THE DAY AFTER AND, BOY, THAT LONG, HOT SHOWER FELT GOOD
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY NOV. 8, 2023) — That long, hot shower felt good. THE PLANET has an excellent supply of hot water.
And some like it hot!
Nice to rinse off the crud, though, and emerge into sunlight, like one of those old TV commercials for dishwashing liquid that catapult happy people into nirvana.
The Jacks have been put in their boxes.
The infield has been rolled and covered by the tarp.
Last call was hours ago, and the bartender has put out the lights.
The party’s over.
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The election — now past tense … also past and tense — recedes into history. THE PLANET won’t waste time on analysis, which is too easy to back-fit into results. Those self-fulfilling prophecies only play in reverse. That type of rear-view “expertise” is best left to those whose insecurities need a lift.
Wise men and women, on the other hand, drink and drain the cup as the fates ordain it. It is an o-l-d vintage for which trained palates acquire a taste.
THE PLANET sends congratulations to all participants in this year’s election, winners and non-winners. Victory and defeat, like success and failure, must be individual visions. Each can come and often does in disguise, and only time can reveal which is which. Ah, but you know the adage of being careful about the thing for which you dream.
Who “won?”
Only the long view will tell.
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“Fear is a dragon that hides your treasures” — Sir Donald Turpentine, Knight of the Bath.
“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
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Schools,Crime,inflation and higher taxes win.
It’s almost like a vocal minority echo chamber does not reflect the city’s voting habits. Hmmm.
Dan isn’t the power broker he dreams to be.
Go figure.
We are so screwed
I’m used to it.
I’d say that the people of Pittsfield didn’t win. Only a select few are the winners.
Marchetti stated that he Denies many of the accusations. The operative word many. Why doesn’t he tell us the charges he doesn’t deny? How many charges are there?
All of the charges will magically disappear.
Of course they shall. The case is against Pittsfield Cooperative. The prime actors are the bosses.
If half of the register voters from Pittsfield would have come out and voted the outcome would had been different. The people of Pittsfield would have been the winners and not the few srlecte. But no they are too lazy and allow outsiders to dictate how this City is run. This is never going to change.
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That is the sad truth. The death slide of this slum will never change because the voters(?) are either illiterate, ignorant, have a vested interests(GOBSIG) or voting is fixed, or a combo of all of it. Most intelligent people looking at things from outside just scratch their heads and laugh,,,stupid is as stupid does
He beat Krol 2 to 1….you FOX watchers must learn about numbers.You won’t understand elections until you get rid of the University of FOX and Professor Trump
Marchetti is a perfect replacement for Tyer. He wants to stay her course. Bring back that sinking ship to Pittsfield.
As for the new council , Warren is the only one with a brain or common sense. I feel sorry for the man.
Seriously? Warren is not the brightest bulb in the box, to put it politely.
Hard for anyone to look smart there.
Dan ,
You and Melissa Mazzeo should get out of election sponsor business. You’re both unfit , disliked , and self promoting . Again you both supported wrong candidate . Landslide . You remind me of the fool in the White House , just go against common sense because of hate , vindication , and politics , rather than make decisions on fact , merit , common sense . Either way , LANDSLIDE
Thank you for the advice, RC. I’m sure it comes from a well-meaning place. Oh yeah, and remember, “ITVIS!”
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I wouldn’t be calling it landslide. Granted that he won but 5000 vote of 30, 000 is not much. It only shows that people are fed up with bs.
I am happy that John Krol lost because I don’t want Jimmy Ruberto anywhere near the Mayor’s Office in Pittsfield politics ever again. I am NOT happy that Peter Marchetti won because he will excessively spend city dollars in return for Level 5 public schools, Pittsfield always being in the top 10 cities/population in Massachusetts for Violent Crime, PEDA being in its 26th year of pollution and indebtedness, and all of the other “Shit Sandwiches” that Pittsfield politics has to offer the fictional Mary Jane and Joe Kapanski. In 4 to 8 years time, Mayor Peter Marchetti will put in for his 6-figure mayoral city public pension plus perks, while the city’s downward spiral will continue into the future. Who knows because I have been wrong before. Perhaps Mayor Peter Marchetti will finally turn the tide in the city’s favor by the end of the 2020’s decade. I doubt it, of course.
Some of my percentages were off, but I called every winner.
Bill Tyer, I was off the most % wise on you. I said you would get 35% of the vote, you only got 21%. Will you go away now? This city isn’t interested in you crap.
