Anonymous said...
Did you ever try and post something about Nickie Woerner over on Blabers? Never makes it to the board.
I don't know, it is like he is protecting his girlfriend or something ;- 0
The staff at Ulster Politics just read this post and feels compelled to re-run our original graphic.
Don't you remember the Ulster Politics June 12, 2008 Post?
If Blaber News and Commentary Won't "Post-It", Be Sure To Copy Ulster Politics.
You're in Good Hands with Ulster Politics.
Blaber does this to everyone. That's the primary reason that the staff at Ulster Politics started this blog. We were sick and tired of Jeremy spewing his crap and not posting our comments.
We started our own blog, and to date, we have never not posted someone's comments. On occasion, a few people have posted and forgotten where they posted, and thought that we didn't post their comment. We located their comment and direct them to where THEY posted it.
But we have posted everything about everyone. No one has been spared. Yes, we've had to post negative things about people that we like, but if you want to be a credible blog, you have to post everything.
We do realize that sometimes people are WAY out of line and their comments need to be removed, but this is not the case with Blaber, Ulster Politics knows first hand that even the mildest negative comment about Blaber's friends do not get posted.
Please vote in our poll, has Jeremy "changed" since the Juilian Scrhiebman e-mail incident, like he said he would, or is just the same old Jeremy?
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This is a nice blog. I like it!
you won't see this on Blaber News
Not one iota mentioned of the private sector success of these candidates.
Come on, we all know Bernardo ran a 350 person company worth $65 million. WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS:
How many gold necklaces did Hein sell at Littman jewelers in his private sector experience? How many sub prime mortgage loans did he write in his short time at a local bank. How many cups of coffee did he pour for Lew as Deputy Treasurer - these things matter and we deserve to know the candidate's full private sector success rates.
Similarly, Auerbach claims today he "minded the store" - the family hardward store. When did it go out of business? What's there now? Who did he sell it to? For how much? Come on, give us the full Auerbach resume.
I have worked in both the private and public sectors. I can tell you with 100% certainty that private sector business experience for elected office is extremely overrated. It is virtually worthless in the public sector. I would go as far as to say it is a deterrent to progress.
Private sector processes and theories just do not work and are not applicable to the public sector. It is really a case of apples and oranges. Simple rules of accounting and safety are followed already. There is room for improvement there, but not at the fundamental level.
The grid lock comes in following the rules for protecting private information, state controlled things like DSS applications, Motor Vehicle processes, Grant administration and things you never see in the private sector.
I am sure someone will counter saying that is exactly what is wrong with Government. My experience tells me that there is good reason for these policies that do things like protect the privacy of residents.
I would love to hear what professional Political Scientists like Dr.Gerry Benjamin have to say on this issue.
12:55, how then do you explain the success of Mike Bloomberg in NYC. What sort of experience did he have in government?
12:55, I would have to agree that the Social Services aspect of government and the private sector have little in common. The business of Hand Outs is the furthest thing from the private sector. However, MANAGING the people (the employees) who perform services, streamlining, cutting the middle man out, make it faster and cheaper to hand out our tax dollars, that is where a successful businesman could have a positive affect.
To: 12:55
Have you checked your mail lately from your credit card company, your bank, or any other company that you maintain an account with? Have you bothered to read all the statements that consumers are now receiving concerning Privacy Rights and access to private information? I think Congress has forced private industry to protect private information as much as the public sector protects Private Information.
Then again, the Public Sector has to deal with the individual's right to obtain information from government agencies under the FOIL Statutes that is unheard of in the private sector.
So what does it matter public sector / private sector experience?
It seems I, too, have been consigned to Blaber's persona non grata list!
Ever since I outed Auerbach as posting under a known (to some of us here in Ellenville) pseudonym, "Lou S." (for "Lou Saphier," get it?), and challenged Blaber to check out the IP email address of "Lou S." (who, by the way, has not been seen posting ever again!) to determine once and for all if the source of the fulsome praise and defense of Auerbach was indeed FROM Auerbach posing as an Auerbach sock-puppet (and that many if not most of the subsequent "anonymous" posts defending Auerbach or criticizing his opponents or those who took him to task were ALSO Auerbach, who has YET to be seen posting ONCE under his own name on ANY blog or forum!) as a pathetic, desperate, and lacking-in-integrity demonstration of the very lack of character of a would-be "ethical" watchdog, Blaber has refused to post ANY of my posts, even if they didn't mention Auerbach by name!
I challenged him here on this blog, which he reads, to tell us whether this is at the direct or indirect orders of Auerbach, or was his own decision, and he has ignored my challenges, and continues to refuse to allow my posts on his blog. So much for "fair and balanced"!
BTW, I appreciate that this blog puts the FULL DATE in the post, unlike Blaber's use of only the time, which makes it hard to know when a post was actually uploaded, to get a good sense of the true chronology, and help one go right to the new posts since one last logged on.
As long as persons continue to be able to post anonymously, we may never know to what extent candidates and their surrogates are trying to pass as neutral or objective persons, or even supposed "on-the-other-side" stalwarts who had a "Road to Damascus" revelation and are now backing the person in the OTHER party, an old ploy that some still fall for.
There may be SOME limited justification for anonymous posting, but it is surely abused here and elsewhere; if more persons exhibited the guts to stand in front of and behind their words, and take full responsibility for them, online political discourse might be taken more seriously and be more useful in getting to the merits of candidates and their claims.
You know it's easy to post all comments when you do your blog anonymous. When you grow a set of balls and people know who is behind this blog let me know if you post all comments.
You will have Lenny and Squigley calling you telling you to take down certain comments. Unlike, an anon blog, people that have their name on a blog have comments associated to them, even if they disagree with the comments. It hurts feelings and ruins longstanding friendships.
No way to get around it. So until you tell us who you are don't fucking judge Blaber who at least sings his name to what he writes.
KRULICK:
Didn't you get tossed off the Ellenville town board? Maybe Blaber does not post your comments because you are a nutcase.
Who are you to make up lies about someone like Elliott Auerbach. The guy is the nicest guy you will ever meet and is by far the most qualified to be our next Comptroller.
You simply have an axe to grind with Elliott because you are a bitter wacky man.
BTW- Your suggestion that Auerbach has control over any blogs is crazy. Auerbach certainly has support by Blaber, clearly Blaber's posts reflect that. However, I highly doubt that he cares what is written about him by the anon malcontents.
In response to Mr. Blaber's post today defending Mike Hein's "budget cuts":
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Mr. Blaber, the difference between belt tightening measures elsewhere in the State and Mr. Hein's measures are that those instituted elsewhere are actual cost cutting steps bringing true savings. Mr. Noonan was recently a guest on my radio show where he outlined, in detail, how the vast majority of Mr. Hein's "cost cutting" ideas were actually lines in the Budget which were not being implemented even before Mr. Hein named them.
Not filling positions which are currently vacant and thus not costing the taxpayers money is one example named by Mr. Noonan. Another example of "savings" is eliminating magazine subscriptions in County agencies!
The fact is that Mr. Hein, for purely political reasons, chose the TIMING of his "cuts" to impact the November elections.
He asked County Department heads to come up with 2% cost cuts for the rest of the year (which, being that we are more than halfway through the year, are really only 1% compared to the total annual Budget). We have not heard a single word about the "cuts" having come from Department heads, meaning either the Department heads fed Mr. Hein "cuts" which - given the do-nothing nature of those "cuts" - have no actual effect on their ability to spend or that Mr. Hein got nothing from the department heads and came up with these do-nothing "cuts" on his own.
Either way, the manner in which this issue has been handled by the Administrator's Office raises serious questions about Mr. Hein's ability to manage the people who work for our County Government.
So much for the importance of "public sector experience".
In response to Mr. Blaber's post today falsely claiming that many conservative blogs (including that of my radio show) are being financed by Republican politicians:
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Very cute, Mr. Blaber. The fact is, however, that Right Time Radio has been on the air for 2 1/2 years and our appearance has nothing to do with this year's election. Our blog is a way of giving our listeners a way of catching up on the issues which we talk about (and have been talking about for years) during the week instead of waiting for Friday.
Our blog contains daily links to news stories, videos and comments on national, regional and local issues. We also have made available links to the websites and e-mail forms or e-mail addresses (where available) of our Federal, State and County elected officials, both Democrat and Republican as well as given readers the ability to download some very useful free software.
Are we political? Of course, and admittedly biased just as you certainly are. We get no funding, however, from political parties or campaigns and TAKE NO POLITICAL ADVERTISING REVENUE - unlike you. Claiming that our appearance - and that of others - has something to do with the elections (especially given that you have ZERO proof) simply shows that you and those whom you support will do anything to win an election for your candidates.
As long as you keep twisting the facts to fit your own world view, people will continue to - rightfully - question your commitment to the ideal of "fair and balanced" (ironically, a slogan you lifted THAT slogan from a conservative news channel.)
Thank you, however, for linking to our blog in your post. We also link to you in our sidebar.
Originally sent to Blaber's blog thread "U.C. Republican Committee Sets Up Hit Blogs; Afraid Of My Blog's Effect"; we'll see if he has the balls to post it!
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I doubt you will post this, so I will copy it to one or more other blogs to try to keep you honest, in that others will see just how "fair and balanced" you are or are not.
I have challenged you to respond to several points, including whether your failure to post previous comments from me is your own decision, or under the direction of Elliott Auerbach. I have challenged you to check to IP email address of "Lou S." and subsequent anonymous posts defending Auerbach to see if they indeed come from Auerbach, particularly from the computer in his Ellenville Village Hall office.
Don't flatter yourself to think that all these blogs are there just because they are envious, afraid, or just out to attack YOU! But if YOUR blog truly were "fair and balanced" and didn't refuse to post messages that YOU didn't like, fewer blogs would be necessary.
I'm not a Republican (or a Democrat); I have no patience or sympathy for either party simply flogging the other guy or other party JUST BECAUSE it IS the "other." I have been quite disappointed with both major parties for a long time (having been active in the Green Party for some time, until I became disenchanted with their own "leaders" and practices), and now am rather suspicious of and dismissive of the "special interest" entities the political parties themselves have become.
The only "position" and "platform" the current Dems and Repubs (locally and beyond) seem to stand for is winning at all costs and keeping the other guys down as much as possible.
"They are all attack blogs and try unsuccessfully to discredit Hein, Auerbach, myself and Democrats in general."
You mean that NOTHING on ANY of these blogs might be NON-attack material? Frankly, I see MORE diversity and MORE range on these blogs than on YOURS! Your own opinions are SO blatantly partisan and uncritical of YOUR favored candidates, and SO one-sided and critical of those you oppose, that your comment is ironically risible.
Rather blatantly assertive of you to whistle in the dark past the graveyard in concluding that they are all UNSUCCESSFUL; clearly, they must be getting under your skin SUCCESSFULLY, and swaying others, if you are taking the trouble to flog them.
BTW, I'm still waiting for your favored candidates to be "credited" with some details, by YOU or THEM, beyond YOUR vague and blatant assertions about their "qualifications" or "successes" or "abilities."
I can't speak to Hein, who I don't know, but I HAVE known Auerbach for decades, as a candidate, elected official, appointed official, as a business associate, and as the guy who mostly cut keys and mixed paint in his father's store.
YOU barely know the guy, and it's easy to see how a kid like you could easily fall into his reality distortion field, and buy into his BS. But most of Ellenville isn't fooled, and have seen him long enough, up close, to know his severe limitations and shortcomings.
You are deluded if you really think YOU and YOUR blog ARE "fair and balanced" (and using Fox Noise's slogan, to boot!) or that YOU aren't the arch-electioneer puppet! I see no other purpose OF your blog BUT TO promote certain candidates and bash their opponents.
That you reserve your harshest criticism for Ulster Politics suggests that YOU are most AFRAID OF THEM! I will post this THERE as well as to YOUR blog, so all can check and see if YOU dare print it!
3:48 - So what's YOUR name?
-John W.
