In an interview with Fox before the event Stefanik bragged she has talked about it with Trump for 4 years. In those 4 years of planning they found a racist comedian start the rally by insulting Americans in and from Puerto Rico. Vulgarity and racism continued throughout the rally that Stefanik proudly claims partial ownership of.
• Muslims in Detroit (after hmpy trmpy attack on Detroit (and Muslims)) endorsed hmpy
• there is a contingent of Blacks and Mexican Americans who support hmpy
The fact that any of those above would support an out and out racist.. does not bode well for the melting pot we call America.... well it is what we call it now.. probably won't if the convicted rapist/felon is elected again
Sedition Stefanik will do and say anything that she feels will help her achieve her personal goals. Miss Harvard knows better but has sold her soul to the devil in the name of self interest. Those who have jumped on the Trump train have all died one way or another. Will this calculation backfire? I certainly hope so.
She is always very cagey. She rubs shoulders with the big boys, but never goes too far in her rhetoric in case it all blows up. Compared to the others, her speech was very tame, but of course she did not renounce the racism and bigotry either so that makes her complicit.
If a Democrat was in a similar position they would be excoriated in the press.
If a Democrat held a vitriolic rally filled with racist rants by multiple speakers it would be a major story above the fold on every major newspaper, on every newscast.
Not on the front page of either the PS, Times Union, or NYT.
Miriam points out Stefanik's participation in Trump's Nazi inspired Madison Square Garden rally. Collins should somehow publicize that attendance. We Tingley followers should write letters to editors depicting this awfull association.
Wish I could but no car or transportation that wouldn't cost $55 one way. We have to do a better job of public transportation from G.F. to Warrensburg and other villages around G.F.
If there was any doubt (and really, how could there be?) that the MAGAs are a reprehensible lot, MSG was a full frontal act of despicability. If you vote for them, you are likely beyond redemption.
Her actions have answered the most important questions... she will not defend the Constitution if Donald Trump is elected president and begins prosecuting his political enemies and if he loses, will she not accept the result and demand a peaceful transfer of power.
When she (Elise who?) claims her opponent is not qualified enough to warrant her appearance she is also stating quite clearly that her NY21 constituents are also not qualified or worthy. How rude!
Please show up tonight at 6:30 at Crandall Library to show support for Paula Collins!!!! Let us show Elise who is qualified & worthy!
I still wonder why no one 10 years ago ever called her out on her promise not to run for more than 5 terms. How is it that no one noted her excessive attitude that 5 terms were her natural right? And still won't?
Don't be so hard on her. She probably figured on being Secretary of State or even Vice President by now thereby keeping her promise. She has Trump's attention. She may still be appointed to something. Then another Republican carpetbagger will be appointed in her place. C'est la vie.
I think she hid her disappointment well when Mike Johnson became Speaker instead of her. That would have been a significant upgrade. I don't see Stefanik as Sec. of State. She wants a beeline to the VP and then Prez.
It's been said of Elise, that in school, she loved acting/theater. It appears her role as a politician has trumped her job as a rep. in Congress. Paula Collins would be a fresh change.
A truly despicable rally at MSG last night. Again, Trump has revealed himself but it's doubtful it'll change any MAGA minds including our own Elise Stefanik.
Regarding the Feeder Dam Alliance and the many other organizations who work behind the scenes designing and building trails, parks, bike paths, parades and festivals are able to operate with the small band of volunteers operating on a shoestring budget whose sole goal is for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. A big thank you to those unsung heroes.
I am relieved to read about our collective reaction to Stefanik's reprehensible behavior. I also think that Trump is throwing everything he can at his followers hoping to win and stay out of jail. Imagine if he were just quiet and behaving rationaly. Trump is his own worst enemy. Let's support Collins.
He’s not gaining any votes with the rally. He may be trying to rile his supporters to do a sequel to January 6. After the consequences suffered by the original J6ers that’s probably unlikely tho. Once bitten, twice shy.
I think he is definitely piling it on to run a second Jan. 6 and the only questions are when and how many guns appear so it becomes a shooting war? There are members of the various militias just itching to shoot Democrats and people listed among their undesirables.