Alexander, you only received 26% of the vote. Are you still up for being embarrassed?
Then there is Craig the GOBSIG, only 24% of the vote. Pathetic! I know you are crazy enough to stick around for more punishment.
There you have it folks. Your pride and joy at the bottom of the barrel.
If you hate it here so much, move.
The council must have done a stupendous job to get re-elected with those numbers.
Excellent pics Mr. worldwide looks like you just took with the preliminary reports gave you in the first election. Gaytan is actually going to run again matter fact he starts his first campaign at the next city Council meeting and will be at every single city Council meeting for the next two years.
Wow, it must be very tiring to be as perfect as you are! You are also very cruel; you evidently get off on being this way. A very weak person speaks the way you do, you have to make everyone around you look lousy so you can feel good about yourself. What have you ever done for the City?
Look in the mirror, Merry & Bright. You are making Mr Worldwide look lousy so you can feel good about yourself.
Yeh right, people like you and Worldwide have ruined this blog. People use to respect each other and their views. No more.
Ha! You just don’t like divergent points of view.
She don’t like you. That’s reasonable.
Sure is.
As long as we agreed with your half-wit opinions.
Mr Worldwide doesn’t need any help looking like an angry petty fool
Dumb and dumber you are. You don’t get the girl.
Oh well…
Mr. Worldwide, who likely considers eating in Great Barrington as being cosmopolitan, is sharing his thoughts like anyone else here. He is the Voice of the GOB. VOGOB. VOGOB says, “I detest you all.”
Stick a fork in it, Mississippi.
Many will be moving so the drug addicts and illegal immigrants can take over the city.
FOX University teaches paranoia
you are an angry little man
The person with the most vote wins.John could say it was fixed like Trump does but John is much smarter than Trump who makes a fool of himself everyday for 3 years now along with his supporters.John will take responsibility and move on as a better smarter candidate.Good luck John Krol,I was impressed with your good attitude under great pressure.You accept and you live and you learn.Trump continues to lie and cry is 29 courtrooms.
Funny how you never mention the investigation of Marchetti over nursing home votes. There must be something there right if they are investigating just as you keep saying that about President Trump, but fail to say about Marchetti. If Trump is being investigated, it’s because he is guilty, but if Marchetti is being investigated for anything, it’s all a bunch of nonsense. Do you see how silly you sound?
Not to defend Marchetti, but Trump has been charged with multiple offenses. I assume if someone makes a complaint to the state, the complaint has to be investigated. Now, if they complete their investigation and then charge Marchetti with something, that would be different.
The Berkshire Eagle is already trying to cover up the Marchetti investigations and we know the Trump charges are a joke.
Trump has been charged with 91 felonies and guilty of misuse of charity funds,Trump University scam,rape of a woman and campaign funds theft to payoff a porn actress….Not exactly the same thing outside the University of FOX
Funny report yesterday that 18 states had issues with computerized voting, some places votes were being switched…stated cause a worker inadvertently programmed the machine wrong, ha,ha but don’t worry trust the votes right Mr. Worldwide…just in the office minding my business,,,,now everyone in the Pitts will be little b’s
And you never mention Trump’s 90+ charges. What about them, Pat?
All Trumped up and we know it. Who is the dummy now?
cuckoo,cuckoo
Hey, I suggested getting your rears in gear and backing a write-in candidate and y’all did nothing. When the choice is between an entrenched, ossified unexciting politician and another political actor who embezzled, the better choice is the guy that did not steal. Live with it.
Money managers are saying that property values in Pittsfield just dropped 20% to coincide with the minimum guaranteed 20% tax increases in the next four years. They are recommending those who can get it together sell ASAP to minimize inevitable losses. Many more seniors, who for one reason or another cannot make it out, will be hit the hardest and will be sacrificing the family home to the investor groups.
No one can see any help on the horizon as those in a position to help are the same people who were in a position to help before and did nothing.
Hello. Property values are rising.
That is the idea, raise your property value and lower the rate. Then they can say that they did not raised taxes. Isn’t what they previously did?The games they play.
But if you do not want to relocate that does nothing for you. The voracious ever increasing tax bite however, leaves you scrambling and cutting back on other things you need. Middle income folk get whacked. Please stop obfuscating the reality sir.
You are correct.
Why wouldn’t you want to relocate? Picklefield is such a shithole.
