Some councilpeople were speculating about whether a less dramatic increase in that Earned Income Tax, combined with a small property tax increase, might be more equitable, but Pawlowski was having none of it.
"If you would like to do that," he [Pawlowski] answered, "I would be more than happy to look at any proposal council would put forth."
Politically, it was the perfect, if somewhat smarmy, response: Put your record where your mouth is.
Q. Mr. White, what exactly was "smarmy" about Mayor Pawlowski publicly stating his willingness to consider a 2011 budget plan other than his own? Seems to me Mayor Pawlowski was throwing the door wide open for the 7 City Council members (all Democrats) to cooperatively forge a plan that, if better, would have been readily apparent to the many tuned-in citizens in attendance at City Council chambers last Wednesday evening as was reported on by 69 News ... no?
And ... wasn't last Wednesday evening supposed to be "W" Mike Donovan's moment to shine and dazzle everyone? Especially after all that pre-fight hype in The Morning Call "newspaper!"
Q. Mr. White, wouldn't "coward" have been the most appropriate word for you to use in describing "W" Mike Donovan's wimping out, cutting & running, and not even presenting his much ballyhooed alternative budget plan at City Council last Wednesday?
Instead, not only do you give Donovan a total pass on crapping out (in his pants), you disingenuously praise the "guy" as a maverick.
And most tellingly, you purposefully don't tell your handful of readers anything about the outrageous and insulting statements Donovan is making to, and about, the voters at his "Inclusion" blog, like for example this newsworthy nugget: "I have no sympathy for the voters, none."
Q. Readers, is "liar" too strong a word to use in describing Bill White?
I would be more than happy to look at any counter proposal Bill White would put forth.
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Renshaw, White, and the whole gang at that Morning Call are all "100% Integrity-FREE."
Bill White should stick to "writing" about kielbasa, movie quotes and Christmas "lites."
"Bill White is a coward and a liar."
It ain't "name-calling" when it's true.
There you go "trampling the journalism gates" again, Villas! Give 'em hell!
Michael Donovan's all about "showing up" Mayor Pawlowski, or trying to I should add. He doesn't have a better plan (he doesn't have a clue), he just wants the attention like a toddler throwing a tantrem. He comes off to me like a haughty zero.
While I don't always agree w/ Ed Pawlowski I do agree w/ the Mayor's assessment that Donovan is classic "passive-aggressive," far too pusillanimous for any direct (and manly) confrontations...sad.
Here's Bill White lying cowardice in action, writing a column full of lies and deceit to attack us, and then not allowing comments so we can't defend ourselves.
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Bill White...never mentioning that these Donovan "character witnesses" were also the author/perpetrators of all that anti-Villas filth at Donovan's blog
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I'm not at all surprised that Chris Casey, Bob Romancheck, and Alfonso Todd would do this.
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"Bill White is a coward and a liar."
Ditto Jarrett Renshaw and John Micek.
Booya.
Thanks for (hiccup) reading LVS, Senators ...
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I'm currently comment #6 at Bill White's blog ...
"Why all the name-calling? Oh well."
Posted By: Bill Villa | Dec 6, 2010 3:07:02 PM
"I abhor name-calling." -Bill White
Congrats Bill White on your Coward/Liar/Hypocrite trifecta ... ;D
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Have a look, "0 Comments," I don't feel so bad.
"I abhor name-calling." -Bill White
Really, Bill? Well then what's w/ all the name-calling at your blog? There's a troll fest (including you) hurling invectives...
"incredibly annoying"
"a jerk"
a "natural jerk"
a "know it all"
an "arrogant know it all"
"insufferable cock of the walk"
"way too cocky"
"Benedict Arnold"
Where's your civility and mutual respect?
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Lots of surveillance I see, but no answers from Bill White, eh? Not surprising (he's "pusillanimous").
Villas, you should add all these folks to your email list. Just sayin'.
(almost forgot)
Lehigh U. Department of Journalism & Communication:
Chair: Professor Wally Trimble, wwt1@lehigh.edu
Done (merci), they're all circling the wagons as we speak.
(that was quick)
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Has anyone seen or heard from Chris Casey, I'm getting concerned...no blog posts from him in nearly a month...guess he retired (again) oh well.
He's not retired, we see him on our SiteMeter(R) 50X a day.
I tried posting this new comment at "W" Mike Donovan's exclusionary blog "Inclusion" but it was haughtily blocked ... it didn't even show up as "Awaiting Moderation" ...
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"W" Mike, your most recent pity-extorting "twitter tweet" asks:
"what happens when you just do not feel like caring..." (sigh)
I suggest what happens is that you step down from City Council on 12/15.
All kidding aside, hasn't Donovan breached his contract with the voters who elected him? Not caring ... bitter and impotent ... reduced to insulting the electorate ...
Someone should look into how a resident can initiate a recall. There's still so much work that has to be done in this city, we shouldn't allow someone to waste a council seat.
Congratulations, "Allentown taxpayer," you are the recipient of the LVS Best Comment Of The Week Award.
I took the liberty of posting your comment ("Re-printed w/ Permission") at "W" Mike Donovan's "Inclusion" blog (crediting you, natch) but sadly it was blocked and excluded.
Maybe you'd like to try posting it there?
Just sayin' ...
(almost forgot)
I'm inquiring about Donivan recall procedures ...
Talk about "breaching a contract" ... should 100% Integrity- and Ethics-Free Bill White really be teaching courses on "journalism" at Lehigh University?!
He absolutely should not, "Concerned" (we're concerned too), and this will be the cross-hairs focus of our next post, coming soon (keep checking back) ...
your track record of victories (listed on your blog's right sidebar) is stellar, I expect more of the same at Lehigh.
(Thank You!)
Email, Outgoing, to Allentown City Clerk Mike Hanlon, cc'd to Allentown City Council, popular Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, and all the Democratic DA-candidate-searching Lehigh County Democrats
On Dec 8, 2010, at 9:51:26 AM, Bill Villa wrote:
Subject Heading: Voter Recall of "W" Mike Donovan
"W" Mike Donovan's most recent pity-extorting "twitter tweet" asks:
"what happens when you just do not feel like caring..."
We suggest what happens is that Donovan steps down from City Council on 12/15.
As an astute commenter at our top-rated LV blog declared ...
Allentown taxpayer said...
... hasn't Donovan breached his contract with the voters who elected him? Not caring ... bitter and impotent ... reduced to insulting the electorate ...
Someone should look into how a resident can initiate a recall. There's still so much work that has to be done in this city, we shouldn't allow someone to waste a council seat.
City Clerk Mike Hanlon: please send me (or direct me to) whatever we need to know re: initiating a voter recall of un-caring, bitter, impotent, and electorate-insulting Mike Donovan. Thanks.
Bill Villa
Angie Villa
610.428.xxxx
Email, Incoming, from Allentown City Clerk, Mike Hanlon
On Dec 8, 2010, at 10:40:34 AM, Mike Hanlon wrote:
Hello:
The Charter and administrative code are on the website – there is no provision for recall in either of those documents. mh
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((Me))
(thanks Mike), am I correct in interpreting what you're saying here as being that Donovan cannot be recalled by the voters? i.e., that there's no mechanism in place for it in either the City Charter or the administrative code (and thank you for checking those documents for us).
Q. Are there any other city documents that might detail a voter recall process for an Allentown city council "man?"
Bill Villa
Angie Villa
610.428.xxxx
I'm comment #1
at John Micek's blog ...
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