tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post5249136185641267624..comments2024-03-29T01:02:53.128-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Sitting Down With Alan Jenningsmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-27444830921458328392015-09-14T09:30:15.614-04:002015-09-14T09:30:15.614-04:00"Fleck made me do it."
Edwin P.
Geez, w..."Fleck made me do it."<br />Edwin P.<br /><br />Geez, what a farce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-88224360213885763842015-09-14T05:48:27.325-04:002015-09-14T05:48:27.325-04:00jennings was friends with both pawlowski and fleck...jennings was friends with both pawlowski and fleck, he certainly doesn't deny that; he isn't trying to rewrite that personal history, he provides an insider glimpse. i had no sense that he was opining on either's guilt or innocence. michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-31220566083041401142015-09-14T04:25:46.369-04:002015-09-14T04:25:46.369-04:00MM, with all due respect. Would you like to recons...MM, with all due respect. Would you like to reconsider your last comment after Alan Jennings pathetic reconstruction of events in yesterday's Sunday paper?<br /><br />Even in this sad town that screed was an exceptional piece of puffery by Alan Jennings,<br />chief cheer leader for the Crony Capitalist in Chief.<br /><br />I'm aware this sounds like a bad joke but one really could not make this stuff up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-57606395788858531632015-09-11T17:23:17.411-04:002015-09-11T17:23:17.411-04:00i have chosen not to post directly on pawlowski...i have chosen not to post directly on pawlowski's current status, but after today's headlines (actually for the last 2 months) i doubt that anybody dependent on a public reputation, which certainly applies to jennings, comes <i>down on the side of edwin pawlowski.</i> that's where the power is now NOT michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-91205210662510065432015-09-11T17:07:52.390-04:002015-09-11T17:07:52.390-04:00Jennings always, but always, comes down on the sid...Jennings always, but always, comes down on the side of Edwin Pawlowski.<br />That's where the power is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-10948260157114343952015-09-11T15:48:04.201-04:002015-09-11T15:48:04.201-04:00I wonder where Mr. Jennings would weigh in on the ...I wonder where Mr. Jennings would weigh in on the crossing guard issue. If Bob Smith is a 100% reliable narrator, we have a situation in which the Mayor of Allentown (that so-called miracle of renewal) is threatening and basically blackmailing his city's school district, one of the poorest in the area if not in the state, because he, the Mayor, even despite having all these rich friends and all of this NIZ development and all of this water deal money, is in a tight spot to cover the City's budget. If ASD won't cave, he'll yank the special resource officers. All the while trying to sway the elections for ASD school board with his bogus PAC, a PAC that went totally dark seconds before Mike Fleck went down to Georgia. Alan, what do you have to say about all or any of this?Chris Coccahttp://www.radinfinitum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-79322963789948759002015-09-11T01:17:49.757-04:002015-09-11T01:17:49.757-04:00MM...if you were at the big meeting at Zions Churc...MM...if you were at the big meeting at Zions Church in April of 2012 that was packed, you might remember that real people from the neighborhood were talking about their struggles. Those are the voices not present in any meaningful way when the table is set by Jennings, Pawlowski, et al. I think that might be what 11:26 means. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-63147331572275878372015-09-11T01:12:45.261-04:002015-09-11T01:12:45.261-04:00Jennings refused to work with CUNA because CUNA wa...Jennings refused to work with CUNA because CUNA was not CACLV. "I don't use other people's models. I use my own. We are going to create a demilitarized zone." He needed the credit. He has funders to please. CUNA only had poor people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-21373341079091350482015-09-10T21:05:21.010-04:002015-09-10T21:05:21.010-04:00Jennings makes it his business to keep ANY authent...Jennings makes it his business to keep ANY authentic independent voices out of the newspaper and away from the table.<br />Witness the ANIZ board, and the pols and $$$<br />boys appreciate his efforts.<br />Pathetic! <br />Absolutely indefensible.