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Post by tanouryjr on Mar 8, 2009 7:43:21 GMT -5
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Post by dgriffin on Mar 8, 2009 9:52:14 GMT -5
We don't know, but friends just to the north of me in the 20th are glad Kirsten Gillibrand is gone, even as a US Senator. Known at Dartmouth College as Tina Rutnik, she majored in Asian studies and studied abroad in both Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. She is semi-fluent in Mandarin Chinese and habitually incorporates Chinese words and phrases into her normal vocabulary. Her Chinese name is Lu Tian Na. (Wiki) Uh huh. Her father is Douglas Rutnik, a Republican lobbyist. Her grandmother was a women's rights activist who founded the Albany Democratic Women's Club and was a confidant of Mayor Erastus Corning. Corning: talk about political machine! You've heard of old money? Her's is old political coinage. Some would call it "old other people's money." But she's sorta cute.
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Post by frankcor on Mar 8, 2009 12:33:05 GMT -5
Larry, thank you for your thoughtful analysis of this race. The answer to your second question is "no." Neither Tedisco nor Murphy represent any chance and breaking the cycle.
I see they are both using extremely negative campaign ads. May they reap what they sow.
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Post by dgriffin on Mar 10, 2009 19:26:21 GMT -5
Upstate InsultsMarch 10, 2009 Mudslinging and misleading in a New York special election.SummaryNew York Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, a Republican, and businessman Scott Murphy, a Democrat, are battling to fill a House seat in New York's 20th congressional district that was vacated when its occupant was appointed to the Senate. The special election is scheduled for March 31. Recent ads have included some false and misleading claims: * Murphy and the DCCC claim that Tedisco won't say whether he supports capping salaries for executives of companies receiving federal bailout money. That's false. Tedisco has said that he supports the idea. * On the other side, Tedisco and the NRCC claim Murphy gave incentives to executives of a company that was posting financial losses. There's more to it than that. While Murphy served on the board of directors of Synacor Inc., four top executives did receive bonuses. But although the company posted an overall net loss, net sales also increased substantially, which was a condition for the executives to receive the incentives. * The NRCC also claims Murphy failed to pay outstanding business taxes. That's misleading. Tax warrants were issued to a company formerly owned by Murphy, but the warrants for more than $21,000 worth of taxes were issued after Murphy sold his company. And state statute actually says that the surviving company is responsible for all liabilities. Nearly all of the money has been paid by the company that acquired Murphy's. Note: This is a summary only. The full article with analysis, images and citations may be viewed on our Web site: www.factcheck.org/elections/upstate_insults.html
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