First no one shows up at one of Joe's court dates. Then no one supports Sam as he cops a plea. Then posters begin to openly challenge Anti's crackpot conspiracy theories. Most recently, Dansnaps at the hand that feeds him. Now we have this gem, in which LOaDer Les is apparently being tossed under the bus.
RE: 8 Apr 08 Council minutes Seriously, Les, whether or not anyone goes to a fundraiser for a presidential candidate and how much was raised there has absolutely nothing to do with what is going on in Scranton. Les is a pain in the ass. At time, like last night, he's flat out stupid. Les walks into council like they just ate his last twinky. His attitude is autrocious and rubs an awful lot of people wrong, so much so that I have to put the mute button on when he gets to the podium. Can't take him anymore. We need a Les Spindler break for a while.
Maybe you're right, Glen. Maybe that site does serve a purpose, after all. The same way a clown at a circus serves a purpose...
Spin the dissention, Joe, as you pedal that unicycle and juggle bowling pins. We've all got our popcorn and cotton candy. On with the show, man!
RE: 8 Apr 08 Council minutes i agree with nobody, although les can be annoying, he makes a good point. why is sherri at a fundraiser and she didn't provide the funds? who paid for her? if no one did, then why wasn't the entire city invited? it's not right and it never ends, it exhausting
Who ever said any invitations at all were passed out? If I showed up in a black suit,passed through security,and simply PLEDGED $2300, I bet I'd have been let in the door.I also doubt that very much actual cash was collected at the door.It was all probably in the form of pledges that will be honored at a later time.
Furthermore, who gives a sh!t?
You guys are idiots. All you unwashed dorks want to do is sit around and complain. None of you have solutions for anything. Get lives, already.
Why is it a matter for City Council as to whether or not Sherry Nealon-Fanucci attended a political fundraiser? I don't think they were discussing any pending council legistlation with Bill Clinton. It matters even less (pun intended) who paid for her attendance. That wasn't an official function.
Criticizing Sherry for how she votes is fair game. Whinning about why she got to attend the fundraiser for Clinton at a private residence (and Les didn't) is just plain stupid.
Congrat's to Les...he never fails to fail.
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If Les really wants to concern himself with political contributions, then maybe he should review the campaign finance reports of Janet Evans. We even have the hi-lites summarized on a thread at this site.
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How about Marie Schumaker calling me one of the "DOHERTY FOUR" for attending the Clinton function. HELLO THAT'S WHAT REPORTERS DO!!!! Also, she didn't say a word when I attended Janet's function last year.
Courtesy of OpenLackawanna.org (who are doing a great public service by making these records...for all candidates...widely available).
This is my favorite report...now who did Ms Evans receive a contribution from? Why none other than Bob Mellow. Funny, but I thought Senator Mellow was the very spawn of Satan according to Pilchesky.
Anyway, have fun Puzzler.
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How about Marie Schumaker calling me one of the "DOHERTY FOUR" for attending the Clinton function. HELLO THAT'S WHAT REPORTERS DO!!!! Also, she didn't say a word when I attended Janet's function last year.
Yes, the wheels have come off!!
Stacy, consider yourself lucky to be called that, after all I've heard worse directed at you from that side of the fence.
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Stacy I was watching and saw the look on your face when Marie said that ... she is priceless isn't she ... I don't know where they ever got the idea that it was the business of the Doomer's or the DD'ers which political fund raiser any Politician attends ... let alone a private citizen ... the nerve of them ... what it really all boils down to is this .... they wanted to attend ... and could have if they were willing to part with $2300. They were not willing to pay the price ... so all they would be able to do is to stsnd outside ...
I have to wonder how they ever came to the conclusion that they are entitled to attend whatever they want simply because they reside in the city of Scranton.
And I also have to agree with AG ... this IS NOT city business and they should have been told this when addressing this issue before council .... I for one am sick and tired of these types of issues coming before council and taking up time that should be devoted to the issues facing Scranton ... spend some time coming up with ideas to help solve the city's problems and maybe just maybe they may begin to take you all seriously.
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Stacy said it best, not a word was said about him attending Janet's fund raiser. Could it be because none of the LOD paid the $25 to get into that kegger?
Maybe someday the "Legion of Doom" will realize that spewing worthless opinions on every possible subject only confuses the very people they are attempting to enlighten. Who cares if the council attended a political party? I didn't pay for one political gathering during the entire primary.
