The LuLac Edition #1184, May 17th 2010

PHOTO INDEX: ME AND SENATOR SPECTER, THE GOP WOMEN OF THE LAC, FRONT ROW: BARBARA DAVENPORT, MSCRW PRESIDENT SCRANTON; JOYCE GRANT, PFRW PRESIDENT AND 2010 HONOREE BRADFORD COUNTY; TONI GILHOOLEY, PFRW DIRECTOR, HARRISBURG; KIM DEMATTEO-MACDONALD, OLYPHANT, MSCRW CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.

SESTAK AD A PHONY

When the devastating ad came out against Arlen Specter from Joe Sestak’s people, Mrs. LuLac smelled a rotten fish. Now I’m supposed to be the media guy in the family but as soon as she saw it, she told me it was doctored in some way. And lo and behold she was correct. Today the Specter people put an ad up that countered the Sestak ad with none other than Ed Rendell weighing in on how it was the worst type of campaigning by a politician. The ad defended Specter and also touted the big names (Obama, Biden, et all) supporting the Senator. To me that might not have been a good idea given the fact that most people are hating Washington and government in general. But it did get the message out there that the ad was doctored to make Specter look like an opportunist. I’ve always voted for Specter and won’t stop tomorrow. My only question about this Senate race is why Joe Sestak won’t reveal the name of the alleged White House official who promised him a job in the Obama administration if he dropped out of the race? Arlen might be a cranky old man, who might have tried to sell us the single bullet theory about the JFK assassination and he may be as wild as a Montavani marathon but as far as I know, he never lied to the voters of Pennsylvania.

GOP WOMEN

Margery Scranton Council of Republican Women of Lackawanna County recently honored Joyce Grant, President of Pennsylvania Federation of Republican Women as part of the group’s women history month celebration. Joyce A. Grant has been an active member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Republican Women and the National Federation of Republican Women for many years. She has served as a PFRW Vice President, chaired several committees and has served on many committees. Joyce is a member of the Achievements Awards Committee for NFRW and is also a member of the Anne B. Anstine Women in Excellence Program Advisory Board.Mrs. Grant is active in her local council, The Bradford County Council of Republican Women, serving as program chair, special events chair and numerous other positions. She was Council President 1998-2000.President Grant is an active Republican in addition to her commitment to PFRW and NFRW. In 2004 she chaired the Women's Coalition for President Bush in Bradford County. She was campaign coordinator in her county for Judge Maureen Lally Green and Chet Beiler. Joyce is a local precinct committeewoman for Burlington Township. She has campaigned at the local level for numerous local and state Republican candidates and is an active member of the Bradford County Republican Grassroots organization. The Margery Scranton Council has participated in many activities over the years. They participated in campaign activities for local, state and national candidates, conducted campaign workshops, honored women in the community and took part in several community service projects. They celebrate 10 years of service to the Republican Party in 2009. “It is a time to reflect on our struggles, celebrate our achievements, and acknowledge our contribution to society as homemakers, community activists and career professionals” stated Barbara Davenport, President of Margery Scranton Council.