Saturday, March 31, 2012

DA Jim Martin: Drunk, With Power


[Updated 5/4/12: Brad Rinehart, 69 "News" Director sends LVS an unconvincing damage control email, and Glenn Eckhart's attorney Matt Croslis sends LVS Glenn Eckhart's highly convincing legal objections, DA Martin has no case, neither does 69 "News," see comments] Finally emerging from hibernation and looking like he's coming off a 4 1/2 month drinking binge at Ye Olde Limeport Inn after his crony-rigged reelection on November 8, Lehigh County DA Jim Martin held a curious press conference at the Lehigh County Courthouse on Friday, March 30.

TV news coverage of the event by the Dick Dean-owned 69 "News" originally included priceless footage of a bloated and bleary-eyed DA Jim Martin reading from prepared notes with great difficulty as County Solicitor and Jim Martin Reelection Campaign Finance Committee member Matthew R. Sorrentino winces yet stands by his "man"-- but curiously, that footage has since disappeared from 69's apparently retroactively edited segment at its website, and likely at the insistence of a bellowing and bullying DA Jim Martin or his ex-Morning Call "newspaper" cover-up "reporter" and current DA Jim Martin cover-up Executive Aide, Debbie Garlicki.

Brad Rinehart, 69 "News" Director, is not responding to LVS's polite email inquiry regarding WFMZ-TV's sleazy, post-broadcast, and after website publication editing-out of DA Jim Martin's stumble-bum press conference performance ... which was obviously done to protect their sole source for un-objective, agenda-driven, and spoon-fed crime news, DA Jim Martin, from well-deserved embarrassment.

So what was DA Jim Martin's big (hiccup) announcement all about?

Expressing gratitude to senior super voters?

A 'get tough' policy on drunk drivers?

Yet another planned and trumpeted (but never implemented) new 'gang crime-fighting' initiative?

Possibly a clarification on his (wink wink) "97% conviction rate?"

Nah. Turns out crooked and incompetent DA Jim Martin has got yet another colluding crony-driven vendetta stewin' in its own juices, this one targeting new Lehigh County Controller and fellow Republican, handsome Glenn Eckhart.

For reasons I am positive we'll never know the dirty facts and inconvenient truth on, DA Jim Martin is legally challenging Glenn Eckhart's eligibility to be controller. Yep. Yet another gross waste of taxpayer money and crime-fighting time by our media un-challenged egomaniac DA Jim Martin.

Glenn Eckhart now joins an always-lengthening litany of vengeful DA Jim Martin vendetta victims that includes former Allentown Police Chief Stephen L. Kuhn, perennial "Top Gun" award-winning ex-Allentown Police Officer Michael Kenderski, Macungie Mayor Rick Hoffman, Lehigh County Judges Douglas G. Reichley, and Robert L. Steinberg, and Michelle A. Varricchio, and James T. Anthony, and of course, yours truly.

It will be very interesting to see if defeated Democratic controller and longtime DA Jim Martin boot licker and ass kisser Tom Slonaker will flip-flop parties and turn Republican (officially), since, if DA Martin is successful in ousting Glenn Eckhart, Eckhart's replacement, who will be conveniently appointed by the Republican majority-led Lehigh County Commissioners, must also be a Republican.

Not known is whether the Lehigh County Commissioners will just let Team Martin/Corbett pick Glenn Eckhart's replacement directly and if it will be (our bet) unemployed Republican Commissioner hopeful/wanna-be and freelancer attorney (for now) David C. Najarian, to whom DA Martin owes a favor, or two, so stay tuned.

In related news, LVS wishes 2011 Democratic candidate for Lehigh County District Attorney Ed Koren all the best in his courageous lawsuit against alleged crooked-Corbett-crony insiders at the PA State Police.

After Ed Koren trounces Team Martin/Corbett in Federal court, we hope he considers suing Kevin Amerman and The Morning Call "newspaper," also.

Ed Koren sure had DA Jim Martin pegged perfectly in this terrific campaign TV spot.

