Just when I thought I was done writing about Ce-Ce Gerlach and The Morning Call, another doozy graces the paper... Paul Muschick, the columnist with whom I usually agree, defends the embattled council woman. He thinks that she shouldn't resign, even citing that Pawlowski stayed on as mayor until forced out by his court conviction. He argues that Ce-Ce hasn't been convicted yet, and is henceforth entitled to retain her council seat. I wish that columnist Paul was writing satire, but unfortunately he's serious.
Paul Muschick sets the Allentown governance bar pretty low when Pawlowski is the gold standard. Paul cites that you're innocent until proven guilty, but in Ce-Ce's case she has admitted dropping the boy off at the tent city and not reporting it, which is illegal for a social worker.
Ce-Ce championed for increased social worker response, financed by defunding the police, but ironically personified the weakness with that ill-conceived theory.
The Morning Call has taken to printing exclusive reports, only visible to paying subscribers. That strategy eludes me as a business incentive. In the case of this particular column by Muschick, perhaps paying customers shouldn't have to see it.
Perhaps you were the only one to read it. This said, I agree completely with you in regards to Ce-Ce. When voter's elected credible and respected people to public office these same people would resign it the first wiff of scandal in order to protect the office they held. Presently Paul Musick argues the opposite, cling to your public office until proven guilty even if what is known to be true is already deplorable. No wonder no one reads or respects that rag.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree regardless of politics, her judgement is seriously flawed and as a city council person; we cannot have that!
ReplyDeleteThe Morning Call avoids posting this on it's Facebook page where people can weigh in by calling it a "subscriber exclusive". Thus alienating itself from feedback.
ReplyDeleteIf this paper expects to sell newspapers it can't ignore the audience it hopes to sell itself to by avoiding them. Bad marketing.