Monday, October 14, 2019

Christine and Liam's Wedding --- a social success that underlined the power couple's continuing political clout


Liam was dapper and Christine lovely at their very proper, yet quite trendy affair at the Liberty Warehouse at the end of Conover Street in Red Hook  ---  the Statue of Liberty, Governor's Island, Lower Manhattan at sunset --- perfect.....


And the politicos on hand were a Who's Who of the newest generation of GOP and Conservative Party types from Brooklyn, Staten Island, Manhattan and the rest of the metropolitan area  ---  with a good smattering of another generation of "oldtimers"


Virtually the whole Malliotakis team,  including everybody from the candidate herself to its newest members,  were working the room hard  ---  as much to wish Liam and Christine well as talk up their good, bad or indifferent campaign for congress in Staten Island and Southwest Brooklyn



This wasn't a "football wedding" at the Sheridan K of C,  your run of the mill catered affair at the Bay Ridge Manor, or even something like they might throw in what's left of the Dyker-Bensonhurst catering palaces.....   It was classy, glitzy and trendy;  and it was very much downtown and "New Brooklyn".....

Christine's dress was something that moved many of those traditionalists present,  especially the women.....  Her bare shouldered silky sheath dress, with its complex crystal halter were the perfect dynamite look for the church wedding and evening reception.

Liam was in his glory, as he looked like Cary Grant,  Sean Connery,  Bradley Cooper and  Hugh Jackman rolled into one in his classic dinner jacket tux.

Even though the wedding event was social and sociable,  when it comes to a couple like Christine and Liam,  politics is never far away;  and last Thursday night was no exception. So many of the toasts and testimonials were about who met whom during what campaign,  the non-political folks in the large crowd must have felt out of place,  or at least in the dark.

The room was full of the latest generation of conservative Republican movers and shakers, as well as by-now-old-timers like Jerry K. and  Fran V-M;  and they were all there to celebrate Liam  and Christine.  The love and affection were real.

Although there were some soto voce "comments" here and there about some past screw-ups of this, that or the other;  but none of it could diminish the fact that it was Christine and Liam's night.  More than once in the evening, during very animated conversations,  Liam McCabe all but burst out singing Stephen Sondheim's  "I'M STILL HERE"..... 

Based on what was obvious last Thursday night, he's right;  and Christine is right there by his side. It is clearly a very formidable "two for the price of one" team in Brooklyn GOP and Conservative Party politics going forward.


180 comments:

Anonymous said...

It’s true Liam and Christine’s wedding was a beautiful affair. Why do you have to muck it up with politics? It was hardly a political night, yes there were a couple of people there acting like it was a political cocktail hour but for the most part the socially maladjusted wannabes were left off in their little corner and everybody else had a ball.

Anonymous said...

A truly beautiful and classy event with great food, memorable views, good music and a breathtaking venue. The bride and groom and their families were wonderful hosts with every detail perfection, from the Brooklyn-themed invitation to the room decor and the table settings. A lovely time was had by All!!

Anonymous said...

Any good friends and/or puppet of Jerry Kassar is no friend of mine nor would I support that person...I thought Gale would feel the same given his or her harsh treatment of Kassar..dont be fooled about some sudden "distance" between Kassar and Liam...

Anonymous said...

sounds like 5:26 didn't get the invite yet.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "DON'T PRESUME TO PRESUME" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 5:26 PM"

NOTHING IN MY MAIN POST ABOUT CHRISTINE AND LIAM'S WEDDING RECEPTION SUGGESTED THAT I WAS "FOOLED ABOUT SOME SUDDEN 'DISTANCE' BETWEEN KASSAR AND LIAM..."

I have many "friends" who are also "friends" of Jerry Kassar..... I don't believe any of those "friends" are puppets of Jerry Kassar or anybody else.

I don't think that I have been harsh in my treatment of Mr. Kassar; he's been doing this stuff for a very long time, and he has been called lots of nasty things by lots of people who claim to know him well.

I don't know how making a generally favorable report about a very nice event involving the nuptials of Christine Sisto and Liam McCabe is indicative of any "support," express or implied of any "good friends and/or puppet[s] of Jerry Kassar...".

Maybe, you could be a little clearer about what you are actually trying to say about Christine and/or Liam, and Jerry; and you certainly need to be a lot clearer about what you might be implying about me and my relations with the others and/or my statements about them.

Anonymous said...

GM it was nice to write a column about the Wedding. That said some of the information you provided took artistic liberty with the actual events. First of all almost none of the toasts were political. There were some very nice gracious toasts but I don’t remember one about politics or people meeting in campaigns. Second of all there were almost no real politicos there except for Jerry. Steve Maresca and the Pawsons are wonderful people but they are not a who’s who of the newest generations of Brooklyn GOP and Conservatives. Jerry, Fran, Malliotakis were there, but the only politicos under 40 were Grimm’s old spokesman and the Steeplechase crew none of them from Brooklyn of course. Many of us made fun of Ted Ghorra and make jokes but he totally outmaneuvered Liam at the County Convention. Liam and Christine both looked amazing a very chic fashionable couple with an eclectic appealing array of guests who weren’t political. No real political influencers showed up. Nothing to be ashamed about if you ask me they should be proud.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "ALMOST NO REAL POLITICOS THERE..." EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 7:10 PM"

"FIRST... ALMOST NONE OF THE TOASTS WERE POLITICAL.... I DON'T REMEMBER ONE ABOUT POLITICS OR PEOPLE MEETING IN CAMPAIGNS" --- THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED AN INTERNAL CONTRADICTION --- YOU DO SEE THAT DON'T YOU ?????

