Delco Playwrights Showcased In Rutledge Festival

Delco Playwrights Showcased In Rutledge Festival — Julie Zaraffano of Broomall, Sandra Wade of Drexel Hill and Brigette ReDavid of Glen Mills are three area playwrights in the short play festival in Rutledge. Former Daily Times reporter Patti Mengers is one of the festival judges, along with Philadelphia Actor Anthony Wilcox and Director Raymond P. Smith.

“I love creating plays for lots of different characters but I especially love creating roles for women and mature women,” said Playwright Zaraffano who wrote the play Gamma Girls to the Rescue. “And I love showing mature women, who do not have dementia, who are women who have hopes and desires and dreams.”

While ReDavid’s play isn’t about women, the characters in Kearon & Kyle are definitely different, according to ReDavid. “But I’m not going to tell you anything else about them because it would spoil the fun,” ReDavid says of the play which has already run in Maryland and NYC.

The play The Skeptics is by Drexel Hill Playwright Sandra Wade. It features Drexel Hill actor and film producer Oliver Assiran.

Other playwrights include Rajiv Mallick of Pheonixville, Christopher Tait of Philadelphia, John O’Hare of Philadelphia, Tori Bond of Perkasie, Stephen Olsen of Connecticut, David Valdez of Florida, and Rex McGregor of New Zealand.

The show runs 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12. A silent auction, food and refreshments are available. Tickets are $20 at https://www.eventbrite.com/d/united-states–pennsylvania/off-page-play-festival/

For information, email OffPage2021@gmail.com 

Delco Playwrights Showcased In Rutledge Festival
Delco Playwrights Showcased In Rutledge Festival

Morning Reflections On Fetterman Performance

Morning Reflections On Fetterman Performance — I was rather cruel to John Fetterman, yesterday, when comparing him to a “short bus” passenger. On the other hand, I pat myself on the back for refraining from voicing my initial impression which was an accomplished doctor debating the kid from Deliverance.

This morning I felt empathetic pity for Fetterman. I decided that if I owned a small shop that I would hire him to sweep out the back room or help load the van, albeit under supervision.

I don’t want him writing any laws, however.

And I give the D senate candidate grudging respect for appearing despite his stroke considering his stable-mate, hot-shot lawyer Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s attorney general, is ducking a gubernatorial debate with Republican Doug Mastriano. This is one of those things that make you go hmmm as Shapiro has been painting Mastriano as a rube. What is Shapiro afraid of?

For those considering voting for ether Democrat my view remains that you belong on the short bus.

Morning Reflections On Fetterman Performance
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Morning Reflections On Fetterman Performance

Overview Of Alternative Party Candidates In Pennsylvania

Overview Of Alternative Party Candidates In Pennsylvania

By Bob Small

The Pennsylvania Department of State’s website has a way to search by political party and election. Also you can search by position like state sSenate candidates.  One can als search by district.

So I searched for “alternative parties.”

Parties that have at least onecandidate on the ballot in Pennsylvania’s 2022 general election, Nov. 8, are:

Libertarian17
Green5
Keystone5
Independent2
Fostering the Vote1
SWP (Socialist Workers Party)1

There are 31 candidates who are not major party. Most are running to spread their ideas and don’t really expect to get elected.

There are non-listed candidates running, some with party support, most without. Ron Johnson, for instance has the support of the Pa. Constitution Party, but was unable to obtain enough signatures to attain ballot status.  Then there were other candidates, mostly Libertarian and SWP candidates, who had enough signatures until the state. decided, with less than a week to go, that they needed more signatures.  See this video for details.

Imagine, if you will, that the Houston Astros were allowed four outs per inning but the Phillies only were allowed three. That’s how it is between Dems and GOP and the alternative parties.

I only know about Fostering the Vote, because I live in the 165th District and can vote for Bill Foster, which will be a future post. There are more candidates, I’m sure, running  on a very local basis as purely write-ins. Unless they can provide a strong internet basis, as an Everett Stern manages, we probably won’t ever hear of them. 

As of my last count, The Libertarians have 179 Elected Officials, and the Greens 20 in Pennsylvania.

In a better future society we need these candidates running with a more realistic chance of getting elected, though I’m not sure how, and if, this ever happens.

Please update me if I have missed any parties and/or candidates in Pennsylvania.

