curious observer
12-24-2002, 11:32 AM
THE VILLAGE OF HEMPSTEAD'S MARCH ELECTION IS NASSAU COUNTY'S VERSION OF THE IOWA & NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARIES.
IT IS THE FIRST BIG EVENT OF THE POLITICAL YEAR - AND THE BELLWETHER OF THINGS TO COME.
IN THE PAST - THE INDY LINE ABSOLUTELY CONTROLLED WHO GOT ELECTED IN THIS VILLAGE - MAYOR GARNER WAS ELECTED WITH 4850 VOTES - 3700 WERE ON THE INDY LINE !!
WITH NEW LEADERSHIP OF THE INDY PARTY NOW FIRMLY IN PLACE (THE LAW SUITS ARE OVER - PERAGINE TOOK ALL) WHERE IS THE INDY PARTY GOING ???
CONSIDER THESE FACTS:
PERAGINE IS CLOSE TO SUOZZI & APPEARS TO HAVE DEVELOPED A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH JAY JACOBS
HE IS ALSO VERY CLOSE TO "BIG JIM GARNER" (THE CURRENT HEMPSTEAD VILLAGE MAYOR) - AND HE IS THE PRESIDENT ON THE VILLAGE OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION - CONSISTING OF 64 MAYORS AND HUNDREDS OF VILLAGE TRUSTEES.
TRUSTEE CANDIDATE "WAYNE HALL" IS KNOWN TO BE ANTI-GOVERNMENT (AT LEAST GARNER STYLE) AND HE HAS BEEN A DISRUPTIVE FORCE ANYTIME HE COULD BE. HE'S ONE OF THE DEM'S
HEZAKIA BROWN (KING HEMPSTEAD DEM) IS CURRENTLY ONE OF SUOZZI'S DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVES - AND IS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF HALL !
SUOZZI WANTS TO TURN HEMPSTEAD UPSIDE-DOWN AND DESTROY THE GRIP OF THE REPUBLICANS - AS HEMPSTEAD IS TRULY THE REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD - IT WOULD CLEARLY BE THE "SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD" IF THE VILLAGE ELECTED TWO DEM'S!! TO DO SO HOWEVER:
HEZAKIA - HAS TO DELIVER
JACKOBS - HAS TO DELIVER
SUOZZI - HAS TO DELIVER
ETC., ETC., ETC. .........
BUT - TO DATE !!
NEITHER SUOZZI NOR JACOBS HAS DONE ANYTHING FOR THE VILLAGES - EXCEPT USE THEM TO CREATE PHOTO OPP'S OR PRESS CONFERENCE INTEREST FOR SELF AGGRANDIZEMENT !!
THEY HAVE DONE EVEN LESS FOR THE INDY PARTY - LEAVING PERAGINE TO HIS OWN RESOURCES WHILE THEIR DEMOCRATIC TOP GUN "STEVE SCHLESINGER", ELECTION LAWYER EXTRODINAIRE, POUNDED PERAGINE WITH LAW SUIT AFTER LAW SUIT - NOW - LETS SEE HOW LONG A MEMORY PERAGINE REALLY HAS !!
THEN THERE IS THE "STEVE CORBETT" FACTOR. CORBET IS THE PAST PRES. OF THE VILLAGE OFFICIALS - A CLOSE FRIEND OF GARNER - A FORMER MAYOR HIMSELF - AND A TOP GUN IN THE INDY PARTY. IT IS SAID THAT HE MAY HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON WHO GETS THE INDY PARTY SUPPORT !!
LAST OF ALL - BONNIE GREEN. BONNIE HAS SALIVATED OVER EXERCISING THE POWER OF THE WILSON-PECULA FOR YEARS. NOW A VICE-CHAIR OF THE PARTY, SHE GETS A SAY IN THE KING MAKING PROCESS. MY BET IS THAT SHE WILL BE THE FIRST TO SUPPORT THE DEM'S - CAUSE HER PAYCHECK DEPENDS ON SUOZZIE'S MOOD !!
NO MATTER WHAT - THIS RACE MAY TELL ALL AS TO THE FUNCTIONALITY AND DIRECTION OF THE NEW INDY PARTY LEADERSHIP - AND WHETHER OR NOT, THIS TEAM REALLY HAS THE GUTS FOR BARE KNUCKLED POLITICS.