"SECOND... THERE WERE ALMOST NO REAL POLITICOS THERE EXCEPT..." JERRY, FRAN, MALLIOTAKIS, GRIMM'S OLD SPOKESMAN, STEVE MARESCA, RONNIE AND JOHN PAWSON, AND THE STEEPLECHASE CREW [BUT] ".... NO REAL POLITICAL INFLUENCERS SHOWED UP...." --- WITHOUT MAJOR UNPACKING, SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THAT'S A BUNCH OF CONTRADICTIONS MIXED UP IN A CONFUSING AND ILLOGICAL FORMAL PRESENTATION

Just going by your pied mess of a critique, it looks like my main report above, which came from three sources, did a pretty good job of painting an accurate word picture of the event and the attendees about whom I reported.

But I will give you --- "...an eclectic appealing array of guests who weren't political...." After all, it was a very large gathering for a wedding celebration.....

Anonymous said...

I feel like its the summer of 2017 all over again. Does this mean there are 2 summers of 2017?

Anonymous said...

Some important answers to question left out of your puff piece:

- was the groom referred to as Liam or Will during the event (why did he change his name again??)

- was Liam on or off the wagon this week during the reception??

- was Ghorra/Eaton/Capano/Quaglione there? Now that would have shown a leader uniting people behind him.

- Will Liam and Christine be getting their own place or still be living with the bride's mother?

Anonymous said...

It was a very large gathering because Liam and the Mrs. invited the entire Brooklyn Republican Party Executive Committee -- that's 44 district leaders alone, not counting the other officers.

Most of these are people Liam barely knows (the Mrs. had never met them until the wedding).

The entire event was calculated. Too calculated.

If Liam thinks a wedding invite is going to shift support in 2021, he and the Mrs ought to have eloped and saved their money.

Anonymous said...

GM at 11:11. It was a great wedding. Except politics power players was quite a dud. Though not a good idea to double down about it being a political event and your three sources as they’ve been emailing your blog post about a second since you posted it. While they should be reliable sources not sure they are objective reliable sources.No former or current elected officials of any prominence showed up. Jerry his de facto political boss and a couple of his same minions don’t count. Nothing to be ashamed of but sometimes politics not be be all end all. The “power couple” might want to a break from politics and live like normal people for a while. Might give them a whole new outlook.

Anonymous said...

GM talks in circles depending who he has the hots for at the moment..he has been preaching that there is no brooklyn GOP and we know what he thinks about the conservatives but now he says Liam or Will will be leading the Brooklyn GOP and Conservative politics...make up your mind

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "WOW FACTOR" EDITION

TO WHOM IT MIGHT CONCERN

WOW !!!

I can't believe what I'm reading.....

I said a few good things about Liam and Christine, and their wedding reception --- BOOM !!! Some people's heads explode. I expected a possible little reaction, but this is off the charts crazy time.

Maybe, Liam and Christine really are a political power couple after all --- at least for a few days they do seem to have some kind of "wow factor" going for them..... None of the other 2017 GOP City Council candidates and their wives have anything like that going on.....

Anonymous said...

Quaglione will destroy Liam aka will McCabe again in 2021 in a GOP primary. Your on the wrong bandwagon again GM..first it was Capano, now its Liam. Get with a winner

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "HOW MANY HORSES DO YOU WANT TO PUT BEHIND THE CART ???" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 7:45 AM"

WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING ??? (I HOPE YOU HAVE A PRESCRIPTION IF IT'S CANNABIS !!!) --- "QUAGLIONE WILL DESTROY LIAM AKA WILL MC CABE AGAIN IN 2021 IN A GOP PRIMARY...."

"2021" --- "... in a GOP primary...." --- "Quaglione... Liam... McCabe" !!! Can anybody be seriously talking about any of that kind of stuff in October 2019 ??? That's so far from anything real I'd call it "Fake Tea Leaves" or "Fake Goat Entrails" or "Fake Chicken Bones" instead of "Fake News."

And certainly the most ridiculous part of your comment was the part about my being on the wrong band wagon again.... There was no bandwagon before and there isn't one now.....

You're the one who just put "Quaglione" --- "McCabe" and --- "Capano" together in the same comment..... You know it's not the summer of 2017 anymore..... Since that time somebody has gone out for lots more coffees for Marty and Jerry; somebody else has done lots more aisle cleanups and markdowns on canned goods; and somebody else has ruined rugs, slept on futons in basements and been away from the game for quite a few soul searching moments.

But they do say that the more things change, the more they stay the same; so who knows maybe you are a diviner of things to come in "... Twenty One."



Anonymous said...

Well we know definitively the first former 2017 gop candidate you mention as it relates to coffee is mo longer the case (not that it ever was). As far as the other 2 with "aisle cleanups" and "rugs" and "sleeping on futons" there is every reason to believe those things are still happening. In fact I suspect there may have been a "rug" incident on this wedding night. So the only one of the 3 to do something to make themselves even stronger in a GOP primary is the first one, as working with the Catholic Diocese plays well with the GOP base- being a phone operator at de Blasios TLC or cleaning up eggs not so much.

Anonymous said...

Gm, your 657 comment that includes "None of the other 2017 GOP City Council candidates and their wives have anything like that going on."
They were already married and in case of Quaglione been raising children. Liam shouldn't get points for waiting so long to get married because of his "issues." At over 40 years old will he finally get his own place to live??

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "CHOPS THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE" EDITION

TO: EVERYBODY BUT "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 1:04 PM" & "... AT 1:40 PM"

CAN YOU BELIEVE THE CHOPS ON THESE TWO --- I KNOW IT'S A REACH, BUT THESE FOLKS ARE OBVIOUSLY VASSALS IN WHATEVER "Q" EMPIRE EXISTS AT PRESENT.....

The "red herring" that these two mongers are peddling goes something like this: John Quaglione doesn't need to go for coffee any more now that he is a "goffer" for B-B-B-Bishop N-N-N-Nicky M-M-M-Mars, but "Q" has other important stuff to do "working with the Catholic Diocese." Then they came right out and said that "Q" was the only one of the three (Quaglione, Capano and McCabe) "to do something to make themselves even stronger in a GOP primary...."

