Rich Cahill Hits a New Low

Rich Cahill is just the most gullible guy I have ever known in my life, that guy actually is floating around a rumor with Ed Palideno (a piece of shit if there ever was one), that Majority Leader Bill Reynolds and Alderman Tom Hoffay were having a romantic relationship....ROTLMFAO.

Where does Rich Cahill, who many believe is in the closet himself, come up with this shit. It probably makes Cahill's dick hard to think of his two political enemies going at it, hot shit right there, right Rich, bet you wish you could be there holding Hoffay's balls for him.

But really, of all people for the single openly gay bachelor Hoffay to be with...Bill Reynolds?! Don't get me wrong we like Bill and think he's a bright guy but clearly out of Hoffay's league. Come on now, now maybe that young Alderman in Ward 6 Ron Pollocco, you know he's single, has the look and is an up and coming actor.

All we're saying is we think Hoffay could do better..

While we joke about this, it's not funny, the fact Cahill would fall for this lame story made up in the head of a senile old man just shows Cahill's desperation and desire for power at any cost, no matter who would be hurt. Does Cahill realize that while maybe he can't have kids, that Majority Leader Reynolds does have a son and to insinuate this about his dad is beyond off limits.

Of course Cahill will claim he got comments on his dopey blog and came out against the attacks but that is Cahill's m.o., he heard a rumor, was not smart enough to dismiss it off hand, spread it around and tried to wash his hands of it.

These are the reasons why Rich Cahill will never be elected Mayor.

The Rumor Mill

UPDATE: Dem Convention Kingmaker Jeremy Blaber, throws support behind Brian Cahill, an excellent choice if he will run!

Julian Schreibman is on his way out and does not even know it yet. Who will replace him to become chair? Names being thrown out: Joanne Chamberlan, Brian Cahill and Gilda Riccardi................Could we see the first ever female chair of the U.C. Democratic committee?

We hear a former county lawmaker may be the new clerk of the legislature.

Robin Yess to challenge Auerbach?!?! Surely you jest.

Kevin Harp plotting a run for DA? Another joke, this guy couldn't win a seat on the county legislature in his home town of New Paltz. What balls of this guy to be plotting a run against his current boss. Let's not forget how well it worked out for JuLIEn. Dems better not fuck up their chances in 2011...Dems have a candidate and a sure winner at that.

Speaking of New Paltz, Sue Zimet to primary Hein. GREAT BET, Kevin Cahill is another that can win a primary against Hein.

Now that Kingston Judge James P. Gilpatric will be a Supreme Court Justice come January, there will be a special election next year to replace his spot. We hear Special City Judge Larry Ball is not interested. Dems reportedly interested : Shane Gallo (good pick), Vincent Bradley Jr., and Andy Zweeben...see above at our Robin Yess assessment on Zweben. On the GOP side their best shot is J. Micheal Bruhn Jr., of course Rich Cahill may also be interested ...lol.

Weisnhop to challenge Van Blarcum next year? Well, minus looking at porn on county computers his resume would of looked good on paper.

Nick Woerner moving into the city of Kingston and telling high ranking department heads he wants to challenge Kingston Mayor James M. Sottile. I swear Sottile keeps getting luckier and luckier...only problem is Sottile need not worry about Woerner, Quigley already handled Sottile's light work...Sottile has more serious challenges to worry about that are actually qualified and able to take him out.

Wednesday's headlines!!!!

Scneer first female judge voted OUT.

Postupack retains seat in landslide over Riccardi.

Gilpatric wins Supreme Court seat.

Democrats retain legislature with slimmer 18-15 margin.

Incumbent Democrats ousted---Decker and Cahill (Dems also lose Terpening's seat)
Incumbent Republicans ousted--Aiello

Democrats win Roberti's seat.....Tucker.

Woerner defeated 60-40.

