The inclement weather this Saturday did not damper the enthusiasm for Jay Golub's campaign for State Committee in the 28th Assembly District in Queens, as 20 Queens GOP leaders armed with petitions for Jay Golub, Robert Hornak and Tom Ognibene hit the streets to collect signatures for the GOP Team’s race against perennial loser Bart Haggerty. Among those going door to door was Queens GOP Chairman Phil Ragusa, Executive Director Vince Tabone and numerous elected Republican officials.
Jay Golub has the unwavering support and endorsement of the Queens County Republican organization and many community leaders and activists. There is a false perception being portrayed by the Bloomberg team that the Queens GOP is united, unfortunately this is untrue Political gadflies Bart and John Haggerty are destroying the peace by trying to unseat longtime activist and leader Frank Messano and opposing the County in the Golub race.
While this challenge by the Haggerty's may seem common place in Queens Politics, as it has been going on for almost 25 years, this year the apparent use of Bloomberg paid campaign employees to further their cause has alarmed many local Republicans. It seems quite clear that our "Non Political" Mayor seems hell bent on letting his minions use his personal wealth to try to take over leadership positions in the Queens GOP organization and stop the more Fiscal conservative leaders in the GOP from having a voice in the party. Doing so maybe violate campaign finance rules and regulations.
The central question is whether or not Bloomberg is behind this effort or whether his resources and multi-million dollar campaign organization is being used without his knowledge. But if the latter is true, is this an attempt by Bloomberg to silence the conservatives in the Republican Party once and for all? Is he trying to silence debate, or has Bart Haggerty leveraged the Mayor's re-election efforts to his personal gain behind the liberal Billionaire's back?
Either way, the involvement of your campaign in the internal matters of my conservative Queens County Republican organization leads me to ask many other questions:
Shouldn't we debate the Mayor and his historic increases in taxes under his administration?Shouldn't we debate that under the Mayor the city budget has increased by more than 20 Billion dollars, while he allows slush money to go through but closes Fire Houses throughout the city!
Shouldn’t we debate the diminishing numbers of Police Officers on our streets to the lowest levels since before the Giuliani Administration?
Shouldn't we debate Bloomberg's support of the most Liberal Democrats over our Party?
Shouldn't we debate Bloomberg's using our Party just to run for office so he can abandon us again?
Shouldn't we debate and have a chance to vote for or against Term Limit extensions?
Shouldn't we have the chance to oppose Gay Marriage?
Shouldn't we have the chance to Make English our Official Language?
Shouldn't we fight back against Bloomberg's nuisance fines that kill small business?
Shouldn't we be able to show Bloomberg that there is a middle class in New York and we need help too?
Shouldn't we be able to elect a Mayor that is not out of touch with hard working New Yorkers?
Defeating the Haggerty's must be a top priority this election cycle to send a message to Bloomberg: Mr. Mayor you can't buy everything! Some Republicans have Values and they are willing to fight and stand up for them! Conservative Republicans in Queens may end up voting for you or we may not, but we will NOT let you and your operative buy our right to fight for the conservative beliefs the majority of us stand for in Queens today!
One last point, as someone who has walked the streets and knocked on a lot of doors this election cycle one thing is abundantly clear, Bloomberg is not as popular as he would like you to believe. And if you don't believe me, go ask your fellow Republicans who have been out in the trenches. This is why the 30 Billion Dollar Mayor has already been forced to spend millions in an attempt at revisionist history.
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written by Daniel Peterson , June 22, 2009
While I say three cheers to publicizing a something that could be terms, "DISGRACEFUL" by the mayor and/or his peeps, there are a few points made that seem trivial to attack the mayor for.
1. Gay Marriage is not a city issue so regardless of the mayor's position, take this matter up on the state level.
2. English the official language? Come on. This isn't the People's Republican of New York here. You need to know who to direct your battles and this is for your congressman.
