WHINE TIME, AGAIN?
Just when you think it is about to change, City Council manages to begin the “whine season” all over again. This time, as in many times previous, the Whinemistress Judy Gatelli is leading the charge against those who dare to attempt to speak at Council meetings. Hate to tell you Judy, but those are called CITIZENS and they have the right to speak, under a document called “The Constitution of The United States!” You should read it, sometime. And pass copies along to Bob McGoff and Sherry Fanucci, the other “astute and self-aggrandizing” members of your Doherty Worship Club. Lord knows, you could all learn from it, if you’re capable of understanding it!
Judy, you have been a chronic whiner since your election, feeling compelled to let the public know, mostly through your P.R. man (otherwise known as Doherty’s Press Agent), that the citizens of this City have a conspiracy against you and the other members of the Doherty Three. On more than one occasion you have made it very clear that YOU and the other TWO are above and beyond answering to the public and need go no further than to nod in ascension for the Doherty agenda. At one time we had held out hope that McGoff might turn into a real man and be able to speak on behalf of the constituency, but we recognized, early on, that he and Fanucci (Lady Brilliance) were beyond salvation.
Let’s look at YOUR record, and that of your “Doherty is God” allies. YOU have been a champion of many causes, most always aligned with “Chris” and I can’t recall one instance in which you ever voted to do anything for the citizens, save your own friends. YOU have managed to play “politics” better than anyone, as the assumed leader of the “Chris Coalition”. YOU even told this writer, on one occasion, “I don’t have to answer your questions, and nobody on this Council has to answer any questions if they don’t want too.” Care to deny that?
YOU have made it very clear that if YOU believe it, and McGoff and Fanucci believe it, it is absolutely right and everyone else is absolutely wrong! YOU have been one of the most vocal and antagonistic members of an elected body, along with “Mighty Mouth…No Brain” Fanucci and have been one of the most outspoken and severe critics of citizen participation at Council meetings. YOU have not only allowed the Jr. Council (i.e. Doug Miller) unlimited access to speaking out on subjects HE held dearly, as a high school student, but have sought to stifle any input from adult, tax-paying citizens.
YOU have stifled every attempt by citizens to gain knowledge of what the City Council is doing, including the change of meeting date (to accommodate Fanucci); YOU have failed to appear at meetings (ala Doherty) without explanation; YOU have been prone to adjourn or cancel meetings, subject to your own “fears” (perceived threats from citizen ‘terrorists’); YOU have fostered an antagonistic relationship with the citizen speakers; it was YOU who made the decisions to take Council action, without consulting the “other” members of Council; and it is YOU who brought your paranoia to the public meetings by defending questionable activities regarding your “family”.
Now, since YOU appointed McGoff to serve as Council President, you have stepped further across the line by refusing to allow either Bill Courtright or Janet Evans to assume that leadership role, either of whom deserved the post based on longevity and experience. POLITICS? Of course it was Judy, and you can’t hide that obvious fact. Do you remember attempting to make a fool of Courtright by asking if “the tax collector job” was getting to him; or chastising Janet Evans at every turn when she had requested subpoenas, sought answers to questions, or tried to discuss City business in open forum. Isn’t it YOU who question every move by Mrs. Evans, regardless of how honest and open the move, due to the fact that Mrs. Evans is known to be anti-Doherty and FOR the citizens of this community? Isn’t it YOU who have used city resources to defend your paranoic actions, i.e. the “investigation” of terroristic threats against you and your family?
Come on Judy, you and Fanucci groomed Doug Miller, and you allowed this kid to get out of hand, even allowing him to promote Frank Shimkus during a Council session, while urging McGoff to gavel other speakers “out of order” if they brought anyone else’s name up. Isn’t it a fact that you deeply resent Janet Evans because she is anti-Doherty and speaks on behalf of the majority of the citizens? And, isn’t it a fact that you and your cohorts have done everything you can to dissuade citizen speakers from asking legitimate questions of concern to all?
And lastly, let’s not forget that Chris Doherty and Carl Greco just “happened” to be in the area on the night McGoff was “granted” the Council seat vacated by Doherty’s, and obviously yours, pal Bob McTiernan. Strange that Doherty never appeared before the Council and has been reluctant to make any public appearances, answer any public questions, and has been conspicuous by his absence at “requested” Council sessions, but always manages to grab a “photo op” or be available for his Press Agent and You, McGoff and Fanucci. Is that Politics, Judy? Lousy ones, at that!
