Gary Port has a platform to create jobs. Team Murray has a record of destroying jobs (unless you are a family member)
http://www.youtube.com/user/GaryforSupervisor?feature=grec

I'm not impressed by any candidates, I hear criticism of Murray, and I agree...but what are the solutions? I'm not sure why candidates openly criticize while they neglect to state clear concise solutions...a you tube video showing abandoned commercial properties tells me nothing more than what we all already know.

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Gary Port is running on a platform called JOBS NOW. He has written an 8 point plan to move us in that direction. Kate Murray and her cronies have done what they can to prevent permanent, high paying jobs from being developed. But she sure knows how to support the printing industry. Don't you love the pretty cards you get in the mail showing her and others in almost as many places as her name appears? Oh, and by the way, the taxpayers of the Town of Hempstead foot the bill to the tune of several million dollars a year!!!!!

Kate has not done the job, so you must give the job to someone else, so it looks Gary.

Kate Murray is against big job creating proposals like the lighthouse, because they do not "fit our suburban landscape". These big job projects employ hundreds and thousands of people at private investors expense. They then drive local, small businesses, to serve the people who are employed at these large projects. Without the large employers, small businesses struggle. Just look at Detroit as a perfect example of this. Long Island was built on big defense industry employers like Grumann, Sperry and Gull Airborne. These companies were bigger than the Lighthouse project or any other current proposals. Would Ms. Murray want those companies out of L.I. if they were around today, because they do not fit our "suburban profile"? I am voting for Gary Port because he understands that we need to help companies locate here, not to zone them out because they might create a little more traffic (and JOBS).

From the facts I know, Kate opposes those "job creating proposals" that simply place a larger tax burden on us to pay for useless make work "jobs" that will be dished out to the long term welfare recipient. .

Eddie, I think you are the one with blinders on and can not see the forest from the trees. People in Suburbia are out of work and loosing their homes or forced to commute 2hrs to a job that barley pays their worth. Gary has a plan to bring the community together to figure out what jobs would work well in that area. Team Murray has a plan to give themselves pay raises and allow the unemployed to suffer. We have hard working folk, who pay taxes, going broke. Gary Port is standing up for those people. Capitalism is the answer and Gary Port is proposing that ideology, unlike the patronage riddled town jobs that so many Republican covet. My only question to you Eddie is - what Town Department do you work for?

Like most Socialist Democrats, you have no shortage of self-puffery. And you have no problem demanding that I pay higher taxes to give other people jobs. But solutions? You have none. Thanks for serving. But both my family's budget and the Town's would be better without you picking our pockets to give others jobs.

Kate Murray has done nothing for TOH except waste the taxpayers' money on her self-serving mailings. The Animal Shelter is a shining example of her management style, with A budget three times that of other shelters, an increase of $900,000 budgeted for next year, and 9 employees, no doubt patronage hires, making over $100,000 each. Her campaign signs litter every neighborhood. Her and her flunkies never miss a photo op. It is time to put a stop to the Tammany Hall that exists in Hempstead and give Mr. Port a chance. The bar has been set low by Murray; he can do no worse and has a good chance to improve things.

The current group of politicians who run our town need to be looked at very carefully. We need better people in there but I dont believe we should sweep everyone under the rug. Look to see who is doing in a good job then see what they stand for. I am not sold on Gary Port and YES I did look on his website. Any responses here by "Gary Port" should be looked at with a grain of salt. Is this really him and why would he respond to this? This Gary Port could be anyone. Vote using your head and your heart. I do believe it is time for Kate and a few of her friends to be done but not all of them.

Eddie,

I think that before you use terms such as "socialism" so loosely, in a "McCarthyist" manner, you should do some reseach on what that really is. No main stream politicans could ever get elected on a "true socialist" platform. We all do pay taxes however and that, in a sense is a "socialist" idea. So, stop the childish name calling for a minute and look at what Mr. Port is really proposing... PRIVATE Sector jobs. It seems that you could care less about those out of work? Mr Port wants to help create PRIVATE sector jobs, not hand outs. As for zoning with denser industry, yes, that does mean more jobs. Sorry, it goes against your idea of "Suburban character", but sometimes places need to be built by PRIVATE investors to get jobs for people who need them. Port is for Private sector jobs, you are for the status quo. Sorry, to most of us, the status quo is not what we want.

Eddie, do you think that the abandoned storefronts on Hempstead Turnpike and other places reflect the "subruban character" of our town. Perhaps with some thriving businesses providing quality employment, those storefronts could be occupied again. Like someone else on this board said, businesses providing employment trickles down to other services and suppliers.

Let's remember what Democrats have done to this country, our economy and to our county and tax bills. Vote accordingly. Learn from mistakes. Use your memories to make smarter decisions.

Allow me to translate the following for Eddie:
"Some of us don't want our communities zoned to allow higher density low income housing and industrial and commercial use."

What Eddie meant to say is that we want to continue our elite class and keep the poor (code for minority) and working class people out of his neighborhood. I don't have a problem with anyone who says it but they should be honest about what they really mean. It does have an effect on property values but then again so does the numerous vacant store fronts up and down Hempstead Turnpike.

There has to be some middle ground. I'm not saying that we need to find the next Grumman, Sperry or Fairchild but the town/county/Island needs something that will generate private sector jobs of all varieties.

I still don't know if I'm even going to mark a box on the Supervisor's race. I like what I hear about Mr. Port but I'm disgusted with myself due to the fact that I wish that Monty Brewster will throw his hat in the race. "None of the Above!" I hate wasting a vote but I just don't know on this one.

"Gary Port" my point is there is no way of verifying any response as actually Gary Port. Did I expect you to answer with any other response than 'Yes I am Gary Port". Online blogs need to be looked at very carefully because anyone can create an account as whoever they choose. I will say it again carefully weigh your decisions. AND if you are really Gary Port update your website regarding the Kate Murray bashing video. Many of those empty storefront pictures are old. A few even have new stores and updated stroefronts that were completed and filled before your announced your candidacy. I CANNOT stand when politicians use this type of campaign strategy. I KNOW what Kate has done wrong now tell me why I should vote for you and dont use outdated pictures it makes it seem like you are being deceitful. I will read your posts with a grain of salt. That is the way of the internet.

i met gary port and steve anchin at a political club. yes they have a plan, the problem is that they have no chance of winning because ol jay jacobs wont committ the resources-political and financial- to win.

you wanna beat kate and company? go after mondello. if he collapses so will the rest of the deck of cards.

I think that gary Port is a viable candidate, especially compared to the sacrificial lambs whom the Democrats ran in prior elections. Murray has never been more vulnerable. She and her cronies and handlers have taken it too far in recent years, especially in the patronage area. If Port wins, he will have to evaluate every position and employee in the TOH for performance, salary, etc.

Correction, my post should be directed at Eddie

Eddie (corrected)-Trust me you are not paying for me. As I have mentioned earlier I have a good paying job in the private sector and thankfully I'm not in need of any public assistance. I said nothing about tax-those-who-work-and-give-to-those-who-dont [sic]" being my argument for bigotry. My reason for claiming bigotry was based on Eddie's comment about the rezoning (again I'm guessing that this was in reference to the HUB project but I'm only guessing).

Tideline please read the first post I made in the thread you would see that you and I agree that the time has come for change in the Town and not the same old, same old as you pointed out.

Sorry for the duplication but wanted my comments directed toward the right posters

So zoning is all about race?

You are a messed up dude.

Kate Murray voted herself a raise right after she was last elected. She also did the same for her pals on the town board. This during the height of the recession when people were losing their jobs and homes. Is this a fiscally responsible supervisor? Absolutely not!