I think the mayor's Manhattan-centric approach to New York city should be an issue. The outerboroughs aren't nearly getting the amount attentions the mayor gives Manhattan.
written by bluecollarconservative , June 22, 2009
Gay Marriage will cost this city in terms of health Insurance and services.
English as the Official Language is significant, do you realize how much it cost this City to write Non essential brochures in multiple languages? In the Board of Education alone it is estimated that the cost exceeds $20 million dollars a year. Between hiring interpreters writing brochures and preparing every document in 9 different Languages, this is a significant issue. This Mayor has caved in to Liberal Council Members and is closing Firehouses, reducing Police and raising taxes all while spending our money on nonsense. This is despite his promise in his first campaign to battle this made in Queens at his first Town hall meeting.
The one thing I do agree that without GPS the mayor would never be able to find any community in Queens. All the mayor knows about Queens are the airports and the LIE out to the Hamptons.
written by Daniel Peterson , June 22, 2009
NYC already has its domestic partnership law on the books which allows for benefits in health insurance and services. And though I would very much like to see the city council pass the 3/4ths rule where signage must be 75% in English, the English as an official Language is a federal gov't issue. And right now, with the budget that was just passed I don't believe any firehouses were closed.
written by Jay Golub , June 22, 2009
Although I wasn't going to bring this discussion to the public so quickly, I guess we're here now - so let's get everyone up to speed on the facts.
Essentially, Bart Haggerty is attempting to take a big leadership position in the 28th Assembly District that I have been interested in since moving to the area a few years ago. I have the county's support along with a number of elected and unelected GOP officials in Queens.
As a longtime party official in NY County, when I moved to Queens, I immediately engaged the County organization about becoming a local leader. As there was someone in place in my community already, someone who worked with the County organization to make it strong, I was advised to wait until that slot opened up. I respected my leadership and instead participated with County GOP efforts at large throughout the borough.
When the sudden and surprising resignation of that leader was found out, I quickly organized to get the position with grassroots GOP leaders in the 28th AD. It was soon after that point that it became clear that almost every house in the district was canvased again and again by Bloomberg petition workers, carrying petitions for Bart Haggerty - who happens to be a Bloomberg campaign operative in Queens and who has a brother as one of the Mayor's top advisers.
Why would the Blooomberg petitioning effort be so focused on the mostly-liberal area of Forest Hills - as there are so many more Republicans in other districts around the city? If Bloomberg wanted to get on the ballot as a Republican, clearly his operation would have focused on areas that are populated by many more Republicans than reside in the 28th Assembly district.
I would like to know the answers to the questions posed by BlueCollarConservative, but the central question is...
does Bloomberg know that one of his operatives is using the billionaire's resources for his own personal advantage - taking on the Queens County Republican Party with those same resources in the process?
Is Bloomberg aware and has he authorized this use of his campaign resources?
Or is Mr. Haggerty misusing the 17th Richest man in the world's resources for his own personal advantage?
Now, either way, I will work with the entire county organization and the local leaders who have come to my side to overcome this spending disadvantage.
Once on the ballot, my opponent will have little behind him except the liberal Mayor and, because of that, I ask every conservative Republican in this city to stand up and say "no" to allowing our party to run by liberals and their operatives.
For the Republican Party to grow, we need to stand for something and I say we should stand for what the base of our party believes - fiscal conservatism and traditional values.
As the leader of the 28th AD, I will do just that...
written by Jay Golub , June 22, 2009
"Gay Marriage is not a city issue so regardless of the mayor's position, take this matter up on the state level."
Danny, the position we are discussing is a Republican leadership position, not a city, state or federal office. This is the future of the Republican party we are talking about and what registered Republicans in Queens and NYC want the party to stand for.
I'm sure the issue of gay marriage is an issue that most Republicans in Queens would like to see more leadership on...
written by Jay Golub , June 22, 2009
http://www.politickerny.com/41...ll-glamour
not surprising they got this story out quickly...