Then this Confederacy of Dunces wants "Q" to get special kudos for being married first and having kids.....

All I can say is, "WHAT A GUY !!! LET ME GET ON HIS BANDWAGON FOR 2021 RIGHT NOW....."

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Anonymous said...

Lawlz

Anonymous said...

Get with a winner like Quaglione?

Anonymous said...

Gail, you got it right with 'Wow'; Liam and Christine will be special leaders in Brooklyn politics in the years to come.
How come no mention of the Thursday rainbow over Red Hook and Bay Ridge? That's the proof Liam and Christine are a special kind of force of nature together.

Anonymous said...

Q is making a difference in people's lives still..what are Liam and bob doing?

Anonymous said...

Get real, Quaglione is now officially a barker for a magic show run by a pack of peadoes and con artists.
That might be making a difference in people's lives, but there is not one thing that's good about it.
I'm glad you wrote 'still' in your statement, because that's very much an admission that the jobs that the Diocese of Brooklyn gave to Quaglione and Golden were a payoff for their part in keeping the pedophilia by Catholic priests and others covered up all those years.

Anonymous said...

There is no power couple. Liam was totally shut down at the County Convention. His wife just isn’t involved in politics except for when she works on election day. Only one former or current elected attended the Wedding and probably because she was trying to raise money.

Anonymous said...

The sooner you realize that nothing important happened at the unlawful 2019 "County Convention", and that independent runs like Liam's and Capano's in 2017 ties up what's left of Golden's operation in knots, then you'll know where the real power is in the Brooklyn GOP. If Liam and CApano were on board with Quags in 2017, he'd be Councilman Quaglione today and probably talking about running for Congress in 2020.

Anonymous said...

Nothing against anybody in Brooklyn GOP or outside. GM making it sound like this was some politically prominent wedding when it really wasn’t. No one would mistake the Brooklyn GOP with a real operation like SIGOP, but Liam tried real hard to replace Ted and it went nowhere. In the end he didn’t show up hoping to prevent a quorum and even Steve Maresca sold out. Nary a critical comment was even uttered by Lucretia Regina Potter. Someone plans a nice wedding and we’re supposed to make them Chairman? Liam and his advisers did something no one thought possible and that was make Ted look like a unity candidate.

Anonymous said...

Liam and Capani have no support, that's why they lost the primary.

Anonymous said...

There is only one GOP elected official in Brooklyn and she was there.

Anonymous said...

The McCabes run the NYS GOP. County Convention is small potatos

Anonymous said...

Facts are facts, Liam's pre-convention games made it necessary for the EXTREMELY ULTRA-POWERFUL Golden-Ghorra faction to make deals to keep Liam from getting his leg over on them.
Right now, only one team in the Brooklyn GOP is on the upswing and everybody else is slip-slidin' away.

Anonymous said...

Which team would that be? Can’t really call it a team if everybody but one sided with Ted.

Anonymous said...

The McCabes run the NYS GOP?

His wife isn't an enrolled Republican.

Liam has no support among party leaders.

Langworthy ain't sticking his neck out for someone with so much drama around him.

Anonymous said...

Any update if "the McCabe's" are getting their own place or still living with the mom?

At least one other 2017 candidate owns their own home

Anonymous said...

The McCabes bought a house in Dyker Heights.

Anonymous said...

Liam's pre-convention games were just that: games.

Liam never does any serious planning, strategy, or commits to hard work. He gets some attention, and hopes that will save the day. WHICH IT NEVER DOES.

He couldn't even get someone to nominate him for chairman against Ted.

Anonymous said...

1037
Fake news unless the mom gave them money for the house also. The wife just got out of school and Liams low level civil servant operator position at TLC pays $40,000 per year. Not buying a house in Dyker Heights on that. Q has wonderful home by Fort Hamilton High school.

Anonymous said...

What were the numbers of county committee delegates and proxies counted at the unlawful 2019 Brooklyn Republican County Convention, unlawfully called by Ted Ghorra to unlawfully re-elect Ghorra as the unlawful Chairman of the unlawfully organized Brooklyn GOP?

Anonymous said...

10:37 If the McCabes bought a house in Dyker Heights, congratulations to them. It would also be a good idea for them to stop obsessing over politics for at least a little while and focus on real life.

Anonymous said...

"Q" has a beautiful home, a wonderful job, a great wife, some swell kids. What next, will he be appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show or getting to be the center square on Hollywood Squares.

Anonymous said...

639, since you asked about the delegates and proxies to the 2019 Kings County Republican Organizing Convention, I do have a few numbers for you.

But first, stop with all the talk about 'unlawful'; the state's top GOP election lawyer, John Ciampoli, was in attendance to see that every thing was done according to Hoyle.

In the house were no more than sixty or seventy people, and many of those were not Brooklyn County Committee members; and there were about 500 proxies that were certified, about 370 of those naming Marty Golden as the proxy holder. To the extent necessary, Georgea Kontzamanis and Ray Riley were on hand to act as floor manager and whip for the Golden-Ghorra faction. Behind the scenes, the Golden-Ghorra crowd made a deal with Liam McCabe's stalking horse Steve Maresca for insurance and to help make sure that the 2019 convention ran smoothly.

Gossip before and at the event was that Liam was trying to force Marty, Ghorra and Shamoun to push the BOE to usher out somebody with the initials R-R, and replace him with somebody with the initials W- or L-McC. Since that was a complete nonstarter, Liam tried going postal in a couple of different ways, but none of his packages ever did get delivered to the convention floor.

Anonymous said...

1113
Thanks for details.

I also hear Eaton was with Team McCabe but as usual with him "not publicly" so has plausible deniability for another loss..always behind the scenes, not publicly so cant take loss but also then take credit from GM if wins..
Silly.

Anonymous said...

Clearly Liam is getting tired of his low level de Blasio position in TLC, which is why he wants BOE. Liam knows working for de blasio a liability in a future 2021 gop primary
The convention was a big win for the Golden-Ghorra-Quaglione team.

