From the NY Observer:Queens Borough President Helen Marshall holds one of the most prominent elected offices in Queens. But the 83-year-old lawmaker was apparently unaware until yesterday that John Liu was running for mayor.
During the Queens Democratic Party’s endorsement event Monday, a reporter for a Chinese-language newspaper asked Ms. Marshall if she was disappointed the county hadn’t backed Mr. Liu, who lives in the borough and used to represent it on the City Council. (They backed City Council Speaker Christine Quinn instead.)
According to a source who witnessed the conversation, an article in The China Press and an interview with the reporter who interviewed the borough president, Ms. Marshall appeared confused by the question.
Well, he’s facing opposition in his re-election campaign for comptroller, Ms. Marshall reportedly answered. City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz, who was standing near Ms. Marshall, leaned over to explain to her that Mr. Liu is actually running for mayor–prompting surprise.
"Oh, I like him, I don’t know why we didn’t endorse him, then," Ms. Marshall reportedly replied.
Ms. Marshall, who was elected in 2001 after serving in the City Council and the New York State Assembly, has just one year left in her final term. But some observers have raised questions about her muted activity. Colleagues described Ms. Marshall as increasingly absent-minded, sometimes repeating herself and forgetting things.
“It’s been getting worse over time,” observed one Queens Democratic source, who said this fall’s election can’t come soon enough. “I think she’s winding down a long political career and is less engaged in the job than she used to be,” said another.
Others were less forgiving. ”Nothing against Helen personally, but for several years she’s been a couple miles past out to lunch,” a Queens insider quipped. “On a good day.”
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Others were less forgiving. ”Nothing against Helen personally, but for several years she’s been a couple miles past out to lunch,” a Queens insider quipped. “On a good day.”
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Makes you wonder who's really been running the dog and pony show aka Queens Borough President's office.
Surprised that Koslowitz even knew.
Meanwhile our intrepid local press shows Marshall the leeda!
http://www.qgazette.com/news/
2013-05-15/Front_Page/Marshall_
Hosts_Quilting_Group_At_Borough_Hall.html
Makes you wonder who's really been running the dog and pony show aka Queens Borough President's office.
Just reinforces the fact that public office does't require much brains in Queens.
Koslowitz, ever the party loyalist, stood by her absent-minded Borough President. Karen, do your constituents really deserve Helen Marshall? They deserve better.
Just reinforces the fact that public office does't require much brains in Queens.
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So true...
I bet if she ran for office in Queens again she would get re-elected.
By a comfortable margin.
And exit polls would have the local voters singing her praises.
(Edith Bunker in a low confiding voice to the poll taker: she's nawt like those otha polateshins ya know.")
No matter what I feel about her I feel awful about her onset problems rapidly taking over
Personally, we shouldn't mock anyone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. For the Borough President not to know that Liu is running for mayor is indisputably an indication of it.
She should resign immediately for the sake of Queens and get help.
"She should resign immediately for the sake of Queens and get help."
I second that!
How do you spell dementia?
H E L E N M A R S H A L L
She's just a joke that isn't funny anymore.
Personally, we shouldn't mock anyone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. For the Borough President to suggest that she like John Liu is indisputably an indication of it.
She should resign immediately for the sake of Queens and get help.
Didn't you know dementia was part of the job description?
Helen won't resign because her puppetmasters won't let her!!!
After which Helen Marshall said, "Now I'm going to go home and watch Johnny Carson."
"Smile, Helen, smile."
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After which Helen Marshall said, "Now I'm going to go home and watch Johnny Carson."
LMFAO!!!
Koslowitz for BP!
Helen doesn't know she's wearing 2 left shoes...
and her dresser, Alex Rosa made a boo-boo!
A marionette doesn't need a brain...only a few puppet masters to pull her strings.
"Vote yes on this latest over development project, Helen. Give the board a nod".
Just you wait when Pete "junior" Vallone sits in her chair.
There's a man who isn't any vaudevillian's dummy.
He's his own crooked self!
Koslowitz for retiree!
I you have a drinking problem, you resign and get help.
What exactly kind of help do all you people suggest is available for Alzheimer's??
She may as well stay in office till the end of the year.
Ronald Reagan remained in office with dementia, and he ran the whole damn nation. Or did he?
Who runs Queens borough hall?
That's an easy one....DEVELOPERS....
with the help of Irving Poy. Alex Rosa guides them through the halls, when she's not holding up Helen.
Stop making light of dementia.
Marshall doesn't have dementia.
She's just stupid and too old to do the job.
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