UP Field Operative
the blog logo appears to be part of the AllState logo- be careful
To the anonymous coward at 3:57 am:
No, I wasn't "thrown off Ellenville town board." First, get your facts STRAIGHT. There IS NO "Ellenville TOWN BOARD." Ellenville has a VILLAGE BOARD! And I CHOSE not to run again, which SHOCKED the mayor, with whom I'd had a smooth working relationship until the Walmart* issue came up. I've publicly explained the reasons why I chose not to run again several times in the local paper and paper's online forum, so your failure to get this right is YOUR inability or unwillingness to do some basic research.
NOT ONLY was I NOT kicked off, but was regarded by many as the ONLY trustee who did his job responsibly and professionally. I could have run again and easily won a third term.
"If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names." Elbert Hubbard
Now, on what basis do you get to psychoanalyze someone online and declare him "a nutcase"? Care to share your methodology? Care to provide some support evidence? I leave the readers here to determine who is showing the more rational and level-headed responses!
Who said I've lied about Auerbach? Show one example! Then, you might want to either PROVE it's a lie, or refute it with superior evidence!
No, he's NOT the nicest guy I or anyone would ever meet (just ask present and former workers at village hall, or those he's been involved with in previous business dealings, or, especially, those who have CROSSED him in the past, and against whom he's USED his political office to get vengence).
I still keep asking to POST those "most qualified" substantiations! Just WHAT specific qualifications are you talking about? NOT vague blatant assertions and hyped-up claims. ACTUAL stats and examples!
"Bitter"? "Wacky"? Who are YOU to make such claims? Oh, right, an anonymous coward! Seems YOU are the one steeped in some obsessive bitterness!
Give ONE example of some support evidence to show that this is about an "axe to grind"! WHAT "axe" could you mean? Do you even KNOW me? How do we even know this isn't just Elliott posting?!!!
I didn't suggest Elliott has "control" over any blogs! That's YOUR strawman argument! I suggested that Elliott MAY have TOLD Blaber not to post anything by me, directly or indirectly, and I have asked Blaber to come clean on whether he DID, or whether the decision was HIS OWN. I still await Blaber's answer.
Blatant assertions by "anonymous malcontents" such as YOURSELF don't explain or prove anything. Nor does it refute a word I said!
I submitted the following to Blaber's item: "As Hein Goes, So Goes NY State:"(Blaber didn't post)
Did the other exects predict--like Hein did--their counties would have a $23 million deficit when it had a $12 million surplus? Did the other execs accept campaign donations from Native American tribes suing their county?
To anon 3:48 am with the Potty Mouth: Posting your foul mouth comment anonymously about Ulster Politics being run anonymously is kinda like the pot calling the kettle black isn't it? Why don't you identify yourself?
"Elliott Auerbach the guy is the nicest guy you will ever meet and is by far the most qualified to be our next Comptroller."
That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. Does he know how to handle more then $325 million. I am not sure about that. He may lose it all and Ulster Country would be in debt. I know for sure that if Auerbach won, Ulster County would be the low life County of New York.
Ill judge Blaber all I want. I dont see you signing your name. And until you do I am not going to sign mine.
August 5, 2008 3:48 AM
So whats your name 3:48??
beke and krulick separated at birth?
I had no idea who "Beke" was, so I went to his blog site. I would say that on the standard conventional left-right spectrum his general positions and mine couldn't be farther apart.
So I have no idea what point the anonymous slacker at 5:35 was trying to make.
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for Blaber to respond SOMEWHERE, ANYWHERE! And, assuming HE is not the previous anonymous poster I challenged, for THAT anonymous poster to identify him or herself and respond to my points.
At least, Beke and I identify ourselves and stand by what we say; for all I know, ALL the anonymous clone clowns haven't BEEN separated at all and are the same person! ("Nobody knows you're a dog on the Internet!")
This explains a lot about the Woerner-Blaber relationship. Scroll down to see a picture of Woerner and his friend.
http://kingstonprogressive.blogspot.com/2008/08/empire-state-aids-ride.html
Here's another one that Blaber will not post
"When is Hoffay going to admit that he's a defrocked priest? He was ordained in 1974. When will he tell us when and why he was defrocked?'
I will vote for Elliott Auerbach. I have known him for almost 3 decades. Don’t listen to the Steve Kruliks of the world, don’t even listen to me. Take 5 minutes to talk to Elliott and you will understand why I am voting for him. Here are some of the reasons.
He has vision. Not only does he see Ulster County for what it is right now, he sees it for what it can be.
He has drive. Drive to go to the far reaches of the County to meet people and discuss their issues so that he can best advocate on their behalf.
He has charisma. Charisma to unite people, to motivate people, to teach and guide people. He approaches people with a can-do attitude and knows how to get the most out of those working with him.
He has experience. He was a 3 term village mayor while running his Hardware store with his Father and Sons. He has tangible public sector experience as the dealing with local government issues. And what is a county but a conglomeration of local governments? Who better to oversee Ulster County’s 24 local governments than someone who was the Chief Executive office of one of those local governments…
He has dedication. Elliott is born and bred in Ulster County. After college he returned home to Ulster County to take over his family business. He took time away from his family to dedicate to the Village of Ellenville as its mayor. He then returned as the Village Manager to continue to improve the Village that he loves. Sure Ellenville has seen some hard times, but I posit that things would be A LOT worse if Elliott hadn’t been around all these years. Don’t make Elliott the scapegoat for the results of a plundering global economy. Anyone who knows Elliott, knows that he has selflessly dedicated his life to try to improve the village where he was born and raised.
For the foregoing reasons, I will vote for Elliott Auerbach. I hope you will to.
Instead of Blaber won't post this, let's look at some of what Blaber HAS posted in the past.
In keeping with the spirit of this particular blog thread, I CAN'T believe that Blaber let these comments about his best buddy Michael Hein through. That would NEVER happen now.
These posts confirm what the "nasty newcomer" Ulster Politics has been saying about Hein being one of the "Good Old Boys". These are comments from Blaber News and Commentary post on DECEMBER 6, 2007.
My.. my... my... how things have changed at Blaber News and Commentary.
Anonymous LittleDick'sFly said...
God help us if this clown gets elected.
Where is Hoffay when we need him?
7:13 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Does anyone else think we should see Bonnie Hewitt's attendance as a warning sign rather than something positive. I would suggest that in light of events of recent past, we secure a commitment from all the candidates that they will not accept minor party endorsements without the democratic nomination.
7:46 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
This guy is terrifying. He stands there with Sottile, Woerner, Zweben, Provenzano and the rest of the thugs and actually says he is not a good ole boy...
It would be funny if it wasn't so insulting to his audience...
Does he really think everyone is that stupid?
LOOK AROUND THIS GUY--
He is the good ole boy's new boy toy (I guess bratley is still licking his wounds from being trounced in his own neighborhood)
Spada is behind this one too---
Wake up, Ulster County, get rid of these theives!!!
9:46 AM
Anonymous VERY concerned UC resident said...
Bonnie Hewwit is just the begining. As has been stated so many times, Mike Hein is an OPPORTUNIST!!
(DEF: Adjective: Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
DEF: NOUN: A person who places expediency above principle)
He will cuddle up to whoever will support him.
I would be willing to bet, with odds, that there were more Republicans than Democrats there last night.
Since Hein refered to Thomas Jefferson in the press the other day. I would like to quote Jefferson today.
"Every honest man will suppose honest acts to flow from honest principles, and the rogues may rail without intermission."
Caveat emptor
10:12 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Isn't Hoffay in rehab? Jeremy I was at the fundraiser there were no where near 250 people there. Obvious you have chosen a side you now expanded his fundraiser to make it sound like it was sold out. While it was well attended, there was no where near 250 people there.
11:30 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
We should ALL see Hewitt's attendance there as A MAJOR
WARNING..
11:33 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Well having candidates not accept minor party endorsements is all fine and well..except in this instance you are likely to have a primary for the dem nomination. Therefore you will not know who the nominee is until September. If our candidates do not put themselves in play for these minor party endorsements then these endorsements will go to Republican candidates, which could be very damaging especially in this election. They have to seek the endorsements when they are offered...the only thing that would help is if the minor parties waited, but why would they wait?
11:34 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Since he was a Republican. Is now a Democrat. Maybe he plans on being a conservative this year. Is this the emperor's new clothing
7:01 PM
Anonymous Not another Bradley! said...
Honestly, I am having a hard time even taking this guy seriously. He obviously is not very smart. His main support among "Democrats" are the likes of Sottile, Woerner, and Kirschner. I would not be stretching to say that these 3 are not considered by Democrats to be their most loyal members. They represent what I will now call the Portebello crowd, all linked to Al Spada.
And now with Bonnie Hewitt? Do we want CONSERVATIVE CHAIRMAN Bonnie Hewitt in the Executives office?
I do not see how this guy gets any support over someone like Cahill. Knowing Kevin, I would guess does not even talk to Hewitt or Spada.
8:16 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
"They have to seek the endorsements when they are offered...the only thing that would help is if the minor parties waited, but why would they wait?"
There is a "minor party" petition timetable that follows the "major party" nomination and petition timetable that is part of NYS election law. It is not as though the 3rd parties can wait and see what the Dems are doing...
You also do not earn many friends by engaging in an OTB. "Minor" parties prefer the candidate actually believes in the substance of the platform and do not think of their party as an extra line for political insurance.
The platforms of the minor parties are very enlightening - kind of spookey to see so many Dems embrace the Conservative platform... Perhaps the Dems need to spend less time bickering about who is in power, but what they believe in?
12:47 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
You can tell 12:47 is Mr Hein thats exactly how he talks
4:56 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I have to think that if the Democrats knew Hein would be the 1st candidate, they would not have pushed so hard for the Exec.
9:04 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Everything Hein has done has been at the direction of the Democratic Legislators. He followed orders. Who will tell him what to do if he is the executive?
9:11 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How is Hein going to break the good ole boy network when it's standing behind him and giving him money? When I see a candidate supported by the likes of Sottile and Spada, I immediately look for someone else. Hein's supporters are foxes who want to elect a farmer who will keep the chicken coop door unlocked.
12:26 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hein will raise a ton of money and lose badly. Sound familiar? Same backers, same results.
2:18 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Is this Oliverie for County Executive?
More fun from Blaber News and Commentary on Mike Hein
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Rumor has it that Al Spada will be working the door of this event. {referring to a Hein fundraiser)
>Rumor has it that Al Spada will >be working the door of this event.
Anyone would consider themselves very fortunate to have such a wonderful man like Al "work the door", as you so put it.
I personally have the most respect and admiration for Al Spada.
But, Al is retired now, and those of you, like the idiots who write the pablum that spews out of the Daily Freeman these days, should leave Al to relax and enjoy the golden days of his life. The man gave over 40 years in selfless service to our community and desrves nothing but fond memories and best wishes.
Signed,
A "Spada" Democrat
10:03 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Spada is a fucking crook, he was forced to retire after his office was busted for giving licenses to illegal imigrants. Spada is a damn crook who has screwed the taxpayers long enough!
10:18 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
if spada is retired, i am george washington.
11:01 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hein and Spada ate lunch together on 11/2/2007. I saw them. 4 days before election day.
I'm beginning to see a "theme" on the "old Blaber" as it relates to Hein.
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 - Blaber News and Commentary
9:54 His (referring to Hein) leadership or Spada, Oliveri, and AAron Thats the question
Anonymous Anonymous said...
8:06 You could not be more right! Why do I feel Deja Vu with Hein's announcement? Could we cut Hein out of the picture and paste a few other candidates in his place? Was Al Spada and crew sitting on a bench over at the Old Dutch Church watching in the background? Maybe on the 2nd floor office of the bank across the street?
We do not need more of that. Next candidate please.
6:15 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Spada is behind Hein 110% so is Olerveri..they all golf together and are part of the Good Ol' Boy network.
5:17 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
to 5:17 - if you're sure about that, then I'll take your word for it - Hein has lost my vote, and I'm a committee-person. I'm not thrilled with Kevin either - can someone with some brains, ethics and integrity please come forward? If it's between Kevin and HeinSpadaOliveri, then I'll have to take Kevin. I don't want anyone in office who has any ties to those dirtbags.
