Demonstrators go after State Senator Golden’s “divisive” and “racist” comments about who’s hooked on opioids

Article in Brooklyn Eagle Reports on how Golden’s remarks were found to bespeak a “reprehensible” and “racist” outlook

 

AFTER HIS BOSS’S SALT-IN-THE WOUND ATTEMPT TO APOLOGIZE  ---  JOHN QUAGLIONE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE PINCH-HITTING FOR MARTY  ---  AND STRUCK-OUT  ---  HIMSELF

 

Even old Bay Ridge-ites are starting to wonder if Marty Golden and his staff are getting to be too much of an out-of-date embarrassment to the neighborhood

According to a report appearing in print editions of the Brooklyn Eagle starting today  ---  “….   The remark, made by state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge-Southwest Brooklyn) to the Brooklyn Eagle in an article published on Jan. 23, has since angered a portion of his constituency….   ‘It’s not a ghetto drug,’ Golden said of opioids. ‘It’s happening to doctors' kids.’…”  (See  “Small but vocal crowd gathers outside Golden’s office to protest ‘ghetto drug’ remark”  by Scott Inman,  1/29/18,  The Brooklyn Eagle   [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/1/29/small-vocal-crowd-gathers-outside-goldens-office-protest-ghetto-drug-remark]).  

 

The Eagle’s reporter,  Scott Inman,  said that this is what happened next:   “….   On Monday afternoon, a group of roughly 20 attendees gathered outside the senator’s Bay Ridge office to condemn the ‘racist comment.’…   The Working Families Party, the Alliance for Quality Education and the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) organized the rally….”  According to Mr. Inman’s report,    on Friday,  Marty Golden  was in Albany during the rally.  

 

Golden earlier had attempted to “apologize” for his comment:   "To anyone who was offended by my choice of words regarding the heroin and opioid crisis facing our state, I sincerely apologize."   

 

The State Senator’s near-sightedness and dated ways of thinking were there for everybody to see  ---  TWICE  ---  once,  in the original gaff;  and then again in Marty Golden’s gaff-like attempt at an apology.   Instead,  of apologizing to everybody,  the State Senator did one of those non-apology-apologies only to  “…  anyone who was offended by my choice of words…”  Obviously,  Golden didn’t see that his so-called apology was equally discriminatory and segregationist to the original bad  “…choice of words…”  (more on this below). 

ANOTHER EPIC FAIL FOR QUAGLIONE

Here’s how Golden’s main flack John Quaglione tried to deal with all of it  ----  "Today, as Senator Marty Golden was in Albany discussing key issues facing New York State, including boosting the economic vitality of the gaming industry, his two Democratic opponents joined a handful of local fringe groups members for a ‘protest’ outside his district office.…   As we enter into an election cycle, uninformed criticism of Senator Golden's efforts to fight against heroin and opioid abuse, secure pivotal funding for local schools and more, is to be expected.”   No acknowledgement of his boss’s gaffs,  no mention of the inherent racism in his boss’s remarks,  and no attempt to factually address any of the issues raised by the demonstrators….. 

THE DEPTHS OF THE PROBLEMS GOLDEN HAS BROUGHT ON HIMSELF

One only needs to look at the final eight paragraphs of the Brooklyn Eagle coverage,  which stands out like an epilogue,  to see the fix that Marty Golden is in.   

This isn’t some Paula Katinas’ pro-Bay Ridge puffer  ---  this is a hard hitting attack on State Senator Golden  ---  and  the fact that it appears in  >>> The Brooklyn Eagle <<<  ,  a solidly pro-Golden local paper,  is not insignificant.  

In some of those eight paragraphs, the article quotes one of the demonstration’s organizers,  Dionna King,  who called out Marty Golden with this:   “….   Golden is conflating being offended by his comments with the need for him to account for his comments….   They are not just something that is harmful to say. It’s not only morally reprehensible to harbor these feelings, he’s a lawmaker and because of that he should be held to a different standard.’…   I think he considers that the most egregious action was the hurting of people’s feelings, and while that’s part of it, what more people are angered by are the ways in which  >>> his feelings  << upset the communities that he is responsible for as a lawmaker….” 

