Bashore v. Radnor Township: The Waahhhh Complaint

Sometimes you just have to say "What the f**k?" Today, after reading the latest installment of As The Bashore Turns, the new soap opera NOT being written by Agnes Nixon, because even she knows how ridiculous this Bashore shit is. So now he is saying he was discriminated against? What a freaking panty waist he is.



Main Line Suburban Life > News
Former Radnor manager files employment complaint
Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
By Sam Strike

David Bashore, the former manager of Radnor Township who was publicly dismissed by the township’s Board of Commissioners earlier this year, has filed a discrimination charge with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

Bashore was removed after eight years at the township’s helm in April for misrepresenting his compensation, altering business records and not disclosing annual lump-sum bonus payments to himself and other employees, according to the commissioners.

But the former manager’s claim against the township is that he was fired for being a whistleblower, as he stated publicly in April, of claims of harassment by township treasurer John Osborne against himself and other employees.

Radnor special counsel Neil A. Morris called Bashore’s complaint “silly” and “a red herring.”

“We think it’s completely frivolous,” Morris said of Bashore’s complaint.

Morris said that Bashore avers that the Board of Commissioners was upset about Bashore’s complaints and punished him by removing him......In a statement in front of the board and an audience filled with both supporters and opponents in April, Bashore defended himself against the charges made against him and described his removal as a “witch hunt” to “divert attention from those who themselves have failed responsibilities.”...Bashore will have to present proof on the reason he claims he was terminated.

He can seek a monetary award or to be reinstated in his position.

What? No job offers? (Gee I wonder why)

Lemme see if I have this straight - he was the manager of Radnor and got fired, right? Did someone hold a gun to his head and tell him to take all his bonuses and what not? (That would be "no") So, he gets caught and gets canned, and now everyone is supposed to pay and pay and pay? And this is the wonderful man with the charming personality that was written about in glowing terms by that misguided woman in the paper last week?

And I am sorry, Osborne is a freak and it is the fault of the voters he is still in office because he is elected so why not find someone else to do his job? And if he is elected, he is subject to the stupid ethics board that Radnor has, isn't he? He's Maxwell Stupid with a billy club, and everyone in Radnor allows him to get away with what he gets away with and he can't even mail out the stupid tax bills, can he? Find another person. And Bashore ---pity party of one that he is -- well Bashore continues to waste taxpayer money by making crap up. I think Dave Bashore is simply despicable.

Is Buffy Her Pole...err...Stage Name?

I swear. Is the point of plastic surgery to make women look like stripper-hookers? There I was minding my own B-I-bizness surfing Philly Magazine's Party Photos, when WHAM! Faster than Emeril with his wooden spoon it hit me!

Her name is Buffy and the little Perv Perrier looks like he's feeling her up. (Testing the "melons" for ripeness, George?) Seriously, doesn't that odious old goat know how to pose for a society photo YET? Or is she left over from George's girls of the basement days? God Bless Philadelphia Magazine for capturing this Kodak moment and others. And I have to ask, is Buffy her "stage" name?

It would be nice to see augmented breasts that don't look like they are ready to march off a woman's body on their own once in a while. Seriously, it looks cheap.

And speaking of plastic surgery, who knew the doctors' websites imitated porn? I mean seriously, it's like looking at boob mugshots, isn't it? I mean seriously, should we take the boob mugshots out to parties and try to match up the befores and afters? I am sorry, but I think it is bad enough to have to bear all at the gyno, I can't imagine having a Polaroid lurking about as well, can you? And I know none of these surgeons embedded for boob shots, they just came up while I was Googling for Main Line area plastic surgeons (as a matter of fact I can say I honestly don't know any Dr. Plastics, although I have inadvertently encountered a few in social settings).

I guess I don't get optional surgery like this. For a patient doing reconstructive surgery post-breast cancer yes, I totally get that...but this keep up with the wives at the club? Nope.

And have you ever met a plastic surgeon at a party? I have met several who are obnoxious - I have seriously stood there as they have tried to peddle their wares over martinis, or asked questions like "your face looks great. Who did the work?"

Tell them "God" or "Mother Nature" and I swear that will shut them up.

Happy Freaking 4th of July Alaska! Sarah Palin is Quittin' and I'm Cheerin'

Apparently, it's quittin' time in Alaska. Sarah Palin is bailin' on Governor's office.

Wowee! I'm so happy I could shout from the roof tops! Sarah Palin is quittin'. Work got in the way of her shoppin', speakin', pretendin' to be...intelligent instead of just Wile E. Coyote's love child from his first marriage.

Wonder what is really going on with McCain's Vice Candidate in Disaster?

Whateva'. Enjoy the 4th of July Alaska. No one could be as bad as her, right?

AP: Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
By RACHEL D'ORO – 1 hour ago

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

Palin, 45, and her staff kept her future plans shrouded in mystery, and it was unclear if the controversial hockey mom would quietly return to private life or begin laying the foundation for a presidential bid.