Anonymous said...

John Ciampoli was in attendance? Amazing since he passed away in 2015.

Anonymous said...

2:49 and others so many obvious local Dems troll this site. Election lawyer John Ciampoli is alive and well. 11:59 more fake news. Craig Eaton had nothing to do with the leadership fight and wanted nothing to do with it but funny how so many people kept reaching out to him. And even you people mention him on this blog all the time. He really is done with this drama. The only people foolish enough to take the coup seriously were Nicole, Gerry, and Steve Maresca. And in the end even Steve backed Ted while Marty Golden told Nicole and Gerry to knock it off. People knew this would fail and were tripping over themselves to tattle to Ted all about it.

Anonymous said...

Why is Quaglione/Capano nowhere to be found with Nicole Malliotakis?

Anonymous said...

4:49 Because they’re not that desperate.

Anonymous said...

Liam is the only one helping Nicole and more importantly the only one nicole wants helping her of the 2017 gop council candidates

Anonymous said...

7:58 Because its the only kinds of people she befriends.

Anonymous said...

Nicole defeated an incumbent for state assembly. She'll do it again for congress.

Anonymous said...

When is Nicole getting married?

Anonymous said...

Not even Liam wants anything to do with Nicole’s team. He did try to get the job as the aide for her Brooklyn Office but she either didn’t want him or he got tired of waiting to go work for an office that probably won’t get opened. Liam close with Marko Kepi who absolutely despises Nicole. Marko was a warmly received guest, he and his girlfriend danced and mingled with everyone at the wedding. It don’t take much to figure out who Liam is close with and who he’s not.

Anonymous said...

The GOP finally has new leadership. Its about time.

Anonymous said...

Nicole is getting married this March.

Anonymous said...

icole has the perfect organization.

Anonymous said...

Nicole has a great team, especially with the elimination of some people!!

Anonymous said...

The one pulling her strings is Jerry Kassar and his only plan for doing anything with Republican candidates is addition by subtraction.

Anonymous said...

The assembly office and congressional campaign has been humming along with the recent "subtractions." Others have filled in amazingly!

Anonymous said...

AMAZING! Simply, AMAZING!

Anonymous said...

8:08 more fake news. Would be a great bet that Nicole rues the day she let Gerry and Latricia take total control of whole operation. She has no one left. Disappointing filing. Chief of Staff ran ditched for a long shot Congressional bid upstate. Five staffers gone in just a few months. Money running no one left to staff events no one wants to work for her. Strong odds that people probably shocked at how poorly run organization this is.

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile, Eaton & Capano remain ostracized from Brooklyn politics..so sad.

Anonymous said...

Liam will oversee the biggest comeback in GOP history with the victory for Senate & Congress.

Anonymous said...

12:55 "Elimination of some people"? 8:08 "subtractions"? She had them wacked?

Anonymous said...

Nicoles going to win because she has real REPUBLICAN consultants

Anonymous said...

What's the bride's name?

Anonymous said...

Morano's wedding had Malliotakis attending for the guy who served as her beard, and it had both Junior Gotti and Sliwa. Beat that for strange guest lists.

Anonymous said...

Frank Marano married somebody named Rachel O'Brien. YAWN! And a bunch of "B"listers were there. Another, yawn!

Don't forget that Staten Island is not Hollywood, it is the "Bottom Borough" of New York City.

Anonymous said...

Is Chamberas still around??

Anonymous said...

932
You are correct, no sign of Eaton or Capano but I am sure GM will say they are working quietly behind the scenes, unbeknown to anyone in a secure location to take over NYC !!!
Haha

Anonymous said...

Sunday's New York Post has an article on the State GOP decamping from its longterm lease at the Met Club on the upper East Side, and mentions the turmoil the club has gone through since Marty Golden's campaign staffer invited the Proud Boys to speak there.

Also covers how Morgan's dad lost the club presidency to this staffer because of wack jobs buying $75 memberships to pack the election.

https://nypost.com/2019/10/19/the-elite-metropolitan-republican-club-is-turning-into-a-gop-fight-club/

Anonymous said...

https://nypost.com/2019/10/19/the-elite-metropolitan-republican-club-is-turning-into-a-gop-fight-club/

YOWZA! Looks like Ian Reilly from Marty's camp has turn the Metropolitan Republican Club into quite the unsavory place. Lions, tigers, and proud boys, OH MY!

Anonymous said...

The Ghorra-Golden-Quaglione team will have some big wins in 2020 and 2021

Anonymous said...

Watch next week as another contestant gets voted off "Survivor Island" or as you like to call it, the Brooklyn GOP.

Anonymous said...

Another hit job by the well known couple from the Upper East Side. They just can’t leave well enough alone and now Nicole is probably going to suffer the consequences of her well known close personal friendship with these two miserable people. She does this to herself.

Anonymous said...

To Anony at 932:

Eaton is a wealthy and successful trial laywer, lives in a mansion in Bay Ridge, owns a bayfront home on LBI that I have personally been to, and has a beautiful wife and three profesional children - a lawyer, special ed teacher and future doctor.

Please, pretty please, can you "banish" or "ostracize" me from the train reck called the Brooklyn GOP?

Please!!!!

Maybe I can be half as successful as Eaton is.

Anonymous said...

Without the State GOP as their tenant, the Met Club is in for some tough economic times.

Perhaps they can rent the club out for Bund rallies.

They were popular in that neighborhood in the 1930s, and with the club president's far-right German political connections, it looks like a good fit for the 'new' Met Club.

Anonymous said...

1034
Fake news Nick..nicole obviously doesn't care what u think!

Anonymous said...

11:11
Eaton who ????

Anonymous said...

An at 932

I agree, but would like to take it one step further.

Eaton was the Chair for over 9 years and during that period the Brooklyn GOP was alive, vibrant and noticed. He won over 5 special elections and elected republicans.
We had a storefront office which me and other district leaders used almost every day and night. There was energy, synergy, activity, parties, Lincoln Dinners and a lot more.

With the Hair Club for Man we get only an idiot, a man who has no clue what he is doing, and a pupper of magnificent proportions. He has allowed and old, fat, sick man take over the Party and steal every $$$ he could.

I am sure Eaton is vert glad he is rid of the likes of Kassar, Golden and their henchmen and henchwomen.

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Anonymous said...

Please Banish all of us...Ghorra and Golden have sold the Brooklyn GOP for pennies on the dollar. except Golden got a lot of $$ for the Manor parties.

Anonymous said...

Liam came out the real winner. Q finally realized getting behind Liam is the smart move. The other guy just headed in the wrong direction.

Anonymous said...

Did Eaton endorse in the 11th CD race??
Or is it like the Golden race?

Anonymous said...

About the latest “scandal story” being pushed about the Met Club. First off this is a Brooklyn Staten Island GOP blog. Second nobody cares that you guys were hoisted off your petards out of the Met Club an told not to come back especially cause they seem seem to be doing pretty well without you I saw an event with Newt a couple of days ago that had another packed house.

Anonymous said...

If Eaton is so great and successful why does he only hold on to imaginary plans with Cats as his only source of relevancy.?

Anonymous said...

623 PM, back a few comments ago, this has to be fake news: '... Q finally realized getting behind Liam is the smart move...'
1. Q doesn't realize anything.
2. Q doesn't do 'the smart move' ever.
3. Q 'getting behind Liam' defies the laws of physics.
4. 'The other guy [is] headed in the wrong direction' implies that Q is headed in the right direction; and if Q is behind Liam, then Liam is headed in the right direction too, and what are the chances that both Liam and Q are headed in the right direction together?

Anonymous said...

Liam still works for Bill de Blasio at TLC..case closed.

Anonymous said...

5:02 sounds like he uses a lot of bleach. On his white sheets.

Anonymous said...

People or same guy with the the dumb attacks on Craig, Q, Nick, Bob, Liam, Ian, needs to get a life. All these people have their own lives some richer than others some with more power than others.
At least they don’t chase around reporters to make fun of someone cause they’re a doorman. No shame in work. No shame in a trust fund neither but at least if those guys had one they would find something better to do with their time than writing about how much time Craig spends with Cats or if they’re really friends.

Anonymous said...

Latest filings show Nicole has raised over $750,000

The goal for Nicole is over a million $ by the end of October with 1.5 million by January 1st.

Anonymous said...

8:59 sounds like a Democrat trolling this blog.

Here's a bit of history: setting up straw men Republicans wearing 'white sheets' is only a recent meme for Democrats, North, Seuth, East and West around the country.

That tactic can only be useful and meaningful if Democrats and some others around today completely forget that a whole wing of the Democrat Party in about one third of the country was closely aligned with the KKK, sheets, burning crosses, lynchings and all.

Anonymous said...

11:43 ignores that over the past 50 years, the historic Democrat/Republican positions on race relations have shifted 180 degrees.

The Party of Lincoln is now the Party of Jefferson Davis, David Duke, Steve Bannon, and the Proud Boys.

Sure, Dems supported slavery and opposed the Civil Rights Act -- 50 to 150 years ago.

But not today. The New Confederacy runs today's GOP, even at Ground Zero for moderate Republicanism, the Met Club.

Anonymous said...

Just to show you how weak Nicole’s latest filing is she raised around 200,000 for the quarter even after yuge help from RNC. The two Republican opponents of AOC who almost no ones ever heard of each raised around half a million. So each one raised two and a half times what Nicole did and they’re newbies. Maybe those people instead betting on Nicole took their donations to other Republicans in other more winnable contests.

Anonymous said...

I hear Eaton said he met with Presisent Trump with Cats.

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Anonymous said...

Not a peep from Eaton in two years publicly..guess he's at an undisclosed location working on big plans!

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "MY, HOW POORLY INFORMED" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 2:24 AM"

I CAN'T BE SURE WHETHER YOUR FAKE NEWS ABOUT CRAIG EATON IS COMPLETE FABRICATION AND ARTIFACT, OR IF YOU JUST DON'T GET AROUND TO ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT COUNT TO GET THE REAL LOWDOWN ON EATON AND WHAT HE IS UP TO

Eaton has been quite "public" about many political matters over the last two years --- the 2018 state senate race between former Republican State Senator Marty Golden and present Democrat State Senator Andrew Gounardes probably tops the list. During that race, Eaton was quite open in his non-support of State Senator Golden; and Eaton communicated his feelings and non-support to almost all relevant Republicans in Golden's district. Off the record, there was a pipeline of almost everything that Eaton was hearing related to the Golden campaign back to the Gounardes folks --- in fact, there were at least three separate pipelines.....

Don't forget Eaton also blocked Ted Ghorra's attempt to move up in the NYS GOP hierarchy, by actively supporting Andrea Catsimatidis' successful push to be the NYS GOP Vice Chairperson for the NYC GOP.

And this just in over the transom, Eaton is still in the mix for quite a few things happening on the Brooklyn side of NY's 11th CD. And several key people are telling Nicole Mallifant-akis that she is further from fixing her Eaton problem than ever.

Anonymous said...

Nicole told Craig she wanted him back a few months ago. Craig’s problem is he doesn’t trust Nicole and his inner circle has warned him that she’s a complete waste of time. Nicole’s problem is that making amends with Craig means she loses Jerry’s support immediately and Craig will clean house.

Anonymous said...

Nicole wants nothing to do with Eaton. Tell him to stop begging.

Anonymous said...

Does 1:46 recall the fact that Lincoln killed over 1 million people? Just sayin

Anonymous said...

Nicole knows whose in charge.

Anonymous said...

So eatin supported Gounardes??????