There were additional critical quotes from two of State Senator Golden’s potential opponents in 2018  ---  Andrew Gounardes and Ross Barkan.

However, the most exquisite attacks on Marty Golden’s “devisive” and “racist” remarks came in the video of the demonstrators themselves,  which was linked inside of the Brooklyn Eagle article.

Bob Capano announces that the Reform Party has been >>> “ESTABLISHED” <<< in Brooklyn

The Kings County Reform Party  held its first formal meeting in Brooklyn,  on Saturday  ---  and thus was established the Kings County Reform Party

Bay Ridgeite Bob Capano unanimously elected as chairman of the new party on the block

TALK-RADIO STAR  &  REFORM PARTY STATE-WIDE CHAIRMAN CURTIS SLIWA SAYS  ---  "Capano will empower Brooklyn voters to be a counter-weight to the entrenched party machines….”

According to a press release to this blog (and other media outlets),   “The initial organizational meeting of the Kings County Reform Party was held in the dining hall at Bklyn's Pizza, located at 1406 86th Street in Dyker Heights. Although the New York State Reform Party, under the new leadership of Chairman Curtis Sliwa, did run candidates in Brooklyn last year, these candidates were chosen by the state Executive Committee. Now, the Kings County Reform Party, under the leadership of Capano, will be charged with interviewing and selecting candidates to run on the Reform Party line throughout the borough.”

The release went on to state that,   “….   Curtis Sliwa, Chairman of the NYS Reform Party who attended the meeting stated,  ‘Bob Capano has worked in senior positions for Brooklyn's top elected Democrats and Republicans. He has run for office and campaigned for many others. Bob knows where the political bones are buried and who buried them in Brooklyn. As less and less people participate in the political process, Bob will welcome the disenfranchised into the NYS Reform Party's tent. He will promote our three key principles: term limits, initiative and referendum, and non-partisan elections. Chairman Capano will empower Brooklyn voters and be a strong counter-weight to the entrenched party machines.’…"

It should also be noted that,  prior to the Kings County organizational meeting,  Reform Party members from throughout New York attended their party’s Winter State Committee Meeting.

NEW PARTY ALREADY HAS A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS OUTSIDE OF BROOKLYN

The Reform Party had a number of significant victories throughout New York State last year. In Syracuse, Ben Walsh became d Mayor on the Reform Party line, without support from either the Democratic or Republican Parties  (the only other time a minor-party candidate became Mayor in Syracuse had been in 1913).   In a Queens County race,  the Reform Party provided the margin of victory for Robert Holden in his upset victory over incumbent Elizabeth Crowley.

HEARD HERE AND THERE AMONG A GATHERING OF FOLKS IN A DYKER HEIGHTS PIZZA PLACE

…  The Reform line can have a significant impact in a close race, such as many Reform Party types expect for the 2018 general election contests in the 46th AD and  Marty Golden’s  22nd SD.

…  A long discussion was had on the likely impact the new Brooklyn Reform Party might have in the 46th Assembly District and in Golden’s 22nd State Senate District.  Most of the RP-types at the gathering seem to think that both will be very competitive among the various candidates vying for those spots. 

There was also some speculation that State Senator Marty Golden would eventually wind-up having to give-in to a formal interview by Bob Capano and Chairman Capano’s candidate selection committee.  (If the old red-necked bastard foolishly refuses to formally seek the Reform Party line, it would be almost certainly like handing it to Gounardes or Barkan,  if either one or both of those candidates were to come before the Reform Party County Chairman for an interview).

Also,  very much was made of the fact that Vinny Gentile received over 31,000 on the Reform Party line for DA last year, and that most of it came from areas that overlap the 46th AD and 22nd SD…..

