Sunday, September 27, 2015

Just when you thought it was safe to back into the Biennial KCRP Convention --- most likely, this year will again work out like a bunch of guys* smokin' pot and havin' a roman candle duel in a fireworks plant


OMG, do I really have to stop writing my snarky posts about HRC and her E-mails problems;  and/or Donsey the blonde Fonzey  showing that gravity still does exist ---  in spite of his personal take on the "Unbearable Lightness of Being" ? ? ?     The answer, of course,  is a tree-falling-in-the-forest-resounding  ---  YES ! ! !  ---   regardless of how boring this chicken shot local GOP politics now is   ---   and, is likely to remain for the foreseeable future.....


The KCP blog  --  is talking-up a guy named Ghorra  [sort of a rhyming cross between "horror" and "whore"  -- and don't even get me started on having  "A Ghorra Phobia"]  as SSMG's  guy   ---   to which I say:   "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA  ! ! !"   ---   In other words,  if "I ain't heard o' him, he's going nowhere"  ---  OR  ---   to put it slightly differently, come Thursday he'll be "....  sitting in his nowhere land making all his nowhere plans for nobody" [cue the Beatles  for their musical interlude]


There's going to be a meeting on Wednesday, September 30th  ---  it will involve key Republicans from Kings County [Brooklyn]  ---  At that meeting [possibly at Remsn Hall] they will select the Kings County GOP Chairman for the rest of  2015 all the way through to September 2017 ---  after that meeting the 2015 GOP County Convention will be convened at Remsen Hall to ratify that choice



According to a recent report, the one on the Kings County Politics blog,   "The ongoing feud between Kings County GOP Chair Craig Eaton and Bay Ridge Sen. Marty Golden – the borough’s highest elected Republican official – is about to go politically ballistic come Wednesday....   That’s when attorney Ted Ghorra, with Golden’s blessing,  is set to challenge Eaton for the Brooklyn Republican Party County chairmanship at the party’s bi-annual restructuring convention....    Ghorra, a born and raised Brooklynite now living in Bay Ridge, said he decided to seek the chairmanship after a number of people at the city, state and federal level approached him about the position...."  (See "Brooklyn GOP Battle Brews: Ghorra Challenges Eaton For Borough Chair" by  9/26/15,  Kings County Politics  [http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/brooklyn-gop-battle-brews-ghorra-challenges-eaton-for-borough-chair/]).

TED GHORRA IS PROBABLY A NICE ENOUGH GUY  ---   BUT I DON'T KNOW HIM         

But --- doesn't it take more than being a neighbor living near State Senator Martin Golden to be the leader of the KCRP  --  remember where Timmy Cochrane lived  before he fell from the bluff overlooking the Narrows ?  [I know,  I know,  Craig Eaton was Marty Golden's neighbor  too  --  but at least CE had some established GOP and community credentials before becoming the GOP County Chairman.]

There's no nice way to say this, however I don't know this guy,  Ghorra [didn't Golden get burned enough with a recent candidate who spelled his named with some consonants, an "ho" in the middle, and an "a" at the end ?]; and neither Marty Golden nor anybody on his staff cleared Ghorra's being GOP County Chairman with me  [the same was true two years ago with Mr. Cochrane; and look at what happened to him].  Of course NYSS Marty G should know better, but he thinks like an old-fashioned cop [remember, Marty was like one of the lesser guys in the police "crew" in TNT's "Public Morals" ..... ].  Nonetheless, I'm sure the real blame for this will fall on Marty Golden's Bay Ridge political go-to guys, Gerry Kassar and John Quaglione ( I thought the guy from Queens was brought on board to avoid this kind of stuff).

WHAT BLAME ? ? ?    YOU ASK.....

I've been around, and  this don't look like it's going to fly.   Yes, I've spken to a few people, too,  and they all agree.  Ted Ghorra   ---    No, not this time.....    Maybe, sometime, but not this time.
What the folks at  " Kings County Politics" missed is that there are more than two factions in the Brooklyn GOP.   ---   An old Brooklyn wag, since departed,  called the the Brooklyn GOP a three-legged stool.  If you have to, you can balance on just two legs; better to have all three, but in a pinch, two will do.
 
