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Scozzafava calls cops on reporter who asked her about Card Check
Washington Examiner (not the blog) ^ | 10/20/2009 | Mark Tapscott

Posted on 10/20/2009 5:10:09 AM PDT by markomalley

John McCormack is a reporter working for The Weekly Standard. Dede Scozzafava is the extremely liberal New York Assemblywoman running as a Republican to succeed Rep. John McHugh from the Empire State's 23rd congressional district in the upcoming special election.

Scozzafava was speaking at a GOP dinner Monday evening. McCormack was reporting on Scozzafava's campaign, including her recent pledge to the AFL-CIO to support Big Labor's top legislative objective, the Card Check proposal - currently stalled in Congress -  to abolish the secret ballot in workplace representation elections.

Scozzafava apparently didn't appreciate being asked about her support of Card Check because after she left and McCormack went to his laptop to file a report on the evening's event, the police showed up. What happened next is .... well, here's McCormack's description:

"Minutes later a police car drove into the parking lot with its lights flashing. Officer Grolman informed me that she was called because 'there was a little bit of an uncomfortable situation' and then took down my name, date of birth, and address.

 
"'Maybe we do things a little differently here, but you know, persistence in that area, you scared the candidate a little bit,' Officer Grolman told me. '[Scozzafava] got startled, that's all,' Officer Grolman added. 'It's not like you're in any trouble.'"
 
In thug politics, this is what they call "delivering a little message." You're not in trouble, this time. Go here for the rest of McCormack's report on an evening that says everything about why Scozzafava epitomizes the worst symptoms of Republican Disease.  


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: hoffman; ny23; rino; scozzafava; whigpartyii
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And the NRCC, Newt, and RNC support this?
1 posted on 10/20/2009 5:10:09 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Henry Bowman time approaches.


2 posted on 10/20/2009 5:15:05 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: markomalley

Sounds like Scuzzyfavor has taken lessons from Rahmboob..................


3 posted on 10/20/2009 5:15:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Zero has more airtime than Michael Jordan...........)
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To: markomalley

Newt really screwed the pooch on this one...


4 posted on 10/20/2009 5:15:53 AM PDT by DB
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To: markomalley

NY == “Fauxpublicans” are all the rage now...


5 posted on 10/20/2009 5:16:47 AM PDT by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: stylin_geek

Bookmarked.


6 posted on 10/20/2009 5:17:55 AM PDT by stylin_geek (Greed and envy is used by our political class to exploit the rich and poor.)
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To: markomalley

All reporters need to take notice. Freedom of the Press is quickly being squashed.


7 posted on 10/20/2009 5:19:41 AM PDT by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: markomalley
Sounds like the “lady” is a be-yotch who wanted to use the cops to send this reporter a message - HOW DARE YOU? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

I am aghast that she is running as a GOP candidate and gets any GOP money - is this pond scum getting RNC money? more details please

8 posted on 10/20/2009 5:21:07 AM PDT by silverleaf (If we are astroturf, why are the democrats trying to mow us?)
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To: markomalley
And the NRCC, Newt, and RNC support this?

If we don't support her, the Democrats win.

Is a sarcasm tag really necessary?

Sure she's a lefty, but she's a Republican lefty !

9 posted on 10/20/2009 5:21:18 AM PDT by csvset
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To: markomalley

Just what we need, more Olympia Snowes. What is with the RNC? Why do they want to elect Democrats in diguise? Et tu Newt, et tu?


10 posted on 10/20/2009 5:22:20 AM PDT by marstegreg
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To: markomalley
The RNC really have to get the message -- good candidates get our votes. Just having an (R) after your name is not sufficient.

I've spent 30 years basically voting "anti-Democrat". It hasn't got me much. I vote Conservative now. Nothing else.

11 posted on 10/20/2009 5:24:16 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: csvset
If we don't support her, the Democrats win.

And if we do support her I suspect the Democrats win even bigger since the GOP will not do anything about her or put up another candidate againster no matter how bad she gets.

When was the last time the GOP endorsed a challenger to a GOP incumbent?

12 posted on 10/20/2009 5:24:31 AM PDT by Eagle Eye (3%)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Think we should call the RNC and let them know, no more contributions. I get calls and mail from them all the time and have contributed in the past. No more.


13 posted on 10/20/2009 5:26:49 AM PDT by samsmom
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To: markomalley

How can one be supportive of card check and the GOP support them? This is why the GOP has loss so bad. Wake up GOP party rep’s and push out any of the leadership that even considers this an option or suffer even worst in the future. Start to represent the “We the People”.


14 posted on 10/20/2009 5:28:29 AM PDT by jafojeffsurf (Return to the Constitution.)
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To: samsmom

They’ve received that message from me. I don’t think they care. I’ll donate to specific campaigns, but that’s it.


15 posted on 10/20/2009 5:29:19 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: Eagle Eye

There is a conservative running against here his name is Doug Hoffman and he just may kick her butt...

http://spectator.org/blog/2009/10/16/the-great-rino-hunt-in-upstate

http://www.doughoffmanforcongress.com/


16 posted on 10/20/2009 5:32:00 AM PDT by jafojeffsurf (Return to the Constitution.)
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To: silverleaf

To learn more about this candidate, go to
northcountrynow,com K2.....


17 posted on 10/20/2009 5:32:23 AM PDT by k2afe (Get the U.S. out of the UN and Get the UN out of the U.S.)
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To: markomalley

Yeah. According to Gingrich, this woman is “the future of the party.”


18 posted on 10/20/2009 5:33:06 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (If they won't "secure the Blessings of Liberty to Posterity," they won't secure yours either.)
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To: markomalley

NO RINOs!!!

If we end up with Libs with a Lib lable, then at least we can make it clear that the majority oppose liberal policies, BECAUSE THEY DON’T WORK.

As it is now, we fight the charge that the policies are “bipartisin”, and there’s no difference between them...

LET’S SHOW THE PEOPLE THE DIFFERENCE!


19 posted on 10/20/2009 5:34:11 AM PDT by G Larry (DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
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To: markomalley

Sooner or later we will realize that there is no difference in the real agendas of both the Democratic Party and the Republicans at the top levels. You can look at the office of the President for the last four men in office and see that we have been pushing towards globalism for a long time. That is where the power is and that is where the money is being moved to.


20 posted on 10/20/2009 5:35:10 AM PDT by Big_Harry ( Thank God I am an "Infidel"!)
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