that every other decade]
-- Edited by Agamemnon at 17:23, 2008-08-14
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I want everyone to stop and think about one thing ... Joe Pilchesky is not a lawyer ... he's just a guy playing a lawyer on the internet. Please don't trust your legal needs to this man.
And just what will Dave get her as a birthday present? How about a 2008 E Class...every politician who is "for the people" needs a sharp set of wheels...
Personally, I think she should hold out for a G-Wagon, afterall, Davey has been a bad, bad boy...
Maybe Sammy can be her driver...think of it as being more of an urban verion of "Driving Miss Daisy". I can see it now..."Mizza Janet, hows abouts I'z hecky shecky you over to da Convenient fo some Newports?"
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Posts: 2491 Date: Aug 17 7:17 AM, 2008 Views: 10 Janet is going to be a tough sell in the primary. [That depends on the competition; if it's Gary DiBileo, then, as Glenn said, "circular firing squad"]Scranton voters wouldn't vote for the Messiah unless, of course, His name is McJesus. [Funny, but isn't Gene Peters of Lebanese descent? He was mayor, right, for something like two terms. Then we have David Wenzel, who is of German descent....but that's veering off topic just a bit.]
If Janet is so anti-Mayor, why doesn't she focus on building a super-majority of Councilpersons that will be critical of Mayor Doherty the way Hazzouri-Holmes-Pocius-Barret were critical of Mayor Connors and his reluctance to inplement PEL reforms?. [Simple: Janet has absolutely NO desire to share any kind of power with anyone. She wants it all for herself. That's a clear as a day to anyone who opens their eyes even half way. Why else to you think she just REACTS to things that the Mayor does? Because taking the initiative to actually get something done would require consensus building and working with others, which translates to sharing the spotlight. Don't look for that to happen anytime soon.]
Janet is a big name and she has a dedicated voting block of at least 13,000. [She got 13,000 in a race where voters had to choose a SLATE of candidates. The same was true when she ran for School Board (in order to get herself a teaching position). Janet could very well have been the third choice for many. Her actualy performance when it's just her isn't nearly as good...as evidenced by her poor showing in the State Rep election.] Why didn't she help Andy Sbarglia? [Because Janet knew that Andy Sbarglia stood zero chance of winning. I think Andy is just about the only regular council speaker who actually makes sense from time to time. That said, Janet knows that he's got the "council wacko" tag. What's more, supporting him would involve expending political capital that she is saving her herself. Janet is #1 in Janet's book.]
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The bottom line is that the very small cadre of DD regulars who think that Janet Evans is the savior of Scranton are deluding themselves; they hear "anti-Doherty" and immediately translate that to competence, without actually looking at the Evans record on Council. Precisely just what has she actually ACCOMPLISHED as a member of council, outside of being against the Mayor? Oh, she put together two or three completely unrealistic budgets that contained lots of magic math...the kind that makes simpletons believe that cutting salaries in a smaller group of Administrative employees can fund raises and benefit increases in a much larger group of union employees...all while cutting taxes and improving services.
DD poster 'Pizza Man' is right...Janet Evans doesn't stand a chance.
Post Script...Another DD poster has apparently gained the ability actually see the forest from the trees; while his wording is somewhat confusing, I think 'Cerebral Assassin' actually gets the point...
Cerebral Assassin Posts: 28 Date: Aug 18 12:14 AM, 2008 Views: 45 Do you people realize that there are more votes in the council race than a mayoral race? You can vote for more than one candidate on the council ballot, while only one for mayor. That is why Evans had more votes. Wake up. Evans can not win the mayor's seat. Sorry, butnobody can beat Doherty...........like it or not. Evans best bet is to stay on council (as previously stated) and grab a majority on council; which will be hard to do. Evans has more power on council, than sitting home wondering what went wrong on her mayoral campaign.
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-- Edited by Agamemnon at 06:43, 2008-08-18
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Yawn...heard that one before...if you know that she has no chance of winning, simply claim she was "too good" for the job in the first place. In fact I think I used that logic the last time I didn't get a promotion at work. My Lord these people are transparent!
Posts: 3108 Date: Aug 18 7:48 AM, 2008 Views: 217 There are sound reasons for Scranton's situation. It's the people who live here who are deeply rooted in apathy/political preference. Evans needs to look beyond council and mayor and put these people in the rearview mirror. She owes no one anything. A mayoral run hurts her political future.Unless, of course,she wins and at that point. Even,she inherits a huge mess. In my humble opinion, she does nothave the proper influence in her corner, or she'd already be the mayor. I like Evans for too many reasons to mention, but she's got baggage that talks.
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Baggage that talks ... now that must his way of talking about Janet's husband ... Dave Evans = Baggage that talks ... LOL
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Girl did you just say what I think you said .... LOL
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I can't stop laughing after reading this posting...it's reads like something that a 6th grade boy would write to the teacher he has a crush on. He even comes up with the little rhyme at the end.
Better watch it David...me thinks you have some competition for the "little lady".
Hey, maybe sarge has a green Volvo????
sarge115b Posts: 1538 Date: Nov 20 6:41 AM, 2008 Janet is a LADY. Janet I would vote for in a minute. How ever, I think she has to much, dignity, self respect and honor to face off against a self centered, sociopath who would do anything and say anything to hang on to power.
If councilman Evans entered a dark alley to face mayor Doherty, who do you think would walk out victorious. My main question is, is she willing to get HARD to bring out the truth? Will she want to stay on the high road, which I think she would and be assaulted bydistortions and miss truths, afraid to respond, not wanting to look mean or nasty.
I think she has to must class to confront an ass.
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