There is a reason why I call pos_tfnKKK : ‘pos_tfnKKK’
It is an obvious and ‘transparent’ moniker for someone who lies constantly and supports racists (and rapist, corruption, liar, felon, etc)
{{I want to say this early, because I said this early!!! I said she was a liar after her first term. I called out the media to call her a liar, instead of: “what she said wasn’t true.” The adirondack daily emptyprize and the damptown news blocked me from their facebook page for saying as much.}}}
Many of the things (if not all) you have pointed out in this article, I have pointed out those many times.
Yes, she hired a minor to SPY ON MINORS and not one republican blinked... Who is okay with that...? I guess republicans... they will also be okay when their daughters are arrested for crossing state lines to get health care that they can’t get in their state.
Problems for democrats in ny21: • the district is gerrymandered (look at the map and you will see highly liberal areas are cut out, namely Rome and west of Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, & Albany)
• even the best democrat candidate doesn’t start campaigning in ny21 until the election has started - often looking like what pos_tfnKKK is (a carpet bagger who looks like they just discovered the area)
After all that, she voted to overturn a legal election. This is an example not calling her what she is, a pos. The question isn’t “will she...” it is not saying “SHE WILL DO IT AGAIN!!!”
For no other reason than greed and corruption, and the clear and obvious fact, she is a POS.
No interview with pos_tfnKKK = not a one, not one with fox and certainly not one with Alex Gault.. is worth the odor coming from cow manure if pos_tfnKKK isn't hooked to a polygraph and under oath
(The latter being one that should happen either in a court of law or at the Jan 6 hearings, when it is clear the days before the insurrection, pos_tfnKKK and many other republicans met with the president to plan treason.)
The Gault interview is a blocked, unless I pay.. But I see the first two paragraphs and neither mentions she is a liar.. so I can guess that the interview is worth about half of the odor coming from a cow's behind
Thanks, I can see that... but confirms my suspicions
There was no pushback.
And most of what pos_tfnKKK said was either a half-truth or a lie...
One of my favorite (and a defense that I use) was that she has not done any name-calling! A half-truth in the ny21 race (her surrogates like a deGRASSe does the name-calling) but when she calls any Democrat a 'far left radical' or implies communist, she is lying. I say it is my defense, because pos_tfnKKK (I know) is derogatory and insulting.. but I am using the rules pos_tfnKK uses.
What bothers me is the lack of support, monetarily and politically, by the Democratic Party for anyone running against St-k all these years, especially now. It seems to confirm the terrible truth that money, not principles rules.
Especially, in light I have seen articles that candidates (especially for president) are relying yes on traditional media... that likely has some standards, even in the ad department
They aren’t going to spend money on races there’s no chance of winning. There are Republicans in 5 Biden-won facing opponents whom the money will do more good for. Elise is our cross to bear and we must take one for the team.
When you look into it, you see her life is a lie. For example: she claims her family is Czechoslovakian, yet they came to America before Czechoslovakian existed. She is polish, I am sure most boomers here will remember the (not politically correct) Polish Jokes of the 60's
eLIEs pos_stfnKKK is the Polish joke of 2000.. don't worry pos_stfnKKK I am guessing Poland doesn't want to claim you as their own either.
Ken, "E-Lies Satanic" is a classic REP LIAR! My comment to Post Star article the other day (and you know the Doheny story of how REP party quashed her competition): What is her word worth? She has consistently stated she would ONLY run for 5 terms and that would be it! Broken promise, or just another REP liar? When she first ran, I was on town council and Deputy Town Supervisor in Hartford NY. We had an amazing little Memorial Day parade every year that was classic Americana. Dana Haff, REP town supervisor invited ALL candidates running (every year) and she was there first year. He asked each candidate, IF YOU WIN, will you come back and march next year. They ALL said YES! Carrie Woerner was the ONLY one who came back the next year, and walked with us every year after. Stefanik's people wouldn't give us the time of day. Broken promise? Or just another REP liar? Stefanik took an oath to the Constitution NOT Donald Trump. In 2020 election, the Electoral College determined that Biden had won. McConnell, REP Majority Leader in Senate, stated after the those results were tabulated, that Biden had officially won. Stefanik FAILED to certify those results violating her oath of office and ignored the voters of NYS denying their choice. The list is endless. This is a known REP liar. Her claims about immigration are BS. Senator Lankford, one of the most conservative REPs working in a bipartisan way in the Senate came up with one of best immigrations bills ever and TRUMP killed it, she was on board. She was AGAINST the infrastructure bill but touted the bacon that she brought home as a result. Lying Elise needs to be held to her promises! REP LIAR!
