Do they care --- one way or the other ???
Or is it >>> THEIR STRATEEGERY <<< to go after that part of the electorate that has been clambering for decades, “Why doesn’t anybody go after the Neo-Nazi – Fascist vote ?????”
Here’s the tepid lead in to the
Brooklyn Eagle article about this very controversial upcoming GOP event: “Two
luminaries of the far right wing — the president’s oldest son, Donald
Trump Jr., and controversial former presidential adviser Sebastian Gorka — will
headline the Brooklyn Republican Party’s Spring Gala next month in the
borough’s GOP stronghold….” (See “Donald
Trump Jr., Sebastian Gorka to headline Brooklyn GOP gala’ by
Paula Katinas, 4/23/18, Brooklyn Eagle [http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/4/23/donald-trump-jr-sebastian-gorka-headline-brooklyn-gop-gala]). However,
the other side of the story was never that far away.
Starting with the her
sub-headline, “… Hopeful Ridge
Democrats are seeing red…”, Paula’s article got very interesting after
about the halfway point, with this: “…. Gorka’s
appearance at the dinner is making blue Democrats see red…. ‘Gorka has stoked Islamophobia and hatred of
Muslims in this country. He … sees immigrants as enemies. His values are
completely un-American,’ said lawyer Andrew Gounardes, one of two Democrats
hoping to unseat Golden in the fall…. Gounardes
will protest outside the May 16 event….
The other Democrat in the Golden race, Ross Barkan, also decried the GOP
for inviting Gorka to Brooklyn. ‘It's not exactly surprising Brooklyn's
Republicans would invite a foot soldier of hate to our borough,’ he said.
‘However, it’s still despicable
and all Republicans involved in these efforts, including Marty Golden, should
be ashamed of themselves.’…”
The Republicans’
riposte was very thin gruel, indeed, given the severity of the Democrats genuine outrage --- “…. Michael Tobman, a spokesman for the party,
defended the high-profile party guests and dismissed the Democrats’ contention
that the GOP is a fringe element in Brooklyn. 'The Brooklyn GOP is both contributing to current successes and building
for the future,' he told the Eagle. Brooklyn is diverse and dynamic and the
Brooklyn GOP reflects that energy.” ( I wonder if he wanted to add, ".... and that energy includes people that are comfortable with Neo-Nazis and Fascists..." among other things.....
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS INTRIGUING BIT:
UPDATE: After publication, the spokesman for the
Brooklyn Republican Party, Michael Tobman, said, "Yesterday's story on an upcoming Brooklyn GOP
fundraiser incorrectly implied that the party's Chairman, also an attorney,
used his professional position and business contacts to facilitate obtaining
speakers and special guests for the event. He did not."
HMMMMMM !!!!!
HMMMMMM !!!!!
Not a smart move Marty.
ReplyDeleteTobman is another Kassar crony hired at his behest. Word is there are several more sycophants he is trying to hook up with Marty’s campaign. If this proves one thing it’s that Marty better hire some professionals because while he may not lose this time, he’s going to attract much stronger opponents next time around.
ReplyDeleteGorka is a wanted fugitive in his native Hungary (a nation increasingly hostile to Jews these days) and has connections to Nazi groups there as well.
ReplyDeleteAdd it together, and it looks like Marty's Charm School was a throwback to a kinder, gentler Marty Golden.
If Gorka is a fugitive from Hungarian Nazis isnt that a good thing?
ReplyDelete5:48 PM, Marty, I didn't know that you actually made comments on this blog all by yourself!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Marty, it's all a good thing with Gorka and Trump; and you can rest easy that it's all gonna turn out just fine. Just ask Jerry and Ted.
ReplyDeleteBACKFILL: THE “MORE OF THE SAME” EDITION
ReplyDeleteTHIS STORY IS ONLY JUST GETTING STARTED --- HERE’S A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT
Try this on for size --- “…. Democratic candidate Ross Barkan is calling upon incumbent Republican State Sen. Martin Golden (R-Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights,Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend) to distance himself from a fundraising event hosted by Brooklyn GOP. In addition to Gorka, Donald Trump Jr. will be in attendance as part of a ‘VIP reception.’… ‘Sebastian Gorka is a neo-Nazi, an Islamophobe, and a disgraceful extremist. He doesn’t belong anywhere near Brooklyn, New York. The Republican Party of Brooklyn is fundraising off hate, fear, and shameless bigotry,’ Barkan said in a press release, ‘Marty Golden must disavow and condemn this fundraiser immediately. If he does not, he is endorsing the viewpoints of some of the most bigoted people in American society.’…” (See “GOP Fundraiser With Gorka Has Barkan Crying Foul” by R J Sonbeek, 4/23/18, Kings County Politics [https://www.kingscountypolitics.com/gop-fundraiser-with-gorka-has-barkan-crying-foul/]).
