Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Was there or wasn’t there a debate last night ??? --- Well, maybe THAT depends on whom you ask !!!


When is a "City Council Debate” not a debate  ???  ---  Maybe, when the "debate" participants neither address each other or the relevant issues; and instead,  they are asked to talk about themselves, and then asked to give answers "en masse" to a few random questions !!!


There is no question that the current GOP primary for City Council in the 43rd District is part and parcel of the ongoing fight inside the Kings County Republican Party to keep embattled State Senator Marty Golden from taking over the whole GOP show in Brooklyn  ---  Why didn’t any of the Republican candidates mention that ???  ---  The answer,  of course,  is that they were never asked.....



THE PRESENTATION AND REPRESENTATION OF THE HOME REPORTER EVENT SUCKED

The Home Reporter's  "DISTRICT 43 - CITY COUNCIL DEBATE"  at Xaverian High School started out with a flap about its being scheduled on the Feast of The Assumption; and it ended up with a flop caused by a changed, ersatz format that left almost everybody involved unfulfilled and extremely disappointed…..

Enough has been said on this blog about the scheduling flap and the hurt religious sensibilities resulting from that; but this latest flop by the Courier Life/ Home Reporter folks on the night of the so-called "debate" needs a fresh set of invective remarks  ---  And here they are:   

The original format was supposed to be general introductions by all the candidates assembled,  followed by Q& A for the Democrats for an hour,  then Q&A by Republicans for an hour,  and then then final remarks by each of the candidates in attendance.   That’s not what happened at all.  The Republicans and Democrats were trotted out in a bunch,  all nine of them [ well, eight at first, and then nine] and that's how they stayed throughout the entire tedious presentation.

First and foremost,  the candidates and political operators that I’ve spoken to say that this wasn’t in any way or kind a debate at all  ---  “It was more like a ‘cattle call audition’ than anything else,”   said one old Republican sage;  and  another participant described it as like “… a cavalry charge by a bunch of people heading in lots of different directions….”

THE REPUBLICAN  CANDIDATES

John Quaglione kicked things off by not being there at the start,  and losing his assigned place in giving introductory remarks  [however, it should be noted that one of his opponents offered that JQ’s tardiness might have been due to the changed format;  whereas  a spokesperson for another opposing campaign said he would have been late under the earlier proposed format,  as well,  saying,  “It was typical Quaglione,  a day late and a pound short….”].   When he did speak,  Johnny Q made it clear that he worked closely with and for Marty Golden…..  [and he was clearly going to ride on his coat-tails].

According to one observer,  Liam  McCabe came off looking and acting more like a “Rock Star” than a candidate,  and he seemed to be all over the lot when it came to what he would do and what he thought was important;  however,  his own corner was happy with his performance, and he also left at least one Democrat observer impressed that he’d be the toughest Republican opponent in the fall;  and it can even be said that somebody linked to a candidate opposed to Liam in this primary contest acknowledged that Liam is starting to look and sound very much like a credible candidate. 

A few thought that Bob Capano was sort of lost in the shuffle,  until late in the program when he started slamming the Democrats hard enough that one of his GOP rivals thought that he sounded like somebody from the “Alt-Right” end of the spectrum  [hey, if that "Alt-Right" branding does take hold, Bob still might win this GOP primary].  On the other hand, one of Bob's close supporters definitely asserted that Bob did very well throughout the evening,  start to finish,  and even when he got partisan it wasn't strident or extreme.....   Hmmmmm !!!

Lucretia Regina-Potter seemed most comfortable in the stew-like tenor of the evening.  She made the most of her introductory time explaining her position in the Republican field; and then, later on,  she pivoted on most of the questions asked with answers raising issues that SHE wanted to discuss.

One longtime GOP observer said that:   “No knockout blows were scored…”;   “… Quaglione was noticeably late…”;  and that Bob Capano seemed a little harsh when he went after the Democrats.

CRAIG EATON,  TED GHORRA & MARTY G.

I’d be very interested to know what Craig Eaton, Ted Ghorra and SSMG thought about the GOP candidates’ performances…..  They were all reported to have been in the house.

