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	<title>Comments on: Assembly Republicans Rip Degnan For &#8220;Flip-Flopping&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: Virtual Memory</title>
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		<dc:creator>Virtual Memory</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 11:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Annonymous, if you have meeting info on Democratic Town Committee by all means email me the info. Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Annonymous, if you have meeting info on Democratic Town Committee by all means email me the info. Thanks</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-2/#comment-34011</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Folks:

ZZZZ is too muh of a coward to find out the truth about his own candidate, as we all know how much Ball and his camp lie to further their own agenda. So hereare two facts.

FACT: Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement for the 2006 NYS Assembly race, 99th AD. He tried to run as a Democrat, with the &quot;D&quot;displayed proudly next to his name. Not that there&#039;s anything wrong with that, but you can&#039;t accuse someone of something that you yourself already tried (ad failed) to do. Ball interviewed in front of the Putnam County Democratic Committee.

FACT: Greg Ball only recently registered as a Republican. In his very short adult life, Greg Ball was always registered as a &quot;BLANK&quot;. The year before his run for Assembly, he changed his party affiliation from BLANK to REPUBLICAN. Should you need verification on this, simply call the Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Committee and he can verify this for you. It&#039;s public information. The chairman himself looked it up once when he asked Ball how long he&#039;s been a Republican, and Ball lied to the Chairman and said his whole adult life. The Chairman looked it up and found out that Greg Ball was lying. 

So, make the calls if you want to find out the truth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Folks:</p>
<p>ZZZZ is too muh of a coward to find out the truth about his own candidate, as we all know how much Ball and his camp lie to further their own agenda. So hereare two facts.</p>
<p>FACT: Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement for the 2006 NYS Assembly race, 99th AD. He tried to run as a Democrat, with the &#8220;D&#8221;displayed proudly next to his name. Not that there&#8217;s anything wrong with that, but you can&#8217;t accuse someone of something that you yourself already tried (ad failed) to do. Ball interviewed in front of the Putnam County Democratic Committee.</p>
<p>FACT: Greg Ball only recently registered as a Republican. In his very short adult life, Greg Ball was always registered as a &#8220;BLANK&#8221;. The year before his run for Assembly, he changed his party affiliation from BLANK to REPUBLICAN. Should you need verification on this, simply call the Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Committee and he can verify this for you. It&#8217;s public information. The chairman himself looked it up once when he asked Ball how long he&#8217;s been a Republican, and Ball lied to the Chairman and said his whole adult life. The Chairman looked it up and found out that Greg Ball was lying. </p>
<p>So, make the calls if you want to find out the truth.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ZZZZZ,

I seldom use this word, but you are a coward. You know what the answr would be if you called the Chairwoman of the Putnam County DEmocratic Committee and asked her if Greg Ball interviewed in front of the Putnam Democrats to ask for the Democratic Party endorsement for the 2006 race. You know the answer would be a resounding YES, so you avoid the pain by pretneding there&#039;s some other issue. What an absolute coward you are. You don&#039;t even have the courage to find out the truth about your own candidate.

Not that it matters, because a coward will just keep finding excuses, but Greg Ball interviewed in front of THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE for the 2006 race. If you were anyone other than Matt the punk, I would say to ask any one of them. I guess cowardice is what drives your campaign, sort of like leaving the Air Force YEARS before your term was up, right smack in the middle of a war, where troops are dying in the field, and you leave to run for NYS Assembly. How can I expect someone that&#039;s a peeping Tom to have courage?

AGAIN: call the chairwoman of the Putnam County Democratic Committee and find out if Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006. Ask each one of the Board members. Stop making excuses and being a coward.

AGAIN: call the Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Committee and ask him when Greg Ball actually became a Republican.