8:13 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hein is having fundraiser @ $75 a head 5 weeks after Election day.
He is either retarded or he has some sugar daddy's just waiting to funnel the cash to make sure their boy starts off with the money advantage.
This is text book Spada.
4:59 PM
BLABER NEWS, OCTOBER 24,2007
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Mike Hein will not be the first County Exec. He is still considered by many in both parties, to be an opportunist who changed his enrollment when he saw the shifting of the tide back in 2005. He has put himself in a good position, but I don't believe he would stand a chance against someone like Kevin Cahill in a primary. If Kevin announces early enough, he may even avoid a primary.
7:16 AM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Mike not only pulled a switcharoo in terms of his enrollment, but he's a big Bradley supporter. the pictures are plastered all over Bradley's website and donations recorded in the public registrar.
No thanks, i'm not interested in someone running this county with such poor judgement.
1:50 PM
The bigger question is why hasn't Jeremy come forth with the evidence he says he was going to get to prove he did not send the Schreibman email? i have it on good information that he sent the email. he knew if anyone looked into who sent it, it would come out badly for him. Think of how demented that is...the kid has something wrong with him.
Mike Hein supported Jon Sennett.
Sorry for the length of this, but I think it's important to hold the feet of such nonsense purveyors to the fire!
The following cited anonymous post has to be the most hollow, vague, hot-air puffery imaginable! NO specifics, just warm, fuzzy blatant assertions that add up to NOTHING! They don't deal with ANY of the specifics, nor refute the charges and relevant facts already laid out.
And I bet it was WRITTEN BY AUERBACH, just like the "LOU S." crapola I outed!
As an anonymous nobody, why should WE take what YOU SAY seriously? IF you truly believe he is the best candidate, you would be proud to back him publicly. Who are YOU that YOUR opinion should carry ANY weight? What PERSONAL and PROFESSIONAL credentials do YOU have that makes YOUR endorsement worth anything more than an Auerbach-produced bumper sticker?
"I will vote for Elliott Auerbach. I have known him for almost 3 decades."
Then you won't mind telling us WHO you are and WHY your opinion should be taken seriously?
There are plenty of persons in Ellenville who have known him for as long or longer and they wouldn't trust him as far as they could throw him.
There are those who can recall all the times he lied to them, or stabbed them in the back, or put his own interests first.
When I went door to door in my first successful campaign for Trustee in Ellenville, the negative comments and distrust of Auerbach was UNIVERSAL, whether persons had lived here all their lives, or were new residents!
Over and over, I was told that the only way to fix the village and make things fair, just, and honest, and give people a local government they could trust and that wouldn't play favorites, was to get rid of Elliott! Alas, without the votes on the Board, that couldn't be done.
But, when he tried to bamboozle us, and get us to "RENEW" his contract, we found out he LIED, as he HAD NO contract, and was just fobbing off one he had newly-written for him, trying to tie OUR hands, and those of future boards! I pointed out that the village code says the VM serves at "the pleasure of the Board" and convinced the Board to NOT fall for this ploy, and, thankfully, the gambit failed, and he never tried it again with THAT Board! So much for honesty and integrity.
"Don’t listen to the Steve Kruliks of the world, don’t even listen to me."
There are plenty of knowledgeable persons down here in Ellenville who have enough personal experience of EA over the years to curl your hair!
Auerbach is hoping that his relative obscurity around the REST of Ulster will make up for the abysmal standing he has HERE, where the running joke is that by electing him Comptroller, we will finally GET RID OF HIM HERE! (See John Burns's column in the Ellenville Journal of a few weeks back for the typical view!)
"Take 5 minutes to talk to Elliott and you will understand why I am voting for him."
There's an old joke about musical playwright Andrew Lloyd Webber: Webber asks an associate "Why do people have such an instant disliking of me?" Said the other, "It saves time!"
Elliott THINKS his glad-handing and schmoozing just wins everyone over, but my experience is that most persons aren't taken in, and their immediate reaction is more like, "What a pompous a**hole!" With time, that impression usually only strengthens.
He must have made a GREAT impression on the HVALF and CSEA endorsement committees to have been solidly rejected!
You should see him at Board meetings where he treats members of the public like dirt! His treatment of employees is no better. You should HEAR what they say when he's NOT around, which, now, is much more often, as he travels the county on OUR dime!
"Here are some of the reasons."
NO, they're just more hot air! Empty, vacant opinions, with not a single specific and tangible FACT!
"He has vision. Not only does he see Ulster County for what it is right now, he sees it for what it can be."
BS. What does that even MEAN? I haven't heard a feasible and realistic idea for the county from him in years. I can't even remember him putting forth a comprehensive and realistic goal for the VILLAGE! His actions have been more RE-active than PRO-active, and you will NOT find any mission statement, vision statement, long-range goals, or any attempt to LEAD or INSPIRE the Village or its government into a realistic future.
"He has drive. Drive to go to the far reaches of the County to meet people and discuss their issues so that he can best advocate on their behalf."
MORE BS! Yeah, of course NOW he's going out; that's what one does when running for office! He SHOULD be minding the Village's business, yet he's out DRIVING elsewhere, ON OUR DIME! He's missed the last three of four Board meetings!
John Burns has it right: Auerbach is a ME FIRST guy when we need an US FIRST guy!
Auerbach advocates for Auerbach! I can't recall him taking a stand for others unless there was something to be gained by him. He was willing to throw the Ellenville Hospital under the bus when the community needed all the support it could muster, and he was promoting a PRIVATE medical enterprise he was cozying up to.
I can list numerable balls he's dropped over the years as HIS interest flagged in them; I can list "letters" that were "lost" as an excuse why things were forgotten and time was lost on critical projects that depended on HIM to keep things on schedule.
"He has charisma."
Guffaw! Boy, this sure sounds like EA tooting his own horn! I recall "Lou S." (who was surely Auerbach in disguise!) put it thusly: "Auerbach is the clear choice here. What Ulster County needs is a charismatic go-getter like Elliott who will bring a fresh face to county politics. He has the qualification without any of the strings and will set the bar for what a County Comptroller should be."
Now, an actual Lou S. has yet to identify himself (Lou Saphier being the actual name of one of EA's dummy real estate fronts!), and hasn't posted since, other than a defense piece on that same thread, with knowledge ONLY EA or a board member could have had.
"Charisma to unite people, to motivate people, to teach and guide people."
Gag me with a spoon! Perhaps YOU can show examples of this in his PAST public life? Yeah, like Bush, he UNITES people in their disdain and disgust! His idea of motivation is bullying, threatening, and false promises.
"He approaches people with a can-do attitude and knows how to get the most out of those working with him."
How would YOU know? Are YOU a current or former employee? Oh, he'll let others DO the work, but TAKE the credit, but he's quick to BLAME others when things DON'T do so well.
I had the ability to WATCH the dynamics in Village Hall and the dysfunction and sloppy environment that reigned; a "can-do" person would have fixed this and set things running smoothly and set a better example from the top.
"He has experience."
NOT for something as big as Comptroller of a county! His resume may SEEM diverse, but it's shallow; check BELOW the title and look for REAL accomplishments, successes or LEADERSHIP, and you find little to brag on!
"He was a 3 term village mayor"
And WHAT accomplishments can be pointed too? Bush and Reagan were two-term Presidents, but do you want to use THAT as proving THEY did POSITIVE things during their tenures?
"while running his Hardware store with his Father and Sons."
And this qualifies someone to be the financial and ethical watchdog over a one-third billion dollar operation?
He's never had to run or deal with ANYTHING that large and complex, and lacks the professional as well as personal skills needed.
"He has tangible public sector experience as the dealing with local government issues."
Sure, but SUCCESSFULLY? Ellenville is still in a deficit that HE helped create due to BAD decisions. He hasn't fixed the dysfunction of a few; how can he deal with something as big as Ulster County?
"And what is a county but a conglomeration of local governments?"
Faulty logic, (specifically the Fallacy of Composition: to conclude that a property shared by a number of individual items, is also shared by a collection of those items; or that a property of the parts of an object, must also be a property of the whole thing.)
There is a matter of scale, and what seems to be screwing up LOCALLY would only be harder to believe could be handled at a level 100 times as big.
"Who better to oversee Ulster County’s 24 local governments than someone who was the Chief Executive office of one of those local governments…"
The Comptroller DOESN'T oversee the county's 24 local governments! WHAT experience has EA had dealing with overseeing a $300 million operation with hundreds of employees and dozens of agencies? NONE! I've watched him be overwhelmed and behind in dealing with Village things, so I can't imagine him handling the BIGGER entity.
"He has dedication."
MORE BS. When a project loses cachet, or it doesn't give him any personal bragging rights, he moves on. When a job doesn't pan out, he moves on. Now that the Village is going south, and he can't fix it, he's trying to move on!
"Elliott is born and bred in Ulster County. After college he returned home to Ulster County to take over his family business."
Hey, the family business was THERE waiting for him; he didn't have to apply for a job there, or start a business from scratch!
"He took time away from his family to dedicate to the Village of Ellenville as its mayor."
No more than anyone else who serves. But, as noted, as a ME FIRST guy who was sure to use inside information and position to get first crack at real estate opportunities and help friends.
"He then returned as the Village Manager to continue to improve the Village that he loves."
HOW? Specifics would help here. HOW does maintaining a dysfunctional milieu and running up a deficit approaching $1 million IMPROVE things?
What's the business climate and trend? When people think of Ellenville, what DO they think? The morale on the street is rather bad, and it rarely fails to include EA as a reason!
"Sure Ellenville has seen some hard times, but I posit that things would be A LOT worse if Elliott hadn’t been around all these years."
Why? Because YOU opine so? What's YOUR reasoning and evidence? The opinion on the street thinks otherwise.
"Don’t make Elliott the scapegoat for the results of a plundering global economy."
Not necessary. His LACK OF VISION and personal shortcomings and OWN ACTIONS OR LACK THEREOF are reason enough to hold HIM accountable.
See, EA wants to take CREDIT for things that go well, even if others are responsible, but ALWAYS shifts the blame to others when things go bad, ON HIS WATCH, where HE is the responsible officer.
"Anyone who knows Elliott,"
Speak for yourself! Oh, right, YOU are an anonymous toady, or perhaps EA himself!
"knows that he has selflessly dedicated his life"
LOL! Don't nominate him for sainthood yet!
Run THAT line by most ANYONE IN Ellenville and they will bust a gut laughing! This run for Comptroller is just one more over-reaching attempt at personal ambition and ego-stroking, way beyond his competence, and hardly for noble and altruistic reasons.
AS one, myself, who NEVER submitted a voucher for a SINGLE MILE or SINGLE MEAL while serving as Trustee, I can tell you that EA NEVER missed putting in a voucher to get back EVERY PENNY he could, even when it was hard to justify the trip and time as benefiting the Village as much as HIM (schmoozing at get-togethers to grease his way into just such runs as this one!)
"to try to improve the village where he was born and raised."
I can name others who are FAR more directly involved in doing things here who ASK FOR NO MONEY and seek NO PUBLICITY! Auerbach makes sure HE is quoted in the papers, even on things he has NO direct involvement in. There were times we on the Board even wanted to GAG him for saying things detrimental to the Village, and that did NOT put our best foot forward, or even represent OUR position.
"For the foregoing reasons,"
These weren't REASONS, but mere empty justifications based on unsupported opinion. Anyone looking for ACTUAL reasons would remain starving for them.
"I will vote for Elliott Auerbach. I hope you will to."
Not if my life depended on it! He would be THAT bad a disaster for the county!
Hey August 6, 2008 10:20 AM have you ever talked to Quigley. I believe that he has lived in Ulster County for his entire life also. He came back after college also.
Does Elliott Auerbach have any experience handling $325 million dollars?? Also is that store he worked in still open?? Sometimes you have to be committed to something. Is he going to be committed to Ulster County or is he going to fold like a colemans tent when times get tough.
POSTED ON BLABER NEWS IN RESPONSE TO HIS CALLING JAMES QUIGLEY A "PINHEAD":
Mr. Blaber, I find it ironic that you would throw about the "pinhead" label for statements which were (allegedly) incorrect when you have made egregiously incorrect statements yourself in the not so distant past.
