What is happening
05-17-2003, 06:27 AM
We are scared here in the land of Brookhaven. Rising politician John LaValle is taking over the local party. Soon he will take over the island. Next is the state. Here is the latest post from the local board:
"Reliable sources tell me She's Done. Over. Out. Coming soon to a courthouse near you.
I refuse to believe she's going to go quietly.
The story behind the scandal is even better than the movie. The title of the movie will be called: "King of all he covets: The John J. LaValle Story".
The story runs deep. But the message is clear-Don't cross John Jay. He has the money and connections to remove you from your job-and your freedom. (No tears for Strebel-she has earned her bones as a full fledged felon).
When John Jay made his play for the Supervisor position, his plan included eventually taking over Highway. Once achieved, he controlled the political clout of the second largest town in NYS.
First: Strong-arm Neppel for the nomination. Neppel, with his own future on the line (his insurance business the most likely piece of leverage) bows to the pressure and pushes LaValle for the nomination.
Second: Strike a deal with the most powerful person under you to form an alliance to take over the local party. He cuts a deal with Pat Strebel to back her for the Highway post-but she must retire after her first term. LaValle knows that she can only serve one term-the amount of patronage money and political contributions that she will accumulate will be too much for LaValle to combat. She will be impossible to remove after her second term. Besides, LaValle needs that patronage base to make his run for the ultimate prize-Washington. Let's remember that Strebel gets what she wants-to retire on a Highway Superintendant's pension-not a town council pension.
Crafty commercials and public relations, coupled with the lack of a serious challenger gives LaValle the first leg of his championship run- the Supervisor position.
Strebel has problems in her race. Democrats put up a tough fight for Highway. She's behind in the polls. LaValle steps in and throws his support to Strebel-pairing LaValle and Strebel together-as a team. She's pulled even in the polls with LaValle's push. But it's not enough. LaValle realizes this and gets Neppel to put all of the local party energy into the Highway race. This includes ads by the then popular county executive-Mr. Gaffney-to throw his support to her. The public relations work to take Strebel over the top-to victory.
As Supervisor, LaValle's first-and main job- will be to assess his opponents within the party. Strebel makes noise the very next week after the election. She maintains it was her-not LaValle- who gave the party the election. LaValle begins to make contingency plans in case Strebel does not come through with her end of the bargain. Strebel begins where Malkmes (the previous Highway Superintendant) left off, and aggressively pursues political contributions-with the additional power of firing all contractors who did not contribute to her campaign. She also purges (terminates) any person in the Highway Department who goes against her. She begins to make real enemies within the party. With Strebels political campaign warchest growing by the day, she makes it clear that she will not fulfill her end of the deal-she will not retire.
Her biggest foe, she doesn't realize, is John J. LaValle.
A common practice in Brookhaven politics is to dole out town contracts to political contributors. It has been the stapled practice of Brookhaven politics for our lifetime. One look at the financial statements of the entire slate of Brookhaven elected officials will show that all who contribute to the political campaigns of the party ticket recve a benefit.
LaValle meets with Bill Ths, Strebel's right hand. LaValle, with promises of backing Ths for the next election, convinces Ths to wear a wire to catch Strebel. Strebel doesn't know what's about to hit her, because LaValle and Ths have been involved in this from the begining. Never in her mind did she think her co-conspirators would turn on her. She forgot who she was dealing with.
Upon realizing the duplicity of Ths and LaValle, Strebel fires Ths. LaValle gives Ths another job. She can't touch LaValle, but figures there is no way the scandal will be public, because LaValle was in it all along. She seriously underestimates John Jay.
John Jay has covered his rear "sixteen ways to sunday".
Now that the scandal has taken on a life of it's own, law enforcement is left to do it's job. Strebel is given one last out-retire. Feeling that LaValle would not dare to risk his own political future, Strebel arrogantly tells the party to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. She boldly testifies at the Grand Jury, proclaiming her "innocence".
She is unaware that, unlike previous scandals, the party is not going to back her. She is on an island. Strebel's co-conspirators (LaValle, Ths) have conspired against her-and won.
In short order the saga will become ominously public. John Jay has taken the biggest risk of his political life. The party will once again spin this scandal as yet another example of honest government, while praying Strebel doesn't reveal LaValle's, or Ths' involvement in the crimes themselves.
Big risks have big rewards. John Jay will control both halves of Brookhaven politics. The sum of the whole is much, much greater than the value of each part independently. If John Jay spins this one, nothing will get between him and Washington. He will be bigger than Malkmes and Powell combined.
If Ed Hennessey is smart, he will take a judgeship somewhere. He's next."
