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Lackey: Who's behind this? This is illegal!

Police attempt to intimidate protesters.

Christine Quinn does not seem to understand there's something called the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing the right to assemble and protest.

Once again, Quinn had the NYPD out to intimidate protesters who were - mostly silently - holding up signs, passing out fliers, objecting to a third term for Quinn. The reasons are varied, but simple: she undermined the will of NYC voters by removing term limits, she engages in slush-funding for political patrons and she is the darling of NYC landlords and developers. (more after the jump)

In 2008, Quinn backed Mayor Bloomberg on a controversial bill that overturned voter-approved term limits and allowed for the Mayor, City Councilmembers (including her), and Borough Presidents to run for third terms, reversing the results of two successive public referenda. The Public Advocate and Comptroller both denounced this move; neither will seek a third term. In June 2009, the Public Advocate's Office sustained a 40% budget cut for the fiscal year commencing July 1. No other elected office received a cut greater than 6%.

In April 2008, Quinn became embroiled in a scandal over phantom budget allocations to non-existent community groups. In fiscal year 2007-08 alone, $4.5 million had been set aside for thirty different phantom groups. Quinn was investigated on these slush funds and stated that while she knew some money was being held, she had only recently found out the groups were fake. She also said she told her staff to stop funneling money to the fake groups, but they didn't. "I was kind of sick over the fact that there were things listed in the budget that were not accurate and that my instructions to the staff were disregarded." Quinn says she turned over information to city and state authorities.

A little bird we know just got this call (.mp3) from the Quinn Re-election Campaign. Do they have no shame?

The Out People of Color Political Action Club (OutPOCPAC), a New York City based non-partisan, political club of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirit (LGBTTS) people of color, has endorsed challenger Yetta Kurland over incumbent City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in Manhattan's City Third Council District. The club held its endorsement meeting July 22nd.

Welcome to Christine Quinn Morph!

In 1998 Christine Quinn was an activist, a fighter. She defended tenants, neighborhoods
and the LGBT community. In 2009, Quinn has morphed into the darling of Real Estate
developers and landlords, helping to displace her constituents, a lapdog to Mayor Bloomberg,
violating the public trust by undoing term limits and created the culture
of corruption in the Slush Fund Council.

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It's time for a Quinn Flashback ... we take you back to the thrilling days of yesteryear, where we learn that Christine Quinn's character is no better today than it was back then!

CBID Gives Quinn A Dubious Distinction
NY Daily News
May 19, 2008

At their 39th anniversary dinner last night, the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats presented the club's "tarnished fork" award to Council Speaker Christine Quinn in light of the ongoing slush fund scandal.

The award, which the club gives to the person or groups it deems to have most betrayed reform and "progressive Democratic values," was given in abstentia, as Quinn wasn't on hand to receive it. (more after the jump)

published by Epoch Times
By Stephanie Lam

Just like her smile, the photo on the left is fake. But the protests were real (not just Coney Island) and the article is real.

NEW YORK­ -- The section of Hudson Street between Perry Street and West 11th Street, where writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs lived, was renamed Jane Jacobs Way on Monday despite protests that Council Speaker Christine Quinn is against what Jacobs stood for.

Speaker Quinn and other government officials spoke at the ceremony, and presented a commemorative Jane Jacobs Way Street sign to Doris Diether, who worked with Jane Jacobs in the 60s, and is very active in Community Board 2. (more after the jump)

As first reported in The Chief-Leader, DC 37, one of the most powerful city unions, has denied what normally would have been an automatic endorsement to Christine Quinn for re-election. This is a highly unusual move for a so-called progressive Democratic candidate, especially one is such a powerful position.

City Hall News has more on the story after the jump:

In 1999, when Christine Quinn first ran to succeed Tom Duane as NYC's third district councilmember, she made a strong and unequivocal promise to her then future constituents: She had not and would not take money from landlords or developers. "No I haven't and no I won't," she said with emphasis.

And we believed her. After all, she had formerly been the Chief of Staff to Tom Duane, who as (at that time) a strong tenants' advocate. And she had a strong history of advocacy herself. But that was ten years ago and the Christine Quinn of 2009 is not the Christine Quinn of 1999.

Maybe Quinn has a short memory retention, but it did not take long before Quinn started to break her promise. A re-examination of her campaign contributions from 1999 shows she was lying through her teeth even during her first campaign. And today, as then, she's in complete denial. (more after the jump)