The Omertà Report 12/12

Please pray for Ulster Police Chief Tony Cruz, he's a good guy dealing with some serious cancer, keep him in your thoughts and prayers especially during this holiday season.

Free Parking?! Mayor Gallo rescinded an executive order to have free parking for the last two weeks of the year, which is something that is done annually. Gallo has since taken a lot of heat with some calling him Mayor Grinch but they don't get Gallo's reasoning. KUBA was very much against this proposal because people abuse it and will park in one spot all day and it ends up hurting buisnesses with shopping more than it helps. Mayor Gallo was trying to do the right thing but you can't please everyone. Mayor Gallo should have kept the executive order in place and instituted a two hour parking limit, this would allow shoppers to park for free and limit people from parking in front of buisnesses all day. The parking officers would issue tickets to anyone that parks over two hours, you can electronicly mark tires with the parking equipment the city has, that would if solved the problem. Tickets are also a huge revenue source for the City, John Tuey's dick gets harder and harder the more tickets are issued each day. It's not something Tuey is in favor of and being he carried Gallo's jock strap for the last four years he may have gotten a favor from Hiz Honor who could now care less about pleasing the public in his last two weeks as Mayor.

Speaking of Gallo, he did the right thing vetoing the counsel's budget, say what you want about Shayne, he never proposed a budget that was over the two percent tax cap, Comrad Noble has not even been sworn in on his Quran yet and the common counsel feels comfortable passing a budget with a four percent tax cap that shifts the tax burden more on home owners than buisnesses, it's a joke! They have no clue, they are a bunch bleeding heart socialists that are out of touch with their constituents. We believe in less government, lower taxes, and empowering Kingstonians to achieve their full potential.   The Noble administration will be high taxes, more spending, save the whales fuck the people. That's what Kingston voted for and they get what they deserve. Steve Noble reminds me of Adam Skelos, a brat with a powerful last name that thinks he's entitled to anything.

To show how left this counsel has gone, last month they gave a pride of Kinston award to Rebecca Martin's website that was responsible for running out a company that would have created 100+ jobs. It's mind blowing, are you kidding me? What kind of message does that send to prospective buisnesses?  Ms. Martin doesn't need an award she needs to get laid and chill the fuck out.  She has done enough damage to economic development, besides driving out jobs she's responsible for Econonic Development Czar Greg Swanzi. gallo's than gf Carrie Ross Jones,  who is friends w Martin convinsed Gallo to hire Gregg with Rebecca's pushing. So this city has an environmentalist as Head of economic development great job Rebecca, Bernie Sanders would be proud.

Not for nothing, we'd  like Kingston Goodfellas to get a pride of Kingston award, we provide quality news on local politics, we have at least 50x the readership of Ms. martin's dopey website and  the entire city government from the Mayor and common counsel, to rank and file city employees all read this blog, where's my fucking award?  I guess I have to plant a few trees and drive out a few buisnesses for consideration. Tell your alderman to give us a pride of Kingston award, I'll even show up to accept it than the question of who runs this blog will be over. It's Amazing the people that stop me on the street and tell me they love our website, we are flattered.

We hear Kingston Capo~ Elect Steve Noble is going to keep Greg Swanzy on as economic delic meant head, bad move after this guy tried to destroy him he's going to let him have his job? Not a good way to get the city employees to respect their new boss. Swanzy should be gone for a number of reasons and the fact that Swanzy, who before the campaign was friends w Noble, stabbed him in the back for political aim he should be dealt w swiftly. We hear Kathy Mihm's son in law, will become corp counsel, Mr. Cook served under Sottile as a pt corp counsel and will bring dignity and respect back to that office. He will have to wipe the sleaze and slim that Zweeben is going to leave, the office needs to be exterminated. Although Dan Gartinstein should stay, he's a good honest guy was above the fray, I don't know how one justifies keeping Swanzy and firing Gartenstien, makes no sense. Plus don't you need someone in that office that can educate the new corp counsel on what's going on, I would imagine there is a great deal of transition that comes with that position, open cases and legal stuff that you can't just go into blindly. That's stupid.

Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum issued a press release saying that gun owners should carry their guns and we couldn't agree more. We don't get the backlash? If you have a gun permit you can carry your gun around anyway so what's the big deal? Kingston had a shooting in the mall and I'll tell you if I was there I'd feel a lot safer with a gun on my waist and knowing other law obiding citizens do as well. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight. The sheriff is right on this issue, he's not encouraging violence but saying in the case that there ever is we should be prepared. I'm sure he hopes as well as we do that they never are in a position where they have to use it.


Dean Skelos and his son Adam Skelos were convicted of eight counts of bribery yesterday and I have to say that Preet Beharra is no joke, the man is likely to target Cuomo next and if he takes out all three men in the room than he is putting himself in good position to be out next AG or Governor. We like Cuomo and don't wanna see that happen, not just cause we like him we don't want a woman Governor. Cuomo is a man's man and it's ok for a little graft in government, that's how we make a living, Skelos' mistake was talking on the phone, didn't he learn from Gotti?! Keep your mouth shut about your illegal activities he deserved to be caught. Us people in the life never trusted Skelos, he was very arrogant and wasn't a real gangster he was more of a country club spray tan pussy that wanted to have his cake and eat it too. Silver we feel bad about, he was our modern day Meyer Lanski and got railroaded, he didn't get convicted in that court room, buisness in Albany got convicted in that court room.  anyway, Gov. Cuomo is a smart man you won't find any emails or tapes that implicate him in any wrong doing. rumor has it Preet has gotten some former aids to flip on him in exchange for their own asses being saved. Every morning they have to look in the mirror and look at a big rat starting back at them. Let me' talk they have no credibility. On a final note you should google " top ten quotes from Skelos and Silver trials" there is a story from NY Observer that is great and worth reading.

Race for Congress: John Faso and this Heeney guy have announced along with Assemblyman Looez to replace our outgoing Congressman Chris Gibson. We like Heeney, he's a succesful businessman and a good guy, he has the money to defeat Hein and that's very important. We would consider voting Democrat if Kevin Cahill or even Julian schriean ran again but no way will we allow Hein to be our Congressman. Frankly we feel Cahill is being a bitch for years this guy worked his balls of to be the leader of our party and the successor to Maurice Hinchey as the top Democrat in this area. Yet he's allowed himself to take a back seat to Mike Hein a former republican and to paraphrase Adam Skelos, a guy that's not worthy to shine his fucking shoes. Instead Cahill telling Micheal to get his shine box, he has allowed him to take control of the party. Cahill would destroy Hein in a primary and in a presidential year with Hiary on the ballot, he would be swooped into office as our next Congressman. Take the chance Kevin and btw he has nothing to lose, the primary for Congress is in June or July, if he were to lose, he could run for Assembly still, just do it!

Shayne Gallo's last two weeks in office start Fuesday, we will present our Roast of Mayor Gallo on Tuesday night, so make sure you read often.. god bless!