Anonymous said...

So u say "public" about many political matters over the past 2 years .

Any links to public reports? If he just tells u what supposedly did it's not really "public"

Anonymous said...

Lincoln held America together and kept the Union intact. The soldiers who died protecting it are heroes. The Confederates who died were traitors to our country, and they and their racist leaders deserve no monuments.

Anonymous said...

Max Rose loses 2 to 1

Anonymous said...

209, you know very well that everybody knows how Eaton got even with Marty by helping to defeat him in 2018 by doing everything that needed to be done to help anti-Golden Republicans and Democrats.

Craig Eaton also said no to Ghorra getting the State Republican Vice Chairman spot for New York City; and it went to Eaton's candidate Andrea instead.

As for Eaton supporting or opposing Nicole in 2020, well, it's still 2019 and let's just say their favorite song is 'Quezas, Quezas, Quezas!'

Anonymous said...

Any links?

Anonymous said...

I read in the SI Advance that Marko Kepi had over 500 people at his campaign kickoff to replace Malliotakis in the Assembly. Kepi used to work for Golden (and kassar). He is going against Malliotakis and kassars choice to replace her. This could be as nasty as the Grimm-Donovan primary.

Maybe Kassar and his groupies should be more concerned about this instead of spreading BS about Eaton before they get embarrassed. Who knows maybe there ate some GOPers here who will join Kepis campaign

Anonymous said...

After another smear job against Ian and the Met Club came out in the Post, several board members contacted Nicole and told her they were not donating any more money to her campaign and taking their contributions elsewhere.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "REAL NEWS" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 2:09 PM" & "... AT 1:59 AM"

WHOEVER YOU MIGHT BE, YOU ARE AN INSIPID LITTLE SHIT !!!

Your feckless little formulations about "links" and "public reports" related to Craig Eaton are about as creative and insightful as several of the items banned from this blog already. So, henceforth, any mention of links to public reports about Eaton probably will be deleted by me like any of the following mentions: somebody being sent for coffee; any supermarket clerk references; 1% remarks about any candidate; and who might have been sleeping on futons in the basement and responsible for bodily effluents on rugs.

And this does bear repeating >>> YOU ARE AN INSIPID LITTLE SHIT !!!

Anonymous said...

Craig won’t patch things up with Nicole. He doesn’t trust her. Notice how Gerry freaking out over fusion voting ban? If that happens Nicole loses his number immediately. The latest brouhaha with the Met Club caused by his minions is giving her even more headaches.

Anonymous said...

God Bless u Gale

god bless u

Anonymous said...

All hat and no cattle

Anonymous said...

'... That is because that you were taken in by that verdammte Allied propaganda! Such filthy lies! They told lies! But nobody ever said a bad word about Winston Churchill, did they? No! 'Win with Winnie!' Churchill! With his cigars. With his brandy. And his rotten painting, rotten! Hitler - there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon! Two Coats! Churchill. He couldn't even say 'Nazi'. He would say 'Noooo-zeeehz, Nooooooooooooo-zeeehz!' It wasn't Noses! It was Nazis! Churchill!...Let me tell you this! And you're hearing this straight from the horse. Hitler was better looking than Churchill. He was a better dresser than Churchill. He had more hair! He told funnier jokes! And he could dance the pants off of Churchill!...'

Anonymous said...

Lincoln killed a million people for a union? Makes sense.

Anonymous said...

Nicole’s good friends who spread the vicious lies about Ian (who had and has nothing to do with the Proud Boys) had never said a bad word about Milos Yiannoppulos or Gavin McGinness and (unlike Ian) you can find pictures of them looking very cozy together at several events. They only became “offended” when their opportunistic ploy to take over the Met Club went over like a lead balloon. Now that they lost they’re trying to settle a score with Ian by attacking him and a reputable club. I saw Newt at the Met Club the other night with a packed house, are you saying he’s an extremist too? Just let it go. Try running again next time.

Anonymous said...

Lincoln's family and friends profited from trade across the lines to and from the South during the whole time of the Civil War.

Anonymous said...

Stalin killed a lot of people. It had nothing to do with a union.

Anonymous said...

John Bolton is the whistle blower.

Anonymous said...

John Bolton is stalin.

Anonymous said...

But Justin and Mallory have the most free time on their hands.

Anonymous said...

All hat and no cattle.

Anonymous said...

When a conservative Republican blog has people criticizing Abraham Lincoln, and defending neo-Nazi punks who beat people up on the street, it's safe to say the Republican Party is over.

Anonymous said...

I see the Confederacy has infiltrated this blog.

Anonymous said...

The Confederate Air Force has a GG-1; so how's them apples?

Anonymous said...

4:52 Justin or Mallory enough race baiting. Justin’s going to have a strong challenge next year and it’s going to be fun to say the least.

Anonymous said...

http://thejewishvoice.com/2019/10/24/strife-brews-at-nys-elite-gop-club-board-of-directors-bitterly-divided/

Things are not looking good for Ian Reilly / the Proud Boys....

Anonymous said...

Q in 2021

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "SOME THINGS JUST AIN'T TRUE -- SOME ARE NO LONGER TRUE -- AND SOME THINGS JUST '...AIN'T NECESSARILY SO' " EDITION

TWIMC

THE CONFEDERACY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS A VERY LONG TIME AGO --- THE CIVIL WAR COULD HAVE ENDED A LOT SOONER AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY ACHIEVED WITH MUCH LESS SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL; EXCEPT THAT ALL OF THE NORTH-SOUTH REGIONALISM REQUIRED THAT THE CONFEDERATE STATES BE COMPLETELY DESTROYED ECONOMICALLY DURING AND FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR --- THAT WAS VERY BAD FOR BOTH THE PRIOR SLAVE OWNERS AND THE FREED SLAVES; IT WAS EQUALLY DISASTROUS FOR NON-SLAVE-OWNING SOUTHERNERS WHO WERE A MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IN THE FORMER CONFEDERATE STATES. SINCE THE IRONICALLY NAMED "RECONSTRUCTION" PERIOD HAD ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES UP THROUGH WORLD WAR II, MORE THAN THREE GENERATIONS OF SOUTHERN PEOPLE, BLACK AND WHITE, SUFFERED; EVEN THOUGH NONE OF THEM RAISED A HAND OR TOOK UP ARMS AGAINST THE UNION

I am a bit of a rail road buff, so I checked out the bit about "... The Confederate Air Force has a GG-1..." --- First, "The Confederate Air Force" changed its name to "The Commemorative Air Force" shortly after the millennium; Second, none of the 18 remaining GG-1s is listed as belonging to "The Confederate Air Force" or "The Commemorative Air Force." However, there is one GG-1 in Texas in a transportation museum, that one might be what the commenter above was referring to.

