Friday, February 15, 2008

The LuLac Edition #420, Feb. 15th, 2008






















PHOTO INDEX: AN OLD HAND CARD FROM THE 1975 LUZERNE COUNTY CHARTER YES ELECTION, WBRE TV'S JEFF CHERICO, GARY NORTON, CEO OF THE ERIE URBAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH THAT OLD RACE BAITER GOVERNOR RENDELL, (YEAH RIGHT!) , OUR 1968 LOGO, LUZERNE COUNTY CORONER JOHN CORCORAN AND A SLIDE FROM THE HUNTLEY BRINKLEY REPORT IN THE MID 60s.

RENDELL AND RACE

The Governor is a very loquacious guy. He'll talk to anyone, he'll expound on any issue. This week before a Pittsburgh newspaper Rendell was quoted as saying that Pennsylvanians, some, might not vote for a person of color. Well, the scribes pounced on it making the Governor look pretty bad. Momentarily. The Governor told statewide media he "was ticked" because the writer never finished what else he said which was that there are some Pennsylvanians who wouldn't vote for a woman either. But the race part was the sexy, controversial part, juicy, if you will. Governor Ed was right on both counts, it seems like there are people in this state opposed to both Obama and Clinton for various reasons. One might argue that the success of Obama, who has inspired crowds (but damn if those same people can point out a reason why) is based on the fact that people would rather vote for a man of color rather than a woman. We'll see how Pennsylvania reacts in April. And any question about Ed Rendell's comments about race should be taken in the context in which he said them, not how the overpaid, pompous newspaper writer heard them.

McCAIN AND ROMNEY

Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain and it looked for all the world to see that this was a shotgun wedding. They looked uncomfortable but McCain got the delegates that put him closer to the magic count he needs. Running mates don't need to be soulmates, JFK and LBJ as well as Governor Ed and Katherine Baker Knoll proved that point. The move was smart by Romney because he put actions behind his words of party unity and I can't help but think that might be rewarded somewhere down the line, no matter how stiff they looked in the photo op.


CORCORAN GOES

Leaving the political launching pad that propelled him into County office as Coroner, John Corcoran said goodbye to his fellow Wilkes Barre School Board members. Corcoran addressed the board before they voted to formally accept the resignation he tendered Feb. 6. He said he resigned reluctantly after the state Ethics Commission ruled last month that he cannot serve in two elected positions. He expressed appreciation to his fellow board members and school district administration and staff. Superintendent Jeffrey Namey presented Corcoran with a plaque commemorating his board career, which began in 1998.

GUESTO STAYS


So were you really that surprised when Sam Guesto was named to the new court position by the President Judge? Let me say this from the onset, despite the debit card scandal and Guesto's lack of oversight in it, I have heard many good things about Guesto as an administrator and employee. That said, you have to wonder how fired PR director Kathy Bozinski feels after being kicked to the curb by Ms. Petrilla's stilettoes. And how about Mary Ann Dyseleski getting shunned with all that education!!?? All you young coeds at King's and Wilkes, that oughta show ya it's still a man's world under the dome. Steve Corbett on WILK and his gang were articulating their anger which is all well and good but I've heard reports that there is a movement going on to start up another county charter effort. And unlike 1975 and 2003, people are really upset about the flagrant decisions of those in power. There will be a time in Luzerne County where its citizens will realize there are more of them, than the well connected at the Courthouse. It's all a numbers game and pretty soon, this county government's number will be up. In the meantime, congrats to Sam Guesto. Good luck in the new job, as bittersweet as it is, after all, when he announced his resignation he said he wanted to spend more time with his family. Oh well, they'll live, I suppose.