Even better, maybe something like this: “…. ‘Sebastian Gorka has been called a fraudulent, uninformed, racist, Islamaphobic , anti-Semitic, Nazi sympathizer by people in his own party!’ said Councilmember Justin Brannan who serves in the district where the venue is located…. ‘For me this has absolutely nothing to do with partisan politics. I have no idea why anyone would think bringing this guy to our community and saluting him as a guest of honor would be a good idea.’… Senatorial candidates in the 22nd District voiced vocal opposition. Andrew Gounardes who began denouncing Gorka’s attendance on Twitter this weekend has started a petition in protest. “I condemn Gorka’s inclusion, specifically, in the strongest possible terms,’ said Gounardes. ‘I’m disgusted that Marty Golden and his hand-picked Kings County Republican leaders would bring a neo-Nazi into our community. My district proudly celebrates our beautiful diversity, including our vibrant Muslim community, and Gorka has stoked Islamophobia and hatred of Muslims in this country,’ he added…. ‘The Republican Party is a personality cult built around the heinous presidency of Donald Trump. It’s not exactly surprising Brooklyn’s Republicans would invite a foot soldier of hate to our borough. However, it’s still despicable and all Republicans involved in these efforts, including Marty Golden, should be ashamed of themselves,’ said Ross Barkan…. GOP Chair Ted Ghorra told Bklyner the event is ‘invitation only’ and there will be no press allowed into the venue that holds 300 attendees….” (See “Gorka and Trump Jr. To Headline Republican Fundraiser at Dyker Beach Golf Course” by Kadia Coba, 4/23/18, Bklyner. [https://bklyner.com/gorka-and-trump-jr-to-headline-republican-fundraiser-at-dyker-beach-golf-course/]).
AND THEN THERE’S THE BEST OF THE BUNCH SO FAR --- AND ALSO THE FIRST STRONG CRITIC TO REPORT ON THE STORY --- FROM THE QUEEN OF THE CLICK
I can’t describe any of her material without being accused of being a “Spoiler”….. Here’s the cite; go look at it for yourself --- (See “Donald Trump Jr. is Coming to Brooklyn" by Marlene, 4/21/18, The Queen of the Click [http://queenoftheclick.com/donald-trump-jr-is-coming-to-brooklyn/]).
ReplyDeleteVery Interesting: The sick fat Baffoon Kassar tells the Eagle "Teddy has a lot of contacts through his law firm and I think he's using those contacts to help the party.”
That could e problem "Teddy"....
Then Michael Tobman, said, "Yesterday's story on an upcoming Brooklyn GOP fundraiser incorrectly implied that the party's Chairman, also an attorney, used his professional position and business contacts to facilitate obtaining speakers and special guests for the event. He did not."
So who is lying - Kassar or Tobman?
Teddy better watch his step.....if he uses his contacts in the wrong way he could wind up in trouble.....
Golden, Kassar and Wigs Ghorra...the gifts that keep on giving, and giving and giving.....
Gorka is a "islamaphobe" "disgraceful extremist" who dosent belong anywhere near Brooklyn.
ReplyDeleteNo thats just being a Republican which is why the party dosent belong anywhere near Brooklyn.
Tobman has no clue what is going on he’s mailing it in enjoying the paycheck and in his defense the guys is a Democrat he can’t be expected to understand the loony workings of Kassar’s puppet Ghorra. This don’t make sense to Republicans you think a Dem is gonna understand?
ReplyDelete7:01 Justin and Chris get off this blog and go back to bed.
ReplyDeleteWho do you expect to be speaking at a GOP event? Elizabeth Warren?
ReplyDeleteMarty Golden is a Conservative. If some people have an issue with that they might want to consider joining the democratic party.
ReplyDeleteNo. Marty Golden is a Republican. If he wants to abandon the Republican line and run only on the Conservative line let’s see how that’ll work out for him. If the Cons want to be honest for a change they can just pick their candidates via public auction to the highest bidder much like they do behind closed doors.
ReplyDeleteThe Democrats just won todays 2 special elections for State Senate. Keep up the attacks on Golden and you'll get the Senate back in control by the democrats.
