Wednesday, June 2, 2010

"Donovan Not Guilty of Anything," Ethics Board hisses, then slithers away ...

Whoa. And WOW.

It was way worse of a whitewash sham/scam than anything we had even expected. And we've seen some pretty crony/cozy case fix doozies in the past few years, and some nifty failed fix attempts at shutting us up. None have worked and this latest muzzle won't work either. We'll continue speaking truth to power around here and YELLING it, whenever appropriate.

The three "person" Allentown "Ethics" (wink wink) Board, Rev. Dr. Grant Harrity, Rev. Canon Maria Tjeltveit, Hugh J. Gallagher, actually commended Donovan for not using any City letterhead or stationery in the commission of his outrageous transgressions against my family, or some such, we haven't re-read their "findings" yet.

Here's my complaint again, which, in a nut shell, is that I, um, "take offense" at being falsely and sadistically and libelously portrayed at Donovan's blog (w/ the published approval of Donovan) as being a "convicted criminal" who has made "terroristic threats against DA Jim Martin," while also having "threatened to kill employees of The Morning Call," and that I engage in necrophilia with my deceased daughter.

Yep. Allentown City Council Vice President (for now) and Cedar Crest College Ethics Professor Mike Donovan giddily published those and hundreds of other equally vile comments at his blog against me and my family, at one point chiming in hisself w/ a comment that read, "I am just going to let all comments run. They are fun to read ..."

I guess the abbreviated Allentown Ethics Board thinks I'm just "oh too thin-skinned" or something, but in any case, they like Mike! AND, the two non-Allentonians they waived their own "Allentown Only" speakers rule on and allowed to address the Board. And these two were the same two cretins who had posted and signed all those vile comments at Donovan's blog that had put their political pally Donovan in the ethical hot seat to begin w/ ... vile comments (13 pages worth) that the "Ethics" Board had (presumably?) read in my submitted evidence.

"Ethics" Board Attorney Charles J. Fonzone actually greeted disgraced ex-lawyer O'Hare w/ a kiddingly warm, "Hi Bernie, looks like you've gained some weight." Only in Allentown. And Bethlehem. Wind Gap. Nazareth. Easton. And all of Lehigh & Northampton counties. O'Hare-Duped Dunces are everywhere.

BTW, other Team Donovan/Casey/O'Hare members in attendance cheering on Donovan included spooky GOP RightWingNut Dr. Bob Romancheck, Morning Call "columnist" and O'Hare shit-lover Bill White, and shameless blog publicity whore and community disorganizer Alfonso Todd.

UpDate: Here's a relatively fair & balanced report from 69 News ... they're "getting" a lot of the story out there, although Donovan's "innocent" (wink wink) "maybe I should moderate my blog more closely" act is really pathetic theatre. Donovan passively/aggressively whipped up a blog frenzy against The Villa family for weeks and he let that necrophilia comment stand for 17 hours before deleting it only because we called him out on it here. Ask A-Town City Council President Mike D'Amore about all this, the Donovan Ethics Debacle developed over time, w/ Donovan fanning the flames. And if Donovan's really concerned about those hundreds of vile comments that somehow (wink wink) "slipped by him," any plans to delete them, Mike?

6/3 UpDate: There's a skillfully incomplete account in today's Morning Call "newspaper." Incredibly, they quote O'Hare as a Donovan "character" (wink wink) witness but conveniently forget to mention that it was O'Hare who posted and signed 50% of the vile comments on Donovan's blog that got Donovan hauled in front of the Ethics Board (Casey signed the other 50%). Then they link to O'Hare's blog ("Other Allentown Sources") where you can read Donovan's response to my Ethics Board complaint which Donovan has provided to his political Svengali pally O'Hare as an exclusive. Hey, that's what "Closed Loop Cronyism" friends are for, I guess. And guess what: the cozy cronies are now colluding in plain sight, because they know you don't care and you won't be doing anything about it. Excellent Question: How come The Morning Call doesn't link to 69 News as another "Allentown Source?"

49 comments:

Anonymous said...

WORTH REPEATING DEPARTMENT

Remarkable Villas:

You are to be commended for standing up for yourselves. That's your VICTORY as I see it, and many other as well I'm certain. I'll be shocked if this "Ethics" panel renders anything even vaguely similar with justice today. Things just don't work that way around here--- not that I'm telling YOU anythging you don't already know all too well. I've lived in 6 different cities across the USA (here for the past 10) and I've never seen a place that's so "insider" slanted. Your VICTORY is that they're all scared shitless of YOU. Just saying.

Anonymous said...

I'm scared shitless of this area.

Bill Villa said...

Here's Yellow Mellow Donovan reading our blog.

Domain Name > (Unknown)
IP Address > 64.9.15.# (LVAIC - Cedar Crest College)

Time of Visit > Jun 2 2010 5:26:40 pm

It should be noted (again) that per the terms of the City's antiquated Ethics Code which is designed to insulate and protect Blue Bloods from accountability for anything other than lining their pockets, Donovan (and only Donovan) had the option of requesting a hearing and facing me and my allegations man to man in front of the Ethics Board.

Donovan passed, pusillanimously.