(I kicked Jim Martin's fat ass in person during a surprise campaign debate but our local media wouldn't report on it.)

But as game and as qualified as he was, Ed Koren was no match for the Lehigh County Good Ol' Boy Network.

Sadly, Lehigh County's monied and media Good Ol' Boys make damn sure that nobody can beat Jim Martin except for Jim Beam and Jack Daniels ... and of course, yours truly.

LVS believes it's high time the voters of Lehigh County start questioning and litigating Jim Martin's eligibility to be DA, especially since our shameful lapdog local media never will.

VILLAS: WHY WE FIGHT

126 comments:

Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Lehigh County Controller Glenn Eckhart.

On March 31, 2012 at 8:49am Bill Villa wrote:

Subject Heading: DA Martin

Glenn, I'm currently preparing a blog post for publication on DA Jim Martin's mis-guided effort to have you removed from office. If you'd like to discuss it, on the record, give me a call at 610.428.xxxx.

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

Bill Villa said...

Email, Incoming, from Lehigh County Controller Glenn Eckhart.

March 31, 2012, 8:33pm

Bill,

Thank You for your interest. I am waiting for more legal advice before I comment outside of what I have said already.

Thanks Glenn

Bill Villa said...

March 31, 2012, 9:00pm

Good luck, the [legal] action smells bad, as does Jim Martin.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Glenn, thanks for reading LVS.

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Time of Visit > Apr 1 2012 3:10:24 am

Visit Length > 35 minutes 53 seconds

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The City Official said...

To my thinking, the man most responsible (that is, most to blame) for Lehigh County getting fucked w/ 4 more years of Jim Martin is Glenn Kranzley. Kranzley's editorial board should have met w/ Bill Villa in 2008 or 2009 and that should have been the start of an avalanche of local exposé reporting on Martin that likely would have prompted Martin to not even attempt running for reelection last November. I repeat: Glenn Kranzley.

Bill Villa said...

Couldn't agree more, thank you for commenting.

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Like clockwork (every morning) ... ex-Morning Call "reporter" and current DA Jim Martin "executive aide" and LVS stalker Debbie Garlicki stalking LVS for her longtime boss and drinking buddy DA Jim Martin.

Debbie Garlicki will nervously stalk LVS (on average) 50 more times today.

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LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

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Deb Boilin' said...

"County Solicitor and Jim Martin Reelection Campaign Finance Committee member Matthew R. Sorrentino"

Legal?! Ethical?!

LCVI said...

Typical!!!

LCVI said...

Notice how, in addition to helpfully deleting the embarrasing Jim Martin footage, 69 news' re-edited website version keeps comically looping video of County Controller Glen Eckhart giving a speech to an empty room. This is obviously for "shits & giggles" betwen Brad Rinehart and Martin/Garlicki/Sorrentino and reminds me of how D.A. Martin wasted his time giggling at the State Police's "Shiatsu Sex Informant Tapes" when he should have been working hard to block Michael Eric Ballard's release from prison which he did not.

McJudas said...

Touché.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

The "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS for the 25th time today already and it's early yet.

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City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 2 2012 10:55:34 am

Carpi said...

Terrific post (as always), Bill.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

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Time of Visit > Apr 2 2012 1:21:37 pm

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Domain Name > (Unknown)
IP Address > 208.251.203.# (CITY OF ALLENTOWN)

Time of Visit > Apr 2 2012 1:49:28 pm

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Domain Name > (Unknown)
IP Address > 163.192.13.# (Tribune Company)
ISP > Tribune Company

Time of Visit > Apr 2 2012 4:00:05 pm

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Domain Name > ptd.net
IP Address > 24.229.154.# (PenTeleData)
City > Center Valley

Time of Visit > Apr 2 2012 7:36:46 pm

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Debbie Garlicki stalking LVS again.

Domain Name > ptd.net
IP Address > 204.186.62.# (PenTeleData)
Host > LehighCounty.org
City > Allentown, PA

Time of Visit > Apr 3 2012 7:07:45 am

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Skittish Morning Call "newspaper" stalking LVS for the 100th time today already and it's early yet once.

