From the 3/6 D&C

“Minarik says state Democrats too full of ire

GOP chairman takes cue from colleagues, calls Spitzer a bully

State GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik has a new line about the statewide Democratic ticket: "The All-Mean Team."

"They are mean-spirited downstaters," Minarik, also head of the Monroe County GOP, said recently. "Eliot Spitzer is a big bully. There's no question he has an attitude."
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Hamlin Democratic Committee Town Leader Replys:

For a political party that employs hacks such as Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Bill O’Rielly and Michael Savage it is laughable to read that Steve Minarik wants to characterize Democrats as “mean-spirited.” In tediously predictable fashion Minarik seeks to divert attention from the issues by making Democrats react to his inane assertion. Republicans candidates are terrified that voters will examine their record. Minarik hopes that by misdirecting the dialogue voters will somehow skip the issues.

Are Democrats angry? Of course we are! From the top down Republicans have lied, misrepresented their ambitions and harmed middle class families.

*The President exploited the tragedy of 9/11 to install a permanent American military presence in the middle East, fulfilling a strategy designed by his staff prior to1997. (See: http://www.newamericancentury.org/ ) Bush took Bill Clinton’s budget surplus and transformed it into the biggest deficit in world history.

* In NY, Governor Pataki has presided over “the most dysfunctional state government in the US (See:http://www.brennancenter.org ) New York is a laughing stock, incapable of passing a budget on time.

* In Monroe County Jack Doyle engineered the greatest budget deficit in County history to be followed by Maggie Brooks who immediately imposed the greatest single tax increase in county history! (See: D&C Archives)

And where was Steve Minarik in all this? He was the architect of the Brooks campaign which claimed that it would not raise taxes, cut jobs and services. All three of which they did immediately after being elected. Minarik authored the craven Pac-Man ads that distorted and demeaned the efficiencies of county consolidation, ideas which Maggie Brooks now embraces!

In November’s election Minarik was caught red-handed playing bait and switch with Republican Committees to evade paying state taxes on over $100,000 in campaign spending!

Are we mad? You bet. Republicans up and down the political spectrum have shown themselves to be liars, cheats and chillingly corrupt stewards of the trust given them by voters.*

Steve Minarik, hopes that by characterizing Democrats as angry he can divert the voters attention from the issues and the Republican record. Good luck with that.

Peter Tonery
Hamlin


* New Supervisor excepted.





Note: The D&C refused to publish this letter!