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-25916066364630983722015-09-10T12:47:01.942-04:002015-09-10T12:47:01.942-04:00@11:26, i agree that the low-income (largely hisp...@11:26, i agree that the low-income (largely hispanic) are under-represented in the public dialogue, but to blame this on jennings is simply an untrue construction. they under-represent themselves by not voting, but, people concerned with keeping a roof over their head, and food on their table, often cannot afford the luxury of politics.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-57214420632061920442015-09-10T11:26:20.185-04:002015-09-10T11:26:20.185-04:00Banks and development types need to give a pence t...Banks and development types need to give a pence to the disadvantaged.<br />That's written into the game, but dealing with real low income people or coalitions that represent them in a participatory fashion can be messy and time consuming, you know, in the way democracy can be.<br /><br />Enter Alan Jennings. No need to soil oneself <br />dealing with pesky poor folks or church types,<br />Mr. Jennings represents them all. <br />HE is their voice, and local TV and press fully understand that.<br /><br />Jennings IS the representative of Gods most needy here in our valley.<br /><br />In playing this role so effectively (and with such humility), Mr. Jennings, and a compliment press,have robbed two generations of low income and working people of any real voice in the public dialogue.<br /><br />This is his greatest legacy, to his everlasting shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-42853110093234631682015-09-09T21:06:54.597-04:002015-09-09T21:06:54.597-04:00@8:18, i was very involved in the systematic rent...@8:18, i was very involved in the systematic rental inspection debate, as was scott. although scott's influence ended when heydt left office, i remained a landlord. if you think that jennings was responsible for it being instituted, or for it now not being as ramped up as some people would like, you're mistaken on both counts. furthermore, with the new point of sale inspections, and so many rentals changing hand in the last five years, there still has been a lot of inspections done, in addition to the on going systematic rental inspections.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-88944092650752389262015-09-09T20:18:49.516-04:002015-09-09T20:18:49.516-04:00.....and of course Jennings wasn't "respo........and of course Jennings wasn't "responsible"<br />for Systematic Rental Inspection,<br />He did have a leadership role exactly as Scott said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-12824597432312789582015-09-09T20:10:28.870-04:002015-09-09T20:10:28.870-04:00Post it or not.... Jennings brought the big corpor...Post it or not.... Jennings brought the big corporations, the community colleges, prestigious organizations, and others to the table to support the shameless water selloff.<br />Riley's presence was part of the plan just as Jennings absence was.<br />You're simply wrong on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-43746075610194512812015-09-09T20:06:15.954-04:002015-09-09T20:06:15.954-04:00Michael @4:08
Try telling the good people of Easto...Michael @4:08<br />Try telling the good people of Easton Mike Fleck was a respected member of the community until <br />July, 02, 2015.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-3779933497256060022015-09-09T20:02:28.412-04:002015-09-09T20:02:28.412-04:00@7:12, jennings isn't responsible for systema...@7:12, jennings isn't responsible for systematic inspections or any other city function. truth be known, pawlowski has increased the layer of chiefs at city hall, but never added more indians, who actually do the work.<br /><br />when i spoke against the water lease at city council, j. b. reilly was standing behind me to speak for it, but to my knowledge, jennings wasn't there at all. he certainly did NOT led the campaign to sell the water.<br /><br />@7:24, rich fegley and his significant other, diane teti have been doing great work for a few years now. jennings has been doing work for the underclass for decades. <br /><br />perhaps because jennings has been doing so much work for so long, people expect a saintly response from him on every issue. grow up.<br /><br />i don't particularly like responding to comments, further misinformed, anonymous shots will not appear.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-42206920098135103182015-09-09T19:24:19.326-04:002015-09-09T19:24:19.326-04:00Like you MM, I am born and raised in Allentown.
