Pataki knocks new state GOP chairman over comments

[ProudToBeLiberal]

Pataki knocks new state GOP chairman over comments

By MARC HUMBERT
AP Political Writer

February 15, 2005, 4:26 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Republican Gov. George Pataki rapped the knuckles of newly elected state GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik on Tuesday for seeking to link the Democratic Party with a civil rights attorney convicted of aiding terrorists.

Meanwhile, some Democrats called for Minarik to apologize or be removed from the post.

"The Democratic Party doesn't have anything to do with Lynne Stewart," Pataki said.

Stewart is a New York City-based lawyer convicted last week of helping terrorists by smuggling messages from one of her imprisoned clients, a radical Egyptian sheik, to his colleagues on the outside. Stewart has said her conviction will be appealed.

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[Tempest]

1. The state Democrat leader's reply to Minarik was classic

"Howard Dean is the personification of today's national Democratic Party _ elite, radical, out-of-control, and sadly out-of-touch with ordinary Americans," said state GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik.

"The Democrats simply have refused to learn the lessons of the past two election cycles, and now they can be accurately called the party of Barbara Boxer, Lynne Stewart and Howard Dean," Minarik added.


"The New York Republican Party is in shambles," the state Democratic chairman said. "You are broke and fighting among yourselves. Governor (George) Pataki's popularity ratings have sunk to record lows. In the last decade, you have lost seats in both houses in Albany, both houses in Washington, statewide and in counties across the state.

"Come back to us after you have won a few races," Farrell added.

http://tinyurl.com/63g6u

[David__77]

3. And besides, Barbara Boxer "came in third nationally."

She won 58% of the vote, despite her being tagged a leftist.

[Tempest]

5. Did you see this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3114000

[Anakin Skywalker]

4. He Must Be Talking about His Own Party.

Moronik said: "Howard Dean is the personification of today's national Democratic Party _ elite, radical, out-of-control, and sadly out-of-touch with ordinary Americans,"

Wrong, @$$hole! That sounds exactly like the GOP. Economically elite, religiously radical, out-of-control with power, and sadly out-of-touch with WORKING Americans! Fuck you, Moronik!

[Cha]

6. That's how the repukes do it..

they try to pin on someone else(Dems) what is so detestable about them!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. What an ass

Time for a mass email to Minarik's office.