Monday, October 28, 2019

Ian Walsh Reilly's lawsuit against State Senator Gounardes will be the gift that keeps on giving for the Dems and their candidates in 2020


Doormen need to be able to open doors,  and occasionally maybe hail a cab  ---  only a lunatic fringe would select a marginal somebody, like such a doorman, to run a major Republican Club in the old Silk Stocking District of Manhattan   


Now, any Republican candidate running in Brooklyn in 2020 will suffer the fallout of a very public conniption fit by an obviously unhinged doorman 


In an obvious blunder of mammoth proportions,  Ricki-Ticki-Reilly has gone off on a toot  ---  He and some Canal Street area shyster named Dennis Houdek decided that they will try to sue a Democrat State Senator,  several of his supporters, and a couple of Democrat affiliated organizations in Bay Ridge,  Brooklyn for something that was clearly fair comment and constitutionally protected free speech  ---  Furthermore,  what was said might have hurt the professional doorholder's feelings, but none of it caused him any damage whatsoever
 

What it comes down to is that some of Bay Ridge's leading politically active citizens expressed their outrage at Reilly for being a willing acolyte for an Alt-Right bunch of thugs and street hooligans called the "Proud Boys,"  who used an opportunity provided to them by Reilly to break some heads in front of the Metropolitan Republican Club.

This guy Reilly is an example of everything that is now very wrong with the GOP in NYC in general, and the Brooklyn GOP in particular.  This clown Reilly had a close association with both former State Senator Marty Golden and Golden's Chief of Staff Jerry Kassar,  who is now the NYS Conservative Party Chairman.

Reilly's patently frivolous, vexatious,  and ill-considered  lawsuit might well allow an in depth inquiry into many of the more outrageous things that Golden's staff,  on which Ian Walsh Reilly had served,  and  the Golden-Ghorra faction of the Brooklyn GOP have been up to these last couple of years.....

58 comments:

Anonymous said...

The MET club chose the wrong leader . Morgan would have been much better. But at least there is a Morgan leading Nicole's campaign!!

Anonymous said...

Nick chambers needs to get over his envy of Morgan. After all he is with Nicole and he is not, which is all u need to know.

Anonymous said...

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!

Anonymous said...

A couple of times, Dennis Houdek ran for judge in Brooklyn and got about 2%, that proves he had connections to Kassar and the Brooklyn Conservative Party.

Anonymous said...

Jerry Kassar was Golden's Chief of Staff and Ian Walsh Reilly's boss, and he ran Dennis Houdek for judge a couple of times.
It looks like Conservative Party Chairman Kassar's fingerprints are all over this lawsuit against State Senator Andrew Gounardes and his supporters in Bay Ridge.
Any counter lawsuit by Gounardes or one of the other people or organizations being sued by Ian Walsh Reilly needs to bring in Jerry Kassar and the NYS Conservative Party as named defendants in their counter lawsuit.

Anonymous said...

The groupies see enemies and rivals everywhere because Nicole doesn’t take them seriously. Understandable that they’re disappointed Nicole only gave a token endorsement to Morgan when she realized he’d lose and didn’t send out one message to support him. Nicole stayed silent because she was told MORGAN was going to lose. But Morgan’s not dumb enough to claim he’s Nicole’s campaign manager that’s probably the girlfriend. Not the first time he got in trouble from her running her mouth. Like the time they had to drag her out kicking and screaming the night Grimm lost.

Anonymous said...

Groupies need to get over their obsession with Nick Chambers. Yes he started an exodus that left her with just one staffer and Malliotakis knows she messed up but would much rather come up with stories to stroke the egos of anyone who’s still loyal to her.
She’s actually embarrassed to admit that they’re friends and told her to stop taking so many selfies at Liam’s wedding because it made her uncomfortable.
If it helps them sleep at night Chambers, Eaton, Ballou, Capano, Renaldi don’t take her calls anymore let alone interested in helping her campaign. The new dynamic young prosecutor fresh face who’s entering the primary against her and poised to raise big money already has their full undivided attention. But don’t worry Nicole still has the groupies—hehehehe.

Anonymous said...

NO! It's 'Hee-hee-hee-hee!'

Anonymous said...

