tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123418822024-03-13T13:19:57.930-04:00Gort42A random journal about local politics, baseball and whatever comes to mind.Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3876125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-20438538245188564302018-10-18T18:33:00.000-04:002018-10-18T18:33:12.177-04:00Luzerne County Democratic organization<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are 6 legislative districts in Luzerne County that are based on the PA House Districts and that is how the County Democratic and Republican Parties have been organized for as long as I remember (there used to be 7) but it gets confusing.<br />
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The 116th HD is the Luzerne County Democratic Party 1st District. Presently represented by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarah_Toohil" target="_blank">Tarah Toohil </a>(R). No opponent in this election <br />
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The 117th is the 2nd District.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Boback" target="_blank"> Karen Boback</a> (R). No opponent.<br />
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The 118th is the 3rd District. <a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=1111" target="_blank">Mike Carroll.</a> (D). No opponent.<br />
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The 119th is the 4th District. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Mullery" target="_blank">Jerry Mullery (D) </a><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Justin_Behrens" target="_blank">Justin Behrens</a> is the Republican nominee <br />
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The 120th is the 5th District. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Kaufer" target="_blank">Aaron Kaufer</a> (R). No opponent. <br />
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The 121st is the 6th District.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Day_Pashinski" target="_blank"> Eddie Day Pashinki</a> (D). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Henry" target="_blank">Sue Henry</a> is the Republican nominee.<br />
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Recently the county Republican Party renamed their subdivisions to the corresponding PA House Districts. So now it's not the 5th District Republicans but the 120th District Republicans, etc. That is very progressive of them. The Democratic Party should do the same thing. <br />
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-90082557717513612942018-10-16T22:46:00.000-04:002018-10-16T23:00:37.755-04:00Matt Cartwright's lame media Matt Cartwright(D-PA8) and John Chrin (NJ) have a lot of money to spend on teevee ads.<br />
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Right out of the box Chrin was kicking Cartwright's teeth in. Sanctuary Cities, higher taxes, welfare and scary photos of the soft spoken grandmother from Sodom on the San Andreas. <br />
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That's normal for a challenger to tear down the incumbent because he really doesn't have anything to offer. Read his<a href="https://www.johnchrin.com/issues" target="_blank"> issue page.</a> But he does have the<a href="https://www.johnchrin.com/endorsements" target="_blank"> endorsement </a>of the part-time occupant of the White House and his butler.<br />
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In response the Cartwright campaign violated the first rule of political advertising. Never, ever let your candidate respond to an attack ad. Use a narrator, man in the street, etc. But they keep using the same approach.<br />
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I have a novel idea for the Cartwright campaign. Remind us why we voted for you in 2012.<br />
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Instead we get New Jersey and Social Security<br />
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<br />Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-73999387449196112312018-09-16T17:54:00.001-04:002018-09-16T17:54:42.611-04:00Eddie Day Pashinski for State Represenative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eddie Day had his annual brunch that attracted about 300 people at Genetti's. He brought in some of the heavy hitters in state and local politics like Bob Casey, Matt Cartwright, John Yudichak, Mike Carrol and <b> </b>Guido Sarducci.<b> </b><br />
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In the warm up Yuddy sang Eddie's praises since he rarely does it himself. He recounted the many infrastructure and economic development projects he has done the hard work to make it happen. He had a nice quip about how he shows up with a piano and his own Paparazzi. Matt Cartwright also praised him and noted that he is sharing campaign space in W-B. He said "I've had worst roommates but at least he cleans up after himself." All those losing lottery tickets and empty cans end up in the trash.<br />
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Senator Bob Casey continues to impress me. He gave another fiery address about the ACA and his opposition to the Trumplican agenda.<br />
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When it came time for Eddie to speak he told us about he is working with his Republican colleagues to get help for grandparents raising grand kids. He lamented that that the Republican Party has been hijacked by extremist who want to divide us on race, sex, etc. He said they want to divide us because there are "more of us than them." He decried the money in politics and defended public schools, labor unions, Social Security and Medicare. He doesn't want to go back to the days of the coal barons and celebrated the gains made on job safety, the 8 hr.workday/ 40 hr. week because of collective bargaining. And then he went on and on and on so I had to leave because I already missed kickoff.<br />
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-33627548581254160432018-09-14T21:19:00.000-04:002018-09-14T21:19:24.507-04:00Scott Wagner in Luzerne County<br />
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GOP Governor nominee Scott Wagner had a rally at the Woodlands Wenesday night and had a nice turnout. State Senator Lisa Baker was the MC and she kept the program rolling along limiting the under card to brief statements. Many people think she should run for Governor.<br />
