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This is going to be a “no, he
didn’t beat his wife” post in that I’m reporting something that’s not going on
but I think there is enough chatter around town to justify it.
Despite the ongoing rumors –
which this town does love to spread – Councilman Kevin McGrath is not, repeat
not, carrying petitions for attorney Brian Premo in the latter’s bid to become
Rensselaer County Court judge.
When asked, McGrath actually had
a belly laugh and said something like it’s amazing how far rumors spread and
how far they go. He also blamed Democratic Party Chairman Tom Wade and his “delusional
bunch” for starting it.
Wade with no a bunch of
affection, coined the crew behind former Mayoral Candidate Clement Campana the “delusional
bunch” for thinking Campana could win and has since called for McGrath to step
down from the Council for his role in voter fraud and for not telling voters
about his federal drug conviction.
While the shot at Wade is just
return fire and subjective, the thing he said about rumors spreading is spot-on.
I remember once, someone started
a rumor just to see how long it would take to reach this desk and how long it
would take for me to call him about the rumor. It took about 15 minutes. And
when I did call the source of the rumor I was greeted with a belly laugh. Not
that McGrath is the source of this rumor, but it does exemplify how rumors can
get ripping around.
There are, of course, come reasons
why it would have been a juicy piece of gossip if it were true.
For starters, of course, Premo
wasn’t too kind to McGrath while the latter was testifying against Premo’s
client, Board of Elections Commissioner Ed McDonough, during the first voter
fraud trial. McGrath was forced to admit, under oath, details of the aforementioned
federal drug conviction as well as some other unsavory activities related to
voter fraud. In addition, McGrath wasn’t too nice to McDonough, and his alleged
activities related to voter fraud.
But, in the end, McGrath isn’t
carrying petitions for Premo though it would have been a pretty funny story if
it were true. Rather than an “only in Troy moment” this one is an “only in Troy
rumor.”
posted by Talespin at
Friday, June 15, 2012
45 Comments:
He's really not doing this for the kids now, is he?
He's still allowed to carry petitions after accepting a plea deal for his testimony?
A case of the wolf guarding the chicken coop.
McGrath is an embarrassment and a bad joke around Lansingburgh.
Witness Tom Aldidge is. Indicted Michael LoPorto is. Witness Rick Mason is. Seen him and Premo in Corliss Park. Should this crew be allowed to get signatures? Do we believe McGrath?
Wade is scared mcgrath is working to oust him. Bye bye tom!
This issue is much more important than the obvious hatred of McGrath posted previously. What is the benefit to the election efforts of Democratic candidates of open war between the chairman and any faction within the party? Chaos! The whose-who of the present Democratic Committee is sorely lacking in leadership abilities. Their cadre of negative posters are eroding their own foundation. Even under the leadership of the nefarious, elder McDonough, there was a functioning organization. Many Committeemen and women did their job, advanced the cause of candidates and did it "in spite" of the shenanigans of the people at "Headquarters". Most of the Town Committees functioned independent of Troy or paid lip service only. Today it appears to be an exercize in herding cats!
Vito you have out done yourself!!!!! Today was the best that down town Troy has seen in years and at the right time to for Troys sake. While everyone is worried about who's getting stupid signature Vito is getting things done!!!!! Mayor Lou and Dept Mayor Pete are lucky to have you Vito. Vito is truly the best thing for Troy and the best public servant in district 1. Please continue you tireless work for the people of Troy can not weight for your Powers Park shows this July. God bless you Vito and continuos success with your work for the people of Troy. We are lucky to have you Vito.
What line is Kevin going to run on? This federal convicted felon is not going to get the Dems line I'm sure Tom has someone to run in dist 1. He will never get the rep line. He's going to run on the working family line and that's it. We all know that all his family is on this blog running around to protect him so all you Kevin apologists tell us how this felon is going to win a three way race? I bet you all he goes out a coward just like Eddy did when everyone took the bullet for term limits Eddy was hiding under his bed. Just another flash in the pan McGrath you guys will never be your older brothers.
Mcgrath will win conservative. And independent line
Whats Wade afraid of,This is the same group of dilusionals that he said couldn't get 50 signitures. Tom your wrong again.
You our a McGrath hater but what you dont know is that us people living in the burgh don't care about kevins past,,most of us in the burgh have 10 felons on every block all we want is to get things done and that's what's kevin I's doing , when ever I call city council and ask to talk with Kevin he alway takes my call and I'm a whinner with that being said Kevin will get all of our votes on 4 th ave and 108 th st, the entire neighborhood loves you,
Vito is still working for the city? Lou must like Vito more than McRath. Thought McRath was gonnagetemville
Vito patting himself on the back....
108 and 4th ave that's not even his district your thinking of the good McGrath all though after reading your post you are as smart as Kevin
won't be long Vito
Is someone paying Franco to keep this story alive? Like Rich Crist, maybe?
This is old news. Yeah, not everyone loves Tom. So what? We don't want to marry him, we want him to lead our party to victory. Which he has - do the names Kristen Gillibrand and Lou Rosamilia ring a bell?
And win again he will do when the Dems kick to the curb empty suit McLaughlin, hopelessly bemused McDonald and Tea Party worshiper Gibson. And forget that lightweight Debbie Young - she is going down in flames, no matter how long her husband and Crist may stalk her competitor.
Give it a rest, boys. When things get as bad with Rensselaer County Democrats as they did in the GOP presidential primary, you might have a story.
Until then - stick a fork in this story...