STATE REPS FACE FOES

Tuesday was the original deadline for filing nomination petitions for the April 22 primary, but Gov. Ed Rendell issued an executive order extending the deadline to Thursday at noon, because of the snowfall. Paul Dudrich, a special-education teacher from Jessup, filed nomination petitions to run against Mr. Staback, of Archbald, who was first elected in 1984 and is serving his 12th two-year term.Mr. Staback has not faced a competitive Democratic primary since his first election, when he defeated eight other challengers who wanted to replace retiring Rep. Joseph Wargo. He last faced a challenge in 1998, but easily defeated Reform Party candidate Ron Hannivig. Mr. Staback is the chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee. Staback is well known and liked in the mid valley but it has been over twenty years and this might be time for him to go.
Meanwhile in Scranton, Kevin Murphy, former city councilman is gearing up for another run against one termer Frank Shimkus. Murphy ran a good campaign last time but with a field of five, he never had the opportunity to go head to head with the former TV anchor. Murphy was defeated for Council when he couragiously voted for the Mayor's recovery program and garnered the anger of some of the city unions. Shimkus though visable and articulate has a hard core base of people who just don't like him. Whether that might have an impact is anyone's guess.
**Disclaimer: Kevin Murphy and I worked together at Cable Rep Advertising 1999 through 2000.
Rep. Mike Carroll, an Avoca Democrat, will be challenged for the party’s nomination to the 118th District seat by P.J. Best, of Pittston, son of Pittston Area School Board member Terry Best, who lost in the Democratic primary to Mr. Carroll in 2006.
First-term incumbent Republican Rep. Karen Boback, of Harveys Lake, will face primary opposition from James May, of Northmoreland Township. Mrs. Boback represents the 117th Legislative District, which includes the Back Mountain section of Luzerne County, some of the county’s southwestern communities, most of southern Wyoming County and two municipalities in Columbia County.
There was no reported opposition for the following reps; Ken Smith, D-Dunmore; Jim Wansacz, D-Old Forge; Todd A. Eachus, D-Butler Township; John T. Yudichak, D-Nanticoke; Phyllis Mundy, D-Kingston; and Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre.

BUSTING OUT!!


Jeff Cherico is the consumer reporter at WBRE TV and he does a great job. An all hands reporter, he does well with other assignments outside the consumer realm. Valentine's night he reported on a website where women who want breast enhancements post messages on line and solicit money from men to pay for the procedure. Most interviewed in the story say it degraded women and I agree. And I have to tell you, from some women friends who have gone through it, the operation is no picnic. But what struck me was the woman Cherico interviewed, a single mom of 19 who wanted to feel good about herself. Two points: seems like she got herself pregnant without the big breasts, I mean someone found her attractive and if you want to feel good about yourself, how about raising a loving and productive child?

NBC NEWS 60 YEARS ON

NBC News today celebrated its 60th anniversary as a nightly news program. Here's the chronology of this fine institution:
Feb. 16, 1948 — "NBC Television Newsreel"
Feb. 16, 1949 — "Camel News Caravan" with John Cameron Swayze
Oct. 29, 1956 — "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley (initially called "NBC News," then "The Texaco Huntley-Brinkley Report" became "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" in 1961)
Sept. 9, 1963 — Huntley-Brinkley Report expands from 15 minutes to a half-hour
Aug. 3, 1970 — "NBC Nightly News" with David Brinkley, John Chancellor and Frank McGee
Aug. 15, 1971 — "NBC Nightly News" with John Chancellor
June 7, 1976 — "NBC Nightly News" with John Chancellor and David Brinkley
Oct. 5, 1979 — "NBC Nightly News" with John Chancellor
Apr. 5, 1982 — "NBC Nightly News" with Tom Brokaw and Roger Mudd•
Sept. 5, 1983 — "NBC Nightly News" with Tom Brokaw
Dec. 2, 2004 — "NBC Nightly News" with Brian Williams
As a child growing up the Huntley Brinkley Report was my first exposure to how the world worked. Happy birthday NBC News.

