Last winter there were rumors circulating that Congressman Hinchey's mental capacities were flagging due to old age. My grandfather sadly suffered from this disease prior to his death in 1971 and I am very empathetic to those who suffer from it, as I am to Mr. Hinchey. In an e-mail back in March '10 one of the editors of the Hudson Valley Business Journal denied that Hinchey is suffering from Alzheimers:
> "Where on earth did you hear that Mr. Hinchey has Alzheimers? I'm not saying it can't be so (I honestly do not know), but it would definitely surprise me and, no, I have not heard such, even in rumors, from anybody....although anything is possible, I suppose. He is slowing down a bit - but I also know he's still running for re-election, officially anyway."
However, there is now additional evidence, specifically Hinchey's responses in Thursday night's debate with George Phillips. Reporting for the Kingston Freeman William J. Kemble notes that Hinchey:
"...several times needed questions repeated for him and at one point responded when the moderator asked, 'Please detail your deficit reduction priorities?' by saying, 'I’m not sure what you mean by that. What deficit? My deficit personally?'
For a member of the House Appropriations Committee not to know what a reporter means by "deficit reduction" is not a sign of mental acuity. I doubt that acai berry pills will help, incidentally.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Hinchey Batters Reporter as His Campaign Spins
Several people from the Kingston/Rhinebeck Tea Party have commented on Congressman Hinchey's assault and battery of Kingston Freeman reporter Bill Kemble.
One notes:
>Mo needs a "Time Out". We make our kids sit on the first step when they misbehave. Mo has been misbehaving for a long time.
He is too powerful and too arrogant. It's time for Mo to Go.
Let's put him on the first step This November.
Another provides some additional evidence about the assault:
>And they were right next to me when it happened. Kemble was showing Hinchey a paper from Tivoli about a plan to bring ferry service to the "Hinchey Hotel" and Hinchey got all flustered." He had a glare in his eye that could kill. I looked away for a moment and then from the corner of my eye saw Hinchey shoving Kemble. While one of Hinchey's staff was trying to get Hinchey to back off I yelled, "let me get my camara" and Hinchey took off. Hinchey actually shoved Kemble into someone who was headed into the bathroom. A friend of mine who was in the lobby saw it as well.
>I recall it was only about two years ago that Hinchey had a similar encounter with someone at a gun show in Rosendale where he grabed a guy by the neck. I understand from people who knew him as a teenager that this is the same type of behavior that as a teenager led a judge to give him a choice between going to jail or enlisting in the military."
>YNN television (h/t Robin Yess) describes the spin that Hinchey's campaign is putting on his violent behavior here. It is ironic that the Democratic Party condones violence among its elected officials but criticizes anyone whose lifestyle choices are politically incorrect.
One notes:
>Mo needs a "Time Out". We make our kids sit on the first step when they misbehave. Mo has been misbehaving for a long time.
He is too powerful and too arrogant. It's time for Mo to Go.
Let's put him on the first step This November.
Another provides some additional evidence about the assault:
>And they were right next to me when it happened. Kemble was showing Hinchey a paper from Tivoli about a plan to bring ferry service to the "Hinchey Hotel" and Hinchey got all flustered." He had a glare in his eye that could kill. I looked away for a moment and then from the corner of my eye saw Hinchey shoving Kemble. While one of Hinchey's staff was trying to get Hinchey to back off I yelled, "let me get my camara" and Hinchey took off. Hinchey actually shoved Kemble into someone who was headed into the bathroom. A friend of mine who was in the lobby saw it as well.
>I recall it was only about two years ago that Hinchey had a similar encounter with someone at a gun show in Rosendale where he grabed a guy by the neck. I understand from people who knew him as a teenager that this is the same type of behavior that as a teenager led a judge to give him a choice between going to jail or enlisting in the military."