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The state rep candidates warmed up the room. Sue Henry started off with her usual good humor saying :“It’s really good to be behind the microphone again.”. I'm sure she is happy that the Red Sox are running away with the AL East. She then made her case for property tax reform.<br />
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I want to thank Sue for being so generous to me when she was on WILK, she always gave me a good time slot, :07 after the hour and entertaining us on WRKC 88.5 FM. My favorite conversation was when we decided to nominate<a href="https://gort42.blogspot.com/2009/09/groundswell.html" target="_blank"> David Yonki for Jury Commissioner .</a> I have always cast a write-in vote for the Yonk in every election since.<br />
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Justin Behrens and Frank Scavo also joined the bandwagon on taxes. John Chrin (R-NJ) said something about socialism.<br />
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The red meat was thrown out by Pennsylvania GOP Chair Valetino DeGiorgio. He mentioned Maxine Waters and Nancy Peolsi which got of few boos in the audience. He repeated the ALLEGATION that immigrants get welfare. And Socialism! He forgot George Soros.<br />
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Scott Wagner started his speech talking about his humble upbringing and some flashes of humor admitting he didn't have the best smile and can sometimes be abrasive. He talked about touring areas hit by the recent flooding recent and accused Tom Wolf of using it as a photo op. He backed teachers in his education plan but panned union bosses. Wagner wants to sell the liquor stores to fund education. He also made fun of Wolf's "honky jeep." He denied wanting to tax retirement income claiming his opponent is using 7 seconds of a long speech out of context.<br />
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He talked about his plan to combat<a href="https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2018/09/12/wagner-unveils-first-real-plan-tackle-opioid-epidemic/1281177002/" target="_blank"> Pennsylvania's opioid epidemic. </a>Emphasizing treatment, education and surprisingly suing pharmaceutical companies. Then he attack Wolf for vetoing a bill he sponsored claiming he did it because he has taken money from the PAC Fairness PA saying <b>Governor Wolf is just as bad as the drug dealers</b>. He also said <b>"If you want a guy who enables those who makes money killing our kids, taking contributions of $1.2 million please reelect Tom Wolf. Because I'm not your guy."</b><br />
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He then said he could get things done because he has relationships with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and told us what a great guy John Yudichak is. <br />
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<br />Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-51830493414832539542018-09-03T19:42:00.000-04:002018-09-08T08:51:35.722-04:00Oppose the Funeral Tax<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sue Henry has a famous name and a bumper sticker issue in her challenge to Eddie Day Pashinski. Her issue is eliminate property taxes but HB 76 does no such thing.It just moves taxes from the wealthy property owners to working people. The response should be to oppose the expansion of the sales and income tax such as a NEW TAX on Funeral Services of 7%.. It will also tax food and clothing for the first time.<br />
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No one wants to see a senior lose their home as we are told but I've never seen any data to support the allegation that seniors lose there home more than other people that fall behind on their taxes. In fact people over 65 and the disabled get a rebate up to $650 to offset the tax. I would like to see it applied up front so they don't have to wait for the money after they paid the bill.<br />
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I'm getting to be a senior and know how much a funeral can cost since I have had to plan a few. I read obituaries all the time that ask for a donation to a Go Fund Me page to pay for the funeral service, burial and marker. Sadly, many of the deceased left us way before they should have because of overdose, murder, car crashes, etc. Young people for the most part don't have Life Insurance and the family should not be burdened with an additional cost such as a sales tax.<br />
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A literately overflow crowd was on hand for the opening of Matt Cartwright's W-B office in W-B tonight. So many people showed up that there wasn't enough room in the building to hear him speak and those who couldn't get in spilled out onto the sidewalk. I was a afraid the fire marshal would arrive but Mayor Tony George was there so that didn't happen.<br />
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Matt Cartwright (D-Moosic) started off by asking a moment of silence for John McCain. He then assured us that there are members on both sides of the aisle who want to do the right thing for our country and tries to work with them everyday. He's proud that many of the bills he has introduced have Republican co-sponsors.<br />
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He gave a full throttled defense of Social Security and Medicare and trashed the latest trickle down tax cut bill. He reminded the crowd that the full name of Obamacare is The <b>Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. </b>The protection part is making sure that people with pre-existing conditions can get coverage. A big chunk of the population has some sort of medical condition that used to allow insurers to deny them coverage. He decried the provisions of the last tax bill that gave away the store to corporations and the very rich with few benefits for the rest of us. Part of it was repealing the the individual mandate that cuts funding for the program and reduces the risk pool so premiums will soar. . <br />