The Fishbowl's Minos

Julian Schriebman is still missing in action and poor Gilda Riccardi is suffering as a result. Where the fuck is this guy? I mean give me a break, for a guy that wanted the job so much he sure is doing his best to make sure he is a one termer. Julian can't just rely on party enrollment and hope for the best it's not enough. People all over Ulster County are begging John Parete to come out of retirement and take back control of the Majority party, no time for armatures there is too much at stake.

Nicky Woerner released his budget and at 4% it seems like a moderate increase to the uninformed public but remember it is a 4 percent increase on the near 30 percent one that was released last year. So don't get it twisted it's a THIRTY THREE IN A HALF PERCENT INCREASE, my friends!

Nicky who will destroy and go after anyone to get what he wants needs to be defeated this year, he has hurt too many people and more importantly created a fiscal mess in a once prosperous town, that can only be repaired by fiscal genius Jim Quigley.

Liberal Queen Deb Schneer is also looking at a crushing defeat this November at the hands of former District Attorney Donald A. Williams, who clearly is head and shoulders above Judge Schneer in qualifications, temperament and experience.

The following appeared in the Kingston Times this week :

My fellow law enforcement officers and I feel compelled to write as we are deeply concerned with the appointment of Judge Deborah Schneer to replace Judge J. Michael Bruhn as Ulster County Court judge. Her appointment to the Ulster County Court bench was a mistake, plain and simple, as she is neither experienced, despite her claim to the contrary, nor qualified to hold that position. Being Town of Rochester Judge for three years is certainly not sufficient training especially since she had no experience handling felony cases. Her obvious lack of experience with felony cases was recently demonstrated when she presided over a case that involved a six-time DWI offender. This offender was arraigned by Judge Schneer on his fifth DWI charge and then allowed, over the prosecutor's objection, to leave court without bail. Further aggravating her inexcusable decision was the fact that Judge Schneer was advised of that time that he had again been arrested for his sixth felony DWI offense. Each and every resident of this county should be appalled by this decision. As sworn protectors of public safety, we are urging the people of Ulster County to undo Gov. Paterson's mistake. Det. Robert Henry Kingston Police Department Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement and Narcotics Team

Are we still happy that Jonathan Katz is not on the bench?!?!?! Ulster County does not need this hug-a-thug- Judge on the bench deciding the fate of County residents.

The choice is clear: Williams!

Nina Postupack on the other hand has to go, we had to laugh when we read Maryann DeGroodt's letter to the editor in the paper this week. We should vote for Nina cuz she has turned the office of the county clerk into a museum, are you fucking kidding me? Someone needs to stay off the booze and wise up. We don't elect a clerk based on what their office looks like, we elect a clerk based on relevant and practical experience, that simple and that is a good rule of thumb when we elect any official to represent us.

Yeah, Nina has been their for a million years with Uncle Albert "two fingers" Spada but she has not done a good job. Her office is filled with her relatives and friends that are not qualified for the jobs they are employed to perform. Under Spada and Nina's tenure in that office, there were numerous investigations by the feds and accusations of special and preferential treatment to those connected with the good ol' boys in Kingston.

If your main qualification for being reelected is that you have been doing the job forever, than expect to take responsibility for the laundry list of problems in that office. You can't have it both ways.

Wait there is a museum in the clerk's office, I forgot. We at the fishbowl took DeGroodt's letter to heart and went and checked out some of the items in the museum, here are a few things we found:

1. The deed and returned certified letters to Nansi Nelson's house
2. Nina's first set of knee pads from the 1970's
   
3. A dummy's guide to offering illegal emigrants licenses, forwarded by former love Gov, Eliot Spitzer
4. a craftsman chainsaw (they call him two fingas for a reason)

On a more serious note we need to elect someone with REAL management experience and someone the right to manage on merit, not because it was handed to them. Someone that has been out in the REAL world, an attorney and former prosecute in the Manhattan DA's office, a person that will not tolerate fraud and abuse. An individual that will handle everyone that walks in that office with respect and someone that will handle every public dollar as if it was her own, we need to elect Gilda Riccardi. Defeating Nina puts the final nail in the coffin of the good ol' boys of Ulster County.