"Michael Bloomberg's campaign manager emailed supporters to say that by tonight, campaign volunteers will have knocked on 250,000 doors."
""The glamorous parts of any campaign tend to be the ads you see on TV or the press conferences featuring high profile endorsements. While we've had plenty of both, one of the keys to any successful campaign - and especially ours - is its field operation: taking your message to the voters, door to door," the campaign manager, Bradley Tusk writes in an email."
"That sort of personal contact is, as Bloomberg campaign pollster Doug Schoen noted in 2005, very important, even to a well-funded campaign like Bloomberg's. "
...well then, please let all of us know WHERE these 2000 people have been stationed for the last few weeks.
written by bluecollarconservative , June 22, 2009
It is truly a shame that journalism is dead not only nationwide but here in our great city. Long gone are the hardnosed beat reporters who are willing to challenge the power elite. Journalistic integrity has given way to bubblegum reporting in exchange for lucrative advertising deals and planted stories. Liberals have infiltrated the mainstream media and use them as an extension of their propaganda machine. Imagine if we had journalists with backbones and had the intestinal fortitude to expose this Billion Dollar Liberal Mayor who wears Republican designer suits. When will there be a moral outrage that a man is so power hungry that buying New York City’s most powerful position is not enough that he also seeks to quell the voices of conservatives and hard lined republicans in their own communities.
It is time that conservative republicans unite and take the fight to streets. The fight for the 28th Assembly District leadership should be the first battle to win the war.
written by Daniel Peterson , July 11, 2009
I was wondering. Since the petitions for the mayor include a committee to fill vacancy made up of the five county chairs, couldn't this committee hold the mayor's feet to the fire and say, stop what you're doing or you won't be on our line?
I'm not even sure the mayor will be able to get the required number of signatures on the GOP line anyway, so it would do someone from Thompson's camp to challenge them. The reason I say this is there are tons of NY Republicans who stand opposed to four more years of Bloomberg.
We know there are people who argue, "ah the mayor is the lesser of two evils, but with these actions and others., by infiltrating Queens to place one of your lackys into the committee leadership, to stand and hold a press conference to ultimately say, "The actions of albany are disgraceful. do you know, you as in New york city residents, do you know I can't INCREASE your TAXES because of the deadlock in Albany? "
You almost expected him to ask you to call your state senator and demand they get their act together so the mayor can raise our taxes.
This is a lesser evil?
I think we should post a challenge on Bloomberg's petitions if he doesn't step back from internal party politics. He has no right to interfere. He wanted our line, fine. Petition for it. But otherwise, don't blackmail our party.
written by Jay Golub , July 11, 2009
"I was wondering. Since the petitions for the mayor include a committee to fill vacancy made up of the five county chairs, couldn't this committee hold the mayor's feet to the fire and say, stop what you're doing or you won't be on our line?"
Unfortunately in this political business, if it's not happening to them, they don't care.
Sadly, this is the result of both fighting against the Mayor's coronation as the GOP nominee by Queens County AND the result of some of the other County Organizations running to give Bloomberg the line by themselves.
If all the local party orgs stayed together as a unit, attacking one of the local organizations would have been difficult...
written by Daniel Peterson , July 11, 2009
How can republicans expect to win local seats if they don't stand up for their fellow county organization. It's not that you want to tell them how to operate, but your goals are the same. Saul, Savino, Eaton, should contact the mayor and say, "Cut it out or else."
written by Cicero , July 12, 2009
Assuming that the Mayor will probably be re-elected Nov. 3. After that day he will abandon the GOP because he won't need the party anymore. This has happened before.
The NYC GOP should not have endorsed him this time around. He would have run as an idependent anyway and used his own resources and funds to get elected.
Not 100% sure of this, but....
One time when Mayor Koch ran for re-election, I think his second time....in 1981...? the GOP didn't have a mayoral candidate that particular year..... Does anyone know if that is accurate?
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