After many interviews with her I could never get a handle on what she stood for. What was her motivation for being in Congress? It was like she was missing her soul.
NAILED IT! A souless human being who got a taste of money and power early on and has decided to take that ride. I believe in KARMA in life, and while she may have jet fuel behind her now, trust me, some years in the future this will be a tragic story. What goes up comes down, IF it's a good thing and positive energy it often builds to greater success, IF it's based on lies, corruption, and power for the sake of power, it comes back with a vengeance. Just desserts for this soulless power hungry empty suit, and when you crash and burn, I hope at the Pearly Gates you go to hell.
Hartford is my school district. I have been to those parade almost yearly. She is rude. Her staff don't return calls. My family is from all over the country as well this earth. I needed assistance with my son's 2018 adoption process, getting a certificate of citizenship. It was slow coming. Trust me with the anti immigration vibe being thrust by Trump. I was not taking a chance. I called my representative for help and got no answers. No returned calls. I went to Latham INS. Dealt first hand with putrid sentiment of race hate. A federal guard came in the bathroom as I changed my son's diaper. He quipped they'd gete in faster hunting ahead of those people. All the people trying to be legal….yeah …No thanks keep your favors.
We all know you speak the truth, and I found out in Hartford with the help of Dana Haff, the REP Town Supervisor who called out her bullshit early on! Bipartisanship exists on a local level. Stefanik is a lying REP POS!
A part from Stefanik being appropriately labelled "lying trash" by the politcal pundit, George Conway, I think the best antidote about her dirty trick politics is how, when her opponent in 2022 was the Italian American Matt Castelli, her campaign went around the district impermissibly planting "Italian Americans for Stefanik" yard signs in front of Pizza restaurants, even those run by non-Italians. It says a lot about her more precisely being bigoted lying trash.
I had originally planned to attend the Feeder Canal Alliance event but news of the death of my friend Kendall McKernon (who I had hoped to meet for dinner at DeNatale's before the meeting) left me not in the mood to go out. Hudson Falls lost a giant and a major cheerleader and "worker bee" that has worked diligently for years to help the Village turn around.
Kendall reached out to me and wanted to carry my books in his store. He showed me around the new Arts Center and I had many wonderful visits with him. I was shocked to hear he had passed. When I went to the ARts Center, I noticed the "Open" flag was flying outside Kendall's store and that seemed odd to me.
Just FYI, I bought my copy of your book there! Actually that open flag you would have seen is the one they put up daily for DeNatale's every night as Kendall closed daily at 4p on the days his store was open. I was there the week before he died when they changed out the flag as he was closing. I will greatly miss him and we had joked about filming a "Live from Hudson Falls, It's Kendall McKernon" because it seemed like a classic local talk show situation to me. Now I wish I had just done it. The cast of characters that would show up was hysterical and lots of gut busting laughs and local gossip was had! I can tell you this is hitting Bill Nikas very hard, George Story, Brenda, Joyce Irwin, the DeNatale's, Mark Ruffing, me...the list is endless. Given the sadness and difficulties of his wife's tragic situation and recent passing, etc. he's got to be up for Sainthood at the Pearly Gates.
I was in Kendall's shop three weeks ago, just prior to the GFS concert featuring Tony DeSare. We talked about seeing each other there. I bought a "Tony DeSare" pin for Joyce and Kendall. We had a grand time at the after party at the Qby Hotel. I'm still not coming to grips with the fact that Kendall will not be in his shop with his fun merchandise, wonderful laugh, and good-bye hugs. He will be so greatly missed.
Sincere thanks for attending our Annual Meeting, Ken - appreciate how your article spotlights the value of small, grassroots non-profits that work to improve community resources!
Important to note that the Feeder Canal is still doing the job it was built for 200 years ago, feeding water into the highest point of the Champlain Canal!
Our accomplishments over the past 37 years have been possible through the leadership and dedication of an evolving cadre of special Board members like Howard Raymond, Chris Reed and Harrison Freer, hundreds of passionate volunteers, and many donations from benefactors and Friends of the Feeder Canal Alliance.