Bill Villa said...

7:11, that's how they want you to feel.

Anonymous said...

Bill, you're not telling me the "Ethics" board had no words of reprimand or disapproval for Donovan?

Bill Villa said...

Nope. Not one.

And, they didn't even bother to muster up a rote "sorry bout your daughter" for moi.

"Reverend" Harrity, "Reverend" Maria, and Chris Casey (pre-bariatric surgery) look-alike Hugh Gallagher had to be the stone coldest individuals I've ever encountered on Planet Earth.

Lehigh County Democrat said...

My Take...

There are 2 polarized factions in our local blogosphere, just like in real life.

There's the LVS "MSNBC" crowd that (rightfully) believes Bill Villa and Angie are brave, relentless, and really funny (Bill has an amazing sense of humor) justice missionaries who can really throw a punch (not a threat, Jimbo, I mean that politico-figuratively).

Then there's the "Fox News" lunatic right wing faction (O'Hare, Casey, Molovinsky, Varkony, Armstrong, Hilliard, Morning Call "Valley Blogosphere") who all have varying vested interests in seeing The Morning Call remain in business and Jim Martin remain D.A.

Sadly, just like in real life, our local blogosphere's "Fox News" faction has more followers (i.e., hypnotized sheep, respectfully) than the LVS/MSNBC faction.

Michael Donovan wants to be Mayor of Allentown and he "thinks" the local Fox News faction bloggers can propel him into office if he kisses their asses enough and champions their causes-- like muzzling BV, which is their Job 1, daily.

And boy do they owe Mikey big time now.

It's that simple.

Over & Out...

Anonymous said...

So...Donovan didn't discourage O'Hare & Casey from speaking "on his behalf."

I am stumped. Is there a name for this?

Bill Villa said...

"Allentown."

Angie Villa said...

Shit-Lover Syndrome.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

O'Hare-Duped Dunce Donovan reading LVS again ... but never learning anything ...

Domain Name > (Unknown)
IP Address > 64.9.15.# (LVAIC - Cedar Crest College)

Time of Visit > Jun 2 2010 9:40:16 pm

Bill Villa said...

(Merci) we've just quintupled our previous single day record for "Visits" here at LVS, the #1 Most Influential Political Blog in Pennsylvania most weeks.

Anonymous said...

Was the Ethics Committee formed by Donovan himself inclined to find him guilty of anything? Fat chance.

Anonymous said...

Harrity. Tjeltveit. Jesus. What's w/ "clerics" these days?

Anonymous said...

Obviously, they're into Satan. Like Donovan is.

Anonymous said...

Okay, so now the score is Villas 3.1 Million, Team O'Hare: 1.

Still a comfortable lead. Just sayin'.

Anonymous said...

Donovan, on his blog, says that "personally," the Mayor's role as a state party committee person "is not" an ethics matter. yet Donovan plans to file an ethics complaint. Sounds like a misuse of the ethics code? Perhaps Donovan should be billed for having tax dollars dal with his patently frivolous (by his own admission) complaint?

Bill Villa said...

6/3 UpDate: There's a skillfully incomplete account in today's Morning Call "newspaper." Incredibly, they quote O'Hare as a Donovan "character" (wink wink) witness but conveniently forget to mention that it was O'Hare who posted and signed 50% of the vile comments on Donovan's blog that got Donovan hauled in front of the Ethics Board (Casey signed the other 50%). Then they link to O'Hare's blog ("Other Allentown Sources") where you can read Donovan's response to the Ethics Board which Donovan has provided to his political Svengali pally O'Hare as an exclusive. Hey, that's what "Closed Loop Cronyism" friends are for, I guess. And guess what: the cozy cronies are now colluding in plain sight, because they know you don't care and you won't be doing anything about it. Excellent Question: How come The Morning Call doesn't link to 69 News as another "Allentown Source?"

Bill Villa said...

6:53, it's just a hunch, but my guess is that Donovan re-constituted the Ethics Board to use against Mayor Pawlowski in Donovan's bid to become Mayor of Allentown. Pure Genius. Now why didn't Mike Molovinsky think of this?

Bill Villa said...

Wait .. I know why ...

Anonymous said...

"Donovan's response to the Ethics Board"

Your response?

Bill Villa said...

I haven't read it yet.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

27% of the last 100 visitors to LVS were from The Morning Call "newspaper."

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IP Address > 163.192.13.# (Tribune Company)
ISP > Tribune Company

Time of Visit > Jun 3 2010 11:47:07 am

Anonymous said...

you should run for city council in 2011 and let people see what ethics (and integrity, and charisma , your Mayfair show was great) are all about. one debate with donovan would do it.

pawlowski has nothing to worry about with his unthinking, unsuccessful city council veep peep.

Bill Villa said...

(Merci, but) the only thing I'm running for is the hills.

LVS SiteMeter(R)* Spotlight said...

Readers, this is installment #1
in what will be an ongoing series ...

