February 27, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

That’s about all that can be said today regarding the stock market. It also gives a scary look at how much we are dependent on RED CHINA. I found out today that Muhlenberg School District has a policy that forbids students and teachers from calling China “RED CHINA”, “Communists”, “Pinkos”, and “Oppressors”, and that they are to be called “Passionate Socialists”.

Now our politically correct morons out there get upset when we call China exactly what they are. COMMUNISTS!

Could you imagine during the height of the cold war calling Fidel Castro a “Passionate Socialist”? This just shows the decline in our education system. This is an ideal time for teachers to educate students about why George Washington warned never to deal with outside influences, and how they would resort to this country’s destruction, but no, Muhlenberg School District considers George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson “gun trotting white extremists”, and refer to the Chinese as “Passionate Socialists”.
I predict that we have not seen the end of this plunge in the stock market. Greenspan lit the match yesterday, and now the fire is out of control.

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February 26, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

A new bill being proposed will require truckers to install chains to their tires during severe weather conditions.  The measure will not ensure the safety of Pennsylvania motorists, but will only put more wear and tear onto the highways costing taxpayers more money to maintain the infrastructure.

First we have to go back in time and look at facts.  When President Eisenhower created the Interstate Highway system in the 1950’s, 75% of general freight was transported by rail.  Most of our major roads and interstates were created during that time, and were designed structurally for the type of traffic conditions of that time.  Today only about 25% of freight transit is done by rail and in the process our highway infrastructure continues to take a heavy burden which it was never designed to handle in the first place.

For the past 30 years we have been funding the trucking industry with our taxpayer dollars.  Allowing them to continue to chew up the highways with chains is not the answer.  How about if it is slick pull the freak over?  One of the biggest problems with the recent storm is that these truckers continue to drive on sheets of ice going 65 to 85 mph, high on drugs most of the time and jackknifing in the process.  I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of paying extra to subsidize people that have no regard for my life and safety or the lives of others on the road.  That is where the expansion of rail would be ideal for their case.  Since we pay for the rail companies to begin with, it is only logical for freight to resume in that manner.  The General Assembly should consider tax breaks for companies that take advantage of rail and lessen the wear and tear on our highway infrastructure among many other ideas.

One thing is for certain, and that’s we can’t continue down this path.

Source:  http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/16776600.htm

Hat tip to Chris @ Grassrootspa.com

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February 23, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

Speak your mind.

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February 21, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

First off a big hat tip to Chris at Grassrootspa.com.  Second I have to say it’s about freaking time the state GOP gets out from under the bed sheets of Fast Eddie.  Now this is The Republican Party that I used to know and support.

Now we all have to admit that if this was Tom Ridge the media would be hanging him by the balls, and we all know it.  If you are going to bash President Bush for reading My Pet Goat, then you have to hold that same standard to Fast Eddie Rendell for watching a Basketball game and ignoring the disasters occurring in our Commonwealth.

What it comes down to is all of these Rendell Sheeple out there that voted for him are in denial over this.  Otherwise The PA GOP is the hero today in taking a strong and righteous stand.  Now only if those gutless cowards in The Berks GOP would only follow.  Considering they still have not repaired their site from that hacker for months, I’m not holding my breath.  You can read about the story here.

http://www.pagop.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=3689

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February 20, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m getting bored with all the spin from Fast Eddie’s camp lately about I-78 and why it was closed over the recent snow storm.  All this grandstanding, and state senate hearings, and blue ribbon panels, and government inquiries into something they know damn well what the reason was already, and if the records were more open to the public eye there would be even more outrage.

The real victims here were the stranded motorists and PENNDOT workers that did the best they could without the tools necessary to do the job right.  Since Rendell came into office in 2003 with the help of people like David “Chip” Brightbill, John Perzel, Mike O’Pake, Dante “Ace Ventura” Santoni, Jubby The Plum, Bill “The Christmas Poo” DeWeese, and many others cut PENNDOT’s work force and funds year after year to where our bridges and roads continue to crumble.  These same bozos that voted for it and with the strike of a pen from Ed Rendell moved those funds to line the pockets of Fast Eddie’s cronies in Philadelphia also known as SEPTA rather then assist PENNDOT prepare for disasters like this.  As this story continues to develop, this storm will be the next biggest thing to rub voters the wrong way since the pay raise.  As a matter of fact this will even anger voters even more to the fact that these guys give themselves raises, but not fund the workforce responsible for keeping a stable highway infrastructure.

As for you people that voted for Ed Rendell in droves, you got what you deserve to.  You are equally to blame for putting that slob back to the governor’s mansion for another 4 years.  In my piece about why I voted for Lynn Swann, I had a list of things titled “Don’t come crying”.  This was one of those don’t come crying to me moments.  I’m only going to follow up with this for you Rendell sheeple out there.  You claimed that Lynn Swann was not experienced enough, and at least Ed Rendell has experience.  My answer to that is this question.  If you are going to have sex, are you going to have sex with prostitutes on the grounds that they have more experience?  Who cares if you get HIV/AIDS, you had sex with somebody experienced.

