Many State Republican Stars Are No-Shows at (NY) Convention

Many State Republican Stars Are No-Shows at Convention

Balloons dropped, music blared, and politicians talked tough about terrorism. There was praise for President Bush, scorn for the Democrats and the nomination of a candidate, Assemblyman Howard Mills, to challenge Senator Charles E. Schumer.

But while the state Republican party's convention here on Tuesday and Wednesday may have had all the fanfare meant to motivate partisans, it was notably lacking in star power.

Aside from Gov. George E. Pataki, who addressed the 175 delegates on Tuesday night, none of the state's leading Republicans showed up.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg spoke via a taped message and did not mention Mr. Mills, whose Assembly district includes parts of Orange and Rockland Counties.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, who was in New York City testifying before the 9/11 commission, did not attend.

President Bush, who also taped an address for the delegates, never mentioned the words New York, referring only to "your state," giving the distinct impression that the speech was not aimed at New York alone.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/20/nyregion/20repubs.html

Apparently they are either too cheap to run separate taped messages, or they can't get Bush to read something aloud multiple times with clarity.

JM

"Welcome to the convention, Uh Clem.

We hope _Your_State_ will give us....give us...give us...give us...give us...."

(blue smoke begins to rise)

"Aw man! You broke the President!"

(with apologies to the Firesign Theater...)

That's Ok, Uh-Clem.

And from another album--

"... the French legume, and the Hong Kong fireworks company Halliburton, without which, none of this would be necessary."

Shoes for Industry! Shoes for the dead!

:evilgrin:

Do you remember the past?
Yes...
Do you remember the future?
Yes...
Forget It!

if the dubbed the words, "New York" over "your state". Maybe they were supposed to and forgot. :D

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mikey_the_rat

He is the kind of jackass that would can a speech. Of topic, but is Schumer in any trouble? I really like that guy, hope he's in the Senate for many years.

I'm in their district and know Howard Mills and although he is of the "democratic wing of the Republican party" I really doubt he can mount a successful campaign against the incumbent and popular Schumer.

Did he mention potholes?
He's real big on getting potholes filled at all his campaign sto...um...PRESIDENTIAL VISITS.

:kick: