Sunday, May 9, 2010

Michael Donovan, Ethics, The Morning Call "newspaper"

Email, Outgoing, to J. Jackson Eaton III, Rev. Dr. Grant Harrity, Hugh J. Gallagher, Martin Velazquez III, The Rev. Canon Maria Tjeltveit (a.k.a., collectively, Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown), cc: Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, Allentown City Clerk Mike Hanlon


On May 9, 2010, at 9:36:28 AM, Bill Villa wrote: Subject Heading: Michael Donovan, Ethics, The Morning Call "newspaper" Mr. Eaton, although it took much longer than was appropriate, considering the glaring obviousness of the improper (in this context) relationships that exist between Michael Donovan, The Morning Call "newspaper" and Gross McGinley, I appreciate your surrender and agreement to "not participate in the deliberations or voting with regard to the advisory opinion" and disciplinary action that I have requested regarding Michael Donovan. All: if you'd like to see compelling evidence that Michael Donovan is gaining "social and political benefits" from The Morning Call as I allege in my complaint, please take note of how The Morning Call is totally ignoring the highly newsworthy fact that Allentown City Council Vice President Michael Donovan is being investigated by the Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown. In a "normal" and objective news reporting environment, this would be a front page (below the fold) story. I respectfully ask that you all keep your eye on The Morning Call's curious and ongoing silence on this serious matter, despite my equally relentless and ongoing efforts to persuade them to write about it. Allentown voters have a right to know about this. And a "newspaper" has a responsibility to inform the electorate. Can you imagine the front page headlines if new-to-the-area council person Michael Donovan was being investigated by an Ethics Board for publishing blog comments about "necrophilia" and "death threats" and "criminal convictions" that were directed falsely and maliciously at a local blue blood like J. Jackson Eaton III or Mal Gross or Lee Butz or a Jaindl? But because Michael Donovan's attacks are against Bill Villa, who the "newspaper" is pissed off at, because I outmaneuvered their pal Jim Martin (and them) and was instrumental in getting my daughter Sheena's blue blood killer 5.5 to 12 years in the state penitentiary instead of weekend jail and house arrest ... that's why it's "not news" that Michael Donovan is under investigation by the Allentown Ethics Board. I'll spare you the litany of jaw-dropping irregularities in DA Jim Martin's attempted "special handling" of my daughter Sheena's homicide that The Morning Call similarly refused to write about. So surprise me Ethics Board, and restore my faith in Allentown's incestuously crony-connected institutions, by stepping out of character, and giving my wife Angie and me the justice we deserve, regarding the outrageous ethical violations that have been perpetrated against our grief-stricken family by Michael Donovan. Make Allentown proud of you and not ashamed of you. Sincerely, Bill Villa Angie Villa

18 comments:

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

O'Hare, what took you so long to get here, this post posted at 9:56am, sadly, you're slowing up, as the Villas storm relentlessly forward ...

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Bernie O'Hare said...
"Wow! Your sitemeter picked me up. I'm posting comments here [anonymously]. It should pick me up." -Bernie O'Hare, in a signed comment at LVS on Tuesday, 9/15/09

The City Official said...

Godspeed Villas and I'm saving the date.

Anonymous said...

This is your best post ever. Just saying.

Bill Villa said...

Merci.

One day, we hope to attain the kind of penetrating blog journalism expertise that will merit us the select honor of being a Morning Call "Valley Blogosphere" blogger like this "guy."

McJudas said...

"if you'd like to see compelling evidence that Michael Donovan is gaining "social and political benefits" from The Morning Call"

... watch how the MC has recently (and dramatically) stepped up the frequency w/ which they quote Donovan and prop him up. It's in direct reaction to what LVS is exposing about Donovan here. The "newspaper" (transparently, like a window pane) does the same thing whenever LVS scores a direct hit (not a threat) against Jim Martin.

Bill Villa said...

We've seen the "newspaper" do that repeatedly and predictably.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

O'Hare, currently stalking this blog, on average, every 12 minutes ...

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Bernie O'Hare said...
"Wow! Your sitemeter picked me up. I'm posting comments here [anonymously]. It should pick me up." -Bernie O'Hare, in a signed comment at LVS on Tuesday, 9/15/09

Angie Villa said...

I read three articles in today's Morning Call "newspaper" (for free, online) ;D

One was the "watchdog" reporter's investigation of the city's practice of giving grant money to new businesses, another was about the city's open records case, and another was about the LVEDC. All three articles contain quotes from shameless political opportunist/gadfly/blogger Michael Donovan who seems to be the "newspaper's" main source for city information, second only to disgruntled Allentown mayoral hopeful Mike (3% of the vote in '05) Molovinsky and the other assclown local bloggers The Morning Call considers as other sources for "news" that will please and pander to Lehigh Valley NeoCons.