The case in point would be your lambasting Len and Terry Bernardo over the ant incident, claiming that it never happened, painting them as liars with zero proof on your part. You made no attempt to ascertain any facts about the case and yet jumped to the conclusions which were - in your view - most advantageous to your candidate.
In point of fact, I and others stated unequivocally that the incident certainly did take place and that neither Mr. or Mrs. Bernardo nor anyone from the campaign were involved. Those of us close to them know this to be tha case. To this day, you have refused to apologize for your own misstatements, yet you proceed to label someone with a pejorative term for misstatements which you have thus far failed to detail.
We cannot, from your post (which gives no details whatsoever), know if you are correct or incorrect about Mr. Quigley's statements. We cannot have an open and honest debate about the veracity of your claims. What we can do is ask you to refrain from throwing stones as long as you insist on residing in a glass domicile.
By the way, with regards to your comment of 11:13, the word you are looking for is "attribute" not "contribute." "Contribute" is what the "tribe" suing the County (and the "tribe's" attorney) did for the Hein campaign.
To Steve K.
That was very informative about Elliot A. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it.
At first, I thought it was going to be a bunch of shallow nonsense. But after reading it, I found it to be credible and well written.
Good Job! You too Imre!
I hope both of you will keep posting. It's very informative.
August 6, 2008 1:56 PM
Now if this was in a newspaper i believe it would be more effective. I agree with everything you say and the people of ulster county need to know all of this.
I remeber when Auerbach was mayor he would not even pay his cable bill. I was told more than once to not shut him off because he was "the mayor" and told the bosses if they made him pay, he would make them pay.
I'm posting this here, for the record, because it is very unlikely that Blaber will post it on his own blog, or, if he does, that he will respond to it; since we know he reads this blog, it will serve as evidence that he is aware of it:
Blaber, you refer obliquely to a joint press release from Quigley (and Bernardo) that "made claims about his opponent that were out right false."
Could you please clarify which release you are referring to, which claims you question, and in what way they are false?
Mr. Krulick (10:02) -
I, too, have asked Mr. Blaber - both on his blog and copied here - to detail the accusations of inaccuracy he makes. He has, thus far, failed to do so. Likewise, I have challenged him - and all supporters of Mr. Hein and Mr. Auerbach - to present us all with the rationale for their claims that their canidates are the best qualified for the positions which they respectively seek. Again, thunderous silence.
Apparently, Mr. Blaber is prone to shooting from the hip and ignoring requests to back up his "fair and balanced" writings with some factual foundation.
Whether one speaks of the ant affair, candidate qualifications, allegations of inaccuracy in press releases or nearly anything related to this year's County elections, it is ironic that Mr. Blaber would criticize someone else's fact checking. His idea of checking facts seems to begin and end with ignoring them.
Auerbach cant even pay his own cable bill. I don't think I want someone who can not even pay his own bill to be running around ulster county with $300+ million dollars.
Anonymous said...
Blaber, who's pinhead of the week next week, Bernardo? then Quigley again, then Bernardo, then Quigley?
7:46 PM
Jeremy Blaber said...
7:46 PM;
I will take your nominations into consideration.
-JKB
2:49 AM
I think Blaber should be the pinhead every week just for starting it.
To say that eliot is writing these blogs for himself is just as conjectural as saying that Steve Krulik is writing them, just to try to say that it was eliot. It is clear that Steve Krulik will go to great lengths (no put intended) to discredit eliot even if it means making things up and painting eliot in a false light. His statement that "people said this people said that" are equally baseless.
It makes me wonder what this guy's agenda is... is he being paid by eliots opponents to spew this garbage or is his life really that empty that he spent his whole day crafting that garbage response?
loser...
Blaber STILL hasn't posted my request, so I just sent him THIS (we'll see if he bothers to post, much less address, it, as he failed to before) --
OK, I'll try again; let's see just how "fair and balanced" this blog really is!
Perhaps, Blaber, if you read but don't post this, you can at least EMAIL me and tell me why you feel compelled to treat my comments as unsuitable for your blog:
Blaber, you refer obliquely to a joint press release from Quigley (and Bernardo) that "made claims about his opponent that were out right false."
Could you please clarify which release you are referring to, which claims you question, and in what way they are false?
Steve Krulik, as predictable as the earth turns.... More bla bla bla, whine whine whine...
Steve, you are the universal joke here... and your constant false accusations, BS assertions, bad writing and lame excuses expose you for what you are...a jealous flop who has failed in business, politics, and the game of life in general...
Keep spewing your hatred for Elliott... Every single time someone writes something good about him you try to say that Elliott wrote it himself... what a joke!
When Elliott is our first comptroller YOU are the one who will be exposed....esposed as the jealous fraud that you are.
With love to Dianne,
Lou S.
Personally, I like Steve K's comments.
I don't think Elliott is a good choice for Comptroller. He is a pleasant guy to talk to, but I think that Quigley is better qualified to Comptroller by a million miles.
Keep blogging Steve K.
Blaber, for Christ's sake, would you please answer Steve K and Imre.
Just say something to them. Answer their questions. We are all waiting.
I posted on Blabers blog regarding the latest picture of Schumer and Hein....
Like Shania Twain says "That don't impress me much"
Now, what is wrong with that?
If Blaber isn't posting "fun" stuff like that, why does he even have a blog.
It is no wonder that Ulster Politics has so many more posts (and probably visitors) than Blaber News because Blaber doesn't post the comments.
It's so juvenile and 22-year-old-ish of him to not post comments. When you are that young, it's so easy to believe that you can control things like this.
Ulster Politics is the only blog that is really fair and balanced because the do post both sides.
To the anonymous bloviator trying to convince us he's "Lou S."! --
Sorry, but you still haven't identified yourself. You MAY be Auerbach, you MAY be Blaber, you may be a convenient flunky posting at the behest of one of them... but your failure to stand behind your words as an IDENTIFIABLE person leaves your credibility as absent as ever.
Oh, and you may want to spell MY name correctly, unless you have something against this "Krulik" guy, whoever he is!
My, but it seems you've gotten your panties in a wad over me! Do you think just calling me names and making up nonsense about me without any substantiation is going to convince anyone of anything? I see your debating skills are rather meager -- if you can call what you are doing "debating."
Didn't you realize that just reducing my comments to "bla, bla, bla" doesn't refute them? Just calling MY refutation of YOUR claims "whining" doesn't make them that! (Or that by ignoring I keep pointing out your claims's emptiness and fallaciousness you don't score any points!) I doubt any literate person here would agree with your framing.
I don't see how YOU get to determine what the "universal" opinion is; indeed, most of the comments here regarding my posting clearly disagree with you. Yes, YOU seem to be the lone claimant and a minority of one in that regard.
So, which "accusations" or "BS assertions" of mine are "false"? I see no refutation from you.
Why doesn't EA or JB respond personally?
Why don't YOU give some evidence that YOU are in a position to KNOW that anything I've posted isn't accurate?
Bad writing? Guffaw! Lame excuses? Like which? Jealous? Of whom? And why? I'm debt-free, live as I please, and enjoy my life! I have no need to be jealous of anyone, certainly not of Mr. Auerbach! Why would you think that? It doesn't even make sense!
Failed in business? A millionaire in my early 30s (back in the early 1980s, when it MEANT something to have 7-figures in the bank!)! I haven't HAD to work a day since! I've been able to pick and choose projects of interest, travel, write, and serve my community in various ways, and NOT, as some seem to be motivated, for the money! I owe nobody a penny, and I'm not in anyone's pocket! Sure doesn't look like a recipe for jealousy from where I'm standing! YOUR life should be so fulfilling!
How did I fail in politics? I was twice elected Trustee, the FIRST Green in NYS to be RE-elected to municipal office! Then, like Washington after two terms, I decided NOT to run again! Would that more officials would act so!
I haven't spewed hatred of Elliott or anyone! (Coming from one who seems bursting with bile and frustration, it's ironic, isn't it?) I've simply pointed out the flaws and shortcomings of some posts (which MAY be yours... I can't be sure, as all anonymous cowards look the same to me) that make empty, vague, exaggerated or laughable claims, that lack logic or substantiating evidence; and I express my concern that there are many who only know EA from his own hype and that of naive and easily-impressionable kids like Blaber.
It's not emotional at all... it's just a public service. I wouldn't waste the energy to build up any emotional froth over either EA or JB.
Actually, we have practically NO identifiable persons OTHER than Blaber writing any good things about EA! Just one anonymous cipher after another, and they all MAY be the same person, and MAY be EA or JB (I never said ALL of it was by EA, but, the original Lou S. stuff and subsequent anonymous stuff in the same vein sure READS like EA! Why won't EA, who certainly is reading this, answer for himself and DENY it?!!! Why don't YOU, "Lou S." tell us a little about yourself so we can KNOW that YOU are a separate and actual person? That shouldn't be too hard... IF it's the truth!
But threats... yes, that sounds like an Auerbach tactic! I'm sure there's a long list of those EA has compiled for being dealt with! All the more reason to deny him the opportunity to do so!
Hey, I'm ALREADY exposed here as ME... you have yet to reciprocate. But then, *I* am not running for any office now!
Sorry, but there's no jealousy, and no fraud here.
Unless you can bring up something relevant that refutes my points, or sinks my credibility, I'm afraid the ball will remain in YOUR court, be ye anonymous, Auerbach, or Blaber!
Oh, and you'll be kind enough to leave my wife out of it, whatever your point in mentioning her was.
Finally, as to the 7:05 post of yours (?) or someone much like you, your claim is absurd: when I write here UNDER MY OWN NAME AND PHOTO, well, there's no conjecture, as it comes from the only person who can consistently post that way. The conjecture that SOME posts are by EA under an assumed identity (he just wasn't smart enough to realize that "Lou S." was a tip-off!) or NO identity, is backed up by stylistic, contextual, and circumstantial evidence. Again, why hasn't EA come here and refuted it? Why hasn't a REAL, identifiable "Lou S." proven his unique identity?
I have made up nothing, and the LIGHT I am shining on EA is based on years of experience and the input of many local residents with first-hand knowledge. I have long-standing in my community and I'll match MY credibility and reputation against EA any day of the week! You're welcome to come to Ellenville and ask any assortment of notable and reliable persons about which of us they'd trust more!
The difference is *I* know that I lack the professional background a comptroller requires, and EA is either fooling himself or doesn't care that he is simply not qualified for the job.
How do YOU know that what people have said to me is baseless? Why not point out WHICH statements you think are baseless, and tell us why, and prove me wrong!
MY agenda is simple: EA is not qualified to be a county comptroller, and most voters are simply unfamiliar with his record and shortcomings, so he is using a hype-filled website and other tightly-controlled means to snow the public, and the light needs to be shined on all this. Trust me... before the election, enough will come to light from a variety of sources to make EA sorry he ever decided to run and subject himself to such scrutiny. The Greeks called it "hubris" and it's a bitch!
And, no, empty speculator, I'm not being paid a penny by anyone, I'm doing this on my own initiative. (But the Queeg-like paranoia and trying to discredit the opponent without actually refuting the argument IS another Auerbach trademark tactic, which is another argument in favor of this BEING from or inspired by EA!)
Once again, just calling it garbage doesn't make it so! And my life is anything but empty, it didn't take me a day to craft it (I'm a very fast typist), and calling me a loser shows that you have nothing of substance left in your quiver.
Well, if you aren't EA, it sure doesn't help him to have such nasty supporters!
Ta ta!
krulick nice hair. How many times a day do you feed that thing?
Qualifications for County Executive and Comptroller are emphasized by the blog supporters of the 4 major party candidates. Since Departmental heads [with the exception of comptroller, county clerk, county sheriff] serve at the executive's pleasure: The public wants to know who will be retained (or replaced).
This aspect of the campaigns have been overlooked and is equally important to the issues. The three candidates for executive, by now, must have some idea who will be running county departments.
