Tom's Diner Treat

Um, ok Major. Don't you have a vote to be at?

Subject: Re: Tom's Diner Treat

You have just witnessed a DH Hall of Fame Post Inductee.

busterbunny wrote: This morning at Tom's I was honored to meet Congressman Major Owens, representing our district 11 for 24 years. He was having some bacon and eggs with his son Chris Owens who is running for Congress in November. It was kind of strange to see that sparkly Congressional pin, hearing them plan campaign events with Cindy Sheehan, and returning to session on Tuesday to vote on the Bird Flu Bill etc. All amidst the early morning bustle of Tom's.

It may seem that a US Representative is so far removed from local issues, that may be true but that one vote can make a difference on so many critical National issues, especially come Jan. 07 when hopefully Dems take back the House.

http://voteowens.com

All I know is I'm going to run for congress so I can get me one of them sparklies.

owens is one of the few to stand up to the "hereditary oligarchy."

So the Bushes do it and that makes it okay for the Owens to do it?

You see what a disaster Shrub is making of things. Major Owens is a good representative. But what has this Little Corporal (tm) got to do with it? The whole thing leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

Nah, just stuff 'em down a storm drain.

m0626 wrote: i talked with chris owens on saturday at the park pl. block party.

i have about 400 pamphlets that he had dropped off on my stoop if anyone needs one. [/img]

Give them to your worst enemy to use as toilet paper.

ratnerville4ever wrote: y'all pathetic. there is no better man or woman running in that race than chris owens.

you're right. he is the best in the race, and that's what's pathetic--in a district with as many smart, committed, active people as we have, the best person is someone whose foremost qualification is his father's name. (come on, he's never even served in the state legislature or city council, not that those are prerequisites.) nothing against chris personally, but hereditary office isn't good for democracy. given the competition, i wish him--and us--well, hope that he doesn't take our votes for granted, and that if he wins, he'll be as good as he looks on paper. and that he won't one day try to hand the job to his son.

By the way, if you think this site is snarky, check out this:

http://thepoliticker.observer.com/2006/04/the-sixth-question.html

and this:

http://thepoliticker.observer.com/2006/04/yassky-on-yeshivas.html

raulism wrote: [quote=Smokin' Joe][quote=ratnerville4ever]y'all pathetic. there is no better man or woman running in that race than chris owens.

you're right. he is the best in the race, and that's what's pathetic--in a district with as many smart, committed, active people as we have, the best person is someone whose foremost qualification is his father's name. (come on, he's never even served in the state legislature or city council, not that those are prerequisites.) nothing against chris personally, but hereditary office isn't good for democracy. given the competition, i wish him--and us--well, hope that he doesn't take our votes for granted, and that if he wins, he'll be as good as he looks on paper. and that he won't one day try to hand the job to his son.

Is this based in your personal interactions with Chris? He was one of the first people I met in the neighborhood, and of all the smart, committed, active people we have in this neighborhood, I think he is the hardest working. He's also probably the most warm-hearted as well.

The image that I always have of Chris is working for the Norman Siegel campaign. Norman Siegel is a civil rights lawyer who ran against Betsy "There will be no use of eminent domain in the Atlantic Yards- Bruce told me so" Gottbaum for Public Advocate. I gave every ounce of my energy to that campaign, and when I was completely spent, Chris still kept working. And he was working for someone running against an incredibly lame incumbent who had the support of every single elected official.

Every elected official, except one: Major Owens did not support Betsy. I don't like the fact that Chris is running for his Dad's seat. But I support Chris because I know him.

But we are going to hear much much more about this campaign. It's an extremely interesting race, and before long, we'll all know about Nick Perry, Yvette Clarke, Carl "Just because I have supported Clarence Norman for years doesn't mean I'm as corrupt as him" Andrews, and David "Just because I have taken donations from developers who may or may not have been implicated in what may or may not have been arson attacks, that doesn't mean I'm in their pockets" Yassky.

It's bad that Chris is running for his dad's seat. But the other candidates have baggage as well, and I think supporting Chris is a no-brainer.


How can you be so cavalier about Yassky? You dismiss him as a recipient of developer money. Have you ever taken a look about what's he's done in the City Council? Or what a visionary he is? Or what an amazing advocate he could be for the needs of the community?

He's busting his ass, taking nothing for granted, That's what I want in a Congressman representing me.

Take a look at what he did to make Brooklyn Bridge Park a reality? A public/private partnership. Affordable housing along with market-rate housing. A fantastic development in an area that needed it.

We'd be lucky to have politicians that had the ability to make the Atlantic Yards project modelled after what happened on that project.

He has a big uphill battle to win this race, but it's a shame to have such intelligent people on this board, who actually care about the issues, to discount such a worthy guy.

Don't know much about the other guys, but they represent "more of the same", that I know.