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05-09-2008, 06:04 PM

He's a real scumbag of a politician anyway. He's getting his just desserts. Check this from the web.

Saturday, October 28, 2006
DMI: Vito Fossella gets "F" for Middle-Class votes

http://bluespotblog.com/2006_10_01_archive.html (http://bluespotblog.com/2006_10_01_archive.html)

Congress at the Midterm: Their 2005 Middle-Class Record The third annual congressional scorecard from the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy evaluates each member of the U.S. House and Senate based on their 2005 votes on select legislation of significance to current and aspiring middle-class Americans.

posted by Marc1A at 10/28/2006 03:56:00 PM | 0 comments links to this post

Tide turns on Fossella
BrooklynPapers.com by Dana Rubinstein

A Vito vs. Steve scorecard
Q: “Mr. Fossella, two weeks ago, you said you voted in favor of the [creation of] the 9-11 Commission. You did not. Why did you lie to us?”

VF: “The most serious issue in this country is what happened on 9-11. There is a vast difference between my opponent and myself in ensuring that we are never attacked again. We have secured billions of dollars of homeland security funding for New York. I have dedicated my time to securing $125 million for 9-11 responders. I supported the Patriot Act. I supported terror surveillance programs, and I support efforts to question and interrogate terrorists. When I determined there was sufficient reason for a 9-11 commission, I voted to create a commission. And we have worked to implement many of those recommendations.”

SH: “Three times you denied you voted against the 9-11 Commission. [But] you did vote against the 9-11 Commission … I believe you owe an explanation.”

Edge: Harrison

Q: “Mr. Fossella, I have over a dozen articles from newspapers outlining the money you stole and your admission of guilt [a reference to reports that he misused campaign funds]. Are they telling the truth or are they lying?”

VF: “No.” (He did not go further that that.)

SH: “It’s a matter of credibility. It’s a matter of trust. That’s what the election is about. Foley, Hastert, Ney, Abramoff, DeLay, Elmo, Vail, Las Vegas. Take your choice.”

Edge: Harrison

Q: “Congressman Fossella, I went onto the American Association of Retired Persons Web site and [saw] a questionnaire they sent around. For some reason, you chose not to tell them anything! Why won’t you answer AARP with reference to Social Security and health benefits for the elderly?”

VF: “Social Security is a sacred covenant that must be maintained for all generations … With respect to Medicare, it’s another sacred program. I worked with AARP to create the Prescription Drug Program, which has been beneficial to thousands in this community. I opposed privatization [of Social Security].”

SH: “In 2002, Congressman Fossella favored privatization [of Social Security]. [When] he found out that 70 percent of Bay Ridge doesn’t want [privatization], he sent out a letter saying ‘I never have and never will favor the privatization of Social Security.’ That wasn’t true. Then he turned around and said that everything should be on the table. So his position is that he’s against it, he’s for it, then he doesn’t know what to do with it.”

Edge: Harrison

On a personal note, I really have to take strong exception to a couple of statements:

The president of the Bay Ridge Community Council, which organized the debate, scolded the audience like so many unruly children:
“As members of a very well respected community, we are not going to allow anyone here to be insulted,” said Barbara Vellucci. “This is a forum for information. If you feel that this is not the right place for you … you may leave.”

After the debate, Fossella campaign manager Matt Mika blamed Harrison’s supporters for the unruliness. “A candidate should appeal to the very best of people, not the worst,” he said. “These same folks who were screaming and cursing … are part of the Harrison team. It says a lot about a person by the company he keeps.”

You know, Vito Fossella and his supporters are so used to folks just bowing down to him like he's Staten Island royalty that they are just stunned to hear all this criticism. If by chance Vito is re-elected he will have to face up to the fact that there are some very angry constituents. What Vito called "lack of civility" during the debate, I call direct democracy. Dissatisfied citizens, constituents who are fed up with an ambitious Congressman who is not truly representing their best interests. So to the president of the BRCC I say: grow up! You started the evening by noting that there were students in attendance and encouraged everybody to show them democracy in action. Well democracy is not always quiet and orderly. Especially when incompetent leaders are misrepresenting the community, distorting positions and playing politics with our fears.

To Matt Mika I say: You call Vito's Brooklyn constituents "unruly", I call them fighters. Which is what Harrison is. He's fought this battle with very little support and he hasn't backed down which is why he still has a shot of winning this thing. These fighters in Brooklyn and even parts of SI are fed up and tired of the BS and they are going to let you know about it. Win or lose, Fossella is going to have to start paying attention to us.