More important than that, right now,  I’d like to know whether there might have been any side conversations going on between CE, TG and/or MG while the various candidates were talking up on-stage.   One wag reported to me that they saw CE and TG talking;  but that has been vehemently denied by one of the alleged participants in that tight band of brothers moment  ---  and certainly,  TG must have chatted-up MG at some point in the evening.

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NOTE:   AT THIS TIME,  I HAVE GOTTEN NO  REAL FEEDBACK CONCERNING ANY OF THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES OR WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THEIR JOINT AND SEVERAL PERFORMANCE(S) 

36 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think Pope Pius XII said it all in 1950 about the feast of assumption.

But maybe not?

Anonymous said...

Quaglione still had shaving cream behind his ear when he ran in late

Anonymous said...

Ghorra wasnt there. I was there from 7 pm and he was nowhere in sight. I heard his hairpiece was in the cleaners.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "I'VE GOT TO GET BETTER BSI SOURCES" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 7:54 PM"

Ghorra wasn't there !!! Ghorra wasn't there !!! Whoop dee do !!! Is that all yuh got ???

What about John J. Bruno ??? Was he there ??? Huh !!!

Talk about something that matters.....

Isn't John J. Bruno a >>> CANDIDATE <<< for City Council in the 43rd District on the Conservative and Indy Party lines..... Wait a minute, isn't that the guy who's going to drop out right after the winner is determined in the GOP primary in a fraudulent plan to circumvent the NYS Election Law, revealed earlier on this blog.

Anonymous said...

Hey, Gaily-whaley, why not do a feature about how your friend, John O'Hara, is trying to get most of Democrat Assemblyman Jim Brennan's New York State pension?

O'Hara has a very good chance with his case against Brennan, because Hynes' DA's office never purged the file of lots of memos incriminating lots of people outside the DA's office, including Assemblyman Brennan.

Anonymous said...

I read the ohara arrticle in brooklyn paper. assemblyman brennan got oharas taxes? Can brennan get trumps?

Anonymous said...

If state legislators can get peoples taxes, whose taxes has Marty Golden gotten?

Anonymous said...

Every single cent he can take........

Anonymous said...

Has Q's moment of silence ended yet?

Anonymous said...

Liam and Obrien just need to stop it. Quaglione will win big.

Anonymous said...

Looks like Q's moment of silence just ended.

I thought he'd wait till September 13

Anonymous said...

Mr. Massey, I heard that you are saying that you're going to treat John Quaglione and his candidacy more fairly. You must be getting soft-headed in your old age, because you've already been more than fair to him.

He thinks that going 'door to door' is some great accomplishment; that's because for him it
is political heavy lifting. Look at what he thought his takeaway from the Xaverian debate was: his boss Marty Golden was there to see him. Johnboy even said that it was 'important' that Golden was there to show his support.

Your coverage of Q is perfect; don't change a thing.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE & UPDATE: THE "FIRST THINGS FIRST" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 12:24 AM" & "... AT 1:08 PM"

RATHER THAN GIVE ME ADVICE, SAY WHAT YOU HAVE SAY.....

IF YOU THINK THIS BLOG OR ANY OTHER BLOG SHOULD COVER THINGS DIFFERENTLY, START YOUR OWN BLOG, "IT AIN'T ROCKET SURGERY"

NOW THIS IS IMPORTANT [MAYBE, EVEN AS IMPORTANT AS SSMG BEING AT THE DEBATE TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT FOR JQ] --- I'VE SEEN THE REPORTS OF VARIOUS OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS ABOUT ONE PART OF THE DEBATE THAT JUST MAKES MY SKIN CRAWL --- KHADER EL-YATEEM'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT RACISM, HATRED AND BIGOTRY IN >>> OUR COMMUNITY

*** NOBODY AMONG THE OTHER EIGHT CANDIDATES HAD IT ANYWHERE WITHIN THEM TO TAKE THIS FOUR-FLUSHING HYPOCRITE TO TASK ***

LET'S BE CLEAR >>> KHADER IS A HATER <<< --- HE IS VERY CLOSELY ALLIED TO AN EVEN BIGGER HATER >>> LINDA SARSOUR <<< --- AND SHE WAS REPORTED TO BE AT THE DEBATE TO CHEER ON FELLOW-HATER EL-YATEEM