Also, the FCA does not receive any regular support from the NYS Canal Corporation who owns the Feeder Canal.
Local philanthropic organizations like the Touba Family Foundation and Glens Falls Hospital, the Town of Queensbury, Village of Hudson Falls and the Town of Kingsbury - as well as our amazing business partners and sponsors like The Queensbury Hotel, Fountain Square Outfitters and Rock Hill Bakehouse - help us raise the funds needed to continue our advocacy work for canal & trail maintenance and improvements, produce diverse educational programming and special events, and ongoing conservation of the historic Coal Silos Field School. Because of the great work by Warren and Washington counties connecting various trails, our "little" Feeder Canal & Towpath Trail not only serves local residents but also attracts visitors from around the region and the country.
If anyone if interested in volunteering, finding out more about Board opportunities, Legacy Partner Sponsorships or upcoming events, please visit our FB page, FeederCanal.org or email Info@FeederCanal.org.
Stefanik spoke at the Fascist MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden. There’s no doubt about where she stands. Vote for Collins!
In an interview with Fox before the event Stefanik bragged she has talked about it with Trump for 4 years. In those 4 years of planning they found a racist comedian start the rally by insulting Americans in and from Puerto Rico. Vulgarity and racism continued throughout the rally that Stefanik proudly claims partial ownership of.
Apparently Pennsylvania has a very large hispanic population so hopefully it comes back to bite them.
Or not
• Muslims in Detroit (after hmpy trmpy attack on Detroit (and Muslims)) endorsed hmpy
• there is a contingent of Blacks and Mexican Americans who support hmpy
The fact that any of those above would support an out and out racist.. does not bode well for the melting pot we call America.... well it is what we call it now.. probably won't if the convicted rapist/felon is elected again
Sedition Stefanik will do and say anything that she feels will help her achieve her personal goals. Miss Harvard knows better but has sold her soul to the devil in the name of self interest. Those who have jumped on the Trump train have all died one way or another. Will this calculation backfire? I certainly hope so.
She is always very cagey. She rubs shoulders with the big boys, but never goes too far in her rhetoric in case it all blows up. Compared to the others, her speech was very tame, but of course she did not renounce the racism and bigotry either so that makes her complicit.
If a Democrat was in a similar position they would be excoriated in the press.
If a Democrat held a vitriolic rally filled with racist rants by multiple speakers it would be a major story above the fold on every major newspaper, on every newscast.
Not on the front page of either the PS, Times Union, or NYT.
saying this, leaves out very important facts:
• the criticism would come from other democrats.. not just the media
• there would be lawsuits (possibly from the 'liberal' ACLU) over such hate speech.
Democrats perhaps could win more, they would just have to lie, hate more, and be more corrupt
You know, be the gQp
She also slyly lied throughout. As usual.
Thank you. I should’ve read your comment before putting mine up. 😊
Music is a nice relief in our troubled times.
Miriam points out Stefanik's participation in Trump's Nazi inspired Madison Square Garden rally. Collins should somehow publicize that attendance. We Tingley followers should write letters to editors depicting this awfull association.
Let's go to the Crandall Library at 6:30 PM today.
Wish I could but no car or transportation that wouldn't cost $55 one way. We have to do a better job of public transportation from G.F. to Warrensburg and other villages around G.F.
When I lived in Virginia we had something called car pooling. Get a group together.
If there was any doubt (and really, how could there be?) that the MAGAs are a reprehensible lot, MSG was a full frontal act of despicability. If you vote for them, you are likely beyond redemption.
Thousands of our neighbors will have done that by 9:00pm 11/5.
Nobody knows exactly what will happen afterward. Let’s hope a return to common decency.
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.” – H.L. Mencken
Ouch!
Oh my!
And for better or worse, it’s the best we’ve got.
What was Mencken's alternative?
You’ll have to ask him
Democracy is the worst except for all the alternatives.
yes, when did America start crowd-sourcing ignorance!!!
Her actions have answered the most important questions... she will not defend the Constitution if Donald Trump is elected president and begins prosecuting his political enemies and if he loses, will she not accept the result and demand a peaceful transfer of power.
When she (Elise who?) claims her opponent is not qualified enough to warrant her appearance she is also stating quite clearly that her NY21 constituents are also not qualified or worthy. How rude!