Domain Name > (Unknown)
IP Address > 163.192.13.# (Tribune Company)
ISP > Tribune Company

Time of Visit > Apr 3 2012 12:26:41 pm

Blog Administrator said...

Easter Basket Candy Idea ... just sayin'.

RALF HOLER said...

For rope-a-doped LVS stalkers, I suggest these.

Bill Villa said...

I'm partial to peeps, they remind me of our local media.

Concerned Citizen said...

Well said.

Blog Mentor said...

I could live on candy corn.

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

The "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS from Easton for the 100th time today already and it's early yet once.

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
IP Address > 66.87.7.# (SPRINT BWG)
City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 4 2012 12:30:01 pm

Visit Length > 2 hours 21 minutes 25 seconds

Deb Boilin' said...

I LOVE nonpareils!!

Blog Administrator said...

LVS is experiencing an unusually high number of visits today, far more than our Wednesday weekly average of 2,771 unique visitors.

Q. Is it b/c of our Easter candy favorites discussion?

Let us know, we'd love to hear from you, and WELCOME!

Angie Villa said...

And, merci ... ;D

Pal Santo said...

"Yeah. Yeah. Yeah." Here's an Easter candy treat w/ a Liverpool England flair ...

Angie Villa said...

Related Easter treat story ... ;D

Polish Betty said...

Mrs. Dottie's Luscious Lemon Bars have become an Easter tradition at our home, thank you, Mrs. Dottie.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

The "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS from Easton for the 250th time today already and it's early yet once.

Domain Name > ptd.net
IP Address > 204.186.244.# (PenTeleData)
City > "Walnutport" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 5 2012 11:27:39 am

Angie Villa said...

Merci beaucoup, Betty ... ;D

Jack Webb Lord said...

Villas, I notice that the "PTD Walnutport" IP address shows up, A LOT, on the OPEN SITEMETER OF MICHAEL DONOVAN. Just sayin'.

The City Official said...

Interesting... an embarrassing 21 visits a day and 75% are from "PTD Walnutport" who's probably Diana Morse Donovan or Mike Donovan himself.

The City Official said...

(almost forgot)

... and the other 5-6 pathetic daily visits to Donovan's blog are from "Party of No Yes Man" and "anonymous" (wink wink) blogger "Bill" (Stauffer).

LCVI said...

LOL!!! RAOFLMFAO!!!

donovan's neighbor said...

wonder if duped dunce donovan knows his sitemeter is open (oopsie)

donovan's neighbor said...

(almost forgot)

i'm a different neighbor...

Bill Stuffer said...

Maybe W. Michael Donovan's open (for now) sitemeter is just another example of his (wink wink) inclusionary openness!

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

No family, no friends, and no Easter basket, the "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS on Easter Sunday. Sad .. but appropriate.

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
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City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 8 2012 6:40:52 pm

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
IP Address > 66.87.0.# (SPRINT BWG)
City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 9 2012 10:56:56 pm

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Domain Name > ptd.net
IP Address > 204.186.62.# (PenTeleData)
Host > LehighCounty.org
City > Allentown, PA

Time of Visit > Apr 10 2012 7:31:58 am

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Domain Name > (Unknown)
IP Address > 163.192.13.# (Tribune Company)
ISP > Tribune Company

Time of Visit > Apr 10 2012 9:09:47 am

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

LVS is always pleased to be of assistance to criminal justice researchers ...

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Time of Visit > Apr 10 2012 1:12:00 pm

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LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Ditto.

Domain Name > lvh.com (Commercial)
IP Address > 192.234.106.# (Lehigh Valley Hospital)
ISP > Lehigh Valley Hospital

Time of Visit > Apr 12 2012 8:22:00 am

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Like clockwork (every morning) ...

Domain Name > ptd.net
IP Address > 204.186.62.# (PenTeleData)
Host > LehighCounty.org
City > Allentown, PA

Time of Visit > Apr 12 2012 8:01:43 am

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LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

The "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS from Easton for the 50th time today already and it's early yet once.