The list of everything she has done wrong or has been shady is beyond belief.From the lighthouse mess and telling Wang NO when he offered billions of his own money, to the rehiring of her father for $40,000 a year part time after his retirement, to the courtesy Motel nightmare, and let's not forget the Wantagh strip club debacle, the John Loeffel building commissioner scandal-(he lives DOWN THE STREET FROM HER and her daddy, and built himself a castle and she claims that she had no idea that he forgot to apply for proper permits?? How could she miss the big orange sign that should have been posted???) //www.antonnews.com/levittowntribune/2007/03/09/news/ .Then we have the Town of Hempstead animal shelter becoming a HIGH KILL Shelter thanks to Kate at $ 7 million dollars a year. Nathan Winograd of No kill nation offered to help reform this dump after the kill the kitty video debuted and was turned down. For those who don't care about animals though, keep in mind that NO KILL is CHEAPER than KILLING! Murray even allowed the hiring of a shelter director who wasn't educationally qualified because she hails from the highest kill shelter in the country, the NY ACC! And next year they are getting a $900,000 raise ,that the animals will once again not see because the money will pay for more patronage pals. Yet Murray claims it will not affect my taxes.

Merrick residences also know how they are getting ripped off with the Aqua water issue too!
I spoke to one young town employee recently who told me "It's my JOB to vote for Kate Murray"....really? Now we know how she keeps getting re- elected...Anyone who votes for Kate is a fool and if you don't vote it is just as bad as voting for her because all the town employees will be casting their vote for Kate because "It's their job"..Gary Port promises to stop the Kate Murray propaganda junk mailing and to go NO KILL with the shelter. JUST those two decisions alone will already save taxpayers MILLIONS!

Riley, you have stated all the reasons why Kate should not be re-elected. In the case of the Wantagh strip club, the Town originally granted the variance, but when the community protested, she stated that she was agianst it. Local people from the neighborhood did all the work to get the variance overturned, but there was good old Kate Murray getting her picture taken with the people who really deserved the credit for the victory. If you have a camera she will appear to take credit. I saw in the Levittown Tribune that David McDounugh presented her with a "Woman of Distinction" award. It is probably a legitimate award, but the article did not explain what it was or who else received the award. This is the type of stuff at which Murray and her minions excel. They all need to be turned out of office. I am neither Democrat or Republican; I vote for whom I consider the best candidate. These Republicans in the TOH are as one, and they ALL need to go. I know that Mac will disagree with this, but that is the way that I see it.

The list of things Photo op Kate has not done is enormous. The list of things she has done wrong or for her cronies may be even bigger. I hope Gary Port decides to tell us why we should vote for him NOT all the things Kate has done wrong. We dont know Gary's intimate background but I am sure there are selective things people could point out. I no longer want to see selectpictures without telling the whole story. I amso sick of politicians wasting my time telling me how bad someone is. Tell me why I should VOTE FOR YOU! Pictures in Levittown that tell less than 50% the story doesnt do it. Why isnt it Gary showed the whole development in any of those pictures?

Whoever this Gary may be real or not that is how you get a vote. When I see pictures knowing that it doesnt tell a true story I question the validity. FAddy Malones has been successful for years and the Hog Shoppe seems to be thriving and the trophy shop has been a mainstay in Levittown. You choose a defunct Chinese rest that has been out for years and a corner store that always fails. The nyou show the lot where the new Levittown Ford dealer will be located and a building ready to be torn down as a bigger part of a rebuild. Then a lot where the synogogue once stood and its closure had nothing to do with Kate. The only surprise is when they initially took the picture of the tear down she wasnt there smiling. the video of Gary Port and his beliefs were much better.

Eric B For President!

Yankee so if you ride a motorcycle it is bad? The Hog Shoppe is an eyesore? Are guys who ride motorcycles against god? The church wasnt opposed. Way to just point out the typical stereotype. Not sure what you are talking about the old pizza, pizza ahop? There may be more places to get pizza in Levittown than any place on Long Island. KMART has NOTHING to do with TOH. Regardless of why Ford is going back up it was decietful to show that picture knowing that building is coming down as part of a rebuilding process. Levittown is in serious decline because there is too much of the same businesses here. We need something unique. It seemed as if Gary showed only part of the story. the TOH had nothing to do with Bingo. The attendance was declining for years and the building was in such disrepair people stopped going to bingo and to worship. I am not a fan of Kate but please tell the whole picture. The zoning laws need to be changed but are you implying no lawyers can have an office in TOH?

Yankee 96, you are right about Mondello. the real seat of power for him is Hempstead, and the judiciary. having loyal Republican judges allows the party to dole out work such as guardianships to favored law firms. All of this has to end, and now is the time.

Yankee should a bike store only be in areas where you dont have to see them? Has anything horroble happened there? Hells Angels look alikes? Give it a break your implication is very steroetypical. Hells Angels in your mind have a negative connotation. Little Cesears I believe isnow the Magic shop and that whole center is overpriced regarding rent had you ever cared to look into it. Why do you think they cannot get anything in that corner? the KMart building has nothing to do with the TOH but rather a battle between Lowes and Home Depot. yes I am a Levittown lover it is my home but I also see the faults. Kate isnt the problem with everything. Her politics are garbage and we need change. Gary didnt show the full story. How come he didnt show the Hog Shoppe or Bank or the Ford Dealership but only the clips of the closed ones? We know what Kate has done wrong and why she should be out but tell us why we should elect Gary. You better check first Gary Port do you ride a motorcycle? Hopefully we can get new unique business owners here in Levittown. We certainly do not need anymore places to buy pizza. In fact I would say the Hog Shoppe is the unique type of business that is good for our town.

Rent does play a significant role in the success or failure of a strip mall. We have two centers across the street from each other on wantagh Avenue. One (the older one) is always fully occupied, and the other has perennial vacancies. A Dunkin Donuts actually moved from the newer center to the older. Whatever is happening with the Kmart property, one would think that the Twon would attempt to broker a deal to get the property back into operation. I agree that antiquated zoning laws inhibit business from locating to TOH. The "suburban character" that Kate Murray is always touting can only be sustained by strong business paying taxes and providing jobs that can support families, not parttime retail positions. Gary Port has some good ideas, and he can only improve the situation. Murray and her posse have been ineffective for years. Voters should not mistake all of these pronouncements and photo ops for legislative ability; they are merely a smokescreen to cover up the ineptitude of Murray's administration.

To which ever Gary feels like replying: While I applaud your vision, I have to think he knows this cannot be accomplished in one term. So my question is obvious, how many years do you believe it will take to complete your goals and what are your plans if incomplete after your second term? Is your plan modular in scope whereas each phase will be able to stand alone should completion of your overall vision not come to fruition during your tenure?

JonL, I do not know specifice law firms, but I have been told by a lawyer whom I respect that the power of the Nassau Republican party is in the judiciary. It allows work to be doled out to favored firms. TOH is the patronage job mill, and the judiciary allows them to take care of their friends and benefactors. Mondello, Mangano, Murray etal all move in one direction. Nobody has an original thought. The only poilitican to come out of that clubhouse and occasionally buck the status quo is Peter King. He is a guy I respect and vote for for that reason, and for his stand on the issues.

I like the ideas that are being discussed on this thread, and I especially like the idea that Mr. Port is reading and commenting on those ideas. Mr. Port, you need to get your message out to the public at large. People are fed up with Murray, and she is beatable. I know that campaign funds are limited, but try to get your ideas into Newsday and the local papers.

If this is the real Gary Port who knows. At least this guy posting is posting valid responses. Mr Port should have his ideas out there regardless. the Murray machine is everyhwere I cant drive ten feet without seeing a sign.

IF you are Gary Port and in the object of FULL DISCLOSURE tell us something that only the real Gary Port would know..... like what you were doing at 12:12 AM on the morning of November 20th ,1991?

This is the problem with the internet there is no real way to verify who is actually posting. I could set up a new name and be called "the real Gary Port". It is diturbing that the republicans or any political party rips down signs.

This thread reminds me of the Colisseum issue. I don't understand why there isn't a Kaiman/Tu thread. Surely there are issues and clarifications that need to be addressed, aren't there?

Mac
Why on Earth would anyone other than Gary Port say he was Gary Port on a Blog? What would that gain unless he was real? That is like going on the Patch and saying your are Charles Wang or Donald Trump and trying to defend all your beliefs and actions and intentions, to people who need to see it to believe it ....(except for religious notions) . It's not like he said he was Spiderman. He states many good plans , lets hear out the specifics and why not take him at his word.

