The LuLac Edition #3584, August 31st, 2017

 DO YOU BELIEVE AL NOW????

Three 500 year flood events in Houston in 3 years.

Warmer weather than ever in parts of the country.

Florida shorelines eroding.

More to come!

TRUMP NEVER MENTIONS DEAD OR HOMELESS IN HIS TEXAS VISIT

So the President travels to Texas with his $40.00 merchandising hat on (will that money go to charity? Yeah right…) and did not utter one single solitary syllable about those who died, those with homes or companies in the floods that devastated southeast Texas. There was nary a word about the heroic first responders and volunteers who are holding it together under the demands of people in need. There was no nod for the tens of thousands of evacuees, some of whom were separated from their families in the storm and are now warehoused in arenas, churches and empty facilities.
There wasn’t the class and poetry of Reagan after the Challenger explosion; George W. Bush after 9/11; Clinton in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing and Obama after Charleston.
Nothing like that. Instead we got rambling about how big the disaster was, as if the freaking people didn’t KNOW that!
This was Donald Trump's first major moment to shine in this role. The President launched into a monologue about the epic nature of Harvey -- "Nobody's ever seen anything like this!" and then he singled out FEMA Director Brock Long, Trump gushing like a prom date called the Director, "A man who's really become very famous on television over the last couple of days." As if that's the main job of the FEMA head. And in wrapping up his remarks, he started to congratulate the group for their proficient handling of the storm, even when Houston and the surrounding region continued to be pounded by rain and floods.
Then he spoke about the crowds who came out to greet him on his visit. The dead policeman, the people displaced, not a word.......the man has no empathy in his heart.
I can understand that less than 30% in he country who defend him as a political power, a force to be reckoned with and even as a President.
But for Christsakes…....how can you defend him as a man?

SO WILL THE TEXANS VOTE AGAINST THEIR OWN DISASTER/FLOOD RELIEF?

Does anyone remember October of 2012 when Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Northeast? Homes were swept off their foundations, roofs blown off and lives and businesses were lost. Parts of the Northeast needed help and they needed it fast.
When the storm was over, the Obama administration proposed a $60.4 billion emergency bill to fund recovery efforts, which was supported by both Democrats and Republicans. Remember Agnes in ’72? Our Congressman at the time moved heaven and earth to get the Wyoming valley back on track with federal funding. It was decided on a bi partisan basis back then. Usually when you are faced with the prospect of doing the right thing, you get bi partisan agreement.
Of course that was then but by 2012 we were a bitter and divided nation. During the President’s visit to Jersey, Governor Chris Christie took heat for even giving Obama a hug.
Even with that political posturing in an election year, the assumption was that the relief package for those affected by Sandy would be approved quickly if not overwhelmingly. That was not to be because THE REPUBLICAN party decided that even though it was a disaster, they needed the money to pay for the relief to come to the Northeast. As a matter of fact, Senator Ted Cruz tried to kill the relief.
Led by Cruz, and despite the bipartisan pleas of elected officials on the ground in areas devastated by the storm, conservatives in both the House and Senate sought to kill the emergency assistance package.
For years members of Congress in the Northeast voted for disaster aid in far off parts of the country. States struck by drought and tornadoes, flood, what have you..... accepted the money. But in 2012 the two Texas REPUBLICAN Senators voted NO for disaster relief.
They say Karma is a bitch with the terrible disaster that is happening in Texas. I’m just wondering if REPUBLICANS Cruz and Cornyn will stand up and repeat what they repeated in 2012, “We can't do anything unless we find the money to pay for it”.
I bet not......because REPUBLICANS are both hypocrites and cowards. Cruz the biggest of all of them.
I’m sure the Northeast delegation will vote for disaster relief unlike the petty big men from the state of Texas that now need help. Let’s give it to them but never, ever forget what they tried to do when the disaster hit the Northeast.

SCOTT WAGNER VISITS THE TOMATO FESTIVAL AND IT WASN’T JUST A NORMAL HELLO

Republican candidate for Governor Scott Wagner stopped by the Pittston Tomato Festival. The plan I’m told was for him to meet the folks and perhaps introduce himself to the various and sundry numbers of people who come to visit the 4 day event every year. But the self made man who is the great hope Republicanism in the Commonwealth for 2018 took after the super villain George Soras. Wagner called Soras a Hungarian Jew who did well for himself. Now there is a big hub bub about Wagner using the term Jew. I might have said something differently but Wagner was doing an off the cuff interview with apparently a guy who follows him around. That can spook anyone. Not giving him a pass mind you,  but I could understand what happened.
But when Wagner wondered how Soras could be such an ingrate and try to destroy this country after it made him successful left me shaking my head. After Wagner launched into “Hey I have many Jewish friends” he said Soros hated America.
Who said this you think? “A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy.”
Not Scott Wagner. It was George Soros. See Wagner takes a page out of the REPUBLICAN LIE and HATE machine by saying that Soros hates America. Soros is most likely richer than the current President and Wagner is super cool with that guy who is trying to destroy the county. But Soros? Bad rich guy. Bad because he doesn't believe what Scottie believes!
By the way, check out the end of the video where a Wagner lackey ENDS the interview. That’s okay though, we’ve seen enough of the real Scott Wagner and what he means for Pennsylvania.
Which isn’t much.