No doubt, SSMG thinks that he has the solid support of at least two such factions; and his staff whips probably have assured him of the count and the reliability of the "deals" that went into this.  However, based on just two calls that I made about this whole Ghorra thing,  I'm pretty sure that the Golden-Ghorra faction doesn't have all its ducks in a row.  What Marty has never gotten is that elective  governmental office holders, either  a state  senator, or a member of the state assembly or the city council, does not convey any direct control over the political apparatus.

OH MARTY !  AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE  ---  AND THIS MIGHT ATTRACT PREET B'S ATTENTION          

There is another thing that Marty and his staff whips have failed to get under control; and it involves the NYC Board of Elections in and for Brooklyn.

At this moment, SSMG exercises some real control "...   at the Brooklyn Board" through his hand-picked Commissioner Simon Shamoun, and through a deal that kept Diane Rudiano and Khashed Choudry in their positions at the Brooklyn/ Kings County Office of the BOE [of course, Georgea Kontzamanis an "executive employee" of the BOE is in the mix of SSMG's operators at the Board, as well].  Here's the rub, there appears to have been a little gorilla [note: not "guerilla"] activity on behalf of the candidate selected by SSMG; and it was directed at the residual crew of Craig Eaton supporters, elected County Committee members, who were still working at the Brooklyn BOE.

The threats of  "... we'll know how you vote for County Chairman, and don't think it will be overlooked this time..." are not just heavy-handed and thuggish, they are illegal under the NYS Election Law.  This would be two consecutive election cycles where Golden and his staff peeps tried to influence the selection of County Chairman by improper political activities at the BOE.  This time a few professional people  have spoken about taking the problem to the NYC DOI and to the IG of the BOE.

The failure to ride heard on  -- or even worse,  possibly to have encouraged this kind of unlawful behavior at the BOE --  shows a complete breakdown of good staff work. This is especially egregious in light of the Federal corruption investigations by US Attorney for the Southern District of NY Preet Bharara.

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*"As it is used hereinabove, "guys" means "guys 'n' gals"; however though guys 'n' gals might both smoke pot, even together,  only guys are likely to engage in a roman candles duel in a fireworks plant.  

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

Has anyone told Ghorra what he is in for?

It's not a question of "if" Marty Golden will fuck him.

It's only a matter of "when" Marty will do it.

Anonymous said...



Since Ted Ghorra is interested in running, why doesn't he challenge Golden in November?

Anonymous said...

I thought Glenn Nocera was running? Isn't he close to Marty?

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "I THINK MY CALENDAR IS BROKE" EDITION

MAYBE IT'S THE SUPER BLOOD MOON .....

Is "Anonymous said... 5:54 PM" a little screwed up and bassackwards ? ? ?

Ghorra's challenging NYSSMG in November makes even less sense than trying to challenge Eaton at this year's GOP County Convention on September 30th.

Clearly, Ted Ghorra doesn't know that Eaton is the man with a plan to outmaneuver Ghorra, as well as SSMG, who's pushing hard behind the Ghorra juggernaut....

I've heard the Eaton plan described; and it is "BRILLIANT ! ! !"

Perhaps it's even more brilliant than what Eaton did in 2013 --- because the 2015 version specifically has included one or two moves, which perfect the execution of the earlier 2013 plan. Just wait and see.

As for Mr. Ghorra, he can run against Marty next year -- and after Wednesday, he might want to..... And I'm sure County Leader Craig Eaton would be glad to talk about such a run with Ted Ghorra, maybe as soon as late this week.

Anonymous said...

Does this Ted Ghorra have any background in the Brooklyn Republican Party? Just askin'

Has he done anything in Bay Ridge? Just askin'

How long has he been a Republican and how long has he lived in Brooklyn? Just askin'

Anonymous said...