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
IP Address > 66.87.4.# (SPRINT BWG)
City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 12 2012 9:35:33 am

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

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Time of Visit > Apr 12 2012 9:15:20 am

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N. West St. Dog Lover said...

Gee, been a while since duped dunce Donovan posted anything, sure hope he's okay ("wink wink").

Bill Villa said...

Let's hope for the best.

On a happier note, we're pleased to announce the permanent installation of Lehigh County Commissioner Percy H. Dougherty, PhD to our right sidebar. Dr. Dougherty tried to help us w/ The Morning Call "newspaper" in 2008-2009 and, not coincidentally, Dr. Dougherty was also the only Lehigh County Commissioner who openly opposed the appointment of Jim Martin as DA in 1998.

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Pathetic pussy Bill White stalking LVS again.

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ISP > Tribune Company

Time of Visit > Apr 13 2012 2:18:40 pm

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

... and deliver us from allied evil ...

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

While normal people are enjoying a Sunny Spring Saturday (I recently got home from 4 hours of Biddy and Midget baseball league practices w/ my son Gianni), the "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS for the umpteenth time today. What a fuckin' sicko and sadist who can dish it out but he can't take it.

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
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City > "Salt Lake City" (NorCo)

Time of Visit > Apr 14 2012 3:31:40 pm

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
IP Address > 66.87.4.# (SPRINT BWG)
City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 15 2012 4:17:18 am

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LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Merci! For stalking LVS from "France" (wink wink) on a Sunny Spring Sunday!

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Time of Visit > Apr 15 2012 2:04:30 pm

Ralf Wholer said...

I smell "B.O."

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Glad to be of research assistance to you ...

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Welcome, fellow educator ...

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Bill Villa said...

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Bill Villa said...

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

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Time of Visit > Apr 17 2012 5:50:50 pm

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

The "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS for the umpteenth time today. Sadly, he's a sicko sadist who can dish it out but he can't take it.

Domain Name> sprintbbd.net
IP Address > 66.87.2.# (SPRINT BWG)
City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 19 2012 10:22:38 am

Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to WFMZ-TV 69 News reporter Melanie Falcon, cc'd to M.I.A. 69 News director Brad Rinehart.

April 19, 2012

Subject Heading: DA Jim Martin's Curious Vendetta Against County Controller Glenn Eckhart

Hi Melanie, do you have any idea what happened to the original 69 News footage of DA Jim Martin and County Solicitor (and Jim Martin Reelection Campaign Finance Committee Member) Matthew R. Sorrentino announcing their legal action against controller Glenn Eckhart during a press conference covered by 69 News on March 30?

I saw the Martin/Sorrentino footage on 69 News's original broadcast ... it was also included in the version posted online ... but then it curiously disappeared. The retroactively edited version includes only you on camera, with a cutaway loop of Glenn Eckhart (no audio) giving a speech to an empty room, except for a lone photographer, which purposefully seems to make Eckhart look ridiculous. And ally-free.

Do you have any journalistic curiosity into what DA Jim Martin is really up to here w/ his weirdly proactive efforts to oust fellow Republican Glenn Eckhart? ... and why 69 News appears to be protecting and cheerleading for DA Jim Martin?

It could have something to do with Controller Eckhart being in control of the pursestrings on something that DA Jim Martin and his longtime drinking buddy Governor Tom Corbett want prioritized, and which Controller Eckhart isn't on board with. Hence DA Martin wanting to replace Glenn Eckhart with someone who will play Team Martin/Corbett ball. Just a hunch. Check it out.

Also check out this published report on the subject that's been garnering thousands of hits a day.

Best Regards,

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

Bill Villa said...

Readers, my 4/19 email to Melanie Falcon apparently got Brad Rinehart's attention ... nearly a month after originally e-questioning Rinehart, he finally responded, for Falcon, who I assume Brad feels would have been over-matched vs me alone. I'll post Brad's laboriously crafted e-response, and my follow-up e, later today (or over the weekend), keep checking back ...

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Oopsie.