You may not agree with me on this ... but these people go to the Podium and go on and on about nonsense ... do I find some of the amusing ... you bet I do ... do I watch because I'm going to see my city government in action ... no I watch because it is somewhat of a comedy ... and that's sad ... hardly ever do they get down to the business of the city ... and that is what they need to do to be taken seriously and to gain the respect that they crave.
If the cameras came out ... there would be very few doomers in attendance! I would bet my hard earned money on that!
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The "funny but sad" part is that the likes of Les Spindler don't realize that their rants make them harder and harder to distinguish from the truly mentally handicapped people that routinely speak at council meetings. Seriously, how many degrees of separation are there between a complaint about Sherry Nealon Fanucci attending an event to meet a former President and a complaint about scooters on Parrot Avenue?
To quote a dear friend of mine who lives in Oil City PA, "Steve, you mean they REALLY DO let ANYONE talk about ANYTHING for five minutes?". To which I responded, "Yes Kay, they really do".
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Seems many of his own are questioning Joe, his "sources", his accuracy, and his motives lately. With much more frequency. And with very little moderation. Lapdog Hubbard feverishly denies a connection between the two, Sammy only pops in occasionally, and Anti is taking a lot of sh!t lately, deservedly. More and more of the "regulars" have not posted nearly as frequently as in the past. Furthermore, he's drifted so far from his original M.O. that he's now got some guy in Covington Twp in his sights. Does it get any more desperate than that?
Awfully wobbly wheels on that jalopy, old man. The stress of your wifes impending incarceration is beginning to show.
I saw the post concerning his standing in Covington Township ... now why in the world would he have any type of standing there at all ...
Hey what ever happened to poster Mary Ann Wardell (MAW) she used to praise Joe and Joanne on a daily basis ... haven't seen a post by her in months!
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Looks like JOey is needing to go beyond Doherty & Scranton to find his "low hanging friut" causes - North Pocono School District, Covington Township to name a couple. What ever happened to the recycling center, county prison? JOey must be itching to go down inot Luzerne County and their court house for corruption, looks what's going on there. JOey is trying to hold the wheels on but it appears as though the regulars are slowly slipping away. I guess you can only hold on for so long after getting kicked in the nuts repeatedly.
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Oh there is a good long list of "promised" events from Joey-boy with no delivery.
Showing up at council 6 weeks running, lawsuits in hand to serve to the members he is tormenting this cycle. Never happened!
Seeing Doherty to the political door (about a bazillion times) Nope!
Securing indictments against Doherty and his friends for his many alleged crimes against humanity. Nada!
Shall I go on??
Or should we just talk about the few things he claims he has done?? How about the vastly exaggerated claims about his lawsuits?
Despite the occasional "Joey never loses when he take them to court nonsense" you see across the hall,the fact is a great deal of his lawsuits do not appear to ever have gotten past first base, for lack of standing. Additionally, there are several that are still circling the drain.
Now as to his "wins" we have the so-called win with the DA. The last time I checked when both parties agree to a settlement it not a win for either side; it is an agreement to settle your differences without concluding the action in the courtroom.
As to his two wins, Cordaro and Shimkus, bush-league politics at its worst, in my opinion.He can deny it all he wants, but in my opinion he was a willing tool for the dirty politics gang. It's a sad comment on the D's around here (and I am a D by the way) but anytime they aren't sure they can beat someone at the polls they look for ways to remove them from the ballot.There is nothing new here, its has been going on for years.However, now they have a simple-minded tool that will do the dirty work for them.Think about it, he is such a dumb-ass he probably doesn't even realize he is being used.They know that all they have to do is slip him some info "all confidential of course" and Clarence is off and running to the courthouse.In the old days the D's had to find someone to talk into doing the challenge ...not anymore. I wonder if anyone noticed that despite filling two actions (Murphy and Shimkus) he was only all hot and bothered over one.Anyone think that was to put off the dogs and appear to be fair and balanced? Funny how he let the Murphy one go away without a whimper.(Sorry Lus I realize you know and like Murphy, I did too.However Murphys hands are all over this one, in my opinion, and as such he lost my vote not to mention my respect) A simple read through the Scranton Times the last couple of days shows Murphy and others all tied up in the usual Ds political high-jinks. It was a stupid, juvenile, and frankly not at all surprising, ridiculous caper that blew up their faces. It was sad but not surprising. Cordaro?? Same dealdumb-ass took the ball and ran for the Ds.This one was really stupid though as Cordaro was on thin ice to begin with, there was no need to go this route.
