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Runner Up (1 point) - "Yes, Joe, those are your hands." - Behold a Pale Horse
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[...]From the Journal News:
Assemblyman Michael Spano's decision to become a Democrat angered local Republicans, but the Yonkers lawmaker is already being welcomed into his new party with few questions asked. Spano's moderate voting history - which includes support for abortion rights and minimum wage increases - and his [...]
Update on the Rockaway Republican‘s Club, July 10th Party / Fundraiser for the Queens 23rd Assembly District for State Committee.
A good time was had by all, nothing beats live entertainment and it’s at it best when performed by fellow club member Ed Deacy. While Jane Deacy greeted and thanked [...]
From [www.americanthinker.com]
"How much longer will Pinch Sulzberger's family allow him to drive the family fortune into the ground? Under his leadership, the company has not only turned to the hard left editorially, it has committed a series of business blunders imperiling their prosperity.
We reported in March that the company [...]
From the Journal News:
Assemblyman Mike Spano, the brother of former state Sen. Nicholas Spano and a member of an iconic Yonkers Republican family, will switch parties today and become a Democrat, said Westchester Democratic Party Chairman Reginald LaFayette. The party switch will be announced at a press conference [...]
Have you seen this man? He's been missing (from the political scene) for about five years.
He is Ray Harding, the former chairman of the NYS Liberal Party. Harding was one of the most powerful political bosses in the city.
He reached the height of his influence during the 1990s [...]
This plan, created by a large group of urban "experts" and organized by Sen. Schumer, was published a few months before 9-11. Although some of it has been addressed by Mayor Bloomberg's administration, most of it has been left incomplete.
In justifying any Congestion Pricing Plan, the Mayor will need to [...]
NY1 is reporting that the police raided Queens Councilman Dennis Gallagher's district office. There was no indication on what they were looking for and what Gallagher is suspected of, if anything.
Gallagher is one of three Republicans on the NYC Council and considered a candidate for Padavan's or Maltese's seat [...]
Bob Grant, the legendary New York radio talkmeister, has spoken up to condemn the hapless incompetence that comprises the neoconservative agenda in the Middle East. Grant, who has entertained New York radio audiences for nearly 40 years, and is semi-retired, was acting as a replacement host on News Talk Radio [...]
Al Gore's recent Scare Tactics in the Times.
But there's something even more precious to be gained if we do the right thing. The climate crisis offers us the chance to experience what few generations in history have had the privilege of experiencing: a generational mission; a compelling moral purpose; [...]
In Today’s NY Post, the Mayor has attempted to explain his congestion pricing plan to the city. Let’s go over his justifications for the plan to see if it makes sense.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has already expressed strong support for our congestion-pricing proposal. In fact, they have indicated New [...]
Runner Up (1 point) - World championship co-ed sumo wrestling competition begins in New York. - quickjustice
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[...]As the Staten Island Advance is reporting on its' website,([blog.silive.com]),prominent Staten Island Republican attorney John D'Amato ([statenlaw.com]) passed away today at age 51. A devoted family man, John had recently been appointed New York City chairman for Rudy Giuliani's Presidential campaign. He was also serving as Finance Chairman [...]
I heard the interview between Sean Hannity and then attorney general Eliot Spitzer several years ago in which Spitzer threatened to "bring the full power of the state" against Sean for asking Spitzer if he had even bothered to read a certain book about Bill and Hillary Clinton. Now Spitzer [...]
Join us for First Thursday, the Met Club's informal social event. $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers includes all refreshments. Met Club, 122 East 83rd Street, just west of Lexington.
[...]Over the next two weeks, political party leadership will be decided across most of New York City. There are no elections scheduled, however, nearly all candidates who correctly file their petitions for the 2007 primary elections will be elected as a result [...]
by Jim Kouri, CPP
Twenty-two known Nuestra Familia/Nuestra Raza/Northern Structure/Norteno gang members and associates have been nabbed as a result of a nearly two year investigation by the Stockton Violent Crimes Task Force (SVCTF), a FBI-led Safe Streets Task Force which consists of agents from the FBI and officers from the [...]
Tony Avella attempts to rationalize his vote in favor of naming a street after a known racist in the Times ledger this week.
Highlights of his personal letter include:
I voted for the street renaming request because to do otherwise would subvert the legislative process and send [...]
Wayne Barrett has a long article in the Village Voice discussing Rudy Giuliani's relationship (or lack thereof) with the Catholic Church.