It takes resources to relocate. There are elderly who cannot themselves relocate and their families may not want to relocate and leave them behind. If it were that easy the city would empty out in a month.
I agree. Pittsfield would be a ghost town if moving was that easy.
Who in their right mind would believe any mayoral candidate or city council candidate that promised to reduce taxes. It’s never going to happen. The costs of doing business increase all the time as dk utilities and fuel etc. John never gave a solid plan on how he was going to reduce taxes. Just where he was going to add to the budget. People need to get their heads out of the sand. Take fiscal responsibility for yourselves and stop borrowing money to pay bills. The other point I wanted to make was to atleast give these folks 6 months or a year to see what they can do. It’s like when you start a new job they don’t try to can you after the first day. They give you some time to get used to the job. And all you clowns that want to complain, put your money where your mouth is and run for office.
They might do great but I’m gonna tell you one thing they ain’t gonna do and that’s not raise taxes and that’s the first thing in my wheelhouse
One way to reduce taxes is to stop spending like a maniac on things the city does not need. Like a goddamn 40 million dollar ball park that only a handful of people in the city, (besides the contractors) give two shits about. And this is just one example dude. Stop spending tons of money on unneeded feel good projects. Not rocket science.
Saratoga just lowered their tax rate 8%, so don’t think a city government has to raise taxes. I would even go for a budget that is the same as the previous year. You know in the Pitts or I should say the little “b”field that is not going to happen and if you say anything you will get the “b”slap
Wow! so much to unpack today. First I will give myself a pat on the back for correctly picking the winner within a few hundred votes. Congratulations Pittsfield 31% voter turnout PATHTIC!. Let’s start with Krol. He has nothing to complain about this was his doing. His big fat ego, years of burning bridges, troubles at home, sticky fingers and last but certainly not least. , the Melissa Mazzeo factor and the rest of your squad. John please slither away and go get a real job preferably nothing to do with handling money.
Pete: Oh Pittsfield sorry to say this Rat fought to get the last bit of leftover cheese. This city will be Holyoke in no time guaranteed.
Thank you both for setting the low standard on campaigning. The place is a cesspool enjoy kids its only gonna get worse.
Marchetti and the Bank is In hot water. Has anyone even read the complaint. It’s Serious. Way more than Cat Dreams.
It’s been investigated twice, she keeps changing her story. Even the people she referenced as a witness to and victim of like behavior called her a liar IN THE PAPER.
When the original complaint that was investigated by an outside law firm is read into the record, it’s game over.
When the woman she claimed was propositioned by another executive takes the stand and calls her a liar, it’s set over.
When her complaint that was investigated by the State is read into the record at the trial, it’s match over.
Game, set, match, she’s done. She might want to reconsider all of this because when she’s done, she’ll be as unemployable as John Krol.
Who are you? F. Lee Buffoon? So the firm that the bank PAID gave the bank the result they wanted. I’m shocked.
Just a simple guy who knows nothing about judges and juries.
Another expert weighs in
He thinks court cases are like tennis matches.
It hasn’t been tried yet.
No kidding?
So the bank won’t settle out of court and proclaim innocence all around, just settling to save money on court costs???
Meritless ir not, these companies do not want their dirty laundry aired in public. I smell a settlement. In fact, Marchetti’s win just boosted odds of a payout, highly, for what’s her name.
Former employees there tell me the same story that the lady stated in her case. She should just have them come in as witnesses.
Well I declare! Heavens to betsy the paper called someone a liar? That settles it then. Case dismissed.
Holyoke is competing with Chicopee, not Pittsfield, in its race to the bottom.
True the Pitts are already at the bottom
I agree. This will be 4 more years of the Tyer administration on steroids. North Street will stay a disaster, drugs will get worse, housing will skyrocket in costs for houses and apartments, and crime will get out of control again because of all the unvetted being poured into the city, and roads will continue to deteriorate.
Are you so dumb that you don’t want the value of your house to go up? I’m sure it is your most valuable asset.
I rent and my rent is going up mostly due to Biden, but apartments will become very valuable and hard to find with an invasion into our city and this will make rents skyrocket even more.
Inflation doesn’t add to wealth
North street will be reinvented with a couple of million dollars of taxpayer money dumped on it. It happens every five years and takes two years to complete.
It will still be a disaster but have more planters and flowers and rainbow crosswalks. And per always, some people will make a bunch of money in the process.
