Thursday, August 4, 2011

Let the tweeding begin!

From the NY Times:

Redistricting — a brazenly political process in which seniority, connections and self-promotion can make an enormous difference — has many House members around the state on edge.

With Mr. Weiner gone, many senior Democrats see an opportunity to carve up his district — which includes sections of Queens and Brooklyn — among neighboring lawmakers who need to expand their own districts.

Representative Gary L. Ackerman, a Democrat, said, “Carving up the Weiner district makes the most common sense.”

Mr. Ackerman, whose district stretches from Queens into Nassau County, would know. At one point, some Democrats had floated the possibility of eliminating Mr. Ackerman’s district, because they believed he, at age 68, was close to retirement, though he adamantly disputes that.

Now, Mr. Ackerman, a 28-year incumbent, is poised to pick up portions of Mr. Weiner’s district, even as a special election has been set to replace Mr. Weiner, according to Democrats involved in the deliberations.

Representative Joseph Crowley, the powerful Queens County Democratic leader who is heavily engaged in the redistricting talks, may also benefit from Mr. Weiner’s departure.

Mr. Crowley’s district now includes the white ethnic areas in Queens that form his traditional political base and neighborhoods with growing Hispanic populations where Democrats say he is open to a challenge.

Mr. Crowley, who is Irish, stands to pick up many of the white working-class neighborhoods in the Queens portion of Mr. Weiner’s old district, potentially allowing him to shed the parts of his district where a challenger with strong Hispanic support might have emerged.

Democrats see a chance to use the remnants of Mr. Weiner’s district to weaken Representative Michael G. Grimm, a freshman Republican.

In an interview, Mr. Crowley insisted it was far too early to predict how the new Congressional maps might look. “Anyone who says they can tell you how this process will turn out is dreaming,” he said. “There are lots of twists and turns that have happened and will continue to happen.”


Joe Crowley is Irish? And here I thought he was American...but then again I thought he was a New Yorker, too!

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

No wonder they want to carve up the district: it has become much more traditional, and the Dem pols in Queens are all leftists. They want to reduce the power of the emerging conservative Democrats in the district.

Anonymous said...

Politics as usual...

Anonymous said...

It's an opportunity to eliminate Rep Joe Crowley's district which currently stretches from the Queens to the Bronxs. It makes sense to cut off the Queens portion and Bronx portion allocating them to the adjacent districts respectfully. It is highly expected that Rep Crowley will be defeated handily at the polls this year for allowing and voting to extend the the debt ceiling negotiations to the wire and creating the potential for not paying Social Security to retirees.

Anonymous said...

It's an opportunity to eliminate Rep Joe Crowley's district which currently stretches from the Queens to the Bronxs. It makes sense to cut off the Queens portion and Bronx portion allocating them to the adjacent districts respectfully. It is highly expected that Rep Crowley will be defeated handily at the polls this year for allowing and voting to extend the the debt ceiling negotiations to the wire and creating the potential for not paying Social Security to retirees.

Anonymous said...

What's tweeding?

Anonymous said...

to tweed:

taking public monies to build a base of votes and support not unlike Boss Tweed with soup kettles waiting for the greenhorns coming off the boats.

The Democratic Party does this as it turns its back on everyone else - and one of the reasons the Republicans and Tea Party jerks are on the rise - cause the Democrats focus on transients and non-voters.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
What's tweeding?

Don't pander to the trolls! Maybe it's Evan waiting to change his mom's Depends.

Anonymous said...

The Democratic Party does this as it turns its back on everyone else - and one of the reasons the Republicans and Tea Party jerks are on the rise - cause the Democrats focus on transients and non-voters.


.. and gays!

Anonymous said...

Weprin is Ackerman's annointed successor. Crowley will give up the Broncks part to Weprin in exchange for Forest Hills Whitepot. Packing non-voters (aliens, legal or otherwise) into a district makes sense for the Democrats because they don't use up campaign funds. You don't need to campaign to non-voters but they fit the census requirements for redistricting.

Anonymous said...