As for Fanucci and McGoff, that is another story, but worthy of note. Fanucci, who has “worked” her way up into political jobs, is probably the biggest “no class” act that has ever been perpetrated on the citizens of this community. She, a former hairdresser (?), has placed herself above and beyond the ordinary citizen, and has belittled seniors with years of experience, flaunting her “intelligence” and “education” while pandering shamelessly to her idol, Doherty. She called this writer a “loser” (60 years of creditable experience as a professional); attempted to belittle Ozzie Quinn, a man with countless credentials and former head of the Habitat for Humanity; “walked out” during meetings because she was too “sensitive” to subject herself to questioning; “challenged” Les Spindler (in the hallway, during a meeting) and accused him of having his “material” written by former Mayor Jimmy Connors; sneered at and snickers at citizen speakers who she obviously feels are “beneath her”; and has yet to answer questions as to what happened at OECD during her tenure, with Sara Hailstone, when HUD funds were spent incorrectly, jobs were NOT created, questionable other activities were and are being challenged, and a plethora of mis-management activities were prevalent (see the HUD audit results). Some “leader”!
McGoff has played the game too well! He has become the chief puppet in Doherty’s Puppeteer Show and is so obvious in his disdain for having to deal with the public that he confuses himself at times. Astutely, or with the prodding of the Democratic Party leaders and Doherty, he managed to gain a full-term seat on Council by riding the coattails of Bill Courtright in the last election. There is no denying the fact that his weak campaigning was the result of his inability to answer a question without prompting from his “bosses”. A retired educator, it is sad that he has stooped to being a “patsy” for the group which is bankrupting this community; helping to line the pockets of its cronies; and more than likely protecting his own “ars” for future political gain. What a joke for a man who was supposed to have dedicated his career to educating young people and being a role model for his students. However, we will grant him this, he knows on which side his bread is buttered and has no intention of alienating those he feels can further his career, and image (?).
Oh yes, Judy, there is definitely “politics” being played at Council meetings, but the game is being played by YOU, McGoff and Fanucci, the “Doherty Three”. You can blame it on Janet Evans and Bill Courtright all you want, but the fact of the matter is simply that WE, THE CITIZENS, have been onto your childish game for a long time, and, quite frankly, are fed up with IT and YOU! And let’s not forget, the general populace is fed up with Doherty and his group too!
The only conclusion we can draw from these antics is that YOU, McGoff and Fanucci, like Doherty, feel YOUR standing in the community is falling, lending to the overall paranoia evident with this group; that you all actually fear Janet Evans and Bill Courtright, primarily because they seem to have the backing of the citizenry, albeit not the “party”; and that your entire group is fearful of the impending repercussions from the ongoing investigations of city agencies which is sure to finally come home to roost with the administration and the council.
It will be very interesting, when the dust finally settles, to see who among you survives, and who goes down as a result of this affinity you all seem to have for shooting yourselves in the foot. It is evident that YOU and Fanucci suffer from “foot in mouth” disease, and that McGoff is at least astute enough to try to avoid that disease, but it is beyond my comprehension why you are stupid enough to continue to call attention to your lack of common sense and your inability to relate to the public. Hell yes, its politics, but the game is played on both sides, not just one.
A word to the wise, and that includes you and the other two: We said the House of Cards was getting ready to collapse; it started to collapse with the indictment of Dave Baker of the Scranton Housing Authority; it is continuing to collapse with the Federal Investigation of the Single Tax Office; and it is going to collapse further as other Federal investigations take place. Sooner or later, the noose is going to tighten and the “real” culprits are going to get caught up in the web! Do you really have enough faith in your “invincibility” to think that it is going to bypass you? Or is it that you honestly believe you will emerge squeaky clean after all is said and done? You are either very naïve; very stupid; or very clean. We don’t know which, but we’re watching it closely!
MCDOWELL EMERGES FROM ENNUI
The elusive Ken McDowell, Lackawanna County Controller, and former head of the Single Tax Office, has emerged from a state of ennui, without explanation other than that he had a significant medical problem. I guess that’s a good excuse for disappearing, or rehab.
McDowell does however, claim that everything is okay within his office, and that he knows nothing about any “misdoings” at the Single Tax Office.
