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Frank Powers Dies - Tycoon Was Tapped To Fill Vito's Congress Seat
nypost.com ^
| June 22, 2008
| Maggie Haberman, Carl Campanile and Jennifer Fermino
Posted on 06/22/2008 8:07:06 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Frank Powers, the wealthy Wall Street retiree tapped to run for disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella's congressional seat, died Sunday- sending shock waves through the already reeling state GOP.
News of Powers' fatal heart attack had many party insiders wondering if Fossella would change his mind and run again - but he quickly moved to quash the speculation.
"Congressman Fossella will not be seeking re-election," said a Fossella aide.
Powers, a 68-year-old MTA board member, philanthropist and father of seven, died at home early Sunday, relatives said.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2008; electioncongress; fossella; frankpowers; nygop
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To: Free ThinkerNY
To: Free ThinkerNY
...sending shock waves through the already reeling state GOP."When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions" - Hamlet
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:15:20 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: Free ThinkerNY
The DMC hired a hitman to kill him. Poisoned him and paid off the coroner to say it was heart attack. Conspiracy nuts run amuck........
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:20:20 PM PDT
by
antiunion person
(President McCain, what a disgusting phrase.)
To: dr_lew
Why not have Larry Craig run for that seat?
To: martin_fierro
"Round up the usual suspects."
6
posted on
06/22/2008 8:26:02 PM PDT
by
Free ThinkerNY
((((Stop the Obamanation!))))
To: Free ThinkerNY
OTOH, it's not like the guy was the picture of health to start with.
To: Free ThinkerNY
He looks to be in Tip Top Shape in this picture.
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:33:05 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
To: trumandogz
Looks like it was taken about 1 week from now.
To: trumandogz
Was that pic taken before or after he died?
10
posted on
06/22/2008 8:39:48 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
11
posted on
06/22/2008 8:40:45 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: fieldmarshaldj; firebrand; Coleus; rmlew; Cacique
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:42:09 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(No Comment)
To: trumandogz
In Chicago, the dead vote.....in NY, they run for office.
Leni
13
posted on
06/22/2008 8:44:03 PM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(Stay Home or vote Barr for Obamination, more Taxation, Regulation, Litigation and Ginburgization)
To: BunnySlippers
Looks like it was taken about 1 week from now. LOLOL! Best line of the day!
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:46:00 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: martin_fierro
Stop looking at me!!! LOL!
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:46:35 PM PDT
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: MinuteGal
*In Chicago, the dead vote.....in NY, they run for office.*
LOL, if that is the case, my great great grandfather can run for congress. He heald State office (Republican) from Brooklyn.
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:50:06 PM PDT
by
SoCalPol
(Don't Blame Me - I Supported Duncan Hunter)
To: Clemenza; Clintonfatigued; Impy; AuH2ORepublican; darkangel82; JohnnyZ; ...
Maybe they can recruit his moonbat Loonytarian son, who was running against him in the general.
RIP, Mr. Powers.
(BTW, does somebody want to explain to me why they were running a sick-looking 68-year old who looked like he was in his 80s for a FIRST term in Congress ? And while we’re at it, explain to me why we’re running an even older RINO for President ?)
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posted on
06/22/2008 8:57:41 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: trumandogz; BunnySlippers; fieldmarshaldj
Re: photo in post #8. That’s not Frank Powers, that’s the recently exhumed corpse of Rodney Dangerfield. He gets no respect even in death.
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posted on
06/22/2008 9:00:54 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(No Comment)
To: Clemenza
Powers looks like some old Boston Irish politico from decades ago.
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posted on
06/22/2008 9:05:56 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
To: fieldmarshaldj
ScarfFace
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posted on
06/22/2008 9:11:09 PM PDT
by
MaxMax
(I'll welcome death when God calls me. Until then, the fight is on)
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