At this point it’s almost like Mel Mazzeo’s endorsement is as good as one from Eddie Mush in A Bronx Tale
Lock her up in the bathroom next time
Yeah, maybe Shugrue would have won if she didn’t endorse him. After 8 months of Marchetti and the mostly halfwit new council voters will get what they deserve
Pittsfield is a great city.Turn on the downtown street lights,slow the traffic down,clean the streets and paint the street lines.Stop charging people to park downtown. Angle parking would be great as would benches everywhere on North.
That prediction and two bucks gets you a coffee at McDonald’s.
Bideb and JM are taking credit for the wins !
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I would like to thank Donald Trump and the Supreme Court for yesterday’s election results. The citizens of our country have resoundingly voted for democracy and restoring our rights vs. having our rights restricted and having our democracy removed. The persona of Donald Trump and the appointments of Barrett, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch to the Supreme Court have given us back our democracy.
It had NOTHING to do with Donald Trump. Sorry to burst your bubble. It was about abortion. Women want to be free and don’t want to raise large families anymore. Many don’t want children at all. They prefer we bring in unvetted illegal immigrants with lots of children rather than having American women create a future work force for the country. It’s a dangerous plan, but it is what is happening.
Yes, Pat, exactly. I agree with you. Women want to be free, and 85% of the country agrees with this sentiment. Among those who disagree are Trump, Barrett, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, you, Mad Trapper and Markus Aurelius.
Trump is not for the same abortion limits as the GOP, but I think 15 weeks is more than enough time to decide if you want the child don’t you? Freedom is fine, but not when it means aborting a baby that is nearly fully developed and why aren’t women as concerned about freedom from government that wants to limit your free speech and control your life as the far left wants to do?
You might want to ask Marjorie Taylor Green that question. Or any of the female FOX news mouthpieces that toe the party line even if it is diametrically opposed to their own personal beliefs.
Could you name them or are you just being a parrot?
All of them. No exceptions. And THEY are the parrots.
If you can find one who has said anything different let me know and I will credit you for your effort.
Great reply Pat and I don’t feel my tax dollars should support murdering a defenseless child
You mean like in Gaza?
40 babies beheaded by Hamas in Israel. Silence from the pro-palestinian people about this. No compassion for Israel by these extremists on the far left. They only say that Israel is responsible for the beheadings of babies by Hamas. They are totally radicalized by the terrorists.
Israel didn’t ask for the war they were attacked by the Palestinians. It is sad and unfortunately it seems soon the US will be involved in something with all the illegals who are setting up terror cells coming here under Biden
85% of the country disagrees.
85% want to murder defenseless children? No, it’s not that high YET. There are still many compassionate people left in this country for now until those with bloodlust take over completely.
“I think 15 weeks is more than enough time to decide if you want the child don’t you?”
You are asking the wrong person – no, I do not. Many women don’t know they’re pregnant at 15 weeks.
Sickoo, can’t believe someone supports murdering a baby
Trump doesn’t want the same restrictions on abortion as the GOP. That does make him different from the others on the right.
I think Trump is different from everybody else on earth Pat. Lotsa dementia stuff coming out his mouth lately as well. By election day next year he will be a babbling brook of nonsense but not really that much different than he always has been.
Wow, Snark Shark you have become even more indoctrinated by the far left. Soon you won’t have any thoughts of your own.
Actually pretty much the whole religious right part of the republican party and it is hurting them badly. 95 percent of them are actually IN FAVOR of a woman’s right to decide for herself but are too wimpy to say so. Their cult does not allow independent thinking or speaking. They are being taken down by their own tribalism and they are too blinded to see it.
I’ll take the religious right over the jihadi left.
Have you been asked to make that choice?
For me, though not for you, it is not hard.
Check your figures TSC er TDS after you take your medications please, Most of the country except CA and the Northeast are against abortions. They all believe use contraception/birth control or don’t have sex…that means control your emotions/desires, Get off the porn and become a productive citizen, Why don’t you give it a try if you can
Dan, the longer one goes without a shower, the better it feels to take one. Glad you enjoyed it.
I thought Krol had some very moving and heartfelt words of appreciation after his defeat.
So didn’t O J
Krol followed his character right down the toilet.
Too bad Dan is almost speechless! He is eating Krol with this paltry.column.
Dan it might be time for you to retire.
Where would you go?
You’re just poking the bear. He is a fraud and a phony and you know it.
Dan can take everything you can throw at him.
Thanks, BOBBY. And you are my all-time favorite at 2B.
Yes he can, and send it right back.