McDowell went further in alleging that it is “all politics” because he is aligned with the Doherty faction of the “two political factions” in
Needless to say, the entire matter will probably be solved without a lot of “hullabaloo” due to McDowell’s political correctness in aligning with the “power faction” in
Did anyone really expect anything different given the history of this “system” in
TIME FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO FACE FACTS
We hate to be the bearer of sad tidings, but isn’t it time that
Contrary to the “politics as usual” crowd, we are governed by a Constitution, and have been subjected to its laws since 1776. “Home Rule Charters” aside, the elected officials in
For some strange reason, politicians, especially those in the NEPA region, seem to believe they are immune from having to obey the Constitution which governs
For far too long, the citizenry has been subjected to the vagaries of a handful of power hungry elected officials who continue to ride roughshod over the rights granted and guaranteed by the Constitution of the
Sorry to have to inform you blatant violators, but the law sides with the citizens and gives them inalienable rights which you seem to think you can deprive them of by claiming “immunity” from having to answer for your actions and deeds. WRONG!
With the battery of lawyers, most of whom have benefited from their “connections”, and many of whom have gotten rich at the expense of the citizenry, giving “advice” about how “immune” YOU may think you are, the Constitution guarantees the citizens the right to remove from public office those who have infringed on their rights and who have acted in violation of sound government practices.
With an influx of intelligent and educated voters, it is surprising that no one has made a concerted effort to challenge these political hacks with a Federal lawsuit, in a Federal court. Perhaps it is because no lawyer in the area has the backbone, or the fortitude, to champion any cause which would challenge the “rights” with which these elected officials have endowed themselves.
With a weak ACLU in this area, and a lack of people with any guts, it is obvious that these politicians have continued to not only tred on the rights of the citizens, but to stomp on them. And all this takes place not only with the indifference of the legal community, but with the apparent encouragement of this self-righteous group of legal beagles.
Is it any wonder that most politicians not only are lawyers, but are also held in general contempt and scorn by the public? With all the shenanigans and “hand-in-my-pocket” attitudes prevalent in the legal profession, it is highly likely that these elected officials will continue to gauge the public, sneer at citizens and their complaints, and generally side with their benefactors.
Doesn’t anyone ever wonder why someone with a serious lawsuit in their mind seeks legal representation from outside the area? Does it ever occur to anyone that having to go outside the area to secure adequate legal representation seems to be a given?
I’m sure we’ll hear from the bar association, or some lawyers, who vehemently disagree, but will we hear from any legal eagle who is willing to challenge the “system”? We doubt it!
WHINE TIME, AGAIN?
Just when you think it is about to change, City Council manages to begin the “whine season” all over again. This time, as in many times previous, the Whinemistress Judy Gatelli is leading the charge against those who dare to attempt to speak at Council meetings. Hate to tell you Judy, but those are called CITIZENS and they have the right to speak, under a document called “The Constitution of The United States!” You should read it, sometime. And pass copies along to Bob McGoff and Sherry Fanucci, the other “astute and self-aggrandizing” members of your Doherty Worship Club. Lord knows, you could all learn from it, if you’re capable of understanding it!
Judy, you have been a chronic whiner since your election, feeling compelled to let the public know, mostly through your P.R. man (otherwise known as Doherty’s Press Agent), that the citizens of this City have a conspiracy against you and the other members of the Doherty Three. On more than one occasion you have made it very clear that YOU and the other TWO are above and beyond answering to the public and need go no further than to nod in ascension for the Doherty agenda. At one time we had held out hope that McGoff might turn into a real man and be able to speak on behalf of the constituency, but we recognized, early on, that he and Fanucci (Lady Brilliance) were beyond salvation.
Let’s look at YOUR record, and that of your “Doherty is God” allies. YOU have been a champion of many causes, most always aligned with “Chris” and I can’t recall one instance in which you ever voted to do anything for the citizens, save your own friends. YOU have managed to play “politics” better than anyone, as the assumed leader of the “Chris Coalition”. YOU even told this writer, on one occasion, “I don’t have to answer your questions, and nobody on this Council has to answer any questions if they don’t want too.” Care to deny that?
YOU have made it very clear that if YOU believe it, and McGoff and Fanucci believe it, it is absolutely right and everyone else is absolutely wrong! YOU have been one of the most vocal and antagonistic members of an elected body, along with “Mighty Mouth…No Brain” Fanucci and have been one of the most outspoken and severe critics of citizen participation at Council meetings. YOU have not only allowed the Jr. Council (i.e. Doug Miller) unlimited access to speaking out on subjects HE held dearly, as a high school student, but have sought to stifle any input from adult, tax-paying citizens.
YOU have stifled every attempt by citizens to gain knowledge of what the City Council is doing, including the change of meeting date (to accommodate Fanucci); YOU have failed to appear at meetings (ala Doherty) without explanation; YOU have been prone to adjourn or cancel meetings, subject to your own “fears” (perceived threats from citizen ‘terrorists’); YOU have fostered an antagonistic relationship with the citizen speakers; it was YOU who made the decisions to take Council action, without consulting the “other” members of Council; and it is YOU who brought your paranoia to the public meetings by defending questionable activities regarding your “family”.
Now, since YOU appointed McGoff to serve as Council President, you have stepped further across the line by refusing to allow either Bill Courtright or Janet Evans to assume that leadership role, either of whom deserved the post based on longevity and experience. POLITICS? Of course it was Judy, and you can’t hide that obvious fact. Do you remember attempting to make a fool of Courtright by asking if “the tax collector job” was getting to him; or chastising Janet Evans at every turn when she had requested subpoenas, sought answers to questions, or tried to discuss City business in open forum. Isn’t it YOU who question every move by Mrs. Evans, regardless of how honest and open the move, due to the fact that Mrs. Evans is known to be anti-Doherty and FOR the citizens of this community? Isn’t it YOU who have used city resources to defend your paranoic actions, i.e. the “investigation” of terroristic threats against you and your family?
Come on Judy, you and Fanucci groomed Doug Miller, and you allowed this kid to get out of hand, even allowing him to promote Frank Shimkus during a Council session, while urging McGoff to gavel other speakers “out of order” if they brought anyone else’s name up. Isn’t it a fact that you deeply resent Janet Evans because she is anti-Doherty and speaks on behalf of the majority of the citizens? And, isn’t it a fact that you and your cohorts have done everything you can to dissuade citizen speakers from asking legitimate questions of concern to all?
And lastly, let’s not forget that Chris Doherty and Carl Greco just “happened” to be in the area on the night McGoff was “granted” the Council seat vacated by Doherty’s, and obviously yours, pal Bob McTiernan. Strange that Doherty never appeared before the Council and has been reluctant to make any public appearances, answer any public questions, and has been conspicuous by his absence at “requested” Council sessions, but always manages to grab a “photo op” or be available for his Press Agent and You, McGoff and Fanucci. Is that Politics, Judy? Lousy ones, at that!
As for Fanucci and McGoff, that is another story, but worthy of note. Fanucci, who has “worked” her way up into political jobs, is probably the biggest “no class” act that has ever been perpetrated on the citizens of this community. She, a former hairdresser (?), has placed herself above and beyond the ordinary citizen, and has belittled seniors with years of experience, flaunting her “intelligence” and “education” while pandering shamelessly to her idol, Doherty. She called this writer a “loser” (60 years of creditable experience as a professional); attempted to belittle Ozzie Quinn, a man with countless credentials and former head of the Habitat for Humanity; “walked out” during meetings because she was too “sensitive” to subject herself to questioning; “challenged” Les Spindler (in the hallway, during a meeting) and accused him of having his “material” written by former Mayor Jimmy Connors; sneered at and snickers at citizen speakers who she obviously feels are “beneath her”; and has yet to answer questions as to what happened at OECD during her tenure, with Sara Hailstone, when HUD funds were spent incorrectly, jobs were NOT created, questionable other activities were and are being challenged, and a plethora of mis-management activities were prevalent (see the HUD audit results). Some “leader”!
McGoff has played the game too well! He has become the chief puppet in Doherty’s Puppeteer Show and is so obvious in his disdain for having to deal with the public that he confuses himself at times. Astutely, or with the prodding of the Democratic Party leaders and Doherty, he managed to gain a full-term seat on Council by riding the coattails of Bill Courtright in the last election. There is no denying the fact that his weak campaigning was the result of his inability to answer a question without prompting from his “bosses”. A retired educator, it is sad that he has stooped to being a “patsy” for the group which is bankrupting this community; helping to line the pockets of its cronies; and more than likely protecting his own “ars” for future political gain. What a joke for a man who was supposed to have dedicated his career to educating young people and being a role model for his students. However, we will grant him this, he knows on which side his bread is buttered and has no intention of alienating those he feels can further his career, and image (?).
Oh yes, Judy, there is definitely “politics” being played at Council meetings, but the game is being played by YOU, McGoff and Fanucci, the “Doherty Three”. You can blame it on Janet Evans and Bill Courtright all you want, but the fact of the matter is simply that WE, THE CITIZENS, have been onto your childish game for a long time, and, quite frankly, are fed up with IT and YOU! And let’s not forget, the general populace is fed up with Doherty and his group too!