1968

President Johnson's announcement of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara's move to the World Bank stressed his stated interest in the job and that he deserved a change after seven years as Secretary of Defense, much longer than any of his predecessors (and longer than any of his successors, to date).
Other sources gave a different view of McNamara's departure from office. For example, Stanley Karnow in his book "Vietnam: A History" strongly suggests that McNamara was asked to leave by the President. McNamara himself has expressed lack of certainty about the question.
McNamara left office on 29 February 1968; for his efforts, the President awarded him both the Medal of Freedom and the Distinguished Service Medal.......In Statewide developments, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order to stay all proceedings in the certification case of City Councilman Joseph Williams………………….Dr. Roy E. Morgan was elected to the Pennsylvania State Public Welfare Board….on the County level, Atty. Chester Muroski accepted a position as a law clerk in the office of recently seated Judge Peter Paul Olszewski…in the city, King’s College received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to license an FM radio station, in Pittston at St. John the Baptist Grade School, the second of third co-ed dances between 7th and eighth graders was conducted…..and the number one song in the country and LuLac land forty years ago this week was Paul Muriat’s “Love Is Blue”. Here it is from YOU TUBE:



13 Comments:

At 1:20 AM, Blogger Gort said...

A correction to the state rep roundup. Republican George Bath of Kingston Twp. in running in the 120th against Phyllis Mundy.

 
At 10:01 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Phyllis is not unopposed. George Bath (R) Kingston Township is listed on the unofficial ballot.

 
At 10:06 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You judgemental pig and piece of ****!!(edited) How dare you insult that poor girl trying to enhance her looks? And the fact that she's a single mom has nothing to do with the fact that she wants breast augmentation. Single moms have rights too and your comment about her actions underscores the fact that you are a chavenist who is threatened by women better than you. Your readers deserve an apology for your terrible comments on the single mom.
You are a dull witted idiot.

 
At 10:47 AM, Blogger David Yonki said...

