runaway

Runaway. It’s not just a song…and I found three videos of 3 artists with the SAME song title: Bon Jovi, OneRepublic, and Galantis. It is also the theme of a candidate for PA 160 apparently. What am I talking about? Here is a snippet:

So Barry and WCHE were covering the rally this past weekend in West Chester called United Against Project 2025/Agenda 47. I think it’s important this is covered. Before I get to that a thing no one is talking about in this that really bothers me – it’s the farming thing in this:

But back to candidates who hide. Elizabeth Moro is running for PA 160. It’s a state house seat held by Craig Williams, a Republican. It’s a partially Delco seat which is why I think it has been a GOP stronghold.

Anyway, Elizabeth Moro ran for congress in 2018 and then dropped out of the race. She was if I recall correctly, originally in the 7th and then the districts were redrawn for a change (heavy sarcasm, it’s a definite PA thing around here), so then she was a candidate in the 6th and subsequently dropped out and Chrissy Houlahan became the nominee for the Democrats and is now my Congresswoman.

But I don’t understand WHY Elizabeth Moro ran from a host of a local radio show when she is seeking people’s vote this fall? Barry Dee will tell the whole tale this Friday at 11 AM on WCHE.

Now I have found Elizabeth to be a nice woman. I actually was at the Brandywine in White event at Chadds Peak Farm in 2015 when she met her husband Vince. I remember her because I truthfully loved her dress. And that was a super fun event. That farm is awesome and such a beautiful setting. We were all Facebook friends for a couple/few years after that until we weren’t. Amusingly I was dropped by them. Guess I didn’t fit “the brand.”. Macht nichts or matters not, because it really didn’t. They were nice, but when I was no longer going to their events, although I liked them, I fell off the radar. But in all fairness, how many events can you go to and then keep repeating them?

Then she and her husband Vince were involved with the fight to save Crebilly Farm. Their group was Neighbors for Crebilly . They weren’t the only group, however, and to this day a lot of the heavy lifting was done by Mindy Rhodes and Crebilly Farm Friends.

Anyway, I always thought Elizabeth Moro to be a people person, yet she RAN away from Barry? I mean it doesn’t compute: wants to be elected to state office, yet can’t speak to a host of a local radio show? That’s ridiculous and her husband Vince snapping photos essentially of the pores on Barry’s nose? (I have seen the whole video so that is why you wish to tune in to All Politics are Local on Friday at 11 AM.)

And what’s with all of the political Greta Garbos this election season? Republican AND Democrat? All of these politicians are so handled these days you can’t interact unless you are a beautiful person (and massive campaign contributor.) Yes the world has changed, but still.

Barry has been keeping track of who won’t respond. I find it appalling. I find it appalling because if any of these politicians or handlers have listened to Barry’s show, there have been zero gotcha moments. It has been a polite platform allowing Chester County voters who are just regular peeps who don’t go to rallies and fundraisers to learn about candidates…even if they are not your cup of tea.

Cocky Craig Williams the State Rep currently in the PA 160 has also been playing dodge ball with Barry. Barry is his political people and he still ignores the outreach. Which is also just rude. I am going to ask Barry for a list of the game players. They are plentiful and include Grandma Charlotte Valyo head of the Chester County Dems who has cancelled twice after agreeing, claiming vacation, yet has time to send a poorly crafted statement recently to the Daly Local. But as I told Barry, she is no great loss and a yawn of a speaker anyway. So in that case, she’s doing voters a favor.

But back to Elizabeth Moro. She has been cultivating a public image. It seems to mostly line up with who she is so what is she afraid of? She had an ad out a couple of years ago, but people want to hear her in real time and if she can’t do a simple radio interview how is she going to get ahead in her district? Here’s hoping she talks to Barry and doesn’t play pass the pump at Brandywine in White this August 25th. It’s supposedly the last one and it will be at Crebilly Farm. I am not going to attend. I like the event they do, it’s lovely, but I am just over white parties and if you do it right, it is a lot of work. And if I am going to donate to something that ultimately benefits a non-profit, I prefer that my donation be tax deductible, and they do good things but they don’t have their own non-profit. But she does own the Centreville Place Cafe & Market, which is a lovely spot especially if you are a Francophile.

And Elizabeth? Rethink WCHE. Barry doesn’t bite and in fact his father was the first Democrat elected a supervisor in Upper Uwchlan, Ramsey DiLibero. And this family donated family land to Upper Uwchlan to keep open space alive there in a sea of often bad development. So yeah, Elizabeth, that’s a little more about what Barry is about. And if you are really nice, maybe he’ll take you on a balloon ride. He owns America One and it’s a flag shaped balloon and I rode in it on an anniversary of 9/11. You can also visit him at ASC Title and Tags in Chester Springs. And how we became friends? When he worked to save Ludwigs Corner Horse Show grounds with other residents and politicians from eminent domain for private gain. So now you know about Barry other than WCHE. You won’t need to run away now…but your red patent wedges were super cute!

a face for radio?

Life is about trying new things isn’t it? So today I did something different. I was a guest for a few minutes on my friend Barry’s WCHE Show “All Politics are Local.” It airs Friday from 11 AM to high noon.

Now a lot of people know Barry from various things, including great balloon rides and West Vincent Township. But what people don’t realize is that for many years he was on the radio. So he and WCHE have gotten together and he’s got this new show.

He has had many interesting guests so far, and one of the things I am most amused about are the elected officials of both political persuasions and candidates who ghost him or hide because he has offered them time to come on the air, and not have gotcha moments, but talk about what they’re about and what they’ve done.