Post your answers. Coward.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ZZZZZ,</p>
<p>I seldom use this word, but you are a coward. You know what the answr would be if you called the Chairwoman of the Putnam County DEmocratic Committee and asked her if Greg Ball interviewed in front of the Putnam Democrats to ask for the Democratic Party endorsement for the 2006 race. You know the answer would be a resounding YES, so you avoid the pain by pretneding there&#8217;s some other issue. What an absolute coward you are. You don&#8217;t even have the courage to find out the truth about your own candidate.</p>
<p>Not that it matters, because a coward will just keep finding excuses, but Greg Ball interviewed in front of THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE for the 2006 race. If you were anyone other than Matt the punk, I would say to ask any one of them. I guess cowardice is what drives your campaign, sort of like leaving the Air Force YEARS before your term was up, right smack in the middle of a war, where troops are dying in the field, and you leave to run for NYS Assembly. How can I expect someone that&#8217;s a peeping Tom to have courage?</p>
<p>AGAIN: call the chairwoman of the Putnam County Democratic Committee and find out if Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006. Ask each one of the Board members. Stop making excuses and being a coward.</p>
<p>AGAIN: call the Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Committee and ask him when Greg Ball actually became a Republican.</p>
<p>Post your answers. Coward.</p>
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		<title>By: Somers Republican</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-34009</link>
		<dc:creator>Somers Republican</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>zzzz.....wake up and take the challange and make the call instead of trying to find excuses not to.
Not all residents of Somers are pleased with Ball as Ball thinks they are.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>zzzz&#8230;..wake up and take the challange and make the call instead of trying to find excuses not to.<br />
Not all residents of Somers are pleased with Ball as Ball thinks they are.</p>
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		<title>By: zzzz</title>
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		<dc:creator>zzzz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OK, yea, let me just call someone convicted of libel and ask for their opinion. Good idea. Have fun losing the primary by 40 points.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, yea, let me just call someone convicted of libel and ask for their opinion. Good idea. Have fun losing the primary by 40 points.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Still waiting. Call the chair of the Putnam Dems and the chair of the Putnam GOP and ask the questions you need to ask. You are so confident that this true information is actually false.....so make the calls. And let us know what they tell you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Still waiting. Call the chair of the Putnam Dems and the chair of the Putnam GOP and ask the questions you need to ask. You are so confident that this true information is actually false&#8230;..so make the calls. And let us know what they tell you.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33997</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As USUAL, and according to the Ball manifesto, ZZZZ answered nothing and was too scared to go digging for info. It&#039;s amazing how the Ball-boys will research everything there is to know about the Working Family Line, yet they know so little about their very own candidate.

You want proof that Ball interviewed for the Democrat endorsement for the 2006 Assembly race? I already told you 5 times: CALL THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE AND ASK HER IF A GUY NAMED GREG BALL INTERVIEWED AND SOUGHT OUT THE ENDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR THE 2006 ASSEMBLY RACE. There, ZZZZ, is your proof. See it for your own eyes, which is the best type of proof. I see you&#039;re too scared to do that, because deep down you know what I&#039;m saying is true. Greg Ball sought the support and endorsement of the Democratic Party, and he failed to get it. Just like he begged for the Putnam GOP support, didn&#039;t get it, then claimed how he didn&#039;t want it anyway.

After you call the Chairwoman of the Putnam Democratic Committee, let us know what she says. If you have the courage. Then you can call the Republican Chair Tony Scannapieco and ask him how long has Greg Ball been a Republican. Then let us know what he says as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As USUAL, and according to the Ball manifesto, ZZZZ answered nothing and was too scared to go digging for info. It&#8217;s amazing how the Ball-boys will research everything there is to know about the Working Family Line, yet they know so little about their very own candidate.</p>
<p>You want proof that Ball interviewed for the Democrat endorsement for the 2006 Assembly race? I already told you 5 times: CALL THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE AND ASK HER IF A GUY NAMED GREG BALL INTERVIEWED AND SOUGHT OUT THE ENDORSEMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR THE 2006 ASSEMBLY RACE. There, ZZZZ, is your proof. See it for your own eyes, which is the best type of proof. I see you&#8217;re too scared to do that, because deep down you know what I&#8217;m saying is true. Greg Ball sought the support and endorsement of the Democratic Party, and he failed to get it. Just like he begged for the Putnam GOP support, didn&#8217;t get it, then claimed how he didn&#8217;t want it anyway.</p>
<p>After you call the Chairwoman of the Putnam Democratic Committee, let us know what she says. If you have the courage. Then you can call the Republican Chair Tony Scannapieco and ask him how long has Greg Ball been a Republican. Then let us know what he says as well.</p>
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		<title>By: Somers Republican</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33984</link>
		<dc:creator>Somers Republican</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>zzzzz...guess you have been catching lots of zzzzzz and slept away the last year and one-half while Ball has been in office and failed to give good representation to the 99th Assembly District.  Wake up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>zzzzz&#8230;guess you have been catching lots of zzzzzz and slept away the last year and one-half while Ball has been in office and failed to give good representation to the 99th Assembly District.  Wake up.</p>
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		<title>By: zzzz</title>
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		<dc:creator>zzzz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>More empty claims, with zero proof to back them up from the Ball hating crowd.

Accordingly, the Working Families Party opposes any Consitutional amendement to limit equal protection, including the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.

Accordingly, we support the following measures:

* Legislation to extend to farmworkers, most of them immigrants, the same rights under labor law as other workers.

* Legislation ensuring that legal immigrants are eligible for all social services, including Food Stamps and programs for the homeless.

* Issuing drivers&#039; licenses to all immigrants who can pass the appropriate tests, whether documented or undocumeted.

* Legislation requiring public agencies and private businesses to accept appropriate identification issued by foreign consulates (&quot;matriculas consulares&quot;) in place of a New York-issued photo ID.


So I guess the MAyor lied on his WFP questionnaire then. Also, the WFP should invest in a spellcheck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More empty claims, with zero proof to back them up from the Ball hating crowd.</p>
<p>Accordingly, the Working Families Party opposes any Consitutional amendement to limit equal protection, including the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.</p>
<p>Accordingly, we support the following measures:</p>
<ul>
<li>Legislation to extend to farmworkers, most of them immigrants, the same rights under labor law as other workers.</li>
<li>Legislation ensuring that legal immigrants are eligible for all social services, including Food Stamps and programs for the homeless.</li>
<li>Issuing drivers&#8217; licenses to all immigrants who can pass the appropriate tests, whether documented or undocumeted.</li>
<li>Legislation requiring public agencies and private businesses to accept appropriate identification issued by foreign consulates (&#8220;matriculas consulares&#8221;) in place of a New York-issued photo ID.
<p>So I guess the MAyor lied on his WFP questionnaire then. Also, the WFP should invest in a spellcheck.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In all fairness, Ball DID come in with that artist rendition from that smoke and mirrors corporation, Exceed Development. He&#039;s been trying to lower the property values in Brewster to buy up the land and help his friend buy the property and build, build build, making Ball rich. Why do you think that Southeast Town Board meetings are the only Town Board meetings Ball goes to? Ever find that strange? He doesn&#039;t go to Town Board meetings in Carmel, Patterson, Cold Spring, Philipstown, or Kent. Only Southeast.

Ever wonder why..................?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In all fairness, Ball DID come in with that artist rendition from that smoke and mirrors corporation, Exceed Development. He&#8217;s been trying to lower the property values in Brewster to buy up the land and help his friend buy the property and build, build build, making Ball rich. Why do you think that Southeast Town Board meetings are the only Town Board meetings Ball goes to? Ever find that strange? He doesn&#8217;t go to Town Board meetings in Carmel, Patterson, Cold Spring, Philipstown, or Kent. Only Southeast.</p>
<p>Ever wonder why&#8230;...............?</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ZZZZ,

Nice try. There is no chance that Degnan answered YES to any one of those questions. Besides, you&#039;re doing the &quot;Greg Ball&quot; thing: GUESSING. Why don&#039;t you do what all Ball sycophants should do, put your money where your mouth is. Call the head of the Working Family Party who YOU claim interviewed Degnan and ask him. Post his name and his response to your questions? What&#039;s the matter? You&#039;re afraid you may find out the truth? The truth is not what the Ball camp is after, as we all have discovered the hard way for the past 2 years.

Degnan did more quality action in Brewster to clean up the illegal alien situation in Brewster than Greg Ball will ever do in a lifetime, in any political position. Ball has done NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING. Got it? NOTHING. Ball talked better than Degnan, I have to give him that. All Degnan did was produce. Let me know if you wish to discuss Ball&#039;s accomplishments in Brewster compared to Degnan&#039;s. Ball screamed a lot, that&#039;s about it. He held those silly rallies which accomplished nothing, as we all know. 

ZZZZ, please understand that it&#039;s all over. The people of Putnam County have discovered exactly who Greg Ball is and what he&#039;s about. 

So please call the Chair of the Putnam County Democratic Committee and simply ask her if God&#039;s gift to the Republican Party tried to run as a Democrat two years ago. Then, while you&#039;re at it, call the Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Committee and simply ask him when Mr. GOP became a Republican. Ask him if Mr. GOP was actually a registered &quot;BLANK&quot; until 2004. Then let us know what you find out. We&#039;ll be waiting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ZZZZ,</p>
<p>Nice try. There is no chance that Degnan answered YES to any one of those questions. Besides, you&#8217;re doing the &#8220;Greg Ball&#8221; thing: GUESSING. Why don&#8217;t you do what all Ball sycophants should do, put your money where your mouth is. Call the head of the Working Family Party who YOU claim interviewed Degnan and ask him. Post his name and his response to your questions? What&#8217;s the matter? You&#8217;re afraid you may find out the truth? The truth is not what the Ball camp is after, as we all have discovered the hard way for the past 2 years.</p>
<p>Degnan did more quality action in Brewster to clean up the illegal alien situation in Brewster than Greg Ball will ever do in a lifetime, in any political position. Ball has done NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING. Got it? NOTHING. Ball talked better than Degnan, I have to give him that. All Degnan did was produce. Let me know if you wish to discuss Ball&#8217;s accomplishments in Brewster compared to Degnan&#8217;s. Ball screamed a lot, that&#8217;s about it. He held those silly rallies which accomplished nothing, as we all know. </p>
<p>ZZZZ, please understand that it&#8217;s all over. The people of Putnam County have discovered exactly who Greg Ball is and what he&#8217;s about. </p>
<p>So please call the Chair of the Putnam County Democratic Committee and simply ask her if God&#8217;s gift to the Republican Party tried to run as a Democrat two years ago. Then, while you&#8217;re at it, call the Chairman of the Putnam County Republican Committee and simply ask him when Mr. GOP became a Republican. Ask him if Mr. GOP was actually a registered &#8220;BLANK&#8221; until 2004. Then let us know what you find out. We&#8217;ll be waiting.</p>
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		<title>By: zzzz</title>
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		<dc:creator>zzzz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh yea? Call the Working Families Party and ask. 

Degnan would have had to have answered that he supported drivers licenses, favored an immediate death penalty moratorium, and supported gay marriage in order to be endorsed.

Now, he could have lied about it, but whats he going to say when a reporter asks?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh yea? Call the Working Families Party and ask. </p>
<p>Degnan would have had to have answered that he supported drivers licenses, favored an immediate death penalty moratorium, and supported gay marriage in order to be endorsed.</p>
<p>Now, he could have lied about it, but whats he going to say when a reporter asks?</p>
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		<title>By: A pretty big stretch</title>
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		<dc:creator>A pretty big stretch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>C&#039;mon zzzz. I think you reached a bit with your &quot;requirements&quot; to be endorsed. While your statements are loosely based on their policy, we all know that you don&#039;t have to agree with your party on every item especially for a minor party endorsement. Nice try though.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>C&#8217;mon zzzz. I think you reached a bit with your &#8220;requirements&#8221; to be endorsed. While your statements are loosely based on their policy, we all know that you don&#8217;t have to agree with your party on every item especially for a minor party endorsement. Nice try though.</p>
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		<title>By: Somers Republican</title>
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		<dc:creator>Somers Republican</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Those of us that remember when Ball first decided to run for Assembly know he did infact want the democratic nomination. Of course, we are not supposed to remember that.  

Many of us would like Mr. Ball to tell people why he left the military early.  It is obvious that Ball had a long term plan when entering the Air Force  used the Military Academy for a free education and stepping stone into politics but what excuse did he use to leave early?  This needs to be answered.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those of us that remember when Ball first decided to run for Assembly know he did infact want the democratic nomination. Of course, we are not supposed to remember that.  </p>
<p>Many of us would like Mr. Ball to tell people why he left the military early.  It is obvious that Ball had a long term plan when entering the Air Force  used the Military Academy for a free education and stepping stone into politics but what excuse did he use to leave early?  This needs to be answered.</p>
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		<title>By: zzzz</title>
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		<dc:creator>zzzz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did Greg Ball try to run with the Working Families Party? No. They endorsed Degnan, right? According to their website, to get endorsed by the Working Families party, you have to A) support drivers licenses for illegal immigrants, B) support gay marriage, C) Oppose the death penalty, D) support gun control.