Please show up tonight at 6:30 at Crandall Library to show support for Paula Collins!!!! Let us show Elise who is qualified & worthy!
I still wonder why no one 10 years ago ever called her out on her promise not to run for more than 5 terms. How is it that no one noted her excessive attitude that 5 terms were her natural right? And still won't?
Don't be so hard on her. She probably figured on being Secretary of State or even Vice President by now thereby keeping her promise. She has Trump's attention. She may still be appointed to something. Then another Republican carpetbagger will be appointed in her place. C'est la vie.
I think she hid her disappointment well when Mike Johnson became Speaker instead of her. That would have been a significant upgrade. I don't see Stefanik as Sec. of State. She wants a beeline to the VP and then Prez.
It's been said of Elise, that in school, she loved acting/theater. It appears her role as a politician has trumped her job as a rep. in Congress. Paula Collins would be a fresh change.
pun intended? (trumped her job)
Yes😉
A truly despicable rally at MSG last night. Again, Trump has revealed himself but it's doubtful it'll change any MAGA minds including our own Elise Stefanik.
Regarding the Feeder Dam Alliance and the many other organizations who work behind the scenes designing and building trails, parks, bike paths, parades and festivals are able to operate with the small band of volunteers operating on a shoestring budget whose sole goal is for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. A big thank you to those unsung heroes.
Let's vote for them!!! Thanks for the spirit and kindness!!
I am relieved to read about our collective reaction to Stefanik's reprehensible behavior. I also think that Trump is throwing everything he can at his followers hoping to win and stay out of jail. Imagine if he were just quiet and behaving rationaly. Trump is his own worst enemy. Let's support Collins.
He’s not gaining any votes with the rally. He may be trying to rile his supporters to do a sequel to January 6. After the consequences suffered by the original J6ers that’s probably unlikely tho. Once bitten, twice shy.
I think he is definitely piling it on to run a second Jan. 6 and the only questions are when and how many guns appear so it becomes a shooting war? There are members of the various militias just itching to shoot Democrats and people listed among their undesirables.
There is a reason why I call pos_tfnKKK : ‘pos_tfnKKK’
It is an obvious and ‘transparent’ moniker for someone who lies constantly and supports racists (and rapist, corruption, liar, felon, etc)
{{I want to say this early, because I said this early!!! I said she was a liar after her first term. I called out the media to call her a liar, instead of: “what she said wasn’t true.” The adirondack daily emptyprize and the damptown news blocked me from their facebook page for saying as much.}}}
Many of the things (if not all) you have pointed out in this article, I have pointed out those many times.
Yes, she hired a minor to SPY ON MINORS and not one republican blinked... Who is okay with that...? I guess republicans... they will also be okay when their daughters are arrested for crossing state lines to get health care that they can’t get in their state.
She didn’t debate Matt Castelli (https://substack.com/@mattcastelli and https://www.instagram.com/mattcastelliny21/?hl=en), who like Paula Collins campaigned hard.
Problems for democrats in ny21: • the district is gerrymandered (look at the map and you will see highly liberal areas are cut out, namely Rome and west of Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, & Albany)
• even the best democrat candidate doesn’t start campaigning in ny21 until the election has started - often looking like what pos_tfnKKK is (a carpet bagger who looks like they just discovered the area)
• no one has to ask her if she will defend the constitution, she answered that question on January 6, 2021. When after an insurrection, human feces on the floor of the Capitol Building, Capitol Police in the hospital and what would lead to more than 1,000 arrests (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_proceedings_in_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack)
After all that, she voted to overturn a legal election. This is an example not calling her what she is, a pos. The question isn’t “will she...” it is not saying “SHE WILL DO IT AGAIN!!!”
For no other reason than greed and corruption, and the clear and obvious fact, she is a POS.
No interview with pos_tfnKKK = not a one, not one with fox and certainly not one with Alex Gault.. is worth the odor coming from cow manure if pos_tfnKKK isn't hooked to a polygraph and under oath
(The latter being one that should happen either in a court of law or at the Jan 6 hearings, when it is clear the days before the insurrection, pos_tfnKKK and many other republicans met with the president to plan treason.)
The Gault interview is a blocked, unless I pay.. But I see the first two paragraphs and neither mentions she is a liar.. so I can guess that the interview is worth about half of the odor coming from a cow's behind
The Post-Star also ran it on its front page and online.
