3/6/2013
Crains Mayoral Debate
2/2/2013
Tragedies Have Been Very Important in the Election of New York's Last Three Mayors
The Making of Mayors
Koch used the 1977 blackout
and looting that followed. He campaigned demanding that Looters be put
in jail. In 1993 Giuliani used the Crown Heights Riots and the high
crime rate to defeat Dinkins. In 2001 New York voters elected unknown
Bloomberg against very liberal Greeen after the WTC attack.
1/31/2013
Another Mayoral Forum About Nothing
"You should only stop someone for probable cause......needs to be tweaked a little."-- *.
says he was the only Candidate to back Obama in 07. The others, he said
were "on the other side. * One of the biggest problems in education is
poverty, says .*. says its a "scare tactic" to say will go backwards if a dem mayor is elected. Notes Rudy's 2009 comments.
* . says, if he were mayor now facing schoolbus strike, he'd rebid the contract w/ the employee protection provision back in.* "Some kids dont know what its like" to have a Dem mayor, says panelist.
* what likes in past mayors: Koch: affordable housing; Dinkins: focus on kids; Rudy: fighting crime; MRB: management.* .
says his son's hair is more famous than him.
* . said he worked in Nicaragua & El Salvador in the 80s, sometimes against US policies.
* . says he's worked with & northern manhattan for 24 years.
* .
says of son Dante: "I did not know his hair would instantly become more
famous than me. It was not part of the plan." * It’s divisive when we
deny we are living a tale of 2 cities — when we do not acknowledge
growing income disparity in this city.* "The mayor just wanted to say
Mission Accomplished" re: , says .
* . notes GOP oppose taxing the rich, as do some of his Dem rivals, angling for progressives.
* It’s divisive when we deny we are living a tale of 2 cities — when we do not acknowledge growing income disparity in this city.
* . says "mayoral control is a necessary model"
* fire house closings and teacher layoffs: issues says separates her from . * in describing differences with MRB, talks about Giuliani era homeless policies, bill.
* .: "Mayor Never divided along racial lines."
* . says shes much "cuter" than Bloomberg. * When 1st question to is how she'll be different from , she pushes back, says she's proud of collaboration. * . says recovered every job that was lost in the recession. * . says concerns over bill is not about upsetting business community.
* Regret third term? says no. Says its not the same as what Giuliani wanted after 9/11.
* "I hear is afraid of red hair" jokes . * Some boos when says he would continue charter schools.
* . says other Dem candidates for mayor have records that cannot compare to hers.
* strong mayoral candidate = getting things done, not just saying what you dont like, says . * note about getting Queens GOP county endorsement: Queens GOP is not fully unified behind the county organization.
*
It's both. Early involvement helps kids adversely affected by poverty.
But an underfunded system hinders action.* 15 minutes and 2 questions
in, Speaker Quinn's most used line: "Me and the Council..."
* .: "We need a new commissioner."
NYC Gets Greek Love From the Mayoral Candidates
So
far in this early campaign season we have mayoral candidates that will
promise anything to get elected attending debates in where their
comments go unchecked. All your getting so far is a bunch of promises
that even Harry Houdini would not even have the $$$ to pay for. You
also have dozens of policy and self absorbed one liners which are not
only untested but were written by political consultants to gain public
support, not solve serious problems.
Problems
like unemployment, hospitals closing all over the city, fixing an
education system that leaves most children unprepared for college and
how to pay for services with increasing pension costs and shrinking tax
base mostly case by the city's fleeing middle class
go unanswered as candidates attend these narrow interests forums. Journalist who job is to inform the public have self limited themselves to copying one liner sound bites and presenting it as news. Last night in front of
the
Council
of School Supervisors and Administrations, a union group, almost all
the answers by the candidates were anti-Bloomberg and tailored to the
unions positions. The panel, hosted, featured very few disagreements, with many responses
drawing nods of assent from the other candidates. When
the moderator of last night event were strict on time they asked no
follow up questions. So candidates just promised and promised without
giving a hint what they would do to turn the schools around.* NYC mayoral candidates on school issues. Are they addressing the real questions? * NYC Mayoral Candidates’ Education Views, Simplified(Epoch Times)
PromisesPromises But What Services Will We Cut to Pay For It
de Blasio We
MUST provide Pre-K for every child who needs it if we want to actually
address the equity issues in this city. Tom Allon attack him on the way
he wants to pay for it, taxing the rich which Allon thought would push
them out of the city.