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State Senator John Yudichak's end of summer picnic at the Plains PAV was another roaring success. It was a salute to labor and was attended by the working men and women in his district and beyond. The unions were out in force but so were people who don't have union representation in their workplace but wish they did. It was of course a political rally and many elected officials and candidates attended. The official program was mercifully short with Luzerne County Democratic Chair John Pekerovsky doing the introductions and Yuddy as the MC. Congressman Matt Cartwright , candidate Denny Wolff and US Senator Bob Casey offered some brief remarks. Like the event with Gov. Wolf on Tuesday you could feel the energy of the local Dems.<br />
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<br />Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-69788543910692064272018-08-21T21:40:00.001-04:002018-08-22T17:00:11.218-04:00Tom Wolf rallied the Luzerne County Democrats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Governor Tom Wolf was the headliner for the Luzerne County Democratic Party event tonight and he didn't disappoint. The place was so packed that I couldn't get a count. More than 300 people , maybe more packed the ballroom. He listed his accomplishments like getting more people health insurance, balancing the budget with enough money to make a deposit to the rainy day fund. Wolf pointed out that he was able to restore funding for education working with a Republican Legislature. He didn't mention his opponent once. The local Democratic candidates also attended. State Senator John Yudichak was the MC with some good jokes. Congressman Matt Cartwright fired up the crowd and I was lucky not to get between Eddie Day and the microphone, a dangerous place. Jerry Mullery also spoke.<br />
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A special treat was seeing Cassandra Coleman. She convinced me to vote for Wolf last time.<br />
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Many of my Trumplican friends are all excited abut an "independent poll" <span style="font-weight: 400;"> from Commonwealth Leaders Fund that shows Wagner and Barletta within the margin of error. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The poll reports Gov. Tom Wolf leading Scott Wagner 46% to 43%. Sen. Bob Casey leads Rep. Lou Barletta 47% to 45%. </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The polling, conducted via IVR interviews from Aug. 13-15, included 2,012 likely voters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I have never heard of the Commonwealth Leaders Fund and a google search came up empty. A link to the poll <a href="https://commonwealthleaders.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/wagner-wolf-topline-08-2018.pdf" target="_blank">Topline View.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I have been reading polls for years and this one is ridiculous. The cross tabs show that Trump has positive favorable rating. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">53% of those polled identified as
either very conservative or somewhat conservative. Only20% polled
considered themselves very liberal or somewhat liberal. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">They used the dubious method of<a href="https://www.aapor.org/Education-Resources/Election-Polling-Resources/Automated-Polls.aspx" target="_blank"> IVR. </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">To give you an example I told the last IVR poll that I got that I'm a 30 something Female Asian American who is a life long Republican but will vote for all the Democrats this fall. </span></span><br />
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<tr class="rcpAvg"><td class="noCenter">RCP Average</td><td>4/4 - 6/25</td><td class="sample">--</td><td class="moe">--</td><td>48.0</td><td>32.0</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Wolf +16.0</span></td></tr>
<tr class=" isInRcpAvg" data-id="118047"><td class="noCenter"><a class="normal_pollster_name" href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/FINAL_PA_Marginals.pdf">Suffolk</a></td><td>6/21 - 6/25</td><td class="sample">500 LV</td><td class="moe">4.4</td><td>49</td><td>36</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Wolf +13</span></td></tr>
<tr class="alt isInRcpAvg" data-id="117922"><td class="noCenter"><a class="normal_pollster_name" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/pa-franklin-marshall-poll-trump-tom-wolf-scott-wagner-bob-casey-lou-bareltta-20180614.html">Franklin & Marshall</a></td><td>6/4 - 6/10</td><td class="sample">472 RV</td><td class="moe">6.5</td><td>48</td><td>29</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Wolf +19</span></td></tr>
<tr class=" isInRcpAvg" data-id="117414"><td class="noCenter"><a class="normal_pollster_name" href="http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-read-morning-call-muhlenberg-poll-pennsylvania-politics-trump-wolf-20180413-htmlstory.html">Morning Call</a></td><td>4/4 - 4/12</td><td class="sample">414 RV</td><td class="moe">5.5</td><td>47</td><td>31</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Wolf +16</span></td></tr>
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<tr class="rcpAvg"><td class="noCenter">RCP Average</td><td>4/4 - 6/25</td><td class="sample">--</td><td class="moe">--</td><td>46.3</td><td>30.3</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Casey +16.0</span></td></tr>
<tr class=" isInRcpAvg" data-id="118046"><td class="noCenter"><a class="normal_pollster_name" href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/FINAL_PA_Marginals.pdf">Suffolk</a></td><td>6/21 - 6/25</td><td class="sample">500 LV</td><td class="moe">4.4</td><td>47</td><td>32</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Casey +15</span></td></tr>
<tr class="alt isInRcpAvg" data-id="117921"><td class="noCenter"><a class="normal_pollster_name" href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/pa-franklin-marshall-poll-trump-tom-wolf-scott-wagner-bob-casey-lou-bareltta-20180614.html">Franklin & Marshall</a></td><td>6/4 - 6/10</td><td class="sample">472 RV</td><td class="moe">6.5</td><td>44</td><td>27</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Casey +17</span></td></tr>