Thanks, I can see that... but confirms my suspicions
There was no pushback.
And most of what pos_tfnKKK said was either a half-truth or a lie...
One of my favorite (and a defense that I use) was that she has not done any name-calling! A half-truth in the ny21 race (her surrogates like a deGRASSe does the name-calling) but when she calls any Democrat a 'far left radical' or implies communist, she is lying. I say it is my defense, because pos_tfnKKK (I know) is derogatory and insulting.. but I am using the rules pos_tfnKK uses.
What bothers me is the lack of support, monetarily and politically, by the Democratic Party for anyone running against St-k all these years, especially now. It seems to confirm the terrible truth that money, not principles rules.
Personally it is understandable.
pos_tfnKKK has a war chest that would be nearly impossible to beat
It will be easier and cheaper to defeat pos_tfnKKK but fighting the gerrymandering that keeps her in office.
Money wins elections. Sad fact.
Especially, in light I have seen articles that candidates (especially for president) are relying yes on traditional media... that likely has some standards, even in the ad department
facebook/twitter emails have no such guard rails
They aren’t going to spend money on races there’s no chance of winning. There are Republicans in 5 Biden-won facing opponents whom the money will do more good for. Elise is our cross to bear and we must take one for the team.
Wikipedia:
after reading pos_tfnKKK's wiki page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elise_Stefanik)
take a look at the talk page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Elise_Stefanik)
When you look into it, you see her life is a lie. For example: she claims her family is Czechoslovakian, yet they came to America before Czechoslovakian existed. She is polish, I am sure most boomers here will remember the (not politically correct) Polish Jokes of the 60's
eLIEs pos_stfnKKK is the Polish joke of 2000.. don't worry pos_stfnKKK I am guessing Poland doesn't want to claim you as their own either.
Edward looks like you did not read the complete Stefanik's ethnicity section in the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Elise_Stefanik that you supplied.
Thanks much for the link. Very informative.
Ken, "E-Lies Satanic" is a classic REP LIAR! My comment to Post Star article the other day (and you know the Doheny story of how REP party quashed her competition): What is her word worth? She has consistently stated she would ONLY run for 5 terms and that would be it! Broken promise, or just another REP liar? When she first ran, I was on town council and Deputy Town Supervisor in Hartford NY. We had an amazing little Memorial Day parade every year that was classic Americana. Dana Haff, REP town supervisor invited ALL candidates running (every year) and she was there first year. He asked each candidate, IF YOU WIN, will you come back and march next year. They ALL said YES! Carrie Woerner was the ONLY one who came back the next year, and walked with us every year after. Stefanik's people wouldn't give us the time of day. Broken promise? Or just another REP liar? Stefanik took an oath to the Constitution NOT Donald Trump. In 2020 election, the Electoral College determined that Biden had won. McConnell, REP Majority Leader in Senate, stated after the those results were tabulated, that Biden had officially won. Stefanik FAILED to certify those results violating her oath of office and ignored the voters of NYS denying their choice. The list is endless. This is a known REP liar. Her claims about immigration are BS. Senator Lankford, one of the most conservative REPs working in a bipartisan way in the Senate came up with one of best immigrations bills ever and TRUMP killed it, she was on board. She was AGAINST the infrastructure bill but touted the bacon that she brought home as a result. Lying Elise needs to be held to her promises! REP LIAR!
After many interviews with her I could never get a handle on what she stood for. What was her motivation for being in Congress? It was like she was missing her soul.
Her only motivations are self-service and power at any cost.
NAILED IT! A souless human being who got a taste of money and power early on and has decided to take that ride. I believe in KARMA in life, and while she may have jet fuel behind her now, trust me, some years in the future this will be a tragic story. What goes up comes down, IF it's a good thing and positive energy it often builds to greater success, IF it's based on lies, corruption, and power for the sake of power, it comes back with a vengeance. Just desserts for this soulless power hungry empty suit, and when you crash and burn, I hope at the Pearly Gates you go to hell.