Talking Education, 2013 NYC Mayoral Candidates Keep Bashing Bloomberg, Not Each Other(NYDN) * Thompson says Boys & Girls Hs used be great before Bloomberg ( don't think that was true; mickens pushed out kids) * Liu
brag abt going to Stuy, Bronx Sci. Quinn: "I was not smart
enough 2 go to Bronx Science or Stuyvesant, let me be clear abt that."*
Have schools made progress under Bloomberg. Quinn, going first, says
yes,
to hisses.
@JohnLiu2013 I and my wife Jenny are both proud products of New York City public schools. As will be our son, Joey.
* Liu: strongest no; Bloomberg not a success if unlook at results on national tests (NAEPs) tru!
Catering to the Union Education Audience
at education forum: "The goal of teacher evaluations is not to get rid
of teachers; it's to help teachers improve & succeed." * .:
"We have to start stepping away from standardized tests." Says evals
should be based on portfolios, classroom observation * Quinn puts on
Council speaker hat to say of Bloomberg's cost-cutting
plans:"we're not going to allow excessive
attrition this yr, period Prospective Candidates For Mayor Discuss Education(NY1) * City Council Speaker Christine Quinn got hissed by audience members at
an education forum when she said "Yes, I think we made progress under
Mayor Bloomberg." [David Seifman] * Catsimatidis was represented at last night's mayoral forum on education by an empty chair. [@AnnieKarni] * Mr. Liu was among five mayoral candidates at an education forum hosted by the principal’s union last evening where he joined former Comptroller Bill Thompson in saying the schools have not improved under Mayor Bloomberg’s administration. Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Manhattan Media CEO Tom Allon said the opposite, however, while Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said “yes” for Mr. Bloomberg’s first term but “no” since then.* RT
: Carrion, former teacher and Dem, blames an 'out of touch' teachers union for impasse with City Hall
Parents Protest Thompson, de Blasio and Liu Blocking of Charter Schools From Opening
Moms
and dads are planning protests today at
the offices of three mayoral hopefuls — former city Comptroller Bill
Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and current Comptroller John
Liu. The trio vowed to block parent-driven charter schools from opening
and to keep failing union schools from closing.* de Blasio hurls high
hard at Eva Moskowitz ... "She cannot continue to have the run" of Tweed
*
Former City Councilmember Eva Moskowitz is pushing her Success Academy edu-franchise into Brooklyn1/29/2013
In a statement on education policy,
Republican New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota said that he
supports the closure of failing schools in the city and called for an
expansion of charter schools, which he “strongly supports”, the New York Post reports: * GOP mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota distanced himself from his Democratic opponents by backing the closing of failing schools and endorsing the expansion of charter schools.* . camp responds to
'maintenance' man dig.
2/27/2013
Frankencandidates Born Without An Embarrassment Gene
What Me Worry?
Born
without the “embarrassment gene.” as the debate this week proved they
will say anything to get elected. And they don't care or feel ashamed.
The whole debate despite being moderated by NY1's Errol Lewis turned
into 7 years old snarky put downs not against other candidates but
aimed at Bloomberg. Lewis said later in the day on his show that it is
late in the game and we still do not know what these mayoral candidates
stand for. "What does de Blasio believe in, what does Thompson stand
for?" asked Lewis last night. It is unclear what caused the dumb down of
these candidates. Are they just part of the dumb down generation as
Senator Moynihan described 30 years ago? Or have they just not been
challenged properly?