Today they also had Neil Young the latest history teacher in Chester County running for office. He is running against Chrissy Houlahan for the 6th District Congressional seat. I was laughing because he came on after my segment, and he remarked that I think I was like the first thing his family saw when he announced he was running. I may have been giggling and posted a comparison to Pee Wee Herman’s haircut, and his because his old haircut did look like he borrowed it from Pee Wee Herman. And he has an Alex P. Keaton working on his campaign, but I’m guessing that the party machine has probably lessened the role of that high school kid who was his campaign manager. And I’m not saying Alex P Keaton because the kid was annoying or anything it’s because that’s what I immediately thought of was the television character Alex P. Keaton from “Family Ties” which was an awesome sitcom- and those who know me know that I don’t really watch sitcoms.

Now I’m still going to say I don’t think he’s my guy, but I applaud him for going on the air and talking about what he thinks and helping people get to know him. He was also very well spoken, which is a thing with me because Barry had a guest on earlier in the week who kept dropping her G’s and it makes you want to hit them between the shoulder blades.

Neil also spoke about the situation in Great Valley Middle School, where he is a history teacher. As he said in a recent media interview:

“There is nothing more dangerous than not holding children accountable,” said Neil Young, a middle school teacher who was the victim of a fake TikTok account created by his students….

“This is not funny,” was Young’s first thought when he found out about the post. He could not understand why students would do this to him or to the other teachers who were targeted. “These are great teachers.”

According to Young, the district’s administrative office (not the administration at the school) initially said that they would take care of the problem, but he was unsatisfied with their response….

A teacher and coach for twenty-two years, Young understands that middle school students are impulsive and make mistakes; yet he has witnessed a change in their demeanor over the years. “We have empowered children which is a good thing, but the pendulum has swung too far.” 

Students are “careless in the way they use technology and have no understanding of the reach they have via social media. When they make mistakes, they are not apologetic and they employ a mantra of ‘I have rights.’”

He pointed out the difference between what I had said, and what those students did, which I think is important. Because every day I have somebody telling me I am a horrible human being, etc. etc. but there’s a big difference between being a blogger and what these middle school students have done.

He also announced on the air that he has a new stylist and a new hair cut so I am glad. His former style is like the some of the other hairstyles on men that I just don’t get. Especially if they have good hair. And there is a thing called too much styling product. And in general, regardless of what side of the aisle you are on sometimes the hairstyles they give candidates, male or female, are horrible. Especially with the women because they look very Stepford wifey.

Anyway, enough about that. Barry and I talked about the new legislation. I blogged about last night protecting residents against SLAPP suits.

Barry and I had a great time talking for a few minutes, and it was fun. Maybe we’ll even do it again, who knows? All I know is I’m really glad he didn’t say I had a face for radio because I might have to hang up on him then 🤣

The ability for any of us to discuss local things going on in various communities is very important. And basically today’s local media has been disemboweled. so many news outlets are dead. In our local communities, we really depended upon our local newspapers, and so many have shuttered themselves and gone out of business, or been acquired by things like hedge funds, who don’t give a crap about what goes on in our communities.

It’s really very sad. And you know Barry was nice enough to point out that I am a blogger so I am opinion based.

We’ll see what the feedback is. Because we all know there are so many people every day of the year who love to hate me and I still scratch my head at that one. First of all, they don’t know me, and second of all read something else. But when the haters gonna hate, then you must be doing something right is the other train of thought isn’t it?

Today’s will be up on a podcast soon. I encourage people dealing with issues in their communities to contact Barry and WCHE and see if they’d be a fit for his show. This really is about what is happening locally and it’s the stuff that you know politicians don’t want to get out there.

And face it here in Chester County. There are so many meetings that still aren’t recorded from municipality to municipality, and if they are, the recordings aren’t kept this show is your chance to let the sunshine into your community.

And I think I will sign off with a little thing to think about in West Whiteland, and it’s not about the Brickette.

I am seriously wondering if the newest member of the West Whiteland Board of Supervisors has fallen and hit her head or something?

Apparently there was a Democratic Committee Meeting last night and she had off-topic verbal diarrhea? Should she actually be an elected official? Look, I know I’m not suited for that life and I don’t think she is either and I can have that opinion. Maybe #Resign Fridays should be resurrected? And recall elections take what to happen? Is it something like 2/3 of the plurality of a municipality?

I thought she was a bad choice for a supervisor all along, and I’ve never not said that. But I have been watching since she has been sworn in and she doesn’t seem to get how to do her job. And politics and being a politician is for sure not for everyone. But you don’t see her at public events much do you? But when you do hear things about her it’s usually for what she’s saying that she probably should not be saying including in public meetings. I’m not talking about anything secret squirrel as I have no knowledge of that. And we leave secret squirrel/ squirrel time to West Goshen, anyway.

For example, this elected official has done things at public meetings where she has basically said a valued member of the community shouldn’t be opining on something when what they are opining on is a direct correlation to what their professional background is, so who is she to judge? I am (again) talking about what you can see which makes you wonder about what you can’t see and what you’re not hearing about doesn’t it? I find that troubling.

Now I know this politician doesn’t like me. She will, of course deny this, but she forgets that I actually know politicians don’t like critics and that’s a given but I don’t think she’s cut out to be a politician so I do think she should resign. She only got elected in the first place, because the then incumbent was being primaried and knew she wouldn’t survive.

Also, from a practical standpoint, she’s very uncomfortable with interacting with people. Stiff as a board as one of my grandfathers would have said.

Anyway, I had fun today so thank you Barry and WCHE!

Happy Friday people.