“Bought and Sold in NYC”

“Bought and Sold in NYC”

( or “I might as well be living in fucking Venezuela”)

From the NYT, November 1, 2009: “As their aides fretted over the prospect of low turnout at the polls, the candidates for New York City mayor delivered last-minute appeals to voters on Sunday, with Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. urging New Yorkers to reject an incumbent “who thinks he’s above democracy,” and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg asking for a third term to “keep making progress.”

Well, that about says it all, doesn’t it? Tomorrow’s mayoral election has officially been bought by Mike Bloomberg. I suspect he also paid for his opponent, City Comptroller and raging Obot William Thompson whose only appeal is that he’s not Bloomberg.

Thompson’s lemming-like response last week when asked if President Obama had done enough for gay rights was the nail in his coffin (He said “Yes!  The POTUS inherited so many problems from George Bush, and I think he’s doing a wonderful job!) Stupid remark, since the LGBT community in NYC is a huge voting bloc.

(surprise bonus video about that at the end of this post)

Come to Caracas!

Friends ask: “How do you not lose your mind in the face of this? I answer: “Simple.  I just pretend I’m living in sunny Venezuela, where the dictator votes for you so you don’t have to bother”

There’s another bombshell on the NYC ballot that I’ll get to later, but right now, lets see what else is going on in the ‘hood… So, its off to the polls we go, pretending that we still live in America

“Over the river and through the woods…”

Elsewhere, ‘The Kenyan’ is doing his best to force his will all over the place, somehow not realizing that his support is the kiss of death.  Witness what’s happening across the Hudson in sister state, New Jersey, where nobody takes any shit from anyone:

The Kenyan mingles with Corzine supporter in The Garden State

Despite outspending his opponent 3 to 1, Corzine is still in a neck-and-neck horse race with Christie, the GOP candidate that nobody really knows about, and Daggett, the allegedly Independent candidate who was hand picked by the Dems (and nobody really cares about).

When asked to comment about Corzine, The POTUS had this to say:

CAMDEN, N.J. — In a final campaign swing on behalf of the only governor seeking re-election this fall, President Barack Obama on Sunday pitched Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine’s bid as a key component for the White House to make good on its political promises.

“He’s one of the best partners I have in the White House. We work together,” Obama said. “We know our work is far from over.”

An energized Obama told 3,500 people at a rally in Camden that they need to work hard to give Corzine another term in office so he can work with Washington to help repair a brittle economy. A Corzine loss would be seen as a political embarrassment for the White House.

So, how about that, New Jersey residents? You don’t want to embarrass your President, do you?  If you do, just use common sense and don’t fall prey to political machinations.

You will most likely come to be known as the most  racist state north of the Mason/Dixon line, but at least you’ll have a Governor who will listen to you.

Back in New York, we have another bombshell!

Checking to see what might be interesting down ticket on the NYC ballot, I discovered a name that seemed familiar to me. Joshua Goldberg is running for Gale Brewer’s District City Council seat.  Turns out I met him years ago at a local pub on Amsterdam Avenue called “The Snug” (now known as “The Dead Poet”).  He was nice enough, but a little skittish.

Racking my brain, I recalled much lamenting about, of all things, his sibling rivalry with his brother who was considered “The Golden Child” by their mother (We see this same phenomenon in the Emanuel household, where Rham’s own mother calls him “my least successful child”).  I felt for Josh.  He’s a really nice guy, and it sounded like he got a raw deal.  Why does this matter at all?  I finally found out who his brother and mother are:

“Joshua Goldberg, the brother of conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg, is running for the Sixth District City Council seat currently held by Gale Brewer. Goldberg, whose candidacy was endorsed by the New York County Republican Party screening committee, has worked as a tour guide, and has also been a fishmonger and worked in the media. He is 42 and has never before run for political office.

His family has impressive conservative credentials. Joshua’s brother Jonah is one of the country’s best-known conservative columnists, an editor-at-large of National Review Online, and a Fox News contributor. His mother Lucianne Goldberg, a literary agent, was a prominent figure in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, counseling Linda Tripp to tape her conversations with Lewinsky. A New York Times article from 1998 said she had a “a taste for right-wing, tell-all attack books.” She told the Times, however, that she is an independent, not a Republican.”

Josh is far too likable to suffer for “the sins of his mother” (unlike his toxic brother Jonah, whom I would throw under the bus in a New York minute),  but somehow I just can’t qualify pulling that lever because of a few long ago conversations.

More importantly, how the hell does one find work as a fishmonger in Manhattan? That conjures up images of Rahm Emanuel sending dead fish to his enemies, and that image alone is far too close for comfort.  Not to mention that any friend of Linda Tripp is just too nuts to trust. Nice guy or not, there may be a little too much family baggage to make me comfortable enough to vote for him. Gotta run, guys. Time to get back to ‘the Caracas within’ before I totally lose it.

The lesson here:

Never take anything for granted. For those of you who think that New York City is just one big pile of KoolAid swilling liberals, check this out from the Halloween Parade this past weekend:

H/T HillBuzz (video reference)