The LuLac Edition #218, May 8th, 2007

PHOTO INDEX: ROCK 107'S "WEBSTER" WHO PAINSTAKINGLY TAUGHT ME HOW TO ADD PHOTOS TO MY BLOG (YEAH GEENA DAVIS PHOTOS!!!!) AND THE NUMBER ONE SYMBOL HIGHLIGHTING THE FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE LULAC POLITICAL LETTER.

ONE YEAR ON

Well, it's been one year since I started the LuLac Political Letter. I began it because I saw some really nasty attacks on people I know and like in the media. My feeling was that perhaps the level of discourse could be elevated. I figured it would be a once a week thing. Then I feared that I'd not be able to think of something. But once I got started, it was like eating those Potato Chips, I couldn't stop at one. Then, I saw that I began to add too much. There were some pretty long editions at first. As I muddled along, I discovered that I could add pictures. My friend John Webster of Rock 107 took me through a tenuous process of e mailing instructions that must have convinced him I was in need of some serious help in the brains department. Once I got the pictures posted, I was on my way. A visual paints one hell of a political picture. As the months went by, responses came. Then comments. Then when Mrs. LuLac bought the new computer, we were high speed. After talking to my good friend Gort, I installed a site meter and actually saw how many people stopped by to see what I had to say. I had more radio listeners in the overnight shift at WVIA FM but not by much. The recent political forum was something I'd try to see if we (as an entity) were taken seriously. It appears we were. And that's what I wanted one year ago. To be heard and (on some days about some things,) to be taken seriously. Here's what I wrote one year ago today when we set out our mission statement. It appears we're on course. And to my readers and commenters, I say THANK YOU for participating.

Monday, May 08, 2006

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Lu-Lac Political Report is a comprehensive Beneficial Load Of Government and political information. (BLOG). The reason why I am starting it is because I truly believe there is a lack of great political reporting in the Wilkes Barre/Scranton news market these days. The newspaper and broadcast field seems populated by individuals who stop short of explaining the whole story, whether it be the final conclusion or background information required of such a subject as politics. It could be budget, inexperience, laziness or just a lower standard. But the political reporting of Bill Griffiths, Carl Romanelli Sr., John “Pidge” Watson, Bill Luksic and Joseph Flannery is nowhere evident in our discourse today. I would like to try and fill that large void left by these journalists. This report will strive to provide political news to interested parties, (ie political junkies) commentary on those doings as well as an opportunity to analyze the who what, why, where and when of politics.Our intent is to provide readers with thoughtful views, provoke discussions on the political process, as well as educate the participants on some politicos who came before making all of what we are observing today possible. (We can debate on whether we can thank them or not!) We will also work in tandem with the current contemporaries available that opine and observe the political scene like the WILK Talk Radio network, local columnists, TV reporters and political consultants and activists. If there is a philosophical disagreement with any of these entities, we will not insult, intimidate or belittle them as other sites have done. There will absolutely be no personal attacks of any kind against how people look or comport themselves. There will be some commentary from the Blog Editor and Publisher but it will be listed as that, commentary. Opinions and varied points of view as they used to say on the TV editorials (whatever happened to them???) will be welcome.As we grow, we will add more interesting features that hopefully will entertain, enlighten and inform. As a political junkie, the past will be celebrated, the present will be reviewed and analyzed and the future will be considered. The site will be updated frequently with the goal to have something new posted once a day by 6PM. Let us begin on this new and exciting intellectual adventure!!!!