What kind of Republican is Degnan anyway? Maybe the same as his &quot;Republican&quot; campaign manager who has only given money to Democrats?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did Greg Ball try to run with the Working Families Party? No. They endorsed Degnan, right? According to their website, to get endorsed by the Working Families party, you have to A) support drivers licenses for illegal immigrants, B) support gay marriage, C) Oppose the death penalty, D) support gun control.</p>
<p>What kind of Republican is Degnan anyway? Maybe the same as his &#8220;Republican&#8221; campaign manager who has only given money to Democrats?</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33960</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In case you guys are playing semantics, Ball may have interviewed in 2005 for the 2006 Assembly race. Just in case you guys are trying to be cute.

Either way, Greg Ball is now accusing John Degnan of something that he himself tried (and failed) to do. Greg Ball tried to run with the Democrat tag next to his name for the 2006 Assembly race.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In case you guys are playing semantics, Ball may have interviewed in 2005 for the 2006 Assembly race. Just in case you guys are trying to be cute.</p>
<p>Either way, Greg Ball is now accusing John Degnan of something that he himself tried (and failed) to do. Greg Ball tried to run with the Democrat tag next to his name for the 2006 Assembly race.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33959</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Greg Ball interviewed with the Democrats in 2006. He sought the Democrati endorsement for the 99th Assembly District. His supporters now claim that that is not true (the same supporters who claim that Degnan is a registered Democrat).

Perhaps anyone who doubts thatGreg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006, why don&#039;t YOU do something you NEVER do: PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS FOR A CHANGE. SEEK INFORMATION. CALL LYNNE ECKHARDT, THE HAIR OF THE PUTNAM DEMOCRATS, AND SIMPLY INQUIRE WHETHER OR NOT GREG BALL INTERVIEWED FOR THE DEMOCRATIC ENDORSEMENT IN 2006 FOR THE 99TH ASSEMBLY RACE AGAINST WILL STEPHENS. If you are so confident that Gregory Robert Ball did not interview for the Democratic endorsement, give Ms. Eckhardt a call and simply ask her. This is not secret, confidential information. It&#039;s simply a fact. That deflated BALL is in your corner. Make the call and let us know how you make out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greg Ball interviewed with the Democrats in 2006. He sought the Democrati endorsement for the 99th Assembly District. His supporters now claim that that is not true (the same supporters who claim that Degnan is a registered Democrat).</p>
<p>Perhaps anyone who doubts thatGreg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006, why don&#8217;t YOU do something you NEVER do: PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS FOR A CHANGE. SEEK INFORMATION. CALL LYNNE ECKHARDT, THE HAIR OF THE PUTNAM DEMOCRATS, AND SIMPLY INQUIRE WHETHER OR NOT GREG BALL INTERVIEWED FOR THE DEMOCRATIC ENDORSEMENT IN 2006 FOR THE 99TH ASSEMBLY RACE AGAINST WILL STEPHENS. If you are so confident that Gregory Robert Ball did not interview for the Democratic endorsement, give Ms. Eckhardt a call and simply ask her. This is not secret, confidential information. It&#8217;s simply a fact. That deflated BALL is in your corner. Make the call and let us know how you make out.</p>
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		<title>By: ed</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33942</link>
		<dc:creator>ed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Protocol Officer:  It may go without saying, but you rarely do.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Protocol Officer:  It may go without saying, but you rarely do.</p>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33941</link>
		<dc:creator>Ian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If we didn&#039;t know, we surely would after you posted the same message six times:-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If we didn&#8217;t know, we surely would after you posted the same message six times:-)</p>
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		<title>By: zzzz</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33939</link>
		<dc:creator>zzzz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We hear all these claims of irrefutable proof about a number of things, but no one has ever come forward with any. Back in january, we were promised proof in March. It just sounds like more of the same wingnut astroturfing under 10 names to the 30 people who read this forum.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We hear all these claims of irrefutable proof about a number of things, but no one has ever come forward with any. Back in january, we were promised proof in March. It just sounds like more of the same wingnut astroturfing under 10 names to the 30 people who read this forum.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33938</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Does everyone know that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democrat endorsement in 2006, and now claims he didn&#039;t, despite the obvious evidence to the contrary? Why would a guy lie like that if there is irrefutable proof that he interviewed?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does everyone know that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democrat endorsement in 2006, and now claims he didn&#8217;t, despite the obvious evidence to the contrary? Why would a guy lie like that if there is irrefutable proof that he interviewed?</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33937</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is everyone aware that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006? Does everyone know that? Well, now you know. Fact.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is everyone aware that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006? Does everyone know that? Well, now you know. Fact.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33936</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is everyone aware that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006? Does everyone know that? Well, now you know.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is everyone aware that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement in 2006? Does everyone know that? Well, now you know.</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33935</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is RACC aware that Greg Ball tried very hard to get both the Republican and Democrat endorsement in 2006?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is RACC aware that Greg Ball tried very hard to get both the Republican and Democrat endorsement in 2006?</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33934</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is RACC aware the Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement two years ago?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is RACC aware the Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic endorsement two years ago?</p>
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		<title>By: Protocol Officer</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33933</link>
		<dc:creator>Protocol Officer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is RACC aware that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic nomination in 2006?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is RACC aware that Greg Ball interviewed for the Democratic nomination in 2006?</p>
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		<title>By: jb</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33922</link>
		<dc:creator>jb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RACC is also part of the Albany Political machine that Greg Ball claims he is fighting against.  Ball is an Albany insider trying to give voters the impression that he is an outsider.  Ball is a fraud and will be exposed over the next few months.  Greg Ball is an Albany insider, unfortunately he is very bad at it and the 99th Assembly District is paying the price for it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RACC is also part of the Albany Political machine that Greg Ball claims he is fighting against.  Ball is an Albany insider trying to give voters the impression that he is an outsider.  Ball is a fraud and will be exposed over the next few months.  Greg Ball is an Albany insider, unfortunately he is very bad at it and the 99th Assembly District is paying the price for it.</p>
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		<title>By: Real Reformer?</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33901</link>
		<dc:creator>Real Reformer?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RACC is supporting Ball, whom they claim is a real reformer and a real Republican.

