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We readOnly in New YorkBrooklyn assemblyman Vito Lopez, who is pushing hard to win the county's Democratic Party leadership post made vacant by the conviction of his former assembly colleague, Clarence Norman, Jr., has something else in common with Norman: Both men used political campaign committees to pay for their personal cars, and then accepted mileage reimbursement from the legislature - a legal no-no according to Brooklyn District Attorney Charles "Joe" Hynes who won indictments against Norman for that very offense. State election board filings show that since 1999 the Bushwick pol's campaign committee, "Friends of Vito Lopez," has routinely shelled out $500 a month in leasing costs for his Acura sports car, and another $2800 a year for his auto insurance costs. It also pays more than $200 a month for a luxury dashboard computer service. In addition, the committee picks up a monthly American Express bill for the assemblyman, a tab that runs from $400 to $8,000 a month. | |
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Get a grip, NYC Folks!
NYC people are a hoot. You fail to understand the differences between upstate and downstate.
If I paid for a super duper unique site, I might be a little pissed. But other than that, who cares? Lots of folks use templates to build websites, That's why it's so easy! Everything is "canned" these days.
Furthermore, Konst is running in Western NY. She's practically in BUFFALO! Tonko is running in Eastern NY. We're just a hop, skip and a jump from Vermont and Massachusetts. Why would someone in Tonko's district look at or care about a website for a district that's about a FIVE HOUR drive away?!
News flash to geographically challenged NYC people (helloooo Dan Jacoby), Eastern NY and Western NY are as far apart as some states! NYS is a BIG place. It's not like NYC where everyone is watching everyone else since they are all jammed together.
So, let me say that I am a voter in the 21st district. How about the rest of you guys? I'll be voting for Paul. I don't give a crap about the website for some race in Western NY. I bet that nobody else in my district does either. Lots of us have never even BEEN to Buffalo!
p.s. Paul's running ahead of the other Dems in a recent poll cited by Liz from the Daily Politics. That's excellent news!
Cheers,
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