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Mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis blasts MTA for being insensitive to Asians
New York Post ^ | 5:26 PM, February 7, 2013 | Carl Campanile

Posted on 02/08/2013 11:07:52 PM PST by Olog-hai

GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis today blasted the MTA of being insensitive to the city’s Asian community by suspending No. 7 weekend train service during Lunar New Year festivities—the most significant Asian holiday of the year.

The 7 train runs from Times Square in Manhattan to Flushing in Queens, home of the city’s largest ethnic Chinese and Korean communities. The track work suspends service in Manhattan.

“The MTA has no respect for the Asian people. It’s terrible,” Catsimatides said. …

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: catsimatidis; demagoguery; lunarnewyear; nycsubway
More racial demagoguery. Over absolutely nothing, too.

Say, the Long Island Rail Road runs parallel to the 7 train in Flushing, Catsimatidis; how about donating some of your billions for fare discounts on the LIRR for the “Asian people”, to match the subway fares then? Don’t put it on the taxpayers.

1 posted on 02/08/2013 11:08:11 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

It’s the Year of the Snake. And snake oil salespeople.


2 posted on 02/09/2013 12:41:26 AM PST by rfp1234 (Arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon.)
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To: Olog-hai

Like Jews, Asians voted for Obama in large numbers...so why would the libs do anything for them? They are already owned.


3 posted on 02/09/2013 4:18:57 AM PST by kjo (+)
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To: kjo

As always the people of NY fail to cover the cesspool and who crawls out, well the next politician that will be thier leader. The people are like flies to sh## looking for thier next meal.


4 posted on 02/09/2013 4:42:06 AM PST by ronnie raygun ( Lexington / Concord, America's first gun grab attempt)
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To: Olog-hai

I run into situations where someone is insensitive to me all the time, where do I go to file a complaint?


5 posted on 02/09/2013 5:25:39 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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I run into situations where someone is insensitive to me all the time...

You need a hug.

6 posted on 02/09/2013 5:40:17 AM PST by MARTIAL MONK (I'm waiting for the POP!)
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To: MARTIAL MONK

Damn cat just walked across my keyboard and didn’t even say “excuse me”!


7 posted on 02/09/2013 5:55:13 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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