Peter King on MSNBC right now saying he's interested in NY Senate run

[BeyondGeography]

Not a bad choice for the Pubs. He'd play well with the white ethnics and upstate. Rudy is already on board, per King right now: "he will support me if I run."

[Renew Deal]

1. That would be hilarious.

King would get destroyed.

[BeyondGeography]

3. We elected Al D'Amato three times

That fact alone should temper your confidence.

[Renew Deal]

5. It was a much different time.

There are now 2 million more dems in the state and King is very dislikable.

[Cha]

33. Thanks for offering up some

reality and up to date info.

[KittyWampus]

16. Democrats in NY are known to be epic fails

[Renew Deal]

17. Known by who?

We have a majority of both state houses, the governorship, both senate seats, and 26 of 29 house seats. The "epic fail" is yours.

[KittyWampus]

23. We can start with the corruption in Albany, take a glance at Eliot Spitzer who went down in flames,

then there's Andrew Cuomo who might be good at Attorney General but that's cause he doesn't really have to appear in public, then Dinkins.

And the Democratic Supervisor here in East Hampton, McGintee, has put our town in debt to the tune of MILLIONS....

That's me just going back and finding the low hanging fruit.

Oh, and Hillary Clinton. Were you a fan of hers? Cause she SUCKED. A huge amount of money she brought to NY in Federal dollars went to the Military Industrial Complex. Nothing like USING a state as your presidential launch pad.

[Renew Deal]

27. So you have no idea what you're talking about.

Keep looking. Democrats dominate this state. We have faithfully delivered the vote to Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Obama. We control every major office in the state. Have people made mistakes along the way? Of course, but there are almost no other states as faithfully Democratic as NY.

[Cha]

34. Yeah, so we're not perfect.

:P

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. Oh puhleese not that douche bag. nt

[GoneOffShore]

6. I wouldn't dignify King with the term douche bag.

He's more of an enema nozzle.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. Let me take a minute to apologize to all douche bags out there. nt

[GoneOffShore]

9. Accepted.

:rofl:

[saltpoint]

4. Agree with your analysis that King would be a top-tier contender but

I think he's beatable.

Speaking strictly for myself, I think against Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, King would be especially beatable.

[BeyondGeography]

7. The contrasts would be stark

and it would get VERY rough.

I hope she's up to it.

[saltpoint]

11. True. King's a bruiser. Versus her star power and reserve.

With King making these soundings, I think fundraising is an even greater issue, and I think it favors CKS over the field.

[BeyondGeography]

18. I don't worry about the money; this is New York and she'll need to throw punches

Can she? I don't know.

[saltpoint]

21. I don't either. But if King is the Pukes' nom, we need to come at him

full bore.

If CKS is appointed -- still a big 'If' -- it may discourage King from entering the race. That would be a good outcome.

Giuliani is going for the governor's job, evidently. I think Paterson will whomp him good.

[BeyondGeography]

25. Rudy doesn't worry me at all

That would be fun.

[saltpoint]

30. Yes. Let's whomp ol' Rudy right there in his home state.

[KittyWampus]

26. Oh God, is it true about Giuliani running for Gov?

Ugh

[saltpoint]

29. I think he's sending signals to that effect, yes, and your 'ugh'

is the perfect response.

[TreasonousBastard]

10. And he might not be bad for NY, either-- he's been great for...

bringing goodies into his district. Could be better for us than Hillary was if he keeps it up.

Alas, there's the rub-- he's still a rightwing shit we don't need in the Senate.

So, our Governor is stuck in the political squeeze-- appoint a reliable liberal Democrat or someone who has a better chance to win the next election.

[Renew Deal]

12. He's been absent for his district

He's a bullshitter who likes to get his face to TV more than he likes to do actual work. All he does is rename post offices. When he's had a chance to do good, he's chosen poison over environmental standards and dismissed breast cancer victims.

[TreasonousBastard]

19. It'd be a great show with Schumer-- the two of them...

fighting over the microphone would be a hoot.

But, somehow he manages to get enough goodies that enough people care about to wipe out any opposition.

[Renew Deal]

22. Bullshit

He's got a 70,000 Republican to Democrat voter advantage. That's how he wipes out opposition.

[TreasonousBastard]

24. So howcum he didn't get tossed with the rest...

of the Margiotta mob?

Magic Fairy Dust or all those Suffolk voters taking up the slack?

[Renew Deal]

28. 70,000 republican voter advantage.

He's gerrymandered the crap out of the district. He gave Democratic districts to McCarthy and Israel for Republican districts. Everybody wins. :eyes:

[BeyondGeography]

13. Winning is the key

I respect Paterson and I'll trust his judgment on this.

[Renew Deal]

14. King about Bush: "I thank God every night that he is our President. You should do the same."

President Bush is an outstanding leader of outstanding integrity. Like Ed Koch I thank God every night that he is our President. You should do the same.

[City Lights]

15. And King on the 2004 presidential election:

"It's all over but the counting, and we'll take care of the counting."

[Cha]

35. That statement will come back to haunt

his greedy ass.

[alsame]

20. As a NYer I say, Hell NO! n/t

[Historic NY]

31. A total ASSHAT........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dV67u370Pg

The Republicans are now nothing more than a wet dream in NY.

[Cha]

32. Peter King is just another repuke,

big mouth, lying a$$hole, who would offer nothing to our state.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

36. Wait a minute

Doesn't Paterson appoint a replacement for Hillary (at least for her current term which doesn't end until 2012?

[Raineyb]

38. The replacement only serves until 2010.

There will be a special election in 2010 to finish the term.

Regards

[Eurobabe]

37. getting ready hurl

:puke: :puke: :puke:

not that wingnut!

[Raineyb]

39. Peter King is a complete POS

And Giuliani likes to talk so much about how he's America's mayor but the citizens of NYC were more than ready to toss his sorry ass on 9/11/2001. And that was before he tried to strong arm his way into extending his tenure.

Regards