The only conclusion we can draw from these antics is that YOU, McGoff and Fanucci, like Doherty, feel YOUR standing in the community is falling, lending to the overall paranoia evident with this group; that you all actually fear Janet Evans and Bill Courtright, primarily because they seem to have the backing of the citizenry, albeit not the “party”; and that your entire group is fearful of the impending repercussions from the ongoing investigations of city agencies which is sure to finally come home to roost with the administration and the council.
It will be very interesting, when the dust finally settles, to see who among you survives, and who goes down as a result of this affinity you all seem to have for shooting yourselves in the foot. It is evident that YOU and Fanucci suffer from “foot in mouth” disease, and that McGoff is at least astute enough to try to avoid that disease, but it is beyond my comprehension why you are stupid enough to continue to call attention to your lack of common sense and your inability to relate to the public. Hell yes, its politics, but the game is played on both sides, not just one.
A word to the wise, and that includes you and the other two: We said the House of Cards was getting ready to collapse; it started to collapse with the indictment of Dave Baker of the Scranton Housing Authority; it is continuing to collapse with the Federal Investigation of the Single Tax Office; and it is going to collapse further as other Federal investigations take place. Sooner or later, the noose is going to tighten and the “real” culprits are going to get caught up in the web! Do you really have enough faith in your “invincibility” to think that it is going to bypass you? Or is it that you honestly believe you will emerge squeaky clean after all is said and done? You are either very naïve; very stupid; or very clean. We don’t know which, but we’re watching it closely!
MCDOWELL EMERGES FROM ENNUI
The elusive Ken McDowell, Lackawanna County Controller, and former head of the Single Tax Office, has emerged from a state of ennui, without explanation other than that he had a significant medical problem. I guess that’s a good excuse for disappearing, or rehab.
McDowell does however, claim that everything is okay within his office, and that he knows nothing about any “misdoings” at the Single Tax Office.
McDowell went further in alleging that it is “all politics” because he is aligned with the Doherty faction of the “two political factions” in
Needless to say, the entire matter will probably be solved without a lot of “hullabaloo” due to McDowell’s political correctness in aligning with the “power faction” in
Did anyone really expect anything different given the history of this “system” in
TIME FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO FACE FACTS
We hate to be the bearer of sad tidings, but isn’t it time that
Contrary to the “politics as usual” crowd, we are governed by a Constitution, and have been subjected to its laws since 1776. “Home Rule Charters” aside, the elected officials in
For some strange reason, politicians, especially those in the NEPA region, seem to believe they are immune from having to obey the Constitution which governs
For far too long, the citizenry has been subjected to the vagaries of a handful of power hungry elected officials who continue to ride roughshod over the rights granted and guaranteed by the Constitution of the
Sorry to have to inform you blatant violators, but the law sides with the citizens and gives them inalienable rights which you seem to think you can deprive them of by claiming “immunity” from having to answer for your actions and deeds. WRONG!
With the battery of lawyers, most of whom have benefited from their “connections”, and many of whom have gotten rich at the expense of the citizenry, giving “advice” about how “immune” YOU may think you are, the Constitution guarantees the citizens the right to remove from public office those who have infringed on their rights and who have acted in violation of sound government practices.
With an influx of intelligent and educated voters, it is surprising that no one has made a concerted effort to challenge these political hacks with a Federal lawsuit, in a Federal court. Perhaps it is because no lawyer in the area has the backbone, or the fortitude, to champion any cause which would challenge the “rights” with which these elected officials have endowed themselves.
With a weak ACLU in this area, and a lack of people with any guts, it is obvious that these politicians have continued to not only tred on the rights of the citizens, but to stomp on them. And all this takes place not only with the indifference of the legal community, but with the apparent encouragement of this self-righteous group of legal beagles.
Is it any wonder that most politicians not only are lawyers, but are also held in general contempt and scorn by the public? With all the shenanigans and “hand-in-my-pocket” attitudes prevalent in the legal profession, it is highly likely that these elected officials will continue to gauge the public, sneer at citizens and their complaints, and generally side with their benefactors.
Doesn’t anyone ever wonder why someone with a serious lawsuit in their mind seeks legal representation from outside the area? Does it ever occur to anyone that having to go outside the area to secure adequate legal representation seems to be a given?
I’m sure we’ll hear from the bar association, or some lawyers, who vehemently disagree, but will we hear from any legal eagle who is willing to challenge the “system”? We doubt it!
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