So our non scientific count has Joey-boy across the hall at
0% success rate for saving Scranton from Doherty and crew lol
::::: Funny how he let the Murphy one go away without a whimper.(Sorry Lus I realize you know and like Murphy, I did too.However Murphys hands are all over this one, in my opinion, and as such he lost my vote not to mention my respect):::::
No apology needed ... I do know him I do like him ... but we are all entitled to our opinions ... I think though Joey is claiming the victory for having Shimkus removed and wasn't it Murphy who was successful in having him removed ... that's what I read and heard ... but Joey is taking the credit ... so how can he count this one anyway when it wasn't even him that did the dirty work this time!
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Oh and I lost a lot of respect for Murphy when he decided to get into bed with Pilchesky! Think about this ... Pilchesky called Kevin a wife beater (look through the older DD posts) and said terrible things about Kevin and his family ... and then they are all cozied up together ... my take is that Murphy wants to win no matter what the cost ... even if he had to pretend to be on the same side at Pilchesky .... sad when you think about it and really not someone I would want to represent me ... but yes I do know and like Kevin still ... desperation makes people do terrible things sometimes.
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I had never really thought about it that way IHave, so thanks for the insight.
I never really thought that political parties really meant that much around here, mainly because there is only really one to speak of. When Republicans win in this area, it seems to me that it's almost always a niche win of sorts...such as Munchak and Cordaro exploiting fiscal and prison weaknesses in the prior administration, or Jimmy Connors switching parties to become mayor. Personally, I'm a life-long Democrat myself, but I always vote my conscience, which means that there have been many Republicans (such as Arlen Spector) who have gotten my vote over the years.
As for Pilchesky being used, well that happens in other ways as well. The municipal unions have been using him as their blunt instrument for years now. Think about it: he says things about Doherty that they can only dream of doing.
As for Kevin Murphy, well since I'm not in that district, I really don't have a dog in that fight. I will say this though: when you hop in bed with someone who says horrible things about you, that usually says more about your character than it does theirs.
-- Edited by Agamemnon at 08:06, 2008-05-04
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:::I never really thought that political parties really meant that much around here, mainly because there is only really one to speak of.::
It doesn't just apply to D vs R campaigns, it actually happens more in the primary "all in the familybattles so to speak. There are fractions inside the D's. (Yikes I am starting to sound like Anti God forbid) They vie among themselves to be the top Ds. After they chew up the contenders in the primary they then turn their attention to the Rs. It is really quite pathetic. The concept of just letting the citizens choose is completely lost to them.
-- Edited by IHavehadenoughofhaters at 09:03, 2008-05-04
Geez what gives - perhaps Hardcore and the other policeman can check up on NADB and give us a status report. BTW who's going to pick up the torch at JOey LanD and cut & paste every article and transcribe the council minutes?
NADB's been working hard on the just ratified CMC nurses contract and also works the weekend shift so I suppose she'll be back shortly to her mid week all day cut & paste and transcribing.
Either that or her PC is getting repaired, she's under new meds or still grieiving the loss of her dog. Who knows and better yet who cares. Perhaps another sign that the wheels are coming off JOey LanD?
What has happened to "Blonde?" I'm just a little curious why a person who has over 2000 posts here, and is usually at least a once a day visitor hasn't written anything since April 24th.
I saw she signed in on May 1st, but her keyboard remains strangely silent. Perhaps it's carpal tunnel syndrome, but I wonder if there's another reason?
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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.
I noticed that Fay has picked up the cut & paste slack a bit for NDB...nice of her.
Wait a minute, I just used "Fay Franus" and "nice" in the same sentence. I'm thinking it's going to start raining frogs any minute, I will break out in sores and the four horseman will start riding down Pittston avenue any second becasue the end-of-days must be near.
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Papa JOey (catch my Freudian slip) chimes in th enlighten the flock and then tells everyone this portion of Freedom of Speech ends at Midnight. BTW, haven't heard from our Shari lately, wonder why??
I'm sure you can appreciate that disclosure of the poster's situation would compromise the poster. The poster gives his/her regards and thanks you for you concern. This thread will be removed at midnight.
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And as always Joey is a man of his word ... NOT! it is now just about 4:54 AM and that post still remains .... the DumbBlonde must should feel relaxed as Joey is looking out for her ... I don't know why they would need to remove that thread ... there isn't much interest in her whereabouts ... what are there 4 total posts .... maybe that's why he's getting rid of it ... he wants to protect her pride as I'm sure that since only 4 posts concerning her absence would be a blow to her ego!
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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.