ReplyDeleteWe lose Marty and NY loses the GOP
ReplyDeleteLike it or not. 8:28 states a fact.
ReplyDeleteAND WHAT THE HELL DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
ReplyDelete7:29 is a liar when he says, 'Marty Golden is a Conservative'; because Marty Golden is neither a member of the Conservative Party, nor is he any kind of recognizable conservative.
ReplyDeleteHe is closest to being a not so crypto bigoted 1960s white guy Democrat, who voted for JFK over Nixon, then Wallace over Nixon, then Nixon over McGovern, then Carter over Ford, then Reagan over Carter, then Reagan over Mondale, then Bush over Dukakis, then Clinton over Bush, then stayed home for Dole against Clinton, then for Buchanan a couple of times, and then the impossible happened, any world that he wanted to live in ended. Now, that's old line Democrat not 'conservative'.
makes sense 9:14.
ReplyDeleteperfect sense
BREAKING NEWS
ReplyDeleteIn Bronx state senate race reform party candidate got 2%
Gorka has been on CIA payroll since 2002. This Nazi sympathizer is the bogus lefts talking point.
ReplyDeleteLike the CIA never had Nazis on the payroll.
ReplyDeleteBottom line: WTF was Ghorra thinking by bringing Gorka to Brooklyn?
Seriously ... does Marty need this shitstorm circling the heart of his district right now?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone really think that rank and file Republican donors in Brooklyn will see news reports of this story and say, "Gosh, the media says Marty is honoring some Nazi. I'll buy two tickets to prove them wrong."
Wrong end of the telescope guys!
ReplyDeleteAs far as Marty and Ted are concerned, it's not about who is OK with this and who isn't OK with it, it's whether this gala makes money; and it probably will. That is far too simplistic and shortsighted.
The biggest problem is that the other side, from left of center to far left, will use this to hit Marty over the head again and again, gin up the troops and even recruit new ones, and maybe even make money off of it; all from now until election day.
This gala fiasco has limited upside and a lot of downside for our side, and it's exactly the opposite for EVERYBODY on the anti-Golden side, especially at the front end for all the anti-Golden faction Brooklyn Republicans.
John Cats will be there with Marty Golden and Ted Ghorra..Will will Craig be???
ReplyDeletePost at 3:43 is spot on. They’re just blowing this thing up on their way out whenever that is. Golden and his cronies don’t want another Republican elected anywhere in Brooklyn after he leaves Office. Ted got his fifteen minutes of fame and thats all they care about.
ReplyDeleteIf you are a republican why would you have a problem with Trump Jr or Gorka? Thats the GOP.
ReplyDeleteIs this really a GOP blog?
9:13 is probably Justin or one of his trolls. In order to win more elections, Republicans must get a much bigger share of the Arab vote. It makes no sense to feature a speaker that has made outrageous comments against Arabs at times making Ann Coulter look shy about expressing her opinion.
ReplyDeleteRepublicans getting an arab vote. not happening. Consider joining the reform party. I hear they have free pizza
ReplyDeleteTo 11:59 am I might accept advise from a loyal Republican not a hack fake conservative like you.
ReplyDeleteMarty announced he will be jumping out of a plane. a reason to hope
ReplyDeleteRESPONSE: THE "IT'S NICE !!!" EDITION
ReplyDeleteTO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 1:24 PM" & SEVERAL OF THE PRIORE COMMENT MAKERS
IT'S SO VERY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY IN THE BROOKLYN GOP GETTING ALONG SO WELL, FOR A CHANGE.....
MAYBE, IT'S JUST SOME OF THAT GOLDEN-GHORRA-GORKA MAGIC
Maybe, one of these days, Johnny Cats can have ALL of his Brooklyn GOP friends out to lunch TOGETHER in one place at one time. Maybe then we can have one of those big "Chowder and Marching Society Picnic of 1897" photographs with everybody obviously smiling at the man with the birdie under the black hood behind the camera.
Nobody has complained about the guests at function except for this blog.
ReplyDeleteCats has lunch with Ghorra regularly..Eaton, not so much..
ReplyDeleteCats laughing at Ghorra, Golden, and Kassar regularly is more like it. They used to talk to much shit how they were going to take him down now they have to grovel and scream to the top of their lungs that Cats is hanging out with them and not Craig. Meanwhile Craig is at John’s table at inner circle while Ghorra is negotiating rates with Dyker Golf.
ReplyDelete404.
ReplyDeleteWhat will be your excuse/logic when Cats is standing with Golden, Ghorra, Kassar at the gala with Andrea??????????
