Schneiderman charges Huntley, Lopez defends himself
Briefing: Schneiderman. Azi Paybarah via flickr
6:51 pm Aug. 27, 20122
2013
Bill Thompson: "In light of the recent reports of sexual misconduct and the findings of the State Assembly ethics committee, it is clear that Assemblyman Lopez must resign from office. Sexual harassment cannot be tolerated under any circumstances and I urge the Assemblyman to step down from his Assembly seat and the Brooklyn Democratic County Chairmanship.”
NY-06
The phrase "Chinese National" founds its way into the race, despite the fact Grace Meng was born in America. [Colin Campbell]
Albany
Andrew Cuomo: "The quote-end-quote clean up Albany is still very much a work in progress and my guess is it always will be." [Nick Reisman]
Standard & Poor's upgraded New York's credit rating from stable to positive. [Reuters]
Shirley Huntley
"Have a nice day" the state senator said to reporters outside the court house where she indicted on criminal charges. [Glenn Blain]
Vito Lopez
Vito Lopez: the charges are "untrue" and "unfair". [GblainNYDN]
Vito Lopez: "I have never forced myself on anyone, nor would I." [@GblainNYDN]
The Assembly spent $103,080 on June 13 to settle a previous case against Lopez. [@DannyHakim]
Headline: "Gillibrand Stops Just Short of Calling or Lopez's Resignation" [Liz Benjamin]
Lopez's troubles could impact a number of local races. [Colin Campbell]
2012
In Florida, New York Republicans rally around Romney. [Josh Robin]
Chris Christie made fun of California. [David Freedlander]
The issue of whether or not Lopez is actually guilty of Sexual Harassment is of little interest to me.
We all know that in any state work situation, if the woman complains, she is basically screwed. I'm not clear on how far any investigation or claim, if any, went either. What I do know is that Thomas DiNapoli's history of payoffs is a long one. Just from my personal knowledge the the NYS Retirement System has always had "Handle as Special," retirement pensions, and they pay for witnesses testimony, and they collude and cover up bribes and payoffs. The fact that Shelly asked his boy Tommy DiNapoli for $103,00 in hush money is not shocking. What is shocking is that Mr. DiNapoli has not been put out of office by Cuomo, or that a panel has not been put in place to monitor DiNapoli's activities. It appears Tom is unfit to handle our money. Cuomo should initiate an executive order and put a panel in place immediately at OSC. The Feds should have been in OSC a while ago. Silver will not resign as he is saving that bargaining chip for when he takes a plea.
Myrah wrote on August 30, 2012, 5:17 PM [Link]
The issue of whether or not Lopez is actually guilty of Sexual Harassment is of little interest to me.
We all know that in any state work situation, if the woman complains, she is basically screwed. I'm not clear on how far any investigation or claim, if any, went either. What I do know is that Thomas DiNapoli's history of payoffs is a long one. Just from my personal knowledge the the NYS Retirement System has always had "Handle as Special," retirement pensions, and they pay for witnesses testimony, and they collude and cover up bribes and payoffs. The fact that Shelly asked his boy Tommy DiNapoli for $103,00 in hush money is not shocking. What is shocking is that Mr. DiNapoli has not been put out of office by Cuomo, or that a panel has not been put in place to monitor DiNapoli's activities. It appears Tom is unfit to handle our money. Cuomo should initiate an executive order and put a panel in place immediately at OSC. The Feds should have been in OSC a while ago. Silver will not resign as he is saving that bargaining chip for when he takes a plea.
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