Bill there have been MANY instances of people claiming they were different people only for the real person to come out and say it isnt really them. Someone supporting Gary Port could claim to be him and then someone looking to make him look bad could claim to be him. I just said listen carefully and NOT to believe just because a person claims to be the name they registered as. You are smart enough to know why people would choose to be Gary Port.

Jon L. Mine was not a criticism. I am enthusiastically glad to see the groundswell of public discourse. Hopefully the result at the end of it all [post election morning] will be for the good of the people, much like the outcome of the colisseum boondoggle.

As for Kaiman/Tu - to coin a lyric "is there anybody out there?"

I understand to a point, but............If I was the type of person you describe,
I might say I was Gary Port just tell everyone that I was going to bring gambling and low income condos to the hub and put cell towers and more Pawn shoppes along Hempstead Turnpike to get a rise out of people. But if asked how I felt about the "Taubman Mall in Oyster Bay" I would be hard pressed to give you a well thought out answer on this subject on this here Blog, unless I was authentic ( or maybe Gary's wife or camp-pain manager).

Gary a link on your facebook page AND your political page along with a phone call has just made your posts more valid. That is a way the board can truly see that it is you. There are too many instances of people claiming to be others.

Mac,
Mr. Port has twice invited you to satisify your curiosity. Once by saying he will be at the Franklin Square Street Fair this weekend and the other by asking you to pick up the phone and call his law office.By doing just that time won't be wasted on the misdirection.

Okay, everyone...Back on point

I'm voting for Norma Gonsalves because I know that when she emails me or calls me it's really her!

Mac, I think its safe to assume that it is really Gary Port. Lets make that assumption and move on.

It's not like Mr. Port showed up at a restaurant claiming to be Abe Froman to get a table for lunch. Everything that the user Gary Port posted seems to come back to Gary Port for Supervisor on YouTube. And even if it is one of his hired hands running spin on blogs for him, kudos to him for reaching out to the people. The Ivory Tower folks at 1 Washington Street would never stoop so low to hear out the common people (with the exception of the Councilman from Levittown who has contacted me in the past based on what I posted here and elsewhere in the blogger-sphere and social media outlets).

The Sausage King of Long Beach?

Why doesn't everyone jump over to Gary Ports facebook page that is attached to his website? There would be no doubt that Gary Port would be responding on his personal facebook page, unlike this blog which is run by a news organization that will probably remove my post just so that they can continue to push web traffic. It will also give Mr. Port a chance to compete with Kate. Kate Muray has over 3000 fans (no doubt it is part of your job requirement to be on her page if she appointed you a position in the Town of Hempstead). I am not for either candidate but if you want to give Gary a chance at least you know he will be responding himself. I read these posts and I to have my doubts as to who is who. It is not the first time this lame local online paper has had discussions where people constantly accuse others of being someone they maybe or maynot be. As soon as the posts are opposing this online site, they are removed , which because of my suggestion to move to facebook...well I am hoping everyone gets a chance to read it before it is deleted.

BTW I find the pole of this page quite interesting, Gary Port might actually have a chance?

Gary Port has a great chance as Team Murray has done nothing productive. Mark Bonilla says that he is "proud" of the passport service in the Town Clerk's office. This is just a waste of money and a duplication of services. the local post offices do a fine job with passport applications. Donald Clavin touts his drive thru windows for payment of taxes. What is the tax collector's office, McDonalds? It is simple to mail your tax payment. NYS Dept of Motor Vehicles has made great strides to handle transactions via the internet or by mail. Why can't the tax collector in TOH do the same? These are not accomplishments, they are waste.

Mr. Demarco, you forgot how Mr. Clavin is unable to get the tax bills out prior to their due date. This guy has 2 very simple jobs. Mail the Tax Bills and collect the Tax money. He is a failure at both. But you do get a nice pen with his name on it when you use the drive up window. I love that we (tax payers) get to pay for that.

If past history is an indicator, even if Kate Murray wins this election, she will probably "resign" part way into her term, so that the Republicans can appoint a replacement who will run as an incumbent. The Hunt and Fish Club in Westbury has to be concerned about Kate's lack of popularity.

Hey Kate Murray IS popular.....much like John Rocker is with Mets fans and Russell Hantz is with Survivor comtestants. And it is OUR turn to VOTE HER OFF THE ISLAND!

At both budget hearings on Oct 11th, Kate Murray refused to answer any budget questions that made her look bad. She refused to discuss why the Animal Shelter budget went up 100% in 8 years, she refused to acknowledge that debt service costs went up 28% in 8 years, she refused to explain why she is increasing postage expense 25% over 2010 levels. The list goes on and on. I spoke at both meetings for over an hour (combined) and came away with no answers to most of my questions. Kate Murray doesn't want the public to know how the budget cycle works and how she is spending their money.

Cathy, I agree with you on most points, but in my opinion the incumbents disrespect the taxpayers by the cavalier way in which they spend our money. They do not deserve re-election. Mr. Port may be an amateur, but he has some good ideas about zoning and other issues, and hopefully will untangle the patronage mess in TOH. The incumbents are not capable of improving things because poilitics and cronies come first. Mr. Port deserves a chance.

The posters and photo ops are the Republican formula in nassau. It becomes galling when it is at the taxpayers' expense. Mr. Port said that he would end the mailings. I say that he deserves a chance to make good on his promises. If the current bunch are reelected, guaranted the self-servings mailings continue.

Cathy you are on a tear this morning. I do not think that anyone is against a dog shelter. I think we are all against having the highest paid dog shelter in the region where all the top people make HUGE salaries and all have deep connections to the current TOH politicians. I think people see the shleter as patranoge at it worst.

Cathy it is 100% true. Newsday ran an article months ago and all the salaries and connections were clearly listed and NOT refuted.

Also, dont we all vote in private?

Murray's performance, and all of them, needs to be judged by her legislative efforts and her handling of the TOH finances, not by her smile, or the mailings, or the unending proclamations they hand out. Legislatively and financially, her administration is a failure. Look around and trust your senses; things are bad in TOH and they are wasting our tax money on their friends, relatives, and benefactors. The animal shelter is the poster child for Murray's corrupt administration.

Mr. Port needs to expose Murray for the corrupt bureaucrat that she is. Nothing will change in this town if she is reelected. There is a treasure chest of issues for Mr. Port to discuss. Unfortunately, for me this is the only disadvantage of switching to FIOS; I will not be able to see the debate.

And are you so sure that Mr. Port will not reward his supporters with positions if he gets elected? How are you so sure? Just wondering.

What I am also against is a $ 7 million dollar animal shelter where according to the new director who Murray and pals hand picked, killing has become a fact of life! No kill is cheaper and can be achieved. Nathan Winograd of No Kill nation offered his help months ago and Murray said no! There is absolutely no reason for this suffering and countless killings to continue. The killing has actually INCREASED since the new director started. Kate Murray doesn't even deny that they are a high kill shelter anymore. They aren't killing to save money as again, no kill is cheaper. They are killing adoptable animals because it is the lazy way out for people who have no clue or compassion for animals. Gary Port promises no kill. That's enough for me. He also has a lot of other great ideas too.

Cathy, we know what we have now, and it is not good. I think Mr. Port has some good ideas, and he would have to go a long way to top Murray and the Republicans in the patronage area. A rejection of Murray and her cronies will send a loud message Tammany Westbury that things have to change.

How fitting it would be if the scandal and corruption at the animal shelter is ultimately the issue that takes out Kate and her merry band of idiots. As I have said before, if Mr. Port is elected, he will need to review all TOH personnel for qualifications and payscale. Hopefully, civil service exams will be the criteria for hiring under his administration, not connections.

Perhaps someone should analyze the total salary in the Town of Hempstead paid to GOP committeemen and their families. Its a total sham. At last count it was in the millions of dollars a year. $115,500 salary paid to someone who sorts recycle cans...and it goes on and on. This is NOT a responsible way to spend my tax dollars.

