The LuLac Edition #2539, October 17th, 2013

bupkis!!!!!!!!!

noun

Meaning: nothing at all.

Orgin: Yiddish/Slavic.

BACK TO WORK

So the government shut down is now over. And what has been accomplished? Essentially nothing. Everyone lost on this one. Here’s who:
1. The GOP Congress: Reasonable members like Lou Barletta are being pulled in two different directions. The party has been taken hostage by the Tea Party and this branch of the government has the lowest approval rating in history.
2. The Democratic Senate: They will now have large targets on their back as the 2014 election arrive. The right wing nuts will take to the media and accuse them of “taking away our freedoms” and paint the Senate as obstructionists!
3. The American people: Denied of services, millions of Americans were hurt and inconvenienced. But not of course the Congress.
4. The taxpayer. Congressman Cartwright had it correct when he said the shutdown would cost money. 24 billion. The next time a Republican starts saying, “My children’s future, my children’s future, look at the debt they’ll have to pay!!!” point out this colossal waste of money.
5. Government workers: Already under fire by average citizens, these people will need to catch up and be blamed when services are backlogged and not being performed fast enough.
6. The President: Finally he stood up to the bullies. But if President Obama had not compromised in his first term, if he had not kissed the asses of Republicans who kicked him in the gonads after he reached out, this would never have opened. One of the life lessons the President never learned as child from his Social Worker mother and WWII veteran grandfather was this: you knock a bully the first time and don’t let him/her get up. President Obama, reelected to a second term has wasted his first year of that second term. Not since Richard Nixon’s first year of his second term has a President had such an awful year after re-election winning by a majority of voters.
LOSERS….ALL.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Speaker John Boehner had the quote of the week on WLW Radio in Cincinnati. Boehner conceded that his party lost but “fought the good fight”. Fighting to stop a bill passed by the Legislature and upheld by the Supreme Court? Stopping economic recovery in its track messing with historical tourism? Making the markets nervous with talk of a government default? Stopping patients who were undergoing clinical cancer studies? Letting thousands of cattle rot on the prairie after a bad weather event in the Midwest because the Agriculture Department was closed down? That is the good fight? Really?

County Controller candidate Michelle Bednar. (Photo: LuLac archives).

BEDNAR AT RED MILL

The Red Mill

340 S. Main St., Pittston, PA

Sunday, October 20th, 2013

2 p.m to 5 p.m.

with Master of Ceremonies,

State Representative

Mike Carroll

County Council Candidate Eileen Saorokas. (Photo: LuLac archives).

SOROKAS AT JANUZZI’S 

4PM, Route 309 in Mountaintop, October 20th Sunday.

Congressman Matt Cartweright. (Photo: LuLac archives).

CARTWRIGHT CALLS FOR MORE

Congressman Matt Cartwright released the following statement regarding the bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and pay our bills:
“Today, the American people have seen Congress reach a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and avert a default on the nation’s bills. While the compromise that has been reached will provide our economy with the stability it needs, we must move forward together and do more.
“After more than two weeks spent facing off across a partisan divide differences were set aside to prevent disaster.
“Part of this agreement instructs leaders to name conferees to a budget conference committee. The hope is that this action will assure Congress continues the work of setting this country on a path to job growth and fiscal sustainability. The conference committee, which is charged with producing its negotiated budget package in December, is the appropriate place to discuss our differing views on the best way to chart a course for economic growth.
“Now we must return to our most important job – expanding the economy and protecting middle-class families.
“Let’s get together and actually pass a budget.”

Arena Board member Alex Milanes. (Photo: LuLac archives).
 

MILANES ON ARENA BOARD

Congratulations to Wilkes Barre Township resident Alex Milanes on being named to the Arena Board. Milanes was picked 9-0 and is a great addition to the board with his technical expertise and enthusiasm. There were many heavy hitters who tried to get on that board but many could not get a second from the County Council.

  FUNNY OF THE WEEK

MEDIA MATTERS

ECTV

A lot of people are asking questions about the controversial Affordable Health CareAct and ECTV Live hosts Tom Munley and David DeCosmo will be steering viewers to a place that provides fee help in getting answers! The program, running the week of October 21st, will feature Suzanna Slussar of the Scranton Primary Health Care Center.
ECTV Live can be seen daily on Comcast Ch19.

SUNDAY MAGAZINE

This Week on Sunday Magazine

Brian Hughes speaks with former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jocelyn Elders and vision expert Brian Holden about vision issues, which are becoming a bigger and bigger health issue in the U.S. Brian speaks with 3rd grade teacher Amy Rosenstein about how she opened up her classroom through the innovation of global teaching. Brian speaks with Dr. Pam Marquess about the pros and cons of prescription medications, and how to cope with the side effects. And an encore of Brian's interview with Steven Rothschild from the Life Foundation about how younger people should have life insurance. Sunday Magazine, Sunday morning at 5am on NASH-FM, 93.7, 5:30am on 97BHT, 6am on 97.9X, 6:25am on Magic 93 and 7am on True Oldies 590, WARM.

SUE HENRY’S SPECIAL EDITION

This weekend's Special Edition with Sue Henry feature's local director and writer, John Kilker from Scranton who talks to Sue about the making of his movie called "The Paragon Cortex" which was filmed locally in Lackawanna & Luzerne counties. John Kilker is the writer, director, and the producer of this comic book action flick. Also on hand was producer, Christian Huennebeck from Germany who also lives in Scranton and Karel Zubris who's credit's include production assistant on the film. The interview can be heard on WILK FM Saturday at 2pm Sunday at 6 am on Froggy 101 Sunday at 7 am on The Sports Hub 102.3 Sunday at 7 am on K R Z 98.5 Sunday at 7 pm on WILK FM 103.1

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1976

Ford officially launches volume production of Fiesta car at its Valencia plant.

The Copyright Act of 1976 extends copyright duration for an additional 20 years in the United States...The Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is placed on the list of endangered species. The Mississippi River ferry MV George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing from Destrehan, Louisiana to Luling, Louisiana, killing 78 passengers and crew. The Cincinnati Reds sweep the New York Yankees in four games to win the 1976 World Series…

in Pennsylvania sports, Danny Murtaugh steps down as the Pirates Manager, in the eastern part of the state Danny Ozark is hailed for getting the Phillies to the playoffs…………in Wilkes Barre Mayor Walter Lisman unveils his first budget as Mayor holding the line on taxes and touting the City’s Redevelopment program………and thirty seven years ago the number one song in America and LuLac land was Hall and Oates follow up to “Sara Smile”, “She’s Gone”.