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CUOMO TELLING LIES

CUOMO TELLING LIES

 

SINCE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WON’T DO ITS JOB, I’D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.  THE DEMOCRATS WILL ALWAYS LET YOU KNOW WHO IS THE BIGGEST THORN IN THEIR SIDES, BY THE AMOUNT, AND VORACITY OF THE ATTACKS AGAINST THEIR OPPONENTS.  AND SO IT BEGINS.  CUOMO WITH HIS $30+ MILLION WAR CHEST HAS EMBARKED ON AN AD CAMPAIGN TO SMEAR ASTORINO AT EVERY  TURN.  IT IS UNLIKELY THAT MR. ASTORINO WILL BE ABLE TO RETALIATE GIVEN THE FACT THAT HE HAS A MERE $2.5 MILLION IN CAMPAIGN DONATIONS AT HIS DISPOSAL.  BUT, MR. ASTORINO IS UNDAUNTED AND, FRANKLY, ENERGIZED BY THIS.  NOT BEING ONE TO BACK OFF FROM A CHALLENGE, HE HAS FACED IT HEAD ON, KNOWING FULL WELL, THE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD.  HE IS COMMITTED TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF GOVERNOR CUOMO, WHO HAS HUNG ONTO HIS FATHER’S COAT TAILS FOR WAY TOO LONG. 

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FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH ROB ASTORINO, HE IS THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF WESTCHESTER AND HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB IN TURNING THE COUNTY’S FISCAL WOES IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.  CAN GOVERNOR CUOMO SAY THE SAME?  IT IS A FACT, THAT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS ARE LEAVING THE STATE FOR FRIENDLIER ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY CAN AFFORD TO RETIRE, ENJOY THEIR HARD EARNED MONIES, OR EVEN START A SMALL BUSINESS.  I QUOTE A RECENT ARTICLE FROM NASSAU COUNTY’S SENATOR, JACK MARTINS, WHICH STATES IN PART:

“ I think it was sometime after our 10th snowstorm that some of the most die-hard New Yorkers I know said Florida wasn’t looking too bad.  Truth be told, when people leave the Empire State, it’s not in search of better weather, it’s mostly in search of a better life. 

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     Did you know that from 2000 to 2010 New York lost more than 1.6 million residents to other states? They left because life here was just too expensive.  Whether it’s seniors on fixed incomes, young people just starting out or fed up couples in between, they start to feel that life elsewhere would be easier.   That’s bad for our economy and worse for the families and friends impacted by separation. 

     Our friends and neighbors are not leaving their childhood homes, the communities they helped build, because they want to; they’re leaving because they need to.  That’s the unfortunate truth – New Yorkers have historically been chased away by high costs and taxes.

     Like many of you, I grew up in a tight-knit Long Island community and I’m now lucky enough to raise my own kids in that very same neighborhood.  But it troubles me to think they might not be able to do the same.  We have to find ways to make our communities affordable for young adults, our children, who want to stay, but can’t make ends meet.” 

IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FISCAL CRISIS CURRENTLY FACING NEW YORK WE CAN SEE THAT THE STATE IS IN CHAOS.  HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES IN THE NATION, HIGHEST ENERGY COSTS IN THE NATION, SOME OF THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES IN THE NATION, AND GUARANTEED TO CONTINUE RISING.  FOOD COSTS ARE SOARING, SCHOOL TAXES GOING UP, MORE, MORE AND MORE.  IT IS NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.  YET GOVERNOR CUOMO KEEPS TELLING US HOW MANY JOBS HIS “START UP NEW YORK” PROGRAM HAS CREATED.  DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MONEY PAYS FOR THOSE STEALTH CAMPAIGN ADS THAT HE’S CLEVERLY DISGUISED AS HIS PUSH TO PROMOTE A FRIENDLY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN NEW YORK?  DID YOU KNOW THAT GOV. CUOMO TOOK MONIES THAT WERE SLATED FOR SANDY RELIEF VICTIMS AND RAN THOSE “START UP” TELEVISION ADS ON SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE ADVERTISING MARKETS IN THE STATE?  I BET YOU DIDN’T. 

COMBINED WITH THE SMALL-MINDED, DESTRUCTIVE, CRONY ANTICS OF MAYOR DE BLASIO, HE AND CUOMO WILL SURELY BANKRUPT THE STATE.  DID YOU KNOW THAT NEW YORK IS A SANCTUARY STATE AND OUR GOVERNOR HAS ALREADY ATTEMPTED, AND SUCCEEDED IN SOME INSTANCES, IN HAVING BUS LOADS OF THE CURRENT FLOCK OF ILLEGALS BEING PLACED INTO CITIES ALL ACROSS NEW YORK STATE?  DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT IS GOING TO TAX THE SYSTEM AND ADD TO YOUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION?  NO, BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT HEARING ABOUT IT ANYWHERE!!  AND NOW THAT DE BLASIO HAS ISSUED ILLEGAL ALIENS THEIR OWN PERSONAL I.D. CARDS, WELL THERE’S NO STOPPING THE DYNAMIC DUO NOW!

DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT MR. ASTORINO HAS BEEN FIGHTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER H.U.D.’S NEW ZONING REGULATIONS TO INTEGRATE “ALL” COMMUNITIES WITH “FAIR MARKET HOUSING,” “SUSTAINABLE HOUSING” “SMART HOUSING,” AND ALL THE OTHER FANCY BUZZ WORDS THEY USE TO DISGUISE LOW-INCOME PROJECTS, INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.  HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME?  WE ALL KNOW THAT H.U.D. IS GOVERNOR CUOMO’S BABY AND I NEED NOT TELL YOU WHAT TRANSPIRED UNDER HIS WATCH.  THE FACTS ARE THERE FOR YOU TO SEE. 

LONG STORY SHORT, PLEASE DO YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH REGARDING THE UPCOMING GUBENATORIAL ELECTION.  DON’T TAKE THE WORD OR A PROVEN LIAR, ANDREW CUOMO, TAKE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO INVEST IN YOUR OWN FUTURE.  EDUCATE YOURSELF TO THE FACTS.  WHETHER YOU VOTE FOR MR. ASTORINO OR NOT, AT LEAST GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.  A VOTE FOR MR. CUOMO, IS A WASTED ONE AND ONE THAT WILL ENSURE THE CONTINUED DEMISE OF NEW YORK STATE, THE PLACE WE CALL HOME.  IF YOU THINK IT’S AN IMPOSSIBILITY THAT NEW YORK CITY CAN END UP LIKE DETROIT, THINK AGAIN. 

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