I last saw a GG-1 in actual service in the early 1980s, up close and personal; it almost ran me over while I was looking at an F-3 or F-7 diesel in a yard in one of the Amboys, in Jersey. Around that time I saw a few GG-1s in the Silvery Blue Amtrak livery in the Woodside yards; I'm pretty sure that one of those is now up in Syracuse, NY.

Anonymous said...

I heard Capano is now with Team Malliotakis/Kassar

Anonymous said...

A Confederacy of Dunces

Anonymous said...

'When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him....'

Now, who might that be?

Q, Capano, McCabe, Golden, Ghorra, Eaton, Kassar... Hmmm!

'Round up all the usual suspects...'

We'll get to the bottom of this, any day now, any day.

Anonymous said...

Golden’s downfall was allowing Jerry to staff his team with a bunch of spoiled privileged kids from Manhattan who never had any real political experience.

It’s funny how Ian, John Serivalo, and the groupie couple all rich kids from Manhattan were so close with each other that when the Proud Boys incident happened to Marty’s campaign they all rushed to Ian’s defense while continuing to ridiculing the local staff.

But when Met Club opening came up then they turned on each other like the Donner party.

Anonymous said...

The "groupie rich kids from Manhattan " as you say are part of Nicole's campaign and the hottest race in the country. Meanwhile Nick Chamberas was rightly kicked to the curb by nicole and as much as he attacks others for it it was his own fault. Get over it and stop threatening like you can do anything!

Anonymous said...

Jerry kept Golden & Donovan in office which made the GOP relevant. When Jerry was in the hospital it all collapsed. Jerry is back with Nicole and trying to recruit Liam for the Senate seat.

Anonymous said...

Just saw Arthur Aidala on TV. He seems kind of simple. Big grin all the time. He represented Richard Luthmann who just got 4 years thanks to Aidala. Aidala keeps repeating that Luthmann used cocaine. Way to go Arty !!

Anonymous said...

Somebody here is a big fat pathological liar, or he or she is completely delusional about Jerry, Marty, Nicole, Liam and all the rest.

Anonymous said...

We must secure the existence of our Party and a future for Liam's children

Anonymous said...

7:54 is more fake news from the groupies or one of their friends trying to act like they do anything else besides take selfies and tweet. The cats out of the bag everyone knows Nick Chambers left same reason Sara left and why John Reynolds left and it’s not some big secret.

Matter of fact I remember when the groupies were in Marty’s campaign office and made such a hostile and unwelcoming place people stopped volunteering.

If people read your post and actually believe Nicole fired Nick to hire the groupies, Nicole might consider suing you for defamation of character because people will think she’s mentally retarded.

Anonymous said...

It’s obvious that 7:54 and 10:02 is that same chick always posting pics with electeds on Insta. She may be delusional but she’s also harmless, anytime her rantings get too crazy, Nicole or Gerry put her in cab home. Had to do the same thing on night Grimm lost primary. I don’t think she means half the things she says or writes. Don’t feed into it and pay her no mind.

Anonymous said...

The hottest race in the country is going to cool off significantly when people learn that ...

Anonymous said...

Nick is no longer with Nicole.
Period. End. Full Stop.

Others are. Nicole is not suing anyone for defamation Nick because she obviously doesn't give a damn what you think which is why she hasn't spoken to you .

Anonymous said...

Liam Rules !!

Anonymous said...

Better to rule in hell than serve in heaven?

Anonymous said...

Nicole is having dinner with Craig next week. Told him she really needs his help and things aren’t going the way she thought.

The groupies involvement and Gerries control of the operation coming to an end soon. Hope you had fun while it lasted.

Anonymous said...

I saw Nicole’s latest feud with Jimmy Oddo and her brain trust attacking him on social media calling him a fake Republican and a Rose suporter. Meanwhile a young energetic Italian-American lawyer emerges to primary her. It’s going to be the “hottest” primary in the country now. Nicole was advised about her crew pissing off the wrong people now this race just got a couple of millions dollars more expensive.

Anonymous said...

Is Liam still working for Bill de Blasio at TLC??

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "THAT'S A GOOD LEAD" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 6:01 AM"

YES, THERE IS ANOTHER FRESH REPUBLICAN FACE GETTING INTO NICOLE'S FACE --- AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT CAUSE QUITE AN INTERESTING PRIMARY --- AND BOY ARE THE DEMOCRATS LOVING ALL OF IT.....

The latest entrant in the GOP sweepstakes to take on incumbent Congressman Max Rose is a Republican, who also has some cred as a prosecutor, just like the last successful Republican candidate for Congress in the Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional district. His name is Joe Caldarera.....

He's young, 27 yoa, but that could make him seem much more vital and alive than his main opponent, a quickly aging, long term NY Assembly backbencher, Nicole Malliotakis.

Meanwhile, the second wheel to Caldarera's third wheel in this race, Joey "Salads" Saladino has done just enough to make the conventional side of his primary bid against Nicole start to look like the real deal.

Anonymous said...

Craig will come aboard and like it because Cats told him to and he will follow what Kassar says...