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
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City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 20 2012 9:26:00am

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

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Time of Visit > Apr 20 2012 4:32:26 pm

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Domain Name > (Unknown)
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Time of Visit > Apr 20 2012 5:24:39 pm

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Merci for your obsessive/compulsive stalking interest in Brad Rinehart's e-response, "anonymous," I'll post it soon, keep checking back ...

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
IP Address > 66.87.0.# (SPRINT BWG)
City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 22 2012 7:38:58 am

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Bill Villa said...

Email, Incoming (finally), from 69 News Director Brad Rinehart. Rinehart had "ignored" LVS's original e-inquiry of nearly a month ago, but he chose to respond to a second LVS e-inquiry sent earlier this week to 69 News reporter Melanie Falcon because it exposed and embarrassed him publicly, and that was the idea, and it obviously worked.

April 19, 2012

Bill,

I’m sorry I haven’t gotten back to you on this. The facts are not as you present them. When Melanie reported the story, it was during the Noon newscast following the 11 am news conference. Because the turnaround was so short, she didn’t have time to include ANY of the video from the news conference. File footage of Glen Eckhart was the ONLY video that aired during her noon report.

At 5 pm that evening, we aired a shorter report with video from the news conference and the file video, and at 6 pm, we aired video and a sound bite from the news conference.

Online, we posted Melanie’s noon report because our editor judged it to be the report in which we allocated the most time to the story and gave the fullest explanation. As a consequence, the online report NEVER showed video of the District Attorney. (To be doubly sure, I had our webmaster check the logs and he assures me that no other version of the story was posted and no version of the story was removed or edited.)

I can only imagine that you watched the evening newscasts that showed the press conference, and that you somehow got it confused that the video had been online. Whatever the reason, you are unfortunately perpetuating a falsehood.

And the charges that we’re cheerleading for anyone are of course not supported by any rational analysis of our coverage.

Brad Rinehart
News Director
WFMZ-TV
300 East Rock Road
Allentown, PA 18103
(610) 791-1111

Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Brad Rinehart.

April 19, 2012

Brad, here's the most effective falsehood perpetuation I've seen in a while ...

"Martin touts a 97% convinction (sic) rate for his time in office but his opponent, Ed Koren said it wasn't good enough."
-69 News Online

As you know, Ed Koren never said that.

What Koren attempted to clarify, in 69 News's totally rigged "debate," is that Jim Martin plea bargains almost everything, and that a "97%" conviction rate is jaw-droppingly deceptive. But 69 News (and The Morning Call "newspaper") giddily perpetuated that falsehood which likely won Jim Martin reelection ...

Watch 69 News's totally rigged, Jim-Martin-cheerleading-"debate"

I stand by my story.

Yes, it was the 5:00pm 69 News report where I first saw footage of an apparently terribly hung-over DA Jim Martin press conferencing his latest vendetta against Glenn Eckhart. And I saw it again at 69 News.com ... before it was edited out. And probably by the same Jim Martin cheerleader at 69 News who rigged it recently so that all my LVS blog links to 69 News website articles giddily took readers to a visual of a baby crying and saying, "Sorry, you've strayed off the path."

I'm sorry 69 News has strayed off the path and has become as 100% Integrity-Free as is The Morning Call "newspaper."

I only wish I could have perceived this sooner, as I already had had my fill of total disillusionment with the Lehigh Valley's media and justice systems.

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

The City Official said...

Bottom Line is that 69 news protectively stopped airing footage that was obviously highly embarrassing to district attorney Martin. I saw the footage too; Martin looked terrible, and came off even worse. You don't send a news crew to cover a press conference announced by a longtime incumbent politician...and then decide that you don't need the (exclusive) footage because your rookie reporter gave the "fullest explanation" all by herself. Bullshit.

Kudos to LVS for exposing 69 news as being every bit the Jim Martin cheerleader as the Morning Call, if not even worse.

Bill Villa said...

Thank you.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

"Anonymous," what's it to you?

Domain Name > sprintbbd.net
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City > "Salt Lake City" (wink wink)

Time of Visit > Apr 22 2012 7:36:22 pm

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Debbie Garlicki, what's it to you?