<tr class=" isInRcpAvg" data-id="117411"><td class="noCenter"><a class="normal_pollster_name" href="http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-read-morning-call-muhlenberg-poll-pennsylvania-politics-trump-wolf-20180413-htmlstory.html">Morning Call</a></td><td>4/4 - 4/12</td><td class="sample">414 RV</td><td class="moe">5.5</td><td>48</td><td>32</td><td class="spread"><span class="dem">Ca</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;"></span>Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-90608364586814437432018-08-11T17:29:00.000-04:002018-08-11T17:46:46.067-04:00The Blue Wave is being led by women<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, the party that holds the White House historically loses seats in the mid term elections. We all know that a<a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/08/women-rule-midterms-443267" target="_blank"> record number of women</a> are running for office and winning primaries for Governor, Congress and State offices in record numbers. But the thing I'm seeing is the intensity of their supporters beginning with the<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/21/womens-march-aims-start-movement-trump-inauguration/96864158/" target="_blank"> Women's March </a>in January of 2017 that has not abated.<br />
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All the evidence points to a big year for the Dems with bigger than normal turnouts in primary and special elections but very few Democrats have actually won special elections for Congress unless the GOP candidate is just ridiculous like Roy Moore or Rick Saccone. On the state level they have done <a href="https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2018/feb/15/corey-lewandowski/have-democrats-gained-50-seats-formerly-held-repub/" target="_blank">much better. </a><br />
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I'm always cautious about expectations because the Republicans have some advantages. First is almost unlimited money. Millionaires and Billionaires can write checks to dark money groups because of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/magazine/how-much-has-citizens-united-changed-the-political-game.html" target="_blank">Citizens United </a>that go to so called social welfare groups. They then can spend that money painting Democrats as the equivilant of devil worshipers who want to take you guns, murder babies and give people health insurance.<br />
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The second is gerrymandering. Things have improved in PA but many states have carved up the districts to give the GOP a big advantage. Just look at <a href="https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/ohio/special-election/aug-07/" target="_blank">Ohio 12.</a> In a fairly drawn district the Democrat would have won easily.<br />
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So that leads us to our little corner of the world. The Democrats are playing defense with Governor Wolf, Senator Bob Casey, Congressman Matt Cartwright and State Rep Eddie Day Pashinski on the ballot. Their opponents have gone all in with Trump. Although we don't have women running for office the Democratic women are leading the charge to keep these men in office.<br />
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After many years of being dormant the Luzerne County Democratic Party is coming roaring back. We are being led by Polly Delaney and Wendy Cominsky. This dynamic duo have organized many events past and future and are looking for ideas from the rest of us to just get people to vote. Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-32909217618205825512018-08-10T17:15:00.004-04:002018-08-10T17:15:58.066-04:00Senator Bob Casey in town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Senator Bob Casey gave one on the most passionate speeches on health care that I have ever heard. He threw out out a lot of statistics about how the ACA has covered thousands of people in Luzerne County. Then he gave examples of people who have benefited from the law.<br />
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The longer he talked about health care the more angry he got about the sabotage of the ACA<br />
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Some much about the Sleeping thing that the Republicans are pushingGorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-35582990597982794962018-08-07T18:24:00.000-04:002018-08-07T18:24:12.346-04:00While you were not looking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know it's hard to keep up with all the news out of the 3 ring circus going on in Washington. It's like trying to take a drink out of a fire hose, you may get your lips wet but if you try to swallow it all your head will get blown off.<br />
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Now the EPA want's to relax the rules and bring back <span style="font-weight: 400;">Asbestos. This is after 40 years and billions of dollars trying to get rid of the stuff that is scientifically proven to cause cancer just by breathing it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Russian company </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Uralasbest, one of the world’s largest producers and sellers of
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-18264022722969668692018-07-12T18:43:00.002-04:002018-07-12T18:46:29.560-04:00Ned Evans shows how not to respond to a controversy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wilkes-Barre Area School Board member Ned Evans posted something stupid and tasteless a few days ago on Facebook that has created a firestorm.<br />
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<a href="https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/wbasd-calls-for-resignation-board-member-refuses-1.2359947" target="_blank">CV: </a><br />
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The article that was shared features a crude headline referring to the teacher performing oral sex on the boy.</span></div>
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“Probably broke her teeth on it. Lol,” Evans wrote.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: blue;"></span>He initially apologized on his Facebook page "I wasn’t trying to convey anything. It was a stupid, idiotic, insincere
comment that I made, and I apologize for it. I have no excuses. I
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If he left it at that he might have been able to get through this after the outrage calmed downed. But then he added “It just was a stupid back-room-with-the-boys comment and I should never have made it. That only inflamed the situation, he's not Trump. His Facebook page has since been scrubbed or may have been deleted. The first rule of being in a hole is to stop digging.<br />