Poor Journalism is the Reason Mayoral Candidates Get Away With Meaningless One Liners
Should
we blame the city's journalist Mr. Lewis for not asking the right
questions. Your a better journalist than the way you been acting. Do
you think Jack Newfield, Pete Hamill, Jimmy Breslin, Murray Kempton or
Tim Russert would lets these bums get away with the Bull Shit. de
Blasralio even praised another candidate early in the race over his one
liner zing. All we got at the debate besides the snapes is I like
housing, good education is good and we will offer new ideas. Never
telling us with the new ideas are or how they differ from the other
candidates. Even the NYT did not know what to make of the rank out fest
Unexpected Focus at a Mayoral Forum(NYT) What the NTY did not talk about is the forgotten New Yorkers the long term unemployment,
the city's school children and a middle class that is fleeing the city
because they can not long afford to live her. Also left out among the
zings is a shrinking tax base led by a changing wall street and
fFederal tax laws
Mayor Says Some '13 Candidates 'Just Sound Ridiculous'(NYT) * Bloomberg's War of Words (WSJ) Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday took aim at some of his
would-be successors, who criticized him at a candidates forum Thursday
night.*
Bloom oberg Critical Of Several Potential 2013 Mayor Candidates After Forum(NY1) *
Bloomy: Dems are 'ridiculous'(NYDN) * Who's running for mayor? Depends who you ask
__________________________________________________________________________________1/24/2013
"If we wait for Washington, we will be in a world of trouble," Thompson warns on housing. .Bill
Thompson (BT; I'm going to initials at this point): "You can't just
continue to build luxury housing," the city must say to real
est...Former MTA Chairman Joe Lhota makes his first statement, saying
60K is a
minimum for new housing. He runs through an alphabet soup of r...
John Liu denounces lack of apartments as part of Barclays deal.
Brooklyn has popcorn vendors and no apartments, he sai * RT “: Wow compares response to to Bush declaring "mission accomplished."
On NYCHA de Blasio the fish stinks at the head * "Robert Moses didnt like poor people & people of color"--
Liu makes the (rather politically convenient) leap between discussion and condemnation of abuse of stop and fris...
Diabetes Award
In
the same sentence Tom Allon said the mayor should not be concerned
about the size of the soda cup but with the city's public health
crisis. . takes another shot at . Will that help him in the GOP primary?
* ANOTHER zinger from Tom Allon: "John Rhea is the Cathy Black of "
:
Maybe @MikeBloombrg doesn't know what mold is.. NYC government - from
day one of Sandy - has failed New Yorkers. The
mold issue is now a health emergency. People are losing their homes.*
Bill Thompson notably fiery about the post-Sandy mold issues, slamming
city government for thinking about hosting a marathon...Also, many
within NYCHA communities being stopped-and-frisked for no reason
whatsoever. Must end, not mend.
Playing to to the Crowd by Attacking the Tea Party
Bill Thompson lashes out at Republicans in the House, calling them the party of the "insane."
* ., sitting next to 2 republican mayoral candidates, taking shots at teaparty.
* Bill de Blasio: "They're having a little party in the Congress. The problem is it's a tea party."
* Have to change city's relationship to washington; thsts the goal of next mayor says . attn:
@BillThompsonNYC
1/15/2013
Campaign 2013 Mayoral Candidates To Weigh In On Nonprofit Political Spending(City and State)Schneiderman wants to require that nonprofits, including 501(c)(4)
organizations registered with the state, report how much of their
expenditures go toward federal, state, and local campaigns. Groups that
spend at least $10,000 to influence elections in the state must file
itemized schedules of expenses and contributions, and groups that spend
$25,000 or more must disclose that information for every contribution
over $100.*
Cuomo 2014 Raises $4M, Has $22.4M(YNN) * .
repeats desire to have "an educator at the top of that system," drawing
applause from deBlasio & Liu, but not Quinn* RT “:
Bill de Blasio touts after-school programs, same day Quinn calls for
extended school days.”* Public Advocate Bill de Blasio criticizes the
blocking of sick pay bill at mayoral forum as Christine Quinn sits
behind him.*
Religious backlash on Quinn? (Queens Politics) * John Liu wants end to stop-and-frisk, says "it makes everybody less safe."
* John Liu reconfirms his stance that he would replace Ray Kelly. "There
will be a change if I have anything to do with it," he said.
*Residency requirement for members? Quinn: yes, Liu: yes. De blasio: no. Thomspon & albanese hedges.
": Christine Quinn gets booed for saying she would want to keep Ray Kelly if she is mayor."
* . booed after praising . "If im mayor, the police commissioner will answer to me."
GOP mayoral forum moderator calls Rudy Giuliani a 'jerk'(NYP)
NYDN Daily Politics
NYC Gets Greek Love From the Mayoral Candidates
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