We realize it's an uphill battle for Riccardi, not becasue she is not qualified but becasue she has no one running her camapaign that knows what they are doing. Elliott Auerbach was outspent 7:1 but he had a campaign that was full of people that would not give up and worked until they couldn't work anymore becasue they were optimistic and believed in the cause and the canddiate. A lot of people beleive in Gilda but she is missing that core team, Ms. Riccardi is not stuck with listening to Julian and the Saugerties committee. She needs to do what she has with the reasourses she has, not wait till later and hope for the best. Gilda needs to do what she has with what she has and prove she wants it, we are all counting on you, girl!

We also would like to express our condolences on the recent passing of legislator Phil Terpining. Phil was a great public servant and a genuine good guy, he will be missed.

Julian Schreibman resorts to gutter politics against former boss

Schreibman took Ulster County politics to a new low today when he unleashed an unwarranted attack against his former boss. In a Times Herald Record article we learned Schreibman filed a complaint with the Office of Court Administration against County Judge candidate Don Williams. Schreibman complains that Williams spoke at Nina Postupack's fundraiser and said if he were permitted to endorse a candidate, he couldn't think of anyone more qualified than this beautiful lady to my right.

As it turns out Screibman filed the complaint with the wrong office, the complaint should have gone to the Commission on Judicial Conduct according to Kali Holloway, a spokeswomen from the Office of Court Administration. Schreibman is not held in high regard by many in Ulster's legal community, but this takes the cake. He doesn't even know what office to file the stupid complaint. I wonder if that was in his Yale University political handbook.

A look at Schreibman's past reveals below the belt tactics is his trademark. This is the same guy that ripped apart Vince Bradley and called former Democratic Chair John Parete corrupt, he undermined John Sennett's campaign after losing to him at the convention, he started a petition to have Parete removed as Dem chair after Sennett lost the DA race and we all remember his showing at this years convention when he made up a story saying the governor appointed John Katz for judge. The most telling act of what kind of person Julian Schreibman is, is he filed a frivolous complaint against his former boss, a man who helped bring him and his family to Kingston. Shreibman doesn't have an ounce of loyalty or integrity.

I wonder if Schreibman knows that at a recent women's group meeting Deb Schneer stood up with Gilda Riccardi and told the group that Ulster County needs to elect women and everyone should work hard to support and vote for Gilda.

This is a clear sign that desperation has settled in among Democratic leaders. They know Don Williams and Nina Postupack are running away with their respective races. Julian taking the lowest of low roads won't help anyone.

Julian used to work at the Justice Department for George Bush. If it's not Yale's playbook he is using we know who's it is.

Has Reynolds been smoking some Cap'n Chronic?

Has Reynolds been smoking some Cap'n Chronic? In his column, Hugh Reynolds admitted that he was pulling just a little bit for Michailescu, the bankrupt County Legislator candidate in UC Leg District 1 Primary Election on 9/15. We at the Fishbowl find that kind of support, by an old-school political reporter, who is well known for holding the feet of politicans to the fire, a little unusual.

Even the silent Democratic Party Chairman Julian Schriebman commented on Michailescu's candidacy that "A public servant should be expected to comply with all the obligations that citizens are expected to comply with. It's a bad sign if they're not paying their own taxes."

We wonder what would happen if someone like that piece of shit Jim Sottile went banktupt and wanted to run for office. Would Hugh Reynolds be pulling "a little" for Sottile like he is for Michailescu?

Unpaid School, Town, and Federal taxes and over $400,000 in unpaid credit card debt AND a $500,000 mortgage and he's pulling for her? WTF Reynolds? We see why the Freeman fired you, you've simply lost touch with the pulse of Ulster County.

