Ok WNY, Who Really Does Matter? And Why?
Recently, a Western New York business newspaper published a list of the 200 people they consider to be most influential in our community. While the creation of such lists is always a flawed process, I took great exception to the way this particular inventory was amassed, for a few reasons. First and foremost, there was no [...]
Flashback: Carl Paladino
NYS Governor Carl Paladino -"Everyone's a little bit racist"
We are starting to feel a little bad for Carl and his train wreck of a cam…
Empty Promise
I’m just sitting here at the Tosh Collins Community Center watching the Sabres play on the new big screen TV Mickey Paladino donated. Oh, wait. That was just another one of the promises he had no intention of fulfilling. Say what you want about Bria…
Higgins-Paladino feud
(*Buffalo News file photo)
Never before, has a local news article been so eagerly anticipated by the unwashed masses. No, I’m not talking about the Buffalo News story on the Brian Higgins-Carl Paladino feud. The one people can’t wait for appears to be my reaction to it…
-When two high profile dignitaries get into a public spat, none of us benefit. Except me, of course.
-“I don’t respect him, his politics, his demeanor nor his personality,” Paladino said recently, citing Higgins’ “arrogance”.
“Carl is the worst kind of coward this community will ever know,” Higgins said. “He hides behind his dirty money and sits in his Ellicott Square cave spewing his venom and hateful emails every day. He’s pathetic, disgraceful and a broken man.”
Higgins characterizes his former friend as a “street punk,” a “bully,” and Buffalo’s “chief bloviator”.
“I think he’s a creep, a punk, and a coward.”
-The article says the feud started over Higgins’ support for President Obama’s health care plan. Did Paladino think Higgins was going to cross part lines and oppose the plan? He’s been around long enough to know these career politicians have no backbone. If he thought Higgins was actually an independent thinker, I’d have to describe him as naive.
-A low point in the feud had to be when one of Higgins’ many overpaid staffers (each makes over $80,000/yr to do NOTHING) sent a left-leaning website emails that Paladino had forwarded. Once the NYC media got a hold of them, they were able to try and discredit Paladino. When Higgins denies involvement in this underhanded event, he is clearly lying. Higgins’ flunkies went to Paladino’s campaign manager and threatened to release them, unless Paladino dropped out of the Gubernatorial race.
-A witness (Larry Quinn) backs up Paladino’s allegation that Higgins threatened to prevent the renewal of a lease to the FBI Building (which Paladino co-owns) if Paladino didn’t get “off his back.” Can you believe the arrogance? In other words, he threatened to use his power to hurt Paladino’s business practices. That’s a tactic used by the Gestapo and should never take place in a Democracy. Makes me wonder whether I should be worried the next time I speak out against the Congressman.
-Higgins is a career politician. No more. No less. He’s a good guy, but even good guys become tainted once they’ve been in office too long. Both their families are very nice. I’ve met several of them during my travels and get along with all that I have met.
-With Paladino a sure thing for the school Board, it’s going to make for an interesting year to say the least.
-I’m flattered that both these men (from what I’m told) will probably be reading my take on this story on Monday. My mother always said I had potential. I just hope someday to make it onto one of Carl’s billboards.
-Go forth and sin no more.
Enemies in high places – Paladino vs. Higgins*
Rumore’s disingenuous comments
If there’s one thing I can’t stand it’s when a public official takes a disingenuous stand on a topic. Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore did just that yesterday and I think it’s important he be called out on it…
The head of the Bu…
Brown and Paladino Make A Deal
For years Buffalo developer Carl Paladino has complained about the incompetence and corruption of Mayor Byron Brown. In 2005, Paladino funded Kevin Helfer’s race for Mayor against Brown in the amount of $64,000. In 2009, Paladino actively supported Mickey Kearns against Brown for Mayor. In expressing his dislike for Brown, Paladino went so far as [...]
Still mad as hell
Local developer Carl Paladino had some interesting (and truthful) quotes yesterday on WBEN…
“If residents knew how irresponsible Tim Kennedy and Mark Grisanti were, they wouldn’t trust them to babysit their children.”
“Sam Hoyt spent 20 years …
Howard Stern on Carl Paladino
I came across this clip the other day while looking at something else. It is Howard Stern’s take on the 2010 Gubernatorial race between Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino. In the clip, Stern calls Paladino “retarded” and says he looks like Elvis’ mother…
Political Buzz – 1.31.13
Democratic Political Strategist Steve Pigeon and Former New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino tackle the issue of the NY SAFE Act and other g…
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