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I called him out on it and he responded by calling me a loser for being defeated in the election last year. Then the Superintendent and the rest of the board called for his resignation. He attacked some members of the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/826594454122549/" target="_blank"> W-B SO</a>S group for his troubles. City council member <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bethgilbertt/posts/10217585471094142" target="_blank">Beth Gilber</a>t pointed out the continuous misogynistic comments by this man and he responded by attacking her.<br />
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Now he is threatening to sue people for his troubles.<br />
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<a href="https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/w-b-board-member-evans-insists-he-s-not-resigning-1.2361136" target="_blank">CV: </a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><b id="m_1604124121880970396gmail-docs-internal-guid-d49d7c85-8fc9-3154-288e-1be676c17f86" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite personal pleas from colleagues for him to resign, Wilkes-Barre Area School Board member Ned Evans <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_129335866" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Thursday</span></span> insisted he’s staying in office.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><b id="m_1604124121880970396gmail-docs-internal-guid-d49d7c85-8fc9-3154-288e-1be676c17f86" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In fact, Evans said he’ll soon be going on the offensive.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><b id="m_1604124121880970396gmail-docs-internal-guid-d49d7c85-8fc9-3154-288e-1be676c17f86" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amid the controversy over a crude comment he made online about a student sex case, he claims he has been defamed by certain people and plans to file a lawsuit.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><b id="m_1604124121880970396gmail-docs-internal-guid-d49d7c85-8fc9-3154-288e-1be676c17f86" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I cleary plan to sue,” Evans said, noting he has retained a lawyer.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our common sense campaign is a call to action to those in the district who seek to fix our nation’s broken politics and restore the American dream for future generations. I seek to unite our neighbors around the principles of fiscal and environmental stewardship, economic opportunity, and equality under the law. We need leadership who will put country over party, follow the facts, and pledge to work together to solve problems. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s as if our house is on fire and two fire companies have shown up, but instead of putting out the blaze, they are content to argue with each other until our house is in ashes. We only get one Republic; if we burn it down, there is no empty Republic across the street to move into.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I announced our first bid for Congress in 2016 when no candidate filed papers to challenge Tom Marino, but withdrew when a Democrat achieved ballot access via a write-in campaign, effectively removing the path to victory for our independent challenge. That Democratic candidate got 89,923 votes to Tom Marino's 211,282. A Centrist Independent most certainly has no worse a chance of winning than any Democrat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our problem-solver platform is unchanged from 2016: if elected, I won’t be going it alone. I’ll work tirelessly towards the goals of a balanced federal budget, to secure the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, for American energy independence, and job creation. Send me to Washington! I’m ready to join dozens of other members of Congress who’ve pledged to put labels aside to advance solutions to our nation's biggest challenges.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I pledge to be an automatic “No” vote on any bill that has not been made available for three days of public review. Other folks have made that promise and broken it; I mean it! To prove it, we can start calling it the “Kairnes Rule” beginning today!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If elected, I will only accept a salary equivalent to the median wage of families in the 10th District - $52,199 - and return the balance of the Representative's salary of $174,000 back to the U.S. Treasury. </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If elected, I’ll make what you make, and I won’t get a raise unless you do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We can't earn a place on the ballot without your help and we won't win without you. </span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We're just getting started! Send us as email at </span><a href="mailto:team@jerrykairnes.com" style="font-family: roboto; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">team@jerrykairnes.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to learn what you can do!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: medium; vertical-align: baseline;">A Campaign of Necessity</span><span style="font-family: "roboto"; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-37601242095008484922017-11-14T22:15:00.001-05:002017-11-14T22:15:42.503-05:00Judy Herschel for Congress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She said that healthcare is a basic human right and blasted the profit driven health care system and endorsed Medicare for All.She said she would not sell out to Pharmaceutical companies. Unions are essential and teaching is a noble profession.<br />
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-13963689451317295502017-11-12T18:25:00.002-05:002017-11-12T18:57:54.599-05:00Municipal Races 2017- Part Deux<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The Voice of God was reaffirmed as the President for Life of The People's Republic of Bear Creek Village winning 98.82% of the vote. He was so sure that his apparatchiks would deliver an unanimous vote that he was on a cruise on election day visiting his offshore accounts. The lone dissenter will be sent to a reeducation camp in Nescopeck Pass.<br />
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-56982416711911822982017-11-11T14:55:00.000-05:002017-11-11T14:55:16.011-05:00Election results 2017- Municipal racesSome selected results from some down ballot races that I had an interest in because friends of mine were in the running. Spoiler alert, most of them lost. Sometimes I feel like the black cat of politics.<br />