[...]Oh, goody! A letter in the mail from "Bill Clinton" to yours truly. Yes, that Bill Clinton. Not "President Bill Clinton", or "William Jefferson Clinton", or even "Future First Spouse". Just plain old, folksy, one-of-us, "I'll screw your daughter after groping your wife and emptying your wallet" Bill Clinton. Hmmmm. [...]
Now that everyone seems to be gearing up for the elections of 2007 and 2008, we are going to be hearing a lot of opposition research saying that everything and everyone in the Bronx GOP are bad. We know, at this point, that it is a pack of lies and [...]
On Monday, it was reported that our good Governor, Eliot Spitzer, plans a "Shaming Tour" to shame Senate Majority Leader, Joseph Bruno.
[A]dvisers close to Mr. Spitzer, who is a Democrat, say last week's recriminations between Messrs. Spitzer and Bruno concerning the collapse in talks may be the [...]
Even after last night's subway blackout, Mayor Mike, who rides the Lexington Avenue line around 7:00 a.m., does not think that the subways are overcrowded. Perhaps he should try riding them around 8:00 a.m. But then again, when a caller to his radio show complained about overcrowding, his response was [...]
Yes, it's another summer, and Con Ed has failed New Yorkers yet again. Coincidence, or completely foreseeable?
Hey, Jay Golub, where are you on this?
New York City's power grid needs updating. The mayor of New York City should make this a priority. Power outages should not happen every summer. Does [...]
GenerationEngage, a non-partisan group that advocates for youth and rural voter outreach, is sponsoring a talk with former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The title of the topic, for which Powell will field questions, is "Young Leaders and Public Service: Effecting Global Change Through Local Action." Questions will come from [...]
From today's NY Post,
June 27, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - President Bush's Iraq policy suffered a second blow in as many days yesterday when Republican Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio joined the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee in calling for troop withdrawals.
A day after Indiana Republican Sen. Richard [...]
As I read more and more stories about the plight of the poor, beleaguered illegal alien, crouching 'in the shadows', terrified of hearing the knock on the door from the sheriff, I am reminded of the persecution of Anne Frank. It seems that the ultimate political goal of the media [...]
Fellow Queens Republicans, let’s all turn out and support our candidates for the 23rd Republican State Committee, Jane Deacy and Eric Ulrich.
Entertainment, pizza, soda, cash bar.
Suggested donation is $20 (checks made out to: (Committee to Elect Eric Ulrich)
Belle [...]
The media is running amok with the story of Bloomberg’s resignation from the Republican Party. Along with being given rave reviews by the national press corps for the job he’s done in NYC, those who cover politics are now attempting to translate his local success into a run for the [...]
Two new pieces of Democrat literature arrived in the mail last week. First, a letter from Democrat Assemblywoman Amy R. Paulin boasted of huge funding increases for public education, including a 24% increase for the Pelham Public School District in Westchester County alone. Here's the context for such increases: [...]
EJ McMahon writes in the New York Post about some ridiculous union-fattening laws passed by both the Democratic State Assembly and "Republican" State Senate, which are now coming to the Governor's desk to be signed into law.
In what's become an annual Albany tradition, both houses of the Legislature passed [...]
Congrats to all! Read the whole thing here:
A Little Food, a Little Shopping, a Little G.O.P. Outreach
By ANTHONY RAMIREZ
Published: June 24, 2007
(...)
For 10 blocks in Midtown Manhattan, between 47th Street and “Legally Blonde: The Musical” and 57th Street and Carnegie Hall, it was a typical [...]
I'm just curious as to how the GOP works in other parts of New York, most notably NYC.
Out here in Nassau County, our GOP guy knows us all, and we know him on a first-name basis. My mother even knows about their committeeman's wife and family, even though her only [...]
The blog, Yeshiva World opens a discussion on today's NY Sun story on Speaker Sheldon Silver's support for Gay Marriage.
The 24 comment should wake up any intellegent and qualified Republican to consider running in the 64th AD next year. And if this person does decide to run, he or [...]
The County of Kings has a new website up and running.
Brooklyn GOP ready to rebuild the Party. Brooklynites looking to get more involved should check the site out and reach out to their local leaders.
Note. One thing I like about the Brooklyn GOP website is it has [...]
The Rockaway Irregular
by Stuart W. Mirsky
Nothing Becomes Him . . .
