new york politics

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Cuomo-says-he-is-open-to-running-again-despite-17009289.php Give it up, guy. Your delusional. No one in the Democratic Party wants you.

DSA backed socialist candidate India Walton ousts Democratic incumbent in primary, there is no Republican candidate to challenge her. Barring something very unusual, she's going to be the next mayor. https://theintercept.com/2021/06/23/buffalo-mayor-socialist-india-walton/ Buffalo is the city...

Do we have enough members from New York City to have a thread on the city's June primary elections?, In my district alone these are the offices that are going to be on the Democratic primary ballot: Mayor (12 candidates) Public Advocate ( 3) Comptroller (10) District Attorney (8) This...

I won't include links becaust this sotry is all ovoer the place, pushing the CPAC confrenece off the lead news story place. IMHO this should be investigated, and if guilty, Cuomo should be punished. Sadly, too many Dems are making excuses for Cuomo, and playing the What About game by saying that...

Another conservative, hawkish Democrat has been successfully primaried by a a progressive candidate. In a campaign in which many drew parallels to AOC's win, Jamaal Bowman wins huge lead against a centrist candidate that had heavy support from the party machine. Unofficial poll results have...

https://nypost.com/2020/04/21/de-blasios-social-distancing-tip-line-flooded-with-obscenities/ Mayor Bill de Blasio’s critics let him know how they really felt about him ordering New Yorkers to snitch on each other for violating social-distancing rules — by flooding his new tip line with crank...

This is a stunning example of hypocrisy. Four Women Accuse New York’s Attorney General of Physical Abuse The details are horrifying. Hitting, choking, threats to kill a woman if she dared to leave him. Threats to have her followed or her phone tapped. Controlling, jealous behaviour. Classic...

A Republican member of the New York state legislature for some four years, Bill Nojay had been an ardent supporter of Donald Trump1 since 2013. On Sunday he shot himself in the Riverside Cemetery in Rochester. Like The Trumpet Nojay had been involved in a number of financial scandals; last...

This may be the biggest news to come out of the State of the Union address this night: New York Rep. Michael Grimm threatens reporter after being asked about fundraising allegations He also allegedly threatened to "break [the reporter] in half". Could this be true? If it is, sounds like a...

After delivering a concession speech that conspicuously failed to mention his wife, then exiting the venue by literally running through the McDonald's next door to avoid a confrontation with his former sexting partner who had shown up, Anthony Weiner spent what will probably be his last second...

The seat formerly held by Representative Andrew Weiner flipped over to the Republican column in a special election held today: The last time the GOP held that seat? Never: The Democrat also reportedly took it on the chin for supporting same-sex marriage and the Ground Zero Mosque as an...

The best part about it is that it was done by the legislature, rather than judges. New York Senate votes to legalize same-sex marriage in win for gay rights advocates :clap:

This seems important.

Link. So Davis backs out of the debate for unknown reasons. A Republican volunteer chases him down and repeatedly asks why. Davis threatens him, and the volunteer apparently somehow gets knocked down. Davis' camp claims a set up. The volunteer says he was attacked. I don't know how that...

Ian Murphy, editor of The Beast, author of the "50 Most Loathsome Americans" list and Scott Walker prank caller, has decided to run for Congress. Chris Lee's scandal has left a vacancy in New York's 26th district and Murphy has decided to step in. His campaign promises to be just as...

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/09/rep-christopher-lee-resigns-amid-reports-that-he-tried-to-meet-women-on-craigslist/ The guy was stupid enough to post his picture on Craigslist without blurring out his face. Correction: He may have e-mailed the photo, rather than posting it on Craigslist...

..Be back when I can figure out how to post the campaign sign.

His son even ran one of them! :jaw-dropp http://www.alan.com/2010/10/13/carl-paladino-was-landlord-to-gay-bars-son-ran-one/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+liberaland+%28Alan+Colmes+Liberaland%29&utm_content=Twitter Also... Rabbi Withdraws Support of Paladino

The Tea Party has a nice way of bringing out...interesting characters. ;) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39543094/ns/us_news-weird_news/?GT1=43001

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/30/2010-09-30_crazy_carl_hitting_cuomo_below_belt.html not only is he a racist, who sends graphic pornography and beastiality pics through email, but he also accuses his opponents of cheating on their former wives, with NO evidence. **** you...

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/09/22/gop_will_try_to_get_own_candidate_off_ny_ballot/ he also quotes anti-Semitic lines by T.S. Eliot. wow, the nuts really are coming out of the woodwork this year, aren't they?

Carl Paladino is a known racist. He sent out racist emails depicting African tribesmen with the caption "Obama inauguration rehearsal". He sent out another email with a caption "run, ******* run". In light of this, why was he nominated? And beyond that, why is he getting support from GOP...

Ah, New York politics! Some images on the below link NSFW!) "[Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl] Paladino purports to be the values candidate, but what will values voters say when they discover that he enjoys sending hardcore pornographic and racist emails around town?"

Massa says he was forced out because Democrats want to pass health care so he was targeted. What? Sexually harassing a male staffer? Ah, homosexual sexual harassment was just an excuse to get him. I'm no fan of "Obamacare", but, give me a break. That said, as powerline adds...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paterson#Troopergate he is accused of ordering two of his staffers to speak to a woman and try to convince her to not press charges against two State Troopers accused of violence against her. this appears to be a clear case of obstruction of justice. and i...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091202/ts_nm/us_gaymarriage_newyork New York's State Senate today voted down gay marriage in a big way. 38 to 24. That's no small defeat. Am I right that gay marriage has passed every vote in a State legislature...except for New York? New York is a pretty...

This seat has been held by a Republican Congressman for almost 100 years. Now that the right-wing Republicans demand that only conservative Republicans are worthy of the seat, the proud people of New York State give the seat to a Democrat, by a good margin. I think the meaning of this moment...

I don't follow NY politics closely but here's what seems to be the short story. Bloomberg thinks he is the only man who can help NY weather the economic crisis so he implores the city council to allow him to run for another term in office (making it 3). The council first votes to reject an...

There are three big elections today that will inevitably be termed a referendum on Obama and the Democrats, although of course that's something of a stretch. The elections are for Virginia Governor, New Jersey Governor, and a special election for New York's 23rd congressional district. What...

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1009/BREAKING_Scozzafava_drops_out_of_NY_23.html "Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday’s NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents --...