Bob Turner deserves to be elected by 9th District to replace disgraced Anthony Weiner in Congress

NY Daily NEWS ^ | September 13th 2011 | Masthead Editorial

[neverdem]

Christie Farriella for News
Bob Turner should be the winner in the special election for disgraced Anthony Weiner's seat.

With a second poll showing Republican Bob Turner has a 6-point edge in the race to succeed Anthony Weiner, the contest is being hyped into a referendum on President Obama's policies.

Voters of the 9th district, covering neighborhoods like Rego Park and Richmond Hill in Queens and Sheepshead Bay and Mill Basin in Brooklyn, should tune out the noise and simply go with the better candidate in today's election.

That's Turner, a retired, successful television industry executive who pulled 40% of the vote against the supposedly popular Weiner as an unknown, first-time candidate last year.

This time, Turner is up against the far less capable David Weprin, who was anointed by the Democratic bosses of Queens and Brooklyn although he does not live in the district and can't vote there.

It's taken for granted that Queens chief Rep. Joe Crowley saw in Weprin a pliant drone - and that is exactly how the voters have responded to him.

Weprin fit the bill perfectly when appearing before the Daily News Editorial Board. Moments after touting his financial expertise, he pegged the national debt at $4 trillion, a mere $10 trillion shy of its actual $14 trillion level.

A big oops, and the start of a downhill slide that has left the Dems so desperate that they have thrown Bill Clinton into robo-calling for Weprin.

Turner has money savvy that Weprin lacks. He has put the economy and job creation at the top of his agenda and espouses a practical, rather than ideological, approach to deficit cutting.

He had the courage to say that the U.S. will need to reform Medicare and Social Security through measures like raising the age at which people currently 55 and younger will be able to retire.

Turner, like Obama, has said the government will have to consider raising revenues to pay off a debt as large as the one burdening America.

Turner is far more qualified than Weprin to serve in Congress. He's the candidate to vote for.

[neverdem]

The NY Daily NEWS is a surprise endorsement. Usually they are reliably leftie. With 3% of the vote counted, Turner leads 51 - 48%.

[Baynative]

So, did someone win - or are the recounts underway?

[neverdem]

Those results in cmment# 1 are about 20 minutes old.

FReepmail me if you want on or off my New York ping list.

[neverdem]

So, did someone win - or are the recounts underway?

Look at comment# 1.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Very good. I hope the trend continues and Turner wins.

[Revolting cat!]

Bachmann/Turner Overdrive 2012!

[skaterboy]

raising taxes!!! he is a rino

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Turner, like Obama, has said the government will have to consider raising revenues to pay off a debt as large as the one burdening America.

Looks like President Obama is getting a tax raising ally elected tonight.

[winner3000]

I think it’s official: Obama is absolutely destroying the Democrat party, and he has more than a year to finish the job! When the Daily News, Mayor Ed Koch, Mayor Giuliani, and voters of a heavily Jewish blue New York district prefer a Republican, what can one say? I was wondering if the Democrat Party could say or do anything repugnant enough to make Jewish voters vote Republican.

[neverdem]

"Turner, like Obama, has said the government will have to consider raising revenues to pay off a debt as large as the one burdening America."

raising taxes!!! he is a rino

Not necessarily, theres more than one way to raising revenues than raising taxes. Like Marco Rubio says, we need more taxpayers. Raising taxes during the Great Recession isn't the smart thing to do!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

More taxpayers is the same as raising taxes, taking more from private hands and giving it to government.

[neverdem]

Looks like President Obama is getting a tax raising ally elected tonight.

See comment# 10.

[flaglady47]

Geez, this guy is running in a solidly Democrat area and you guys are grousing about whether he might allow for some tax increases, if he ever does when actually in office? And he’s only in office for 1 year as his district will be out of business when redistricting takes place. What in heaven’s name do you expect in such a district, a hardcore conservative? Geez. Be realistic here. He’s very pro-Israel, is pro-life, and that in itself is a huge plus. Sometimes I wonder where some Freeper’s brains are located.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

I admit that a pro-life rep from NYC is something not often seen and is to be cheered.

[neverdem]

More taxpayers is the same as raising taxes, taking more from private hands and giving it to government.

No, it's not! How do you propose to pay down the debt, or do you like paying all that interest forever?

[Colonel Kangaroo]

The answer is cutting down the spending, both non defense and defense, that’s the only way to grow the economy which is only ultimate solution.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[neverdem]

The answer is cutting down the spending, both non defense and defense, that’s the only way to grow the economy which is only ultimate solution.

How's that different from having more taxpayers?

[Colonel Kangaroo]

If you mean growth to enrich people to the point where there's spmething to tax, I’m with you. I suppose I’m just sensitive to the implication that people who have less income are freeloaders because of the income tax situation. there are plenty of taxes such as property taxes and regressive sales taxes that burden less wealthy workers.

[DB]

Property taxes and sales taxes all go to the state, not the federal government. As far as the federal government goes, those who get goodies from the federal government but pay no income taxes are in fact freeloaders with the exception of social security which is a forced Ponzi scheme.