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Celerity

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68. I did not move anywhere, the nursing home issue was always the more problematic one for me
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 11:50 PM
Mar 2021

I never got much involved in it all until I saw this dodgy hit job attempt thread of the state Senator via ethnic-based smears with nothing more than conjecture for evidence.

That's interesting OP - I never realized this MisterNiceKitty Mar 2021 #1
Not familiar with her. Budi Mar 2021 #2
She is a fairly impressive up and coming NY State politician. Blue_true Mar 2021 #40
Yes, and she represents my district in Albany Sanity Claws Mar 2021 #17
I do remember Mario Biaggi choie Mar 2021 #3
So what did Mario Biaggi do to earn Racketeering/Corruption charges Budi Mar 2021 #4
See my post #8 just below yours: George II Mar 2021 #9
She's a State Senator from the Bronx. She was the first member of the state legislature... George II Mar 2021 #8
He may have had connections to Joseph Ippolito who had mob connections. Jim__ Mar 2021 #5
Biaggi was involved with the Wedtech scandal... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #6
Cripe. Just another day in the owning & being owned by the NY mob. Budi Mar 2021 #10
Here's An Interesting Side Note Me. Mar 2021 #7
Aaaaha! The mob corrupted Biaggi family wants to govern the State of NY? Hmmm Budi Mar 2021 #12
Alessandra Biaggi and Lindey Boylan are close, and you're right, Boylan has threatened to support... George II Mar 2021 #16
THe Plot Thickens Me. Mar 2021 #31
Some deep NY political gamesmanship right before our very eyes. Budi Mar 2021 #46
Alessandra Biaggi choie Mar 2021 #18
She was the first to call for his resignation, and has been the most outspoken about it for weeks. George II Mar 2021 #20
Women's issues is one of her main legislative priorities. Blue_true Mar 2021 #44
Lol. Sure its not. It's totally innocent. Budi Mar 2021 #47
Do you have something other than Governor Cuomo's dad Blue_true Mar 2021 #54
LOL. Suuurrre she is.. Budi Mar 2021 #57
Calling for her grandfather to resign by Cuomo's father isn't disqualifying, but it certainly.... George II Mar 2021 #82
She worked in Cuomo's administration for 7 months. Blue_true Mar 2021 #88
It's more than that. There are these tweets AND one that she deleted blaming Biden and Harris.... George II Mar 2021 #52
Really? It's not a stretch either. Jfc Budi Mar 2021 #22
She also was a protege of Joe Crowley and Deputy National Operations Director for Hillary Clinton's Celerity Mar 2021 #38
That doesn't mean people can't have personal grudges. Similar to Kushner and Chris Christie JI7 Mar 2021 #49
Sorry, I am not going to promote fantasyland hit jobs on elected Dems based off Celerity Mar 2021 #55
My point is JI7 Mar 2021 #59
The OP already was caught downthread making another factually untrue statement. Celerity Mar 2021 #61
Shambolic describes the whole 'he touched my arm'!!! RESIGN!! Budi Mar 2021 #63
Much of this comes from the nursing home scandal as well. Celerity Mar 2021 #64
Ok. Now we've moved off the sex scandal & on to the nursing home scandal. Budi Mar 2021 #66
I did not move anywhere, the nursing home issue was always the more problematic one for me Celerity Mar 2021 #68
Ok. Well enjoy your evening. I'm going to watch a gardening show Budi Mar 2021 #73
cheers Celerity Mar 2021 #75
Rolf. Ok let's talk "Character Assassinations" K? Budi Mar 2021 #60
You should really self delete the OP, the thread is a baseless smear job on an elected Celerity Mar 2021 #62
No its not. The OP posed a question & a connection . Budi Mar 2021 #65
lol, now you just outed yourself in regards to another untrue statement, this one exposes your Celerity Mar 2021 #67
No, actually You outed yourself Budi Mar 2021 #69
I did not out myself as I have nothing to out, other than my tendency to debunk bollocks on all Celerity Mar 2021 #80