And Catalano, have you been smoking the chronic with Reynolds too? You are going to "give campaign money to her, despite not endorsing her before Tuesday's primary." WTF are both of you thinking?

Ulster primary winner defends candidacy despite bankruptcy
By Adam Bosch

Times Herald-Record

Posted: September 17, 2009 - 2:00 AM

KERHONKSON — Manuela Michailescu failed to pay $7,715 in taxes to the Rondout Valley School District, racked up thousands of dollars in credit card debt and declared bankruptcy to the tune of $916,000 this year.

But after winning a spot Tuesday night on the Republican ticket, Michailescu still believes she'd be a great Ulster County legislator.

Michailescu, a 59-year-old Romanian immigrant and Rochester town councilwoman, was bashed by bloggers and politicos this summer when the terms of her bankruptcy became public. Many opponents questioned whether she could run for office here after listing a co-op in Rego Park, Queens, as her residence on bankruptcy papers. Her husband, Jon Dogar-Marinesco, listed their small antique shop in Kerhonkson as his residence.

Rochester officials recently posed the residency question to the state Attorney General's Office, but most believe it will be a moot point because Michailescu is registered to vote in Ulster County and lives mostly in her 1790s historic home on Route 209, which she and her husband bought in 2001 for $385,000. She might also lose that house, she said.

Still, some say the bankruptcy — loaded with credit card bills, income tax debts and attorney fees — makes Michailescu unfit to be a custodian of taxpayer money.

"A public servant should be expected to comply with all the obligations that citizens are expected to comply with," said Julian Schreibman, chairman of Ulster's Democratic Party. "It's a bad sign if they're not paying their own taxes."

Republican Chairman Mario Catalano said the GOP will support Michailescu and give campaign money to her despite not endorsing her candidacy before Tuesday's primary.

Michailescu said bankruptcy was unavoidable. Point Blank, her advertising and tourist marketing company, was battered after the Sept. 11 attacks and more clients left her as the recession hit. When the business suffered, the couple turned to credit cards and made their financial suffering worse. In bankruptcy papers, Michailescu and her husband say they had $1,981 of monthly income, but $10,634 in monthly bills.

The bankruptcy was finished in June, sweeping away most of the couple's debts.

"It's not that I can't handle the people's money," Michailescu said. "We just encountered a total loss of income. Nearly all our clients left."

Michailescu is running for one of four seats in Legislative District 1, which includes Rochester, Wawarsing and Marbletown. Republican Terry Bernardo and Democrats T.J. Briggs, Mary Sheeley and Joe Stockeler are also running.

abosch@th-record.com

Primary Surprises

If Ulster County BOE web site is correct there were a number of stunners tonight.

First off, thank god asshole Frank Dart went down in flames. This guy is a complete idiot who can't add 2 and 2 together. He should have campaigned with Jeanette, I guess her being 99.9% with him wasn't enough. Dart has made a career of stabbing people in the back, a lot of smiling people in Kingston tonight. I wonder if dart knows that Donaldson was helping Madsen out.

Next up is Schneer, 75 fucking votes!!! I keep hitting the refresh button, it can't be correct. Where is Schreibman? Hiding in NYC? After tonight there is no doubt Don Williams will be the next County Court Judge. The accidental judge should resign because she's gonna take Democrats down with her. The big question is where was the Democratic Party? Judge Work, Paul VanBlarcum, and Judge Mcginty won 2-1, Schneer loses 3-1. No Democrat will campaign within 20 miles of her now.

Noonan. Goodbye. nough said. A great day for Ulster County.

Dart, Schneer, and Noonan--3 people who won't be in office come January.

Schriebman's let's make a deal backfired in Wawarsing. He and Stoeckeler cut the deals and guess who lost?

75 votes. WOW. The Democrats in charge now and losing are the ones that made a villain of sure DA winner Vince Bradley.

Hey Dart, when does Madsen get your vanity legislator license plate?