Boy, on Blabers thread with just a picture of Schummer, Cahill, and Hall, I commented that it looks like Blaber finally figured out how to use photoshop. He REJECTED that!
What't the matter Blaber, you couldn't get the "best friends" shot with Shumer? Only Hein standing by looking on? Pretty Lame Blaber
cc: Ulster Politics
oops, not Hall, I meant Hein. Freudian slip I guess.
In August 7, 2008, Ellenville Journal
Article about the press release that Bernardo and Quigley sent out denouncing the acceptance of campaign funding from attorney David Lenefsky by then respective opponents, Democrats Michael Hein and Elliott Auerbach. The full press release is on Bernardo’s website.
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Candidates Spar Over Campaign Donations
The press release states, “Hein and Auerbach, along with the Ulster County Democratic Party have taken $8,000 in contributions from David Lenefsky, the lawyer/lobbyist for the Western Mohigan Tribe and Nation in 2007/2008. The so-called ‘Tribe’ has received strong support from Auerbach, the Village of Ellenville Manager to locate a casino in Wawarsing.”
When asked about the press release, Bernardo said this week that he wanted to call attention to the contributions because, “it’s important for us as candidates to be very moral about how we’re doing things and to make sure we’re not getting attached to special interests.” “ As candidates we have a responsibility to make sure that we’re not taking money from folks that may have influence on decisions that we make at the end of the day,” he said.
Responding to the accusations, Auerbach said that his list of contributors was a matter of public record, and that Lenefsky’s contributions should not be any concern. “I could understand their concern if I had taken a contribution from the Western Mohigan tribe,” said Auerbach on Monday. “There are several attorneys on that list, Lenefsky being one of several, who probably have a varied array of clients, ranging from private to public companies. Are we going to paint them all with the same brush?” “The comptroller’s position is not a policy making position,” he elaborated.” I probably understand where my opponents are reaching to, but I just think they’ve over extended their reach when it comes to those accusations.” He went on to say he had known Lenefsky “long before the Indians showed up on the scene.” “I met him probably ten or fifteen years ago. He was the attorney for, among other people, [Congressman] Maurice Hinchey.”
Bernardo responded to Auerbach’s defense, saying, “I have lawyers on my contributors list as well – but they have no special interests.” “Elliott [Auerbach] and Michael [Hein] are taking money from folks that have special interests in mind.” continued Bernardo. “If that’s the way Elliott wants to defend it, far be it from me to disagree with him. I personally think that that could be somewhat of a conflict. I know he’s not setting policy. I know he’s a comptroller, but his standards should be higher than anyone’s. Obviously, he’s going to be the eyes and the ears of the taxpayers at the end of the day. And having that job, it’s very important for him to know that he has to stand firm in making sure that he has no one able to pull those coat strings, even though he’s not setting policy.”
Bernardo also brought up another portion of the press release which condemns Hein for his receipt of $1,250 from the Western Mohegan tribe, even though Hein sent the check back.
“He shouldn’t have taken that in the beginning, because, again, that makes you somewhat attached to them, and he should know better than that,” said Bernardo. “If he wants to remain bipartisan, it’s bipartisan from lobbyists, bipartisan from politicians as well. So he has a lot to think about.”
As of this week, Hein’s campaign has raised $80,805 and Auerbach’s has raised $14,220, while Bernardo’s campaign has raised $12,010 and Quigley’s has raised $17,500. When asked if the attack on Hein and Auerbach’s campaigns stemmed from their campaigns having raised more money than he and Quigley, Bernardo said the connection was without merit. “It’s baseless, quite frankly. It’s not a matter of how many people; it’s the quality of the people,” he said.
Hein, who is currently serving as the Ulster county Administrator, responded to our inquiry with some surprise, saying, “You’re the first reporter that actually called me – that got absolutely no traction, because, to be frank with you, it’s a non-issue.” “Once we confirmed that the check had actually come in from [the Western Mohegans], we sent it back,” explained Hein on Tuesday. “The facts are simple. I have an enormous amount of support across a wide spectrum of people, which ranges from people who have given me $20 to people who have given me $1,000. I have a strong sense of integrity, and make decisions based on what is in the best interests of the people of Ulster county. My opponent is trying to use personal wealth and political connections to buy this election, rather than focus on substantive issues facing the people of Ulster County. It’s sad to see this sort of desperate attempt.”
this too, not posted at blaber
7:57, so are Blaber's policies. It's called censorship.
They government practices censorship in places like Cuba and China
Blaber was at that photo op too.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/2744731710_40a9c4989b_o.jpg
not posted on Blaber (re: photo of Schumer, Cahill & Hein):
I wonder if Hein voted for Schumer--Hein was a Republican when Schumer was re-elected.
Besides the arrogance in the quotes themselves, and this being refutation of Blaber's claim that the release got NO "traction" (funny that he and Hein used the exact same word!), one might wish to look at the Ellenville Village Code of Ethics and question if this already constitutes a criminal violation:
§ 12-3. Standards of conduct.
Every officer or employee of the Village of Ellenville shall be subject to and abide by the following standards of conduct:
A. Gifts. He shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit any gift or accept or receive any gift having a value of $25 or more, whether in the form of money, services, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise, or any other form, under circumstances in which it could reasonably be inferred that the gift was intended to influence him in the performance of his official duties or was intended as a reward for any official action on his part.
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Interesting that shortly after the receipt of this contribution, Auerbach went public with a strong change of opinion:
Auerbach, who in the past was for prudent review and documentation, or wasn't for casinos specifically, now, since the July 1 contribution, is quoted in the Record thusly:
"Ellenville Manager Elliott Auerbach said the area needs the economic shot a casino would bring. "We need to do everything we can to make this happen," he said.
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Connect the dots, folks!
"one might wish to look at the Ellenville Village Code of Ethics and question if this already constitutes a criminal violation"
Anyone with even a basic understanding of law knows that a local ethics code is not akin to new york state penal code... You better be more careful accusing people of "criminality" or you may very well find yourself on the business end of a civil suit.
Hiring freeze?? I thought we were trying to bring jobs to Ulster County. I am sure their are other ways to save money in Ulster County.
POSTED ON BLABER NEWS IN RESPONSE TO HIS "CRITIQUE" OF LEN BERNARDO'S TV AD:
Mr. Blaber -
This ad follows much of the same formula that highly successful campaign comercials used by both Republicans and Democrats have followed for a long time.
Let me just point out that last night, when you called my radio show, well over half the time you were on, you were lambasting James Quigley for not being "independent" (which is, in fact, a completely false reading of the situation). Now, you are saying that the argument that Len Bernardo IS independent will not resonate with the voters.
Please make up your mind. You cannot have it both ways.
In reality, the people of this County are fed up with politicians who are beholden to special interests and the Political Establishment. Len Bernardo and James Quigley are the only candidates who owe no debts to either such group.
Your claim that GIVING money to politicians makes one indebted to them is preposterous. When one is GIVEN money by a special interest (or the lawyers who represent a special interest), the voters justly assume that something is expected in return. When one GIVES money, one owes nothing to the person or group to whom the money is given.
This is known as the principle (such as it is) of quid pro quo. To claim otherwise is tantamount to claiming that the Earth is flat, the Sun rises in the West and the Easter Bunny has endorsed your candidates.
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I hope you see what your blog has become. You are a trash receptacle for Blaber's throw away posts. You are filling a gap which I guess is good. How about some original stuff though?
You are relegated to rebuttals to Blaber's message. There is nothing interesting or thought provoking about hosting a blog for Steve Krulick and Imre Beke to post their diatribes on each day. I know I don't read them.
POSTED ON BALBER NEWS IN RESPONSE TO A COMMENT CLAIMING MR. BLABER TAUGHT JAMES QUIGLEY A LESSON ON RIGHT TIME RADIO'S FRIDAY EVENING SHOW:
1:33 -
Were you listening to the same program I was hosting? Mr. Blaber made two points - over and over again, being unwilling or unable to answer the counterarguments. He said that Mr. Quigley was not independent because he happened to have made large donations to candidates whom Mr. Blaber does not favor. He also claimed that because Mr. Quigley works in NYC, he's not truly a resident of the County.
As to the first point, it is simply nonsense. One's independence is never compromised by giving, only by receiving. One does not incur a debt when one gives, therefore one's ability to make decisions independent of political machines or special interests is not impaired. Mr. Quigley was not the one who received money from a special interest suing the County or its attorneys. Mr. Quigley did not have to give money back because it looked so bad (giving it back is too little, too late; taking it in the first place shows catastrophically bad judgement). Mr. Quigley does not owe his job to the Political Establishment.
As to the second point, it makes no sense to say that because works in NYC - someone who has lived his entire life here, who raised his children here, who supported cherished local institutions with his time, money and talent - that that person is an outsider. I notice Mr. Blaber does not criticize those who buy second homes in Ulster County and register to vote here despite only spending a few days a month here.
With due respect, you must not have paid a great deal of attention to the show. Mr. Quigley answered every one of Mr. Blaber's points concisely, logically and with eloquence. In short, Mr. Quigley cleaned Mr. Blaber's metaphorical clock.
9:38 on Blaber
A member of the Democratic Party is called a Democrat
A member of the Independence Party is called an Independent
A person who is not enrolled in any party and hence is perceived as "independent" because they are not enrolled in any party is called a Non-Enrolled or NE
I think everyone should ignore blaber the buttheads blog. He is nothing but a kid.
I'm just making a suggestion that there MAY be something here to look at; anyone want to threaten me with legal action for making a suggestion to read a code? Bring it on!
But here's more from the code that relates to penalties; IF the law has penalties, they MAY apply.
§ 12-6. Penalties for offenses.
In addition to any penalty contained in any provision of law, any person who shall knowingly and intentionally violate any of the provisions of this chapter may be fined, suspended or removed from office or employment, as the case may be, in the manner provided by law.
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While we're at it, here's more from the ethics code that should be considered:
B. Confidential information. He shall not disclose confidential information acquired by him in the course of his official duties or use such information to further his personal interest.
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There are a number of credible persons in Ellenville who have first-hand knowledge of this being potentially violated, and nearly everyone I've spoken to down here over the years BELIEVES it to be likely the case, based on events and their own perceptions.
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C. Representation before one's own agency. He shall not receive or enter into any agreement, express or implied, for compensation for services to be rendered in relation to any matter before any municipal agency of which he is an officer, member or employee or of any municipal agency over which he has jurisdiction or to which he has the power to appoint any member, officer or employee.
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Recently, a question was calmly asked at a Village Board meeting whether EA had some connection with a business seeking a monopoly relationship with the Village; EA's response, which shocked the audience, was overly combative, rude, and dismissive of the PERSON speaking, and NOT the way to address a member of the public, and only fueled suspicions that he indeed was hiding something. An innocent man would have smiled, and calmly denied it. But, as we have often seen, the Auerbach style, when in a corner, is to attack back like a wolverine, and TURN the attention FROM HIM onto the PERSON and irrelevant CHARACTERISTICS of the one challenging him, rather than simply addressing the issue itself.
And although it's not a direct violation of the above, indirectly to it he has been directly involved in the candidate selection process for TRUSTEES, the persons supposed to be HIS BOSSES and who determine his salary and even his continued employment, and has actually been involved, at the caucuses in the nomination process, seconding those who are he's supposed to serve under, which mortified the party chair, who was absent, when told about it!
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D. Representation before any agency for a contingent fee. He shall not receive or enter into any agreement, express or implied, for private interests when such employment or service creates a conflict with or impairs the proper discharge of his official duties.
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The Journal began, but never concluded, an investigation into the sale of a firetruck that had been presented as a gift to the village, and had been placed in the Kingston museum. When local firemen went to check on it not that long ago, they discovered it missing, apparently SOLD to a hotel in Las Vegas. HOW, WHY or WHO was unknown, or where the money went, or whether the Village had the right to so dispose of it, and the editor of the Journal only got as far as the Las Vegas party confirming that Auerbach was indeed the person they dealt with in Ellenville. More remains to be discovered on that one!