Mayor Mike Bloomberg's finally come out of the closet. Our current Republican mayor, who succeeded an earlier successful Republican, Rudy Giuliani, in running things here in New York City, was never really a Republican after all. Who knew?
Back when Bloomberg [...]
Last Friday, George Gresham took his place succeeding Dennis Rivera as President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. Rivera relinquished the position earlier this year to lead a new national health care workers union, to be launched later this month. Gresham takes the helm of a union [...]
Within minutes of each other tonight, there were 5 different posts on Bloomberg's departure from the Republican Party. From the posts and comments, some feel used, some feel vindicated and some want to focus on the effect he will have on the 2008 Presidential Race -- for which many assume [...]
I know, I haven't written a post here in a while -- so bear with me. I'd like to talk with you all about the possibility of Bloomberg in 2008 and what I honestly think the impact could have. After decrying all of the major candidates for President and [...]
Democrat State Senator Jeff Klein now has seized the issue of state pension funds that invest in terrorist countries and organizations. That's an issue first identified by Frank Gaffney's neo-con Center for Security Policy's "Divest Terror" Project. [www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org]
I suggested that Chris Callaghan use it against Alan Hevesi in the [...]
Roommate Wanted
Can anyone imagine getting all the above anemities for anything [...]
Runner Up (1 point) - fan - the winning prize is a date with Chelsea. So far, there are few takers - karizma
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[...]The meeting of the North Bronx Republican Club; Part I will meet at the Dreiser Loop Community center, Room 8 in Co-op City.
[...]The North Bronx Republican Club; part I covers the 82nd Assembly District Election Districts 65 through 116, basically the Co-op City, East Gun Hill Road, Shore Road, and Pelham Gardens area. The meeting is on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in the Dreiser Loop Community Center in Co-op City, Room 8 [...]
Metropolitan Republican Club & Knickerbocker Republican Club
Invite you to a Petition Signing Party to qualify Republican District Leaders & County Committee members in New York County
Where:
Metropolitan Republican Club
122 East 83rd Street (off Lex Ave)
When
Thursday, June 21st [...]
Members of Bronx County GOP will be having a legal defense fundraiser on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 6:30pm, bring your checkbook. The address where the Legal Defense Fundraiser will be held is at 6 Gerken Drive, New City, New York. [...]
Debate:
"Conservative Judicial Activism: Time for a New Era?"Sponsored by the New York City Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society.
Panelists include:
Clint Bolick, president, Goldwater Center for Constitutional Litigation, Phoenix; author of "David's Hammer: The Case for an [...]
Ever wonder about who's getting those "member item" pork barrel appropriations from our wonderful New York State legislature?
Wonder no more. It's all here:
[...]From Empire Center:
"New York's total average tax burden has reached the highest level on record for the Empire State, according to an analysis of Tax Foundation data by the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New York State Policy.
The latest Tax Foundation estimate shows the combined federal, state and [...]
Following the showing of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" at the Museum of the Movin Image (a classic!) there will be panel discussion with Joshua Rothkopf, Adam Lowenstein, Nathan Lee and others on horror films and society. This month's theme at the Museum of the Moving [...]
From James D. McCabe, New York By Sunlight and Gaslight: A Work Descriptive of the Great American Metropolis. Its High and Low Life; Its Splendors and Miseries; Its Virtues and Vices; Its Gorgeous Palaces and Dark Homes of Poverty and Crime; Its Public Men, Politicians, Adventurers; Its Charities, Frauds, Mysteries, [...]
Or so says the New York Sun ( [www.nysun.com] ).
For a governor who got elected by amassing a reputation for standing up for the little guy against Wall Street bankers, Governor Spitzer sure got taken to the cleaners by JPMorgan Chase. Mr. Spitzer yesterday acknowledged that the bank — [...]
From today's New York Sun:
A 7–2 ruling by the federal high court gives New York City the go-ahead to collect a so-called pillow tax from the diplomatic missions to the United Nations that dot Midtown and the Upper East Side. The ruling confers jurisdiction on American courts to hear [...]
Cross-posted from an earlier comment:
Opposition to both contraception and abortion is the classic Roman Catholic theological position. The opposition is grounded in the theology that sex is for procreation. I understand and respect this position. Students of the natural order must concede that objectively speaking, sex is about procreation.
That said, [...]
