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Al Bellenchia's avatar

“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” - Ulysses S. Grant

And here we are…

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The Godly Humanist's avatar

Sadly yes we are here, we have been pulled like a boat in the dark, with no control in a direction we didn't want to go. Some of us are going to have to get in the water and rectify the situation.

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Al Bellenchia's avatar

Yeah, merely rowing against this tide is futile.

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Judith Tully's avatar

With every passing day , we are witnessing corruption. Yes, our Governor should remove Adams. But will she do it is another question. To my dismay our government and country is longer viewed as a shinning example of righteousness to the contrary the United States has fallen from grace.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

I’m hoping judge will refuse to dismiss case.

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Richard's avatar

...excellent article- and cause for hope; the fate of the Republic has always depended [since before we were even a Republic] on the courage, tenacity, and integrity: of the men and women "in the trenches"...

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Tanya Goldstein's avatar

You would think that letter would at least give Bondi pause…but you can’t shame the shameless.

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Sandra M. Watson's avatar

Glimmers of Hope in turbulent times

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Catherine's avatar

I emailed the Governor on Friday to ask her to remove Adams. I received the basic reply, thanks for your email, we appreciate your reaching out, will take your views under consideration. But, that being said, calls and emails to the Governor's Office may influence her decision. Adams complying with trump is one step closer to Authoritarian Rule.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Maybe calls to Dan Stec and Matt Simpson too.

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Dave Sawyer's avatar

We should flood their offices with simple questions about his support for defunding everything from environmental issues to law enforcement issues and on and on.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Exactly!

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Wendy Aronson's avatar

Me too. I think the emails are generally at least tallied.

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Janet Flinchbaugh's avatar

Finally someone who has the guts to tell the empower he has no clothes on!

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Janet Flinchbaugh's avatar

And a good time was had by all!!

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Janet Flinchbaugh's avatar

My comment should have said “emperor “. Not empower!

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Edward Low's avatar

excellent

Mr. Tingley, you are literally becoming the media we deserve. Not only are you offering up political info, but human interests and cultural content. All from 1,500 miles away...

Hochul and let's connect the dots: one of the things that is more obvious today than ever... Democrats are the party of morals and decency (especially if you compare them to gQped republicans).. What Ms. Hochul should do is remove Eric Adam while AT THE SAME time point out why and say: "this quid pro quo is illegal and I have the balls to remove one of the offenders.. too bad the republicans don't have the balls to remove the other offender - - > hmpy trmPEDOphile"

It needs to be pointed out what neutered fools the gQpedos republicans are

A tiny nit to pick

"President Donald Trump bought himself a mayor last week."

SHOULD be: "President Donald Trump OPENINGLY bought himself a mayor last week."

remember he was impeached for this the first time with Ukraine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump#:~:text=The%20inquiry%20reported%20that%20Trump,%E2%81%A0not%20Russia%E2%80%93%E2%81%A0was

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Dave Sawyer's avatar

Dan Stec should answer to all of this given his unwavering support of the molesting orange clown. All politics is local, right?

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Edward Low's avatar

I post this on deck stec=ickkk all the time

\/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/

https://kentingley.substack.com/p/dear-mr-stec-if-you-want-our-vote

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Ken Tingley's avatar

I’ll bet Stec loves that!!!!

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W Tucker's avatar

Ed, you write “more obvious today than ever... Democrats are the party of morals and decency” If so when history did this moral shift take place?

Eric Adams ran for Mayor of NYC as a moderate Democrat.

Finger-pointing and frustration over migrant crisis leads to a total breakdown between White House and NYC mayor https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/01/politics/white-house-eric-adams-migrant-crisis/index.html

Back to my question about the moral shift. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican President, the Democrats were the ones that owned slaves. So, when history did the moral shift take place?

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Morals have not shifted among grassroots GOP, it has shifted at the very top of the leadership rung where it is most dangerous of all.

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Edward Low's avatar

so you agree.. that republicans have no morals

you prove that with lies like this

1) you don't know how Lincoln because president

2) all the founding fathers had slaves, but John Adam’s

3) you should read "The 1619 Project" you would learn about racism and how your statement is: a) a lie; b) made out of ignorance; c) you are a racist and playing dumb (your brand)

4) learn about nixon and the southern strategy

start telling the truth.. or admit you are a lying republican

note: Democrats are the ones calling out Eric Adams (republican like that) no republicans are calling out hmpy trmPEDOphile and his lies

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/24/trumps-false-or-misleading-claims-total-30573-over-four-years/

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?speaker=donald-trump&ruling=false

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/22/us/politics/state-legislators-election-denial.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/22/republicans-ignored-trumps-election-lies-00034242

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/19/politics/trump-pennsylvania-election-fraud-lies/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/16/politics/fact-check-dale-top-15-donald-trump-lies/index.html

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Edward Low's avatar

those who were with Lincoln were northerns both democrats and republicans

Lincoln himself was a racist, he wanted to free the slaves then send them out of the country.. I guess you didn't know that

parties shifted

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Southern-strategy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy

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Anonymous's avatar

Really Ed? Send them out of the country maybe in spaceships and soon to be invented submarines? It's easy to label people based on something someone, somewhere said. Don't forget it is alledged that Elan Musk, Ronald Reagan and Vladimir Putin were all registered Republicans and dressed in drag on Tuesday nights when there was a Full Moon. Check wikipedia.org/wiki/wlkplk-crazy.

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Edward Low's avatar

thanks for admitting your ignorance AND you are too lazy to learn

#WILLINGignorance

admitting this is the first step

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Anonymous's avatar

Gotcha!!

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Edward Low's avatar

gQpedos poster child..

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Edward Low's avatar

once again, I have proven you wrong.. and you just lay down and hid

you can get under that rock with your lack of morals and decency... and once again ignoring the facts

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Sara Idleman's avatar

Judging by the float, Mardi Gras parade participants know how to protest! Can you imagine a tractor with such a message in our Annual Parade? We'd be ripped to shreds.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Never too late.

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Mary Ellen Collins's avatar

New York City could really use a solid lawyer in the Mayor's office. Especially since NYC is definitely on Trump's resentment radar! I sincerely hope Hochul removes removes him

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Barbara Bubar's avatar

Between a rock and a hard place....Democrats are supposedly trying to decide, is it better to speak loudly and repeatedly, making the news constantly, with the help of massive crowds in cities protesting, about how horrible the Musk/PION situation is...OR...just wait. How much longer will it take...before it allllllll starts to backfire, and fall apart? How many people may have to die before it becomes obvious about how truly crazy things are becoming? And yes, right in New York City, what will Hochul decide to do? Is this really a choice?

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Dave Sawyer's avatar

I sure wish we had some form of local media that would ask our local DA's and Sheriff's how they feel about this and if they support this behavior. Guess On the Dole Danny boy Stec doesn't back the blue anymore either.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

I believe the folks at North Country Light Brigade met with sheriff and were satisfied with his answers.

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Bob Meyer's avatar

Thank goodness for baseball! If only a distraction from the Crook in Chief and his puppet Trump.

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Bob Meyer's avatar

Exactly!

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