Well Danno, when you issue your final report on Tyers’ 8 years of Pissfield going one way, I hope you report what the budget number was in her first year and her last. I bet it went up 50 percent!
A couple things went up 50
We call that Bidenomics but let’s keep stuffing the ballot box for him….Krugman is a joke…loved his lying in the hate rag yesterday, he was stating he was smarter than all the other economists and then made up figures and facts
Krugman is smart. He quit the Enron Board just two weeks before it blew up. When he talks about oil futures, I always listen. Do the opposite of what he recommends.
And taxes almost that much. No council oversight then and none on the horizon for the next four years. White has already crawled up Marchettis ass and will do his puppet operation from there. Another politician who has taken a government seat for all the wrong reasons.
Could the city throw the taxpayers a bone this year though and skip any reading of the oath of office stuff? It is akin to pissing in the faces of the electorate when you say those words knowing full well your agenda is quite different than your hollow words.
In the internet age the information should be on city website and easy to find. When you click the link under treasurers office for budgets from Tyers first year and Bianchis last, you get no number, just headings.
Pittsfield, and to a lesser extent Berkshire County, dodged a substantial bullet by not electing John Krol.
I don’t believe that Marchetti will be much better than Tyer, Bianchi, Ruberto, or Hathaway but he’s substantially better than the morally, ethically, and almost financially bankrupt John Krol.
Personally I am curious to see if Marchetti can distinguish himself as a leader and a person who can make change really happen for Pittsfield. I have my doubts though as he’s beholden to the same special interests that Tyer and Ruberto were beholden to.
I did find it highly disingenuous of Krol to whine about the political machine that supported Marchetti. It was sour grapes because he would have used that same machine if it was available to him. He proved too dishonest, disloyal, and disreputable for the Ruberto/Tyer political machine and lost their support. That says a lot to me when you are so unabashedly corrupt that even the Ruberto/Tyer machine won’t support you, that’s a pretty low bar, and Krol couldn’t even slither under that.
Yoo hoo. Ruberto wrote a letter to the editor supporting Krol. Check your facts!
I usually agree with your posts, but are you not aware that Ruberto backed Krol?
Dodged a bullet only to get a knife in the back.
Dodge one bullet in a hail of them
Perfect analogy!
Marchetti defeated his former City Council colleague John Krol by more than 2,300 votes, winning every precinct in the city, according to unofficial results.
That is what is called a LANDSLIDE!
At least Krol never said his cell phone was burning up to run.
It would be interesting to ask 20 random Marchetti voters why they voted for him.
Actually it is called a “union slide”. Promise them raises and they will bobblehead their way right to the polls and vote for ya.
How many of the 2024 council will be taking the city health insurance? How many ran mainly to get this benefit?
El8minate it altogether.
Thursday morning edition of Radio Vo-GOB, heard on some public radio station as I drove across town:
“Light rain combines with frost for slippery driving conditions. The commuters are doing their duty and part going to work to keep up our city workers and elected officials’ standard of living. We are talking just now to one now who expresses relief that he can count on another round of generous bonuses. “Christmas is coming and I really wanted to do bigger gifts and do the family cruise in March.”
“City workers work hard to give the cretins, even those who get in the way of those in check out lines and city races, working traffic lights so they can spend their unearned money. Someone has to remind them that those paychecks aren’t really theirs to keep. I suppose it has to be me.
“Remember – It’s a beautiful sunny Thursday in Pittsfield. Keep your head down and remember that trying to leave city boundaries is dangerous. Keep your family safe.”
Radio Vo-GOB rest of week weather report
Friday: Partly cloudy with 10% chance of zombies
Saturday: Clear with black sky with stars. Please stay inside where there is air
Sunday: Chance of showers, brown water in tubs. Don’t drink or wash in it.
JACK
Love it. The new station in town, WGOB.
Voice of GOB.
Keeping ignoramuses and other animals informed.
If you didn’t hear it there, it never happened.
It’s nice to see that by his boi losing Dan is left speechless. Trying to sweep Krol’s thievery under the carpet didn’t work with the citizens of Pittsfield. I would like to see Krol and Allen Harris bump into each other in public, that could be very interesting. And believe me, I don’t think Allen Harris is any choir boy, I think there’s more to him behind the curtain that will be exposed at some point. Harris reminds me of SBF.