Interesting post at the SI Advance's website last night that underlines the importance (possibly the only matter of importance) of the Borough Presidents' offices. The Beep appoints all 50 members of every community board. Traditionally half the members are nominated by the City Council member in that area, but in [...]
In a NY Post article today,
SWEET UNION DEAL RAPPED
By FRANKIE EDOZIEN
June 13, 2007 -- The exemption of municipal unions from the sweeping restrictions contained in the campaign-finance reform proposal in the City Council came under fire yesterday.
Staten Island Councilman Vincent Ignizio blasted the exemption as "fundamentally [...]
by Jim Kouri, CPP
For many years, the Government Accounting Office has reported that weaknesses in information security are a widespread problem with potentially devastating consequences --such as intrusions by malicious users, compromised networks, and the theft of personally identifiable information -- and has identified information security as a governmentwide high-risk [...]
Tonight, a judge ruled in favor of the defendent, the Queens County Committee Leadership, over the Haggerty challenge to the selection process to replace former chairman, Serph Maltese.
The victory allows the Queens Republican County Committee to pursue its mission in reestablishing a strong republican presense in the borough.
Offical Queens County [...]
Queens County Republican Party Voter Registration Committee
New Citizen Republican Voter Registration Drive
Thursday June 14th
11AM-2PM
Queensborough Community College
Outside the Humanities Building- QCC Theater
222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside
(Cloverdale Blvd b/w Hoxie Drive & 53rd Ave)
Help us [...]
Via Instapundit, Mayor Bloomberg remains silent as membership in the Council on American-Islamic Relations ("CAIR) plummets from 29,000 to 1700. [www.washingtontimes.com]
Why is this important? Bloomberg appointed the general counsel of CAIR to his Human Rights Commission as a putative representative of New York Muslims. [www.urbanelephants.com] (This is the [...]
We Republicans let the media get away with treating our elected Democrats with kid gloves when it comes to keeping them accountable for what they and their peers do and say. We need to point these things out; to make noise; to alert the media and get these stories in [...]
From an earlier blog of mine:
We don't yet know whether New York Muslims are involved in the JFK Airport terror plot.
[...]In a stunning turnabout, the Republican leaders of the 23rd AD, Terry Ariola of Howard Beach and Ed O'Hare of Broad Channel, have apparently decided to pass on the current race for GOP leadership in this area in favor of Howard Beach Republican John Calcagnile and an unnamed female candidate. [...]
Runner Up (1 point) - Photo: Stu Mirsky and the Bush girls during last year's 23 Assemby District race. - danielnyc
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[...]The most difficult issue for me as an individual to come to terms with has been a “woman’s right to choose.” I say this even though one would – at first blush – believe that someone with progressive and libertarian tendencies (like me) would be in favor of a woman’s [...]
The New York Republican County Committee is holding a fundraiser on June 12th that will only cost entrants a mere $25.
Skinny Cats for the New York County Republican Party of the Working People
Beer & Wine Reception
Invitation
40 Central Park [...]
Did anyone ever think that Paris Hilton, celebrity and socialite, would ever be associated with Guy Velella, the disgraced former Bronx GOP overlord? Maybe in the Twilight Zone or an episode of Lost.
The NY Post has an editorial objecting to Paris' early release from jail for DUI. The Post recalls [...]
I'm walking cross-town in Manhattan on Wednesday, and what do I see? A giant, inflatable, twenty-foot-high rubber rat set up on the street. And just outside the fenced-in construction site, picketers carrying placards that read "[construction company] exploits immigrant workers".
The unemployed picketers standing on the street are white. And just [...]
It's recently come to light that InfoUSA -- a major broker of information on consumers -- has a rather unhealthy relationship with the Clintons and one Mr. Paul Pelosi Jr., son of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
It seems as if the founder of InfoUSA, Vinod Gupta, hired Bill after he left [...]
The New York state Court of Appeals ruled today by a vote of 5-2 that Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) regulations that require a valid social security number as a pre-condition of obtaining a drivers license are constitutional. The Court further upheld regulations that provide that the only [...]
I’m going to make a bold suggestion for the Manhattan GOP and I think it’s something that should be taken under advisement. In 2009, for City Council races in CD4 and CD5, two conservative Republican candidates should be endorsed and run against Dan Garadnick and Jessica Lappin. My reasoning [...]
Last week those of you who read my post from the Left Coast, saw me quote the University of Virginia's Larry Sabato and his Crystal Ball. And this week, I'm going to do it again. Today the frequent Fox News contributor writes on the "Freshman Fifteen" -- the 1 [...]