The Democratic Party does this as it turns its back on everyone else - and one of the reasons the Republicans and Tea Party jerks are on the rise - cause the Democrats focus on transients and non-voters.


.. and gays!

YES, I HOPE ITS WORTH IT - THE REPUBLICANS ARE GETTING STRONGER BECAUSE OF IT - AND THEY ARE STICKING US WITH THE CREATIONISTS AND TEAPARTY WINGNUTS.

BOT PARTIES EMBRACE TWO EXTREME GROUPS. WHY?

THE CENTER JUST TUNES THE WHOLE MESS OUT WHICH GIVES THE FIELD TO THE WACKOS WHICH OF COURSE JUST MAKES THINGS WORSE.

Anonymous said...

Someone needs to look into a good nursing home to put Ackerman in. He's 85 years old. Time for him to retire. Maybe he can travel to the Orient to visit his business partners in his spare time. He's been in politics long enough and has made his money. Time for him to go. As for the carving up of the districts, this is what happens when you have a one-party government. The Democrats will insure that it will stay that way by picking their constituents by carving up the districts for THEIR betterment -- not the people.

Anonymous said...

he voted to cut $500,000,000,000. (BILLION) from medicare services to senior citizens, in 2014.

he is a tax and spend liberal/progressive.

he voted to increase the debt ceiling, when the U.S.A government has spent citizens to a $14 trillion debt.

three years of 9.2 %unemployment and 16% underemployment, during his dem. party rule, and his concern is only getting more dopes to elect him again.

his leader gave out 150 waivers from obamacare to their pals in gangster government crime.

are you taxed enough already ? ( TEA Party Patriotism now) .

Anonymous said...

Your not following the politicians if you really think any of them are americans. They are more likely chinese than american.

Anonymous said...

Parts of Weiner's district have never in history elected a Republican to the House. Is it safe? Of course it is.

Anonymous said...

Anon No. 10:

Excellent point. Check out what Chris Christie said today.

Anonymous said...

Someone needs to look into a good nursing home to put Ackerman in. He's 85 years old. Time for him to retire.

He's only 69. He just looks that way. Perhaps he could use a 69? There's something useful for Kelty or Apelian to do.

Anonymous said...

He's only 69. He just looks that way. Perhaps he could use a 69? There's something useful for Kelty or Apelian to do.

That's VERY disrespectful. Keep it up!

Anonymous said...

he is a tax and spend liberal/progressive.

he voted to increase the debt ceiling, when the U.S.A government has spent citizens to a $14 trillion debt.


EVER HEAR OF THE THREE WARS BUSH STARTED AND WE ARE STILL IN?

I DON'T THINK SO.

Anonymous said...

Let's spoil this Democrat redistricting game, vote for Bob Turner!

Anonymous said...

clinton (a dem. )denied that al queda was at war with the U.S. and did not protect our citizens in 1993 and 2001,when they bombed the WTC.,killing 3000 citizens.

Bush had to retaliate for these invasions and acts of war. history details that W.J.C was too busy with a "lewinsky".

please detail the "three wars" in your comment?

if one is Libya,obama owns it. as well as the troop increase in Afghanistan last year.

Bush ...Bush ... does not work anymore. Obama dug his own hole.

he has almost crashed the U.S.market with his incompetence in the debt debate fiasco last week.

you are truly a 'MASTER OF DECEIT", by omitting the community organizer's failure in improving the U.S. economy in his three year socialist experiment.

and his disciple from Queens,G. Ackerman, helped him destroy our economy.

Anonymous said...

"EVER HEAR OF THE THREE WARS BUSH STARTED AND WE ARE STILL IN?"

Dickhead the Wars were started by Musim Fanatics. Remember 9-11, asshole?

Anonymous said...

Bush was President on 9/11 not Clinton! He also had intel that al Qaeda was planning to attack the U.S and hi-jack planes. In August 2001 Bush got a report entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack in the Unites States" yet the idiot did NOTHING!

Anonymous said...

Crowley is a crumb and he lives in Virginia - his family lives there to. He does not really live in Woodside and his kids go to school in Virginia. Please, can't we dump him?