4:42 you guys have been saying the same bs for two years now and we’re still waiting for Cats to show some support for Ghorra let alone show up at an event for him. Bottom line is y’all have from talking shit about how you’re gonna take Cats down to now begging for forgiveness. Have fun squirming while Craig and John are at Macanudo.
ReplyDeleteMarty Golden is "mentoring " Andrea..
ReplyDeleteFrom John Cats
Cats tweets about Mart “mentoring” Andrea and laughs his head off at Team Golden who had vowed to take him down when he ran for and kicked Malliotakes out of their office for endorsing him. Now they’re groveling for Cats support and tweeting every time he so much as smiles at them.
ReplyDeleteRESPONSE: THE "THIS IS GETTING TEDIOUS" EDITION
ReplyDeleteTO ALTOGETHER TOO MANY OF THE COMMENTERS ABOVE
JOHNNY CATS THIS --- HOORAY !!! --- JOHNNY CATS THAT --- BOO-HOO-HOO !!!!!
Other than these particular OCD & ADD misanthropic comment makers, does anybody care who sits and eats with John Catsimatidis at this rubber chicken event or that one ?????
You’re missing the point GM. In 2013 Team Golden especially Kassar and Golden promised to run Cats out of town. Ghorra was a big time Lhota supporter back then. Fast forward to several years later when Cats is more politically powerful than ever and they have to grovel for his approval and look stupid to anyone who remembers. That and they are always worried that Cats will bankroll Gounardes or make a play for taking control of County Committee.
ReplyDeleteNo 9:00 you are missing the point. Nobody (except you) cares about fat guys and all the elections they lost. Nobody (except you) cares about county committee.
ReplyDeletecats was never in town
ReplyDelete9pm
ReplyDeleteYour missing the point..all people know and see today publicly is Cats with Golden and Ghorra, and will see it again May 6..and see Marty mentoring his daughter (in cats own words)
To 10:30 and 1:14. Probably the same person is posting about Cats at 1:30 in the morning and at 3:14 in the morning which pretty much shows you are the one obsessed. Pictures of Craig and John hanging out frequently while all we get from you is a mentoring tweet and bs claims that never take place. But seeing you guys grovel is indeed delightful.
ReplyDeleteIf the Brooklyn GOP really wants to raise money, they should auction off the right to pack Marty's parachute.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Marty Golden, his COS Jerry Kassar and his hand picked 'Chairman' Ted Ghorra (who for some reason calls himself 'President' of the Brooklyn GOP), the Brooklyn GOP i completely irrelevant.
ReplyDeleteCraig Eaton is completely irrelevant and all laugh
ReplyDeleteAll laugh at how Jerry pulls the strIngs on puppet Ted and has him taking the fall for the pr disaster with Sebastian Gorka.
ReplyDeleteThe laughter from one of the sides sounds more like a jungle noises. People like Long, Kassar, Vella-Marone and the rest of their ilk in the Conservative Party pose as silent lambs, but sometimes you can catch them laughing like hyenas. Don't be fooled, though, because the Brooklyn Conservatives are more curr-like jackals than pussy-like hyenas.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Brooklyn Republicans that are pussy-like, but they don't laugh much anymore.
I'd pay real money if they let me pack Marty's parachute.
ReplyDeleteHe is an old, drunken and sick man...have you seen that white and red face lately?
ReplyDeleteShouldnt his doctor warn him that after 40 years of drinking, jumping out of a plane is not the safest or healthiest thing he could do?
Speaking of old sick men, now if Kassar was jumping there would be a lot of people on the ground cheering for..........
Golden looks ok for a hero police officer
ReplyDeleteHero? What hero?
ReplyDeleteDidnt he lose his gun when he was a cop, something which had gotten a lot of publicity years back..
And then there was the charm school, the "fat boy" comment, the running over an elderly lady, the bicyclist incident (just to name a small few of thousands of blunders)...and now the neo nazi storm.
Things are really working out for the "hero" these days.....
And dont forget the claims as to how he really got the Bay Ridge Manor....
Ghorra will do something Eaton never could with John Cats help ...win a race totally in Brooklyn with Liam McCabe ..I can't wait
ReplyDeleteTed Ghorra might be able to part the Red Sea or even walk on water with his friends, but a win in the 46th ain't in the cards for 2018; whether it's Liam McCabe or anybody else.
ReplyDeleteWe all know or most already know that Ted brokered a compromise between Liam and Steve and Steve will be the GOP candidate in the 46th. Old news.