Marty threw Glenn Nocera under the bus. Anyone surprised?

Anonymous said...

Do you guys not know that Ghorra is a Conservative party hack that will bring new meaning to the term "Marty's Puppet"?

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "THAT MIGHT BE ALL WELL AND GOOD" EDITION

GHORRA THIS --- AND GHORRA THAT --- IT DON'T MATTER --- LET MARTY TRY INTRODUCING THIS GUY AROUND THE RIGHT WAY NEXT TIME --- HE'LL HAVE A FULL TWO YEARS TO DO IT

Golden, Gerry and Ghorra might be perfect together, but they don't have their ducks lined-up quite right. Eaton is the man with the plan, I'm telling everybody loud & clear.....

Anonymous said...

Eaton may be the man with the plan but some of the ducks he has lined up to support him are going to flip for Ghorra and he is in for a surprise.

Anonymous said...

I hear someone's been watching and listening at 345 Adams Street. Could get very interesting.

Anonymous said...

This will get interesting for other reasons as well. Both Eaton and Golden factions telling everyone they are confident of victory when neither side knows. Potter made separate deals with Craig and Marty. Almost nobody ever heard of Ted Ghora longtime benefactor of KCCP. Only thing for sure is fireworks Wednesday morning.

Anonymous said...

Ted Ghorra has been a mergers and acquisitions lawyer, who has next to no local political cred. This is very interesting, because his attempt to takeover of the Brooklyn GOP has all the points of a hostile takeover combined with a leveraged buy-out. He only recently did some kids athletic stuff for some Catholic Schools in Bay Ridge or Dyker Heights. As a result of that, he got some kind of arranged award from the Verrazano Rotarians. Then that was leveraged into a tricked-out Honorary Resolution this past May, engineered by none other than State Senator Golden himself. His earlier activities look like the kinds of stuff that guys with money do - contribute, contribute, and contribute some more.

Anonymous said...

Ghorra is sure to lose now...Mall Cop Nocera has endorsed him. Isnt the Mall Cop the guy who runs security where there was a guy selling heroin right on his watch...he is a very impressive law enforcement officer. I guess the NYPD was not in the cards for him.....I guess of Timmy Hot Dog Cochrane endorses him it will be a trifecta of losers...

Anonymous said...

Ghora was picked so he could be Marty's puppet.

Anonymous said...

Berardelli for chair. Hope someone nominates him from the floor...

Anonymous said...

Please someone post something...some little shred of evidence that Ghorra did something in the Brooklyn GOP ever....did he ever attend a meeting, attend a dinner, get petition signatures, campaign with a candidate....something, other than being a puppet for Golden and Kassar. Why then are Rudiano, Petit, Choudry and others who work at the Board of Elections running around like crazy supporting him? You all know the answer.....

Anonymous said...

Unlike with Tim Cochrane, there is no pretense this time. No attempt to even pretend that Ghorra was ever active in Republican politics. It is simply Marty's guy against Craig. Ted is a nice guy who doesn't know much about politics and that is perfect for Team Golden.

Anonymous said...

THIS JUST IN: Marty is having second thoughts about Ted Ghorra after a backlash from people asking why he's never been involved in any capacity with the Brooklyn GOP.

Word is Marty is talking to two people who turned him down, trying to get one of them to change their mind.

Will Ted Ghorra even be nominated tomorrow? Stay tuned!

Anonymous said...

Which Golden staffer will it be?

Anonymous said...

Marty Golden should just give up the charade and run himself. After all he wants to control every facet of the County Organization. He removes longtime loyal Republicans and replaces them with his cronies every chance he gets. Every other year he finds a straw man to run for County Chairman tearing the party faithful apart. If his candidate wins he is going to do exactly what Marty tells him to do without question, if his candidate loses there will be the same ill will there was last time. Better Marty Golden admits that he wants to be County Chairman than trying to MANUFACTURE this "groundswell" of support for Ted Ghorra a man most Brooklyn Republicans have never seen or heard of, basically someone who has never been involved in Republican politics and has only contributed to the Conservative Party. Who's kidding whom? Marty Golden should just run and then we can have an honest discussion and vote tomorrow.

