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A Fiction Interview With Boss Crowley and Non Fiction Analysis Inside City Hall

1. Never ask about the corrupt Queens machine is being kept alive by ripping of the Surrogate court *In Queens, Political Center Is in Surrogate's Court - NYTimes.com * True News (The Bund): NY Corrupt Party Boss Crowley
2. Queens Democratic Party Boss Crowley says he had no connect to long time Party Hack Jeff Gottlieb entering the race in the 6th to split the Jewish Vote.  The Interviewer Errol Lewis never asked Crowley how Queens Democrat Gottlieb got his job at the Board of Elections. All jobs at the BOE are political appointments given out by party leaders..

3. Lewis Question: Did you put your cousin Elizabeth Crowley in the race to divide the white vote?  I heard people say that cynically. Crowley Answered:We don’t operate that way in Queens County?   To set people up to divert votes. Real Answer: All the elections in Queens are fixed so there is no need to split the vote.. In state legislature races all the democratic nominations are picked by Crowley under the fix special election laws, after an elected official goes to jail, resigns or dies.  Everyone elected to Albany from Queens is a Democrat.  Lewis could have give the example of College student Justin Wax Jacobs getting knocked off the ballot by his party lawyer Frank Bolz on a technicality so a machine backed candidate could run without democratic opposition.  

4. After a video clip of Rohy Lancman charging that the Queens Organization put the Hackest Hack Jeff Gottlieb in the race to divide the Jewish,  Boss Crowley said Gottlieb had no connection to his Queens organizations.  Lewis did not ask him how he got his job at the Board of Elections Or the dozen other Hack jobs Landdman's says he got from Queens organization pols.

5. Crowley said said he was supporting Meng to go along with the the federal court that drew the new 6th district to elect an Asian candidate.  Lewis did not ask Crowley if he was gong to oppose Toby Stavisky who intend to keep her senate seat by running in a state senate district that was also draw to elect the first Asian to the senate * Crowley: No Stalking Horse In NY-6(YNN)

Mike Wallace Had His Own Language to Get Info Out of Someone Who He Was Interviewing

Preview of This Sunday 60 Minute Tribute to Mike Wallace 

NY1 Reporter Gets A "C Grade" For Her Question to the Mayoral Candidates On the Mayor's Speech

A Safe Question Vs. the People Right to Know

The problems from the question NY1 reporter Courtney Gross asked the mayor candidates was that it was too general.  The question she did not ask the candidates is what would they do to solve the teacher evaluation dispute between the teachers union and the city, that is costing the city $60 million dollars in federal education funds. The NY1 report allowed the pols to duck the important issue of the loss of federal education funds and the teacher evaluation conflict, while protecting their hope of getting the union's campaign endorsement and support.  Elected Officials Criticize Bloomberg's Approach To Education In State Of The City Speech (NY1)

NY1 Flubs Again on Asking Elected Officials What They Think of Teacher Evaluations

On January 12th True News criticized NY1 for failing to ask elected officials what would they do to solve the teacher evaluation dispute between the teachers union and the city, that is costing the  city $60 million dollars in federal education funds. TN said at that time that the NY1 report allowed the pols to duck the important issue of the loss of federal education funds and the teacher evaluation conflict, while protecting their hope of getting the union's campaign endorsement and support.  Well it happen again this time.  This time with the governor added threat of blocking new school aid for all the school districts that don't have teacher evaluations in place.

This time the NY1 reporter ask State Senator Liz Krueger about the problem.  The NY1 reports allowed Krueger to duck the question. She tells us info we already know about Cuomo. Nothing about what she thinks.  Is NY1 afraid that if they pressure pols that will take it out on its owners Time Warner?

"It's an aggressive strategy in budget. I think it’s not unfair, and I don't even think Governor Cuomo would mind me saying he has an aggressive strategy," said State Senator Liz Krueger


Political Bloggers Cover Inside Baseball They Don't Follow the Money

Last week Politicker's blogger Campbell reported that Congressman Crowley has raised $550,000. He also reported that Crowley with no opponent has more money than candidates who have opponents An "impressive $1.1 million cash on hand." to deterrent for any aspiring politician in future years to considering running against him in a primary.  The last time Crowley had a candidate taking about running against him it was Hiram Monserrate.  The Queens Boss bought Monserrate off by getting Governor Paterson make an incumbent state senator head of the racing association to open up a seat for him. Campbell also said Crowley can use his money to help other candidates without give any example who he helped in the past.

Deep Throat Said
Follow the Money
Crowley's Money Came From the 1%
Insurance$169,000, Securities & Investment$139,999, Real Estate$97,446, Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$64,650Lobbyists$62,801 . . . Crowley paid Parkside $20,000 most of the funds were during or right after Weprin loss in the Weiner side.  $8400 was on November 11, 20011 campaign material. Crowley was not running in 2011.  On March 15 Friends of Mark Weprin Give the Crowley for Congress committee $1000  on March 16 the Politicker reported Mark Weprin Inches Closer To Congressional Run David Weprin gave $500 before Meng was picked. George Artz gave $1000 to Crowley. Manhattan Community Board Chairwoman * NYS Democratic Assembly Candidate Campaign Commite$32,000 * Julie Menin Gave $250 * William Rudin developer $2500 * John and Susan Zuccotti $5000