Rochester Smoke Out

Somebody willfully defaced a few yard signs made to show support for Carl Chipman, our Town Supervisor. We the People must not tolerate such acts of vandalism. Nobody’s freedom of speech should be abridged.

If you know the perpetrators, please make their names public in a comment on this blog, and I will lodge a complaint with the State Police. Thank you.

– Jon Dogar-Marinesco

Blue Stone Press – October 18, 2013

Terry Bernardo – unfortunately the current Chair of the Ulster County Legislature – hopes to win a third term in office. Judging by what she told Blue Stone Press reporter Kellie McGuire for the article Bernardo, Archer square off in District 21, Terry believes that her voting neighbors are a bunch of gullible idiots. See for yourself:

“This election is about which candidate is in the best position to advocate for the Nevele project; for more funding from the State and NYC to take on flooding, and to ensure we have bi-partisan leadership running Ulster County government – not just Kingston-based politicians.

As chairman of the county legislature, I am in a position to regularly work with our state’s top policymakers – from Governor Cuomo down, to advocate for the Nevele casino project. That project can create over 1,000 jobs in our area and allow for tens of millions of dollars a year in private sector investment in Rochester and Wawarsing, as well as increase real estate values due to those new jobs.”

Huh? Isn’t Authorizing Casino Gaming the Proposal Number One on the ballot? If approved, the proposal would amend the NYS Constitution to authorize casino gambling within the state.

Proponents of the amendment argue that casino gambling has significant potential to be a major economic engine for New York State.

Opponents of the amendment argue that expanding casino gambling in New York State could potentially increase gambling addiction, exploit those suffering from gambling addiction and their families, and have harmful effects on the communities in which the casinos are located. They say that even without including non-economic costs, the hidden costs of adding a casino to a region are two to three times more than the touted benefits. Some opponents also argue that increased crime is associated with the addition of a casino to a community.

Who on earth gave Terry Bernardo permission to advocate for the Nevele Casino project in the name of the people, before the people had a chance to vote?

I hope you caught this wishful, lying statement: “As chairman of the county legislature, I am in a position to regularly work with our state’s top policymakers – from Governor Cuomo down, to advocate for the Nevele casino project.”

Terry Bernardo is selling something she does not have: the chairmanship of the Legislature coming January 2014.

Working regularly with the Governor? Go to my previous post and hear her yelling “Cuomo’s got to go!”

“I have also successfully advocated for millions of dollars from the State and New York City for flood buyouts to end the decades long misery of the victims of the leaking New York City Aqueducts. Those are key, meaningful issues that as chairman of the legislature I play a role in helping to advance on behalf of our area.”

Unadulterated bullshit! Talk to the people in Wawarsing. Her contribution consists in a videotape of herself annoying a homeowner in his flooded basement, posted on YouTube next to clips of her dogs.

She doesn’t grasp that voters elect a Legislator, not the Chairman of the Legislature. That’s why she failed miserably as the Rochester legislator; she never cared about the people of Rochester, she never offered town representation; she just looked out for herself, seeking more and more power.

“My opponent is a nice person but she would be a "back-bench" Legislator without opportunity to work with the region’s and state’s top policy makers for the jobs related changes our community needs. I am asking for an opportunity to help bring the Nevele project to a successful conclusion over the next two years to grow the jobs that our area desperately needs, and use my bi-partisan relationship with the state and region’s top policy makers to maintain what we like about living in Rochester and Wawarsing while permanently changing for better our area’s economy,” Bernardo said.”

Her statements are the essence of why her political aspirations should end immediately. You need a hefty disregard for truth to talk about ‘bi-partisan leadership’ after always looking for war with the County Executive and voting ‘NO’ on his initiatives, including the 2013 negative budget.

Terry Bernardo is a fraud perpetrated by her husband on the people of Rochester. All her eggs are in the gaming basket. Imagine how many fake eyelashes she could buy with the proceeds!

– Jon Dogar-Marinesco

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).

You deserve a better deal! On November 5, elect Lynn Archer Ulster County Legislator (District 21 / Rochester and eastern Wawarsing).