“… [T]hese clowns crossed the line and annihilation was the only option…”

In a fit of bragging to the New York Post,  Dennis Quirk’s lawyer spills the beans on the conspiracy to annihilate Richard Luthmann and his client Michael Pulizotto

Quirk’s lawyer,  Bruce Baron,  calls the attorneys on the other side  >>> CLOWNS <<<

 

Is Curtis LeMay representing Dennis Quirk ???  No,  it’s some “clown” named Bruce Baron.  

Baron’s law firm,  Baron Associates,  of Avenue U in Brooklyn,  is a collection of smug characters that seems to tout as part of its “Our Team”  ---  none other than the NYS Court Officers Association,  and low-and-behold,  an array of photos of the almost ubiquitous president of that union, Dennis Quirk.  There’s also a guest shot in the “Our Team” photo display of our very own illustrious State Senator Marty Golden; and in addition,  there are many more shots of various people on the Baron "...Team" obviously taken at events held at the Golden family business, the Bay Ridge Manor.  ("The question begs," [sic]  is it all just a coincidence ???) 

THE NY POST REPORTED THE  “…  ANNIHILATION WAS THE ONLY OPTION…” LINE BY QUIRK’S LAWYER

According to the report in the New York Post  ---  “A self-styled courthouse whistleblower whose lawyer got locked up in a violent fraud scheme dropped his $25 million slander suit against the longtime head of the state Court Officers Association on Wednesday….   Michael Pulizotto, former chief clerk of Staten Island Supreme Court, withdrew his allegations against Dennis Quirk and agreed not to bring them again, according to papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court….   Pulizotto had accused Quirk of calling him a 's–thead' and a 'rat' on Sept. 5 — two days before Quirk allegedly arranged for the display of a giant inflatable rat bearing Pulizotto’s name and that of another worker outside the courthouse….   Pulizotto filed the suit with the help of controversial lawyer Richard Luthmann, who’s been held without bail since getting busted by the feds in December on charges including kidnapping and extortion….”  ( See  “Whistleblower drops $25M slander suit against union chief” by  Bruce Golding, 1/24/18,  NY Post/ Metro  [https://nypost.com/2018/01/24/whistleblower-drops-25m-slander-suit-against-union-chief/]).

However,  as far as I’m concerned,  the real  PAY-DIRT  was in what came next  ---  Post reporter Bruce Golding goes on to quote Dennis Quirk’s lawyer running his big mouth.   Here’s the real scoop of the story:   “….  Quirk’s lawyer, Bruce Baron, called Pulizotto’s abandoned suit ‘as bogus as it gets….   While Dennis has always believed in the system, it was appalling how far these clowns crossed the line and annihilation was the only option,’ Barron said.”

Oh,  so it’s Pulizotto and Luthmann who are the  >>> “CLOWNS” <<<  !!!!!   Well, not so fast,  Mr.  Baron  (and Quirk too)…..   Maybe,  it’s you two that're wearing the floppy over-sized shoes, and all the grease paint with the big red noses this time around.

“…Annihilation was the only option…”  who did Quirk and his loose-lipped legal gunzel think they were,  Bomber Harris and Curtis LeMay  ?????  (BTW, does anybody out there remember the big Wallace-LeMay rally at Madison Square Garden in 1968 ?) 

And just who was it that was ANNIHILATED  ?????  

Certainly, it’s none other than,  Richard Luthmann,  who is enjoying his current three squares and a roof over his head at Federal expense.  

It would not appear to be Michael Pulizotto,  whose title and salary in the NYS OCA remain unchanged;  and whose lawsuit(s) against Mike and Judy McMahon, Dennis Quirk's union and the NYS OCA still are going forward,  according to Pulizotto's new attorney,  Alan Serrins,  a specialist in employment discrimination and other workplace torts.

Now, the the big question that needs answering is this:  What did Quirk (and arguably Mr. Baron) have to do with that Federal case going forward against Richard Luthmann ????? 

Recently, I heard somewhere that there has even been some bragging by Mr. Quirk that his influence is spreading to the Federal judiciary.   WELL !   WELL  !!   WELL   !!!   

Now, how’s them apple’s,  BOZO  and  CLARABELL   ?????