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E. Disclosure of interest in legislation. To the extent that it is known thereof, a member of the Board of Trustees and any officer or employee of the Village of Ellenville, whether paid or unpaid, shall refrain from discussing with or providing opinion to the Board of Trustees on any legislation before the Board and shall publicly disclose on the official record the nature and extent of any direct or indirect financial or other private interest that is had in such legislation, such disclosure to come at the earliest opportunity. [Amended 9-11-1989 by L.L. No. 5-1989]
And there's more, if you go to the Village's website and the Village Code. (BTW, EA is responsible for everything ON the village's laughable website, which he has resisted improving for years, to make sure his friend keeps the consulting gig. He has spent far more energy on his own campaign website than on fixing or improving the Village's.)
Steve, you tout your two terms on the Village board as evidence of your successes in politics... Didn't Elliot get elected for THREE terms before deciding not to run for a fourth? Also, since he serves at the pleasure of the board... Are you suggesting that the entire board is inept for continuing his employ? If there was even a scintilla of truth to your falsities, there would be FORMAL charges, not trumped up quasi blog blabberings...
Your a very sad person Steve.
8:32, I think the fact that Auerbach was elected 3 times a Mayor of Ellenville, and looking at the shape that Ellenville is in now, is the REASON that we should not vote for Elliott as Comptroller. Ellenville is a mess. Problems like Ellenville has now take a long time to fester. The probems facing Ellenville now stem from when Elliott was Mayor.
The running joke in Ellenville now is that everyone in Ellenville wants Elliot to get elected at the County Level so that Ellenville will be free of him. But that's not funny, it's dangerous. He can do much more damage at a County Level.
Elliot's lack of qualifications aside. Jim Quigley is far more qualified to do this job, and I think people should focus, not on Elliott's lack of qualifications, but on why Jim Quigely is better qualified than Elliott for the job.
Jim's Family has lived in Kingson for 5 generations. Jim is a CPA and handles billions of dollars in transactions for a successful company (not a Town in Bankruptcy). Elliott is not a CPA.
Whether or not you like Steve K or not, he is right that Elliot is not the man for our County Comptroller.
Jim Quigley is the man we should elect, hands down.
So, which anonymous troll are YOU? Are you the same one who posted "as" Lou S.? Are you EA?
Couldn't be bothered to actually address ANY of the relevant points I made, or questions I asked, could you? Typical EA tactic, or one a slavish acolyte would adopt... attack the messenger with irrelevant and baseless charges to take the attention off the main issues.
Let's start with your strawman that I brought up my two terms to "tout" my successes. First, let's get it clear that *I* am not running for anything, and THIS isn't about ME.
I was responding to this over-the-top and irrelevant, baseless, blatant assertion: "a jealous flop who has failed in business, politics, and the game of life in general..."
Of course, in any presentation of an argument, the burden of proof is on the one making the claim, and you FAILED to do any of that (so much for accusing ME of making false and baseless accusations!).
Even so, my mention was NOT to "tout" any successes, but to show that I was hardly a failure, either in politics, or the other mentioned areas.
Of course, none of this refutes anything I said regarding EA, and I doubt you will ever get around to doing that.
And why didn't EA run again? Perhaps he realized he couldn't win? He WAS soundly defeated when he ran for legislator. Or maybe he got too involved with several short-term jobs he hoped would be more financially rewarding but eventually folded?
As for remaining, he was already appointed when I arrived, and his position was NEVER reappointed, as other positions were; there was NEVER a review or assessment of his work, so it NEVER came up for a vote in all the time I was there. His good buddy the Mayor saw to that.
Whenever an infraction of the code, or questionable behavior came up, the Mayor glossed it over, and the MAJORITY of the Board wimped out; whether due to past history (a former mayor who considers EA his "mentor" and owes his own election to EA), or another's general unwillingness to rock the boat, EA has it more secure than a union tenure! The Mayor will NEVER take any action against his school chum.
When an actual violation of the code was brought up (relating to firing an employee without the Board's approval), the Mayor made excuses, EA said he "forgot," and the whole thing was quickly glossed over as "no big deal," even though it WAS a direct violation. This showed everyone there just how things worked, and why not to bother trying again.
Just calling them falsities doesn't make them so. Care to point out WHAT I've said is false and prove it?
And, finally, *I* AM an actual person; YOU are an anonymous coward who lacks the courage of YOUR convictions, which suggests you don't have any, or have little faith in them, and THAT is truly sad.
11:38 & all other anon posters, including myself.
You can say what you want about this blog and the people who post on it, but at least Imre B and Steve K have the BALLS to identify themselves.
Everyone else is to CHICKEN to say who they are, or they are actual candidates (MH OR EA) who don't have any FRIENDS who have the balls to says who they are.... except for Jeremy Blaber of course....And Jeremy won't post most of what these two men say, even when they identify themselves... he won't even respond to their most basic questions.
Identify yourself "mystery responder to Steve K."
Your responses to him lack credibility and tend to make one think that you are EA himself. I understand why EA himself really can't identify himself, but if you really are Elliott's friend or supporter, identify yourself and bring some credibility to your statements. Otherwise we are left to assume that you are EA as Steve K asserts.
I thank 11:17 for confirming that I am not alone in my questioning, nor that I am a "universal" joke here. I can't condone his or her anonymity either, but at least he or she recognizes that his or her own anonymity falls short of the optimum standard.
I would clarify one thing though, lest the seemingly-consistent anonymous troll (who seems to care more about bashing ME than proving EA is worthy of our votes) jumps on it and uses it to further make side-stepping distractions:
I didn't ASSERT that this poster was, in all cases, EA! I SUGGESTED that might be so, in that there was certainly stylistic, contextual, and circumstantial evidence that LEADS one to that possibility.
Other than the original "Lou S." posts, which I'd say were very, very likely to have been EA, subsequent anonymous posts defending EA or bashing ME for bringing up questions and pointing out fallacies and shortcomings of those posts, or suggesting that EA's history of actions and behavior refuted the vacuous claims presented by him or on his behalf, MAY have been written or inspired by EA, and not all MAY even have been from the same person, though that latter option seems slim.
As I said, that "Lou S." VANISHED from the blog after I called him on it, and that EA has YET to personally deny being "Lou S." or a subsequent anonymous poster, or even write ANYTHING here (or any other blog or forum, as far as I know) in his own defense, and won't even be a mensch and call his "anonymous supporter" -- assuming it IS someone else writing on his behalf -- a coward and hypocrite, and tell him that personally attacking others, as *I* have been attacked, for reasons that have NOTHING TO DO with the issues of the campaign or the RELEVANT points or questions raised in these posts, is not acceptable, and that he deplores it and would ask the nasty (and barely literate) person to cease (if not apologize), and try to raise the level of the campaign a bit... does strongly suggest that EA MAY be the "mystery responder."
But it's not something that I HAVE asserted or WOULD assert as being 100% certain.
I challenge Mike Tyson to a fist fight. If he doesnt respond to this challenge, he is a coward.
Love,
Faulty Logic
I know why I don't identify myself.... It's because I am COMPLETELY BIASED against Hein and Auerbach.... I have to assume you don't identify yourself for the same reason.
1:26 -
As you failed to state to which challenge you are responding (Mr. Krulick's to Mr. Blaber or mine to Mr. Blaber), it makes it a bit difficult to answer in specific. However, you are speaking of challenging Mr. Blaber to prove his unfounded allegations (my challenge) or to speak to legitimate questions some have raised about a candidate for whom he is lobbying the voters (Mr. Krulick's challenge), the idea that either prospect is comparable to challenging Mike Tyson to a fight is preposterous.
Mike Tyson is a former heavyweight world champion. In the political world, You might compare Bill Clinton or George H.W. Bush to Tyson, but Jeremy Blaber?
Mr. Blaber has set himself up as the "fair and balanced" Delphic Oracle of politics in Ulster County. He issues absolute predictions on the outcomes of races, critiques ads and strategies, and makes wild, unfounded remarks about candidates. By doing so, he invites those of us who see through his smoke screen to identify the gaps (or prehaps chasms) in his logic.
If he truly believes what he says and has a foundation for that belief, his self-declared position as a political pundit demands that he provide that foundation to the rest of us. This is not about us challenging Jeremy Blaber, it's about him living up to the lofty position he thinks he has achieved.
You want an accurate analogy for the supporters of the Democrat candidates for Execuitve and Comptroller? Fine. They are like the Wizard of Oz, projecting fire and smoke and amplified, resonating voices while imploring us to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. All the magic in Oz, however, can't make their candidates better qualified than Len Bernardo and James Quigley.
Face it, Toto. You're not in Kansas anymore.
Love or Hate Beke or Krulick, you HAVE to admit, that they can both WRITE very well.
It's a shame that the kids coming out of our local schools can't write this well. We certainly pay enough for their education. Could the superintendents make anymore money and give us any less?
Well, one thing for sure... the anonymous person signing AS "faulty logic" was clearly guilty OF it!
There IS simply no logical comparison between what *I* was doing and what you claim is analogous.
Let's take it step by step: an anonymous person (who may or may not have been EA, JB, or some "evil twin") made repeated unsubstantiated and overblown claims praising the near sainthood of Auerbach on several posts, going back to the two original "Lou S." posts.
If anyone initiated a "challenge" it was this "begging the question" by the anonymous Auerbacker putting those laughable opinions out there, as IF they wouldn't generate responses other than genuflection.
All I did in each case was question the veracity of the claims, suggest they were hollow and unsupportable, show the fallaciousness of their presentation, and, where *I* had some personal or cited knowledge that refuted the claims, posted what I knew and assumed to be accurate, neither making anything up, nor exaggerating. (It is NOT necessary to go THAT far in a debate, as the originator bears the burden of proof; all I had to do was challenge it on grounds that it was unsubstantiated blatant assertions or was fallacious. That I DID offer an alternative framing or view, and enough evidence to bring the original claims into disrepute, is just icing on the cake.)
So, it was the Auerbacker who offered the challenge to all, to accept, without question, his hagiographical hosannas as gospel, and I and others took it on, showing WE weren't cowards; and now he gets all pouty and whiny about it, poor lamb, and can't DEFEND his own challenge.
And Mike Tyson isn't reading the blog, so his failure to respond is likely due to not KNOWING of it, but I'll bet you dollars to donuts that EA is going over these blogs religiously, looking for anything that might upset his hyped-up house of cards.
Indeed, who else BUT Auerbach has the motive and need to be SO quick to attack the responders? What possible motive does an anonymous troll have to defend Auerbach when, officially, EA can't even be bothered to defend or promote himself here? The lack of appropriate response to the questions and callings-out by either EA or his "surrogate" is the cowardice and emptiness here.
As for 2:44, I resent the implication that I'm having carnal knowledge with tree fruit! ;-)
How did the anonymous troll, practicing online psychiatry without a license, reach that conclusion? Anything in my (or Beke's) history to support the claim? Anything in our writing?
Nah, it's just a standard troll defense mechanism (like the oft-written "Time to up your meds" non-response response when they have nothing relevant or clever to say). Attack the messenger, because you can't win on the message. Or, as I've cited from Hubbard: "If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names."
Further, how would an anonymous troll know what MOST persons here THINK? Did he add online MIND-READING to his bag of tricks? Has he taken an exhaustive objective poll? Both seem rather unlikely. So it must be that he's just whistling in the dark past the graveyard, hoping nobody notices that he has zero credibility and no logical or substantive defense for his blatant, repetitive, boring claims.
3:52, I would say that I'm a "product" of the NY City School System, but I never let schooling interfere with my education! ;-)
BTW, I'm NOT writing TO the anonymous semi-literate trolls who spin cotton-candy praise and spit un-called-for bile with equal abandon, depending on whether he or his candidate is worshiped sufficiently, but to the reasonable and thoughtful observers who are still capable of independent thought.
Now that the thread has gotten to near 80 posts, and has devolved mostly to personal badinage (which the anonymous-Auerbacker-or-Auerbach is probably counting on, as it deflects attention AWAY from the original issues and concerns!), it may have passed its expiration date of wholesomeness.
Unless someone is STILL up to discussing WHAT tangible support there is for the empty claims made for EA's "most qualified" status, that is.
