Thursday, April 2, 2020

Vito Bruno's recent interview questions and answers don't go far enough for the people to really know what he's all about..... (PART 1)


HOWEVER  ---  they do reveal some glaring shortcomings in Vito Bruno as a candidate for the state senate in THIS race in the 22nd State Senate District against Andrew Gounardes



In March, Vito Bruno did an interview with the Brooklyn Reporter's John Alexander  (See "GOP Senate candidate Vito Bruno wants to put 'common sense' back into government" by John Alexander,  3/9/2020,  Brooklyn Reporter/ South Brooklyn/ Politics & Government   [https://brooklynreporter.com/2020/03/gop-senate-candidate-vito-bruno-wants-to-put-common-sense-back-into-government/]).  Before this campaign is over, the questions and answers in that interview will turn out to be both:  too little to give the public any insight into the real Vito Bruno of the last forty years, a major force in the "Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll" nightlife of NYC for almost two whole generations;  but at the same time,  be enough to see that in so many ways, Vito Bruno is what he has always been in Brooklyn politics,  a rank  >>> PARVENU <<<.

In this instance,  the Brooklyn Reporter's Q & A reveals that Vito Bruno is a complete outsider and dilettante when it comes to the physical, social and economic governance of places like Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights, where he claims to be from, and Bath Beach, Graves End, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park. You know, that special type of dilettante Republican that sweeps into a race from a place like the Village or Chelsea or the Flatiron District, completely unprepared  ---  sort of like Michael Allegretti did for congress before Mike Grimm cleaned his clock.

This is a good starting point (and mercifully,  it will be my finishing point as well):

[From the John Alexander interview in the Brooklyn Reporter]  "Why do you think a Republican Senate win is essential for this community and district right now?


Bruno: We need to get back to basics. And that means serving all of our constituents fairly. The only way to do that is to ensure a balanced government. This district represents homeowners, small business owners, Third Avenue, in schools, in police stations, firehouses, sanitation. We have union laborers, judges, lawyers, housekeepers, homemakers and community activists. We need someone who will represent all of them, not just those that agree with him...."   
Maybe there are a few words missing iin Vito Bruno's answer, or maybe even a whole line  ---  but let's not worry too much about the lack of real meaning and syntax  ---   what else is missing ?????
Except for the mention of "Third Avenue," which seems dropped in and completely out of place, there is nothing in Vito Bruno's answer that describes anything unique or specific about Andy Gounardes' 22nd State Senate District.  Everything that Vito says sounds generic,  pre-cooked and synthetic.  Does Vito Bruno even  know the names and/or numerical designations of all the major shopping avenues through the widespread and far flung state senate district ?   I am sure that Democratic State Senator Andy Gounardes does.....   
Does the choices of jobs that Vito thinks are typical in our community  --- "union laborers, judges, lawyers, housekeepers, homemakers and community activists" ---  reflect what most of the people in the 22nd Senate District do day in and day out ???  Where are the cops, firemen,  transit workers, sanitation men and teachers ?  AND that's just in the public sector.....  He seems to have intentionally left out non-union folks completely (that's indeed very interest for a Republican-Conservative). And what about the professionals that aren't  "judges [and] lawyers," or the countless other white collar types in finance, insurance or other commercial pursuits ??   And what's this "housekeepers [and] homemakers" ???  Boy, isn't that too PC by half.....  Shouldn't a real Republican-Conservative be comfortable with "housewives and mothers" ????  However, Vito can be very Republican and elitist in his own way;  how many different kinds of  "OWNER" did he describe  ---  it seemed like a million.  Doesn't Vito Bruno care about tenants at all ?  Or about the customers of the small business owners,  most of whom don't live in the district ??  Or about retirees living on fixed incomes ???
AND THE MOST TROUBLING IS THIS LAST BIT  >>>  "We need someone who will represent all of them, not just those that agree with him...."   Why does Vito Bruno refer to all the real people living in the 22nd State Senate as  >>>  "THEM" <<<  ?????   It's because he sees them in a very special Manhattan behind "the velvet rope" way.....  Vito Bruno sees most of the people living in the 22nd State Senate District as  .>>> OUTER BOROUGH RUBES <<<  or as he has put it in bygone interviews during his Manhattan days and nights:  "Guidos" --- "in gold chains" --- "from Brooklyn".....

Now, let's see if Vito and his minions foolishly step into this well-laid trap.....

I can hardly wait.....


18 comments:

Anonymous said...

What kind of mutt mentions "judges" as a representative group in the community?

There are more Inuit voters. Or neurosurgeons. Or scuba instructors.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "I ACTUALLY KNOW" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 10:52 AM"

HMMMMMMM !!!


I actually know somebody from OLA, Xaverian and all the rest.... grew up on Bay Ridge Parkway (75th Street), who actually is a scuba instructor, both here in New York and in Cozumel.....