The smears against Governor Cuomo are baseless, radius777 Mar 2021 #71
Interesting take. You seem to not be a fan of having a full investigation, as you've already made Celerity Mar 2021 #74
I don't decide anything, the AG should investigate radius777 Mar 2021 #76
I have not called for him to resign, nor have I tried to smear anyone, and I, as stated before, am Celerity Mar 2021 #77
That is fair. AG Tish James is respected by all camps, radius777 Mar 2021 #79
Yes. I read about her, her record is both impressive and apparently very clean. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #43
Actually Cuomo tried to choose who did the "independent investigation" but that failed... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #23
No he did not. He allowed AG James to make the apointments Budi Mar 2021 #25
Cuomo's people chose Barbara Jones to do the investigation... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #30
Cuomo called for a shared investigation that would involve AG James Blue_true Mar 2021 #45
She is a pretty straight arrow. Blue_true Mar 2021 #42
Not with her bonafides! Budi Mar 2021 #48
A pretty cryptic reply. Blue_true Mar 2021 #51
LoL. I have no idea what you're talking about. Budi Mar 2021 #53
I don't remember anyone claiming he had serious mob ties, but he was a NYC politician... TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #11
Yes, he was close to Meade Esposito, who had mob ties. George II Mar 2021 #13
Meade Esposito.. choie Mar 2021 #15
Esposito was a big backer of Ed Koch for Mayor, too. As it turned out, Koch's administration was... George II Mar 2021 #19
"City for Sale" - yes an excellent book on the corruption of the Koch years. PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #26
I absolutely LOVED Ed Koch, and I too pooh-poohed lots of what was in the news. It wasn't until.... George II Mar 2021 #29
ooh thanks George II! choie Mar 2021 #85
When I googled the exact title yesterday, I saw that it's for sale on ebay or Amazon, but.... George II Mar 2021 #86
I found it for a little over $7 choie Mar 2021 #87
1985, during an FBI investigation into the Genovese crime family, Budi Mar 2021 #21
Tammany Hall was a name that I recently read. I haven't looked further but I will now! Budi Mar 2021 #14
That's the mother of all NYC political corruption. "Boss Tweed"... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #33
God, They Were Notorious Here Me. Mar 2021 #35
They held power. Whatever people think of Teddy Roosevelt now he was not a wimp. JanMichael Mar 2021 #41
I hate to break it to Non NYers. NY has a history of corrupt politicians and politicians behaving tulipsandroses Mar 2021 #24
Doesn't matter the past corruption. The fact tha Trump sees a way to be pardoned & his life of Mob Budi Mar 2021 #27
What way is that? brooklynite Mar 2021 #32
it sure is such a theory, with the added benefit of ethnic-based stereotype smear attempts and CT Celerity Mar 2021 #72
Since he ran on cleaning up corruption, and has been embroiled in corruption scandals tulipsandroses Mar 2021 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Budi Mar 2021 #28
Disgusting thread Gruff B. Gus Mar 2021 #34
Says You Me. Mar 2021 #36
Says you. Budi Mar 2021 #39
Unfortunately, several people seem to be trying to paste dirt on Alessandra Biaggi, Blue_true Mar 2021 #50
+100000000 Celerity Mar 2021 #56
+100000000 Celerity Mar 2021 #58
Alessandra Biaggi and Boylan are Cynthia Nixon clones, radius777 Mar 2021 #70
K & R Thank You! Budi Mar 2021 #78
Biaggi might be helping to pave the way for a second Cynthia Nixon primary run. lapucelle Mar 2021 #81
Cynthia Nixon doesn't seem like a serious candidate. I can understand wanting to challenge JI7 Mar 2021 #83
Nixon ran against Cuomo in 2018. lapucelle Mar 2021 #84
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