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Longtime Kingston resident John Cordora ran for for Mayor of Luzerne as a Democrat. John has been a Republican candidate for State Rep and Mayor of Kingston. I always found him to one of the more entertaining people on the local political scene. He was always a good sport taking <a href="http://gort42.blogspot.com/search?q=john+cordora" target="_blank">my snark</a> in stride even when I said he resembles Vincent Price.<br />
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James Keller (R) 280<br />
John Cordora (D) 235<br />
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Luzerne County Young Republican Prez John Lombardo made his first run for elective office as a candidate for the Pittston Area School Board. It was just a matter of time before we saw his name on the ballot and it won't be the last. He's been a <a href="http://gort42.blogspot.com/search?q=john+lombardo" target="_blank">guest blogger on Gort42. </a>John is a lot like the young Gort becoming a political junkie at a young age. He ran a great race and came close.<br />
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<tr> <td id="td_choice_name">Joseph Salvo (DEM)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"> </td> <td id="td_choice_votes">2,714 </td><td id="td_choice_percent"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BLx3jMBP9S8/WgdSrySUlwI/AAAAAAAAFrk/iLkeZgQJGJM_pUI6MjYv66RoaHpO3X1qQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="133" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BLx3jMBP9S8/WgdSrySUlwI/AAAAAAAAFrk/iLkeZgQJGJM_pUI6MjYv66RoaHpO3X1qQCLcBGAs/s200/IMG_1823.JPG" width="200" /></a> Keep an eye on what goes on in Kingston Township in the near future. I predict they are heading for all sorts of legal challenges involving sunshine law violations and of conflicts of interest. The winning candidate is the son of of one of the present Supervisors who works for the township road <br />
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Liz Martin has been a hard working public servant who deserved reelection. <br />
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Robert Wagner (R) 841<br />
Liz Martin (D) 774<br />
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-32822603441463256412017-11-09T18:15:00.000-05:002017-11-09T18:17:22.943-05:002017 Election Results- Luzerne County Council<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My candidate came up a bit short but I am very proud of the race Wendy Cominsky ran. She is someone without money or powerful friends who just wanted to make a difference. She offered solutions to the problems the county faces and worked as hard as any candidate I've ever met. I'm grateful for her friendship and trust. She came darn close and somehow I feel I let her down.<br />
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The top 3 vote getters was not a surprise. Incumbents Linda Houck(D) and Harry Haas(R) ran their record and the people rewarded them with another term. Sheila Saidman was top of the poll in the primary and it carried over.<br />
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The surprises of the night were Matt Vough (D) and Chris Perry (R). They also worked their tails off and I saw them just about everywhere.<br />
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The great thing about this election was the lack of acrimony. For the most part the candidates seemed to genuinely like each other and want to work together regardless of party<br />
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I want to congratulate all the candidates for offering themselves for public office. It takes guts to run and put up with the nonsense like the anonymous cowards who comment on the local newspaper websites. <br />
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<tr><td id="td_choice_name">x Sheila Saidman (DEM) </td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">21,406</td> <td id="td_choice_percent"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td id="td_choice_name">x Linda McClosky Houck (DEM)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">20,369</td> <td id="td_choice_percent"> </td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td id="td_choice_name"> Wendy Cominsky (DEM)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">19,365</td><td id="td_choice_percent"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td id="td_choice_name">x Matthew Vough (DEM)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">20,386</td> <td id="td_choice_percent"></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td id="td_choice_name"> John Gadomski (DEM)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">18,342</td><td id="td_choice_percent"></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td id="td_choice_name">x Harry Haas (REP)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">20,319</td><td id="td_choice_percent"></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td id="td_choice_name">x Chris R. Perry (REP)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">20,125</td><td id="td_choice_percent"></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td id="td_choice_name"> Marc Dixon (REP)</td> <td id="td_choice_icon"><br /></td> <td id="td_choice_votes">19,115</td> <td id="td_choice_percent"></td> <td id="td_choice_graph"><br /></td> </tr>
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-24199409165502700702017-11-08T18:01:00.000-05:002017-11-08T18:01:22.589-05:002017 Election results-Luzerne County Controller<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The top race in Luzerne County was for the Controller position between incumbent Michelle Bednar (D) and former Controller Walter Griffith (R). I was surprised that no other Republican ran in the primary considering Walter's baggage about the wiretap thing and his aggressive style.<br />
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In an interview with the <a href="http://citizensvoice.com/news/griffith-hopes-for-second-chance-at-controller-1.2253069" target="_blank">Citizens Voice</a> he promised to be a kinder, gentler Walter. Yeah right, the Walter I know is at his at his best when he is being a pain in the ass. I mean that in a good way. The message from his campaign was that he would be a watchdog, not a lapdog. So much for the kinder thing.<br />