ReplyDeleteThe news is Grimm is back and bringing Liam with him.
ReplyDeleteWho is Ted again?
Liam-Steve, Steve-Liam, straight up-upside down, frontwards-backwards, sideways right-sideways left; WTF difference does it make.
ReplyDeleteExcept for Nicole, there will be no Republican wins in Brooklyn. Marty can try a hundred stunts, it won't save him. Nothing will help any Republican anywhere in Brooklyn in 2018.
Put your dreams away for another day.
Marty is winning Nicole is winning and they are both going to have to pay Jerry’s cronies exorbitant amounts of money and hope they stay out of the way and do no harm.
ReplyDeleteMarty, Ghorra, Cats work fo Brooklyn while Eaton hopes to get invited to freebie dinners
ReplyDeleteLooks like Brannan and the Bay Ridge Dums sent Gorka packing. Golden is in bad shape. If I were the referee, I'd throw in the towel and call the fight. Let Capano run the show
ReplyDeleteJerry’s puppet ahem I mean the Cons errand boy sorry I mean Ted Ghorra has some explaining to do.
ReplyDeleteRESPONSE: THE "REFEREE CAN'T THROW IN THE TOWEL" EDITION
ReplyDeleteTO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 11:25 AM"
A REFEREE CAN "CALL THE FIGHT" --- HOWEVER, "THROWING IN THE TOWEL" IS SOMETHING THAT IS DONE BY A FIGHTER'S OWN CORNER TEAM, USUALLY IT'S THE FIGHTER'S TRAINER AND/OR MANAGER THAT DOES THE DEED
There is one person that I think should step up and run the show in/for the Brooklyn GOP --- but I won't tell..... However, nobody should get the job as Kings County GOP Chairman, unless they can do a spot-on imitation of Colin Clive screaming, "It's alive !!! It's alive !!!!!"
BTW, who knows what is completely wrong about the character played by Colin Clive ????? (Note: a Hollywood buff might disagree.....)
Tobman made Team Golden look like imbeciles. How many more Jerry cronies do they have to hire before this thing really starts to implode? Can’t they just pay Jerry’s people and let them stay at home?
ReplyDeleteI think Cats asked Eaton to drive him for coffee . He must be "in"
ReplyDelete3:43 wasn’t too long ago you guys were laughing at Craig and John saying that Cats was done in politics and now your whole crew is groveling to John and Andrea terrified of his friendship with Craig. Enjoy Ted and his ridiculous ideas while you can because h s the next scapegoat.
ReplyDeleteGolden, Ghorra, and Co. Always respected Cats ..not craig...Thats why John is with Ted and John is proud Marty is mentoring Andrea.......as Craig hope s for freebie invited so John can fill a table...everyone knows that's all its about
ReplyDeleteLet’s dispense with the BS. Ghorra was a staunch Lhota supporter and appeared in ads as background for him. Golden and Kassar waged war on Cats when he ran for Mayor threatening anyone who would support him, telling everyone Cats was finished in politics after he lost to Lhota and going so far as to kick Malliotakis out of the Brooklyn Office when she wouldn’t take back her support. Rumor has it that they even removed her name off the door. Now all of that has come back to haunt you. Whistle while you grovel fools.
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ReplyDeleteIf that is true, why is Cats saying Golden mentoring Andrea ..there is only 2 possibilities u idiot.
1) it is fake news
2) all is forgiven as all in the know Cats is good with Marty, and Ghorra and when Eaton says he is close with Cats they look at his Twitter account and his tweets about Marty
6:09. Cats made a one word tweet about Golden “mentoring” Andrea was meant to mock Golden who had vowed to take Cats down. Meanwhile if you want to find out who Cats is close to maybe you should look at Craig and his wife sitting next to him and Margo at the Inner Circle dinner. I’m enjoying this. The “badasses” who were gonna take Cats down are now groveling for his approval endlessly mentioning a single tweet he made about mentoring.
ReplyDeleteAny mention of Marty Golden "mentoring" anybody had to be a mockery. In this case, it directly harkened back to Marty Golden's fiasco about the charm school for women going into business.
ReplyDeleteMarty Golden couldn't mentor a stray cat what to do with a dish of sardines, or Ted Ghorra how to run a GOP gala without inviting somebody that would be broadly attacked as a Neo-Nazi and Fascist.
Hey 6:09. Whistle while you grovel fool
ReplyDeleteMaybe Cats wants Marty to teach his daughter some poise, so she cuts back on the cheesecake photos on social media.
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