All this talk but no one goes out to vote, except for the flunkies and their families who work for the TOH and the republican machine. Once in for all lets vote this year and toss Kate Murray to the curb where she belongs. I wonder if she will be willing to give her fake smile and pose for another one of her photo opps after she is voted out of office. PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE THIS YEAR!

Gary why not post up the inflated payroll of the TOH for 2011? It is easy enough to find. I can even email it to you in excel format. Do not worry about offending anyone on the payroll as you will never see 1 TOH employee vote anyway.

Michael, welcome to our thread. You are 100% correct on both posts. there has never been a time when the Republicans in TOH are more vulnerable. Let's get this done and get Murray out.

mr demarco,

yes they are vunerable. but they will defend to the TOH to the end- remember its their political alamo.

mr port i met you and mr anchin at an MNDC meeting, i dont mean to be mean, but without the support of the nassau dems and jay jacobs, i just dont see how you can beat kate murray.

btw im convinced that she's al d'amato - in drag lol.

:)

I realize that TOH is their most important asset, but people are fed up. I also realize that she starts with votes of all employees and their families. Its the rest of us who must stand up. It will take a record turnout to vote Murray out of office. If you are satisfied with the way things are going in TOH, with the way they distribute your tax dollars to their friends, if you like receiving those mailers with their smiling faces at your expense, then vote for Kate, or don't vote at all. If all of these things anger you, vote for Mr. Port.

Robert,

At my polling station in Bellmore each and every year I see family members of TOH employees "working" at the polling station. Not only does Kate get the vote of all TOH employees she gets the vote of their families by tossing them money to work at the polling stations on election day. The stranglehold she has on the TOH is just sick. Lets all get our friends and families out to vote this year do not let Kate and her crew benefit off of low voter turnout.

You are 100% correct. Apathy is the reason why we re-elect people like her.
In a town election, the turnouts are very light. Many people that vote, just vote along party lines, no matter who the candidates are. Most people, no matter their political persuasion, have little to no knowledge of the issues in a town election. Town employees turn out in higher proportions than other voters. In this case, the town Republican machine has so much more money than Mr. Port, so "The team" can put up posters & lawn signs everywhere. They get the part faithful to put them up everywhere, even vacant lots! Often, these are people who are looking for a favor from the local officials, or are people with aspirations of their own. The local mayor in our town, for example has Murray signs all over his and his friends properties. Of course, they even try to put these on public property (I have personally witnessed this). He, for a fact, has big political ambitions. Believe me, Murray is counting on voter apathy in another re-election bid. Once in awhile, however, something gets one of these "entrenched" politicans in trouble. Murray has had a few issues that have gotten some serious negative attention. Is it enough to get her out of office? We shall see. Like him or not, that was how Suozzi beat Gulotta. The Credit rating issue swept Suozzi into office.

Just had my Newsday12 Debate with Kate Murray. The broadcast date is Nov 5. The debate will be available online, I'm told by this weekend. Big news, I made this promise: after every election Kate gives herself a raise, in 2009 she gave herself a $10,000 raise. At the debate, I promised not only not to give myself a pay raise, but to cut the Supervisor's salary by 25%. Hold me to that promise.

The animal shelter and the HUB should bring her down. And the building inspector who lives up the block from her who did not get permits for his renovation. Gary, hope you discussed the animal shelter in the debate. She has alot of explaining to do on that one.

Here's the URL to the debate. Unfortunately, if you have FIOS like me, you can't watch it. http://www.news12.com/news/article.jsp?articleId=292891&rand=3554641. We're working to get up on my website.

It's a good thing that they don't keep pigs at that shelter. They would all be killed with all the pork being handed out to fellow GOP lackeys in the People's Republic of Hempstead.

mr port- like u i am a happy fios customer..ill watch the debate before i make my final decision(s)

By minute 4 kate is already trying to take credit for the Courtesy hotel take down, which we all know she stalled for years.

Gary I stopped by your headquarter in Baldwin today after work. I picked up a bunch of signs and made some phone calls on your behalf to local residents. I plan on helping as much as I can over the next few weeks, my only regret is that I did not stop by earlier.

Michael, thanks for the help. As for the Courtesy, I quite frankly don't know why Kate brought it up. When I was the Chamber VP and later President, I and the community leaders had several meetings with Kate over that sewer. But more than that, 2 weeks ago at Newsday, I reminded her of it. So, why did she think to take credit for getting rid of it when she had to know I would call her on it? I was there in her office in 2006 when she said "No". It was only when we got all the elected officials to pressure her that she backed down. If she hadn't brought it up, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to discuss it at all, and implicitly call her a liar. From a debating stand point, it was not a good strategic call.

mr port- i just watched the debate. you made her look bad- therefore you won.
once again we see the master politicain at work- in her world, all is wonderful,nothings wrong and its just some disgruntled employees.

kate dances around issues and passes the buck wherever possible.
she is the main reason why the TOH and all the towns and villages in it are such a mess.

mr port you have my vote.

Thanks, but all I did was tell the truth. Kate would have done better if she had, and admitted mistakes. At our Newsday endorsement interview, the editors tried to get her to admit any mistakes, but she stayed on her party line that she is the best supervisor in the best town and everything is wonderful.

I can't say exactly what is on my mind only to say, I am totally convinced that Mr. Port will need all of the NORMAL COMMON SENSE people to vote for him. Kate MUST GO!!! I am a local businessman for over 8 years in the Elmont community and I have not seen ONE thing that has changed in the TOH. All I know, is my taxes are over 35K..

I have read numerous threads/blogs earlier, and just cannot understand why someone would re-elect Kate. It just does not make ANY SENSE. My gut feeling is that the residents in the TOH are so brainwashed, they are either scared or just like the mismangement fo tax $ and services. We desparately need change. I have heard a lot of good things about Gary from people that know him, and would not mine giving him the chance to see what he can do. Hey, lets face it, it cannot get ANY WORSE THAN WHAT IT IS AND HAS BEEN. The only people that will not vote for you Gary, are the employees, family and friends of Kate. I read on another blog that says"Kates Gotta Go" and thats so true.

Big thanks to Michael who came around the Franklin Square Street fair to help give out literature. Here's a link to the New12 Debate
http://player.theplatform.com/ps/player/pds/9-Zyr77ONx?pid=ACP0Rw8OTPgAkVeRauw4xv9gGFNGCDBF

TOH needs to replace those old blue dump trucks from the 1970's. The floor boards are rotted out and so is the dump in the back. You put sand or salt back there and it falls thru the holes. Nothing last forever, noisy as hell also.

Tideline, it's not nice to refer to Supervisor Murray as a dumptruck.

You are right nothing should last forever including single party rule in the People's Republic of Hempstead.

The taxpayers can't afford leaking sand and salt when there is so much pork and patronage to dole out to 'friends' and family

Angie Cullin is useless Merrick would be better served tossing out another rubber stamp for the Team. She must go.

Mongoose have you been drinking then reading and posting? I have acknowledged last week that this is indeed mr Port after he provided links on two sites to thsi blog which he is the only one who could do so. I have continually said that photo op Kate must be gone. Yes I did bring up a question about a few of those pictures. If Mr Port is going to post he should be able to answer a few questions and he did. The Chinese rest on the trpke has been closed for about a decade or more, the ford building will be knocked down and replaced shortly, the TOH had nothing to do with the Temple being knocked down and it has nothing to do with the Kmart being out. I just wanted to know what Gary stood for I know what Kate is all about,IPlease stay off the sauce before you post or let go of some of your anger before you post.

It is good to know that other citizens feel the way I feel about Corrupt Kate and her "Team". It is time to put an end to her reign. It will take a large turnout because she starts out with the TOH employees votes, as well as their families. I put some of Mr. Port's signs on my lawn yesterday, and already neighbors have asked about him. Mr. Port does not have the mail privileges of Corrupt Kate, or the garbage trucks on which to put his name like she does (another metaphor), so we have to help spread the word. The election will probably be close; we have to help Mr. Port be introducing him to the uninitiated, and urging them to vote.

