From the NY Post:
The City Council is spending more than $12,000 to fund an upstate “dance party” for black and Hispanic lawmakers — a move critics blast as a schmoozy waste of taxpayer money.
“I don’t see how we can justify spending $25,000 when each year in our budget battles we’re fighting about firehouse and library closures,” said Queens Councilman Dan Halloran, a Republican. “A caucus event is not the appropriate place to spend city money.”
In the last two years, the City Council has allocated a total of $25,000 for festivities connected with the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators’ conference, city records revealed.
A spokesman for Council Speaker Christine Quinn defended the allocations.
“This is an event that’s been going on for years,” said the spokesman, Jamie McShane.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Keep wasting money, because you've been doing it for years
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15 comments:
C*nt
So it's been going on for years.. that doesn't make it right
"YOU" morons voting for these crooks has been going on for years.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN HONEST and/or COMPETENT POLITICIAN.
You are the best person to manage your life.
"Going on for years?" That doesn't make it right. Gay marriage has no basis in history and Quinn rammed that legislation through. That redhead has a slush fund scandal on her resume too. We shouldn't forget.
That's one way to cull the Black and Hispanic vote for Quinn...Bloomberg's desired successor.
so when you exclude white people, its not racist?
What if they had a 'white dance'? What would the news coverage of that be???
Anonymous said...
"What if they had a 'white dance'?"
Come on we all know white people can't dance. :-O
Just Kidding......... LMAO
Blacks only? Is there a white dance party to balance out this racism?
#2.. A new tv show "DANCING WITH THE NYS WHORES"...............the NYS Senators passed the Same Sex Marriage Law , after much nyc progressive lobbying ,Doomsberg, City Council ,U.F.T. ,S.E.I.U., at the Albany pols. offices.
these nyc state senators are now up for re-election.research the roll call vote for their names. L.I.V. may be shocked.
the NYS public was not permitted a referendum on this issue.
only a few U.S. states have passed this similar law, when permitted a referendum
Theys gottsta dance!
White people can't dance?
You ever hear of Fred Astaire?
That's right white people!
Keep working and pay your taxes so us black folk can dance at your expense!
why can't thy support businesses in the city and give that money to small business in the 5 boroughs if they must have the damn party?
please include Donald O'Connor,Gene Kelly,Debbie Reynolds,Ginger Rogers,Vera Ellen,Dan Daley,Cyd Chirese,Jane Powell.
and the many "swing dance society of N.Y." members (all races)that i did moves with to "just a gigalo" by Louis Prima, a few years ago.
"You ever hear of Fred Astaire?"
Ever hear of Michael Jackson ?
He was white too...
Just kidding George :-)
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