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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

ALBANY MAYORAL
FORUMS OMIT OTHER
CANDIDATES

A number of Albany mayoral forums
have been held in the city excluding
myself Conservative candidate for
Albany Mayor, as well as others who
have made the ballot.

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3113758.shtml#.UfgXkhUCo70.email


Not a problem. Voters can  read my
website, and eight years of my posts
on issues vital to the survival of America
The City of Albany and all inhabitants
thereof.

Lonerangeralbany is read nationwide and
worldwide. My website is searchable by
topics  i.e. Learning/Education. All posts
related to those topics will appear in order.

I urge voters to focus on my website
archive from November 2012 to present
for posts more directly relating to the
City of Albany.

Here is a report on the most recent mayoral
forum held Monday July 29 in West Hills
neighborhood of the City.

Compare my website and positions on vital
issues impacting the City of Albany, with
issues statements on the websites of Ellis
and Sheehan.

Decide for yourselves who should be the
next Mayor of Albany.

You will find me on the November 5
General Election ballot - Conservative
Row C.

I ask for your votes for myself and my
running mates for Common Council
President (John Marsolais) and those
candidates running for Common Council
in Wards, 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10.
1. Scott Mannarino
2. Lester Freeman
3. Ron Bailey
6. Theresa Grafflin
7 Tim Carney
8. Jack Flynn
9. Robert Porter
10. Howard Yaeger


In the case of the Mayor's race
the Democratic primary allows
enrolled city Democrats to write
in the name of their preferred
candidate - other than Ellis or
Sheehan on September 10
Primary Day. Polls open Noon
to 9 PM.

I invite Albany City Democrats
to write (print) my name in the
appropriate write in box on the
ballot. Stay within the box borders
when you print my name:

        JOSEPH P SULLIVAN

Thank you.

                         Joe Sullivan

   

Monday, July 29, 2013

BEWARE OF TICKS

Report says ticks now carrying
a deadly new virus:

http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/New-tick-borne-illness-in-the-area/j1Oee7Cu9kmIZwTXAfbYeg.cspx?rss=39

                                  Joe Sullivan

OBAMA LEGACY TRANSFORMATION

OBAMA LEGACY
TRANSFORMATION


President Obama's agenda is to
"fundamentally (radically) transform
America - to a third world nation.

Read:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/28/americans-poverty-no-work/2594203/


Obama, Congressional Democrats
their me-too Republicans in the Senate
and House, want to grant amnesty and
citizenship to another 30 to 60 million
illegal aliens- most of whom are
uneducated, illiterate, non-English
speaking, unskilled  persons - most of
whom will wind up on the welfare
rolls.  Some will compete with out of work
Americans for mostly low paying part
time work. Others will chose to engage
in gang and criminal activities.

Lawbreakers all. Illegals do not respect
US sovereignty or the rule of law.

Those Democratic office holders and
would be candidates, whom support
Obama and his policies, must be voted
out, or denied  re-election/election to
city/town and county offices in the
2013 September 10 party primaries
and November 5 General Election.

The same is true for the 2014 elections
for Congress, and NYS public offices.

Tip O'Neill said "all politics are local".
So they are. The City of Albany elections
this year, are not occurring in a vacuum.

What happens, or does not happen, in
Washington DC and  the Capital of Albany
directly impacts the City of Albany and
those who call Albany home.

Voters have the power to put the City
of Albany, back on a sound Constitutional
course- reversing the effects and policies
of the Obama agenda of fundamentally
(radically) transforming America.

1. Write in the names of Conservative
    Democrats whereever there is a
    Democratic primary for  Mayor 
    Common Council President or for 
    Member of Common Council in
    a ward.

2. VOTE CONSERVATIVE ROW C
     for Mayor, Common Council
     President and Common Council
     Members- November 5 General
     Election. Also, Family Court
     Judge.

                                   Joe Sullivan

Saturday, July 27, 2013

MEDICAID CADILLAC
HEALTH PLAN FOR POOR

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s3111525.shtml?cat=10114

Obamacare aka affordable health care
will not be so for the poor and young
Americans - who will have to pay for
their own health insurance - and pay
big annual premiums for less coverage.

Americans who have their own health
insurance will see rates double to pay
for Obamacare.

Seniors on Medicare will pay more for
less coverage.

Repeal, or at least defund, Obamacare
now - House of Representatives.

                                Joe Sullivan
MORE FROM THE
POOP DECK

http://blog.timesunion.com/opinion/obama-i-will-not-allow-gridlock/25666/

Five years of the incompetence
of this man and his camp followers
in the Democratic and Republican
parties is enough!

Repeal Obamacare. Secure the border.
Drill for oil and natural gas everywhere
it exists. Build pipelines and refineries.
Put Americans back to work paying
taxes to keep social security and
medicare solvent for this and future
generations.

