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Actress Farrah Fawcett inspired Midnight Train to Georgia. The song’s writer Jim Weatherly called his friend Lee Majors who was then dating Farrah and it was she who answered the phone. As they talked, she mentioned she was taking “the midnight plane to Houston” to visit her mother. Inspiration came. Weatherly wrote “Midnight Plane to Houston” and sent it to a producer. The producer demanded the mode of transportation be change to train and that the destination be Georgia. They were the only changes made to the song.
Lisa Esler, the Penn Delco school director who is running for the vacated 161st District seat in the Pennsylvania House, will be interviewed 11 a.m., today on the Dom Giordano Show on WPHT.
Dom can be found at 1210 on the AM band or here online.
The German gunboat Jaguar was the first naval vessel to ever be attacked by a carrier based airplane. It was the Japanese that did the attacking. It happened during World War I.
Yesterday, union boss John Kane expressed outrage about this photo we ran showing the signs on his lawn for the Republican-endorsed candidate in the Aug. 4 special election for the vacated 161st State House seat.
Kane is the business manager of Plumbers Union Local 690 and was the Democrat candidate for the 26th District State Senate seat last fall.
He was singing a markedly different tune about “privacy” and protecting children a year ago when a law was being debated that would do exactly that.
The bill, HB 1154 of 2013, would have prohibited union members from “harassment, stalking and threat to use weapons of mass destruction” activities now actually allowed by union members if it is part of a job action.
HB 1154 died after it was gutted in the State Senate due to union lobbying.
The man the Republican Party picked to fill the 161st seat is cut from the same cloth as Kane.
Fortunately, there is a choice in the race as Penn Delco School Director Lisa Esler is running a write-in campaign and has a very good chance of winning.
The Perfecseal plant at 9800 Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia, is being closed and its equipment being shipped to Wisconsin, according to Philly.com.
About 200 union jobs will be lost.
The plant was opened about 60 years ago and acquired by Wisconsin-based Bemis Healthcare Packaging in 1986.
The Philly equipment will be used for an upgraded factory in the new right-to-work state. About 160 jobs will be created in Wisconsin.
Bemis, a publicly traded company with rising profits, has shut factories in Brazil and Mexico along with ones in Minnesota and Ohio to bring the work to the Badger State.
Lawn signs for “Republican” Paul Mullen outside John Kane’s home on Villanova Circle in Swarthmore. Kane was the Democrat candidate in last fall’s 26th District State Senate race.
John Kane, the Democrat who ran a vicious campaign last fall for the 26th District State Senate Seat ultimately won by Republican Tom McGarrigle, has taken a position regarding the Aug. 4 special election for the 161st District Pennsylvania House Seat.
He is supporting the Republican nominee Paul Mullen as per the signs outside his home on Villanova Circle in Swarthmore.
Kane remains a D.
Now, why would a Democrat who ran on extreme liberal positions nine months ago now support the man the Republican Party picked to fill a vacated State House seat?
Has John Kane changed his thinking? Hardly. He does, however, appear confident that the GOP candidate supports those same extreme liberal positions and will keep the gravy flowing to benefit the special interests of which he is part.
Wonder how the official Democrat who worked so hard for Kane feels.
Anyway, the traditional Republican voter has a choice as do those Democrats who see their standard of living dropping and their fear of the future rising.
Penn Delco School Director Lisa Esler is running a vigorous write-in campaign that is getting much traction.
Lisa’s reasons for running can be found in this “dear neighbor” letter:
Dear Neighbor,
My name is Lisa Esler and I am the WRITE-IN candidate for State Representative in the special election that will be held on August 4th. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, certified optician, and a school board director. Why am I doing this? Because in my role as a school board director, I have seen how Harrisburg has become tainted with special interest groups and lobbyists, leaving the taxpayer without representation.
If elected, I will be a Representative who speaks for the people in this district – not for the special interest groups with deep pockets who use money and power to stifle any meaningful reforms. As your voice, I will push hard for common sense solutions for the problems we face. For example, we have a looming pension crisis that drives your property taxes up every year and will cost taxpayers dearly for years to come. I want to join with the other like-minded legislators to work toward fixing that broken system.
I am not a career politician and do not intend to become one. I am not seeking this office to become wealthy on the backs of the taxpayers. If elected, I pledge not to take part in the pension system that is bankrupting you and our Commonwealth.
People have lost faith in their leaders and in the system. I hope I can restore some of that faith. You see my integrity and reputation mean a lot more to me than any political office.
Remember, I am not “endorsed” and therefore my name is not on the ballot. That is why I am asking you to WRITE-IN my name on the ballot. “How-To instructions” will be available at the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, August 4th.
I would be honored to have your support and your vote on August 4th.
If you have any questions or would like to help with my campaign, please call me at 484-995-1540.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Lisa Esler
Candidate for the 161st State House Seat
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The New York Times, June 29, ran a story regarding a controversy concerning the acceptance by the non-profit Milwaukee Art Museum of a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made of condoms.
While the premeditated insult pretending to be art is not yet on display due to gallery renovations, Catholics are understandably upset.
The Times, of course, included an image of the offending artwork.
OK, fine. It’s a story and showing the image helps bring an understanding as to what the fuss is about.
The answer is obvious. Despite its long boast, the Times bases its editorial decisions entirely on fear and favor.
They are gutless hypocrites and a disgrace to journalism.
Oh yeah, and regarding the character of the “I think I’m smart” set, would the Milwaukee Art Museum accept a portrait of Mohammed ? Even if it wasn’t made of condoms?
A few July 4 facts courtesy of the Delaware County Patriots.
There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston comprised the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration. Jefferson, regarded as the strongest and most eloquent writer, wrote most of the document.
John Hancock, President of the Second Continental Congress, was the first signer to the Declaration of Independence. He did so in an entirely blank space making it the largest and most famous signature — hence the term John Hancock, which is still used today as a synonym for signature.
Benjamin Franklin (age 70), who represented Pennsylvania, was the oldest of the signers. Edward Rutledge (age 26), of South Carolina, was the youngest.
Two future presidents signed, John Adams (second President) and Thomas Jefferson (third President). Both died on the 50th anniversary of signing the Declaration (July 4, 1826).
Robert Livingston, who represented New York, was on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence but was recalled by his state before he could sign it.
Charles Carroll, who represented Maryland, was the last surviving signer of the Declaration. He died in 1832 at the age of 95.
