Thom Kleiner's first television commercial is out

Thom Kleiner's first television commercial is out. I know I'm biased, but I think it's very well done. The message of fiscal responsibility should resonate with independent and fiscally conservative voters as well as Kleiner's Democratic base.

Don't forget to share the YouTube video version of it with your friends.

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And the average IQ of a teabagger is...?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. This video of the 9/12 rally in Washington, DC shows that many teabaggers don't have the slightest idea what they're protesting.

It's been very obvious to me that the Modus operandi for the teabag movement is to spread hate, fear, and misinformation, and this video basically proves this point.

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Kavesh wins Democratic Primary in Nyack

From the Rockland County Board of Elections at 10:30 p.m.:

6 of 6 (100%) machines reporting
(8 total districts)

VILLAGE OF NYACK MAYOR

Vote for 1

Richard A. Kavesh 286
Denise Hogan 278
Marie T. Lorenzini 233
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Did Christopher St. Lawrence's campaign use grassroot org's name to smear Bruce Levine?

Members of a Spring Valley environmental action organization are steamed that a negative campaign mailer was sent out in the group's name to target Town Supervisor candidate Bruce Levine, who is running against current Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence in a primary to be held tomorrow.

The group, led by Mariel Farlow and Steve White want to make it clear that the "Spring Valley Concerned Citiziens Coalition" had no ties to the mailer, even though a similar name, "Concerned Citizens of Spring Valley," is on the literature. The mailer was sent to registered Democrats.

According to the Journal News:

The flier characterizes Levine as a longtime beneficiary of political patronage jobs and makes reference to well-known troubles in the village.

The permit stamp on the mailing came from the Monsey Post Office. Farlow visited the office to identify the permit owner, but was told to fill out a Freedom of Information (FOIL) request. Unfortunately, the primary election will be long over before Farlow and White can identify the culprits.

Local activist group Preserve Ramapo isn't spending any time wondering. They're pointing the finger directly at Christopher St. Lawrence:

It's a surprise to no one that the St. Lawrence campaign has sent out unsigned attack literature. It doesn't take a coward long to learn that it's better to hide when you lie. In this case, though, the two cards sent out attacking Bruce Levine claimed to be sent by the Concerned Citizens of Spring Valley.

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Greg Ball Has A Crush On Obama

Well, I'm not sure if it's a crush, but he's sure in love with the President's speeches.

In fact, Greg Ball is ripping off Obama's speeches in his campaign for Congress almost word-for-word. Watch the video and you'll see what I mean.

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The Greg Ball Conspiracy

Assemblyman and congressional candidate Greg Ball believes people are out to get him. This video looks at the possible suspects that Ball has fingered.

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"Deathers" and insurance lobbying groups try to disrupt OFA meeting in Pearl River

A handful of conservatives, including Republican Orangetown Supervisor candidate Paul Whalen, attended yesterday's Organizing for America (formerly Obama for America) meeting at the Pearl River Library last night. Many of these right-wingers went on to heckle the Obama organizer and disrupt the meeting. But they couldn't shake the resolve of those who are working for reform.

The hecklers interrupted the meeting by shouting down those that support health-care reform, with taunts, and with generally disrespectful behavior. One of the hecklers stood before the crowd with a menacing look and a sign that said, “Obama’s healthcare and other policies will take care of us like Teddy took care of Mary Jo.”

Another agitator insisted that the meeting was actually an ACORN meeting and manically shook a DVD box of the science-fiction movie Soylent Green in front of his face. Others were a somewhat more respectful; some just stood outside the library, smoked cigarettes, and carried anti-Obama picket signs.

Many of the blathering wing-nuts unwittingly tipped others off that they were associated with and mobilized by insurance-industry lobbying groups and the Christian conservative movement. The disruptors used media and talking points supplied by the National Center for Policy Analysis, an organization funded by the insurance-industry and the Liberty Counsel, a conservative, “family values” group begun by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell.

Whalen, for his part, did not participate in the heckling, but did nothing to stop his fellow conservatives as they tried to disrupt the meeting. Later, I approached Whalen about a pickup truck that several of us have witnessed that carries one of his campaign bumper stickers next to a Confederate Flag. Whalen chuckled, “I guess I’ve got fans all over, North and South.” I informed Whalen that I found this to be an unfortunate juxtaposition and asked him what he thought about having supporters who are open racists. Whalen huffed away without answering and left the meeting.

In the end, the disruptive element failed and did nothing more but embarrass themselves. I’m not sure what Whalen’s role at the meeting was. Was he supporting the hecklers, or does he support the President’s health-care reform? In the end, the OFA organizer was able to get the productive members of the audience to break down into groups and work together in trying to create a canvassing strategy for the county. The hecklers failed, and very few reform supporters appeared shaken by them.
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