My point being is that experience is not always a good thing.  Bottom line is Ed Rendell’s experience amounts to the experience of a street prostitute.  He will leave you stranded on I-78, and leaving the possibility of freezing to death, or coming down from some other Illness.  In essence this storm was Ed Rendell’s HIV, and if the voters don’t wake up and face reality, this sucker will turn into full blown AIDS, and after that we are all screwed.  Remember people you screw too much you are bound to catch something, and Ed Rendell’s screwing has infected us BIG TIME!

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February 19, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

Today I’m now 29 years old.  Feel free to wish me a happy birthday, and also it’s good information in case Al Walentis, or any other Reading Eagle hack tries to set me up as a drug user like last year.

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February 15, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

No doubt that this race will be one heck of a square dance. Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon is very weak right now. Now I will predict that Mayor Marvel-Less will be powerless in this election, despite the backing he will be getting from The Reading Eagle, Al Boscov, and all the rest. I believe that this race will be between Green Party candidate Jennaro Pullano, and Republican candidate, and Reading School Board Member Keith Stamm. Now here is my analysis of both candidates, and their pros and cons, and what they will have to do to win.

Keith Stamm: He has already proven strong leadership is standing against the bond measure that recently backfired against Reading School District. Keith is an honest man of principle. He would no doubt grab the criminal element by the horns, and begin to crack down on the lack of enforcing the city charter, and the city codes which has been constantly neglected by Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon. However the big factor that could cause him defeat in November is The Berks GOP, and their exposed corruption with Larry Medaglia over the past years. Considering that the Berks GOP still has not fixed their web site from a hacker attack a couple of months ago, shows little interest from their part and in the process raising funds for Keith to compete. Another factor will be that The Democrats, and Pullano will both highlight this during the race, and Larry Medaglia, and the corrupt Berks GOP will be brought up constantly painting the impression that no candidate from the Berks GOP can be trusted. Keith Stamm needs to go out there and denounce Larry Medaglia, and the whole corrupt bunch. He can put a good spin on this making him the new leader of a new Berks GOP.

Jennaro Pullano: Like Keith, Jennaro has the skills of a proven leader. He is one of the few people to stand up to Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon and his corrupt administration. Jennaro has been in strong favor of getting codes enforcement officers out there to clean up the criminal element. Jennaro has also proven that he will not waver in his own beliefs has shown when he ran against the 30 year status quo of Mike O’Pake in 2000. After Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon’s attempt at dirty tricks in filling a vacant council seat last year, Jennaro’s base is growing even stronger. Now for on what Jennaro needs to do to win. Jennaro is already in a three way dance with The plumber, and Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon, and he will have to be seen in the public all but every day from this point on. Jennaro can play this as the past sucked with The plumber, and the present is even worse with Mayor Marvel-Less, and he can be a future for the better. One thing Jennaro MUST control is his composure. He can not afford another incident like the one with Baker going ape shit in council chambers. The city wide trash bill’s defeat was caused by Mayor Marvel-Less Tom McMahon’s behavior by tearing down those anti-trash bill signs at The Marvel hence dubbing him Mayor Marvel-Less. The voters will be turned off like a light with hot heads.

Right now this race can go either way with both these men. They are both men of integrity, and both deserve to serve Reading as their Mayor. Now we will just have to see how events unfold.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES FOR TOM MCMAHON ARE COMING FROM IP: 209.92.185.200 WHICH IS NONE OTHER THEN THE READING EAGLE! THE KEITH STAMM, AND JENNARO PULLANO NUMBERS HOWEVER HAVE COME FROM DIFFERENT ADDRESSES. THESE KIND OF ACTIONS ARE BOTH UNFAIR TO MR. STAMM, AND MR. PULLANO. THE READING EAGLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN OBJECTIVE UNBIASED OUTLET GIVING EQUAL TIME, AND IT IS TIME THEY START ACTING LIKE THAT, AND PUT ASIDE THEIR BIAS FAVORING TOM MCMAHON.

UPDATE: DUE TO AN INTERNAL MEMO THAT I WAS FORWARDED FROM THE READING EAGLE TELLING THEIR EMPLOYEES TO KEEP VOTING FOR TOM MCMAHON IF KEITH STAMM OR JENNARO PULLANO ARE AHEAD, I HAVE REMOVED THE POLL SINCE IT WAS BEING PERVERTED TO ADVANCE THE POLITICAL AGENDA OF TOM MCMAHON AND THE READING EAGLE. MY SITE WILL NOT TAKE PART IN ANY METHOD TO DEMORALIZE THE SUPPORTERS OF KEITH STAMM OR JENNARO PULLANO, OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL RUNNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. RIGHT NOW THE READING EAGLE OWES BOTH KEITH STAMM AND JENNARO PULLANO AN APOLOGY. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO MR. STAMM AND MR. PULLANO FOR ANY DEMORALIZING THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPAIGNS.

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February 2, 2007 by Matt Heckman.

Speak your mind!

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