Hartford is my school district. I have been to those parade almost yearly. She is rude. Her staff don't return calls. My family is from all over the country as well this earth. I needed assistance with my son's 2018 adoption process, getting a certificate of citizenship. It was slow coming. Trust me with the anti immigration vibe being thrust by Trump. I was not taking a chance. I called my representative for help and got no answers. No returned calls. I went to Latham INS. Dealt first hand with putrid sentiment of race hate. A federal guard came in the bathroom as I changed my son's diaper. He quipped they'd gete in faster hunting ahead of those people. All the people trying to be legal….yeah …No thanks keep your favors.
That really happened.
We all know you speak the truth, and I found out in Hartford with the help of Dana Haff, the REP Town Supervisor who called out her bullshit early on! Bipartisanship exists on a local level. Stefanik is a lying REP POS!
A part from Stefanik being appropriately labelled "lying trash" by the politcal pundit, George Conway, I think the best antidote about her dirty trick politics is how, when her opponent in 2022 was the Italian American Matt Castelli, her campaign went around the district impermissibly planting "Italian Americans for Stefanik" yard signs in front of Pizza restaurants, even those run by non-Italians. It says a lot about her more precisely being bigoted lying trash.
I had originally planned to attend the Feeder Canal Alliance event but news of the death of my friend Kendall McKernon (who I had hoped to meet for dinner at DeNatale's before the meeting) left me not in the mood to go out. Hudson Falls lost a giant and a major cheerleader and "worker bee" that has worked diligently for years to help the Village turn around.
Kendall reached out to me and wanted to carry my books in his store. He showed me around the new Arts Center and I had many wonderful visits with him. I was shocked to hear he had passed. When I went to the ARts Center, I noticed the "Open" flag was flying outside Kendall's store and that seemed odd to me.
Just FYI, I bought my copy of your book there! Actually that open flag you would have seen is the one they put up daily for DeNatale's every night as Kendall closed daily at 4p on the days his store was open. I was there the week before he died when they changed out the flag as he was closing. I will greatly miss him and we had joked about filming a "Live from Hudson Falls, It's Kendall McKernon" because it seemed like a classic local talk show situation to me. Now I wish I had just done it. The cast of characters that would show up was hysterical and lots of gut busting laughs and local gossip was had! I can tell you this is hitting Bill Nikas very hard, George Story, Brenda, Joyce Irwin, the DeNatale's, Mark Ruffing, me...the list is endless. Given the sadness and difficulties of his wife's tragic situation and recent passing, etc. he's got to be up for Sainthood at the Pearly Gates.
I was in Kendall's shop three weeks ago, just prior to the GFS concert featuring Tony DeSare. We talked about seeing each other there. I bought a "Tony DeSare" pin for Joyce and Kendall. We had a grand time at the after party at the Qby Hotel. I'm still not coming to grips with the fact that Kendall will not be in his shop with his fun merchandise, wonderful laugh, and good-bye hugs. He will be so greatly missed.
Sincere thanks for attending our Annual Meeting, Ken - appreciate how your article spotlights the value of small, grassroots non-profits that work to improve community resources!
Important to note that the Feeder Canal is still doing the job it was built for 200 years ago, feeding water into the highest point of the Champlain Canal!
Our accomplishments over the past 37 years have been possible through the leadership and dedication of an evolving cadre of special Board members like Howard Raymond, Chris Reed and Harrison Freer, hundreds of passionate volunteers, and many donations from benefactors and Friends of the Feeder Canal Alliance.
Also, the FCA does not receive any regular support from the NYS Canal Corporation who owns the Feeder Canal.
Local philanthropic organizations like the Touba Family Foundation and Glens Falls Hospital, the Town of Queensbury, Village of Hudson Falls and the Town of Kingsbury - as well as our amazing business partners and sponsors like The Queensbury Hotel, Fountain Square Outfitters and Rock Hill Bakehouse - help us raise the funds needed to continue our advocacy work for canal & trail maintenance and improvements, produce diverse educational programming and special events, and ongoing conservation of the historic Coal Silos Field School. Because of the great work by Warren and Washington counties connecting various trails, our "little" Feeder Canal & Towpath Trail not only serves local residents but also attracts visitors from around the region and the country.
If anyone if interested in volunteering, finding out more about Board opportunities, Legacy Partner Sponsorships or upcoming events, please visit our FB page, FeederCanal.org or email Info@FeederCanal.org.
Thanks again -
Pattie Simone, Executive Director
Feeder Canal Alliance