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D'Amato: 'I May Be' Endorsing Hoffman In NY-23
TPM ^ | 10/27/09 | Eric Kleefeld

Posted on 10/27/2009 4:52:32 PM PDT by pissant

Former Sen. Al D'Amato (R-NY) appeared on Neil Cavuto's TV show, and said that he'll likely be making an endorsement soon in the NY-23 special election -- and that he's leaning heavily towards backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman over moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava.

"I will say to you that I am leaning heavily towards the Conservative," said D'Amato, citing Scozzafava's support for the Employee Free Choice Act as major point against her.

D'Amato was first elected in 1980, defeating liberal Republican incumbent Sen. Jacob Javits in the GOP primary. He was re-elected in 1986 and 1992, and then defeated in 1998 by Chuck Schumer.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2009endorsements; damato; doughoffman; hoffman; nrcc; ny2009; ny23; rnc
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Getting old Alfonse to endorse Hoffman has to be a dem or an RNC plot to smear Hoffman. Yikes. LOL
1 posted on 10/27/2009 4:52:32 PM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant
Like there's a question? What a shmuck!

ML/NJ

2 posted on 10/27/2009 4:55:31 PM PDT by ml/nj
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I know five Repos who are changing to independent. I wonder if there is a trend toward the independents.


3 posted on 10/27/2009 5:00:47 PM PDT by ghostrider
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I disagree, pissant.
If D'Amato endorses Hoffman, you can pretty much stick a fork into Dede and take her out of the oven.
4 posted on 10/27/2009 5:03:29 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (90% of the fedgov is unconstitutional. The other 10% besides the military doesnt know what it's doin)
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To: pissant

Wasn’t D’Amato a talker, big time?


5 posted on 10/27/2009 5:05:09 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: pissant
citing Scozzafava's support for the Employee Free Choice Act as major point against her.

That alone disqualifies her in my book.

She has plenty of other points against her as well.

6 posted on 10/27/2009 5:05:11 PM PDT by Graybeard58 ( Selah.)
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To: pissant

What interesting times we live in...Newt out campaigning against Hoffman and in defense of a candidate who is more liberal than the Democrat, in honor of party loyalty, while establishment RINO’s are trying to get in front of the grassroots movement tsunami as if they are part of it.


7 posted on 10/27/2009 5:06:51 PM PDT by Nephi ( Bush legacy: "I had to sacrifice free market principles to save the free market.")
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Al D’Amato was famous for bringing pork to New York. He made hillary look like a novice in that regard.

His good point was that he was always pro-life, even though that was not popular among NY voters. But he managed to get away with it for a long time.


8 posted on 10/27/2009 5:11:30 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Why do they keep calling this Rinocrat a "moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava"?
9 posted on 10/27/2009 5:11:58 PM PDT by guitarplayer1953 (Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
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To: pissant

Stop the diddling Alphie and out with the endorsement already for Hoffman. Less than 7 days to go now so get on with it old chum!


10 posted on 10/27/2009 5:20:13 PM PDT by tflabo
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Agreed. Even Alf can read the tea leaves on this one.


11 posted on 10/27/2009 5:21:30 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (3%)
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To: Nephi; pissant

I think we’ll be seeing lots of last minute endorsements by RINO’s trying to ride the “tsunami”. A wave of Patriotism that has taken many years to reach fruition.

We old-timers have endured endless attacks of party loyalty, vile criticism of our stubborn Conservative values and now when we finally succeed in exposing the GOP for what it has become, our Patriotism. Fortunately, educated long-time Conservatives will see through their scheme. The GOP has become NEWTered impotent apologists.

Mrs. panax and I have bailed out of the GOP. They can have their stinking RINO/Socialist/Democrat Party (RSDP).

“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing....be nothing”
Elbert Hubbard


12 posted on 10/27/2009 5:32:54 PM PDT by panaxanax (At what point will the American people finally scream out "NO MORE!!"?)
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To: pissant

Last call for the Relevance Express on platform 23...all aBOARRRRRD!


13 posted on 10/27/2009 5:33:53 PM PDT by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I was joking. Kinda.


14 posted on 10/27/2009 5:34:22 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Petronski

LOL. BTW, your boy Fred was the guy leading the charge on this. Kudos.


15 posted on 10/27/2009 5:35:09 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: ml/nj
This is worse than Pawlenty. All these Last Minute, Finger-In-The-Air, Johnny Come Lately's. Sheesh!


16 posted on 10/27/2009 5:52:40 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (For once I AGREE with Obama. H1N1 IS a "national emergency". Stock MORE food, weapons, ammo, gold...)
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I will hand it to him (Fred Thompson, that is), on this being early and up front.

Say, where's former Congressman Duncan Hunter, our hero??! His endorsement must be worth something. Tancredo, too.

Even if they are out of office.

Santorum was in there early. We gotta get these guys, former officeholders but still big names, on board.

17 posted on 10/27/2009 5:54:53 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (For once I AGREE with Obama. H1N1 IS a "national emergency". Stock MORE food, weapons, ammo, gold...)
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They me late to the party, but at least they are making a SHOWING!

I wanted to emphasize showing....

18 posted on 10/27/2009 5:59:35 PM PDT by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)
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If he really means it, he should do it now, and in fact, earlier.

Most likely\, he’ll endorse Scozzafava, and then say “I’m endorsing the conservative.”


19 posted on 10/27/2009 5:59:47 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Randy Larsen

Yes, better late than never, BUT we should always remember their hesitancy and the order in which they made up their minds and stood up. This is the mark of a real man or woman in my book. This reading the tea leaves all the live long day and then finally making a stand does not project strong leadership in my mind.


20 posted on 10/27/2009 6:01:07 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (For once I AGREE with Obama. H1N1 IS a "national emergency". Stock MORE food, weapons, ammo, gold...)
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