I thought Nicole was meeting with Eaton
1035 am
Get your fake news straight

Anonymous said...

One of the few areas where tort reform ever got done anywhere in New York is stopping nuisance libel/slander/defamation lawsuits.

Of course a shyster like Houdek steps right into the bear trap that will cost Reilly not just his own fee but compensation to the defendants plus punitive damages when (not if) this suit gets thrown out.

Anonymous said...

436, WHAT ARE YOU GOING ON ABOUT? 'Nicole was meeting with Eaton 1035 am... fake news'?

What you thought or didn't think doesn't make anything real news, fake news or any other kind of news.

From the look and sound of your comment, I can tell that anything that you see, hear or read is absolutely and completely news to you, even if it hAppens to be fake.

Anonymous said...

The issue now is whether the NYS AG represents Gournardes.

Anonymous said...

I hear Eaton is begging Nicole to be Brooklyn Chair of her campaign.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "ALMOST SATCHMO VERSION" EDITION

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

YOU ARE SO "FAKE NEWS - FAKE NEWS - FAKE NEWS !!!" YOU SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED.....

Eaton is playing hard to get and singing '... [I'm] undecided now - So what [am I] gonna do?'

There's a lot more out there to talk about, and none of it is good for Nicole.....

It's not just about Craig Eaton's less than lukewarm attitude either, but I won't tell.....

At least not for a while.....

Anonymous said...

If Eaton goes with Nicole you and he will say he was always with her...or was he? Or was it behind the scenes?

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "MUM'S THE WORD" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 11:59 AM"

>>>IF<<< EATON GOES WITH NICOLE FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN COFFEE OR A LIGHT MEAL, I WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT ANYBODY WILL BE HEARING VERY MUCH ABOUT IT AT ALL.....

BTW, GRASSHOPPER, YOU HAVE STUMBLED UPON A KEY TRUTH WHEN IT COMES TO NICOLE AND MANY OF THOSE WHO MIGHT BE SEEN AS "SUPPORTING HER RUN FOR CONGRESS" --- WITH THEM, IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON, AS YOU SAY IT: "BEHIND THE SCENES".....

Lot's of key Republican operators on Staten Island need good relations at St. George and at City Hall --- most of those folks think that "Max Rose is a really nice guy..." and many of them are already telling all their neighbors, friends and family all about what a nice guy Max Rose is.....

I'm sure that later on they'll be saying, "You understand that >>> I <<< have to support the Republican nominee, but Max Rose is a really nice guy..."

Just you wait and see.....

Anonymous said...

I understand a candidate for congress asking for someone to join then but odd for a former Brooklyn Chairman to beg to be part of a campaign to avoid further embarrassment for publicly staying on the sidelines for the biggest races in his borough..

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "MORE AND DEEPER 'FAKE NEWS'" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 2:35 PM"

CRAIG EATON IS NOT EMBARRASSED BY ANY OF THE TRAIN WRECKS THAT HAVE OCCURRED "NOT ON [MY/HIS] WATCH" --- JUST AS I AM NOT EMBARRASSED BY MY PART IN CONTRIBUTING TO SEVERAL OF THOSE TRAIN WRECKS.....

YOU HAVE YOUR NOTIONS OF BEGGING COMPLETELY BACKWARDS WHEN IT COMES TO THE EATON AND MALLIOTAKIS MATING RITUAL..... ONE IS CLEARLY THE STRUTTING PEACOCK AND THE OTHER THE DULL AND "GOOFY" PEAHEN.....

But I do have a prediction in response to your fake news comment above --- maybe, it will happen this way --- then again, maybe not..... Eventually, Eaton will probably >>> deign <<< to support Nicole (btw, look up the exact meaning of "deign"; I selected that word on purpose). Also, it will probably happen later rather than sooner (maybe even as late as John Catsimatidis' endorsement of Marty Golden in 2018).

On the other hand, if a real GOP congressional primary were to develop in NY's 11th CD in 2020, all bets would be off, and Eaton's price for his support of Nicole would go through the roof, and possibly be off the table completely.....

Anonymous said...

Somebody is really in a hissy !!

Anonymous said...

Tee-hee-hee-hee-hee-oink!

Anonymous said...

Fake news often becomes real.

Anonymous said...

Only if you take the right drugs!