IN RESPONSE
A correction to the state rep roundup. Republican George Bath of Kingston Twp. in running in the 120th against Phyllis Mundy.
Phyllis is not unopposed. George Bath (R) Kingston Township is listed on the unofficial ballot.
YES YOU ARE BOTH CORRECT. WHILE MS. MUNDY HAS NO FOE IN THE PRIMARY, MR. BATH HAS ENTERED ON THE GOP SIDE FOR THE FALL. MY APOLOGIES TO MR. BATH AND HIS CAMPAIGN.
Single moms have rights too and your comment about her actions underscores the fact that you are a chavenist who is threatened by women better than you. Your readers deserve an apology for your terrible comments on the single mom.
OH YEAH, I'M ANTI WOMEN. I MARRIED SOMEONE SMARTER THAN ME AND WHO HAS CONSISTENTLY OUTEARNED ME THROUGH OUR WORKING LIVES. YEAH, I'M THREATENED. MOST OF MY DATING LIFE I ASPIRED TO WOMEN BETTER THAN ME, TAKES THE PRESSURE OFF.
AS FAR AS MY COMMENTS ON SINGLE MOMS, THEY WERE NOT A BLANKET INDICTMENT OF THEM. THERE ARE MANY SINGLE MOMS I'VE KNOWN AND WORKED WITH WHO ARE HARD WORKING AND PUT THEIR KIDS FIRST. NONE OF THEM MENTIONED BREAST ENHANCEMENTS AS A WAY TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN, I HAVE MET, KNOWN AND WITNESSED MANY, MORE THAN I CAN COUNT, SINGLE MOMS WHO HAVE ROUTINELY HANDED THE CHILD OFF TO GRANDMA AND GRANDPA AND LET THEM BE THE PSUEDO PARENTS. THE STORY THEY GIVE IS TO GET THEIR LIVES IN ORDER BUT NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, IT'S TO HAVE STILL ANOTHER BABY SO GRANDMA AND GRANDPA CAN NOW RAISE TWO CONFUSED KIDS INSTEAD OF JUST ONE. I HAVE A POLICY, AND I WARN YOU, IT'S JUDGEMENTAL. I'LL GIVE A BABY GIFT TO SOMEONE I MIGHT WORK WITH IF THE COUPLE IS MARRIED. I THINK IT IS HYSTERICAL THAT EVERY NEW YEAR'S, THE NEWS STATIONS AND PAPERS WILL TALK ABOUT THE FIRST BABY BEING BORN IN THE NEW YEAR. MORE TIMES THAN NOT, THE HAPPY COUPLE ISN'T MARRIED. IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY USED TO CALL THESE KIDS BASTARDS. NOW THAT'S A LITTLE HARSH AND I CAN'T CONDONE MAKING AN INNOCENT KID PAY FOR AN ADULT'S MISTAKE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE RAISING BABIES WITHOUT A DAD IS NOW THE NORM RATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION. AND THAT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE CHILD IN THE LONG RUN. SHUNNING SINGLE MOTHERS WHO ARE HAVING BABIES IS NOT RIGHT, THEY DESERVE KINDNESS AND SUPPORT. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND CELEBRATING TO THE EXTREME THE BIRTH OF KIDS WITHOUT FATHERS PRESENT AND A TRUE FAMILY UNIT IS NOT RIGHT EITHER. TWO STORIES, WHEN I WORKED FOR A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A SUB, THERE WAS THIS INCIDENT. ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, THE KIDS NEVER WENT TO THE CLASSROOMS BUT INSTEAD WENT TO THE GYM TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK ON THE DAY. I CAME IN FOR MY ASSIGNMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE WAS FILLED WITH ABOUT 9 YOUNG STUDENTS OF VARIOUS AGES AND THEIR BABIES. I THOUGHT I HAD WALKED INTO A DAY CARE CENTER. THE PRINCIPLE WAS ON HIS PHONE TRYING TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION FOR THESE KIDS TO GO HOME BECAUSE THEY DECIDED IT WOULD BE CUTE TO TAKE THEIR BABIES TO SCHOOL AND SHOW THEM OFF. SOME SINGLE MOMS DIDN'T EVEN HAVE DRIVER'S LICENSES. HE LATER TOLD ME HE WANTED THEM OUT OF THE SCHOOL BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT THEIR PRESENCE TO BE INTERPRETED AS AN ENDORSEMENT OF TEEN PREGANANCY. TO THIS DAY, (AND I KNOW HE GOT HEAT FOR IT) I RESPECT THAT DECISION.
ANOTHER STORY, A FEW YEARS BACK AT ANOTHER JOB I HAD, IT SEEMED LIKE EVERY FEMALE ON MY TEAM WAS PREGNANT AT THE SAME TIME. 11 OF THEM. ONLY ONE WAS MARRIED. AT CHRISTMAS, WE HAD A LITTLE GET TOGETHER IN A STAFF ROOM AND THERE WAS ME, ANOTHER GUY AND THE 11 PREGNANT MOMS. AS WE OPENED THE GIFTS, I SAID, "JUST THINK IN THE YEAR 2021, WE CAN HAVE A ******** (EDITED NAME OF COMPANY)GRADUATING CLASS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS DEAD SILENCE. AFTERWARDS, AS I LEFT WITH THE OTHER GUY, I ASKED HIM WHY MY LITTLE QUIP DIDN'T GO OVER. HE SAID, "BECAUSE IT WASN'T UNTIL YOU MADE THAT COMMENT THAT ANY OF THEM EXCEPT ***** (EDITED, THE MARRIED WOMAN) HAD NO CLUE THEY'D HAVE TO RAISE THESE CUTE LITTLE BABIES LONG TERM!"
RAISING A CHILD IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS ANYONE CAN DO. THE EVIDENCE I HAVE SEEN TELLS ME WE AS A SOCIETY HAVE DIMINISHED ITS IMPORTANCE AND HANDED OFF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO GENERATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY DONE THEIR PART IN CHILD REARING. SORRY IF YOU THINK I'M A RIGHT WINGER ON THIS BUT A MOM AND DAD IS WAY BETTER THAN A MOM WITH A KID MORE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING BIGGER BOOBS. NO APOLOGIES FROM ME ON THIS ONE!

 
At 12:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

increased self esteem through bigger tits? who the is the real boob?

