If Harry Dunn, the police officer and Capitol defender wins his seat, I wonder how Elise will be able to look him in the eye? Or why she doesnt hang her head in shame when she is near Nancy Pelosi and other congressional reps who that violent mob tried to kill that terrible day. She is a disgrace.
That is the NUMBER ONE problem with republicans.. many in law enforcement support mia_POS_stfnKKK.. Which means they have to ignore facts and often the law.
The philosophy held by many that there are no good cops, if all cops protect the bad cops.. is proven by the Jan6 insurrection.
One has to know by mia_POS_stfnKKK behavior towards the Capitol Police.. she only supports those who further her career
We are looking at one of the scariest futures in our lifetime in the coming election year. If Trump and the current TeaThuglican MAGA moron version of the late REP party (RIP the party of Abe Lincoln) win and get control of Congress, it's over. We will not make it to the 250th anniversary of the greatest country on earth. That's how serious this election will be and let's hope that American voters wake up and vote out all these horrible people, especially Elies Satanic (aka Stefanik).
History shows that democracy dies very quickly under the proper conditions. One requirement is a large enough percentage of the population who will not accept that any of their ideas are wrong. That starts with people defending their choices on very small things and then they accept more and more blatant evils as acceptable. You buy in by saying “grab them by the pussy” is defensible because it is just locker room talk. Pretty soon you have a twice impeached former president facing 91 indictments and found guilty of rape and his supporters say “he hasn’t been convicted of insurrection so everything is just fine.” A story in the TU this week that the Republican supervisor of Galway resigned because his GOP colleagues are too difficult to work with. They don’t want to accept a $625,000 grant for a town facility because it was sponsored by Democrat Paul Tonko. These people believe they are defending democracy, or rather our Republic, because they won’t even accept the word democracy as being an acceptable term. If Trump is not overwhelmingly defeated in the election he will declare victory, his supporters will take to the streets, and democracy will be dead in the USA.
Bod hope is little more than a wish. When I would say to my grandmother “I wish” her reply would be something like, those in hell can wish for sip of water all they want but they will not get it. Not quite sure what she meant and it's too late to ask her.
Did not notice my mistake until I hit the button sorry Bob
My mother in law had a much pithier way of putting it: Wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which one fills up first. Only she used a word that rhymes with spit, take away the p and replace it with an h.
Tanya, my grandmother tried to use that one on me when I must have expressed a wish, she phrased it somewhat different. I seem to recall that I should take all wishes and put them in my left and that bad word you are dancing around in my right hand. She then asked me, what would I have? I’m not sure how dumb she thought I was but even I knew my hands needed to be washed.
Oldsalt65. the visual that it brings to my mind I’m unwilling to share. But sometimes I am just lucky I have my earbuds in and with the song on loop my mind can drift away to the sound of Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtouot15cA
I forget to add at the time, I notice you and I have a common hinderance, spelling, you forget the “i”
"Extremism in North Country — The latest story is on the Lewis County sheriff who has ties to the Oath Keepers and believes he does not have to enforce New York State laws. His only loyalty is to the U.S. Constitution."
When I see stories on conservative county sheriffs promoting political ideology, I can't help but wonder how competent and effective they are in doing their actual job of protecting the public. For example, law enforcement officials in Texas have a reputation for being ideologically conservative, yet demonstrated their total lack of competence in their failure to protect school children in the Uvalde tragedy in May, 2022.
County sheriffs should only promote fair and competent law enforcement. They shouldn't promote their personal political beliefs.
The one thing that seemed to fall between the lines. Was when they did an interview with the sheriff and he admitted he was with a certain organization, but because a good friend recommended him... when it was pointed out how bad that organization was/is he said he would back away from them.
What was dangling at that point in the story, like a gallows for mike pence, was who is this friend that thought you would be a good member in a domestic terrorist group; why did you join without checking it out; and is that sheriff still a good prospect for terrorists groups
When a county sheriff states there are certain laws he won't enforce, a follow-up question is what other laws won't he enforce? And, will he enforce laws selectively, depending upon who is involved? For me, and I think for any objective observer, those political ideological beliefs destroy any trust one can have in a law enforcement official.
