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GOP wins in NY House race, seen as Obama rebuke
AP ^

Posted on 09/13/2011 9:16:14 PM PDT by Borough Park

NEW YORK (AP) -- Republicans have scored an upset victory in a House race that became a referendum on President Barack Obama's economic policies.

Retired media executive and political novice Bob Turner defeated Democratic state Assemblyman David Weprin in a special election Tuesday to succeed Rep. Anthony Weiner, a seven-term Democrat who resigned in June after a sexting scandal.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bobturner; weinerdistrict
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To: Borough Park

YES!! What happened about the absentee votes?


21 posted on 09/13/2011 9:29:17 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: EDINVA

Yep, it is remarkable how that simple and obvious idea is totally fought by the Lovers of Losers.


22 posted on 09/13/2011 9:29:52 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Why do They hate her so much?)
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To: Borough Park

Looks like NY just told him where he can put the shovel.

Pray for America


23 posted on 09/13/2011 9:30:27 PM PDT by bray (Palin is hated by the establishment of both Parties. Winner!)
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To: arrogantsob

It’s not just a rebuke. It’s a rout. I can’t wait to see the left panic cause the SHTF. Watch the moderate dems run away screaming from the liberal left. They are going to throw the anointed one under the bus to save their own hides.


24 posted on 09/13/2011 9:30:26 PM PDT by Usagi_yo
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To: Borough Park

I’m so excited that I’m off to Der Wienerschnitzel to get 5 chili dogs for $5.

Sorry, but, they are primarily located in the west and southwest.


25 posted on 09/13/2011 9:30:32 PM PDT by waus (FUBO UFCMF, Just in case I stuttered, FUBO)
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To: Borough Park
It is a rebuke to Obomba. But it's also a rebuke to the homosexual "marriage" pushers. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) was all over this race and invested heavily in mailers going after Weprin for his pro-SSM votes.

NOM deserves our thanks and support:

http://www.nationformarriage.org
26 posted on 09/13/2011 9:30:41 PM PDT by Antoninus (Nothing that offends God can possibly be a legitimate right.)
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To: Borough Park

And Nevada is sending REPUBLICAN Mark Amodei to DC in the morning.

Won by 20%+ margin.


27 posted on 09/13/2011 9:31:02 PM PDT by Loyal Sedition (Loyal Sedition, often described as "To the right of Attila The Hun"!)
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To: arrogantsob

I have always believed that stupidity must hit stupidly head on so it become so obvious to the casual observer what the problem is.

We have 6,000 years of knowledge that government is never the answer - maybe NY will get it - or, they can ban salt and teach kindergarteners how to put on a condom.


28 posted on 09/13/2011 9:31:53 PM PDT by edcoil (The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. -- Joe Paterno)
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To: Borough Park

Wouldn’t you like to see the look on the face of the loud mouthed Lib coming from Weperin hdqtrs who bragged that 1000 Rats flooded the district today for certain victory as Turner was eating a cheeseburger and relaxing?


29 posted on 09/13/2011 9:32:12 PM PDT by Mountain Mary ("Is it NFL Thursday yet?")
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To: Borough Park

This is unbelievable, given the district.

This is the ‘ultimate poll’ following that worthless televised “jobs speech” before the Congress.

I’m very surprised we are even reading about this from the AP.


30 posted on 09/13/2011 9:32:22 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: Verginius Rufus
I heard it said that the winner of this race would only have the seat through 2012 because the district would disappear in the redistricting.

Doesn't matter a whole lot.

The real significance of this victory is its smack down of Hussein -- predominantly by Jewish voters.

31 posted on 09/13/2011 9:33:03 PM PDT by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: EDINVA

Vhat a wictory!

Mozel tov!


32 posted on 09/13/2011 9:33:41 PM PDT by Kahuna
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To: miss marmelstein

( There were many New York freepers who worked very hard to get out the vote. I’m so proud of them! )

Amen to that. Hats off to those who busted their butts to elect Turner.


33 posted on 09/13/2011 9:33:41 PM PDT by Islander2
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From the Democrat Underground:

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jpbollma (48 posts) Wed Sep-14-11 12:16 AM
Response to Reply #5
10. Not shocking

The US is filled with idiots and the orthodox Jewish community is no different than evangelical Christians or Muslim fundies, all religious nut bags. Once again religion and racism ruins the day.

SoapBox (1000+ posts) Wed Sep-14-11 12:16 AM
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8. Too bad...

and amazing that people will vote in a crazy.

It’s all about getting that “n” word out of THEIR White House.


34 posted on 09/13/2011 9:33:48 PM PDT by Borough Park
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To: Borough Park

If you push Jews hard enough the WILL push back. And I don’t want to be on the push back side.


35 posted on 09/13/2011 9:34:23 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Borough Park

I voted in Queens, near Forest Hills. There were several Weprin supporters, including a daughter of Weprin, standing outside the polling place handing out literature. Literature which I pointedly refused. There was no one for Turner standing out there. My phone’s answering machine had received 3-4 robo-calls from Weprin supporters every single darn day for a week before the election. My mailbox was full of Weprin literature, probably 3-4 pieces for Weprin for every piece I got from Bob Turner. So certainly the MONEY and INFLUENCE was in the Demojerks’ corner. I was afraid that this would be another Demo-machine victory.

On the sidewalk outside the polling place, I heard Weprin’s daughter engaging an Orthodox woman in conversation, saying that her father “was a strong supporter of Israel.” That the listener to this drivel would even entertain such a conversation after Weprin came out for gay marriage, I found astounding and sad. I see from the poll results so far that Brooklyn came out heavily for Turner, no doubt reflecting the very conservative views of the large Brooklyn Orthodox population. Queens wavered back and forth to a nearly 50:50 position, and is now slightly ahead for Weprin, but Queens is much more full of self-deluded liberals than is Brooklyn. Nevertheless, even with these pathetic deluded liberals willing to affirm that Obama’s policies are just peachy-keen by voting for Weprin, it appears that Brooklyn’s solidarity for Turner has prevailed.


36 posted on 09/13/2011 9:34:35 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: Usagi_yo

The sweeeet part of this is the RATS cannot ditch Urkel no matter how unpopular he is. Without the Black vote the party is dead and it will evaporate if he is ditched. Even if he resigns it will mean the crushing of the party. Could not happen to a nicer bunch of people.


37 posted on 09/13/2011 9:34:45 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Why do They hate her so much?)
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To: Borough Park
Another winning day for the Regime.

Many more to come.

38 posted on 09/13/2011 9:35:08 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: SteveAustin

I agree, We got the seat. Rino or not, we got the seat.


39 posted on 09/13/2011 9:35:13 PM PDT by redshawk (Hey 0pansy you dang liar....SCREW YOU)
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To: Borough Park

Well Obama can take credit for creating at least one job this summer...Bob Turner should send him a thank you card.


40 posted on 09/13/2011 9:35:45 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Waiting for Palin)
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