Anonymous said...

I see the lib trolls are about. Crowley is your typical lib out of touch radical who does not even live in his district! He should run for congress from Virginia, which is where he really lives.

Anonymous said...

Yes, 3 wars! Afganestan and Irack thats 3! Can't you stupid teabaggers count?

Bush was President on 9/11 not Clinton! So what all the planing happened during Clintons time and the hijackers were here in the US and Clinton didn't do nothing about it? Forget about Clinton letting Bin Laden live and attack the Kobar towers and the USS Cole.So what if Clinton let Al Kayda get strongerer by ignoring them. And I don't care how many documents Sandy Burger stuffed in his shorts to destroy evidince of Clintons faults. I LIVE IN MY OWN REALITY WHICH IS THE REALLY REAL REALITY AND ITS BETTER THEN YOUR REALIY!! Its all that stupid Bushs fault he also had intel that al Qaeda was planning to attack the U.S and hi-jack planes. Even if Jamie Gorelick wouldn't let counterterror investegators question Moussaoui and set up walls between cia and fbi so nobody could put all the intel together. Its still Bush's fault!In August 2001 Bush got a report entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack in the Unites States" yet the idiot did NOTHING!
CAUSE HES STUPID AND EVIL LIKE ALL REPUBLICANS AND I HATE HIM I HATE HIM I HATE HIM I HATE HIM!!!!!
i have alot of issues

Anonymous said...

RE: "yes 3wars"..... You rock. you took some steam out of my next comments, but i do not quit.

an excellent article was composed by David Horowitz,(former member of the Communist Party U.S.A),who is president of the Center for the Study of Popular Cultures.

read "why the democrats are guilty ",by Horowitz,"the washinton times"aprox. 2002

he details the clinton.democrat administration failures and his reluctance to take on theBin Laden/Al Qaeda enemy of the U.S.A., during the 1992-2000 period.

Anonymous said...

August 6,1945....The atomic bomb "LITTLE BOY" wqas dropped on Hirishima, Japan .

My relatives then survived WWll.....other August historical dates to recall, 8/9/45 and 8/14/45.

Anonymous said...

the U.S.government remembered the japanese war machine's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, killing over 2200 American military,on 12/7/41.

Klink Cannoli said...

Nice to see another reader hip to David Horowitz.

I hope you wouldn't mind a couple of corrections to his background as it may paint his character in a different light to prospective readers.

David Horowitz's parents were associated with the American Communist Party since the 30's and relinquished their associations after the Nikita Khrushchev's Secret Speech in 1956 (David was born in 1939). David was a self a self avowed "Marxist Intellectual" in the 60's while he worked in London with the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation. In the 70's he moved back to the USA and became involved
with the Black Panthers, where he had a serious life altering prospective shift (read his biography for more). He was enlightened and shifted his ideologies toward classic Liberalism (a la the Enlightenment era). He's currently the editor of Front Page Magazine and funds Robert Spencer's JihadWatch.com. His most predominate work of late is the David Horowitz Freedom Center where he penned the "Academic Freedom Bill Of Rights" (an outline of academic freedom of ideologies), making a pronounced effect on higher ed institutions across this country. He's worth a perusal in my opinion from both sides of the right left perspective..

Anonymous said...

a must read,"how the left undermined America's security before 9/11 "by david horowitz,Front Page Magazine .com, 3/24/2004.

"clinton's failure to mobilize America to confront foreign terror after the 993 attack on the WTC led directly to the 9/11 disaster". dick morris,clinton's political advisor.

on 11/7/2001 @ a speech at Georgetown University about 9/11,by W.J.C
"those of us who came from various European lineages are NOT BLAMELESS "

read horowitz and pray....

Anonymous said...

P.S." clinton was removed,uninvolved and distant where the war on terror was concerned." dick morris.

Anonymous said...

on Aug.9,1945 the U.S government dropped "FAT BOY ", a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, to remind them of their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

yes, young liberal trained Americans, we were attacked by the Japanese war machine, first.

more America soldiers returned alive.