Comments on: Ball announces new PAC

By: Still no

Still no — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:14:28 +0000

filing?

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:45:25 +0000

Hey the real problem in Putnam County is the Sherrif’s Department. They are running a racket with DWI enforcement. Any imaginable probable cause and your ass in the slammer, I’ve personally done more than 20 field sobriety tests and passed them all. With the chuckle on the cops face being a norm. I get pulled over one day and went through same shite, but totally different procedure and got me ass locked up for the first time even though i wasn’t drunk and they have no evidence of myself even having any alcohol in my system, it was entrapment cause they saw me leave a bar. WTF. Now its going to be costly legal fees and whatever satifies the system in that county just so they can recieve a cut, I’ve donated to 3 different police departments. Suck it up right?

By: Ummm...

Ummm... — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:43:24 +0000

where’s the filing that was due yesterday?

By: Law enforcement is not a judge

Law enforcement is not a judge — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:29:17 +0000

“Law Enforcement First” is redefining the role of sheriff to make up for the fact he has no police experience. Nice try but it will never work. Ask Borkowski why he really resigned in January….because the Commission of Judicial Conduct had investigators crawling all over putnam asking questions about jim’s unethical conduct over the last year, showing up to events he wasn’t allowed to attend as a judge, they spoke w/ scannapieco and maxwell and 4 others. axeman is correct, making excuses for a lack of police experience wont work, FBI director….that’s a silly comparison

By: You're funny

You're funny — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:48:49 +0000

somehow calling a vote that didn’t take place a blank vote as if it was a conscious act. Whatever, keep spinning. If Ball, Rights, Yee and the rest of your pack (PAC?) should realize that you shouldn’t have to tear down others to build yourself up. You should be able to stand on your own accomplishments. Of course we know there aren’t any, that’s why you take the approach you do.

By: Kresapo

Kresapo — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:01:30 +0000

It’s not Mattie posting. He’s not nearly that smart.

Greg Ball himself is posting. He’s his own biggest fan.

And he’s been comparing himself to Leibell since Day 1.

Pathetic.

By: General Canvass

General Canvass — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:35:39 +0000

If all of those blank votes were Obama voters, how did Greg Ball outpoll John Degnan in Yorktown by 900 votes? In Somers by 1200?

Some of them where Democrats, but its no spin that 15-20% of Republicans refused to vote for Vinnie Leibell, but went down the ticket to vote for Greg Ball.

Do the math yourself, you can call it a lie all you want, it doesn’t matter to me. I like how you’ve taken to calling anyone who blogs here and questions our Senator “Mattie.”

Bottom line is blank votes beat Vinny Leibell in Somers, Yorktown, and Putnam..and thats never happened before.

By: Canvass BS

Canvass BS — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:16:09 +0000

Nice spin. But not even close to the truth. Nobody pulled a lever for a blank and you know it. What really happened is that half the people who voted in an election didn’t pull the lever for someone who is running unopposed. Don’t you also think that all the Dems out to vote for Obama didn’t want to pull the lever for a Reb regardless? Nice try Mattie. Keep lying… some people listen.

By: General Canvass

General Canvass — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:04:20 +0000

Examination of the 2008 General Canvass in Westchester shows Senator Leibell losing 44-56 to BLANK VOTES. In the three town’s in Greg Balls district, the margin is even greater, including a whopping 37-63 in the town of Somers.

Putnam County, Leibell’s “stronghold”, cast >53% of its votes for “Blank”, and only 46% for our great Senator.

After his betrayal of the Republican party, Leibell can’t even win with no opponent. My bet is that he will be retiring rather than spend a term in the minority, when he knows he would be soundly defeated in 2010.

By: Leibell should be ashamed

Leibell should be ashamed — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:20:09 +0000

Our Senator was in a meeting today, again, with Borkowski..he has been promised campaign support and they are going to use the Hudson Valley Victory Fund. I am close to Leibell, this was a large meeting with about 8 people, and I am very upset. I am not going to allow this to happen.