What? What has Ball done to reform anything!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RACC is supporting Ball, whom they claim is a real reformer and a real Republican.</p>
<p>What? What has Ball done to reform anything!</p>
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		<title>By: jb</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33879</link>
		<dc:creator>jb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ball will never answer the question as to why he left the military early.  If Ball had a good reason and it was truely HONORABLE, Ball would have come out with the facts.  The facts are that his departure from the military prior to fulfilling his commitment leaves many questions amongst veterans and voters.  &quot;King Fraud Ball&quot; motto is keep the Ball rolling, I would say that the Ball is deflating and soon the Ball will be flat and we will be able to dispose of the old Ball with all it lies.

John Degnan is the fresh new leader that the 99th Assembly District needs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ball will never answer the question as to why he left the military early.  If Ball had a good reason and it was truely HONORABLE, Ball would have come out with the facts.  The facts are that his departure from the military prior to fulfilling his commitment leaves many questions amongst veterans and voters.  &#8220;King Fraud Ball&#8221; motto is keep the Ball rolling, I would say that the Ball is deflating and soon the Ball will be flat and we will be able to dispose of the old Ball with all it lies.</p>
<p>John Degnan is the fresh new leader that the 99th Assembly District needs.</p>
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		<title>By: Somers Republican</title>
		<link>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/06/10/assembly-republicans-rip-degnan-for-flip-flopping/comment-page-1/#comment-33868</link>
		<dc:creator>Somers Republican</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LTN...you mentioned &#039;dont ask, dont tell.&#039;  Were you referring to Balls early military departure ?  Lots of rumors around as to why Ball left early with an honorable discharge, but Ball has failed to say why.  Of course, if an officer were to become a liability, they probably would send them packing honorably.  Would be very interesting if Ball told people why so the rumors can stop.
Aside from that, Ball needs to be voted out of office.  He has not neen the best representative for the Republicans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LTN&#8230;you mentioned &#8216;dont ask, dont tell.&#8217;  Were you referring to Balls early military departure ?  Lots of rumors around as to why Ball left early with an honorable discharge, but Ball has failed to say why.  Of course, if an officer were to become a liability, they probably would send them packing honorably.  Would be very interesting if Ball told people why so the rumors can stop.<br />
Aside from that, Ball needs to be voted out of office.  He has not neen the best representative for the Republicans.</p>
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