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From Bloomberg Watch, by Mike Dang

About an hour or so before the Council District 3 debate between Yetta Kurland, Maria Passannante-Derr and incumbent Christine Quinn was supposed to begin, City Hall News reporter Andrew Hawkins found himself being prevented from entering the building. The press, we were told, were not being accommodated in any way, and would have to wait in line for a chance at receiving a ticket for entry to the debate hosted by The Villager and Gay City News at NYU.

Mr. Hawkins wasn’t alone. Public Advocate contender Norman Siegel was also prevented from witnessing the debate. They would have had to arrive several hours prior to guarantee themselves a ticket in — that is, if they had arrived before the crowd of Quinn campaign staffers and supporters who had come in droves to make sure they would gain entry and others would not. Candidate Passannante-Derr made sure to note this when the debate began, observing that her supporters were barred from attending because Quinn’s paid staffers had overwhelmed the line. (more after the jump)

video by Louis Flores

An over-flow crowd formed outside one of NYU's buildings. Because the venue was so small, and only 5 press passes were issued to cover the re-election of the Speaker of the City Council (this, in a city of over 8 million people), there were more interested people who wanted to get in -- but who were turned away by NYU. At least 2 journalists with media credentials, at least one other freelance reporter, and a long line of undecided voters of Hells Kitchen, Chelsea, and the West Village look on in complete helplessness as NYU officials turned them away. (more after the jump)

Thanks to Suzannah B. Troy for video coverage.

Press, wheelchair-bound voter denied entry

Aw heck, it's August 1st and there's no breaking Quinn news. So we go back to Bob, although he's a bit intense, he hits it right on the head. He just can't freaking believe it. We can.

Flashback June 2006, Christine Quinn blew off an important Queens meeting for Game Hen with Celebrities.

According to a Queens Tribune article, Christine Quinn failed to show up at an important Queens Public Forum to discuss problems with the Department of Buildings. Flyers had gone out from the NYC Council announcing the Public Forum on "Improving the Department of Buildings" with Christine Quinn as the main attendee, for 7 PM, Wednesday, June 21, 2006.

And just where was Christine Quinn on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 7 PM? She was yukking it up with some of the world's most ugly and shallow people, promoting the wholesale bulldozing of West Chelsea for the High Line project. Three years later, Quinn and Bloomberg are now pushing a plan to force Chelsea residents to pay for their Yuppie Park on the second floor. (more after the jump)

Perhaps he should have called her His Cuppycake?

Seriously, we all feel disgust over Christine Quinn. But here we find one of her aggrieved constituents using inartful and impolite words to express that contempt. And TWO reporters, who -- for some reason -- aren't covering any of the real issues of why so many Quinn constituents might want to express such sentiments, descend on this alleged faux pas of Bill Thompson, which is really nothing at all. Is Maggie Haberman trying to get the 2009 Dominic Carter prize for bad journalism?

And since the whorish question has now been begged, perhaps the Post will use it's massive resources to give the public a rundown of all the really offensive people that are, in fact, purchasing Christine Quinn's votes and for hundreds of thousands of dollars. From Wikipedia: in colloquial usage, the word "prostitute" is sometimes generalized to mean the selling of one's services for a cause thought to be unworthy, in the sense of "prostituting oneself" or "whoring oneself".

Is there some reason Quinn's landlord and developer money should not be seen as simple prostitution? Or is she just a crook?

From now on, when you have the urge to call Christine C. Quinn a "whore," we urge restraint and that you call her CUPPYCAKE ... and we'll all know what you really mean. Maggie Haberman, you can now uncup your offended ears, and stop shilling for Bloomberg and Quinn.

(read the Post article here, or after the jump)

A letter to Christine Quinn
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July 2009

Dear Speaker Quinn,

Remember me? I tried for more than three years to get you to respond to my e-mails, letters and phone calls? You finally responded — but only after I became a paparazzo and happened to be at a red carpet event that you attended (see photo). You finally acknowledged me after I asked you a question following your strut on the red carpet. Does this ring any bells?

In case you do not recall our meeting and brief conversation, my partner Vince is a Gay retired, disabled NYC manager. He’s less than ten years older than you but he has retinitis pigmentosa, some chronic health issues and has had open heart surgery.
(more after the jump)

by Bob Johnson (with permission)
originally posted at MyLastRawNerve.com