HEADS UP ! Documentary --- "Slave One: The Kung Fu Judge Story" to be shown in February

The story of Judge John Phillips, whose legacy was shattered by corruption at the Brooklyn DA's Office AND at the Brooklyn courthouse is being told by a film-maker and the presenters at a Montana documentary film festival on February 18, 2018

See how corruption by insiders downtown and gentrification in the heart of Brooklyn’s African American community destroyed a man known and respected by many

One of the offerings at this year's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival will be Juan Leguizamon's  "Slave One: The Kung Fu Judge Story."  

Long-time readers of this blog know that former DA Charles Hynes went after John Phillips,  a retired New York City Civil Court Judge, after Judge Phillips announced that he was running for DA against Hynes.  

A small part of the onslaught against John Phillips is documented in "Slave One: The Kung Fu Judge Story"  (See "Slave One: The Kung Fu Judge Story -- Juan Leguizamon, 2017, USA — 18 minutes"  (w/ video link)  [http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2018-peak/slave_one_the_kung_fu_judge_story]).  

For more detailed information,  contact:  The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival • 113 W. Front Street, Suite 105 • Missoula, Montana 59802 • (406) 541-3456.   The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is a program of the Big Sky Film Institute, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. 

Bob Capano hits "Home Run" in his first at bat as a columnist

CAPANO:  "Grimm vs. Donovan GOP primary will put Brooklyn in spotlight"

Reform Party Chairman and new columnist on the Brooklyn political scene predicts a Grimm-Donovan Republican Primary would be "...  a referendum of 'Trumpism' "

At long last,  >>> ANOTHER <<< independent and conservative-minded media guy in and for Brooklyn

He even pokes good old John Quaglione in the eye   ---   by mentioning Liam McCabe provocatively, and then not saying "BOOH !!!" about "Q"

Here's how Bob Capano kicked-off his first regular column for Courier Life's Brooklyn Daily:  "The GOP primary between Michael Grimm and Congressman Dan Donovan in Bay Ridge’s 11th Congressional District is shaping up to be a referendum of “Trumpism,” and the general election should be a bellweather for the entire country in the upcoming mid-term elections that will determine control of the House of Representatives...."  (See "Grimm vs. Donovan GOP primary will put Brooklyn in spotlight"  by  Bob Capano,  1/18/18,  Courier Life's Brooklyn Daily/  Politics/ Opinion/  The Right View  [https://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2018/3/all-right-view-grimm-donovan-218-01-19-bd_2018_3.html]).

Bob certainly has some chops being both insightful and  provocative with one-liners  like this:   "....  So far, most GOP elected officials and county chairs have lined up behind Donovan, but it will be interesting to see who Republicans that have worked for both men, like former GOP Council candidate Liam McCabe, choose...."

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,  BOB,  BROOKLYN NEEDS WHAT YOU’RE PITCHIN’

Jerry Kassar has been part of a concerted effort to undermine the credibility of Staten Island Attorney Richard Luthmann for a very long time

Kassar has repeatedly echoed the FALSE NARRATIVE about Richard Luthmann’s wanting a “trial by combat”  as far back as June 2016  ---  long after that story was debunked in August 2015…..

THE REAL ORIGINAL STORY  ---  AND HOW IT >>>ENDED<<<

The entire Luthmann "trial by combat" meme started with this story by Frank Donnelly,  whose earliest version appeared in the Staten Island Advance on August 4th or 5th, 2015:  

" STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Broadswords at daybreak?...  Champions with shields and suits of armor?...   A Staten Island lawyer with a penchant for bowties and closely-cut beards is apparently channeling his inner 'Games of Thrones' by asking a judge to sanction a trial by combat to resolve a civil suit in which he's accused of helping a client fraudulently transfer assets....   'The allegations made by plaintiffs, aided and abetted by their counsel, border upon the criminal,' Richard A. Luthmann wrote in a brief recently filed in state Supreme Court, St. George. 'As such, the undersigned (Luthmann) respectfully requests that the court permit the undersigned to dispatch plaintiffs and their counsel to the Divine Providence of the Maker for Him to exact His divine judgment once the undersigned has released the souls of the plaintiffs and their counsel from their corporeal bodies, personally and or by way of a champion.'..."  (See "Real-life Game of Thrones: Lawyer seeks trial by combat to resolve lawsuit"  by Frank Donnelly,  8/4/15 [Updated 8/9/15],   SI Advance/  silive  [http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2015/08/real-life_game_of_thrones_layw.html]).