And the alleged harassments/discrimination by a gay man that has suffered more harassment and discrimination than May will ever experience in a lifetime was laughable and Pittsfielders understood that. Just read today Eagle to see the motions already being made to dismiss claims that can’t be substantiated.
Thank god Gerry Doyle II aka Craig Benoit didn’t get in. No show Maffucio got his just reward, a big fat nothing sandwich.
So we get 2 more years of Pete White food reviews and see if he can pack on 40 more pounds and drink beer every night with his doll bros.
Ken Warren will slobber and spittle his way thru 2 more years of proving why he’s a shitty lawyer. Lets see if he can refrain from stalking any women during his term.
Hopefully, Patrick Kavey will actually do something for the city and get something different than a Bart Simpson haircut and keep cannabis dispensary’s in business. Oh and its funny that he thinks he qualifies to run for anything beyond city council but sit tight for his aspirations.
Is anybody aware of Kathy Amuso filtering headphones?
Could someone please wake up Conant for at least 1 meeting this year?
I’ll leave the school committee alone at this point except to ask if anyone could recommend a better toupee supplier for Elias.
BTW, does Krol want the gift cards back from the people he gave them in exchange for the signs placements on lawns? I still can’t believe that with all the picky ass shit ppl in this group zero in on they left that blatant election law violation alone.
I suspect Dan will be taking a hiatus after this failed Krol marketing extravaganza.
Another love letter! Your takes are sometimes accurate, almost always amusing. Thanks MOLL.
The greater of two weasels won. Fetch the jug.
Fetch it, the pass it around. Good ol’ corn liquor, white lighting, the water of life.
It’s so smooth I’m spitting it right there next to my foot. Lordy lordy
Nevermind harris bumping into JK, Barry is the one who has the goods on Harris. That’s why he blackmailed him into participating in the kitty cat drama. Any decent business person would know that none of that could possibly be good for his Berkshire Money Mismanagment. Barry’s got em by the balls.
Are you that stupid? Of course lawyers will try to get things thrown out. Poor lumpy has it so hard wa, wa, wa.
Pittsfield Schools’ Restructuring Survey recommends reducing number of school buildings. Geniuses.
Final report will be presented at a public meeting towards month’s end according to iberkshires.
If you reduce the schools where will all the coming migrants kids learn English and get free lunches? We are talking about 5000 new folk in the next two years. We are going to need two more emergency rooms as well.
But what if they refurbished the old jail and made some more unaffordable apartments.
Why should it be the taxpayers job to fully subsidize illegals?
Padding Pension Peter has agreed to hire Dan Bianchi in the finance department. The swamp gets muckier. Bianchi has get two years with a city paycheck to bump up to a full pension. Peter ought to know what that’s all about, he needs four years to get the full city pension along with the full Coop pension (assuming it’s not taken away with his dishonorable discharge from the bank). Open your pocketbooks taxpayers, the patronage is wide and deep with Pension Padding Pete!
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So, just wondering when the city will start crying that they were totally caught off guard and the system is overwhelmed? Anybody??
Good one, JD. What could go wrong? The flood of illegals, due primarily from Joe Biden’s open borders, now beginning to deluge into the Berkshires, all on the taxpayers’ dimes. Good, decent citizens–I’m thinking here especially of young people in their 20s and 30s–get no help whatsoever if they hold down jobs and pay their due obligations that come with the privileges of citizenship. Food, utilities, housing, healthcare, college with prices continue to spiral, but they make just enough, in the $35-45,000 range, NOT to qualify for assistance. Meanwhile, the freeloaders continue to come with their hands out, demanding a free ride. Good ol’ Massachusetts, the only state of 50 that has the “Right to Shelter” law.
Workers Party of Massachusetts. Coming to a ballot near you. That’s the idea.
I believe Miss May and the accusations. I have seen many times Marchetti go beserk at City Council meetings. And you can see them at pctv council meetings archive do it. It’s kind of scary.
A tale of 2 weasels named Peter; Peter White to be the next City Council Prez with Mayor Peter Marchetti:
https://www.wamc.org/news/2023-11-09/white-poised-to-become-pittsfield-city-council-president-after-strong-showing-in-tuesdays-vote
Pete White refuses to let blogger Dan Valenti interview him, but he spoke with WAMC’s Josh Landes about Pittsfield politics.
Mr. White is a bit weird.
Nothing like getting the “b” slap the day after the election with the sewer/water tax!! The one the ARPA money could have helped with….thanks b1tchville!!
is “Bitchville” the new “Picklefield?”