By: E.I.E.I.O.

E.I.E.I.O. — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:56:45 +0000

FIFIO? I am not FIFIO. I am EIEIO, as in “Old McDonald Had a Farm.” And I live in a hole in the ground. I WISH I had a roof over my head!

By: Re:

Re: — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:29:54 +0000

You are all way off base here. 40 people and a mule with $2500 don’t matter, regardless of whether its $2500 or not. He is saying the PAC is about candidates (who happen to start with 2500).

PACs can raise unlimited money in New York, and with paltry fines or nondisclosure, stay silent on from whom, and how it is to be spent. Look at the Anti-Ball PACs this year.

Whoever these 40 people are (Rights, Ball, Yee, etc.) could pump in, say, $100k from Exceed, split it 40 ways, or 1 way, and we’d never know about it.

You all think this is about 1 person ripping off 40, when I think its about 40 people ripping the rest of us off.

By: life is nice upnorth

life is nice upnorth — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:10:21 +0000

FIFIO. Life could be worse at least you have a roof over your head.
We live in the USA you can do what you want and be successful. Life up here isn’t so bad. Potluck hotdogs are not so bad.

I came from your life now I enjoy this lifestyle.

By: E.I.E.I.O.

E.I.E.I.O. — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:59:22 +0000

I DO live in the slums! But not in a 3000 square foot house. I live in a hole in the ground in the middle of the street and when it rains, I have to bail out the hole with old, discarded Starbuck’s cups. My kids have to walk uphill six miles to a rat infested school and then uphill six miles home in the evening because of the convoluted topography. And they DID change the name of my section of town from Pigsty to Sh*thole Corners, an improvement, but not much of one. All in all, it is not much, but I thank God every day because, as my parole officer says, it could be worse.

By: No he

No he — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:30:07 +0000

probably lives in a 3,000 square foot house on a 1/10th of an acre two blocks from the slums in a section of town they changed the name of so that nobody associates it with where it really is. Yeah, that’s how I want to live.

By: Lets have fun

Lets have fun — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:59:49 +0000

So EIEIO what do you do for fun, Panhandle the streets of Yonkers and Mt. Vernon

By: ZIP CODE E.I.E.I.O

ZIP CODE E.I.E.I.O — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:22:24 +0000

Do you people up there do anything besides argue over two-bit, pedestrian politicians and have potluck hotdog dinners at the fire house?

By: KJA

KJA — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:34:03 +0000

You can make all the allegations you want about Senator Leibell and how you claim he does business. But, at the end of the day, the Senator gets it done for the people he represents. Calling Don Smith “The General” is not a bad thing, Don Smith tells everyone he was a General and he is proud of it and he should be. There are going to be many candidates for Sheriff running next year, some ex-cops, some part time cops, an ex-cop who is now a councilman, an ex-judge and everyone knows the cop who retired from the Carmel PD who now works for Don Smith is trying to figure out how he can become Sheriff. The more people that throw there names into the hat the better off for Don Smith, he has name recognition and he is well liked by the voting public. People do not care about internal politics or in fighting amongst each other. Look at Greg Ball last year, the in fighting and the internal bickering means nothing to he voting public.

By: THE MORE

THE MORE — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:20:17 +0000

THE MORE people write things about Ball, whether good or mostly bad, Ball loves it. He does not care what you write, as long as his name is out there.
Give up blogging here about Ball and Balls will be upset. Ball loves to be in the limelight.
Forget about him.

By: The GOP

The GOP — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:09:18 +0000

Last time I checked Ball beat Degnan. Get over it.

By: Primaries

Primaries — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:39:20 +0000

“but come to think of it…a primary might be a good thing especially against the present sheriff…”

A primary is a given in this race.