What I don't understand.. why can't republicans or even law enforcement (in general) think about the opposite?
What if a democrat sheriff said.. I am going to ignore gun laws and confiscate all guns.
Or what if the IRS said, we will only audit police officers. Or, if you don't get a covid vaccine, you have to wear dog tags so the Ambulance people could ignore you ??
It destroys the trust we have in all institutions, not just law enforcement
"Stefanik...provides support for those who attacked the Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, caused the death of five law enforcement officers, injured more than 100 others, and threatened violence against members of Congress and their staffs.”
The Fourthteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution not only bars from government office those who actually engaged in insurrection against the Constitution, but also those who have "given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
A censure is not enough. Stefanik should be barred from the 2024 Congressional ballot.
Thanks for the info on the home health care event at ACC, Ken.
I’m sure Elise Stefanik welcomes the censure as warmly as her leader would being booted from his most current civil trial. Neither of them have any sense of shame. She’s a disgrace to northern NY.
Dan Goldman is a gem among many. Jared Moskowitz, Jasmine Crockett, Stacy Plaskett, Jamie Raskin, James McGovern and too many to list. It’s amazing to contrast them to the mouth breathers on the GOP side: Jordan, Boebert, Greene, Gosar, Gohmert, Gaetz, Biggs, Stefanik.
The fact that Alex DeGrasse called Goldman a “corrupt radical New York Democrat” is just more evidence that he’s nothing more than a troll working for a troll.
I’m sure she is. I’d rather have the cultists give their money to her than the 5 Republicans in Biden districts in NY. That’s where it might help them. She’s in a district where she needs nothing to get re-elected.
Fortunately she can’t do that secretly. My hope is that any Republican running in a Biden district is going to be sufficiently tarnished by association with Trump and Stefanik to lose. Bigly. 🙏
Kevin Monahan continues to be the example of the gun problem in America. Even if the lie that the guy accidentally went off... anyone who has learned a thing.. the first thing... about gun safety is you never point a gun at a person.
the NRA used to be an organization that taught the proper use of firearms. once they started lobbying for more guns and protection of liability for gun ownership (for both the seller and owner)... they proved their first mission was the right one
One of the funniest thing I saw in the last year (and when I say 'funny' I don't mean ha ha).
Was a picture about high school clay target shooting in NYS.
The picture was the perfect example of how not to handle guns.
1) there are five stations in trap shooting, they had 15 people; 2) only one person should should be in read mode (All were aiming a gun); 3) point the gun in the right direction... the kids pointing in all directions.
I am not against clay target teams, but if you aren't going to have gun safety. then NO
Ken, you forgot the second and most important part. Keep your finger of the trigger until you’re sure you want to pull it. Because once it’s pulled and the hammer drops the bullet is sent on its way.............. it cannot be called back.
After the trashing/character assassination mia_POS_tfnKKK's crew gave a smart, honest, hardworking person in Tedra Cobb, who would want to run against her? Unfortunately we have way too many elected officials in NY-21 who have drunk the Kool-Aid she is serving.
Trumpism is strong in the 21st and Sister Mary Elise is a staunch defender of the faith. She strives to become Mother Superior. Optimistically this era will end with criminal convictions and sentences. I wonder if she will understand how she went wrong.
It must be very disheartening to someone so involved with the newspaper business to see yet another paper purchased by a far right Activist with an agenda to put forth his propaganda. The right wing bent is quite obvious since Sinclair purchased Albany’s channel 6.
Heather Cox Richardson also talked about the Sinclair acquisition in her Substack newsletter.
