Even if I live to be a million (and I probably will: after all, only the good die young), I'll never cease to be amazed at the blatant hypocrisy which will always be spewed by those amongst our City's political (lack-of) class during a primary. Submitted for your consideration is the latest sampling:
On Friday, a slate challenging the endorsed Democratic Town Committee in the 8th District wanted to pull their petitions.(FULL DISCLOSURE: I am friends with some of the putative candidates on both of these slates). However, one of the signatures provided was a faxed copy and not the original (as is required by state law).
Under the previous Democratic Registrar of Voters, Charles ("What-the CHUCK") Marino, such a challenging slate would have been tossed without question. However, the current Registrar tried instead to ask Hartford if she could issue the petitions pending the receipt of the missing signature. As a result (because she received no answer on the Friday), this slate had to wait until Monday. (FULL DISCLOSURE: Marino is a candidate for the challenging slate in the 3rd District.)
Here comes the hypocrisy: even though this problem - which the challenging slate caused - was fully explained to the challengers; even though this Registrar has been sued multiple times by this same group and their allies; even though Michelle Hufcut bent over backwards to accommodate them, This crowd is screaming "dirty political games", claiming Hufcut is essentially the corrupt tool of the current Democratic Party leadership. Good Lord! As if they wouldn't do worse!
This is a sham act straight out of the tired old music book of the administration: whether justified or not, portray your opponents as corrupt: that way, your kanoodling won't seem so bad. It used to be called "mud-slinging"...now it's called "targeting your message". What really stinks is that both sides will probably do it.
The challenging crowd has made an art of using any legal excuse to further their aims...so they apparently can't recognize honest government when they see it. In the same way, they accuse me of being biased (which they understand to mean opposed to their faction...as opposed to having a different agenda altogether.) Of course, being fair and balanced - by their own statement (which means, apparently, that they dislike me) - they oppose everyone but their own friends. "They'll report...You decide."
Here's a news flash: none of these three factions -- not the Borer, not the Morrissey, and certainly not the Picard -- will be fitted out with their political halo's any time in the near future.
My advice: STOP trying to show us how bad your opponents are; instead show us how much better you are. You'll be surprised by how much energy and enthusiasm that message will generate...and energetic and enthusiastic Democrats are the most likely to vote.
Nah...ain't gonna happen.No matter how much we plead, the piano player is only gonna play that same tired old "DOWN & DIRTY POLITICAL RAG" again, right?
(Sigh!)
On Friday, a slate challenging the endorsed Democratic Town Committee in the 8th District wanted to pull their petitions.(FULL DISCLOSURE: I am friends with some of the putative candidates on both of these slates). However, one of the signatures provided was a faxed copy and not the original (as is required by state law).
Under the previous Democratic Registrar of Voters, Charles ("What-the CHUCK") Marino, such a challenging slate would have been tossed without question. However, the current Registrar tried instead to ask Hartford if she could issue the petitions pending the receipt of the missing signature. As a result (because she received no answer on the Friday), this slate had to wait until Monday. (FULL DISCLOSURE: Marino is a candidate for the challenging slate in the 3rd District.)
Here comes the hypocrisy: even though this problem - which the challenging slate caused - was fully explained to the challengers; even though this Registrar has been sued multiple times by this same group and their allies; even though Michelle Hufcut bent over backwards to accommodate them, This crowd is screaming "dirty political games", claiming Hufcut is essentially the corrupt tool of the current Democratic Party leadership. Good Lord! As if they wouldn't do worse!
This is a sham act straight out of the tired old music book of the administration: whether justified or not, portray your opponents as corrupt: that way, your kanoodling won't seem so bad. It used to be called "mud-slinging"...now it's called "targeting your message". What really stinks is that both sides will probably do it.
The challenging crowd has made an art of using any legal excuse to further their aims...so they apparently can't recognize honest government when they see it. In the same way, they accuse me of being biased (which they understand to mean opposed to their faction...as opposed to having a different agenda altogether.) Of course, being fair and balanced - by their own statement (which means, apparently, that they dislike me) - they oppose everyone but their own friends. "They'll report...You decide."
Here's a news flash: none of these three factions -- not the Borer, not the Morrissey, and certainly not the Picard -- will be fitted out with their political halo's any time in the near future.
My advice: STOP trying to show us how bad your opponents are; instead show us how much better you are. You'll be surprised by how much energy and enthusiasm that message will generate...and energetic and enthusiastic Democrats are the most likely to vote.
Nah...ain't gonna happen.No matter how much we plead, the piano player is only gonna play that same tired old "DOWN & DIRTY POLITICAL RAG" again, right?
(Sigh!)
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