Anonymous said...

real news often becomes fake.

Anonymous said...

Only if you take the right drugs!

Anonymous said...

Is Bob running in the marathon?

Anonymous said...

Does Q think that he can run for anything anymore?

Anonymous said...

Liam is the man to watch. He's the man with a plan.

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, the plan is gobbledygook. Though fun to watch him flail around.

Anonymous said...

Liam has a plan to get home from Salty dog at 4am

Anonymous said...

Again john a shows his leadership with mike long

https://brooklynreporter.com/2019/10/breaking-news-two-bay-ridge-catholic-schools-to-merge/

Anonymous said...

Gounardes looks like he has real trouble. The lawsuit is based on the money Gounardes raised after falsely claiming Reilly was a far right extremist. Andy is already taking the 5th when reporters contact him. This Reilly really has the dems on the run.

Anonymous said...

Leadership? Don't make me laugh.

Bishop D needs lots of cash fast to pay off a big bunch of damages claims for you know what. So he needs to free up some property, like all that OLA real estate --- there's probably some rich Arabian in the woodpile with wads of cash.

It's all buggery and hocus pocus, and very expensive buggery and hocus pocus, at that.

Mike Long and John Quaglione, what a couple of snake oil salesmen! They're trying to spin this like it's good thing.

"Where have all the Catholics gone, longtime passing..."





Anonymous said...

Q is such a PR specialist.....

The first thing Quags said is that even as merged, the newly created "Bay Ridge Catholic" will still have a DECLINING student population, 'The student population will continue to go down. The pool as a whole is shrinking.' That sort of stepped on the message of other 'officials,' who were peddling a pie in the sky notion that in a few years they expected enrollment to increase, or Mike Long's fanciful, '... the great news is that we are creating a bigger, bolder, better school....”

Q is working for people who have no shame; and he expects the parents to let their little kids to go to a couple of events called 'Buddy Day'!

Whose idea was that? Q's? Long's? Some priest's?

Anonymous said...

Quaglione is still making news and in the public eye in the local papers keeping his name out there.

Not a peep from Capano and Liam

Anonymous said...

Joe Caldarera entered the GOP primary for congress against Nicole. A prosecutor in special victims Joe stepped down as a prosecutor to run. He got a decent roll out and has a robust fundraiser coming up.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "REILLY-GOLDEN PITCHERS ALWAYS BALK" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 5:00 PM"

WHY DO YOU PEOPLE ALWAYS LIE? I CAN'T EVEN LET IT GO AS JUST "FAKE NEWS" ANYMORE.....
I MUST ASK --- JUST HOW MANY CLOWNS DOES MARTY GOLDEN HAVE IN HIS VERY MUCH OVERSIZED CLOWN CAR ???

Bernadette DeVIto's article in KCP just doesn't say what you're telling my readers in your comment above (See "Gounardes Faces Defamation Lawsuit, Golden Waits In The Wings" 10-31-19, Kings County Politics/Lawsuit [https://www.kingscountypolitics.com/gounardes-faces-defamation-lawsuit-golden-waits-in-the-wings/]). There's no "trouble" and there's no "taking the Fifth", and most important there's no basis for a lawsuit based on what Reilly's lawyer said to KCP.

The real clowns twisting in the wind right now are Ian Walsh Reilly and his lawyer Dennis Houdek --- Marty Golden can't be happy with Houdek's putting him right into the middle of this fracas at this time. Who could believe that any professional advisor would tell anybody that the best way to kick off an election campaign is to sue the man who beat you for any reason whatsoever.

Houdek must have gotten his law degree in a box of Cracker Jack, because saying something like "Andrew Gounardes used this to his benefit in the last several weeks of his successful campaign.... It helped Gounardes raise a lot of money in the last couple weeks of his campaign to unseat Marty Golden.... Who knows if it might have made the difference....” in no way makes out a case for "defaming [Reilly's] character and libel...".

Anonymous said...

Andy has a lot of explaining to do.

Anonymous said...

916, Nonsense, absolute nonsense!

Neither Andy or anybody else need explain anything to you, or Marty Golden, or Ian Reilly, or even Ian Reilly's lawyer.