But in that very article, it is made clear that Mr. Luthmann thinks that his proposed "trial by combat"  is "ludicrous" and "ridiculousness in kind"  ---  "....  The attorney requested a lethal showdown to highlight what he perceives as ludicrous allegations against him....  'They want to be absurd about what they're trying to do, then I'll give them back ridiculousness in kind....  If these people want to insist on having it out, then we'll have it out,' said Luthmann...."  In a follow-up article by Frank Donnally almost a year later,  the Staten Island Advance writer reiterated Luthmann's initial explanation and disclaimer,   "....  The attorney has said he requested the lethal showdown to highlight what he perceives are ludicrous allegations against him. [But] He insists the request is not a publicity stunt...."   (See  "No 'Game of Thrones' throwdown: trial by combat nixed for lawyer Richard Luthmann"  By  Frank Donnelly,  3/28/16,  SI Advance/ Comment   [http://www.silive.com/news/2016/03/no_game_of_thrones_throwdown_j.html]).

For the record, according to a very brief article in the NY Post,  THAT CASE WAS SETTLED A SHORT TIME LATER  (See  "Lawyer who wanted ‘Game ofThrones’-style trial settles case"  by Mary Kay Linge,  4/10/16,  NY Post/  Metro  [https://nypost.com/2016/04/10/lawyer-who-wanted-game-of-thrones-style-trial-settles-case/]).

WHEN KASSAR JUMPED IN,  THE SO-CALLED LUTHMANN  “TRIAL BY COMBAT” CASE HAD BEEN FULLY EXPLAINED AND UNDERSTOOD BY EVERYBODY INVOLVED,  INCLUDING THE JUDGE  ---  AND THAT CASE HAD BEEN “SETTLED” IN NORMAL FASHION BY RICHARD LUTHMANN AND OPPOSING COUNSEL

You would never know that by the way Jerry Kassar wrote it up in his first mention of it in his column.

Two months after the case had been SETTLED,  Kassar continued the false narrative about Luthmann in his initial description of Luthmann as follows:   "….   Interestingly, an eccentric Staten Island attorney named Richard Luthmann — who dresses up in a cape and crown and advocates trial by combat...."   (See  "Common Sense: Speaking your mind"  by Jerry Kassar,  6/17/16,  Home Reporter/ Commentary  [http://brooklynreporter.com/story/common-sense-speaking-your-mind/]).

TOO BAD RICHARD LUTHMANN ISN’T REALLY UP TO THIS “TRIAL BY COMBAT” BUSINESS  ---  OR THAT,  WITH QUIRK CRONY ARTIE AIDALA ON HIS DEFENSE TEAM,  THERE WILL BE NO TRIAL OF ANY SORT  ---  TOO BAD,  LUTHMANN COULD HAVE BEATEN ALL THESE GUYS  ---  HOPEFULLY WITH THE MICHAEL PULIZOTTO CASES,  THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT

FUTURE POSTS ABOUT LUTHMANN,  KASSAR AND THE CONSPIRACY

YOU’LL  SEE  ---  That Kassar did not act alone  ---  he is part of a very large and complex conspiracy to cover up blatant corruption in the New York State Supreme Court  ---  in this instance because it involves  Kassar-Long crony Staten Island DA Mike McMahon  ---  AND  --- Marty Golden-Charlie-Joe Hynes crony Dennis Quirk               

Early Kings County Politics article suggests that nothing new is going to happen in the wide open 46th Assembly District races in the GOP and further afield

Some might argue,  “Why re-invent the wheel ???”  However,  something needs fixing with so many flat tires on the bus going,  “Round and thump,  round and thump,  round and thump….  all through the town”