Just watched the debate via the link provided by Mr. Port. He did very well. He outlined problems and solutions, while Corrupt Kate denied even the animal shelter issues and held the party line. She cannot believe most of the things she says. I hope this video is widely viewed because it outlines the difference between the candidates. She did not rebutt any of the patronage comments.

Here is a quick recap of the Franklin Square street fare: Kate Murray and Mark Bonilla had a booth with two gentleman spitting out lies and giving credit for things Kate Murray has never done. It would not surprise me if the two gentleman are on the TOH payroll, they are likely part of the 1% crew.

On the other end of the street fair Gary Port and Steve Anchin were personally meeting residents and many of them (Republicans included) were voicing just how unhappy they are with Team Kate, the mailers, the lies and the waste. My point in all this is if Franklin Square residents are sick and tired of Kate Murray your neighbors and friends likely share the same sentiments so spread the word.

Robert, I thought campaign signs offended you. Apparently it is only the signs for the people you don't support. There is that do what I say not what I do mentality. Nice.

I have seen nothing to convince me that Port can produce what he claims. I am still waiting for his answer to my question on how he plans to make the TOH Animal Shelter No Kill. I see what happened when the American people voted for someone in the name of "Change" based on promises yet to be made good. Mr. Port reminds me of his Democrat colleague. Making promises that I don't believe he can keep. If he lets us know how these promises will be kept, maybe I will change my mind. I am not voting for another politician who tells the people what they want to hear to get the job, then doesn't produce. Like Obama, like Mangano.

Robert I agree about the signs. It seems I cant drive 20 feet without seeing multile signs. Cathy by all means vote for Kate Photo-Op Murray and you will see no change because she is not offering any. You talk about the shelter but say nothing. This is a shelter that is poorly run and way overpriced. Did you watch the debate? In Kate murray's worls all it take sis some make-up and a smile then the world is great. According to Kate there is NOTHING worng but if it is she didnt do it. Doesnt every single politician running against an incumbant run on some kind of "change"? Can you name me the promises Kate made then kept to the TOH? If you like things status quo vote for Kate. If you like the way HempsteadTurnpike looks with the emptiness vote for Kate. If you like the patronage vote for Kate. If you like the fact she killed the privately funded lighthouse project which may cost us the NVMC vote for Kate. Go watch the debate and listen to Mr Port. Is he the answer to all the problems, I doubt it. But could it be a fresh new start yes.

Does anyone, besides myself, wonder why the race between Kaiman and Tu,in Noth Hempstead, hasn't generated the dialogue we see here, between Murray and Port?
Does this mean we should be content with or leery of status quo?

Interesting comment. When i walked into democratic headquarters on saturday, the immediately offerred my campaign signs for other candidates. When I told them I wanted Gary Port lawn signs they had to introduce me to another person, and the signs were towards the back of the office. I did not see too much enthusiasm. If he wins, this should help with concerns about patronage.

Jon L. I think your comment speaks volumes. Shame on Jay Jacobs and the rest of the NDC for sticking out the white flag and having a sacraficial lamb running election after election, as Robert Demarco put it. When Gary wins I am hopeful he will remember why everyone supported and will remember that Jay Jacobs did nothing when they start asking for favors.

Robert did you visit Gary's headquarters at 832 Merrick Road in Baldwin? This is probably the office you want to visit, everyone there is passionate about getting Gary Port elected.

Gary Port is going to win on November 8. Vote for Gary, then ask your friends and neighbors to vote for Gary. Then, when Gary Port wins keep him to his word by attending Town Hall meetings.

Uh oh. Saw Kate had a TV ad on during the repub presidential debate last night. She must be getting a little nervous. Shouldn't that be her obvious base? I hope she keeps aligning herself with that motley group of whack jobs.

Robert, I am well aware of Kate and have been backing Mr. Port since the day he threw his hat in the ring. I saw the debate. She had NOTHING to say and just smiles while she lies. My point is they are spending serious $ if there was an ad on CNN prime time during the repub. pres. debate. I did a double take when I saw it was a Kate Murray for Supervisor ad. Like I said, maybe they are nervous. I just hope no one buys into it, at least not independents who might be on the fence.

Received another one of Corrupt Kate's infamous mailings today. This one highlights the tax freeze, credit rating, and cost control. All of this is old spin. What a waste of my money. When they worked on controlling costs, I guess they forgot about the animal shelter, where costs will increase another $900K above the already bloated budget. Guess Kate will have to reward more of the faithful if she wins.

Business as usual in the TOH. Freezing taxes during an election year is the oldest trick in the book when it comes to the Republican Machine. Anyone with half a brain would realize Kate and co. will just tap into the reserves to give themselves, TOH workers and sub contractors raises. Who gives a shit about the credit rating when we have 15 percent unemployment and no new business wants to touch the TOH with a 15 foot pole bc of our zoning laws stink and our taxes are too high.

The mailers have gotten so out of hand that I want to pull a Cosmo Kramer and ask that the USPS stop my mail all together.

Gary Port is working hard to spread the word, I just hope that TOH residents can stop drinking Kate's kool aid and we can throw her ass out once and for all.

http://thecommunityalliance.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-daze-are-here-again.html#comments

This blogger is giving Gary Port a bad wrap. Do not make the mistake of lumping Gary Port up with the rest of Nassau County democrats who concede TOH elections before they even begin.

He is starting to seem like the next lamb to me. I am seeing ZERO signs around Levittown, East Meadow, Wantagh. Very little press. The dems are so pathetic. They finally have a candidate who is qualified, inspired and can talk the talk and they do NOTHING to get him elected. I am so dismayed. They BETTER step up their game and get the word out. Facebook postings are just not going to do the trick! www.garyport2011.com
Anyone who gives him 2 minutes of their time will find their candidate!

http://merrick.patch.com/articles/video-gary-port-holds-jobs-now-rally-in-baldwin

Mongoose, Gary is putting up a fight and is not a lamb. The man is running his own private law practice while at the same time hitting the streets every night and weekend. Kate does nothing all day and just relies on the machine to scare TOH workers into voting. Gary is not going down without a fight he campaigned in Point Lookout, a place where deomcrats are shot on site.

A few weeks away and the silence of the democrats is deafening...should be a clean sweep but they always know how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Nassau legislature will go Dem, Hempstead repuke regime will hold. Dang...same old same old. I hope I'm wrong. I will keep spreading the word and will vote. What else is there...?

Yeah. I put up signs but they get stolen faster than a rabbit makes bunnies. I'm deep in Kate-country. I hope Newsday has the guts and intelligence to endorse Gary Port. It would be a big deal because I believe many just want change and have no idea there is an alternative. Or what I like to call "Pete King syndrome." I'm waiting for Kate's last minute phone assault I'm sure is coming, telling peole Mr. Port is a member of Al Queda and is coming for their daughters and social security and wants to increase taxes 1 million percent. Turn down those ringers now...

Did anyone read the "2012 Hempstead Budget Report" that was mailed out a few days ago? 99 percent of what is written within it is bullshit and lies. It reminded me of something Arthur Anderson would have mailed out to Enron share holders. But at the end of the day this is the junk that gets stupid TOH residents to vote for Team Kate election after election.

As for Mongoose's comments last night I was getting off the Southern State Pkwy at exit 25 Newbridge road at 9pm and noticed a truck on the side of the exit with men outside putting Kate's signs up everywhere. My only reaction (besides for yelling at them and cursing Kate out from my car window) is the machine is working extra hard this election.

Hang in there, Gary and keep doing what you're doing. You knew this would be an uphill battle because her supporters have a vested interest in her success. When you win, you will have the privilege of reviewing all of the TOH patronage hires for performance, relevance and appropriateness of salary. I suggest that you start with the Animal Shelter. Good luck, and hopefully the silent majority will rule the day.

Thanks for the good work, Gary. We know what you're up against. For the record, I can only put your signs NEAR my house since I'm trying to get a variance. They see YOUR name and I may NEVER get my CO!! I'm pulling for you. Thanks for chiming in on the forum. I put some of your flyers in the Levittown post office (Kate Ground Zero). They were gone in 12 seconds and I don't mean "distributed.". You owe someone a tree!

