Will Truitt last night speaking at the monthly meeting of the Columbia County Sportsmen’s Federation:
Talking Tough
Jumaane Williams who is challenging Kathy Hochul in the Democrat lt. gubernatorial primary released this ad:
Based on production, not subject matter, it is an effective ad.
Newsbits
Monday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Virginia Perez set for primary face-off with state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- McMurray touts centrist views, blasts GOP as Republicans seek Collins replacement
Politics:
- Wayne LaPierre is a loser in City & State’s weekly Winners & Losers
- EDITORIAL: Cuomo, NRA fight’s bigger than NY
- Cuomo questions how NRA can be broke AND fund a $1M effort to get Trump Supreme Court nominee confirmed
- Parkland school shooting survivors join advocates in the Bronx in call for new gun laws
- Lowville Police Department adds shotguns thanks to NRA grant
Be like Pine Tree
The Pine Tree Rifle Club in Johnstown is one of my favorites because these guys do stuff and are not afraid to invite politicos to the club.
More clubs need to do this. The excuse I most often is hear is that doing so would jeopardize their tax status. Nonsense.
Not cheap
Governor Cuomo is running his anti-NRA advertisement on WABC-TV during the 5 o’clock newscast.
He has 36+ million dollars in his campaign account, but still it cannot be cheap running ads during prime-time in the NYC market.
Newsbits
Thursday’s Newsbits:
Elections:
- Everytown is hiring a “Campaigns Desk” staff based in NYC to help co-ordinate election activities this fall
- NRA sends out candidate questionnaire highlighting its agenda — including to Gov. Cuomo, with whom it’s warring
- Governor Cuomo responds to NRA “…by the way, I’ll see you in court.”
- Cuomo’s State Senate Deal Unravels As Rogue Democrats’ Rivals Gain Momentum
- Peter Harckham, Robert Kesten primary takes aim at Trump, Sen. Terrence Murphy
Politics:
Difference between NRA and Planned Parenthood
Saw this in my Twitter feed:
Reached by phone, Robin Chappelle Golston of Planned Parenthood says the organization is well aware of @MarcosCrespo85 voting record on women’s reproductive rights, and they are not supporting him for re-election. Crespo voted against the Reproductive Health Act this year & last
— Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) August 8, 2018
This is the reason Planned Parenthood gets taken seriously in Albany and NRA does not. When someone goes against PP’s agenda, they pull their support. NRA does not.
Gun owners react to Cuomo’s lawsuit with NRA
Newsbits
Tuesday’s Newsbits:
If you live in AD-107 campaign signs for Assemblyman Jake Ashby will soon be available. E-mail the campaign at AssemblymanAshby@gmail.com.
Armed Citizen:
Jurisprudence:
Politics:
- Cuomo launches national effort to outlaw “Carry Guard” insurance
- Cuomo seeks to enlist other governors from around the country in his fight with NRA
- Is Cuomo Threatening NRA’s Existence? He Says: ‘I’d Like To Believe It’s True’
- Politics, gun control efforts fuel rise in Erie County gun ownership
- NYPD’s counterterrorism chief John Miller slams 3D guns as ‘insanity’
- Want to build a 3D printed gun? You won’t in Erie County’s libraries
- Community takes part in peace rally against gun violence
- Gun Crushing UK Artist Exhibiting in New York
NRA should use the finger
Governor Cuomo is running a new ad touting his latest pissing contest with the NRA:
What Cuomo said at 0:13 is very instructive for those unaware of Albany politics. He makes it clear he has no respect for his opposition, will get in their face and do whatever it takes to humiliate and defeat them.
There is only one way to respond to this: Do the exact same thing back at the Governor.
Back in May I suggested NRA tell members to Vote for the Homo, Not the Cuomo in the Democrat primary. Cynthia Nixon is already driving Cuomo nuts and the possibility of tens of thousands of NRA members voting against him in a primary where turnout is already expected to be low would force him to spend a lot of time and money defending himself and further weaken his standing on the national level. It is the only things guys like Cuomo understand.