Stephen Witt,  obviously channeling his inner Claude Raines as Inspector Reynaud, must have told Kadia Goba to “Round up the usual suspects….” in advance of her anything-but-tell-all post on the Kings County Politics blog,  creatively entitled,  “Potential Candidates Eye Harris Assembly Seat” (since the italics were the most interesting part of that headline, I left them in there)

Basically, this post looks like something intended to barely inform the uninformed about who might be running for the probably soon to be vacated assembly seat now held by the indicted Assemblywoman Pam Harris  (See “Potential Candidates Eye Harris Assembly Seat”  by  Kadia Goba,  1/12/18,  Kings County Politics Blog/  Elections   [https://www.kingscountypolitics.com/potential-candidates-eye-harris-assembly-seat./]).   It should be noted that contrary to what is stated in the title  ---  not everybody mentioned in the post indicated that they were eyeing anything.

Based only upon whom was mentioned in the article,  it would seem that Chris McCreight should start off as the prohibitive favorite,  and easily able to lap this field if he does have the strong support of his boss,  Councilman Justin Brannan.

But, let's wait and see how this all plays out  ---  in the short run and in the long.....

Also, it should be noted that there is an oddly placed mention of an old joust between Lucretia Regina-Potter and Brooklyn Conservative Party Chairman Jerry Kassar  (and I do wonder why that’s in there)…..   Kassar does seem to have a compulsion though; it's like an obsessive-compulsive disorder that makes him turn upon candidates that he once supported; and then attack them viciously if they dare to run without his support.  It's like he is resentful of candidates who actually RUN for public office.  (BTW  ---  Does anybody know anything more about that ?????   I'd really like to delve into that some more some time soon.....  Like, before he does it again.....)

Assemblywoman Pam Harris Arrested by the Feds

While we have been focused on things like who thinks Capano and Eaton  are good, bad or indifferent,  or whether the Luthmann rap is a miscarriage of justice,  the real world keeps turning and real important things are happening  ---  like having our local 46th A.D. representative in the NYS Legislature getting swept up by a Federal Prosecutor

According to a report in the Daily News  ---  "Brooklyn Assemblywoman Pamela Harris has been indicted on charges of fraud and obstructing justice....   Brooklyn federal prosecutors unsealed the charges Tuesday against the pol....   Harris was arrested this morning and will be arraigned later today in Brooklyn federal court....   She was elected in November 2015 and her district includes Coney Island, Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights...."  (See  "Brooklyn pol Pamela Harris indicted on fraud, obstruction of justice charges"  by Andrew Keshner, 1/9/18,  NY Daily News/ Politics   [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/brooklyn-pol-indicted-fraud-charges-justice-obstruction-article-1.3746374]).

Is there MORE here than meets the eye ??? --- Mike Long talks about Conservatives possibly going it alone for NYS Governor this year --- Also the "farfetched" possibly of endorsing Andrew Cuomo

NYS CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN SURVEYS THE REPUBLICAN FIELD  ---  then he suggests that he isn’t impressed

Long actually mentions possibility of endorsing Governor Andrew Cuomo 

WAIT ONE MINUTE !!!!!    ANDREW CUOMO  ?????

 

Relax,  it was only Mike’s use of a rhetorical flourish, employing a subjunctive, contra-factual conditional presentation of the improbable Cuomo “endorsement”…..  OR WAS IT ?????

RIDDLE ME THIS, BATMAN:   Why is NYSCP Chairman Mike Long saying all of this so openly at this early stage of the game ?????