Dictators put their political opponents in jail and censors anyone who disagrees with them. Scary huh? The only way Democrates win is to put Trump in jail and silence his supporters. Ironically, a couple of weeks ago I asked some of my Democratic friends what they thought about Fani Willis activities. "Fani who?", media didn't report it. Did you know Hunter had a laptop with damaging information two months before the 2020 election? Didn't think so. Govenment subsidized NPR didn't know about , nor NBC, CBS, ABC etc. Scary huh? Steven Amerhouser ring a bell? Didn't think so.....Ask Attorney General James.
Some readers may see this comment as being off-topic. I prefer to see it as an allegorical reference to Donald Trump's self-perception.
If Harry Dunn, the police officer and Capitol defender wins his seat, I wonder how Elise will be able to look him in the eye? Or why she doesnt hang her head in shame when she is near Nancy Pelosi and other congressional reps who that violent mob tried to kill that terrible day. She is a disgrace.
That is the NUMBER ONE problem with republicans.. many in law enforcement support mia_POS_stfnKKK.. Which means they have to ignore facts and often the law.
The philosophy held by many that there are no good cops, if all cops protect the bad cops.. is proven by the Jan6 insurrection.
One has to know by mia_POS_stfnKKK behavior towards the Capitol Police.. she only supports those who further her career
Could you fill me in on the meaning of mia_POS_stfnKKK?
mia_POS_stfnKKK
elise stefanik who is never in her district, a piece of s___ and racist
Elise has no shame. Sadly, she is a mother.
We are looking at one of the scariest futures in our lifetime in the coming election year. If Trump and the current TeaThuglican MAGA moron version of the late REP party (RIP the party of Abe Lincoln) win and get control of Congress, it's over. We will not make it to the 250th anniversary of the greatest country on earth. That's how serious this election will be and let's hope that American voters wake up and vote out all these horrible people, especially Elies Satanic (aka Stefanik).
there are several memes out that basically say:
"I never understood how Hitler and nazi's happened, but watching hmpy trmpy, now I know"
The problem isn't the racist, wannabe dictator hmpy trmpy.. he is just the leader. The problem is those who goosestep along with him
I concur, it is that serious. And that doesn’t mean things will change overnight, but gradually we will lose our democracy.
History shows that democracy dies very quickly under the proper conditions. One requirement is a large enough percentage of the population who will not accept that any of their ideas are wrong. That starts with people defending their choices on very small things and then they accept more and more blatant evils as acceptable. You buy in by saying “grab them by the pussy” is defensible because it is just locker room talk. Pretty soon you have a twice impeached former president facing 91 indictments and found guilty of rape and his supporters say “he hasn’t been convicted of insurrection so everything is just fine.” A story in the TU this week that the Republican supervisor of Galway resigned because his GOP colleagues are too difficult to work with. They don’t want to accept a $625,000 grant for a town facility because it was sponsored by Democrat Paul Tonko. These people believe they are defending democracy, or rather our Republic, because they won’t even accept the word democracy as being an acceptable term. If Trump is not overwhelmingly defeated in the election he will declare victory, his supporters will take to the streets, and democracy will be dead in the USA.
Trump says it’s happening on Day 1.
Bod hope is little more than a wish. When I would say to my grandmother “I wish” her reply would be something like, those in hell can wish for sip of water all they want but they will not get it. Not quite sure what she meant and it's too late to ask her.
Did not notice my mistake until I hit the button sorry Bob
My mother in law had a much pithier way of putting it: Wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which one fills up first. Only she used a word that rhymes with spit, take away the p and replace it with an h.
Tanya, my grandmother tried to use that one on me when I must have expressed a wish, she phrased it somewhat different. I seem to recall that I should take all wishes and put them in my left and that bad word you are dancing around in my right hand. She then asked me, what would I have? I’m not sure how dumb she thought I was but even I knew my hands needed to be washed.
Good one! They probably would have gotten along great!
