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16 MAY 12 – MAY 18, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP THE BUCK STOPS Was the firing of FBI Director Comey all that unexpected? Regardless of your political affiliation or for that matter non-affiliation, I believe most Americans would agree that he botched the handling of a number of important investigations surrounding last year’s presidential race. The FBI did not botch the investigations – its director did by giving instructions which brought to light potentially damaging but still unproven allegations. My sense is that a different leader would have felt the need to be sure before informing Congress about anything. And the Trump campaign has clearly suffered from the strong implication by the FBI and leaks at the FBI that have portrayed Russian involvement as being coordinated with the campaign, although I must admit then-candidate Trump spent too much time applauding Putin. Now, we will get all the fallout of a decision that should have been made on January 21. The media and the Democrats will question the president’s motives even though the latter reported the details on the mistakes that ended his FBI career and the former were the first and harshest to criticize. *** Frankly, I do not understand how Mayor de Blasio could defend the outlandish behavior of Corrections Commissioner Ponte and many members of Department of Corrections senior management. To use government vehicles as though they are part of your benefits package is grossly improper. And to be the senior manager of a department in which many members of top management are doing the same thing proves that the commissioner COMMON SENSE was very happy to turn a blind eye to fraudulent behavior. And the excuse that he did not know the rules is absurd. In his case, literally weeks went by in which the vehicle was used by him and his wife for vacation purposes. Much the same occurred with other senior staff. Plus, to add insult to injury, he was repeatedly away when a number of serious disturbances were taking place on Rikers Island. Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis — who is seeking the Republican and Conservative nominations for mayor — has called on the city comptroller to audit all agencies to see if this is a widespread practice. Based on the way the mayor reacted, WE THE PEOPLE BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP • JUNE 5 - JUNE 11, 2014 I have no faith that he even BY JERRY KASSAR considers it wrong. But his Investigations commissioner who used to be his campaign treasurer does and has said so officially. *** The Brooklyn Conservative Party has endorsed Steve Saperstein for the 48th City Council seat which is currently held by Chaim Deutsch. Steve, who is also the Republican candidate, is an attorney but has worked as a teacher for the deaf. He has been quite successful in raising money and has the advantage of running in a district that Trump solidly won. There is a second excellent candidate in the race, longtime community activist Democrat Kalman Yeger who will run a strong primary against Deutsch. Kalman was also seeking the Conservative Party endorsement, but the leadership needed to make a choice. CAN DONALD TRUMP TELL THE TRUTH? During Mr. Trump’s presidential sit amet, consectetur adipiscing urna in sem ornare blandit velit, volutpat nec vehicula neque. Aliquam semper euismod tempus orci pretium. Donec facilisis, odio et iaculis iaculis, sem arcu rutrum mi, a vulputate erat lorem porttitor metus. Mauris sagittis interdum feugiat. Fusce laoreet vehicula laoreet. Nam id accumsan magna. Vivamus a felis at lacus tincidunt sodales quis sed nisl. Donec vitae dui purus. Quisque eu nisi eros, et venenatis eros.campaign, his statements Pellentesque sem metus, were checked for accuracy condimentum nec, laoreet at dolor. Sed by Politifact, a Pulitzer Prize website, which found 76 percent of Mr. Trump's pronouncements on the trail were "mostly false," "false," or "pants on fire" false. At the same time, most people polled said that they considered Hillary consectetur ac, suscipit quis Mayor de Blasio has ful lled an incredible amount of his promises in a very short Mr. Trump is more of a provocateur than a politician. “Clinton a dishonest person. We know that Mr. Trump time. equivocates, makes incorrect statements, says things that are expedient and reverses his position on issues when it suits him. However he is believed by many people to be "honest!" Mr. Trump fired James Comey, director of the FBI, and issued many misleading and contradictory statements vulputate id ante. 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If this meant America would have a fair economy and a balanced budget, then we could all start our happy dance. The truth is that feelings and his emotional campaign have moved the discussion of issues to an area where policies are beside the point. He identified things that bother average Americans, and adopted a strategy of promising solutions and repeating the promises over and Proin non lacus orci, eu ultrices tellus. Vestibulum nec nisl magna. Duis tincidunt gravida lorem, a dictum leo imperdiet ut. Sed eu massa in leo eleifend viverra. over to the point that the truth in his promises is less important than the repeated mantra that soothes the collective mind of the American people. Mr. Trump is more of Proin eros sem, convallis quis adipiscing mattis vel purus. a provocateur than a politician. This form of politics is not new and it has been successful in modern times. There are those who scoff and smugly proclaim that a strong man cannot push America in a bad direction sem. Cras lobortis lorem at lectus pretium because the American people are too educated, too concerned and too modern to be taken in by simple lies. However a modern nation disheartened by its situation can turn to a strong personality who lies and promises simple solutions to all national woes. Our political candidates and leader must be held accountable