Saturday, July 8, 2017

Why is Marty Golden’s face always in the picture ??? It depends on who you ask…..


Are John Quaglione and Marty Golden Siamese twins  ---  a lot of recent photos of the two of them together would possibly make you think so  ---  If so, why weren’t they separated at birth???


A recent photo posted on the social media for both John Quaglione and Brooklyn GOP Boro President candidate Vito Bruno graphically demonstrates the problem of the Golden-Quaglione connection thingy



Both the social media for JQ and newby GOP candidate for Borough President Vito Bruno present the same photo  ---  Quaglione and Bruno together in some kind of bagel or sandwich shop  ---  the text says that Vito Bruno endorses John Quaglione for the City Council   (See  “Thank you to @BklynNYgop Borough President candidate Vito Bruno…” [https://twitter.com/JQuaglione/status/883466240848736257];  see also  Vito Bruno for Brooklyn with John Quaglione for City Council 2017 and 2 others…”  [https://www.facebook.com/brunoforbrooklyn/photos/a.632466606959779.1073741829.628717010668072/642929909246782/?type=3&theater]).   That’s all very nice, but who is Vito Bruno ???  

But there is a rub, and here it is  ---  there are two other mugs in the frame; one looks like a potato salad kind of guy and the other is the ubiquitous New York State Senator Marty Golden,  Quaglione’s boss for the whole of JQ’s adult life. 

There are so many instances lately where Marty has appeared with his down the totem pole staffer John Quaglione;  and that has to mean something…..  My guess and it’s shared by a couple of long time Brooklyn GOP activist-consultant types is that Marty’s boy John Q. is in trouble, and that Golden and the Golden team pros know it.

MARTY TO THE RESCUE  ---  BUT WHAT HAPPENS TO MARTY IF QUAGS LOSES  ---  OR EVEN WORSE WHAT IF JQ COMES IN THIRD

Marty G. seems to be banking on his belief that he is “popular” inside the Brooklyn GOP;  and that his political popularity is transferrable to his boy Quagsy.  So he is hoping to cast a giant shadow that will cover up all of the manifest shortcomings of the John Quaglione campaign.

I think that State Senator Golden has made a very bad bet by going “all-in” on John Quaglione.   Even if JQ  were to squeak out a win in the 2017 GOP primary,  how does that help Marty going forward ???   

Even if John Quaglione were to become the GOP nominee for City Council from the 43rd District,  he most likely would lose in November by an even wider margin than he did in 2013, even with the seat being “open” without an incumbent running.   However, the way things look now, even with Marty always at his elbow,  John Quaglione is likely to lose in the September 2017 primary.   There is even a chance that JQ comes in third in the three-way race with Bob Capano and Liam McCabe.


Anything less than an outright primary win by John Q. Republican will show just how weak his boss SSMG’s hold is on the Brooklyn GOP and its prime voters.

36 comments:

Anonymous said...

Primaries are like viruses. They spread.

____________ Republican for State Senate September 2018

Anonymous said...

Vito Bruno DID NOT endorse John Quaglione.

Anonymous said...

1116 am is right.
McCabe already made it clear he is not afraid to take on Marty when he condemned him for his "fat boy" remark of Brannan.

Mccabe has already let it be known if he loses this council primary he will look at taking on Marty next year. A strong Irish Republican like McCabe could make things interesting against Marty and all those in the know, know that the only thing Obrien would enjoy more than taking down Martys boy Quaglione this year, is taking out Marty himself next year

Anonymous said...

McCabe has said nothing to anyone about taking on Marty, and the same trolls who try to stir things up are likely behind the 12:20 PM post above.

Anonymous said...

Good job Liam calling marty out on fat boy comment. .i hear marty was not at all happy!! Dont let Obrien pull you back!! Listen to Alexandra and robert!

Anonymous said...

Alexandra and Robert are amazing. O'Brien is delighted to be working with them. Capano's trolls need to get a life.