In the (old) Navy the saying Was " wish in one hand and Sh*t in the other and see which one fills up first. "
Oldsalt65. the visual that it brings to my mind I’m unwilling to share. But sometimes I am just lucky I have my earbuds in and with the song on loop my mind can drift away to the sound of Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtouot15cA
I forget to add at the time, I notice you and I have a common hinderance, spelling, you forget the “i”
"Extremism in North Country — The latest story is on the Lewis County sheriff who has ties to the Oath Keepers and believes he does not have to enforce New York State laws. His only loyalty is to the U.S. Constitution."
When I see stories on conservative county sheriffs promoting political ideology, I can't help but wonder how competent and effective they are in doing their actual job of protecting the public. For example, law enforcement officials in Texas have a reputation for being ideologically conservative, yet demonstrated their total lack of competence in their failure to protect school children in the Uvalde tragedy in May, 2022.
County sheriffs should only promote fair and competent law enforcement. They shouldn't promote their personal political beliefs.
The one thing that seemed to fall between the lines. Was when they did an interview with the sheriff and he admitted he was with a certain organization, but because a good friend recommended him... when it was pointed out how bad that organization was/is he said he would back away from them.
What was dangling at that point in the story, like a gallows for mike pence, was who is this friend that thought you would be a good member in a domestic terrorist group; why did you join without checking it out; and is that sheriff still a good prospect for terrorists groups
When a county sheriff states there are certain laws he won't enforce, a follow-up question is what other laws won't he enforce? And, will he enforce laws selectively, depending upon who is involved? For me, and I think for any objective observer, those political ideological beliefs destroy any trust one can have in a law enforcement official.
AGREE!
What I don't understand.. why can't republicans or even law enforcement (in general) think about the opposite?
What if a democrat sheriff said.. I am going to ignore gun laws and confiscate all guns.
Or what if the IRS said, we will only audit police officers. Or, if you don't get a covid vaccine, you have to wear dog tags so the Ambulance people could ignore you ??
It destroys the trust we have in all institutions, not just law enforcement
So if you smoke weed, you may be violating federal or state law. "Sheriff, arrest that woman".
The Joe Arpaio of our north country.
"Stefanik...provides support for those who attacked the Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, caused the death of five law enforcement officers, injured more than 100 others, and threatened violence against members of Congress and their staffs.”
The Fourthteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution not only bars from government office those who actually engaged in insurrection against the Constitution, but also those who have "given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."
A censure is not enough. Stefanik should be barred from the 2024 Congressional ballot.
Yesss!
Thanks for the info on the home health care event at ACC, Ken.
I’m sure Elise Stefanik welcomes the censure as warmly as her leader would being booted from his most current civil trial. Neither of them have any sense of shame. She’s a disgrace to northern NY.
Dan Goldman is a gem among many. Jared Moskowitz, Jasmine Crockett, Stacy Plaskett, Jamie Raskin, James McGovern and too many to list. It’s amazing to contrast them to the mouth breathers on the GOP side: Jordan, Boebert, Greene, Gosar, Gohmert, Gaetz, Biggs, Stefanik.
The fact that Alex DeGrasse called Goldman a “corrupt radical New York Democrat” is just more evidence that he’s nothing more than a troll working for a troll.
ha
she is fund raising with it.
It is almost like they know what they are and have an ad campaign to fund raise with, once they get caught
I’m sure she is. I’d rather have the cultists give their money to her than the 5 Republicans in Biden districts in NY. That’s where it might help them. She’s in a district where she needs nothing to get re-elected.
But Elise can also funnel money to them because she will not need it.
Fortunately she can’t do that secretly. My hope is that any Republican running in a Biden district is going to be sufficiently tarnished by association with Trump and Stefanik to lose. Bigly. 🙏
Elise funneled money to George Santos. That alone speaks volumes.
the cultish money giving -- that aspect is only to keep the brain washing go..
she gets her really from the lobbyist
the cult give her the votes to pay back the lobbyists
DeGrasse has long had that reputation of being Stefanik’s attack dog. Nothing more.
Kind of my point. Once you saw who he was/is.. you realized that is also who mia_POS_stfnKKK is..
