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The special election for Anthony Weiner's old seat

By Richard K. Barry




I don't know that many people are paying a lot of attention to the special election that will take place on September 13th for New York's 9th congressional district, but things are tighter there than they should be. 



This is the seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner for conduct unbecoming a congressman. You remember.



To provide some context, Weiner held the seat from January of 1999 until his resignation in June of this year. He won seven terms, never receiving less than 59 percent of the vote. The seat was previously held by Democrat Chuck Shumer, who went on to run successfully for the U.S. Senate.



In a Siena poll conducted Aug. 3-8, Democratic candidate David Weprin is leading Republican Bob Turner by a 48 to 42 percent margin. With a 4.4 percent margin of error, that makes things close.



One interesting note here is that Joe Lieberman has endorsed Weprin, a move meant to counter former New York City Mayor Ed Koch's endorsement of Turner. In general, the media has been trying to characterize the special election in this heavily Jewish Brooklyn and Queens district as a referendum on President Obama's Israel policies, which Koch has characterized as not sufficiently pro-Israel.



In giving his endorsement in late July, Lieberman, a strong supporter of the U.S.-Israel relationship, said:

While David Weprin can be counted on to fight for the safety and security of the State of Israel, we can also rely on him to protect the seniors and working families in Brooklyn and Queens.

Steve Greenberg, a pollster for Sienna, said what pollster always seem to say, which is that voter turnout will be key.

Which campaign will do a better job of identifying their voters and getting them to the polls [will be important] because, as we know, special elections tend to have low voter turnout. Probably fewer than 20 percent of the registered voters in the 9th congressional district will actually go to the polls and vote.

Turner is a retired media executive who ran unsuccessfully against Weiner in the general election last year.



Assemblyman Weprin is a former New York City councilman who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to be comptroller in 2009.



Just what the Democrats need right now: A close race in an historically Democratic district.



Thanks, Anthony.



(Cross-posted at Lippmann's Ghost.)

I Love New York! with traditional Red Roses

Salud!

Today's Flower of the Month - the Rose,

will be featuring the state flower of New York -

you guessed it - the Rose!

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The state flower of New York state

is rosa rose.

It's nickname, as a state, is "The Empire State".

A full bouquet of roses in full bloom means "Gratitude".

That means, pretty much any rose variation will do.

Traditionally it is portrayed as a red rose,

but you will see many other colors associated with New York State.

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This is from a fan blade, vintage 1890 poupeemodele

New York state is the birthplace of

four former presidents;

Martin Van Buren, 8th president (1782)

Millard Fillmore, 13th president (1800)

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president (1858)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president (1882)

1854 Teddy Roosevelt's birthplace

Ellis Island, outside New York City

The Statue of Liberty is in New York Harbor.

She was presented to the American people

by France.

state bird and flower

New York is the 3rd most populous in the US,

California is first

and Texas is the second.

Here is another coloring page of the Statue of Liberty:

vintage clip - 'In Sweet Remembrance'

Here is a lovely bead design for a rose amulet/purse,

from designer Marcie Fitzwater.

New York state has a long list

of famous American people

 that were born there.

Most of these were born in New York City.

Here are just a few:

Lucille Ball

Jackie Gleason

Maria Callas

Marion Davies

Aaliyah

George Gershwin

Al Capone

Carl Sagan

Vince Lombardi

Madeleine L'Engle

Colin Powell

Norman Rockwell

Eleanor Roosevelt

Mel Brooks

Hank Azaria

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Duke Ellington

Patty Duke

Alan Alda

James J. Braddock

Gregory Hines

Carol Heiss,

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Jacqueline Kennedy

Tommy Lee Jones

Christina Aguilera

Jennie Jerome Churchill

Lou Gehrig

Norah Jones

Art Garfunkel

Moe, Curly and Shemp Howard

Jerry Orbach

Danny Aiello

Ira Gershwin

C. Everett Koop

Lucky Luciano

Edith Wharton

Mae West

Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, Gummo Marx

Bugsy Siegel

Fats Waller

Elizabeth Ann Seton

A spot the difference puzzle:

by Pissarro

Well, this is a long blog today!

Of course, there are tons more interesting things about New York State, including New York City and all its' history, but I think our brains are about full now!

Here is a fun little trivia game.

Some are hard, some are easy, some have already been answered in my blog today.

Here we go......

Famous People born in New York trivia quiz.

Find the name that goes with the 'job'.

All the names have been listed

somewhere in this blog!

1.   Who was the mother of Winston Churchill?

2.   Who was a famous opera singer?

3.   Who is the "Cinderella Man"?

4.   Who sang Broadway show tunes constantly behind the scenes?

5.   Who is a comedic film director?

6.   Who won Olympic medals in silver and gold?

7.   Who is a jazz pianist?

8.   Who is a basketball player?

9.   Who is known as the tap dance revivalist?

10.  Who was a First lady of the USA, and an editor?

11.  Who is a blonde singer popular today?

12.  Who was a brunette singer that was also a dancer and model?

13.  Who are the Three Stooges?

14.  What brothers were a composer and a lyricist?

15.  What baseball player has a disease named after himself?

16.  Who is a talented songwriter, singer and performer with Simon?

17.  Who is considered to be the painter of American Life?

18.  Who is the first native-born US citizen to be canonized?

19.  Who was an actress, director and writer famous for her one-

             liners, double meanings and curvy figure?

20.  Who was a gangster that started Las Vegas to be what it is

              today?

21.  Who has been an army general, and the Secretary of State?

22.  Who was a First Lady and a human rights activist?

23.  Who is an instrumentalist and singer/songwriter and one my

               favorite vocal artists?

24.  Who was the Surgeon General and a physician, with the same

               name as my grandfather, and middle name of my father?

25.  Who is a favorite children's author, with one book made into a

                movie?

26.  Who was an infamous gangster that turned out to be not so

                 lucky?

27.   Who is an American Football coach?

28.   Who is a well-known actress since a child, and is

                  an activist for mental health issues today?

29.   Who was a blonde actress in the 30's?

30.   Who played the fiancee of Cher in 'Moonstruck'?

31.   Who won fame in M*A*S*H, and is an author, activist, director

                   and screenwriter?

32.   Who is Hank Azaria?

33.   Who is the supporting actor in 'Lightening Jack', and has

                    perhaps one of the funniest scenes of all time in it?

34.   What 3 brothers are famous, but not so their other 2 brothers?

35.   What actor and film director is known for his tough guy roles,

                    but also does terrific comedy roles?

36.   Who is a female author?

37.   Who is a physicist and astronomer?

Whewwww!

That was fun!!

I look forward to seeing you tomorrow

 in my blog.

Drop me a note and say howdy-doo:

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