Rebuild our Navy and merchant
fleet. Bring the troops home from
Afghanistan, now. Stay out of Syria.
Stop arming Jihadists and drug gangs.

Come clean on Benghazi. Reign in
the IRS. Health and Human Services
and your other federal agencies. No
more leftist appointments to the
Supreme Court.

Uphold the Constitution and your
oath of office,

Your domestic and foreign policies
are a failure. You are a complete
incompetent as Commander in Chief.
Egypt is exhibit A for you and Hillary.

Stop trying to fundamentally
transform (destroy) America.

Just shut and go away! Resign!
Take most of the Democrats and
Republicans in Congress with you.

Shame on the media for being
cheerleaders for such a bs artist.

Shame on those Democrats who
blindly follow Obama as he runs
America into the ground.

                           Joe Sullivan

ALBANY SCHOOL GETS 4 MILL STATE AID

ALBANY SCHOOL
GETS 4 MILL STATE AID

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Schools-get-state-aid-to-transform-4690149.php

This money, and the millions more
on state aid, allocated to the Albany
City schools, should ensure that
Albany property taxpayers can
expect a school budget with a zero
percent increase in property taxes.

Right?

How about transforming "students"
and their "parent(s)' " attitudes and
behaviors with regard to learning?

Expect no improvement in city
schools unless these occur.

More and more money, and money
with stupid strings attached,  is a
futile approach.

Homeowners and businesses are
fleeing the City. When those that
have are gone, leaving those who
have not behind-

Who will pay to support City
Schools and City government-
services?

Consolidate the city schools with
city government with one property
tax roll to finance both. Return to
K-8 neighborhood schools. Make
the Mayor and Common Council
responsible/accountable for the
operation and performance of city
schools.

Get the federal and state education
departments off our backs. More
local control and complete reform
of school curricula are essential
to improving Albany City Schools.

                             Joe Sullivan




GRIM OUTLOOK FOR RETIREES PRESENT/FUTURE

GRIM OUTLOOK
FOR RETIREES
PRESENT/FUTURE

Most Americans do not save.
They live paycheck to paycheck
if they have one.

More than 11 million workers
are without jobs.

Half those employed are part
time workers.

Those that have saved, and those
that are saving ,for retirement are
not earning the returns on their
savings to sustain their retirements:


http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/07/27/low-interest-rates-retirement/    

Those who depend on social services
social security and pensions have cause
for real concern.

How will they survive if these income
sources are reduced or disappear
entirely?

Obama's tenure as President has been
a total disaster for the U S economy
our liberty, our security, and our foreign
policy.

Democrat has become synonymous
with Disaster.

Our fates at the local, state and national
levels will be determined by rank and
file enrolled Democrats.

If they vote the partyline, they and we
are doomed.

The survival of America hinges on
Democrats, rejecting Obama, his
policies and those incumbents or
candidates, who blindly follow Obama.

This includes a large number of
Republican  office holders, who are
Democratic camp followers in Congress
as well as atthe state and local levels.

If every eligible voter takes the
time to become informed, and
casts informed votes in the primary
and general elections of 2013 and
2014, we can, together, put America
First, before party, and put America
back on it's Constitutional course.

The survival of America, and the
survival of each and every American
hangs in the outcome of these elections.

                             Joe Sullivan





Thursday, July 25, 2013

DETROIT FALL OUT

FALLOUT FROM DETROIT
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PAST
and PRESENT BEWARE

Reduction of pensions for current
public employees and retirees on
the table.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/07/25/detroit-bankruptcy-public-pensions/

Read more:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3045767/posts?page=13


                           Joe Sullivan

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

NY SENATOR SCHUMER
CONCERNED ABOUT
ALBANY OIL SPILL DANGER

http://www.schumer.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=344241&

Senator Schumer should also be
concerned about oil rail tank cars
rail lines and rail yard sidings
security.

Albany is a soft terror target - the
kind that Osama Bin Laden directed
his followers to target.

Senator Schumer should:

1. Call for a full Coast Guard port
     security unit to be stationed at
     the port of Albany

2. Arrange for local/state police and
    law enforcement agencies, as well
    as firefighter units, NYA National
    Guard units and the army command
    at Watervliet Arsenal, to develop
    a sound security for all rail lines
    and rail yards in, and around Albany
    particularly tank cars containing
    natural gas, ethanol, and petrol
    as well as storage tanks.

3.  Strike the enacting clause of the
     Amnesty for illegal aliens legislation
     that he, the gang of 8 and President
     Obama are trying to force through
     Congress.