He and leo were not going rogue.
Alex deGRASSe
I glad you brought him up in the context of mia_POS_tfnKKK.
When he started stepping forward (along with leonardo alcivar) it was clear that pos_tfkKKK was not a moderate or rational
deGRASSe sounded the alarms
mia{OS_tfkKKK sounded the dog whistles
and of course, elise is fundraising off the censure motion.
Kevin Monahan continues to be the example of the gun problem in America. Even if the lie that the guy accidentally went off... anyone who has learned a thing.. the first thing... about gun safety is you never point a gun at a person.
the NRA used to be an organization that taught the proper use of firearms. once they started lobbying for more guns and protection of liability for gun ownership (for both the seller and owner)... they proved their first mission was the right one
Exactly, you are taught to never point a gun at anyone unless you are prepared to use deadly force.
One of the funniest thing I saw in the last year (and when I say 'funny' I don't mean ha ha).
Was a picture about high school clay target shooting in NYS.
The picture was the perfect example of how not to handle guns.
1) there are five stations in trap shooting, they had 15 people; 2) only one person should should be in read mode (All were aiming a gun); 3) point the gun in the right direction... the kids pointing in all directions.
I am not against clay target teams, but if you aren't going to have gun safety. then NO
also, there was more than one shot fired..
And while I am thinking this.. the defense here is 'it's the gun's fault' I thought the gun people said it is never the guns fault
Great point.
Ken, you forgot the second and most important part. Keep your finger of the trigger until you’re sure you want to pull it. Because once it’s pulled and the hammer drops the bullet is sent on its way.............. it cannot be called back.
Excellent point.
I agree ncpr is doing a good story
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/shows/if-all-else-fails
but lets remember.. Their coverage of this and of mia_POS_stfnKKK has been really lacking in the last 10 years.
Their excuse is they have a 'small staff' but if you look at the credits for the show... they were able to involve about 10 people.
[This holds true for the Post Star and most of the media in ny21]
All media has suffered significant cutbacks. That should not diminish the appreciation for the reporting here.
Actually, ncpr's staff is not that much smaller than he was in 1992.
And one of the things I contend about mia_POS_tfnKKK
the third time she lies, you stop covering her directly, you just take her press releases, and her comments and point out the lies within
not a big story, but say: "They are prisoners, not hostages." stefankkk is lying
Ken…. Please run for Elise’s NY-21 seat.
After the trashing/character assassination mia_POS_tfnKKK's crew gave a smart, honest, hardworking person in Tedra Cobb, who would want to run against her? Unfortunately we have way too many elected officials in NY-21 who have drunk the Kool-Aid she is serving.
Exactly.
She would be mean and call me names.
I strongly hope the censure happens! Great, great kudos to Rep. Goldman!!!
Kudos to Connie Bosse and the AAUW for their actions on behalf of this important topic.
Thank you Mary!
Trumpism is strong in the 21st and Sister Mary Elise is a staunch defender of the faith. She strives to become Mother Superior. Optimistically this era will end with criminal convictions and sentences. I wonder if she will understand how she went wrong.
It must be very disheartening to someone so involved with the newspaper business to see yet another paper purchased by a far right Activist with an agenda to put forth his propaganda. The right wing bent is quite obvious since Sinclair purchased Albany’s channel 6.
Heather Cox Richardson also talked about the Sinclair acquisition in her Substack newsletter.
Dictators put their political opponents in jail and censors anyone who disagrees with them. Scary huh? The only way Democrates win is to put Trump in jail and silence his supporters. Ironically, a couple of weeks ago I asked some of my Democratic friends what they thought about Fani Willis activities. "Fani who?", media didn't report it. Did you know Hunter had a laptop with damaging information two months before the 2020 election? Didn't think so. Govenment subsidized NPR didn't know about , nor NBC, CBS, ABC etc. Scary huh? Steven Amerhouser ring a bell? Didn't think so.....Ask Attorney General James.