Agreed, Thank you Gary for having the courage to stand up and actually try to take down Kate. For once fed up TOH residents have a real candidate and answer against the corrupt machine.

Kathy go on the mans website listen to the debate read the content he has published. Gary Port has a plan but nothing will happen overnight. 109 years of same party rule, waste, patronage and lies can not be solved overnight. The bottom line is if Kate Murray was running against a monkey I would vote for the Monkey! A vote for kate or a non vote is a vote for the status quo.

I have been to the web site. I see promises to set up committees. I see no concrete plans. I also have some experience with animals and animal rescuing and have asked a few times here how exactly Mr. Port plans to carry out his promise to make the TOH Animal Shelter No Kill. Because I think that is a falsehood. I don't think it can be done. So I want to know how it will happen and when. I heard a lot of lies from Obama when he was campaigning. He has not carried out those promises, which he never should have made. I would like to know why I should think Mr. Port is not doing the same thing. Like Obama, making promises he can't keep to get the job, and then crying about how things take time when he does get the job and not produce the things he promised. So tell me Mr. Port, how are you going to make the TOH Animal Shelter No Kill, as promised on your web site?

And this free trade zone worries me. We don't need to import more crap from other countries, and certainly not give other countries tax breaks to send their crap here. We need to promote Made In America!

I like how the Murray administration preaches about how transparent they are, then dodge or refuse to answer questions on topics that may expose their corruption and patronage. Like I said before, if you are happy with these people using your tax dollars are their personal piggy bank, by all means reelect them. There is no guarantee that the challenger will make significant changes, but with Murray there is a guarantee: more corruption and patronage, sanctioned by the voters. make your choice.

Way to go Michael!!
Mongose wrote -" I think there are enough disgruntled people who would just vote for any sort of change." Which is the same thinking that got The Obama Slammer elected. I have had my fill of change ... I want Good Sound Planning now and MR Port seems to have that , as well as Mr Anchin.... if you visit their sites and reason out the issues. But I am NOT going to vote against my Incumbant legislator after all she has done for East Meadow, just for the sake of change....for changes sake. Because that was how Obama got the power to crush our economy and down grade our country. Some people in public office on Long Island have gotten the chance to do good, and performed admireable and deserve another chance.

Bill Alderman I agree with you, I am not a Nassau Dem. Com. worker who will just come out with a blanket statement to vote row A. It seems like the whole dem commitee is trying to run on the coattails of Dave Denenberg. I like Gary Port bc in my meetings with him he seems like a genuine TOH resident who is fed up and is willing to fight for change. I have met Steve Anchin and he is a smart businessman with good ideas, not a good for nothing ass kisser like Mark Bonilla.

Gary Port is running for a TOH supervisor role to compare him to Obama is unfair. The bottom line is the TOH budget is 415 million dollars with 264 million funded through property taxes (these are figure right out of Kate's camp) 147 million of the budget goes to salaries for the 2350 employees that work at the TOH. Throw in their benefits and perks and most of the budget is eaten up. 1100 employees at the town make above 70k. 5 murrays work for the town, 3 Bonillas, 2 hudes, 2 santinos, 2 Darcy, 2 Cullins and 1 Damato sits on a zoning commitee and has benefits for life. There are countless other duplicate names on the list. This election is not about promises Obama made in 2008 but instead Gary Ports commitment to clean up the Tammany Hall that is the Town of Hempstead.

Gary Port has definate solid plans AND is NO Obama. He wants to get New restaurants chains in Nassau like Cracker Barrel, Muscle Maker Grill and Dairy Queen. He wants movie and TV studios as well and new manufacturer plants and Pharm-a-suits and beverage companies. He will create more jobs and will put our unemployed back to work. He will get sponsor to pay for improvements like Stadiums, parks and museums. He will bring culture back to Long Island with ballet, operas, symphonies and more. And so on.... He is the MAN WITH A PLAN!
But some people want to vote out all of those in office , just because they are angry.
Some of our Incumbants , like my Legislator...has the pulse of the community at her finger tips and can work WITH MR Port , to Nurse nassau County back to health.

Michael, you are so right about the nepotism in TOH. The philosophy is for the councilpersons and supervisor to respond to constituents' complaints, so that everyone thinks they are doing a wonderful job, and they can continue their real function, which is to drive the patronage express. These politicians take their orders from the party, and never vote against each other. Imagine how the cost of TOH government could be reduced with a thorough, honest, non-partisan review of all personnel.

Once again, and I know that i am repeating myself, a vote for Murray and her "team" is a validation of all that is wrong in TOH. You know what you get. A vote for Port brings new ideas and cleans out the garbage. It will be up to us to make sure that new garbage does not accumulate.

My legislator is a placeholder for the Republican voting bloc.

College Political science classes should be dedicated to the TOH machine. For god sakes they have a hall at Hofstra University named after the criminal mastermind of the whole thing Joe Margiotta. I have had potholes on my street that have not been repaired for years, oh wait stupid me I am in Gary Hudes district so I should not expect these potholes to be fixed until he is up for re election. Worse I have Gary Port signs in front of my house, so I should probably expect TOH inspectors in front of my house soon.

Gary Port is probably going into this election down 8k-10k votes, these are the votes of the 2350 TOH employees plus their spouses and their 18+ year old kids who someday hope to get patronage jobs in the town. If Gary can not pull it off this election I say Gary should team up with passionate people like Mongoose and Robert Demarco in 2 years. I'll join in the fight if Kate's mailers do not drive me to move away from the TOH.

Time for a change.

Newsday editorial endorsing Kate Murray says it all, and why we need to re-elect her.

Terry your post is a joke right?

It was online about an hour ago, complemented Kates good management of finances and Tax Freeze, hit her on the shelter and said Gary has no vision and no managerial skills to be supervisor.

It was obvious that Newsday would endorse Kate Murray, they endorsed her for the past 2 elections.

I was asking if you are joking in saying "why we need to re-elect her"

The Dolans owe the TOH RC for the sweetheart cable deal they got in the TOH when Margiotta was 'running' the show (reads: on his way to a Federal indictment). This should come as a shock to no one, Dolans = Newsday = Rainbow Networks = Cablevision = franchise agreement in the TOH for CATV. FiOS had to go to court to break the monopoly of Cablevision in the People's Democratic Republic of Hempstead. Chairman Margiotta is smiling in his grave right now.

Terry from the look of your short and simple post and the fact that you are not responding anymore I have to ask you one thing. Where do you work within the town of hempstead so I can stop by and wake you up at the end of the day while you are asleep at your desk doing nothing.

Please name one thing Kate Murray has done for you or this town? On paper Tax freezes and wall street credit ratings are not going to cut it on this forum, we are not clueless TOH residents on this forum who drink Kate's kool aid. As for Kate's managerial skills please tell me where these skills come from? She is an attorney who never practiced a day in her life and she is a rubber stamp for the Republican Machine. The only thing she knows how to manage is pulling the sheets over the eyes of every TOH resident of voting age who does not vote her out of office.

Newsday is so hypocritical. They constantly criticize and write exposes on Murray's misdeeds, and then they endorse her. It makes no sense, except politically. Cablevision is another pimple on our butts, but obviously they and the Republicans have ties.

I just sent a letter to the editor at Newsday criticizing their endorsement. Let's see if they publish it. Gary, hang in there. Newsday is just another force of evil in this little drama, and shows inconsistency in exposing Murray all year, and then endorsing her.

LOL, I pointed out that Newsday endorsed Kate Murray, and look at all the people attacking me. If you don't walk in lock step with some of you, you hurl insults.

Taxes are the most important issue to me, and the fact that Kate is freezing them is great!
At a time of the US government being downgraded, Nassau County being a fiscal disaster and other towns loosing grips on finances, I am delighted that the TOH has/is the highest rating in NYS!

Those things do matter to me.
I also like the fact that the town created the FIRST natural gas facility on Long Island for vehicles and has inplemented the use of Solar energy by creating the FIRST field of any government on Long Island. I drive a hybrid, so this stuf maters to me.
These are a few things, an no I do not work for the town as Jeremy at college in DC likes to say.
But what all of you should find most troubling is Newsday lack of any real positive thing to say about Gary. That should be the red light for any voter.

And Robert, Newsday is constantly critical of Kate, and you should wonder why the still endorse her over Gary. It says something about Gary. They at leat endorsed Levinson when he ran against her

continued - from my previous comment

In summary, take a look at what Kate accomplished. Kate approved all these budget increases. And yes, she does approve Special District budgets, she just doesn't want to admit to it. NOTE : Five of nine budgets went up over 40%

DESCRIPTION 2003 2011 %Change
GENERAL PURPOSE : $15,883,091.15 $17,126,589.87 7.80%
HIGHWAY DEPT : $42,853,039.47 $63,951,727.30 49.00%
BUILDING/ZONING : $ 7,659,950.53 $10,823,572.12 41.00%
LIGHTING DISTRICT $ 7,018,990.72 $10,243,928.53 45.90%
FRANKLIN SQ PARK DIST : $ 1,465,457.84 $ 2,443,839.45 66.70%
REFUSE DISPOSAL : $37,050,010.31 $43,202,557.60 16.60%
SANITARY DISTRICT 6 : $16,971,667.28 $24,840,787.69 46.00%
FRANKLIN SQ WATER : $ 757,797.98 $ 936,803.76 23.60%
FRANKLIN SQ FIRE : $ 1,894,668.21 $ 2,335,609.81 23.00%

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray runs a tight fiscal ship. In a time of falling sales- and mortgage-tax revenues, her 2012 budget is balanced without a property tax increase. By reducing the workforce through attrition, she doesn't have to make layoffs or cut services now that hard times are here.

Democratic challenger Gary Port, 49, a lawyer from West Hempstead, says he would work to modernize the zoning laws to jump-start the economy and fill vacant storefronts. Port, a local business leader, scoutmaster and youth baseball coach, has served 25 years in the military. A lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, Port is the legal adviser to the 78th Division commander. Port has made the animal shelter a key issue, but he doesn't offer any transformative ideas for the town or have the executive experience to manage such a large local government. Newsday endorses Murray. hN

Newsday is no friend to Kate Murray and still said vote for her even after meeting Mr. Port and reading his ideas.

Thank you Felix but Terry is a lost cause. Terry either works for Kate or has a family member that works for Kate. Otherwise Terry is foolish enough to base the way he or she votes on a 1/2 page editorial from Newsday a biased newspaper. Kate feeds off the likes of Terry, raise their taxes in off years but feed them bullshit and fix their roads during election years and you have a voter for life. Terry I hope you drive your Prius to your election location and give Kate a high five for being an enviornmentalist.

Terry, I agree with the reason being the relationship between the Dolans (Cablevision) and the Town. If Newsday said anything positive about Gary, given Kate's track record, they would have had to endorse him. Their endorsement slaps her on the wrist but encourages more of the same. It is a disgrace.

Reducing the workforce? 2350 employees in the TOH 147 million in salaries without benefits and perks, the average TOH employee makes 70k a year. Terry I would be glad to send you a spreadsheet with every TOH employee name and salary.

Michael, once again attack those who wont follow you? I pointed out actual accomplishments that have happened, you asked for them Your response, hurl insults.

Newsday, who hates Kate, actual applauds her fiscal managment and freezing taxes, you attack me personally.

Gary Port even admits he gave them a written copy of his ideas, and they say he really doenst offer any ideas worry of their endoresment.
Now it's Newsday/Dolans love Kate. They are democrats, gave 100G to Suozzi!

The endoresement speaks for itself. I didn't write it, the people who met with the candidates did

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray runs a tight fiscal ship. In a time of falling sales- and mortgage-tax revenues, her 2012 budget is balanced without a property tax increase. By reducing the workforce through attrition, she doesn't have to make layoffs or cut services now that hard times are here.

Democratic challenger Gary Port, 49, a lawyer from West Hempstead, says he would work to modernize the zoning laws to jump-start the economy and fill vacant storefronts. Port, a local business leader, scoutmaster and youth baseball coach, has served 25 years in the military. A lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, Port is the legal adviser to the 78th Division commander. Port has made the animal shelter a key issue, but he doesn't offer any transformative ideas for the town or have the executive experience to manage such a large local government. Newsday endorses Murray.

You keep copying and pasting an editorial, is everything the media publishes true?

People on this forum are posting actual figures. I couldn't care less of the reasons Newsday endorses Kate whether its the Dolans or the fact that she is an incumbent or the writers just likes her. Bottom line she is not enviornmentalist bottom line she balances her budget and freezes taxes through accounting tricks, look at the number felix posted they come straight from the towns budget which you can find on their website. Attrition is BS as anyone that she pushes to retirement starts collecting a fat pension at the tax payers expense while the payroll at the TOh remains insanely high.

You can keep copying and pasting the same article until your hand turns blue but the fact still remains the content of the article is faulty.

I will make it very simple drive down Hempstead turnpike and stop by the Colesium in 5 yrs and when you see a vacant lot please copy and paste the same editorial endorsing Kate Murray.

Terry, you haven't posted for as few days, but you seem very chipper today. The tax freeze thing is BS; imagine how much they could save if they cut the patronage. Cathy, the patronage is there, everyone knows it, Margiotta even said once that thety take care of their friends. Margiotta was the granddaddy of Nassau patronage; what more do you need? The tests and the system are routinely bypassed for loyal Party contributors. Why do you even question this? It is a known fact.

Everyone also knew Mikey died from eating pop rocks Robert. Where is your documentation? I require facts, not urban legend. Makes me different for most, and a target for many, and has caused my kids to get a pass on things their father would have grounded them for from time to time. But me, I need proof before I decide on things. If it is a fact, then prove it. I am sure there is some patronage, but I don't think it is as big an issue as you are making of it. What happened in the past is not necessarily still happening now. If it is a known fact, then you should be able to prove it easily, but all you do is say, everyone knows. "Everyone knows" is a crock. There is nothing that everyone knows. That saying is a cop out.

Now I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying if you are right, and you want to keeping beating that particular drum, you should offer some proof.

Although not acknowledged by Newsday,throughout my campaign I have made it clear that my platform is about encouraging economic development, reforming the zoning code, and restructuring taxes. I gave to Newsday, in writing, my economic plan. To claim that I have "no transformative ideas" and that my campaign is centered on the animal shelter is simply not accurate.

I presented how I would:
restructure the government,
restructure zoning,
develop the Coliseum property and
develop Belmont/Elmont.

I have discussed the animal shelter in the context of patronage jobs and the bloated budget, I will make the Town Animal Shelter a no kill shelter. It is the right thing to do because it has been proven to save municipalities more money than operating kill shelters

Newsday was silent about my pledge to cut the supervisor's salary by 25%. Murray has voted for a pay raise after every election, the most recent was in 2009 when she gave herself a $10,000 raise.

Newsday may be content with the empty stores and demising quality of life but I am not. I stand by my economic plan of "JOBS NOW."

I invite everyone to view the News12 Debate and make their own decision. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzh1IGxxEN8

I am asking for every voter to elect me, Gary Port, on November 8 to bring jobs to the town. To learn more about my plan visit garyport2011.com. Thank you!

Cathy please give me your email address I would be glad to send you a spreadsheet of every TOH employee and their salaries for 2009 2010 and 2011. You can browse through the spreadsheet and see all the duplicate names especially those of those that are elected or politicially connected. You will also see how each year workers get huge raises ignorning the fact that our economy is in the toilet and 10 percent raises are not the norm today. This is all a matter of public record.

Cathy this is not a matter of there is "some patronage" but instead the patronage is as rampant as ever.

In terms of the budget Felix posted the figures and if you see budgets going up but yet she is claiming a tax freeze the money has to come from somewhere, this somewhere is the reserves they have from overtaxing us. This is simple accounting not a he said she said scenario. You can find the budgets on the TOH website.

Gary, you met with Newsday, you pitched your cause, you presented your ideas, and they still found Kate Murray to be the better choice.
Now the Herald newspapers have given a glowing endorsement of Kate.

I know some here hate to have good bond rttings and frozen taxes. For the poster who said he didnt care about his town taxes, feel free to pay mine because I do care!.

The choice is clear, Newsday said it, the Herald said it, Kate Murray for supervisor on November 8

Robert we can not win, the patronage and the waste is happening under residents noses but they can not bring themselves to belive what has been going on.

Cathy this is not a case of "there is some patronage" but instead patronage is as rampant as ever.

Robert you forgot to mention D'amato's wife sits on the TOH zoning board collecting a 40k a year salary for working 1 a week and worst of all gets her health benefits covered for life. Please tell me her qualifications on zoning matters.

At this point Terry I will not even respond to you, as everyone in this forum has explained how "taxes are frozen" in the TOH and bond ratings are used to go further into debt to fund these fake freezes.

God bless all the Kate Murray voters the deaf are being led by the blind in the Town of Hempstead, Joe Margiotta is smiling from his grave.

Cathy go to www.seethroughny.com and run the TOH payroll for 2011 then search for familiar or duplicate names. Go to 2010 and you will find these same people got 10 percent pay raises go to 2009 and you will see the same.

Or send me an email to shaboygin@aol.com and I will reply with 3 exel spreadsheet documenting the patronage. You ask for proof and I am ready and able to provide it.

Michael, I know every who likes Kate must be deaf and blind. How can it be?

You complain about patronage, yet two democrats running for office in Hempstead, Brecky and Anchin, have and had patronage jobs with democrats, but no problem there.
Taxes are frozen, but to you no big deal. Great bond rating solid, but you dont care. Im sure you were upset when Washington got a downgrade 2 months ago and blamed the GOP

Lastly, editorials, who met with the candidates, endorse Kate.....they must be crazy too.

Everyone is deaf, blind and dumb but you.....and your double standards

Cathy, I will live with my choices, you live with yours. This is not personal, but it is getting nasty again.

Felix, you strike me as such a normal rational person, I'm sure al the newspaper, reporters, editors, owners and workers feel very comfortable sharing there thoughts with you. I mean, why wouldn't they.......

Felix, just like you post here, at Newsday, at Kates facebook page, at the Herald online. You post anywhere they mention Kate Murray , I too can post. You make a statement that reporters have confided in YOU that they know the editors are too afraid to not endorse Kate, back it up. Who said it and when. Otherwise it again appears to be the ramblings of a political stalker

Dear Felix,
at 12:13 you wrote " I know first hand from reporters that the editors of Newsday, the Herald, and sometimes even Antonnews are very reluctant to write a negative " Now not to disagree with you , but that sounds EXACTLY like they confided in you and not somebody putting words in your mouth. Because to the best of my knowledge , those same people did NOT tell me , Cathy , Rob , Dooleyman, Michael or Terry anything of the kind.
The facts remain that Ms Murray has dropped the reigns too many time (planned response to bad weather and storms , the last Hub Bub Vote , and others too numerous to mention here ) and that is why we are in such a terrible situation.(One where nice people like Cathy and Rob occassionally resort to their accumilated angst and frustration with forgotten empathy) We need a leader to snap up the reigns and lead us thru the rainstorm to the rainbow beyond and that is NOT Ms Murray any more. Maybe she is too complacient or frustrated too to do the right thing anymore , .

Cathy I sent you the spreadsheet on Thursday, but got not response. I presume because I could not send you dna samples and social security numbers you won't believe that the two Hudes on the payroll are father and daughter or the Kate Murrays brother works for the park department or that every other council member except for Dorthy Goosby (only democrat) has a duplicate name on the payroll or that Al Damato's wife is on the list, or that the two Bonilla's are related. I can go on and on but but you already responded

"And the fact that past politicians have done a certain thing does not mean that in this day and age of the internet and easy access to information that current politicians are doing the same thing. The ones who are usually get caught. The fact that all these people are crying patronage abuse, but no investigation has diocumented it makes me believe it is not there in a significant enough pattern to be found. But again, silly me, I require proof"

Yes in this day and age with internet access and all the patronage is as rampant as ever, the only difference is today TOH residents are to blame bc no will get off the couch and vote these bums out of office.

Newsday is endorsing Kate Murray, why? they don't even seem to know themselves, maybe it is for the revenue generated by Public Notices the Town pays for? Check out their editorial on Kate Murray and let them know what you think of it : http://www.newsday.com/opinion/murray-for-hempstead-supervisor-1.3291874#disqus_thread

Michael, you did send me the spreadsheet. And I thanked you for it. But I have not had an chance to really look at it yet. I can reply to these threads on my smartphone, but I am not going to go blind trying to view a spreadsheet that way. I will be back "in town" tomorrow, and hope to have some time to sit down and look at the documents then. Believe it or not, some of us have other things going on in life besides this web site. And you should not presume anything about me. You don't know enough about me to do so.

I put up several ground signs for Gary. In one particular spot, I put up a sign yesterday and it wass gone this morning. I replaced it and three hours later- gone again. I can write off last night's remiovel to kids because the spot is near a hangout, but this morning they took the sign and left the frame. That is not kids. The incumbent party does not play fair, and act like thugs. There is resistance, however. The police unions have pulled their support for Belesi, a former NC cop, and from what I understand have not endorsed any NC Republican. I have also seen some of Murray's signs written over in red with the words "vote her out". Just as I do not condone stealing one candidate's signs, I do not condone defacing the other's ads. The point is that people are starting to get it, but will enough of them show up on Tuesday to vote the incumbents out of office?

The Newsday endorsement is peanuts compared to the LI Hearld endorsement, the Herald not only endorsed Kate but said the TOH government should be used as a model by Nassau County and other areas. Is there even one newspaper on Long Island with a shred of dignity?

By the way, still no answer from the Team Murray website to my very polite and non-threatening inquiry about the Animal Shelter. These people feel the election is won and they are not going to rock the boat by answering any questions and going off message.

A model for what? Corruption and patronage, lack of transparency, disregard for the real issues?

I hope incumbents and candidates will attend the people's rally at Cedar Creek Park today at 12:00pm. The "Preserve and Protect Rally" seeks to address issues such as police precinct closures, privatization of our sewer system (NOT ANOTHER AQUA!) AND MORE

The election is tomorrow and Gary Port is out working hard to get residents out to vote. Kate Murray is likely working on her proposal to increase her Salary for 2012 another 7 percent.

Perhaps Joe Mondello is picking his next pawn for County supervisor after he asks Kate Murray to step down. Will it be Bonilla? Hudes? or maybe he will find his next Norman Murray and appoint that persons daughter.

Mondello really stooped low (even for him) when he mentioned about being an usher in church. While he is in church, his thugsd are out removing opponents' signs and sticking to the "freeze taxes" mantra. They want to keeep raxes as the issue to divert attention from the real issues in TOH, which are patronage and mismanagement of funds. How can taxes be frozen and spending up? The reserve funds and borrowing. That is not prudent fiscal management. Kate and her crew have to be replaced.

Robert you just opened the flood gates for Terry to copy and paste the Newsday editorial for the 10th time as a response.

The article mentions attrition within the town however the TOH payroll rose from 142 million in 2010 to 147 million in 2011 the amount of toh employees rose from 2284 to 2343 from 2010 to 2011, however Kate continues to tout attrition and that for every 3 retires she rehires only 2, however the toh payroll figures do not reflect what Kate is touting.

Yes And Sorry For The Caps, But PLEASE EVERYONE...GET OUT AND VOTE ..All Our Lives Depend On It Its Our Right As Americans... So Use That Right...Please..

TOH residents have spoken for now I guess.

I commend Gary for actually fighting this election instead of just being a place holder. Rome was not built overnight and it will take time to bring down the machine.

I am sure we will all be back here posting in the upcoming weeks/months when Kate announces pay raises for herself and the rest of her elected staff.