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Heard on the news last night that the "Twitterman", Anthony Weiner, is thinking of running for mayor as his political comeback. Read an article last year when his embarrassing photos became public that in his 17 years as assemblyman he sponsored 191 bills. NONE of them passed. I wonder how effective he'd be since he wasn't too effective before but he sure had good sound bites.
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roberto arango will be
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don't want to see pervert for mayor.
Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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It seems like most politicians are at least a little "pervy". At least we now know what Weiner's is going into it. Besides, sending a couple pictures isn't really so bad. STUPID. But eh, it's a pretty victim-less crime.
I thought Quinn was supposed to be a shoe in since she fully supported every one of Bloomberg's choices.
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over this
his shirt
chris lee lost
http://www.examiner.com/article/rep-chris-lee-r-ny-resigns-after-alleged-craigslist-scandal
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hell its okay to be pervy and all but this dude was married and sending pictures of his dick to some girls, that is just uncalled for.
I always say if you want to have many girl friends, just don't get married no point. Same thing goes for rich guys especially no point at all.
Fight white guilt and injustice by smoking tax free guilt free Reservation Smokes or go gamble in a Native Casino.
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a drag rudy was
http://gothamist.com/2010/10/13/remember_when_giuliani_dressed_in_d.php
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I really don't give a rat's ass whether Weiner was blasting his wiener all over the internet. For all I know he and his wife have an open marriage, after all David Paterson and Michelle Paige said they had an open marriage. I wouldn't support Weiner for mayor or any other political office because he is part of the Democratic/Republican axis that has spent the last century denying effective government to the people of New York State and New York City. I will only support candidates who propose electoral reform that abolishes the gerrymander and places redistricting in the hands of an independent commission, as California has done.
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Then I guess you won't be voting for mayor for quite a long time.
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Prior this, I was told the mayor will either be Christine Quinn (City council) or Scott Stringer (Manhattan BP).
Weiner provides an additional choice.
Can one still write in candidates?
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PragmaticGuy said:
Then I guess you won't be voting for mayor for quite a long time.Assuming I am able to take the citizenship oath before the next election, I'll be voting, but not for a Democrat or a Republican. I would vote for Mickey Mouse before I voted for the status quo. There's always a nutjob or two that stand for these offices.
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There's a town in Alaska that's got a cat for mayor from a write-in.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/17/us/alaska-cat-mayor/index.html?iref=allsearch
Let's write in Duke.
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I don't much care about the man's adventures in twitterland, although it does betray a certain lack of judgement. But he was a clown before any of that came to light - it was just a nice confirmation of what everybody already knew. I'm reasonably certain we can find a better mayor, let this guy get a "real" job.
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He's never had a real job. Lifelong politician. He doesn't know how to do anything else.
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Stinger and Quinn are making lots of noise
photo Stringer Campaign
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I think his political career is over, but there's always the possibility he'd do well in the commercial field.
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He doesn't look like the Billy Mays type to me.
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He could always do an underwear commercial, " He ain't got brains, but he does wear Hanes."
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I don't think Michael Jordan would let him take over that endorsement.
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I think there's room for both of them,
You can watch Jordan dribble while in his and weiner dribbling on his
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Anyone but Quinn.
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Who knows, maybe Mark Green will run again.
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Their all the same and will promise anything to get in office, so, to avoid any aggravation, I vote for who i want to screw me.
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de blasio has declared he's running for mayor, can marion barry be far behind.
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For better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor.
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Being coved in the media is important.
Being covered in media that caters to people who actually vote is very important: http://nymag.com/news/features/christine-quinn-2013-2/
Meanwhile, Joe Lhota struggles for name recognition:
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130128/new-york-city/joe-lhota-warns-of-return-dark-days-if-democrat-elected-next-mayorFor better or worse, the change on Nostrand is going to make the change on Franklin look minor. -
As far as Weiner is concerned being "covered" in the media is MUCH better than being "uncovered."
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According to the NY Post Weiner is considering a run for City Comptroller, thats all we need, a Comptroller with sticky fingers.
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This recent show seems like it was par for the course: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130201/washington-heights/christine-quinn-distances-herself-from-bloomberg-at-mayoral-forum
This show will soon happen:
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I'm going to spearhead a write in drive for Koch.
Yeah, I know he's dead, but, we'll finally have a Mayor that's not in position to screw us. -
Let's not forget about the Republicans.