The only thing that might make you think so is that you seem to have a head are full of cotton, hay, and rags! You're nothing but an exasperating, irritating, vacillating, calculating, agitating, maddening and infuriating drag!

Anonymous said...

Dennis Houdek is not "trying" to sue Gounardes. Houdek is suing little Andy and btw. Houdek in over 30 years has never lost a case.

Anonymous said...

Andy may not run till his legal troubles are behind him.

Anonymous said...

Has Eaton come out of woodwork in 11th CD yet, the biggest race in the country in his borough, just like the 22 Senate race last year where he took a pass on any public involvement? Sad.

Anonymous said...

Houdek? Don't you mean 'Who dat?'
As in 'Who dat guy think he is, and what do he think he tryin' ado?'
Dis be much ado about nuffin.

Anonymous said...

If Houdek never lost a case ... why have we never heard of him before?

Someone with that kind of track record does not go unnoticed.

Anonymous said...

One of these decades Craig will finally figure out the conservative party decides what happens.

Anonymous said...

Craig sits in the back seat while Jerry drives. When he is forced to come on board with Nicole to save face with Cats it will be no different

Anonymous said...

5:27 interesting point. So when will Craig finally figure out that for some reason the conservative party “decides” to lose every election and badly in embarrassing fashion?

Anonymous said...

Game over for Gerry’s racket. Now that young prosecutor entering the race Nicole bugging out that Craig’s going to join him. Has told Gerry she’s going to get help from whoever she wants whether he likes it or not.

Anonymous said...

To all the clueless out there, who post crazy stories without any factual basis, look at FB - Eaton, Cats and Nicole are together today at Bobby Van's Restaurant for a Cats Radio Show featuring Congressional Candidates.

I see Eaton and Nicole are quite chummy.

Anonymous said...

We said here last week Eaton would be forced to go with nicole and Kassar to save face, and he did.

Anonymous said...

226 not flattering for Eaton. Here are the facts:

- everyone knows Kassar is running Nicole's campaign
- everyone knows Eaton hates Kassar
- everyone knows Eaton hates Golden and Cats endorsed him last year (and will again next year)
- everyone knows Eaton was being embarrassed in political circles by sitting on the sidelines in Brooklyns biggest races last year (Golden) & this year (Malliotakis)
- it was said on this blog last week that Eaton would come aboard with nicole to prevent further embarrassment and according to 226 bragging about how "chummy" nicole and Eaton were, he has
- Eaton will be taking a back seat in Nicole's campaign to Kassar, in other words nothing has really changed since he was GOP Chairman.

Anonymous said...

Not finding anything on FB about Craig Eaton endorsing NIcole Malliotakis. Comments above seem like more fake news from Nicole's supporters to keep her sputtering campaign from cratering even more.

Anonymous said...

Let's hear it from the chorus of Golden, Kassar, Ghorra and whoever is still with Nicole --- one more time, but with feeling:

We love you Crai-ai-aig
Oh yes we do
We love you Crai-ai-aig
And we'll be true
When you're not near us
We're blue
Oh Crai-ai-gy we love you

Oh, please come back to us
And stop your fuss
When you're away from us
It's all a bust
Please, come back, don't cuss
In God and you we truly trust

Anonymous said...

Craig is at his lowest..he cant say anything PUBLICLY and is forced to kinda being seen with nicole out of embarrassment when everyone knows Kassar runs the show..

Anonymous said...

Craig not helping Nicole. Everybody onto her game. She tell everybody what she thinks they wants hear but will always be controlled like a puppet by same people.

Anonymous said...

816
But I thought Craig and her were "quite chummy" according to 226.

Craig needs to figure out what message he wants to post here is he with Nicole or not? That's exactly why he is a joke

Anonymous said...

7:13 I think you clowns need to get over who Nicole is chummy with. Nicole and Craig go way back even before Kassar and she famously backed him against Kassar when they tried to get rid of him.

The bad blood started during the Mayoral campaign when she was told to ditch Craig in return for things that were promised to her which never happened or course.

That they don’t curse each other out when they see each other don’t mean Craig will ever trust her again or be stupid enough to help her.

Anonymous said...

1116
So craig is not with nicole?? Is he with Rose or now staying out of brooklyns biggest race this year just like last year?

Anonymous said...

Where is Eaton??