AP Newspaper columnists give Gov. Palin dubious honor

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most ridiculed newsmakers in the United States.

Vanity Fair: Politics
It Came from Wasilla
By Todd S. Purdum August 2009

Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her story. But what Alaska’s charismatic governor wants the public to know about herself doesn’t always jibe with reality. As John McCain’s top campaign officials talk more candidly than ever before about the meltdown of his vice-presidential pick, the author tracks the signs—political and personal—that Palin was big trouble, and checks the forecast for her future.

Who, What, Where, Radnor is VERY Confusing!

When bloggers are right, it tickles my fancy...see article, then see below.

Delco Times: News/Radnor terminates 12 township employees
Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009
By TIMOTHY LOGUE
tlogue@delcotimes.com

RADNOR — If the state-of-the-art township building seems a bit quieter these days, it is probably because there are fewer people working in it.

In moves Radnor officials believe will save taxpayers $1 million or more beginning in 2010, eight full-time employees, including two department heads, and four part-timers were let go June 19.

Another two workers have been suspended for vacationing with former township manager David Bashore and the employment status of police Superintendent John Rutty, who abruptly tendered his resignation last week but was still on the job Wednesday, is something of a mystery.

Responding to a June 23 Right to Know request from the Daily Times, assistant township manager William Martin provided the job titles, 2008 salaries, and dates of hire and termination for the former employees.

Citing a right to privacy, the names were not provided, though multiple township sources confirmed the following full-timers were laid off:

* Director of community development Robert Loeper Jr. — $118,298
* Director of personnel Amanda Ostrander-Serock — $77,369
* Township secretary Coretta Hutchinson — $44,200
* Financial accountant Lesley Wilson — $44,200
* Code inspector William Miller — $73,118
* Code inspector John Pili — $56,092
* Assistant engineer Bryan McCarthy — hired in January 2009; 2008 salary information not applicable.
* Receptionist Vera DiMaio — $34,667
...No township officials would go on the record about suspensions given to township engineer Daniel Malloy and parks and recreation director Thomas Blomstrom, who, along with Loeper, vacationed in Maine with Bashore and former township solicitor David Blake.

Along with other township employees, Malloy, Blomstrom and Loeper were directed to have no contact with Bashore, who has filed a wrongful termination claim against the township with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. The former manager also has a pending unemployment claim.

Blake, who submitted his resignation to the board in March but was still handling some unresolved legal matters for the township, has been relieved of his remaining duties.

Interim solicitor John Rice had no comment on the matter and interim township manager John Granger was away on vacation....As for Rutty, he has not commented on his status since having a heated meeting with Granger last week, which culminated in resignation, according to several sources.

In a Tuesday e-mail to the Daily Times, Rutty would only say “The timetable … is fluid.”

Rutty joined the department in 1977 and has served as superintendent since 2004. The department’s longest-serving lieutenant had been Thomas Flannery before he was hired in March as the chief in Nether Providence. The two remaining lieutenants are Joseph Lunger and Anthony Antonini.

Philly Foibles: Ex Employee: Radnor Police Chief Rutty Resigns: UPDATED

The following information was posted by “Ex-Employee” at
June 26th, 2009 at 23:52
John Rutty the chief of police of Radnor has officially resigned as of today. There must be a whole lot more going on than we know. I also heard that they suspended Tom Blumstrum and Dan Malloy for a week without pay for going to Maine.

ADMIN - What is going on here?! Rutty spent a life time in Radnor and made a pretty good living thanks to Aunt Clem!

Update 6/29. Is it true that the Chief resigned over a disagreement with the Radnor Township Board regarding accrual of vacation pay? Is it also true that his severance package, including vacation and longevity pay is in the mid six figures? That’s more than will be saved this year from the layoff! If so, money keeps leaking out of the Radnor Township Building (AKA the Taj Mahal) Inquiring minds want to know!

Update 6/30 Ex-Employee posts: The comissioners of Radnor must of realized that they couldn’t afford to pay Rutty his accumulated time ( which I estimate to be 3 years)at this time so they had a meeting today and begged him to stay. I heard they sweetened the pot and told him they would guarantee his health benefits for life. Wait till next year when 12 cops are eligble to retire with over 1.6 million in accumulated time.

Update 7/2- We heard from three old friends yesterday and today that Radnor Township Commissioners have been in overdrive wooing John Rutty to stay on board at Radnor Township. All sorts of rumors floating that they are offering Rutty the moon to stay on as Chief so they don’t have to write a check for over 5000 hours of comp time (Over $350k) plus 45% of accrued sick time! Will they give Rutty a shot at the Township Manager position? Maybe an interim appointment after Labor Day? Who knows? He’s not from Bucks County so that does not bode well for the promotion. Will they push his fair haired boy up the ladder with a promotion so Rutty gets to choose his successor? We don’t know but it will be interesting to see if there are any promotions in the offing in Radnor’s PD.