Anonymous said...

Cats tells Eaton to jump and he says how high (joining Nicole and Kassar) , Eaton tells Cats to do something (dont endorse Golden) and Cats says F U

Anonymous said...

Nicole has a million dollars and the conservative party. There is no primary.

Anonymous said...

Ah-hahahahahahahaha..

That's a good one.

Nicole M. has been re-invented by Larry 'Bud' Melman; she's now 'toast on a stick.'

Anonymous said...

Nicole M. and Larry M. are only related initially.

Anonymous said...

Craig and John Cats are friends. They both know what’s up with Nicole. Nicole’s fundraising is awful the Republicans running against AOC individually beat her with almost two and half times as much as she raised. Now she’s meeting Craig for dinner so he can save her. You almost feel bad for her because Gerry and the groupies promised her so much and now she’s being outraided by no names and faces a young prosecutor with connections to big time DC lobbyists. That’s why she’s finally meeting with Craig.

Anonymous said...

If Nicole has a million dollars and the conservative party, she won't have a million dollars for long.

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Anonymous said...

9:32 Wait...what? Nicole only has $600k on hand raised 750...only a fraction of what some Queens Republicns have raised. As for Conservative party who cares? And what if Cuomo ends fusion voting? Tic toc mofos....ahahahaha!

Anonymous said...

If Liam accepts Jerrys offer to run for the Senate it marks the beginning of the GOP comeback.

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Anonymous said...

Todays NY Post says Gournardes and Mallory are going to need a lawyer.

Anonymous said...

FAKE NEWS ALERT - FAKE NEWS ALERT - FAKE NEWS ALERT!

The sad person above didn't read any such thing in the New York Post.

It might have been more accurate to have said, 'NY Post says former Marty Golden staffer reduced to filing frivolous lawsuits against the Bay Ridge Dems that threw Marty Golden out on his ass, because they called that Golden staff clown a 'Proud Boy' for supporting their neo-nazi and racist rants by turning his Republican club over to them to fan hatred leading to a street riot in front of that Republican club.'

Anonymous said...

Ian Walsh Reilly had no good reputation that could have been damaged by calling him a 'Proud Boy'; and besides, it's probably a fair comment to suggest that his own actions showed that he was a 'Proud Boy.'

This so-called 'law suit' is going straight into the round file, unless State Senator Gounardes and the rest of the Democrat defendants decide that they want to countersue.

Anonymous said...

Will Craig support Liam as Kassar is or no but really yes behind the scenes..

Will he do same with nicole

Anonymous said...

All this hoopla over Eaton and nicole.
Here's what happened Eaton is feeling the heat after those in political circles in brooklyn and nyc began talking about how a former bklyn gop chairman, eaton, has stayed out of the past 2 hottest races on bklyn- golden last year and now nicole. The comments on this blog have only intensified that. To save face, Eaton looking for way to not be embarrassed by this fact. Despite any lip service he will get from nicole, Kassar is in charge and Eaton will have no "official" role with campaign but he will publicly say he endorses her to avoid more scrutiny. Cats was with Golden and now with Nicole. It has become noticeable how Eaton keeps staying on sidelines due to Kassar..

Anonymous said...

Despite her posturing above, Mallory is probably going to hire a good team of lawyers. She and her husband are affluent and seem to have plenty of free time on their hands to defend the lawsuit.

Anonymous said...

Capano learned he had to go with Nicole and now the same us true with Eaton

Anonymous said...

Reilly's lawyer works for the Masons, I hear the Met Club's been ordering lots of pizza, ILLUMINATI IDENTIFIED.

Anonymous said...

If the Dems countersue, imagine how much fun they will have going through Ian's emails for the last few years. I bet there are some gems in there pertaining to the Proud Boys among other (ahem) organizations.

Anonymous said...

Forget the noise and the fake news from Gerry’s hangers on who thought they’d actually be entrusted with playing a meaningful role in the Congressional race.

Nicole is panicking that’s why she reached out to Eaton and pleaded with Sara to come back and chalk it up to a misunderstanding. She asked John Renaldi to come back has sent severa people to speak to Nick Chambers and could only dream of someone like Bob Capano getting involved on the Brooklyn side.

Nobody wants to deal with Nicole, none of those people would ever trust her again And as one of the posters wrote she won’t have much money left for long if she’s involved with the Conservative party.

A former City Councilman gave Nicole some good advice recently and she should really take it.

Anonymous said...

2:09 Y’all In for it now. Andrew’s lawyers will settle quickly if they can. This kind of litigation is expensive, hopefully the independently wealthy privileged white people behind Radio Free and Fight Back Bay Ridge will come to their senses and settle otherwise they’re gonna be spending so much money on lawyers even they’ll be advised to settle.

Oh yea and about seeing Ian’s emails once you see an estimated bill for the cost of discovery alone in this case, you’’ll sooner sing God Bless America in public a hundred thousand times than even flirt with the idea of paying those kinds of retainers.

Anonymous said...

Andy G has his own issues that all of us will be hearing about.

Anonymous said...

With the conservative party 100% behind Nicole why would any other republican challenge her?

Anonymous said...

Nicole got 74% in her last assembly race. Beating Rose is easy.

Anonymous said...

Ian can always get a job at the Manor, busing tables.

Anonymous said...

1008, in 2020 Nicole won't get near 74% in her assembly district against anybody any time soon.

Anonymous said...

Hey Gale, were you required to write this Cindy Adams puff piece review of the wedding in order to get an invite? Because I thought I saw you at the "Coney Island" table.

Anonymous said...

I was Unfortunately not able to attend the nuptials because of a bad case of the gout but was McCabe's boss DeBlasio there? the one who signs McCabe's paychecks

Anonymous said...

Whenever "Q" gets the taste of his own blood, you get a bunch anti-McCabe comments.

This bogus lease signing and the arm twisting to keep a lid on it is a big deal.