So many are interested in beng Mayor that they are actually going to have a meaningful primary:
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We have reached the point where they are now defining how they are different from one another!
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This report states whoever becomes Mayor, they are pretty screwed.
(they take longer to say it, and use more professional terms, of course)
http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/iboreports/march2013testimony.pdf
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John Liu is getting some press:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324323904578366771298113996.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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While walking by yesterdays parade I spotted a neighbor of mine, who immigrated from Ireland in the late 50's.
He mentioned it's absurd the way St. Patricks is celebrated in America and asked if i knew what the Saint had done for Ireland.
To be polite and give him a chance to express himself, I said I didn't.
He proudly stated, he chased all the snakes out of Ireland.
I asked where did they go?
To America to become politicians, lad , to America to become politicians.Truer words were never spoken .
He recommended , Vote for the one you want to screw you, because every one of them have the same agenda.
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Yet another Mayoral debate is scheduled for April 20th.
The topic is NYCHA Housing. Here is how to attend:
http://www.cssny.org/page/s/NYCHAforum
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State Sen Malcolm Smith (and an accomplice) allegedly wanted to bribe his way into becoming mayor. Both are now under arrest.
Post » "As alleged, Senator Malcolm Smith tried to bribe his way to a shot at Gracie Mansion – Smith drew up the game plan and Councilman Halloran essentially quarterbacked that drive by finding party chairmen who were wide open to receiving bribes.
After the string of public corruption scandals that we have brought to light, many may rightly resign themselves to the sad truth that perhaps the most powerful special interest in politics is self-interest."
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bribing_his_way_onto_the_ballot_3XFvV67oWZHFo7bVdoCkcO
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It may be time for the City Council to keep a Bail Bondsman on the premise.
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I am just glad we are finally getting the media attention we deserve. I was getting tired of hearing about how IL was more corrupt than us.
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Well, corruption and scandal in politics is nothing new. What's the point in having power if you can't make some dough off it?
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Exactly.
And, what's the point of not having power if we can't take pleasure in watching those who do have power, self-destruct?
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at our expense
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I like how the chart shows this was a bipartisan effort. Finally, they have stopped fighting and are getting along!
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This one happens Monday evening, April 22:
2013 Mayoral Forum on Sustainability
Where do the candidates running for New York City mayor stand on critical issues like parks, clean air, stormwater management, traffic congestion and climate change?Co-hosted by:
New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable DesignCo-sponsored by:
Transportation Alternatives and other leading New York City advocacy groups.The leading candidates for mayor will be questioned on their positions on parks, waterfront development, traffic congestion, post-Sandy rebuilding and much, much more.
This moderated forum is the first of the campaign season to focus exclusively on sustainability issues. It is also a great opportunity for civic organizations, environmental groups, block associations, voters and all New Yorkers to find out where the candidates stand on issues that matter most.
Start: April 22, 2013 - 6:00pm
End: April 22, 2013 - 8:00pm
Location:
Cooper Union, Great Hall7 East 7th Street (between 3rd & 4th Avenues)
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Just when we were getting bored of the Mayoral Race, Jimmy "the rent is too damn high" McMillian announces he is running again:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2013/04/24/rent-is-too-damn-high-anthem.html
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Meanwhile,
One would think that Lhota, as the leading Republican candidate, should be able to easily win the endorsement of the police union.However, he just insulted the Police force of the Port Authority:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/lhota_malls_pa_cops_Q4VbaecmZSQ7wooRRnnOALBad move.
...Also John Liu seems to be going down in flames.
I'm no fan, but a Quinn win is looking likely.
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Report on CBS 880 this morning stated that according to a Quinnipiac poll Weiner is running only behind Christine Quinn should he decide to run in the Democratic primary. All he needs is enough signatures to get him on the ballot. This shows that people are either willing to forgive and forget very quickly or that they just don't care about the embarrassment that New York would face should he actually win.
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Well, it's official. Weiner made his mayoral candidacy announcement via You Tube. According to a Bloomberg article, it was done this way so he wouldn't have to go through all the heckling and jokes if he did it at a press conference. Hell, if Marion Barry could win in D.C. after all the crap he did Weiner should be a shoe in.
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This is a terrible idea. Even if you wanted to make the argument that Weenie was some great congressman (have fun) what has he shown anybody that would make them want to put him in charge of something? Like, say, a city? I guess the argument would be that he's a Democrat in a Democrat town, but that hasn't been good enough for weak candidates for the last 20 or so years here...
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