As for the Democrats, generally: nobody on that side of the aisle seems ready to go after “The Reverend” El Yateem for his radical left, anti-American, pro-Arabist and anti-Israel positions. SHAME ON THEM !!! The Democrats are too into the new segregation of identity politics; more important they are afraid of a whole raft of left wing radicals of the same stripe as the so-called Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), who have already announced their support for their fellow traveler Khader the Hater.

NOW AFTER THE XAVERIAN 'DEBATE" --- SHAME ON THE REPUBLICANS TOO !!!

Let’s face it, El-Yateem is absolutely UN-AMERICAN; and he needs to be called out for it.

Except in a very technical legalistic sense “The Reverend” Khader the Hater is no kind of “American” at all. He came to this country as a special operative and “foreign agent”; he has functioned as a special operative and “foreign agent” since he arrived; and he continues to function in those capacities at even higher levels all the time. And now, he even wants to wrap himself in the mantle of being an elected official.

Even his biography contains a massive lie --- he says that he is an "Arab-American" --- he is not, he is an Arabist mole, born, raised and indoctrinated >>> over there <<< --- he was an adult Arab immigrant to the USA --- and he had a mission to infiltrate and spread his hate; it's a mission that, so far, he has done very well.

This is Khader the Hater's most recent claim to fame:
"In August 2017, El-Yateem played a key role in getting the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island to remove a plaque commemorating Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a cemetery in Fort Hamilton, placed there by the United Daughters of the Confederacy...." That is a naked attack on our local military history --- one of General Lee's early commands was at Fort Hamilton; it is also an attack on the REAL HISTORY of these United States.

Anonymous said...

Oh boy!

Galewyn Massey said...

UPDATE THE “OF COURSE ‘THE REVEREND’ KHADER EL-YATEEM HAS A PAST” EDITION

"KHADER THE HATER" HAS REINVENTED HIMSELF MANY TIMES --- HE IS A “CHILD OF THE INTIFADA” FROM THE 1980’S HOTBED OF PALESTINIAN RADICALISM, BETHLEHEM --- AS RECENTLY AS 2007 AL-YATEEM CALLED PALESTINE HIS “HOMELAND” AND REFERRED TO AMERICA AS HIS “ADOPTED” COUNTRY


In 2007, during a flap involving the Khahil Gibran International Academy (KGIA) and its principal Dhabah [Debbie] Almontaser, the Reverend Khader El-Yateem was singled out as one of the Khahil Gibran International Academy’s (KGIA's) controversial advisory board members.

Not long before the KGIA kerfuffle, the very same Khader El Yateem as this blog recently renamed “Khader the Hater,” was also the subject of a protest by the Anti Defamation League’s national director Abraham Foxman. About which El-Yateem is reported to have responded, “… I don't think that it is fair to our community. My experience with the Anti -Defamation League is a bad experience".

In the coverage of the Khahil Gibran International Academy controversy, Khader El Yateem was described as follows: “… Khader El-Yateem was born in the West Bank town of Beit Jala [Bethlehem] in 1968…. When he was 20 years old, Israeli soldiers surrounded his family home and took him to prison …. [In 1989] he was detained, interrogated…. [and] held captive for 55 days….. In 1996, he... was ordained into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America…. [S]ince September 11 his Salam Arabic Lutheran Church has become a haven for Brooklyn Arabs, Christian and Muslim alike. They turn to him for help after losing relatives at the World Trade Center, after being harassed, after losing their jobs…. To complicate matters, his parents, who have been visiting, want to return home to Beit Jala, which is occupied by Israel. Khader thinks it's unsafe for them to go back….” That passage closes with this: “…. Khader desperately seeks peace both for his adopted country and his homeland and feels called to serve God in New York….”

But which "God"; and in what capacity ???

Anonymous said...