Steve. Keep posting. Great Posts!!
I dare the poster who threatend Steve to sue him! If you are not Elliot auerbach idenitfy yourself or else it is safe to assuje you are
"And Mike Tyson isn't reading the blog, so his failure to respond is likely due to not KNOWING of it, but I'll bet you dollars to donuts that EA is going over these blogs religiously"
= unsubstantiated claim
PROVE IT
Mr. Krulick,
While you and I may not agree on many topics, I don't have to agree with someone to respect him. Your writing shows not only a clear command of the language but the fact that you have spent a great deal of time thinking about what you believe.
There are far too many people on both sides of the great political divide to whom being either "Liberal" or "Conservative" is nothing more than having a laundry list of issues to support with no factual or logical underpinning for their beliefs, not because such a foundation is not possible, but because they have failed to invest the time and energy required to develop one.
Agree or disagree, I see that you are an intelligent man. These attacks on, as you say, the messenger, do nothing to diminish the strength of your arguments.
POSTED ON BLABER NEWS IN RESPONSE TO A CHEAP ATTACK ON JAMES QUIGLEY:
Mr. Blaber -
Not only is this post unfair it is patently untrue. James Quigley DOES live in Ulster County and has always lived here. The fact that he happens to work outside the County is only relevant to the extent that ANYONE in Ulster County who wants a decent job has to go outside our borders to find it.
Perhaps you should go ask the County Administrator and Democrat Majority in the Legislature why that is.
Mr. Quigley has given far more time, energy and effort to local institutions than just about anyone you or I could name - I'm talking about charities, not political institutions. He has raised his children here and made sure that many other children have a quality high school to attend.
To state that he is a resident of NYC is a cheap, tawdry tactic designed to paper over the fact that his opponent does not even come close to being qualified to audit the County's books, which is the chief duty of the Comptroller.
Instead of making up false statements about candidates, perhaps you could explain why on Earth anyone would consider the Ellenville Village Manager more qualified for this job than James Quigley.
You've been asked to do so before and have failed to do so. Could it be that it is impossible to give such an explanation?
By the way, do you apply the same standard to the NYC Liberals who by second homes here, spend one weekend a month admiring the trees and register to vote in Ulster County? Have you asked them to register where they actually lay their heads on a pillow?
On the Blaber's blog, he has shown t-shirts trying to make it look like Quigley is not as qualified at Auerbach, as he constantly does. Fair and balanced? What a joke!
Made a comment that I'm sure he won't post so am adding it here where posts are actually added to this blog. Thanks to Ulster Politics for being fair and balanced.
"Looks like Auerbach has you under control, Blaber. He's using the same tiresome saying that he's used in Ellenville for lots of years. No one is impressed."
I see that 7:15 is so frustrated and unable to come up with any relevant VERBAL response suitable to a forum such as this, that the anonymous coward must resort to puerile name-calling of a particularly whiny nature, and seems to be willing to incite the initiation of violence upon innocent and non-aggressive persons who merely express their opinions.
I believe there are some laws that might apply here to the incitement to violence and threats to persons, but as the perp is anonymous, and hides behind his cowardice, I guess there's little one can do... except laugh at his puny posturing, as he balls up his little hands, stamps his little feet, and makes big noises, but is revealed to be an empty barrel.
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8:03,
Do you see the words "likely," and "I'll bet"?
Those are called QUALIFIERS; they put my comments into the realm of suggested possibility and probability and not a provable certainty I don't and can't claim. See the difference?
I "bet" you don't! It's "unlikely" that you can! LOL!
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Thank you Imre for the kind words. BTW, could you post a PHONETIC pronunciation of your names? My wife and I have been trying to figure out just how to say them!
I find the old "left-right" 2-dimensional spectrum so hoary and obsolete, and find quite a few areas, such as the "War against some people who use some drugs" or "Imperial wars of aggression against sovereign nations who happen to have OUR oil under THEIR sand" where principled "Libertarians" and "Greens" or others who still use labels (I don't for myself any more) can find common ground.
Some day I'd like to sit down with you, perhaps on your radio show, and discuss some issues where we may disagree, but based on a more scholarly look at the history, language, and principles undergirding the positions. For example, I believe we have profound philosophical differences on what the 2nd Amendment actually says and meant to the authors, and I have heaps of support material to back up my interpretation. It might make for an interesting on-air debate!
Meantime, you can check out my compilation at http://kryo.com/2ndAmen/
It might make your blood boil, but you won't be able to refute the FACTS and historical support evidence on MY side, but have fun trying! It definitely WILL give your brain a workout!
Blaber probably won't let this on this blog either. Sent it to Blaber blog at about 3:09 PM Posting it here since most comments are posted here.
"Why don't you allow posts that do not support Auerbach? Only support for him. Is this the Auerbach Blog or the Blaber Blog?
Doesn't look like you are FAIR AND BALANCED at all."
I am sure this will NOT get posted on Blabers blog. It is a response to the T-Shirt thread.
Auer-Bach? You mean, the tax burden on Auer-Bach? You mean, jobs leaving on Auer-Bach? You mean, social programs on Auer-Bach?
I think 'AuerBach', as in "The Burden of Ulster County is on AuerBach" is a perfect campaign slogan.
I think that by putting Quigley for NYC Comptroller only shows that he probably could be NYC Comptroller.... he's is just THAT qualified.
Can you imagine Auerbach or Hein in NYC..... Manhattan would eat those two BOYS for lunch! like an appetizer...
Quigley and Bernardo have MADE in in Manhattan.... and you know what they say... if you can make it there, you can make it ANYWHERE... and that includes ULSTER COUNTY.
I'm still laughing about thinking about Hein and Auerbach in NYC. They would get the crap kicked out of them.
Krulick I would love to read your posts but they are too damn long for me to even think about spending the night reading them. Can you be a bit more concise?
THERE'S NO WAY BLABER IS POSTING THIS
Quite Frankly, Quigley looks just like an Accountant should. Would you really want some slick looking phony like Mike Hein watch after your money? Hell No! I want a CPA with a Masters Degree who has kicked @$$ and taken names in NYC. Someone who knows everyone in Ulster County because his family has lived here for 5 generations. That's Jim Quigley. Oh, and by the way, I don't want the guy who ran Ellenville to the ground.
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Length is relative:
Einstein said "When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute, and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity."
He also said a theory should not be trimmed too much: "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Ad genius David Ogilvy said, "The more you tell, the more you sell." He found out that if someone is REALLY interested in the subject, he or she will keep reading for as long as necessary. Hell, feature essays in a magazine like Atlantic can go on for 20 pages! Political thinkers like Madison or Hamilton went on FAR longer than anything I've written here to make a point and drive it home. (Anyone want to tell JK Rowling that the Harry Potter books were "too long"?)
Persons used to go to hear great orators speak for hours at a time, back before film and TV; sadly, we have become so used to sound-bites (Nader says they've become sound-barks or even sound-blips now) and TV-Guide length letters to the editor of one or two sentences, that well-thought-out and developed pieces rarely get published or read.
Let's just say that I write EXACTLY as much as I need to to complete my argument. If you are interested in the subject and what you might learn from me, you'll invest the time and effort; if you are not, then don't, and you won't.
Krulick; reading you for a minute feels defiantly like more than an hour.
"defiantly"?
Yes, I COULD see where a semi-literate troglodyte would find sesquipedalian and informed writing to be "challenging" (one of the definitions of "defiantly"!).
Just don't hurt your brain trying to keep up. I wouldn't want it on my conscience.
(Comin' up on 100 posts! Take that Blaber!)
POSTED ON BLABER NEWS IN RESPONSE TO HIS "HEIN SIGHT" T-SHIRT GRAPHIC:
Mr. Blaber -
I find it ironic that you use Mr. Hein's name in a play on the word "hindsight," which literally means "looking backwards."
If we look back at Mr. Hein's record, we see tax increases, we see bloated budgets, we see politically timed budget "cuts" which have no real effect on spending, we see cozying up to the Political Establishment, we see no record of qualifications to show that he can do the job. In effect, we see little of value to the people of Ulster County.
We do not need a County Executive who looks backwards. We need one who looks forward to the great County Ulster can become. We need an Executive who looks forward to economic development, to new businesses flocking here and existing businesses flowering, to job creation, to opportunities for our children, to all the benefits which have been denied us under the current County Government.
The only man in this race who has the qualifications and the vision to look forward and move this County towards that which we all wish to see is Len Bernardo.
Hey Imre,
I posted something similar on Blabers new thread on "hein sight". Hind Sight means looking backwards. And just like the "On Auer-Bachs" posts I made, it did not show up.
He is making the 2 democrat candidates look really stupid with his play on words. With supporters like Blaber, who needs enemies.
Blabers graphics are so beginner. I think he must have just learned how to use photoshop. They are an amateur attempt at both graphic design and humor, and he failed miserably at both.
Ulster Politics RULES
Congratulations Bloggers.... you have just made the 100 mark AGAIN.
Blaber drools, while Ulster Politics RULES
Ulster Politics: Congratulations on your thread reaching 100 posts!
Clearly the action is shifting HERE!
I realize the original purpose was to provide a counter-balance to the very one-sided and partisan Blaber blog, and some of the posts here are as partisan and snarky in the other direction, but by posting from ALL sides, the blog has become more diverse and an actual candidate for being the most-read and participated-in blog of public record for local politics and issues.
(Unfortunately, the anonymity factor is a failing that bedevils most of these blogs; perhaps the blogmaster can adjust the settings to allow persons to REGISTER as a consistent person, either using their REAL identity, or at least a consistent nickname, should they be reluctant to subject themselves to personal attack, but that would allow for anyone to see a CONSISTENT poster that could be consistently addressed and held accountable for what is said under that name, and that the blogmaster can reprimand or ban or even hold legally-accountable should that poster cross the line.)
I have one further criticism though: personal attacks on a person's physical characteristics (weight, appearance, glasses, whatever), or abusing one's name to the same end (Blubber, Blabber, etc.), from whatever side, is not good form, diminishes the one guilty of it more than the target, and reduces the quality of the conversation on this blog to a childish and mean level that should be avoided.
As much as I deplore any censorship, I would ask the blogmaster to seriously consider refusing or deleting such purely nasty personal attacks, and do it uniformly, and help raise the level of discourse here to one we can all be proud of.
Thank you.
Blaber is such a two faced liar.
He begrudgingly said he was sorry to Terry Bernardo on his blog and now he is only letting people post who are attacking her in an effort to make himself look good.
I have tried to post in her defense on his blog and each time, my posts never appear.
I also tried to post in Jim Quigley's favor and those posts never appeared either.
There are plenty of people who know Terry and know that she is far to busy to think up a hoax like this. In addition to that, she's not a liar.
Blaber has no shame.
I suggested on Blaber News that perhaps he check with his Mom and Dad first before inviting the Clintons to the Blaber Manor.
Did he post it? NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Hey it's time for Ulster politics to do a Blaber story. Go to the Poughkeepsie Journal website and look at their blogs. His blog is affiliated with the paper from the Democratic perspective. There goes the fair and balanced claim.
Also lets take a look at the money trail. Marty Connor, Charles Rangel, Kevin Powell, Marc Molinaro, Elliott Auerbach, Mike Hein, Greg Ball, John Sennett, Kevin Cahill, James Sottile, all have given this 20 year old money.
Where do you people come up with these lies?
Sad and pathetic from a campaign that has no traction or substance.
Bernardo/Quigley losers 08
"You people"?
Could "you" be more specific?
"these lies"?
Could "you" be more specific?
Since your claims seem to be unsupported blatant assertions, your conclusions do not follow. How sad. How pathetic.
Keep whistling in the dark past the graveyard. I doubt you're convincing anyone.
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Oh, here's another post Blaber has refused to allow, on his "Clinton in Dutchess" thread:
I notice that you quickly jumped to the conclusion that Edwards was a "creep" for his behavior.
What term have you for Bill Clinton for his behavior involving various personal indiscretions that sullied the office of the President (literally)?
Nice post Steve, I was thinking the same thing on both issues.