S T A Y T U N E D ! ! !
IT IS THE FIRST BIG EVENT OF THE POLITICAL YEAR - AND THE BELLWETHER OF THINGS TO COME.
IN THE PAST - THE INDY LINE ABSOLUTELY CONTROLLED WHO GOT ELECTED IN THIS VILLAGE - MAYOR GARNER WAS ELECTED WITH 4850 VOTES - 3700 WERE ON THE INDY LINE !!
WITH NEW LEADERSHIP OF THE INDY PARTY NOW FIRMLY IN PLACE (THE LAW SUITS ARE OVER - PERAGINE TOOK ALL) WHERE IS THE INDY PARTY GOING ???
CONSIDER THESE FACTS:
PERAGINE IS CLOSE TO SUOZZI & APPEARS TO HAVE DEVELOPED A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH JAY JACOBS
HE IS ALSO VERY CLOSE TO "BIG JIM GARNER" (THE CURRENT HEMPSTEAD VILLAGE MAYOR) - AND HE IS THE PRESIDENT ON THE VILLAGE OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION - CONSISTING OF 64 MAYORS AND HUNDREDS OF VILLAGE TRUSTEES.
TRUSTEE CANDIDATE "WAYNE HALL" IS KNOWN TO BE ANTI-GOVERNMENT (AT LEAST GARNER STYLE) AND HE HAS BEEN A DISRUPTIVE FORCE ANYTIME HE COULD BE. HE'S ONE OF THE DEM'S
HEZAKIA BROWN (KING HEMPSTEAD DEM) IS CURRENTLY ONE OF SUOZZI'S DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVES - AND IS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF HALL !
SUOZZI WANTS TO TURN HEMPSTEAD UPSIDE-DOWN AND DESTROY THE GRIP OF THE REPUBLICANS - AS HEMPSTEAD IS TRULY THE REPUBLICAN STRONGHOLD - IT WOULD CLEARLY BE THE "SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD" IF THE VILLAGE ELECTED TWO DEM'S!! TO DO SO HOWEVER:
HEZAKIA - HAS TO DELIVER
JACKOBS - HAS TO DELIVER
SUOZZI - HAS TO DELIVER
ETC., ETC., ETC. .........
BUT - TO DATE !!
NEITHER SUOZZI NOR JACOBS HAS DONE ANYTHING FOR THE VILLAGES - EXCEPT USE THEM TO CREATE PHOTO OPP'S OR PRESS CONFERENCE INTEREST FOR SELF AGGRANDIZEMENT !!
THEY HAVE DONE EVEN LESS FOR THE INDY PARTY - LEAVING PERAGINE TO HIS OWN RESOURCES WHILE THEIR DEMOCRATIC TOP GUN "STEVE SCHLESINGER", ELECTION LAWYER EXTRODINAIRE, POUNDED PERAGINE WITH LAW SUIT AFTER LAW SUIT - NOW - LETS SEE HOW LONG A MEMORY PERAGINE REALLY HAS !!
THEN THERE IS THE "STEVE CORBETT" FACTOR. CORBET IS THE PAST PRES. OF THE VILLAGE OFFICIALS - A CLOSE FRIEND OF GARNER - A FORMER MAYOR HIMSELF - AND A TOP GUN IN THE INDY PARTY. IT IS SAID THAT HE MAY HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON WHO GETS THE INDY PARTY SUPPORT !!
LAST OF ALL - BONNIE GREEN. BONNIE HAS SALIVATED OVER EXERCISING THE POWER OF THE WILSON-PECULA FOR YEARS. NOW A VICE-CHAIR OF THE PARTY, SHE GETS A SAY IN THE KING MAKING PROCESS. MY BET IS THAT SHE WILL BE THE FIRST TO SUPPORT THE DEM'S - CAUSE HER PAYCHECK DEPENDS ON SUOZZIE'S MOOD !!
NO MATTER WHAT - THIS RACE MAY TELL ALL AS TO THE FUNCTIONALITY AND DIRECTION OF THE NEW INDY PARTY LEADERSHIP - AND WHETHER OR NOT, THIS TEAM REALLY HAS THE GUTS FOR BARE KNUCKLED POLITICS.
S T A Y T U N E D ! ! !