Li...Like you MM, I am born and raised in Allentown.<br />Like you I'm pushing 70.<br />I wouldn't trade one honest Rich Fegly for a dozen Alan Jennings.<br />His latest attempt at damage control, low and moderate housing for Center City is positively pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-54392516013364927732015-09-09T19:12:58.406-04:002015-09-09T19:12:58.406-04:00Mr. Jennings turned his back on the Systematic Ren...Mr. Jennings turned his back on the Systematic Rental Inspection he had worked for when Fed Ed gave the word.<br /><br />Mr. Jennings led the PR campaign to sell off the citizens of Allentowns Water and Sewer capacity for generations.<br /><br />I don't know what motivated him, but that he aligned himself with money and power is simply a matter fact.<br /><br />When the authentic advocates for the homeless for the poorest of the poor, Mr. Jennings is AWOL, again and again.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-50482077638377358442015-09-09T18:27:58.166-04:002015-09-09T18:27:58.166-04:00As a community leader I found CUNA impossible to w...As a community leader I found CUNA impossible to work with. They said flatly, "we don't work with community groups". That was their model and they were going to stick with it Hell or high water. What a shame. They could have made a difference.Perhaps Alan had a hand in bringing down CUNA, but the truth is they were their own worst enemy.<br /><br /> Scott ArmstrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-64581131465683885892015-09-09T17:51:31.641-04:002015-09-09T17:51:31.641-04:00@5:08, I seriously doubt that jennings thought th...@5:08, I seriously doubt that jennings thought that his friend pawlowski was actually going to be elected senator, or even beat sesak in the primary. michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-58239142012289201962015-09-09T17:08:13.884-04:002015-09-09T17:08:13.884-04:00Alan would have LOVED to be a close friend and con...Alan would have LOVED to be a close friend and confidant of a United States Senator.<br /><br />There's little doubt about that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-88231825047948263722015-09-09T16:37:52.010-04:002015-09-09T16:37:52.010-04:001) Jennings was never in it to line his own pocket...1) Jennings was never in it to line his own pockets.<br />2) Poor and working people had no need to speak when Jennings was on the scene.<br /> That was his role.<br />3) He has done some good over a long career.<br />4) He hangs with the suits, and will be remembered as much for his hypocrisy as his advocacy among those who know the score.<br /><br />It's time for him to gracefully step aside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-23187655246568396342015-09-09T16:08:46.478-04:002015-09-09T16:08:46.478-04:00@3:52, as i indicated before, my sit down with je...@3:52, as i indicated before, my sit down with jennings was candid. jennings spoke of his friendship with fleck and pawlowski. lets be honest, until july, mike fleck was a influential member of this community. i believe that jennings was part of what i called the poverty magnet in 2005, and i still do not relate to the premise performed by much of his organization. however, i never felt that jennings served at the behest of the big shots, but rather cultivated them, for his own purposes.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-81930214418611502242015-09-09T15:52:43.463-04:002015-09-09T15:52:43.463-04:00With notoriously slavishly compliment boards,
CACL...With notoriously slavishly compliment boards,<br />CACLV was never encumbered with a participatory process. <br />That's for sure.<br />Mr. Jennings always had the luxury of the acting quickly, decisively, and totally at the behest of the big shots snd the powers that be.<br />Let us not forget in this moment of transition that Michael Fleck recently and proudly served the CACLV board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-42870515985174048142015-09-09T14:54:57.027-04:002015-09-09T14:54:57.027-04:00@2:33, my limited experience with CUNA was back w...@2:33, my limited experience with CUNA was back when there were still merchants on hamilton street, but the city was starting the eminent domain threat.. when i approached a representative to start advocating for the merchants, he scheduled a meeting for the following month; they appeared slow and too parliamentary for me. CUNA has had three years to win or earn some community benefit, jennings didn't stop them. as for your name, i doubt if you will use it then. understand that i and others who do use our names own businesses, many even regulated by the city. i can count the number of people who use their name on here, or on ramblings, on one hand. michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.com