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Time of Visit > Apr 23 2012 8:16:39 am

Allentownie said...

While I don't always agree w/ the "City Official" I feel that his or her Sunday comment is very well said and I totally agree.

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Welcome, fellow justice seeker and (we've heard) huge fan of LVS (merci).

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Carpi said...

It's sad about 69 "News." They're lapdogs just like The Morning Call.

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

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Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 5_1 like Mac OS X)

Time of Visit > Apr 24 2012 2:09:21 am

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

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Time of Visit > Apr 24 2012 5:57:44 am

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

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Time of Visit > Apr 24 2012 8:09:48 pm

Bill Villa said...

Emails, Incoming ...

Special thanks to Glenn Eckhart's attorney, Matt Croslis, for emailing me PDFs entitled "Preliminary Objections of Defendant Glenn Eckhart" and "Brief in Support of Preliminary Objections of Glenn Eckhart," around the same time Matt provided the same information to The Morning Call "newspaper," here's their coverage, and 69 "News," here's their coverage.

The muted coverages by the "newspaper" and 69 "News" tells me nobody there read attorney Croslis's masterful arguments. I did. No wonder DA Jim Martin was unavailable for comment. Martin has no case, his action is frivolous, vexatious, and ridiculous nonsense that's obviously colluding crony-driven, and it's likely Martin's drinking buddy Tom Corbett at the wheel. As I've stated in my post, we'll probably never know the truth about what's really motivating Martin to oust Controller Glenn Eckhart, but at least it appears to be a lock that Martin will fall flat on his face (again) w/ this.

Bill Villa said...

On Mon, Apr 23, Bill Villa wrote:

Thanks Matt, I'll examine. Is there something specific you'd like me to do with this information? Be happy to help in any way I can, let me know, thanks again.

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

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From: Matthew Croslis

Subject: Re: Jim Martin

nothing specific just thought you would be interested

we will be issuing a statement in a little

Matthew Croslis
Croslis Law Offices, LLC
2030 Tilghman Street, Suite 203
Allentown, PA 18104
610.433.4640 (office)
484.619.3444 (direct)
610.844.0226 (fax)

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Bill Villa wrote:

Well thanks Matt, I appreciate you thinking of me. Of great interest to me is WHY Jim Martin wants Glenn Eckhart out. My guess is that it has something to do w/ Martin anticipating (or already knowing) that Controller Eckhart may not be amenable to playing "Team Martin/Corbett" budget ball on
something ... am I on to something here?

BV

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From: Matthew Croslis

Subject: Re: Jim Martin

I honestly have no idea. I usually represent Democrats so I am not sure about the inter-party workings.

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Bill Villa wrote:

It sure is odd on the surface ... one Republican (Martin) head-hunting another (Eckhart) ... and Jimbo's taking a rather arcane and picayune route to get at Eckhart ... one that nobody would have noticed for 2 years (or cared) had he not made a grandstanding case out of it ... very curious ... but I won't expect to see The Morning "newspaper" or 69 "News" ask Jimbo any questions on it ... he might (hiccup) bark at them.

BV

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight said...

Gone (and good riddance) but not forgotten, merci for reading LVS.

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Oopsie (that didn't take long). Jealous?

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Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Glenn Eckhart's awesomely capable attorney, Matt Croslis.

April 25, 2012, 10:40am

Matt, did you know that Lehigh County Solicitor Matthew R. Sorrentino, a.k.a. the "beard" who allegedly discovered Glenn Eckhart's 2-year waiting period requirement, sits on the Jim Martin Reelection Campaign Finance Committee. Are there any Home Rule Charter or County Code rules against that? I have hard copy proof of this, which I've sent to Lehigh County Commissioner [Redacted], at his request. Want a copy? Let me know ...

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

Consigliere said...

"DA Martin has no case"

Obviously. But this might not matter to the self-assigned judge, President Judge Carol Gross McGinley.

Bill Villa said...

Thanks for the info, very interesting.

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Monkey Mambo said...