for what they do and what they say in WE THE PEOPLE BY BRIAN KERIN WE THE PEOPLE BY BRIAN KERIN public and in private. In 1932, in Germany, during the a runoff round of the presidential election, Adolf Hitler hoped to win an improbable victory and his underdog campaign released literature within two weeks of the election that said that he was the only person able to save his country and that he was cruelly slandered with fake news by his ruthless opposition. The literature said that "every criticism of the candidate was a lie" and boasted how the candidate went to court over 100 times to sue people who had impugned his reputation. A BY BRIAN KIERAN person more concerned with his own personal dreams utilized what he called the "big lie" to convince people desperate for relief to believe in him despite many warning signs. He described the big lie as one so "colossal" that no one would believe that someone "could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously." A leader should tell the truth and not play on hate or emotion to gain power or preach a gospel of intolerance when in office. A democratic society must beware easy answers and empty promises and hateful speech from all politicians. Hospital situation need of triage College Hospital seems to be destined Victory Memorial Hospital, Peninsula Vincent’s Hospital. proposed plans are short on service to on dollars in the pockets of developers. to believe that, as the city grows, increases prospers, fewer health Do we chain bank on hospitals? the company that wins the proposal be obligated to provide a large facility to compensate for the service hospital it will replace. Congressmember Hakeem Jefferies opportunity to complain that the NYPD low-level marijuana arrests in hinted that this may be an indication Blasio is really not serious about following through on his campaign promises to assure the NYPD scrupulously honors individual citizens civil rights. He stated that the “new administration promised change but instead we get more of the same.” That is not true. The number of arrests for low-level marijuana possession has dropped and NYPD policy is not to force a suspect to display small amounts of pot in order to make an arrest. Governor Cuomo has proposed decriminalizing pulvinar, possession of 15 grams or less of pot whether hidden or in plain view, which would take this controversy and its attendant political baggage off the table. It would be nice to let police offi cers perform their duties instead of being pawns in a political chess game. Mayor de Blasio has fulfi lled an incredible amount of his promises in a very short time. He has imposed the extra protection of an inspector general for the NYPD and signed off on the laws passed by the City Council which may leave police offi cers subject to lawsuits for negligent performance of their duties. He has provided universal pre K without a tax increase. He is settling the outstanding municipal worker contracts neglected by Mike Bloomberg for the next mayor to handle. He is championing Vision Zero to reduce traffi c fatalities to zero. It is unfair to question his commitment to his ideals or to the fulfi llment of his promises. The City Council will pass 11 laws and four resolutions to create a Vision Zero environment for our streets. The new laws provide a lower speed limit for city streets and enhanced penalties for reckless drivers. The state legislature must approve the changes. We also need the state legislature to provide a reasonable number of speed cameras to enforce the new laws. Let us hope that our legislators will work together as a group to see that these changes and improvements are made quickly. Brian Kieran is an attorney who works as a Principal Law Clerk in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Kings County and is a Democrat. dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing sed urna in sem ornare blandit nunc velit, volutpat nec vehicula neque. Aliquam semper euismod luctus. Pellentesque sem metus, condimentum nec, laoreet at dolor. 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Praesent commodo scelerisque tellus nec ornare. Integer sit amet volutpat turpis. Integer congue condimentum urna, sit amet aliquam ligula mollis sit amet. Maecenas odio quam dapibus lectus sit amet arcu tempor imperdiet. Nullam porttitor posuere mi, fringilla laoreet lorem semper idm ornare congue arcu, non interdum mauris dapibus id. Aenean feugiat ultrices metus a vulputate. Praesent luctus venenatis purus sed viverra. Nulla rhonmentum tortor. Aliquam tincidunt molestie mi, tincidunt vestibulum sem rutrum bibendum. Integer malesuada elit commodo vel vehicula quam ultrices. Sed at massa sed lorem facilisis ultrices. Brian Kieran is a community activist who works for the State of New York and is a Democrat. Double decked headline fit alloted space Mayor Bloomberg continues to push a fantasy that, if he had more power, everything would be okay. When so much is at stake, it is not the time to make political statements or play games”. 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Nullam porttitor posuere mi, fringilla laoreet lorem semper idm ornare congue arcu, non interdum mauris dapibus id. Aenean feugiat ultrices metus a vulputate. Praesent luctus venenatis purus sed viverra. Nulla rhonmentum tortor. Aliquam tincidunt molestie mi, tincidunt vestibulum sem rutrum bibendum. Integer malesuada elit commodo vel vehicula quam ultrices. Sed at massa sed lorem facilisis ultrices. Brian Kieran is a community activist who works for the State of New York and is a Democrat. Double decked headline fit alloted space “Mayor Bloomberg continues to push a fantasy that, if he had more power, everything would be okay. When so much is at stake, it is not the time to make political statements or play games”. COMMON Double decked headline fit alloted space SENSE us never forget BY BRIAN KIERAN FOR MORE NEWS, VISIT www.brooklynreporter.com


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