I’m admittedly a fan of Sen. Greg Ball, but this is still possibly the dumbest story of the year, even as far as New York politics go. Long story short, apparently Sen. Ball (or someone on his staff) deleted a comment from a constituent from his Facebook page and blocked her, and she’s been whining aboot being censored ever since.
Never mind the fact that I’m not sure how much taxpayer money is being spent on a free service like Facebook, and never mind the fact that I recently criticized her on one of her supporters Facebook pages and had my comment deleted…it’s f’n Facebook. Did the Senator or his staff overreact? Probably.
But whining aboot it and crying to the media doesn’t make me feel sorry for you or take you seriously.
And if anyone is still curious aboot watching a Greg Ball related video…
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I criticize the New York GOP as much as anyone who doesn’t have to rely on party patronage to support himself. It can get awkward sometimes, what with me being the new media director of the NYS Young Republicans and the host of our weekly podcast “The Right Hook.” I guess you can call me anti-establishment, but that would require there to be an establishment in the first place (but at least we aren’t as bad as California).
The health care debate has provided different cats some different opportunities. It’s given the President a chance to exude leadership (FAIL). It’s given the Republican Party to hit the reset button at a time when many were expecting us to be “wandering in the wilderness” for a while. It’s also given the 2010 (yes, I said ’10 and nor ’09) candidates a big chance to use the added media exposure to launch their campaign. The seems to be the case with NY congressional candidate Greg Ball.
Yes, you read the right, I said New York CONSERVATIVES! No, that isn’t an oxymoronic term. While we don’t have a large number, we do have them…albeit scattered throughout the state.
Being the prominent voice in the New York Republican Party that I am (stop laughing Simon), I can say that we all anxiously wait the decision in 30 to 60 days as to whether or not Rudy Giuliani is going to run for Governor.
Some of my more jaded colleagues and cohorts hear that I’m into politics and will say things like “they’re all the same” and “there’s no difference between the Republicans and Democrat.” And while I emphasize with their jadedness on occasions, nothing can be further from the truth. With the Economy in the news as of late and the 