LVS TROLLING FAKE IP
UN-MASKED DEPARTMENT

Domain Name > ptd.net
IP Address > 204.186.62.# (PenTeleData)
State > Pennsylvania
City > Indiana

Time of Visit > Jun 3 2010 2:01:38 pm

Note: probably Martin "P.R." (wink wink) assistant Debbie Garlicki, although we know Jumbo Jimbo himself has a real bad case of "rabbit ears," ain't that right Jim :) (hiccup)

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Angie Villa said...

Welcome (Wilkom) to the new LVS (IT) Technical Staff ;D

The City Official said...

If Donovan is so "concerned" (wink wink) about "moderating his blog more closely in the future," when is he planning on deleting the hundreds of vile comments against the Villas at his blog that somehow (wink wink) "slipped by him." (?)

Foo Foo said...

Maybe when his template comes down (?)

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

10% of the last 100 visitors to LVS were from (wink wink) "Indiana, Pennsylvania."

Lehigh Valley Observer said...

Separated at Birth:

Ethics Board and Bud "No Reversal" Selig?

Nice bit: Bill handled the clearly botched call with the same grace as Armando Galarraga.

Way To Go!

Bill Villa said...

Good analogy, thanks ...

Sasha Curvaceaux said...

WHO SAYS BILL'S NOT STILL (hi angie) PURR-FECT!! xx

Bill Villa said...

So nice of you to say (and notice) ...

Anonymous said...

There's something very strange about this area and its affinity to Bernie O'Hare. It's like the bizarro world, where down is up, ugly is beautiful, wrong is right, evil is perceived as good, and good people are seen as easy targets for humiliation and torture.

Bill Villa said...

Anon 7:57, congratulations, you are the recipient of the LVS Comment Of The Week Award, well done.

Angie Villa said...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
(and you know who you are ;D)

w/ a link to LVS in the comments at both 69 News's coverage of the Michael Donovan Ethics Board mockery of justice as well as the Morning Call's, and, traffic that's flowing here from whatever spin the local blogosphere is putting on it (neither Bill nor I have read any of these "reports" yet), visits to LVS have skyrocketed.

THERE'S ALWAYS A SILVER LINING DEPARTMENT

In this onslaught of new visitors to LVS, tons of newbies are spending tons of time reading our Right Sidebar Content ...

especially our facts on Lehigh County District Attorney (for now) James. B. (for Burp) Martin.

Sometimes you have to "lose" (wink wink) to win again ;D

Just sayin'.

The City Official said...

Villas, you also have no doubt accomplished getting the City's much too porous Ethics Code revisited and re-written.

Both news accounts quote the Ethics Board as acknowledging the now glaring (thank to your courageous efforts) need to update the Ethics Code to cover situations and scum like Team Donovan/Casey/O'Hare.

This is another big win for you, THANK YOU for your always selfless and civic-minded public service.

Angie Villa said...

Merci ;D

Bill Villa said...

Aw shucks (merci) it was nuthin'.

Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Board of "Ethics" of the City of Allentown, Board Attorney Charles Fonzone, cc'd to Mayor Pawlowski, City Clerk Mike Hanlon, J. Jackson Eaton, III

On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:11:58 AM, Bill Villa wrote:

Subject Heading: UpDating Allentown's Ethics Code

"Ethics" Board, as you may know, both 69 News's and The Morning Call's coverages of the Michael Donovan/Ethics Board mockery of justice quoted you as acknowledging the now glaring (thanks to my courageous efforts) need to update the City's Ethics Code to cover modern day cyber situations and scum like Team Donovan/Casey/O'Hare.

Question: When can the citizens of Allentown expect to receive your revised Ethics Code?

I'll keep checking back periodically on your progress.

Sincerely,

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

Consigliere said...

After the City updates its Ethics Codes (and this shouldn't take more than 90 days or so if they're really serious about improving it) and Donovan hasn't deleted his hundreds of vile comments about you,
you should re-file your complaint.

It will be interesting to see if they slap a statute of limitations on there for the sole purpose of blocking you from re-filing your complaint.

Foo Foo said...

Be careful to not "harass" (wink wink) the quivering "Ethics" Board :)

Bill Villa said...

All excellent advice (merci) ...

Angie Villa said...

w/ the amazing brain trust of LVS readers we have, it's no wonder why Team Villa always wins, merci ;D

Bill Villa said...

How bout it, Pure Genius, merci everybody, this'll be as easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. "Ethics" Board re-writes its Ethics Code (in 90 days or less).

2. Donovan (natch) won't delete any of the hundreds of vile comments that "accidentally" (wink wink) slipped past his faulty manual comment moderation system ("I am just going to let all comments run. They are fun to read ...")

3. Re-File Complaint and nail Donovan real good.

Heck, we'll even invite Casey & O'Hare to speak at the next Ethics Board/Donovan session.

Angie Villa said...

Things always have a way of working out in our favor :D

Bill Villa said...

You are so right, honeykins,
be it ...

Northampton County

or

Lehigh County

there's no stopping us Villas.

Lehigh Valley Observer said...

Eh, I don't suppose the city of Allentown would accept input from its citizens about what their own city's Ethics Code should cover?

Like, when unkind/provocative/objectionable comments about someone are posted on a paid city official's website, and the subject of the comments objects to them to the city official, the city official is required to delete them?