With the results of the 65th Assembly district Special Election in, it’s clear that the campaign strategies used in Manhattan, although typical for an Upper East Side campaign, need to be abolished.
The “Democrat-lite,” GOP self-hating campaign plan was utilized because of the presence of [...]
This is campaign finance reform?
Yes, there have been improvements made in the Mayor Bloomberg-Speaker Quinn joint announcement of campaign finance reform. People doing business with the city can donate less.
The big thing is that, instead of a 4-1 match up to $250, there is now a 6-1 match [...]
From NY1 "With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Micah Kellner was declared the winner Tuesday night of an Upper East Side state Assembly seat.
Kellner, a Democrat, beat out Republican Greg Camp with 64.36 percent of the votes to fill the 65th District seat left vacant by former Assemblyman Alexander "Pete" [...]
by Jim Kouri, CPP
United States Congressman William J. Jefferson, Democrat from Louisiana, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including bribery and racketeering for allegedly using his office to corruptly solicit bribes and for paying bribes to a foreign official, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. [...]
THE ROCKAWAY IRREGULAR
June 8, 2007
by Stuart W. Mirsky
Loaded for Bear?
New Yorkers face an interesting prospect in 2008: a presidential campaign where both major candidates are "native sons" (or daughters, as the case may be). Of course Hillary Clinton is something of a carpetbagger but she's been adopted by voters in [...]
From today's NY Sun Editors:
Voters on Roosevelt Island and Manhattan's Upper East Side go to the polls this morning in a special election for state assembly, and we urge a vote for Gregory Camp. Mr. Camp, who favors gay marriage, rent stabilization, and abortion rights, and who [...]
Sandy Berger, former lawyer and national security advisor to Bill Clinton, is hiding something big about the Clinton Administration's failure to protect the country from repeated Al Qaeda attacks.
Via Instapundit, [www.realclearpolitics.com]
"For Berger to risk jail and disgrace, to then give up the right to practice his profession merely in [...]
Runner Up (1 point) - Unable to survive on mayoral salary of $1.00, plus meager dividends from Bloomberg News, Mayor Bloomberg takes second job. -quickjustice
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[...]In this Tuesday's special election in the 65th Assembly district, the NY Times has endorsed the Republican candidate, Greg Camp, as the better choice to represent the people of Manhattan's upper east side.
This won't surprise the many people who have been following this race since Camp's experience [...]
"NEW YORK -- Three people were arrested and one other was being sought Saturday in connection to a plan to set off explosives in a fuel line that feeds John F. Kennedy International Airport and runs through residential neighborhoods, officials close to the investigation said.
The plot, which [...]
Here's what former NYC Democrat Mayor Ed Koch has to say about his role in turning New York City into a sanctuary city for illegal aliens, about amnesty for illegal aliens (he opposes it), and about how these concepts relate to immigration:
"I was mayor of New York City for 12 [...]
***Adendum***
Tonight, Greg Camp will debate his opponent on NY1's Inside City Hall. If you have a youtube account, please tape the debate, transfer it and post on youtube, then let us know.
Props to Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council for blowing off extremist attempts to immortalize race-baiting thug Sonny Carson, who died in 2002. Carson's antics went far to discredit Democrat Mayor David Dinkins, who appeared weak and powerless in the face of Carson's repeated assaults on Asians, Jews, white school [...]
On Wednesday morning, "Rock2007," who has been expelled from UE, posted the following comment:
"I have known Lee Antyhony Nieves and his father for a long time. Both were dedicated republican supporters when Guy Velella was the Bronx GOP chairman. I am a former staff member from former state senator/felon [...]
I'm lucky enough to be in Nancy Pelosi territory for a couple of days for work, so I'm here getting a UE fix to stay sane.
There's a lighthearted article in today's SF Chronicle about the candidates' MySpace pages -- first spotlighted on this site back [...]
The Daily Politics reports that a debate between Greg Camp & Micah Kellner is set for tomorrow on NY1's Inside City Hall.
If you live in the 65 AD, you should catch it or at least tape it.
[...]by Jim Kouri, CPP
Two defendants -- one soldier and one capo of New York's Genovese Organized Crime Family -- pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court, before United States Magistrate Judge Henry Pitman, to conspiracy to commit murder and extortion.
According to documents filed in Manhattan federal court and the defendant's [...]