An interesting history. Not so sure most would be as forgiving.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "YOU KNOW MORE THAN YOU ARE TELLING THE REST OF US" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 8:07 PM"

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT, BECAUSE YOU ARE "ANONYMOUS" --- HOWEVER, YOU SEEM TO THINK THAT THERE IS SOME "FORGIVENESS" INVOLVED IN KHADER THE HATER'S STORY --- WHAT NEXT, WILL YOU START MEWLING ABOUT SOME "CHRISTIAN" NOTION OF "REDEMPTION" ??? GALEWYN MASSEY DON'T PLAY AT DAT STUFF !!!

Before anybody looks at the life, legend and the collective dissimulation of "The Reverend" Khader Al-Yateem, they need to familiarize themselves with the concepts of "agent of influence"; "legend" and "deep cover" --- then learn about the Islamic teachings related to "jihad"; "taqiya" or "taqqiya"[sometimes "taqiyah" or "taqqiyah"; but cf. "taqiyah" -- a small skullcap]; and "kitman"..... A pretty old note by Donald Hudson, "Taqiyya and Kitman: The role of Deception in Islamic Terrorism" in the "Daniel Pipes Middle East Forum" [http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/25320] is still very apt; and it is a good place to start self-educating yourself to be able to understand what you are looking at when you see the "forgiving" --- "redeemed" --- and "justified" >>> Khader M. El-Yateem.

OR AS WE CALL HIM HERE: "KHADER THE HATER"

*** AND COMING SOON TO A BLOG NEAR YOU >>> "KHADER THE OPERATOR" ***

Anonymous said...

Capano is a hater. Or at least he tries to act like one.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "CAPANO AND THE TRUMP FACTOR" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 5:14 AM"

YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY COMFORTABLE WITH "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS" AND NOT A POPULIST LEANING TRUMP-STYLE REPUBLICAN --- HOWEVER, OTHER THAN TARRING BOB CAPANO WITH YOUR HATE-DRENCHED EPITHET, YOU DON'T COME FORWARD WITH A SINGLE HATEFUL THING THAT HE MIGHT HAVE DONE OR SAID

BOB CAPANO IS THE ONE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR NYC COUNCIL WHO HAS BEEN TALKING UP TRUMP AND THE TRUMP AGENDA SINCE A TIME LONG BEFORE DONALD TRUMP WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT --- AS FAR AS I KNOW, BOB CAPANO IS THE GOP CANDIDATE IN THE 43RD DISTRICT PRIMARY CONTEST WHO MOST CLOSELY IDENTIFIES WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE TRUMP PROGRAM


President Donald Trump is the President of the United States, and as such he is the titular head of the Republican Party across the United States. For all practical purposes, Donald Trump sets the agenda for and is the face of the Republican Party throughout the land. Contrary to what you've been told by Democrats, who are mealy-mouthed and backsliding Americans by their nature (just like "Establishment Republicans" a/k/a "RINOs"), and the mendacious mainstream media, the Trump presidency is succeeding in making "America Great Again." More important, there is nothing hateful in what Donald Trump has done and said as President, to the contrary he has been principled, as well as practical and pragmatic.

Bob Capano's confrontation of Justin Brannen at the Xaverian "Debate" over Brannen's remarks hostile to the President put Bob head-and-shoulders over the rest of the Republicans on the stage. I only wish that Bob, Liam, John and Lucretia, or even one or more of the Democrats, might have leaped up to defend our "community" against Khader the Hater's attacks.

Anonymous said...

The only question about Bob is does he come in 3rd or 4th place.

Anonymous said...

Bob is 4th.

Lucretia is campaigning and she lives in brooklyn.

Anonymous said...

Gale Gale Gale.

You miss the entire story. The debate was meaningless. But, Rev Khadar made local & citywide headlines seizing the headlines on the national story. Rev Khadar fought the confederates and won. Meanwhile Justin Brannen attended a community board meeting. And oh yeah, the 68th precinct community council.

Get the point whitey?

Anonymous said...

As I'm reading this blog I have the TV on. Rev Yateem is on CNN.

Hey Justin. You need to get the message out. Whats the message?