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Michelle ran the campaign on her accomplishments without running to the press every time she found a problem but worked for a solution. She refused to criticize her opponent when given the chance. <a href="http://citizensvoice.com/news/bednar-says-she-is-ready-for-another-term-as-controller-1.2258655" target="_blank">From the CV</a>: <span style="color: blue;">Bednar declined to offer an opinion on Griffith, who resigned as
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Griffith 20,609 46% </span> </span>Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-31845549554492093642017-11-04T16:06:00.001-04:002017-11-04T16:07:42.031-04:00Wendy Cominsky for County CouncilIn my many years of politics I have been able to sort out the people who want to be someone verses the people who want to do something.<br />
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Wendy Cominsky is someone who want's to do something. She has all sorts of ideas to improve Luzerne County. I may not agree with all of them all but let's put them out for discussion.<br />
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Alternative Energy</h2>
We also should be considering alternative energy as well as
protecting what is left of our natural resources. Apparently some people
did not learn their lesson from the coal companies. Tunkhannock is
seeing a dramatic drop in local business since the gas drilling craze is
fading. When we run out of gas, like the coal mines, those companies
will be gone and many people will be without jobs and many businesses
without customers. This can cause economic collapse and we need to
prevent it. Everybody was sold on gas because it would bring jobs to the
area and lower energy costs. Here’s the exciting news: so will the
development of renewable energy sources! By shifting our focus to
renewable energy, we will lower costs and still have fossil fuel energy
to rely on in times of crisis. Environmentally speaking, I believe that
clean water will become more valuable than gold in the not so distant
future. We absolutely need to protect our natural springs as if they
were our children, because frankly, our children will pay the price if
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Gorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-70009365534375539212017-10-23T07:46:00.000-04:002017-10-23T07:46:57.153-04:00Meuser at the Grotto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tens of people came out to hear former PA Revenue Secretary and unsuccessful 2008 PA 10th CD Republican candidate give his pitch for electing him to the 11th CD seat being vacated by Lou Barletta.<br />
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Luzerne County GOP Chair Ron Ferrance did the intro saying we need someone in Congress that will support the President. Other notables in attendance were State Rep. Karen Boback, Bear Creek Village Mayor Walter Mitchell, the next DJ in the back mountain Brian Tupper, Old Forge School Director Frank Scavo and Luzerne County candidate Marc Dixon.<br />
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Meuser tied himself firmly to Trump and Barletta. <br />
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Meuser said he was a conservative problem solver who wants to get behind the President's Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda. Tax reform, repeal Obamacare, strong military, border security, term limits and drain the swamp (DTS) , etc. He said he was urged by Barletta to run for Congress if Lou ran for Senate. The way he explained it was almost like a <span class="st" data-hveid="73" data-ved="0ahUKEwiJo6Odn4XXAhVS52MKHdbACnkQ4EUISTAB"><i>Quid pro quo. </i></span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="73" data-ved="0ahUKEwiJo6Odn4XXAhVS52MKHdbACnkQ4EUISTAB">I was surprised by how much he discussed the nuts and bolts of the campaign. Everything from yard signs to money. Meuser said he was outworking the other candidates and claimed the support of 8 GOP county chairs. He said he will need $750,000 to win the primary.</span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="73" data-ved="0ahUKEwiJo6Odn4XXAhVS52MKHdbACnkQ4EUISTAB">He took some shots at Democrats saying the Republicans are the party of the red, white and blue who's favorite holiday is the 4th of July while the Dems celebrate April 15th. Senator Casey has gone extreme left and brought up Nancy Pelosi. </span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="73" data-ved="0ahUKEwiJo6Odn4XXAhVS52MKHdbACnkQ4EUISTAB">At the end someone asked him about combating the lies that politicians tell. Meuser said he would give them a pass the first time but would lose his support if they did it again. Then he went on about draining the swamp and MAGA.</span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="73" data-ved="0ahUKEwiJo6Odn4XXAhVS52MKHdbACnkQ4EUISTAB">Maybe he should read this fake news article:</span><br />
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Another Democrat has joined the race to succeed Lou Barletta (R) in the PA 11th CD. He joins USAF vet Alan Howe on the Democratic side.<br />
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Wolff was PA Agriculture Secretary under Governor Ed Rendell. He was appointed by President Clinton and held over by Dubya on the WTO <span style="font-weight: 400;">Agriculture Technical Committee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">From his website :</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">In addition to his farm work and public service, Denny is the proud
founder of Camp Victory, a camp for children with special needs that’s
adjacent to his farm. The camp today hosts over 1,500 children and their
families from across the country each summer. Denny was inspired to
start Camp Victory after his youngest son, Nicholas, was born with a
life-threatening liver disease and spent most of the first two years of
his life in hospitals until he received a lifesaving liver transplant
when he was eighteen months old.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Website: <a href="https://dennywolff.com/#why" target="_blank">Denny Wolff for Congress</a></span> </span><br />
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Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DennyforCongress/" target="_blank">Denny Wolff for Congress</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Six people so far have announced they are candidates for the 11th