Anonymous said...

John Orlando and Marty Golden will destroy Obrien..watch and see

Anonymous said...

I never heard of any of these people

Anonymous said...

Yeah obrien is delighted to be working with robert and alexandra as long as they dont get bigger check than him..

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "MUSIC IS THE SAME AND EVERYBODY DANCES THE SAME WAY" EDITION

TO MOST OF THE RECENT COMMENTERS ABOVE

YOUR STUFF FOR SURE AIN'T POETRY --- IT'S HARDLY PASSABLE PROSE --- AND IT SURE AIN'T GOOD AS POLITICAL COMMENTARY EITHER


Will everybody stop acting like kids with the "Nah-nah-nah-nah-nuhnannugh" stuff back and forth..... All that's missing is somebody's saying "So's your old man !" And somebody else's answering, "Your mother wears army boots by day and army socks to bed at night."

Anonymous said...

This is a real issue, McCabe has shown he is man enough and strong enough to stand up to Marty Golden and Obrien keeps trying to roll it back and play nice...is this good cop, bad cop, or a real division in campaign strategy. .cant have it both ways!!

Anonymous said...

When Justin loses the primary he may consider breaking that deal with Golden and run against him next year

Anonymous said...

If Bob and Q ran against each other a write in candidate would beat them.

Anonymous said...

Marty and Q sitting in dinners, sitting in bagel shops, sitting in Pizza Places, isn't a way to meet voters or lose weight.

Galewyn Massey said...

UPDATE: THE “CAPANO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOW’S HIS CAMPAIGN IS STILL QUITE VIABLE” EDITION

REPORTS OF THE DEATH OF THE CAPANO CAMPAIGN APPEAR TO BE PREMATURE, TO SAY THE LEAST ---- CAPANO ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL BE FILING THOUSANDS OF SIGNATURES GATHERED BY HIM AND HIS TEAM --- THANK YOUS AND KUDOS ALL AROUND

CAPANO IS TONE-PERFECT IN HIS LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA PITCH (MAKE THAT "PERFECT PITCH")

Here’s what Bob Capano posted on social media late Saturday:
“Thank you to all those who signed and carried my petitions over the past several weeks. It was great meeting so many fellow Republicans in Dyker Heights, Bay Ridge, Bath Beach & Bensonurst…. I am pleased to announce that we will be filing over triple the number of required signatures with the Board of Elections to allow me on the ballot for the Sept. 12 GOP primary…. Now, I am looking forward to relaxing with my friends and supporters, including Curtis Sliwa, at the Bean Post tomorrow (Sunday, July 9th) on 76th street & 5th Avenue at 2pm in Bay Ridge. Come join us for only a $25 contribution, which includes an open bar (beer, wine, soda) and food!...” (See “Thank you to all those who signed and carried my petitions over the past several weeks….” Facebook @Bob Capano, 7/8/17 [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2127398677487083&id=1938165036410449]).

That is more than nice; and it covers so many bases..... He implies that he is relaxing, but ready to kick his campaign into a new gear after a pretty good showing in his team's handling of that necessary campaign hurdle --- PETITIONING.....

There are certainly many traps and pitfalls awaiting the unsuspecting in the BOE-Supreme Court challenges process, but if Bobby C. actually files three times the required GOP signatures with the Board of Elections, he will be one tough cookie to keep off the GOP Primary ballot. And, as they used to say about the NYS Lottery, “You’ve got to be in it to win it….”

BTW, I've checked pretty far back, and there are no Marty Golden mugshots among Bob Capano's photo array of his usual suspects during this 2017 campaign.....

Anonymous said...

"Capano is still quite viable" does not sound like he comes in first on September 12th. It sounds like a respectable third place.

Anonymous said...

Q will win and it will be a race between mccabe and capano for 3rd place..if Q doesnt have them both kicked off th3 ballot

Anonymous said...