>YNN television (h/t Robin Yess) describes the spin that Hinchey's campaign is putting on his violent behavior here. It is ironic that the Democratic Party condones violence among its elected officials but criticizes anyone whose lifestyle choices are politically incorrect.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Congressman Hinchey Violently Attacks Kingston Freeman Reporter
H/t Robin Yess and hotair.com
George Phillips has questioned Congressman Maurice Hinchey's involvement in a real estate project in Saugerties called the Partition Street project. Hinchey has long claimed that he has brought "pork" to the Ulster County economy. The problem with this claim is that the Ulster County economy's growth has been zero since Hinchey was elected. While the rest of the nation has gained 20% in employment, Ulster County's employment number has not grown at all; it has been two percent over Hinchey's eighteen year tenure. The stagnant economy is directly related to the regulation and high taxes, and specifically the environmental regulation that Hinchey has put into place. In other words, Hinchey has directly cost Ulster County 17,000 jobs. Stupidly, he has been advertising that he has brought 1,000 "green" jobs into the county. Given that the county's job growth has been nearly zero, Hinchey appears to be unable to figure out that a gain of 1,000 jobs compared to a loss of 18,000 jobs yields the result of his 18 years in office: a loss of 17,000 jobs. Moreover, and even more disgustingly, Hinchey and his cronies appear to have benefited financially from many of the "pork" projects that he paradoxically claims have helped the Ulster County economy. Paradoxically because the Ulster County economy has underperformed the national economy by 20% over Hinchey's 18 year tenure.
Hinchey started out life as a Saugerties "tough guy" with a pack of cigarettes tucked in his rolled up shirt sleeve. In the video above, Hinchey's aggressive, authoritarian nature shines through. Authoritarianism is linked to antisemitism, of which Ed Koch has recently accused Hinchey. It is not surprising, then, that Hinchey actually became violent following the above video clip and physically attacked left-wing Kingston Freeman reporter Bill Kemble. According to hotair.com:
It is amazing and disappointing to my opinion of the electoral process that an individual as ugly as Maurice Hinchey has been given access to the reins of power in Washington. From the likes of Hinchey totalitarianism is born.
George Phillips has questioned Congressman Maurice Hinchey's involvement in a real estate project in Saugerties called the Partition Street project. Hinchey has long claimed that he has brought "pork" to the Ulster County economy. The problem with this claim is that the Ulster County economy's growth has been zero since Hinchey was elected. While the rest of the nation has gained 20% in employment, Ulster County's employment number has not grown at all; it has been two percent over Hinchey's eighteen year tenure. The stagnant economy is directly related to the regulation and high taxes, and specifically the environmental regulation that Hinchey has put into place. In other words, Hinchey has directly cost Ulster County 17,000 jobs. Stupidly, he has been advertising that he has brought 1,000 "green" jobs into the county. Given that the county's job growth has been nearly zero, Hinchey appears to be unable to figure out that a gain of 1,000 jobs compared to a loss of 18,000 jobs yields the result of his 18 years in office: a loss of 17,000 jobs. Moreover, and even more disgustingly, Hinchey and his cronies appear to have benefited financially from many of the "pork" projects that he paradoxically claims have helped the Ulster County economy. Paradoxically because the Ulster County economy has underperformed the national economy by 20% over Hinchey's 18 year tenure.
Hinchey started out life as a Saugerties "tough guy" with a pack of cigarettes tucked in his rolled up shirt sleeve. In the video above, Hinchey's aggressive, authoritarian nature shines through. Authoritarianism is linked to antisemitism, of which Ed Koch has recently accused Hinchey. It is not surprising, then, that Hinchey actually became violent following the above video clip and physically attacked left-wing Kingston Freeman reporter Bill Kemble. According to hotair.com:
After the shooters turned off their cameras and started to break down, Hinchey made a beeline for Kemble and got in his face, according to a YNN videographer who was on the scene. The congressman poked Kemble in the chest aggressively, according to the YNN staffer.
I spoke with Kemble briefly this afternoon, and he told me Hinchey “put his hand on my throat” and then “realized what he had done and walked away.” The YNN shooter told me he did not witness this part of the altercation.
It is amazing and disappointing to my opinion of the electoral process that an individual as ugly as Maurice Hinchey has been given access to the reins of power in Washington. From the likes of Hinchey totalitarianism is born.
Phillips Trounces Hinchey in Saugerties Debate
George Phillips debated anti-Semitic Congressman Maurice Hinchey in a debate Thursday night. Phillips must have bolted over there after his dynamic opening speech at the Ulster County Republican Committee dinner. According to the left-wing Kingston Freeman Hinchey's performance was dismal. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee Hinchey was unaware that there is a federal deficit and expressed ignorance as to what the implications of increasing deficits might be.
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