By: Re:

Re: — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:09:53 +0000

Here is your lineup of candidates:

1. Destefano, NYPD Police Capt.(ret.)
2. Southeast Councilman Yee, NYPD Police Lt.(ref.)
3. Sheriff Smith, Brigadier General(ret.)
4. Moccio, Part-time Lewisboro Police officer
5. Judge Borkowski, Town Justice
6. Intrarry, Putnam Legislator (ret.)

Only two have the requisite experience necessary other then Smith, those are Destefano(Leibell) and Yee(Ball). The other four can just drop out now, because the next Sheriff will be ex-NYPD either way.

By: law enforcement first

law enforcement first — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:00:23 +0000

the sheriff is more than a cop…at least it can be…
not to say that a cop can’t be sheriff..but why pick
the person with the minimal qualifications when you
can get a former judge who is basically non political
which it would seem to me is how you would want your
sheriff to behave…Jim Borkowski is certainly more
than qualified to be sheriff…he is a practicing lawyer
who as I understand it was accepted at the FBI school
when he finished law school…but why does it always come
down to which politician takes whose side…shouldn’t all
republicans choose to have a sheriff who is competent..
if republicans keep arguing…the democrats might
creep up and beat them…and what does mike edelman
have to do with whether borkowski would make a good
sheriff..edelman is not on the putnam exec committee
and has no say in choosing a candidate. that is up
to the putnam county republicans….but come to think
of it…a primary might be a good thing especially
against the present sheriff…

By: Power

Power — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:58:38 +0000

“ask greg ball what he thinks about the sheriff’s race. he’ll most likely tell you that he and mike rights will be doing everything in their power to stop borkowski from winning”

That’s only because Jim spanked Rights for stopping the prosecution of the Town’s biggest code violator and Ball campaign contributor.

By: axeman

axeman — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:26:58 +0000

jim’s race was for da. he didn’t have the cajones for that so now he’s running for sheriff and he’s trying to re-define the role of the sheriff to fit his background. it’s a flawed strategy that mike edelman is cooking up on the side.jim should have never resigned as judge. he could have run for supreme court and won. he’s a respectable, well liked guy but he’ll never be elected sheriff. and to answer that ridiculous charge that borkowski is not in either camp, ask greg ball what he thinks about the sheriff’s race. he’ll most likely tell you that he and mike rights will be doing everything in their power to stop borkowski from winning.

By: law enforcement first

law enforcement first — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:16:58 +0000

actually the head of the FBI was not a cop he was a judge
a sheriff has to be more than a cop…he has to be a
law enforcement professional…a former judge would
be nice…and I am hearing that Jim Borkowski is interested
in the job…since he has no involvement with either of
the warring factions…ie liebell and ball…he would
appear to be the smart choice for putnam county…
also since he has run and won as town justice for
southeast he would be a real plus on the ticket..

By: Smith

Smith — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:04:30 +0000

Leibells job is too endorse Don Smith! What Leibell likes to do is have it both ways. Right now Leibell is quietly working behind the scenes against Smith, just like he did with Wright and Ball. Leibell calls Smith “the general” and says in private, that we need a cop as sheriff. Leibell has it out for Smith, and has never liked Smith.

By: The Strategy

The Strategy — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:57:16 +0000

“Neuringer, then a senior in high school, reached out to him with a poll he had completed as a project for class. “The poll showed that Willis Stephens had a 26-percent name recognition, which is horrible for an incumbent,” Neuringer recounted gleefully.”

Good news or bad, they will never let Ball’s name recognition drop. It’s actually brilliant. The average voter knows nothing about what’s going on, but the name might ring a bell as they blindly pull the lever.

By: Dreamin

Dreamin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:46:04 +0000

Maybe he will be there with Vinny Lie-bell.

By: JOHN 8:32

JOHN 8:32 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:06:03 +0000

I HEAR BALL WANTS TO STAND UNDERNEATH THE MARBLE PILLARS OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING

BUT HE MIGHT BE STANDING UNDERNEATH THE GRANITE OF THE BRIEANT BUILDING FIRST