And this is a perfect example of why nothing gets accomplished (for the most part) in the City of Troy. Political BS getting in the way of moving the city forward so people can enjoy living, working and visiting here. But, nah they'd rather start HS type rumors versus actually hitting upon the real issues. I have worked with people I didn't like before, and I had to bite my tongue and roll with it. Ridiculous!
@9:10pm
Tom Wade was responsible for Kristen Gillibrand? Please tell that to Jay Jacobs and David Paterson. Whys is the good Senator rewarding the County Democrats for their machine efforts by living in the Repubican stronghold of Brunswick? Hmm. That's right, outside of Troy, the dems control squat.
Let's see: 15-4 GOP majority in the legislature
Control of 11 out of 14 towns.
Control of County Executive, Clerk and Sheriff
Yeah, Tom Wade's done really good. BTW 9:10pm, speaking of the good president, "How's that hope and change workin for you?" Mclaughlin, McDonald and Gibson in a walk. Debbie Young will be County Court judge and Kiki Cholakis will be re-elected.
Wow I heard that a former felon drug dealer was arrested in north Troy today and I immediately though there was a council opening in distric 1.
i love vito
Hey, Rich - Don't county your chickens on Debbie Young, OK? Skeletons and closets.
Hope and Change is fine, thank you. Look at those gas prices! My federal income taxes have gone down, my post-college kid has health insurance despite her per-existing condition and isn't paying more because she has a uterus, Osama Bin Laden is dead, the private sector has been adding jobs, it is illegal to pay a woman less than a man for doing the same job, and the stock market is up.
Not bad considering all the mindless obstructionism by the GOP.
So dream on, Rich. Not everyone is drinking the kool-aid you guys are serving up.
There will be a lot of people working against Tom Wade, Not the candidates.They will suffer for Wades antics.
Sources tell me Wade approached Billie Jean to run for city council in a year without working with the committee people in Troy. Nice slap in the face.
Yes, when you have nothing to do but complain bitterly, I feel sorry for you. Two articles in today's paper where Mayor Rosamilla signs tobacco ban and opened up cooling stations during this heat wave. Who had the forsight to put Rosamilla up for office-- TOM WADE!!! Tom Wade has delivered time and time again for Troy and the small corrupt minority want to just mud sling instead of actually having to work, carry petitions (McGrath) and win elections.
Kevin McGrath was at Loporto's this afternoon talking about Nina Nichol's run for mayor. She thinks he may not finish his term and she is gearing up to run. Yeah, they all get along.
Do the taxpayers know how much time Rich Crist spends doing partisan work like posting comments on Tailspin while getting paid for his alleged job with the county?
Hey Franco Just shut up & pay your Fine what a whining B I T C H you are.
Every one else pays there fines then goes on with there lives.
Franco you have no talent out side of Troy NY.
Grow up & quit whining you little baby.
Robert, Such venom at 7 in the morning. Maybe you should try to include more fiber with your breakfast.
God bless the Troy voters! And you wonder why we only graduate 52% of our students. Read what their parents write on these blogs!
Hey 650 pm Tom Wade has done nothing for Troy except cause hard feelings, Look what he did to the group who carried the petitions for the last five years.He has screwed the real loyal people. He's not wanted .
Hey 305 when does the next trial start ? 2 weeks ?
Those loyal people were all involved with voter fraud too. How do some of you people look at yourself in the mirror.
Was McGrath at LoPorto's in his Nat Grid truck again?
So, baseless rumors are a problem for reporters who cover Troy politics, and the way to deal with that is to have a blog post about a baseless rumor.
Of course, comments under the post provide even more baseless rumors, from anonymous commenters who are probably political operatives of one kind or another.
Sure, it's a problem when people call the paper with tips that are lies.
But the solution is not to print the lies, unless the story/post is about the lying, names the liars, and explains why they are lying.
At the national level and in Troy, protecting sources who lie is a fool's game, because it just encourages future lying and also diminishes readers' trust in newspapers like the New York Times and the Troy Record.
Tailspin Hey Franco I am a Meat Eater.
I was honed in Survival Skills on On Hundred & First Street almost lived in the Hudson.
My mother said she thought I was going to grow Gills.
Then moved two doors down from the Bella Napoli in my later 20s.
If any one can spot a phony its me.
Eventually you and your people who have you on speed dial will all dry up & blow away with the wind.
As we all know (Time waits for no one) and your candle wick is getting shorter every day.
Do the people in the Tri City area a favor and actually get some real journalistic integrity.
Instead you grew horns
Robert sounds like he ate some of those fish in the Hudson. The mercury must be reeking havoc in his brain, and causing confusion. And Franco -- some of us still enjoy your ramblings.
robert rob needs to drink with his meds. 20 more toys from florida??? who the heck cares about thisnut. even big brother says lil bro is a nutcase. hows alaska lil jack my lil bug like firend?? hows john murphy's offer sound now. parking the corvette up on 5th
How sad to have a councilman like McGrath. With more trials on the near horizon, more testimony of him committing crimes related to voter fraud. Past doesn't matter, but disclosure should when running for office. The people on here bashing him have some valid complaints. He's a disgrace.
Jim
No comments on the AG finding no basis to investigate Gary Gordon based on Wacky Jacky Mahars insane ramblings.Come on now , at least give the appearance you're a journalist and not just another political hack
Jim,why don't you tell the truth about the other McGrath on the council.You never print the blogs about him.
Why write when he hasn't been charged with anything else? Is Kevin just jealous cause he gets all the press? And what's the truth? That he made a mistake in the 70's, paid for it, and learned from his mistakes? And the key number here is one. It's better reading when a judges brother continually screws up and doesn't learn a damn thing -- in my opinion at least.
Well said 4:47
Kevin was born in the 70s
For the kids
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