Then check out the website of the guy he was complaining about. https://www.georgesoros.com/

LOU’S FAILURE?????

Okay before you think I’m dumping on Lou Barletta, I am not. The other day Sue Henry had a caller who said he might not go for Lou because Lou never got to the bottom of an issue that this gentlemen cared about. I waited with baited breath.
Immigration? Taxes? Money to state governments? Health Care?
Nope.
This guy was angry that Congressman Barletta never got down to brass tacks and found out that former President Obama’s birth certificate was FAKE.
Yep that’s what this guy was mad at Lou for.
Let me say this about Congressman Barletta. He never wasted time and effort in Washington that was a non starter or something that was disproved.
He might not have this guy’s vote in the bag but I’m sure he’ll make it up with others who worry about real stuff and not nonsense. 

BARLETTA MOVE IS NOT JUST ABOUT HIM

Tuesday I chatted with WBRE/WYOU reporter Andy Mehalshick about the domino effect of the Congressman's decision. Let's go to the video.....

CARTWRIGHT EVENT

You’re Invited!

to the

6th Annual Cartwright for Congress

Summer Picnic

Saturday, September 9, 2017

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

$25 a ticket

Mercatili-Segilia Park

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Moosic, PA 18507

Join U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright for a day filled with great food, live music and good company!

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MEDIA MATTERS

WALN TV

BOLD BOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

This week's guest is Geologist Brian Oram discussing water testing.
Tune in Sunday morning at 6 on 94.3 The Talker; 6:30 on 1400-The Game, NEPA's Fox Sports Radio and 106.7 fm; and at 7:30 on 105 The River.

SUNDAY MAGAZINE

This Week on Sunday Magazine.
Magic 93's Frankie in the Morning speaks with Chris Kelly and Molly Hagen from the Osterhout Free Library about their upcoming gala, "Under The Tuscan Sun", coming up on Friday Sept 8th at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes Barre.

An encore of Frankie's interview with Dolly Woody and Jill Eidenberg about "Race For The Cure"coming up on Sat Sept 16th in downtown Scranton.

And Brian speaks with home improvement expert Tom Kraeutler about the best home improvement projects you can tackle this Fall.
Sunday Magazine, Sunday morning at 5am on NASH-FM, 93.7, 5:30am on 97BHT, 6am on 97.9X and Sports Radio 590, WARM and 6:25am on Magic 93.

ECTV LIVE

The crew of ECTV Live, Producer/host David DeCosmo, co-host Rusty Fender, and Director Mark Migilore are taking a week off! 

 In place of a new program Migilore has selected several "Best Of ECTV Live" programs that will alternate throughout the week.
ECTV Live can be seen on Comcast channel 19 (61 in some areas) and is aired during the Noon, 6pm and Midnight hours each day of the week. Following Monday's Live program the show will become available on Electric City Television's YouTube channel which can be viewed on your computer.

SUE HENRY’S SPECIAL EDITION

Tune in to Sue Henry's "Special Edition" this week as Sue recaps the week's news. The show will run Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. on WILK, and on KRZ, Froggy and Max 102 early Sunday morning.

BUDDY RUMCHEK

Want to hear some great parodies on the news? Tune in to WILK Radio at 6:40 and 8:40 AM on Mondays. As Ralph Cramden used to say, “It’s a laugh riot!”

KAREL ON THE STREET

Tune in Wednesdays on WILK Radio for Karel on the Street. Hear some of the funniest and he heartwarming comments on the issues of the day on Webster and Nancy with Karel Zubris.

BOBBY V’S DOO WOP SOCK HOP

SUNDAY NIGHTS!!!!

1977

Our 1977 logo.

Evangelical pastor Oral Roberts publishes plans to build the 'City of God Hospital' in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The towers are completed in 1981 for $120M ($299M, in 2012)...The Commodore PET computer is first sold….. The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco…….Voyager program: Voyager 1 is launched after a brief delay…...

in Pittsburgh, the new Mayor Richard Caliguiri, who became Mayor after longtime mayor Pete Flaherty resigned to take a position in the newly formed Jimmy Carter White House decides to run as an Independent in the city. Allegheny County Commissioner Tom Foerster who won the Democratic primary after Caliguiri stepped aside all of sudden had opposition from the GOP and the newly minted Independent. Word is that both men had a political dispute that led to Caliguiri’s decision…..in Scranton another Independent campaign by a Democrat starts to take hold when James McNulty ramp up his efforts with a sticker campaign for November and 40 years ago the number one song in LuLac land and America was an old Jackie Wilson song “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher”  by Rita Coolidge.