Tisha B’AV which means the 9th of Av as per the Hebrew calendar started last night, July 25, at sundown and ends at nightfall today.
It commemorates numerous disasters that befell the Jewish people, which in a rather strange coincidence all have happened on the 9th of Av. They include the destruction of the First Temple which occurred at 587 BCE, the destruction of the Second Temple which occurred in the Year 70; the expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290 and the formal approval of the Nazi Final Solution in 1941.
Observance of this day by the devout include a 25-hour fast and the singing of lamentations and dirges.
Your endorsement of Paul Mullen is indicative of everything that is wrong with the Republican party today.
Instead of inserting yourself into this local election (161st District Pennsylvania House seat) you should be standing firm with the few senators in the United States Senate who actually do represent real Republican values such as limited central government, low taxes and a strong national defense. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Tim Scott immediately come to mind.
We have very serious problems on the world stage and in President Barack Hussein Obama’s massive and unprecedented transformation of our great nation that you were elected to help solve. Instead you feel it prudent to involve yourself in an election that We the people, the citizens of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania should have the right to elect our local officials without interference from the Washington beltway. Have you become that jaded and out of touch in such a short time.
I would firmly yet politely ask you to seriously and publicly reconsider your endorsement of Paul Mullen, a man who actively and personally campaigned for your opponent Joe Sestak in your last election.
You should stand with Lisa Esler against Paul Mullen, as Lisa stood with you against Joe Sestak. It is the right thing to do. Until then sir, and I say this with all respect, I cannot in good conscience cast my vote for your reelection next year.
Sincerely,
Joseph B Dychala
161st Legislative District, Pennsylvania
LIsa Esler, traditional RepublicanLeanne Krueger-Braneky, official Democrat
We have just been informed that The Delco League of Women Voters has officially cancelled their planned Forum concerning the race for the vacant 161st District Pennsylvania House seat because the Paul Mullen Campaign never returned their phone calls or emails.
He is facing write-in candidate Lisa Esler, a traditional Republican who is a member of the Penn Delco School Board; and Leanne Krueger-Braneky, the official Democrat.
The election is Aug. 4.
The only debate/forum for the race is being sponsored by Delco Debates and will be 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2 at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Ave.
Mrs. Esler and Ms. Krueger-Braneky have committed to attend. Mullen has not responded as of yet. An empty chair will be set for him if he fails to show.
Kudos to Bob Small of Delco Debates for making it happen.
League Cancels Debate After Mullen Fails To Respond
That’s right Republicans, Paul Mullen shares your values, ROTFLMAO!
Paul Mullen, the Republican-endorsed candidate for the vacant 161st District State House seat, is sending a flyer full of promises to the non-Republican houses in the district.
In it he pledges he:
“Will support strong unions.” This means you union guys will continue to have your dues automatically deducted so Mullen can continue to get his $130,000 salary as business manager of IBEW Local 654, while the union continues to contribute to candidates who shut down refineries and open borders to cheap labor. It appears he is going to keep his union job as he collects his $85,356 legislative salary if he should win.
“Will protect pensions”. This means Gary “What Child Molestation?” Shultz will continue to collect his $330,699 pension as the pensions of police and secretaries become far more tenuous along with the home ownerships of those on the hook for covering them.
“Will Fight for Good, Local Work” This means he’s not going to quit his $130,000 per year job as business manager of IBEW Local 654.
The election is Aug. 4. The champion of the little guy and gal is Lisa Esler, the traditional Republican who is running a write-in campaign. If you want to save your home and public pension vote for her on Election Day.
“Traditionally, members of the House of Representatives have been presented with a limited plate of options when choosing technology to run their offices and manage their web presences. Members that wanted to take advantage of open source solutions — which are restriction-free, reusable and frequently more cost-effective — faced significant uncertainty and were pushed towards a small selection of proprietary options.”
Sunlight says that the impending launch of the Open Source Caucus is an indication that things are changing.
Lisa Esler, the wife, mother, grandmother, certified optician, and a school board director who is running a write-in campaign for the vacant 161st District State House Seat, has the bacon shakin’.
The fat old swine who have long been in control and have picked a safe stooge in Paul Mullen as their candidate are terrified.
And all this money has not been aimed at the Democrat in the race but at the grandmother and non-professional politician — you know school directors are not paid, right? — who is running a write-in campaign.
The latest stunt of the old boys has been to get U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey to endorse Mullen.
Paul Mullen (right) campaigning with Joe Sestak against Pat Toomey.
That’s right, the man Mullen campaigned against in 2010 to get a liberal Democrat in office has now endorsed Mullen.
It should be noted that until a few weeks ago, the only people Mullen had been campaigning for were liberal Democrats including Barack Obama and, last fall, John Kane for whom he served as hatchet man.
Anyway, Lisa obviously has a good shot to win despite what they might be telling you as they would not be firing the salvos against her otherwise. Lisa may not be paying for polling but the big shots sure are, and we can guess what that polling is telling them, LOL.
The election is Aug. 4. If you love your family, if you love your children, bring your pen and write in Lisa Esler.
The English government purchased 500,000 arrows in 1421. That was up from 150,000 three years earlier. The arrows were fletched with goose feathers which were taken from the peasantry as a tax, six feathers per goose.
In the April 3, 2015 Daily Times it mentions a news reporter getting hung up on upon reaching the Mullen household to inquired about a possible run for the seat in the 161st Legislative District vacated by Joe Hackett.
Around the same time, local 654’s own Business Report for Q1 2015, Paul Mullen solicited members to increase their funding for money earmarked to go directly to political candidates. Mr Mullen is quoted, “Relations within the political realm is important and helping candidates get elected is vital to us. ”
Mr Mullen has actively campaigned for Joe Sestak in his failed bid to unseat incumbent United States Senator Republican Pat Toomey. Mr Mullen also campaigned for Democrat John Kane. Kane, who happens to hold the same position as Mullen at his local, lost to Republican Tom McGarrigle in 2014. Kane now fully endorses Mullen complete with requisite yard signs. There have been accusations of misconduct and what happened remains unclear.
This raises many very important questions. The two most pressing however, is there some Quid Pro Quo involved with these campaigns, and why does Paul Mullen, a nearly two decade Republican, continually lend his endorsement and personal support to Democrats on a local and national level.
Paul Mullen has been very silent on his positions – liquor privatization, paycheck protection,property tax, pension reform, the Pennsylvania 10% corporate tax and the Governor’s plan to increase personal income tax and sales tax. These are the issues facing our great commonwealth today. He only provides vague platitudes on natural gas taxation and educational funding with no concrete stance. His opponents have made themselves not only clear and consistent but available to speak with the folks unlike the reclusive Mullen.
How are the voters of the 161st District supposed to to entrust their representation at the state house to Paul Mullen when he has been evasive on his positions and his intent since this house seat first opened.
The three companies said they have never contributed to the group and do not match employee gifts to it.
The original list of donors can be found here. It received publicity after it was revealed Planned Parenthood was harvesting body parts for sale from the humans it was aborting
What is especially disturbing is the contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. As government-sponsored enterprises one would think they would not be making contributions to any group much less one with Planned Parenthood’s history.