Capano's wife finally sold the home in Staten Island.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "BAD NEWS FOR QUAGLIONE" EDITION

TO: THE ANTI-CAPANO COMMENTERS ABOVE

IF BOB CAPANO'S CAMPAIGN IS "QUITE VIABLE" --- THAT MEANS JOHN QUAGLIONE'S CAMPAIGN IS ACTUALLY "LESS VIABLE" AS A RESULT

Here's how it's going to go down >>>>> As Bob's competitive position in the race gets recognized, and I'm sure that it soon will be generally recognized [though probably not openly acknowledged], the anti-Capano forces will decide that they NEED to back the strongest contender in the race who isn't Bob Capano [Hint-hint: that isn't Johnny Q.].

The most important thing to NYSS Marty G. and the current Brooklyn GOP Chairman Teddy G. is that Eaton's man in the City Council race in the GOP stronghold of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, Bob Capano, IS NOT SELECTED AS THE GOP NOMINEE IN THE SEPTEMBER 2017 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.

First, Bob Capano is more likely to pull from John Quaglione's base than from Liam McCabe's..... So, if Bobby C. looks like he's doing well, JQ's high end support (Golden and his folks) will quickly swing from the record-breaking loser and lackluster campaigner, John Quaglione, to Liam McCabe, the dynamic new guy on the block.

Anonymous said...

Marty is always in photos with Q. How else would Q being able to stand up?

Anonymous said...

What actually might end up happening is that this becomes a two person race between Bob Capano and John Q because apparently Liam McCabe's Manhattan based petitioning operation has been cutting corners and getting signatures that wouldn't stand if challenged. Standing outside of Supermarkets might work for Democrats but it is a huge problem when trying to collect Republican signatures. Bob or John or both may have already decided to spend money challenging his signatures.

Anonymous said...

Gale
Are you kidding, anyone in the know realizes that Eatons support of Capano is capanos kiss of death..Ghorra, kassar and Golden do not give Capano or Eaton a second thought. .besides no one has even seen eaton do any thing for any candidate he supports.

Anonymous said...

Nobody runs against senator golden because he is unbeatable. You people act as though you need permission to run for office. Marty "Senator for Life" Golden has defeated incumbents and anyone else who stands in his way.

Anonymous said...

Look at 8:46 AM. This is your mind on drugs or like Marty, lots of years on the souce.

Anonymous said...

Is there something in comment 8:46 that is not factually accurate?

Marty Golden will be in the Senate until he decides otherwise.

Anonymous said...

Looks like Marty is working on a second disability pension scam.

Anonymous said...

Marty has gotten several races without a challenger because of deals cut with then-Dem county chair Vito Lopez, and more recently, Frank Seddio.

You have to wonder why people like them are so gung-ho about someone like Marty.

It ain't ideology.

Anonymous said...

So how many people at Staten Island Bob's event?

How many paid?

Anonymous said...

I saw lots of people, but I had to leave early. I'm sure more came later. Me and my plus-one paid, and they had to wait to pay because of people ahead on line.

Anonymous said...

People waiting to pay to get into a Capano event?

Ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Anonymous said...

Bob who?

Anonymous said...

Has anyone seen Liam's campaign office? How much did that sign cost him? Lots of neon. Guy doesn't invest in a sign like that if he plans on losing in September. Otherwise I would say Liam just wasted $2,000 on a massive neon store sign that will be useless in 2 months. Did anyone stop by the Bean Post tonight? I wanted to walk by to see what was happening but decided to pour orange juice on my paper cuts insted

Anonymous said...

The Bean Post was two thirds full. Not a big place. Bob made a few grand. Big deal

Anonymous said...

I assume that office sign and rent will be reported on Liams upcoming CFB report

Anonymous said...

Hopefully Marty's phone, fax, and internet costs will be reported on Q's CFB report.

Anonymous said...

I think its a safe bet that John Q has the staff expertise to take a close look at others petitions and cfb reports for any issues..
The others just dont