Overview Of Alternative Party Candidates In Pennsylvania
Overview Of Alternative Party Candidates In Pennsylvania

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Stan Casacio Hosts Debate Party

Stan Casacio Hosts Debate Party — Stan Casacio hosted a debate watch party tonight, Oct. 25, at his Montco abode to see Democrat John Fetterman take on Republican Mehmet Oz in a head-to-head battle as to who would best represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate.

Among those making appearances was the legendary Dom Giordano of WPHT and Republican lieutenant governor candidate Carrie DelRosso.

Olivia Braccio was the event photographer.

Who won the debate? I give Fetterman a precious pumpkin smiley he can show his wife after his trip home on the short bus. In fact, the only bus that would be shorter than Fetterman’s is the one the people who vote for him ride.

Stan Casacio Hosts Debate Party
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Stan Casacio Hosts Debate Party

Delco To Notify And Cure Mail-in Ballots

Delco To Notify And Cure Mail-in Ballots — The Delaware County (Pa) Board of Elections, this morning, Oct. 25, unanimously approved to inform voters of problems with their mail-in or dropped off ballots and allow them to be fixed.

They described this as “notify and cure”.

Sounds reasonable but maybe this wasn’t the year to do it, considering the reputation the county got two years ago.

Delco To Notify And Curate Mail-in Ballots

Also Director of Election Operation James P. Allen said the solar powered cameras monitoring the county’s 40 or so dropboxes work all night. He said there have been power failures at some locations but they have been quickly fixed. In some cases, the solar power was replaced with hardwire.

Among the citizens speaking were whistleblowers Leah Hoopes and Gregory Stenstrom, the authors of The Parallel Election, which describes some of what occurred in the county in November 2020.

They said they still have two court cases pending regarding election issues and that due to their whistleblowing they have been subject to smears and lies.

And they were.

Colleen Vogel (phonetic spelling) who has a back ground in computer tech said (30:20 mark in video) that when she observed the logic and accuracy testing of the machines, the procedure was improperly followed according to the guidelines for the testing. She asked the board to address this twice but never got an answer.

She also said that according to guidelines the machines’ software and firmware needed to have been updated. She asked if they had the maintenance certificates for patching the many machines, and asked that, if so, it be publicized as the certificates are the first step in developing trust in information technology.

Allen said they didn’t do updates because the machines are on closed networks and nobody ever made any requests.

Can’t say that was the most comforting answer.

Ms. Vogel was rather quickly cut off when she pressed things (33:40)

In other matters, it was revealed that 60,000 mail-in ballots were sent out in Delaware County and about 30 percent have been returned. Also mandatory retraining for Judges of Election was approved if the judges had not been retrained since 2020.

The meeting can be watched below.

Delco To Notify And Cure Mail-in Ballots

Safe And Effective Is Not A Lie

Safe and effective is not a lie. It’s two lies!

Safe And Effective Is Not A Lie

Hat tip Dr. Robert Malone

Holy Myrrh-Bearers Christmas Basket Raffle

Holy Myrrh-Bearers Christmas Basket Raffle — Holy Myrrh-Bearers Parish starts its annual Christmas Basket Raffle, Friday, Oct. 28.  More than 30 beautifully prepared, themed raffle baskets will be auctioned off.

The baskets will be on display in the social hall of the church at 900 Fairview Road, Swarthmore Pa. 19081. 

The raffle will take place at the St.  Nicholas Dinner, Dec. 4.  

Regular raffle tickets are $2 with 3 for $5, 8 for $10 and 17 for $20 options. 

For the  “big item” basket table tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. 

Tickets are available before and after the services on the weekend in the social hall and during the pierogie sale hours which are 10 a.m. – 2p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturdays.

Email HMBChurch@verizon.net for information.

Holy Myrrh-Bearers Christmas Basket Raffle

Lesser Of Evils Discussed On Carmela

Lesser Of Evils Discussed On Carmela — Carmela Ciliberti’s latest podcast concerns the lesser of two evils as it relates to the Nov. 8 election.

She will be voting straight Republican including for John Lawrence for the 13th District State House seat whom she constantly eviscerated in her primary battle with him.

Frankly, she eviscerated him in her podcast as well but she’s still voting for him as all sane people should considering his opponent.

Only fools say choosing the lesser of two evils is still evil at least with regard to elections. What’s evil is failing to mitigate evil.

Here is Carmela’s podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038515/11548533

Lesser Of Evils Discussed On Carmela

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