FIRST:  LONG SAYS THAT  ---  THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES MUST SHOW THEY ARE WORTHY OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY’S ENDORSEMENT

According to this report by Ken Lovett in the Daily News  ---  “With two top GOP potential candidates for governor recently deciding to forgo a run, longtime state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long admits to worries over whether the remaining possibilities have the right stuff….”  (See “LOVETT: Republican exodus from governor race worries Conservative Party boss”  by Kenneth Lovett, 1-8-18,  NY Daily News/ Politics   [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/lovett-gop-exodus-gov-race-worries-conservative-party-boss-article-1.3743253]).   Lovett’s piece went on to say that,  “….   Republicans and conservatives were disappointed when their leading choice, wealthy business turnaround expert Harry Wilson, decided not to run, citing family considerations….”  And that  “….  While  [Mike] Long is open to [some of the Republicans still being mentioned as candidates], he said they will have to first prove they can mount a credible challenge to Gov. Cuomo, meaning they have to craft the right message and show they are capable of raising significant amounts of money to get that message out….   [And] in all fairness, [they will] have a lot to do to get some steam up to make a credible run….   We’ll see what happens in the next few weeks. Whether they can put a campaign together or not, the jury is out right now….”

THEN LONG SAYS THAT:   HE  >>> WILL NOT BACK <<<  JOEL GIAMBRA UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

Ken Lovett quoted Mike Long’s specific non-endorsement of Joel Giambra,  as follows:   “….   Long said there is no chance his party would back Giambra, who donated money to Cuomo and Hillary Clinton and helped raise money for Mayor de Blasio, who he calls a friend….  If I was going to give consideration to Joel, I might as well give consideration to endorsing Andrew Cuomo, that’s how farfetched it is….”

ULTIMATELY MIKE LONG SAYS:   CONSERVATIVES WON’T  ‘RULE OUT’  RUNNING THEIR OWN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR LIKE THEY DID IN 1990

The Lovett article ended its coverage of Mike Long’s threatening statements to the GOP with this:   “Long did not rule out the Conservative Party, for the first time since 1990, running a different candidate than the Republicans if the GOP doesn’t select a suitable candidate….   ‘It’s still too early for that, but that is never off the table….”

WHAT’S GOING ON HERE ???  ---  IS THIS A TRIAL BALLOON ?????

Some say that this is just the opening gambit in the traditional Conservative Party shakedown of the Republican Party and Republican candidates…..

That well might be,  but what if it’s more than that ?????

Mike Long didn’t need to mention Joel Giambra at all,  but he did.   I think that he did it, because it gave Mike Long just enough of an opening to  >>> RHETORICALLY MENTION  <<< that he could  “… well give consideration to endorsing Andrew Cuomo…”.

"25,000" --- It's not just some number

At the close of the NYSE today,  the big old companies' index was at 25,000+

This has been a record-breaking week for almost every major index.....   And several of these major indexes set new record highs again today

The "Trump Rally" is now more than a year old !!!!!

The Dow-Jones Industrials Index, which tracks 30 of the biggest well-established U.S. companies, rose 152.45 points today , or 0.6%, to 25,075.13.

Whoa !!! It looks like Richard Luthmann is going to grovel and beg for mercy.....

Why else would our beleaguered hero be thinking about a switcheroo from his current lawyer to an insider-deal-maker like >>>  Artie with an "A" ?????

Let's see which of the criminal-defense-guys is standing up for Mr. Luthmann after Thursday  ---  my little birdie tells me it's one of our local favorites  >>>  good old Arthur Aidala 

What does this mean in the big picture ?????

   

As Soupie Sales used to say, "....  Well,  I'll tell you Gladys !!!!!"

It means that Luthmann has been convinced by somebody very close to him that he needs to make a deal  ---   fast  ---  very very fast.   Maybe,  that's because the somebody very close to Mr. Luthmann felt very in the cross-hairs and under the gun, HERSELF.

Imagine if you will both HERSELF and HIMSELF facing trials for basically the same crimes  ---    not a pretty sight, is it !!!!!

So out of the blue, this "Unlucky Dick"  looks like he's going to hire a very-hooked-up-to-his-nemesis-Dennis-Quirk-lawyer,  Artie Aidala.....

Now here's the rub  ---  what in the world could Richard Luthmann offer as his part of any deal ?????   THE MIND BOGGLES !!!!!

As Sachmo used sing,  "....  And I think to myself...   What a wonderful world....   Yes, I think to myself...   What a wonderful world   ---   Ohhhh, YEAH !!!!!"