To the Editor, The spate of semi-hysterical letters that has appeared in these pages in recent weeks makes it eminently clear that the Croton Dems have yet to recover from the drubbing they took at the polls last November. I guess it must be very difficult for them to accept the abject rejection of their policies and practices by the great majority of their constituents.
So despite the fact the next election is more than seven months away, they flail madly about seizing upon one topic after another in the vain hope that one of them will gain traction with the electorate. And, as always, they take some significant liberties with the facts in trying to make their case. You will recall that these are the same folks who have been cited by the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee for making misleading statements in each of the last two election campaigns.
Leading the charge are Trustees Brian Pugh and Ann Gallelli, who must be terrified that they will suffer the same fate as their former board colleagues in the next election, as they have begun their re-election campaigns early and regaled us every week with their comments on a variety of subjects. Which, of course, is certainly their right. It is most interesting that Mr. Pugh, who had barely a word to say in public during his first year on the board, has become the most vocal of them all. Perhaps it’s the freedom he feels finally being out from under the thumb of our erstwhile mayor. You go, Brian!
But I am most surprised by the reemergence of defeated Trustees Andy Levitt and Maria Slippen...READ MORE HERE http://www.crotonunited.org/blog-n/2016/4/10/gingold-responds-to-the-croton-dems
My favorite is the letter from the democratic official (I can't remember his or her name) that tried to blame Greg for why Clearwater wasn't having a festival this year when it had been all over the news that they were having financial troubles and were fixing the boat instead. Guy or gal never issued an apology but then I expect no less.
ReplyDeleteI hope that good, smart people will challenge Gallelli and Pugh in November.
ReplyDeleteI'll just settle for good and no more "career" politicians or "planners".
ReplyDeleteThank you Joel. Week after week after week. They just can't accept their nonsense was rejected alot like it was for the garbage station.
ReplyDelete2ND ELECTION IN A ROW: WESTCHESTER COUNTY FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES COMM. RULES THAT CROTON DEMS ENGAGED IN UNFAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES
ReplyDeleteFROM THE CROTON UNITED WEBSITE - 11/16/15
For immediate release - Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee Rules That Croton Democratic Party Engaged in Unfair Campaign Practices
Ruling on a complaint by mayor-elect Gregory Schmidt, the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee has found “unfair” statements made by the Croton Democratic Party in both a mailer and online during the last week of the recent Village of Croton-on-Hudson elections. This is the second consecutive election in which the committee has cited the Croton Democratic Party for unfair practices.