Thanks for all your excellent reporting on this issue. It is extremely impressive!!

LCVI said...

Well said.

Bill Villa said...

Merci.

Bill Villa said...

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This is LVS stalking visit #100 today for Debbie Garlicki today already and it's early yet. Once.

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Carpi said...

To funny!

455 W. Hamilton St. said...

Bill, there's a status conference on D.A. Martins frivolous and vexatious action against Glen Eckhart in JUdge Carol Gross McGinleys courtroom 2A on Friday May 11 at 9:30am, you should attend, b/c seeing you always makes Jims blood boil!

Bill Villa said...

I've noticed that too, merci for the tip.

Bill Villa said...

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

The "Hardest Working Cyber Stalker in the Lehigh Valley Blogosphere" is spotted stalking LVS for the umpteenth time today. Sadly, he's a sicko sadist who can dish it out but he can't take it.

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Bill Villa said...

Email, Outgoing, to Lehigh County District Attorney (for now) Jim Martin, cc'd to former Jim Martin/Morning Call cover-up "reporter" and current Jim Martin cover-up "executive aide," Debbie Garlicki.

April 27, 2012, 2:50pm

Subject Heading: Glenn Eckhart

Jimbo, I've read Glenn Eckhart's objections (see attached), you have no case.

Q. Were you in a blackout when you went after Eckhart?

And (more importantly) WHY did you head-hunt Eckhart?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Care to comment, on the record ...

See > DA Jim Martin: Drunk, With Power

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

P.S. It's 2:49pm on a Friday, you're probably already at TGI-Fridays on Cedar Crest Boulevard near (hiccup) Weis Market.

Getting back to me on Monday would be fine.

455 W. Hamilton St. said...

LMFAO!!! You made my weekend! "Merci!"

Bill Villa said...

Merci, I forwarded it to Glenn Eckhart, Matt Croslis, coupla ally judges (for giggles), some select Lehigh County Commissioners, and staffers at The Morning Call "newspaper," the Dick Dean-owned 69 "News," and The Express-Times (due diligence).

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Mike Miorelli stalking LVS ...

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McJudas said...

LVS deserves a blog award for being the #1 most read blog by Morning Call staffers, just sayin'.

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Your #1 Fan said...

You must have made 10,000 enemies w/ this blog (and thousands of friends!) keep up the good work!

Bill Villa said...

Merci, although we'd never be so narcissistic and full of ourselves cuckoo delusional to purport to having made 10,000 enemies. Probably more like 2,000, i.e., an estimated 50% of our average daily visitors, give or take a few hundred.

Bill Villa said...

(almost forgot)

The overwhelming majority of LVS 'enemies' are clustered in one location.

Angie Villa said...

See LVS's right sidebar Exposé Wall Of Shame for specific and verifiably factual information on LVS enemies, and please note there are some 'good guys' highlighted there, too ... ;D

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"Anonymous" cuckoo.

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The City Official said...

Wow. Right on it. That's probably Chris Casey (wink wink).

Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

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Bill Villa said...

"Anonymous," why the incessant stalking of LVS? What's it to you?

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Bill Villa said...

LVS SiteMeter(R) Spotlight

Like clockwork (every morning) ... ex-Morning Call "reporter" and current DA Jim Martin "executive aide" and LVS stalker Debbie Garlicki stalking LVS for her longtime boss and drinking buddy DA Jim Martin.

Debbie Garlicki will nervously stalk LVS (on average) 50 more times today.

Here's what Debbie and her boss are so scared shitless about, see > Related Story

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Ralf Holer said...

Seen weight-loss blogger and LVS cyber stalker Chris Casey lately? Looks like he's gained all his weight back. Sadly, you'll have this w/ cuckoo rapid weight loss. Oh well.

Bill Villa said...

:)

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Bill Villa said...

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Bill Villa said...

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Bill Villa said...

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Angie Villa said...

Oopsie ... ;D

Bill Villa said...

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Popular Morning Call "newspaper" "reporter" Scott Kraus stalking LVS.

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Bill Villa said...

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