tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post6229859631772925610..comments2024-03-28T13:56:44.627-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Yes We Canmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-25582379866418116842009-11-19T21:11:45.475-05:002009-11-19T21:11:45.475-05:00I remember when Joel's Allentown song came out...I remember when Joel's Allentown song came out. I was living in Bethlehem then. I remember the mayor of Allentown said he was checking into seeing if he could sue Joel over the song. I remember laughing about how inept and foolish a top official of a city could be. Then I made the mistake of moving to Allentown. I'm not laughing anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-91468199437922085632009-11-19T20:11:04.904-05:002009-11-19T20:11:04.904-05:00i post your comment with some hesitation. although...i post your comment with some hesitation. although i believe allentown does not have a level playing field, i find the term "pay to play" too accusatory without substantiation.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-78514176371856061732009-11-19T19:45:53.322-05:002009-11-19T19:45:53.322-05:00Why not have Eddie bring Barry O out to the Brew W...Why not have Eddie bring Barry O out to the Brew Works at the Golf Course? Show him some how pay to play really works. Unless, of course, there is a wedding or corporate event shceduled that day.Barry's Visitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-21910982268016821532009-11-19T11:18:11.043-05:002009-11-19T11:18:11.043-05:00Rasmussen
27% "strongly approve Obama"...Rasmussen <br /><br />27% "strongly approve Obama"<br /><br />41% "strongly disapprove"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-73114148247495220492009-11-19T06:00:22.933-05:002009-11-19T06:00:22.933-05:00Could Mayor bring Joel to Allentown Brew Works to ...Could Mayor bring Joel to Allentown Brew Works to sing during HappyHour Fund Raiser for the Mayors Campaign Fund, possibly the same day the President will be in Allentown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-40486583265709122842009-11-17T19:55:59.843-05:002009-11-17T19:55:59.843-05:00Mike,
Allentown is a perfect venue for an Oba...Mike,<br /><br /> Allentown is a perfect venue for an Obama visit, after all aren’t the Democrats trying to turn America into Allentown? From a center city location the president can proudly proclaim this is their vision for the entire nation.<br /><br /> Scott ArmstrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-69655513584942064572009-11-17T17:32:35.016-05:002009-11-17T17:32:35.016-05:00Oh hooray, Lord God King Obama.
I never see the g...Oh hooray, Lord God King Obama.<br /><br />I never see the guy enough on TV anyway.<br /><br />I am just so thrilled he is coming.<br /><br />How refreshing to finally have a President who is yack, yack, yack...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-39727607740931280412009-11-17T16:56:38.261-05:002009-11-17T16:56:38.261-05:00TO: 6.41 am
Daddona himself was a 'sad com...TO: 6.41 am<br /> Daddona himself was a 'sad commentary' for mayor.<br /><br />Anon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-74654950247004388422009-11-17T12:30:00.135-05:002009-11-17T12:30:00.135-05:00Billy Joel is hardly the reason,but that 2nd rate ...Billy Joel is hardly the reason,but that 2nd rate little pop tune did create an enduring, inaccurate{closing the mines ???} and negative national impression with a never ending shelf life.<br />Travel anywhere in the US amd tell people where you live and 4 out of 5 will say,"oh yes, the Billy Joel song".Sad indeed.silly joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-33785167017140776882009-11-17T12:04:11.096-05:002009-11-17T12:04:11.096-05:00The irony is that when more of the indigent come h...The irony is that when more of the indigent come here.. so too social agencies as well that rely of government funding to provide for them.<br /><br />It's a cash cow for these agencies. If that were not so we see more of these in suburbia. If you have an agency that needs funding.. Allentown's the place to go. Lot's of clients!<br /><br />It's sort of like the chicken and the egg. Don't know which came first, but one thing's for sure.. they keep populating.LVCIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034343739402945565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-61345717585012358642009-11-17T12:00:13.872-05:002009-11-17T12:00:13.872-05:00No one is saying Joel is the reason for the city&#...No one is saying Joel is the reason for the city's demise. We're not quite that stupid. Rather, his song's damaging imagery continues to haunt the city and as a result it is questionable as to his<br />receiving the city's highest honor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-72719768968113194142009-11-17T10:02:38.483-05:002009-11-17T10:02:38.483-05:00We'll have to see if the national media figure...We'll have to see if the national media figures out that Allentown became the way it is thru a long series of fruitful handouts to the unemployed. Will the media or Obama mention that Allentown is known all over the East Coast as THE place to be for maximum welfare benefits? <br /><br />And, I hardly think Billy Joel is the reason for A-town's demise. If only things were so simple.monkey mommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-91823411153479649272009-11-17T06:41:32.043-05:002009-11-17T06:41:32.043-05:00Afraid we can't disagree with you on this one....Afraid we can't disagree with you on this one. <br />National media will focus on the downtown ruins and empty factories. This song was written more than three decades ago but still to many, it is a symbol of Allentown. Actually have met young people who grew up here and lie about it because of the damage this song did to this once All-American city. Why Daddona gave Joel the key to the city for this song continues to be sad commentary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com