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This report in the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/dea-drug-industry-congress/?utm_term=.755a679a2534" target="_blank">WaPo</a> is shocking but not surprising. PA 10th CD Congressman Tom Marino (R) took $150,000+ from pharmaceutical companies then wrote a law to get the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) off their backs.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">For years, some drug distributors were fined for repeatedly ignoring
warnings from the DEA to shut down suspicious sales of hundreds of
millions of pills, while they racked up billions of dollars in sales.</span><br />
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The new law makes it virtually impossible for the DEA to freeze suspicious narcotic shipments from the companies</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span>This tells you every thing you need to know about Marino. He called the cops when reporters wanted to interview him. <span style="color: blue;">Marino declined repeated requests for comment. Marino’s staff called the
U.S. Capitol Police when The Post and “60 Minutes” tried to interview
the congressman at his office on Sept. 12. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">This is nothing new. He has helped drug dealers in the past.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://gort42.blogspot.com/2010/10/friends-of-tom-marino.html" target="_blank">By Michael R. Sisak / Staff Writer</a><br />
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prominent central Pennsylvania car dealer once described as a “friend”
by former U.S. Attorney Tom Marino has racked up an extensive rap sheet
since leaning on Marino to have a cocaine dealing conviction cleared
from his record more than a decade ago, court documents obtained by The
Citizens’ Voice show.<br /><br /><b>Jay W. Kilheeney, an admitted drug addict and alcoholic,</b>
has been busted three times since Marino clumsily and unsuccessfully
interceded in the drug case, in June 1998, and has been accused in
protection from abuse petitions of leading a violent, vagabond home
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<span style="color: #000099;"><span style="color: black;">His lies about</span> <span style="color: black;">his relationship with Louis DeNaples and permission letter from the DOJ.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;"> </span><span style="color: #000099;">Tom Marino, Republican candidate for
Congress, has changed his story six months after he told a Wilkes-Barre
talk radio reporter that he had gotten permission from his superiors in
the U.S. Department of Justice before lending his name as a reference
for a convicted felon who was seeking a casino license...He also denied
that he had ever claimed that he received, or could provide, written
authorization from the Justice Department allowing him to give a
personal reference to former casino operator Louis DeNaples.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000099;"><span style="color: black;"> Even the Bush Administration thought he was incompetent </span></span><br />
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<br /><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A senior Justice Department official
recommended firing Marino in September 2006, saying he "perceived that
Marino was not leading his office," according to the report, which has
taken on fresh relevance as the Republican challenges Democratic
incumbent Chris Carney in the 10th Congressional District.
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<br />D. Kyle Sampson, the chief of staff to then-Attorney General Alberto
Gonzales, subsequently placed Marino's name on a list of U.S. Attorneys
he said the department, "should consider pushing out," based on
"problems" he learned about in summer 2006, according to the report.
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jPTotFK631g/WeO3IPqvRKI/AAAAAAAAFoU/YpJEn0ubBK0ZLhL2Kf5q94dl30FyghVQQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1834%2B%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1600" height="133" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jPTotFK631g/WeO3IPqvRKI/AAAAAAAAFoU/YpJEn0ubBK0ZLhL2Kf5q94dl30FyghVQQCLcBGAs/s200/IMG_1834%2B%25282%2529.JPG" width="200" /></a>Another great Blogfest was held at the River Grille in Plains. In addition to the political types<a href="http://nepablogcon.com/" target="_blank"> NEPA Blogcon</a> joined us for their after party. There is always a prize for the person who traveled the farthest and this time it goes to PA Lt. Governor candidate Aryanna Berringer who came all the way from Pittsburgh. Aryanna is no stranger to our area, she lived in W-B a few years ago. <br />
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Many Luzerne County hopefuls were there. Both Controller candidates, incumbent Michelle Bednar (D) and former Controller Walter Griffith (R), worked the crowd. County Council Democratic nominees Wendy Cominsky, Matt Vough mixed it up with Republicans Marc Dixon and Greg Wolovich. Municipal candidates included Luzerne Mayor candidate John Cordara (D?), incumbent Dallas Twp. Supervisor Liz Martin (D) and Plains Twp. Commissioner nominee Barry Kresge (R).<br />
Plus W-B City Councilman Tony Brooks (R) and State Rep Jerry Mullery.<br />
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The NEPA Blogcon group were a lot of fun and added energy to the gathering.<br />
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Liz Martin (D) is running for reelection as Dallas Township Supervisor and met with her supporters tonight to give her pitch.<br />
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It was a bit of a shock when Martin defeated Glenn Howell by 44 votes in 2011. <br />
I don't think a Democrat had won an election out there since Ike was President. Landslide Liz.<br />
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Her opponent is Dallas township road department employee Robert Wagner (R). His father happens to be Dallas Twp. Supervisor Frank Wagner (R). I wonder how he got that job? All sorts of conflict of interests questions come to mind. One person at the meeting tonight said people will be voting for Wagner the younger thinking it's Frankie. I know about that kind of name confusion.<br />
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