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "ARE YOU KIDDING ME --- OR WHAT ???" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 10:51 AM" & "... 12:35 PM"

YOUR ANALYSIS IS RIDICULOUS, BUT THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP --- FOUR-FLUSHING PHONY "KHADER THE HATER" HAD A SMALL, POSSIBLY UNIMPORTANT, PART IN HAVING A PLAQUE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY REMOVED BY AN OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY, WHO WAS PROBABLY INCLINED TO DO IT ANYWAY.....

Standing up to some long ago "Daughters of the Confederacy" --- now, there is a profile in courage..... It also shows how "Khader the Operator" builds up his cred with the soft-minded latter day liberals out there.

Getting on CNN, really --- Pffftt !!! That don't mean much in a local Democrat Primary. Maybe, he can highlight his CNN appearance in some literature --- then it might be useful for him..... WITH DEMOCRATS !!!

Meanwhile, a piece of real local American history just got "Memory Holed." --- How Orwellian !!! --- How Stalinist !!!

Anonymous said...

Gale,
How many times will you miss the point.
Politics is about perception and the fired up left wing democrats are hot for Reverandy Khader. Big part or small part is not the point. It's how the story is told. Whats Justins plan? Giving out a plaque?

Have you learned nothing from Trump? Khader has

Anonymous said...

I'm watching the debate above. The point being made is none of us GOP types realize the groundswell of support for Khader Yateem.

In a little over 3 weeks the results will speak for themselves.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "WHAT GROUNDSWELL ???" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 8:34 PM"

If you are somebody rightfully claiming to be one of "... us GOP types..." maybe YOU have seen this "... groundswell of support for Khader Yateem..."; honestly, thank God, I have not.

He has a very tightly run, left-wing and ethnocentric campaign, which might be just enough to win his Democrat primary [however, I've been assured by establishment Dems THAT won't happen].

Anonymous said...

I just watched NY1 debate..Capano was only one to go after el yateem and sarsour. .he just got my vote.

Anonymous said...

The only thing capano ever would go after was a triple cheeseburger.

Anonymous said...

Gale you amuse me.

"Establishment democrats" have assured you a groundswell left wing movement is going nowhere? HA HA HA !!

Anonymous said...

Left wing dems unite behind one candidate in a crowded primary and they have no shot. Yeah that happens a lot.

Anonymous said...

Justin has pictures with Hillary. The problem is her book launch begins on September 12th so she wont be able to work a polling place for him.

Anonymous said...

ignoring the metaphors above this guy Khader seems like a genuine activist. All the others brannen carroll are just in it for the buck.

Anonymous said...

Massey, don't let the Democrats hijack your blog

Anonymous said...

My thoughts exactly 10:26.

I'm not sure what Massey does when not volunteering at the quarry, but being a flack for a hack comes as a shocker. This confedrete thing is the hottest domestic issue of the week. It aint some capano 2 cent plastic bag crap. The comments posted by annon about Khader being on CNN was met with masseys "oh who watches that". ok. But Khader has also had non stop video running on cover of daily news loop for last 3 days non stop. And several other press outlets.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "I AM CONFUSED" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 10:51"

FIRST, YOU AGREED WITH AN EARLIER COMMENTER ABOUT STOPPING THE DEMOCRATS' HIJACKING OF MY BLOG --- THEN YOU STARTED SAYING GOOD STUFF ABOUT A DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE, "KHADER THE HATER"

Maybe, I've been inhaling too much quarry dust..... I see contradictions all around nowadays.....

So I'm supposed to believe that "The Reverend" Khader El-Yateem is going to win a Democrat Primary in Bay Ridge and surrounding areas by HIS SELF-CREDITED VICTORY over some long-dead ladies of the South's plaque to a very famous Civil War general, who also once commanded Brooklyn's very own Fort Hamilton.....

Well, if that's what democracy has become in these United States, then I have to stop "...volunteering at the quarry" and move my heartfelt voluntary efforts over toward establishing a Christian Falangist movement in America, or at least one in the 43rd Council and 22nd State Senate districts behind a solid strong man like Marty Golden, The Platinum-haired Eagle of Bay Ridge.