Last year I had written a piece for the American Thinker and I went to that site to read the comments posted. Next to the article was an ad that showed a video of Sen. Chuck Schumer saying that “the American people don’t care,” about what he called those little “porky amendments.”
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Something flew all over me and I felt it was time to become more activist than simply writing a column that preached to the choir but did not reach the average New Yorker who continued to vote in parasitic corrupt politicians.
I bought a domain calling it ChangeNYin2010.com and posted that Schumer video, as well as another one featuring Charlie Rangel cursing out a reporter asking him about his ethics violations:
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I planned to distribute a poster telling New Yorkers that they had the power to take back their state from the corrupt politicians and it wouldn’t cost them a cent.
In November both our New York State senators, our representatives, our governor, the Speaker of the Assembly and many members of the City Council are up for reelection. The opportunity for a clean slate seemed a worthwhile pursuit even though I heard many negative remarks accusing New Yorkers of being blindly in lock step with the Democrat Party. I argued that once they learned what their politicians really thought about them, they’d wake up. In addition I hoped to show them how easy it would be to take control back for the good of the people.
The tea party movement gave me hope that the impossible could be done because the protesters were actually listening to the alternate media and ignoring the mainstream media that continues to feed them lies.
I was told that Sen. Schumer had a multi-million dollar campaign chest and was unbeatable. I countered that with the right candidate running against him he was just as vulnerable as the other Democrats foolishly pushing for legislation that the public doesn’t want. Lo and behold that one person may be considering the challenge.
Larry Kudlow has the smarts, the integrity and the name recognition to beat Schumer and currently there is a movement on to draft him.
A challenger to Rep. Charlie Rangel has also entered the race, the Rev. Michel Faulkner, and Lord knows we need someone with ethics representing Harlem, which owes more to its development to men like Randy Daniels than to Rep. Rangel. Mr. Daniels was just one of the fine individuals whom I interviewed in the past, along with Edward Cox and Michael Benjamin, who all declined to run for elective office because the New York State GOP refused to back them. I learned early on that deals had been made to squash worthy candidates who would not kowtow to the corrupt powers in Albany.
All over the country there is renewed hope that Americans are recognizing that this is a government of, by and for the people and they thoroughly resent the fact that the current administration doesn’t see it that way. California’s Senator Barbara Boxer could be turned out of office in November along with Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Henry Waxman and if that sounds incredible, just remember what happened in Massachusetts.
In Nevada, Harry Reid may be a goner. Barney Frank in Massachusetts, the savior of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be an also-ran as well. Unfortunately the Republican RINO’s, Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both of Maine, have a couple of years left before we can boot them out. Sen. John McCain, R-Ari., is up this year and while many conservatives would like to see him gone, I can not dismiss the fact that he genuinely loves this country and would die for it. With more principled GOP members to work with in Congress, the old warrior might just do some good.
From now on I think all journalists should include a politician’s reelection date next to their name. This information can be found at www.votesmart.org along with their public record.
If any readers have good candidates they want to promote or if you have interesting eye-opening videos, please submit them to info@ChangeNYin2010.com.
I’ve recruited a team of young conservatives to create exciting video montages that will shortly be broadcast online. I may have been on a fool’s errand last year but 2010 is starting to look very exciting. Don’t sit back. Get involved.
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