The LuLac Edition #4,231, February 27th, 2020

BIDEN SHOWS UP, LEADS IN SOUTH CAROLINA POLL

Joe Biden at Fox Hill last year (Photo: LuLac)

Former Vice President Joe Biden finally showed up for a debate and he came across as the genuine guy we all know and love. Then the day after the debate, Biden got the important endorsement from Congressman Jim Clyburn. The veteran lawmaker said, “I want the public to know that I’m voting for Joe Biden. South Carolinians should be voting for Joe Biden,” said Clyburn, a longtime Biden ally, in an emotional statement. “This country is at an inflection point. It is time for us to restore this country’s dignity — this country’s respect.”
Saturday’s primary is a must-win contest for Biden after his weak showings in the first three states to vote in Democrats’ presidential nominating contest. African Americans, who make up two-thirds of the Democratic primary electorate in South Carolina, are central to Biden’s electoral strategy. But their support has been eroding, and it would have been devastating had Clyburn defied expectations and not endorsed him.
Clyburn, the highest-ranking African American in the House, had been widely expected to back Biden but withheld his announcement until after Tuesday’s debate in Charleston.

BERNIE TELLS THE TRUTH IN AN AGE WHERE TRUTH IS STRANGER

Bernie Sanders (Photo: MSNBC)

Bernie Sanders made a pretty fatal mistake the other day in the age of Trump. When he was speaking about Cuba, he did give the Castro regime some credit. He said, “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but, you know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad,” Sanders said during an interview with "60 Minutes." "When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did? He had a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing? Even though Fidel Castro did it?"
Sanders touched the third rail of politics especially in an ignorant state like Florida. All those voters heard was “praise, Castro, not a bad thing”. Sanders has given the American people and especially the Trump supporters more than the benefit of the doubt but the entire doubt itself! Democrats in the state are distancing themselves and he got hammered in the last debate too.
Perhaps Bernie, who I believe is the other side of the Trump coin is relying on the fact that his supporters will give him a pass on this because he explained the nuances of what he meant. But the body politic this year is not much for nuances.
Meanwhile our friend Dr. Joe Leonardi had this advice for Sanders’ foes on a TV ad. Here’s his link: https://shortstoryscribe.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/the-perfect-commercial-for-any-democrat-not-named-sanders/.

CONGRESS WARNS PENTAGON NOT TO MOVE MONEY TO FUND TRUMP WALL

Lawmakers from both parties told Pentagon leaders on Wednesday that the Defense Department is undermining its own efforts to get military money by diverting billions of dollars for the construction of President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the committee's top Republican warned Defense Secretary Mark Esper that overturning congressional funding decisions to shift money for the wall is an enormous problem that will have consequences.
The plan to shift money has triggered rare Republican opposition to one of Trump's priorities.

REP. CARTWRIGHT ANNOUNCES OVER $23 MILLION IN HUD FUNDS TO ADDRESS HOUSING ISSUES IN PA-08

Congressman Matt Cartwright (Photo: LuLac archives)

Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has granted a total of more than $23 million to Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District through multiple programs to address issues of affordable housing. The funds are divided among several local housing authorities, as well as city- and county-level governments throughout the district.
“The work our local governments do to support affordable housing is invaluable, and this support from the federal level will help that work continue,” said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “These funds will keep our neighborhoods strong and ensure vulnerable residents, including the elderly and those with disabilities, have a place to call home.”
The following housing authorities will receive funding through the Public Housing Capital Fund:
Luzerne County Housing Authority: $2,923,395
Lackawanna County Housing Authority: $2,472,307
Monroe County Housing Authority: $700,029
Scranton Housing Authority: $2,990,656
Pittston Housing Authority: $766,876
Carbondale Housing Authority: $770,124
Hazleton Housing Authority: $587,740
Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority: $1,819,820

MEDIA MATTERS

WALN TV

BOLD GOLD COMMUNITY FORUM

This week's guests are Jesse Ergott, President and CEO of NeighborWorks of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Todd Pousley, Neighborhood Revitalization Manager.
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.

ECTV PREVIEW

Be prepared to be amazed! Camelot was real! King Arthur was real! But valuable artifacts about him are "off limits" in present day Wales because of politics. George Horwatt of the Welch Cultural Endeaver of Northeastern Pennsylvania joins "PREVIEW" host David DeCosmo during the week of March 2nd to share some of the extensive research he's done on this fantastic story!
PREVIEW is seen 3 times daily on Comcast channel 19 and on the electric city television YouTube page.

BUDDY RUMCHEK

Want to hear some great parodies on the news? Tune in to WILK Radio at 6:20 and 8:20 AM on Mondays. As Ralph Cramden used to say, “It’s a laugh riot!”

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Pierre Trudeau returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada….

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