Please do something about this guy-he's out of control!
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"Reliable sources tell me She's Done. Over. Out. Coming soon to a courthouse near you.
I refuse to believe she's going to go quietly.
The story behind the scandal is even better than the movie. The title of the movie will be called: "King of all he covets: The John J. LaValle Story".
The story runs deep. But the message is clear-Don't cross John Jay. He has the money and connections to remove you from your job-and your freedom. (No tears for Strebel-she has earned her bones as a full fledged felon).
When John Jay made his play for the Supervisor position, his plan included eventually taking over Highway. Once achieved, he controlled the political clout of the second largest town in NYS.
First: Strong-arm Neppel for the nomination. Neppel, with his own future on the line (his insurance business the most likely piece of leverage) bows to the pressure and pushes LaValle for the nomination.
Second: Strike a deal with the most powerful person under you to form an alliance to take over the local party. He cuts a deal with Pat Strebel to back her for the Highway post-but she must retire after her first term. LaValle knows that she can only serve one term-the amount of patronage money and political contributions that she will accumulate will be too much for LaValle to combat. She will be impossible to remove after her second term. Besides, LaValle needs that patronage base to make his run for the ultimate prize-Washington. Let's remember that Strebel gets what she wants-to retire on a Highway Superintendant's pension-not a town council pension.
Crafty commercials and public relations, coupled with the lack of a serious challenger gives LaValle the first leg of his championship run- the Supervisor position.
Strebel has problems in her race. Democrats put up a tough fight for Highway. She's behind in the polls. LaValle steps in and throws his support to Strebel-pairing LaValle and Strebel together-as a team. She's pulled even in the polls with LaValle's push. But it's not enough. LaValle realizes this and gets Neppel to put all of the local party energy into the Highway race. This includes ads by the then popular county executive-Mr. Gaffney-to throw his support to her. The public relations work to take Strebel over the top-to victory.
As Supervisor, LaValle's first-and main job- will be to assess his opponents within the party. Strebel makes noise the very next week after the election. She maintains it was her-not LaValle- who gave the party the election. LaValle begins to make contingency plans in case Strebel does not come through with her end of the bargain. Strebel begins where Malkmes (the previous Highway Superintendant) left off, and aggressively pursues political contributions-with the additional power of firing all contractors who did not contribute to her campaign. She also purges (terminates) any person in the Highway Department who goes against her. She begins to make real enemies within the party. With Strebels political campaign warchest growing by the day, she makes it clear that she will not fulfill her end of the deal-she will not retire.
Her biggest foe, she doesn't realize, is John J. LaValle.
A common practice in Brookhaven politics is to dole out town contracts to political contributors. It has been the stapled practice of Brookhaven politics for our lifetime. One look at the financial statements of the entire slate of Brookhaven elected officials will show that all who contribute to the political campaigns of the party ticket recve a benefit.
LaValle meets with Bill Ths, Strebel's right hand. LaValle, with promises of backing Ths for the next election, convinces Ths to wear a wire to catch Strebel. Strebel doesn't know what's about to hit her, because LaValle and Ths have been involved in this from the begining. Never in her mind did she think her co-conspirators would turn on her. She forgot who she was dealing with.
Upon realizing the duplicity of Ths and LaValle, Strebel fires Ths. LaValle gives Ths another job. She can't touch LaValle, but figures there is no way the scandal will be public, because LaValle was in it all along. She seriously underestimates John Jay.
John Jay has covered his rear "sixteen ways to sunday".
Now that the scandal has taken on a life of it's own, law enforcement is left to do it's job. Strebel is given one last out-retire. Feeling that LaValle would not dare to risk his own political future, Strebel arrogantly tells the party to stick it where the sun doesn't shine. She boldly testifies at the Grand Jury, proclaiming her "innocence".
She is unaware that, unlike previous scandals, the party is not going to back her. She is on an island. Strebel's co-conspirators (LaValle, Ths) have conspired against her-and won.
In short order the saga will become ominously public. John Jay has taken the biggest risk of his political life. The party will once again spin this scandal as yet another example of honest government, while praying Strebel doesn't reveal LaValle's, or Ths' involvement in the crimes themselves.
Big risks have big rewards. John Jay will control both halves of Brookhaven politics. The sum of the whole is much, much greater than the value of each part independently. If John Jay spins this one, nothing will get between him and Washington. He will be bigger than Malkmes and Powell combined.
If Ed Hennessey is smart, he will take a judgeship somewhere. He's next."
Please do something about this guy-he's out of control!
________
Thc Finder (http://dispensaries.org/)