tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post1573845756714303751..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: De Blasio Hits New Low In Quinnipiac Pollreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-62138963394093743252015-08-05T22:47:57.959-04:002015-08-05T22:47:57.959-04:00Interesting thread on this here:
https://twitter....Interesting thread on this here:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/RossBarkan/status/629116716681928704reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-46861153993964756482015-08-05T22:22:10.079-04:002015-08-05T22:22:10.079-04:00This is all small-bore stuff that won't intere...This is all small-bore stuff that won't interest 95% of the electorate, who will be blitzed with ads featuring happy families. And if there IS some "there" there, surely Scott Stringer's audit would have uncovered it by now (10 months and counting).<br /><br />Let's make it interesting: if she runs and loses, I'll give you $100 to use for "Teacher's Choice". If she runs and wins, I get to pick your blog's banner image for 100 days (nothing offensive/obscene). Deal?<br />Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-11796900586524314292015-08-05T22:09:35.024-04:002015-08-05T22:09:35.024-04:00If there's no "there" there with reg...If there's no "there" there with regard to her business dealings, surely she'll drop the lawsuit over the financial audit.<br /><br />As for her not being polarizing for her treatment (abuse?) of children, the NY Times article and the comment threads that accompanied it suggest differently. She complained about the scrutiny she got from the Kate Taylor piece - wait to see what kind of scrutiny she gets if she runs for mayor.<br /><br />One final point: if the waitlists are so long at Success, surely they can backfill all the empty slots. I have a colleague who sends her kid to one and she says a good third of the kids her kid started with are gone.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-40954170445933904332015-08-05T21:59:31.886-04:002015-08-05T21:59:31.886-04:00I do indeed think she could be elected mayor. What...I do indeed think she could be elected mayor. What happened in the Manhattan BP primary is almost irrelevant--she lost a nine-person, no-run-off-provision election by 26-17. <br /><br />She will have deeper pockets than BDB, with a national funding base. There is absolutely no "there" there with respect to her business dealings and the issue of alleged maltreatment of children will be easily brushed aside -- look at the 20,000+ (by 2017) kids in her schools, the waitlists, the applications, etc.<br /><br />I absolutely see her as having a clear path to 50.1-55% of the vote. Even if de Blasio quits his road show and starts getting up earlier than 8:00. Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-37319688971220259782015-08-05T21:34:43.078-04:002015-08-05T21:34:43.078-04:00You think Moskowitz can get elected Mayor?
She co...You think Moskowitz can get elected Mayor?<br /><br />She couldn't get elected Manhattan Borough President back in the day and now she's got a whole host of things to defend regarding her business dealings and treatment of children at Success.<br /><br />I agree there is a real threat from center/right, but it surely isn't Moskowitz and don't kid yourself that the oligarchs won't look for a primary challenge from the left for BdB to soften him up (and drive him left) for that center/right challenge in the general.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-53953484904948544902015-08-05T21:28:06.561-04:002015-08-05T21:28:06.561-04:00You (and I guess Hank Sheinkopf) have it wrong: ba...You (and I guess Hank Sheinkopf) have it wrong: barring something wildly unforeseen, and I'm talking "dead girl/live boy" type stuff, there is no way a sitting Democratic mayor of New York City is losing a primary--look at the poll today, that's not where his problem is. The threat is absolutely from the center or right (and the same is true for the governor, btw). Moskowitz can run as an independent or even a Republican and comfortably follow the path established by Giuliani and Bloomberg. Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-18256746814240086742015-08-05T21:05:31.573-04:002015-08-05T21:05:31.573-04:00http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/20...http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/06/8569578/jeffries-takes-role-de-blasio-watchdog<br /><br />http://nypost.com/2015/05/29/black-church-leaders-lead-revolt-against-de-blasios-re-election/reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-74185136170221734102015-08-05T21:01:29.341-04:002015-08-05T21:01:29.341-04:00Hakeem Jeffries? Harold Ford Jr.? Come on, you kno...Hakeem Jeffries? Harold Ford Jr.? Come on, you know better than that.<br /><br />BDB isn't vulnerable to an unknown candidate who outer borough whites would never vote for in a billion years. <br /><br />He's vulnerable to someone who could follow the Giuliani path to victory: win Staten Island in a rout (today's poll indicates that's very low-hanging fruit), win 80% of outer borough whites, win 60% of Asians and Manhattan south of 96th St., hang on to 30% of the Latino vote and hope to limit the margin of your loss of the black vote to 80 points. <br /><br />Someone, like Giuliani or Bloomberg, who is an "ethnic" white. Jewish, preferably, as there aren't Italian or Irish voting blocs anymore. Getting greedy: the candidate should have extensive political experience. And a connection to a small but fiercely loyal and very influential segment of the African American community. And the candidate should be a woman: it's 2017, how has New York City not had a female mayor in 350+ years? <br /><br />You think the Post is battering around BDB on behalf of Hakeem Jeffries and Harold Freaking Ford, Jr.? <br /><br />You are right about one thing: Eva is definitely licking her lips. Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-81603133206154906172015-08-05T20:21:03.896-04:002015-08-05T20:21:03.896-04:00Sounds like the future holds:
Reduced Pensions for...Sounds like the future holds:<br />Reduced Pensions for existing members/Shorter Summer Vacations/More rigorous evaluations/Diminished Health Benefits & more....<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com