The Blog Talks,
I'M AN ASSHOLE!!.....AND IM PROUD OF IT!
Well, Blaber still hasn't posted my Clinton post. Here's another one that will never be seen on his blog:
"Slow and steady wins the poll"?
I noticed on the Blaber Comptroller poll, with a little over 100 total votes having been cast by midnight Tuesday, and Quigley up by two-thirds to one-third heading into Wednesday morning, as he had been leading that way for days, that as of early this morning, about *80* votes suddenly materialized -- ALL for Auerbach -- during the dead of night!
This beggars the imagination and puts the credibility of the poll into total disrepute.
Does Blaber or Auerbach have an army of zombie vampires who all rose from their graves after 1 AM and ALL happened to vote for the SAME person the SAME night?
Hardly "slow and steady," and so out of the consistent and proportional increments up until this morning that it defies credulity; anyone who believes that the numbers haven't been cooked by or for Blaber (and I know enough about computers to know that there are several ways to fool the poll's counter, if THAT is one's goal), is welcome to purchase an East River bridge I have the deed to.
And then Blaber and his chosen ones will crow about the "groundswell" surging for their guys. Goebbels would be proud.
So much for Blaber being FAIR and BALANCED. Why bother with the polls if they are going to be FIXED every time?
Makes you wonder who the main Zombie Vampire really is...
This blog is a fraud
In RE: Zombie Vampire, I have seen posts from Steve as late as 1am. Pot meet Kettle...
Anyone notice that there are WELL over 25 posts on this thread alone from Steve or Imre... what losers... GET A LIFE!
This is crazy how does jeremy think he is fair and balanced
Clearly, as 2:42 has no identity at all, he or she has no life at all. Just a nameless, empty cipher with nothing to contribute but gripes and irrelevant conclusions drawn from incomplete, inaccurate, or irrelevant premises.
Hey, this is just a small part of my busy, diverse, and fulfilling life. YOU should be so lucky!
And I do tend to be a night-owl; it's more quiet with fewer disturbances if I'm reading or writing or researching a project, so, yeah, I may be up to 1 AM or even later. So? How does that relate to pots and kettles?
The point was that it is very, very unlikely that upwards of *80* frickin votes (almost as many as all the votes cast for BOTH persons in the entire previous time available!) for ONE person would all magically appear BETWEEN 1 AM and 6 AM when MOST persons are sleeping!
Seems more plausible that ONE person pulled this stunt and was too STOOOOOPID to realize that you don't fix THAT MANY votes so quickly in the dead of night, as it just looks too obvious a scam!
But, as I've said, this thread -- having gotten down to mostly personal attacks against the messengers rather than addressing the core messages, plus, now, various scurrilous attempts at identity-jacking -- being about as low and deceitful as one can get online (but this shows the depth of desperation and well-poisoning that some will go to to deflect attention... a typical Auerbach tactic I've seen over the years; when someone nails him on something, he just turns the attack around on the CHARACTER of the attacker, even if his charge is absurd or irrelevant, so long as it breaks the script and takes the attention off of HIM) that is, if one can't refute or even address the specific charges or claims, try to discredit the WHOLE STRUCTURE itself by poisoning the well, or claiming that EVERYONE is guilty, and then dismissing the previous crimes with a hand-wave -- has probably run its legitimate course.
But, as I said: Unless someone is STILL up to discussing WHAT tangible support there is for the empty claims made for EA's "most qualified" status, that is.
Steve is the one who voted for Auerbach. Let me find out Krulick is a closet Auerbach supporter!
posted on Blaber.... not likely to be published....
this is in response to him discussing Julian's Scriebman's lack of experience to lead the Democratic party.
How about your inexperience in life Jeremy. What are you.....like 21 years old or something? What about your lack of qualifications to comment on anything? Isn't that worth pointing out?
I think Schriebman is an attorney. That means he has about 7 years of college. How many years of post high school study do you have?
I think most of us who are over 40 remember what we knew when we were 21, we didn't know JACK SHIT, but we thought we knew everything.
Honestly, I am having a hard time even taking Hein seriously. He obviously is not very smart. His main support among "Democrats" are the likes of Sottile, Woerner, and Kirschner. I would not be stretching to say that these 3 are not considered by Democrats to be their most loyal members. They represent what I will now call the Portebello crowd, all linked to Al Spada.
All this blog has become is to post comments Blaber won't publish. And by looking at this filth there is a good reason why they were not published.
How pathetic.
Nope, anonymous maker-upper-of-blithering-nonsense, I did not cast ONE vote for Auerbach!
I am NOT a covert or overt supporter of Auerbach.
But it doesn't surprise me that we have reached the stage that the well-poisoners have come out to play. Unable to make headway in logic, facts, or the issues, they will attempt to create chaos and confusion, make everyone suspect and suspicious, breed animosity and revulsion... ANYTHING to avoid the issues at hand and the points raised!
But then, when THAT is all you have left, well, you go with what you have. Sad, pathetic and duplicitous as it is.
Now, anyone want to postulate a plausible explanation for how dozens of distinct and different voters all decided to get up and vote for ONLY AUERBACH during the unlikely hours of 1 AM and 6 AM while nary a handful voted for Quigley during the same period?
Anyone good at calculating odds who can tell us what the chances of THAT would be?
As opposed to the more likely explanation that it was ONE really STOOOOOPID partisan, who knows ONE clever trick -- how to cast dozens of votes real quick while bypassing the computer's supposed one-vote limit, but not how to do it in a more clever and less suspicious way.
vote.... http://blabernews.blogspot.com/
I do not know why I am running when I am going to lose anyways. Do not support me.
I don't know why I am running. I am going to lose big time! I used to work at a jewelry store, I'm way over my head.
7:45,
Sigh. NO, this BLOG hasn't become ONLY a place to post Blaber-refused posts; this THREAD, if you will look at the ORIGINAL POST, was ABOUT Blaber's failure to post posts FROM specific persons, or ON specific subjects, or panning specific persons. The language seems to have nothing to do with it, as far more incendiary or nasty stuff has appeared on his blog, IF it doesn't skewer HIS sacred cows.
Hence, anyone pointing out or sharing examples that PROVE that claim, was STICKING TO THE ISSUE of THIS THREAD!
Whereas YOU, anonymous twit, don't seem to understand the POINT of commenting to the relevant issues of a thread, or that ONE thread doesn't equal an entire blog.
OH, and, while we are discussing failure to get things right, how about pointing out the filth in EVERY post that I or others posted here; no, there are plenty of examples of perfectly clean and civil posts that were not published by Blaber for the reasons I mentioned above, and NOT for any non-existent filth.
But pathetic well-poisoners with nothing else to say must use what little they have.
Why, I wouldn't even put it past them to trash their OWN candidates here, in a ham-fisted and puerile way, so as to APPEAR to have been done by those who DO oppose those candidates (a la the old COINTEL tricks), but who would NEVER stoop to such silly and Pee-Wee-Hermanesque "I know you are but what am I" flummery.
Soooooo obvious; like fish in a barrel.
And regarding Auerbach's amazing poll pull among the undead or insomniacs:
"More people have been elected between sundown and sunup than ever were elected between sunup and sundown."
Will Rogers
Mr. Krulick, the staff at Ulster Politics thanks you for defending our thread!
We would also like to acknowledge that there is some mischief going on here as well.
One of the downsides of not censoring (unlike Blaber who will censor anything mildly critical of Hein or Auerbach) is where to draw the line.
Some very creative minds have figured out a way to "spoof" other people. The staff here at Ulster Politics knows exactly how you are doing this and thinks you are pretty smart. It's a very different and creative way of expressing your thoughts on this blog.
However, we would like to point out for those "not so savy" computer users out there, that there are people out there "posing as" or "spoofing" other people's identities.
The really smart ones even have a link that takes you back to the real person's profile or website.
Readers beware.
And to you smarty pants.... please don't abuse it to much... Know where to draw the line, and don't make us draw it for you.
We are proud that to date the only posts that we have deleted are the ones like "lotto results". We are the alternative to Communist Blaber News and Commentary.
Let's all show a little restraint in our humor.
Here's another one Blaber won't post.
I simply took his ending lines about Sue Zimet and substituted Elliott Auerbach's name for Sue's
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"And yet Blaber is so hypnotized and so far up Auerbach's butt that he fails to see that:
At the end of the day, all Elliott Auerbach really cares about is Elliott Auerbach and what will benefit Elliott Auerbach and that is unfortunate."
Here's one I also just sent to the same thread; there's absolutely NOTHING in it that mentions any candidate, or puts Blaber down, or is in any way offensive or "filthy."
If Blaber refuses to post it, then it is clear to one and all that he has put a blanket ban on me no matter what I post; now, why would he do that on his own, unless Auerbach gave him the marching orders?
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Here's a modest proposal:
I tend to agree with Beke and others who believe that the 1st Amendment rights of freedom of assembly, as extrapolated to include freedom of association, puts the selection of party officials solely within the party's membership, and outside the just powers of the legislative or executive branches.
HOWEVER, there's nothing to prevent the LEGISLATURE from limiting the requirements for appointing ELECTION BOARD officials, and can certainly make it so that any town or county party chair, co-chair, or treasurer, for example, can't serve as BoE head or deputy.
Thus IF one WANTS to serve as BoE head, one WILL HAVE to drop the party position. OR if one really wants to keep the party post, one will have to survive without the BoE plum.
Fair enough?
OK, Blaber DID post my most recent post regarding party officials not being allowed to serve as election board officials.
That would suggest that I haven't been banned per se, but that only inoffensive (to him and his select candidates) material will be "allowed," as opposed to truly being "fair and balanced" and letting contrary (to him and his select candidates) opinions through, no matter what the damage it may do to his role as campaigner-in-chief.
I'll continue to monitor his track record; so far, with about a dozen or so posts rejected, and only ONE permitted within the past two months since my original outing of Auerbach as sock-puppet poster "Lou S.," he has a long way to go to show lack of bias and any "fairness."
Auerbach seeking more publicity... AGAIN. If you look at Blaber's Blog (not that I really wanted to) you'll see he was "helping" with the Labor project at an Ellenville church.
Comment added to Blaber's Blog, which he probably won't accept:
"Auerbach...a regular guy?
More chance for publicity for running for office. If he REALLY CARED he wouldn't make sure his picture was taken."
He didn't get the endorsement from Labor Federation so now he's trying to make it look as if he's a friend of labor. No way is that the case!
Saw this in Blaber Blog about Auerbach:
"Brittany Turner said...
For the record, Elliott didn't work. He stopped by to donate a case of water. Legislators Donaldson, Terpening and Harris, however, were there for most of the project and worked just as hard as anyone from labor."
So much for being there to HELP.
In response to a typical anonymous flack on Blaber's blog touting Auerbach and trashing Bernardo and Quigley, I posted this, but, of course, Blaber won't let it appear; Blaber would rather spread nonsense and Auerbach's spin than simply tell the truth:
Get the facts straight: EA got the few sigs needed to get the WFP line; they didn't endorse Quigley, as they almost NEVER endorse non-Dems (even when the Green candidate was closer to their stated positions).
But EA was soundly rejected by the CSEA AND the HVALF endorsement committees, as he is NO friend of labor by any stretch; he was willing to throw the Ellenville Hospital and their CSEA employees under the bus when they needed local support. As pointed out earlier, you can't blame an overwhelming snub on just one or two labor reps. His record, his poor presentation, his attitude all led to the highly unusual rejection of a Dem candidate.
It didn't surprise me that EA would make a photo op appearance at the event... after all, it IS IN Ellenville, so he didn't have to go far, certainly not as far as the other officials who did travel somewhat. But neither does it surprise me that he DIDN'T do any actual work! Typical Auerbach! Paper thin style, even less substance.
For years, as a columnist, editor, photographer, and interested resident, I've been going to most local events and EA is rarely if ever seen there. Unless there's a big shot to cozy up to, or a chance to get a photo taken, or something that benefits HIM, he rarely shows the village flag of support, much less actually getting involved in the WORK needed. This is not NEWS down here, but trying to snow the rest of the county seems to be his goal now.
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