 
At 1:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

We have one child because we could, in good conscience, afford only one, otherwise we might have had more. We have been married almost 40 years. The child was born 8 years after the wedding. We were able to raise, educate and spend time with our Son. Later we were able to help him buy his first car and his home. Weve never had too much, and there were rough times, but we always worked things out. We still do. We are lucky.
WE ARE A FAMILY!

 
At 1:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A friend of mine who flew "Dust Off" Medivac Helicopters in Viet Nam in '68 had to be physically restrained from at least verbally attacking Robert McNamara in a D.C.
restaurant a couple of years back.
Rumsfield and McNamara, two of a kind, had it all figured out and if not murderers, they were certainly arrogant fools! Both proved numbers do lie.

 
At 7:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Yonki, I understand that before you got married and even after, you were the king of the single moms dating game. So just don't tell me you all of sudden think single moms will be the downfall of civilization as we know it. Your blatant attack on single mothers tell us one of two things: you're really not the political mastermind you think you are and no one will ever vote for you with your style of "family values". Is this your Sister Soulja moment or what?

 
At 8:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great point about Guesto wanting to spend times with the kids. What a freaking liar. The time for a new charter is coming soon Mr. Yonki and it wouldn't be a bad idea to see the whole bunch of maggots swept into the gutter. And if they go down the drain in Wilkes Barre, they'll all bunch up along the curb because everyone knows Leighton doesn't clean the storm drains!!!

 
At 8:30 PM, Blogger David Yonki said...

IN RESPONSE
I understand that before you got married and even after, you were the king of the single moms dating game.
I DATED MANY SINGLE MOTHERS BUT THEY WERE ALL LEFT BY EITHER AN ABUSIVE OR UNSUPPORTIVE MATE. I THINK LEAVING SOMEONE WHO IS NO GOOD FOR YOU IS A BADGE OF COURAGE AND A THOUGHTFUL ACTION TOWARD THE CHILD. NONE OF THE SINGLE MOTHERS I KNEW BEFORE AND AFTER MY MARRIAGE (AND I'VE RESOLVED THAT ISSUE THROUGH SELF COUNSELING, INVENTORY TAKING AND MUCH EVALUATION THANK YOU VERY MUCH!) HAD A BABY JUST FOR KICKS. THEY WERE IN COMMITED RELATIONSHIPS THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT. I APPLAUD AND RESPECT WHAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED. AND I NEVER ONCE ATTACKED THEM PERSONALLY.
you're really not the political mastermind you think you are and no one will ever vote for you with your style of "family values".
I MAKE NO CLAIM AT BEING A POLITICAL MASTERMIND AND I'VE SAID IF I RAN FOR OFFICE, THERE'D NOT BE A CLOSET BUT AN ENTIRE WAREHOUSE OF SKELETONS LURKING. THE ONLY THING I'M RUNNING FOR THESE DAYS IS TO THE BATHROOM AT 3AM! AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE IS NO KNOWN CONSTITUENCY IN THAT AREA TO ELECT ME TO ANYTHING.
Is this your Sister Soulja moment or what?
***Editor's note: In the 1992 campaign Bill Clinton came out strongly against the rap artist Sister Soulja saying that her performances degraded blacks. It was thought to be a signal to the center and right of the Democratic party that Clinton would not be a total liberal at the behest of every segment of the black community.****

 
At 1:22 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You know Dave, Cherico brought up the subject in his report that the woman in question wanted better self esteem as the reason why she chose this route. Could it be that if she perhaps had those breast implants, her self esteem might have been better and she might not have gotten pregnant?

 
At 8:12 PM, Blogger David Yonki said...

IN RESPONSE
Could it be that if she perhaps had those breast implants, her self esteem might have been better and she might not have gotten pregnant?
BEST POINT MADE IN THE ENTIRE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.

 
At 9:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOW Guesto got the county job, didn't se that one coming!!! LOL!!! County politics will never change as long as the people don't stand up.

 

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