It's so obvious that these out of town "Valley Blogosphere" hate bloggers (O'Hare, Molovinsky, Casey) and their buddy Donovan and the Morning Call are all in cahoots to paint Mayor Pawlowski and Allentown in a bad light because that's what's "selling" right now. It's a total farce, and the Gross McGinley faction that campaign manages Mayor Pawlowski must be biting their lip while the Gross McGinley faction that represents The Morning Call racks up billable hours and both factions buy each other drinks at The Brew Works.

If "Councilor" Donovan is so concerned about waste, he should look into all the wasteful boards, committees, and commissions he serves on that spend taxpayer money to hold extravagant political galas and events that only the Gross McGinley-esque blue bloods can afford to attend.

Classism, cronyism, corruption, and racism are what's preventing Allentown from moving forward together.

Bill Villa said...

Very well said, honeykins, and Happy Mother's Day.

Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Morning Call Managing Editor Dave Erdman and Determined Truth Concealer/Assistant Mike Miorelli, cc'd to Tim Ryan and Millie Perez

On May 10, 2010, at 9:06:28 AM, Bill Villa wrote:

Subject Heading: 2nd "Valley Blogosphere" Blogger Comes Under Fire

Q. Why isn't The Morning Call reporting on the fact that Allentown City Council Vice President, ethics professor, and Morning Call "Valley Blogosphere" blogger Michael Donovan is being investigated by the Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown?

Allentown voters are entitled to know about this, and a newspaper has a responsibility to inform the electorate.

As regular readers of our blog (we see Morning Call staffers on our SiteMeter(R) dozens of times every day), you know that Mr. Donovan has published sadistically cruel, false, and clearly libelous comments at his Morning Call-published blog that claim I ...

* engage in necrophilia w/ my deceased daughter

* have made "terroristic threats" against Lehigh County DA Jim Martin

* have "threatened to kill" employees of The Morning Call

These and hundreds of other comments that amount to criminal harassment and libel at Donovan's Morning Call-published blog are all false.

Why isn't The Morning Call reporting on the fact that Allentown City Council Vice President, ethics professor, and Morning Call "Valley Blogosphere" blogger Michael Donovan is being investigated by the Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown?

Allentown voters are entitled to know about this, and a newspaper has a responsibility to inform the electorate.

Bill Villa

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Well ... Morning Call ... why no coverage of the Allentown Ethics Board's investigation into the outrageously unethical actions of Michael Donovan that he has perpetrated against the grief-stricken Villa family ... hmmm?

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Bill Villa said...

Readers, FYI, we had a status conference in front of Judge Reibman this morning regarding our civil litigation vs. O'Hare.

Guess who was there, cowering and glowering in the back row (and foaming at the mouth) in support of defendant O'Hare?

Guess ...

Yep.

Still insisting on being an O'Hare-Duped Dunce.

And in a court of law, no less.

Yeow.

Bill Villa said...

Email, Incoming, from now ex-Allentown Ethics Board member (and former Allentown City Council member) Martin Velazquez III.

On May 10, 2010, at 4:18:37 PM, Martin Velazquez III wrote:

Mr. Villa. I wanted to let you know that I recently resigned my position on the board due to other commitments that I have at the moment. I will
forward the unopened federal express package I received from you to the committee. Take care!

Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Mike Donovan.

On May 10, 2010, at 3:40:55 PM, Bill Villa wrote:

Mike, such a pleasant surprise seeing you in court supporting Bernie this morning!

The support wasn't surprising (everybody knows you're an O'Hare-Duped Dunce) but the fact that you'd actually come to the courtroom (with smoke billowing from your nostrils) was truly hysterical.

Made my day.

Merci.

BV

Bill Villa said...

Email, Incoming, from Mike Donovan.

On May 10, 2010, at 4:08:52 PM, Mike Donovan wrote:

Smoke?

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((Me))

Yeah, we could feel the heat emanating from the back row where you were cowering and glowering. Your nose was so beet red we thought at first you were Jim Martin.

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And I enjoyed the "finger." I made note of it.

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((Me))

My pleasure. Make a note of this:

The Board of Ethics of the City of Allentown is investigating you for the outrageous ethical violations you have perpetrated against me, my wife, my deceased daughter, and my grief-stricken family.

(almost forgot)

And after all this, you're still a Loyal Lapdog O'Hare-Duped Dunce. Incredible.

BV

Anonymous said...

"And I enjoyed the "finger." I made note of it."
-Donivan

So....Donivan comes to court....which....under the circumstances.....is like waving a red cape in a bull's (bill's) face.....a move clearly designed to PROVOKE Bill.....and then Donivan's "making a note" of the (oopsie) UN-CIVIL "greetings" he got from Bill. Jesus Christ these Team O'Hare pussies can dish it out but oh how they hate it when it gets dshed back at them(Better).

Bill Villa said...

7:29 (merci) and not to brag or anything but there's legal precedent for that of which you speak.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

... and sadly, Bernie O'Hare (spotted stalking this blog again) can confirm this.

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Bernie O'Hare said...
"Wow! Your sitemeter picked me up. I'm posting comments here [anonymously]. It should pick me up." -Bernie O'Hare, in a signed comment at LVS on Tuesday, 9/15/09