A Lou Barletta FAQ
In an effort to help ensure that the voters of Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional District have all the information and facts that they need when considering whether or not to vote for Mayor Lou Barletta, I present this Lou Barletta Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) post.
Q: Who is Mayor Lou Barletta?
A: Lou Barletta is the current mayor of the city of Hazleton. While serving in this position, Barletta has systematically run the city into the ground. As a direct result of Mayor Barletta’s “leadership”, Hazleton is now struggling with a massive amount of debt, unemployment, and vacant commercial real estate.
Q: I’ve heard that Mayor Barletta has helped “save” his city from an illegal immigrant crime wave. Is this true?
A: No. Barletta engineered this “illegal immigrant crime wave” lie to try and cover up for the fact that as mayor, he cut the city’s police force in half. As a result, crime in Hazleton began to increase. However, crime data, released by the Hazleton Police Department, shows that out of all crimes committed in Hazleton since 2002, LESS THAN 1% of those crimes have been committed by illegal immigrants.
Q: But Lou Barletta says he’ll bring “change” to Washington. That’s a good thing, right?
A: The kind of “change” that Lou Barletta has in mind is probably not what this nation needs. Barletta has several close, personal ties to criminals, including former drug dealers. In addition, there is also a controversy surrounding a “loan” made to Barletta by a local bank due to the fact that Barletta has not been charged any interest on the loan and has not been required to pay any of it back. Worse, Barletta has repeatedly lied about the loan, making up three separate stories about the loan in eleven days.
Q: Is Lou Barletta in favor of privatizing Social Security?
A: It’s hard to say. Barletta has flip-flopped on the issue already and it’s difficult to say where he now stands. He says he is not in favor of privatization and that he never was. However, the last time he ran for Congress, Barletta was a strong supporter of privatization. And history has taught us that a person who has flopped on issues before will probably do it again.
Q: Lou Barletta is a hero for saving his town from illegal immigrants, right?
A: No, because Barletta never did any such thing. Although he does like to tell everyone that he did. The truth is that Barletta’s “Illegal Immigration Relief Act” was struck down by a Federal judge as being unconstitutional, over a year ago. Additionally, Barletta was unable to prove any of his claims that Hazleton was under attack from an “illegal immigrant crime wave”, in fact, just the opposite was proven. Finally, as a result of the legal defense that Barletta mounted, with city money but without city approval, Hazleton is now being suffocated by a huge debt.
To learn more about Mayor Lou Barletta, and why he should not be elected to the United States Congress, please read some more information found on this site.
-Dan Cheek
www.StopLouBarletta.com
StopLouBarletta@gmail.com
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:02 am
Paul Kanjorski is making mis-step after mis-step, the election is his to lose. I have it on good authority that he was offered help my someone who could have made a huge difference and he never got back to the person.
According to my friend that person has taken his offer off the table.
I wish I could give you more details, but I have to respect the person who told me this information. But be sure this would have shut the door on Barletta.
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:10 pm
My guess would be Sammy Monticello???
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Or Evelyn Graham???
February 28th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I will gladly take Lou Barletta. I am tired of this country being ruined by those who want to change what the Constitution means. I am tired of liberals throwing values and morals out the door. I am tired of citizens not being protected. This country is going to ruin and we need more men like Lou Barletta. May God continue to bless him. If you want to live in a socialist country, the US allows anyone to leave. But we need to protect our borders from those entering illegally.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
To the faggot who created this blog I have a few questions.
If Lou Barletta has done such a bad job, why was he voted mayor of the year in 2008?
You say that that Lou Barletta has a bad reputation, but the Times Leader reported that Lou Barletta has a 2-to-1 favorable rating in name recognition statewide. If he has a bad reputation, why is he so popular?
You say that Lou Barletta has ties to crime. Well genius, last time I checked Lou Barletta has not been charged with anything.
You say that Hazleton is one of the most ethnically-intolerant cities in America. Well genius, if Hazleton is so intolerant why do new immigrants continue to move into the city?
Lou Barletta is not anti-immigrant, he is anti illegal immigrant. There is a big difference between a legal immigrant and an illegal alien. He denounces those who break our laws and come here illegally. If Lou Barletta is anti-immigrant, why did the Hispanic group, You Don’t Speak for Me”. support him in his stance on illegal immigration.
http://dontspeakforme.org/press_mar13.html
You prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that liberalism is a mental disorder. The way you lie and make stuff up, you should work for the Obama administration.