Anonymous said...

Was John Alexander the reporter who published the pentagon papers?

Anonymous said...

Never heard of John Alexander until he moderated the Republican Council Debate between Q, Liam, and the other guy.

Total sham. Alexander let the county organization change the rules as the debate started, when Q's supporters showed up without campaign lit or signs, and demanded Liam's lit and signs be barred from the event.

He's not a professional reporter or a journalist. That night proved it.

Anonymous said...

Here's the mundane story line: A hack writer doing a hack's bidding, covering a hack politician; it's a story as old as time.

Here's the new take: a corrupt older man seduces a young writer with tales of past glory and the promise of a bright future as an insider covering insiders under the older man's wing and by his side.

You and I know very well that being by the older gentleman's side usually means the seamy side; and as a matter of course, always the underside.

Needless to say, that's a story as old as time too.

Anonymous said...

Now, that's a lot of dirt.

And look >>> NO NAMES and NO MUD PIES

Anonymous said...

My dealer was deported. Does anyone have a # for Vito?

Anonymous said...

Joke's on you, Bolivian marching powder cures the corona

Anonymous said...

Someone needs to tell me why Liam McCabe was able to get a Coronavirus Test while my brother-in-law who is a veteran cop in the 6-0 still can't get a Test? We all know this type of corruption and Political favors rots from the top down and McCabe and his Bride both work for Mayor D-Bozio! it sure must be nice to get special favors like this from City Hall during a viral crisis. do you know how many signatures did Liam collect for Marko by the way? Joe K. told someone Liam only handed it 2 sheets.

Anonymous said...

Sure 1:45. And all aspirin are alike.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "SOMETHINGS NEVER CHANGE" EDITION

TWIMC

THAT GOES IN SPADES FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO MAKE SNARKY COMMENTS HERE ON THIS BLOG.....


It doesn't seem to matter that we are in the midst of a pandemic, the snarks are out there going after Liam, Johnny Q or Bob Capano like nothing else in the world matters.....

Hey, aren't all three of them supposed to be all-in behind Vito Bruno ???

Shouldn't they be sort of acting like a band of brothers supporting Bruno and Malliotakis ?????

Anonymous said...

Was Vito the guy who ran for councilman at large? Gangemi beat him.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 5:20 PM"

" 'COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE ??? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' 'COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE' !!!" --- THAT'S WHAT THE FEDERAL COURT SAID WAY BACK IN THE DARK AGES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.....

BESIDES, WHEN "MY FRIEND" JOHN F. GANGEMI WON THAT COUNTY-WIDE "AT LARGE" SPOT FOR KINGS COUNTY, RUNNING AS A REPUBLICAN, HE CAME IN SECOND TO DEMOCRAT ROBERT STEINGUT, BUT BEAT OUT ANOTHER "VITO" --- VITO BATTISTA, WHO WAS RUNNING ON THE CONSERVATIVE LINE.....


The last sort of conservative guy to hold that "At Large" seat was never elected to any public office..... Mike Long was "elected" by a rump group of his executive committee, although by every measure of reality, he virtually appointed himself to the very short remaining term of Republican Vincent Riccio, who was forced out amid a kick back scandal.

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Galewyn Massey said...

EXPLANATION: THE "FANCIFUL AD HOMINEM ATTACK" EDITION

THE COMMENT ABOVE WAS REMOVED BECAUSE IT CONTAINED SEVERAL MISSTATEMENTS ABOUT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN A PARTICULAR FAMILY AND/OR WITH THE SAME LAST NAME

ALTHOUGH THERE WERE A SERIES OF ALMOST INCREDIBLE FRAUDS AND DECEPTIONS PERPETRATED BY MANY OF THOSE MENTIONED BY THE COMMENT MAKER, THERE WERE TOO MANY OVERREACHES IN THE COMMENT TO LET IT STAND

In the future, try to keep it real, even if there might be some old scores to settle.

The truth of reports about some bad acts by someone does not justify verbally hitting that someone like they are a pinata with a stick made of new, unproven and possibly more scandalous material.....

Anonymous said...

We just saw John Q on TV
It was a story about how John Q is raising money for the Diocese
But I thought doesn't John Q work for the Diocese?
He has to sing for his supper now?
Yikes!

Anonymous said...

Vito is a long time resident of the 22nd state senate district, if any one can voice the opinion, concerns, and issues of our community it’s him. He has my vote! #Bruno2020

Anonymous said...

Blah, blah, blah !!! But certainly not the whole story about Vito

Vito Bruno is the worst kind of Republican carpetbagging snob imaginable, he's a Vito that can't stand Guidos.

Plus, Vito Btuno is a man with a well-documented history of making his bucks for several decades in his outlandish world of after hours of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.