Galewyn Massey said...

UPDATE: THE "FINAL TOUCHES ON SOMEBODY'S PLAN" EDITION

IF CRAIG EATON'S PLAN SUCCEEDS TOMORROW, IT WILL SHOW THAT SIMPLICITY AND SYMMETRY WINS OUT OVER SKULDUGGERY, DECEIT AND INDIRECTION

Eaton's current "ABC" plan was originally suggested about eight months ago -- all that it needed to succeed was a big mistake by the other side.....

Two sides will be going into the GOP County Convention at Remsen Hall with a plan; maybe a third plan will emerge; and then maybe a fourth..... It might be quick, but more likely it will take a while.

In the end, whoever controls the procedures and the orderliness of the proceedings should win at this year's convention.

My bet is on Eaton to turn over two aces at the end.... simplicity and symmetry.... it's as simple as "ABC"....

Anonymous said...

Gallo for chair

Anonymous said...

Gallo suffers from the same disability as Ghorra, he will not be a member of the Kings County Republican Party County Committee for the 2015 County Convention -- facts are facts and fair is fair.

Galewyn Massey said...

UPDATE: THE "LAST MINUTE MOVES AND MANEUVERS" EDITION

IT'S STILL AS SIMPLE AS "ABC" FOR EATON, THE MAN WITH THE PLAN --- BUT WHAT IF "A" STANDS FOR "ASSHOLE"


The double-dealing and re-negotiating have continued right up to the 11th hour before tomorrow's GOP County Convention at Remsen Hall.

The strangest people are suddenly talking about what Marty [and Gerry] want, and what they'll think --- if ..... [and Eaton's ABC plan works]. They can't seem to be able to tell the difference between donuts and holes. More accurately, they can't tell the difference between "donuts and assholes" [Yes, you would not want to send these folks on a Krispy Kreme run]. So many convoluted ideas, so little time to deal with any of it.

Unfortunately, for our "Man with a Plan," this double-play duo, who are necessary to get the Golden side out without any runs scoring, still aren't sure which side they are on. Right, now, these two are the flies in the jello.....

More about all of this after the convention.

Gatemouth said...

Wow, a post about Brooklyn on this alleged Brooklyn Blog.

When are you gonna say something about the 46th?

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "46TH COMES AFTER THE 45TH AND BEFORE THE 47TH" EDITION

LET ME QUOTE THE BARD'S "SCOTTISH PLAY":

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time...."

Tomorrow comes a lot before anything else happens in and for the 46th AD..... Lord and Lady MacBeth better take heed of that.

Enough said....

Anonymous said...

Hey losers qwityerbithchin about the 46th. Its not a Bay Ridge district. Its a Coney Island district. Bay Ridge has not had an assembly district since 1980. Get used to it.

Galewyn Massey said...

UPDATE: THE "EARLY AFTERNOON LINE AT THE GOP CONVENTION" EDITION

VERY SLOW GOING -- NO BIG SURPRISES


One of my more insightful BSIs has sent out a message by carrier pigeon and Pony Express just a few moments ago: "Waiting on credentials committee...."

Last night, I was told that the "Cred Committee" would be headed by none other than Big Gene Berardelli.

I wonder if there will be a formal finding that newcomer and SSMG favorite, Ted Ghorra, has "NO CRED" at the 2015 Brooklyn GOP County Convention.

Only time will tell.... Tic-tock, tic-tock, tic-tock ! ! !

Anonymous said...

Arnaldo Ferrara was just elected as new County Chair.

Anonymous said...

Police almost intervenes at Remsen Hall. All but handful of 460 MG Proxies were invalidated.

Anonymous said...

It was no different than the 2013 meeting at the same location. Golden keeps making the same amateur mistakes year after year.