4.  Round up and deport the thousands
     of illegal aliens released from U S
     prisons at the direction of Obama.

5.  Immediately act to secure our
     Southern border halting the invasion
     of our land by tens of millions of
     illegal aliens, among them OTM's
     bent on the destruction of America.

6.  Track down and deport the tens of
      thousands of foreign nationals who
      remain at large in the U S after
      expiration of their visas.

7.   Urge the Albany Common Council
      NYC, NYS and other political
      to rescind sanctaury status for illegal
      aliens.

8.  Require all illegals in country to
     register with the Federal Department
     of Homeland Security. Share this data
     with state and local law enforcement.

America is in great peril because of the
failure of government at the federal, state
and local governments to keep America
and all Americans secure and safe.

Do not delay.

                                Joe Sullivan
    
     

PLANTATION POLITICS

PLANTATION POLITICS

The Democratic Party began a the
party of the common working man
and farmers in the days of Andy
Jackson.

The Democratic Party stood for
the Constitution and state's rights.

Wealthy Southern plantation owners
depended on slave labor to grow
cotton and tobacco. Poor white
farmers did not have slaves.

Lincoln, a Republican, declared
the slaves to be free in 1863 during
a bloody civil war. 

Many of my kin, fought for Lincoln
so that the slaves might be free.

Yet, today the descendants of those
slaves are not free.

They are enslaved by the Democratic
Party and the welfare state that party
has created.  They have exchanged the 
and tobacco plantation for the political
plantation.

These native born Americans face a
real threat to their survival.

The Democratic Party, aided and abetted
by me- too Republicans, all of which are
more concerned with keeping their
political power - even if it means
trashing the Constitution and doing
grave injustice to the modern day
political slaves, who will be the most
severely impacted.

After all, there is only so much welfare
social services and free education to
go around, as it is.

Add 30 to 60 million or more, mostly
poor, illiterate, non- English speaking
illegal aliens to the U S Population
by means of the Amnesty legislation
being pushed by Obama, Senator
Chuckie, the Democats and the posse
of 8  Congressional gangbangers and
what happens?

No jobs. On to welfare.

The welfare, social services system
will collapse. Anarchy and the collapse
of our Nation will follow.

A second civil war. There will be no
winners.

So, those who are dependent upon the
Democratic Party  for their daily bread
housing,  schooling and medical care
and more, should long and hard before
voting Democrat (Row A) in the
City of Albany elections, this year; and
the 2014 congressional/state elections.

Our Liberty is on the line! Our survival!

                                Joe Sullivan

Monday, July 22, 2013

PROFILE THIS

PROFILE THIS

City of Albany, NY:

http://www.city-data.com/city/Albany-New-York.html

Places and people can be profiled
based on characteristics/behaviors.

Compare the city of Albany profile
with that of Albany County:

http://www.city-data.com/county/Albany_County-NY.html

                           Joe Sullivan

Sunday, July 21, 2013

OBAMA AND CONGRESS TOSS DETROIT UNDER BUS

OBAMA AND CONGRESS
TOSS DETROIT UNDER BUS

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Little-enthusiasm-for-Detroit-bailout-4677253.php

Pensions of police, fire and city
workers, their health insurance
on the line.

City security, services at risk.

Raising property taxes will only
cause businesses and homeowners
to flee - leaving behind a large
dependent population that can not
pay for the services it requires.

Albany is at risk.

The financial solvency of the
City of Albany can be maintained
by taking actions presented in the
prior post.

Will Sheehan and Ellis support
those actions?

                             Joe Sullivan

Friday, July 19, 2013

DETROIT- ALBANY?

DETROIT - ALBANY?

The City of Detroit is bankrupt:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/detroit-bankruptcy-keyn-orr-federal-chapter-9_n_3619099.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-nb%7Cdl30%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D345998

How can the City of Albany
avoid this fate?

1. Tap NY natural gas.

2. Tap the 765 kv Quebec
     to NYC hydro power line
     which will be constructed
     through Albany.

     Both of these actions will
     lower energy costs for
     homeowners, businesses
     manufacturers and farmers.

     More manufacturing, expanded
     agriculture/agricultural processing
     and transporation expansion will
     follow. More jobs.
  

3.  Build a refinery at the Port
     of Albany to refine Baakan
     crude oil currently being
     transshipped through the
     port by rail, tanker and barges
     to St John's, New Brunswick
     Canada.

     This will add to the city
     property tax base, provide
     jobs and lower gas prices
     and heating oil costs for the
     Capital District.

4.  Reverse the growth of a
     dependent population that
     is not sustainable.

     Engage residents of blighted
     neighborhoods in rebuilding
     those neighborhoods. Provide
     them with the education,training
     and skills as well as the tools
     to do so. This means overhaul
     of urban education curricula
     in the city schools.

     In the process they will learn
     the skills, attitudes and behaviors
     to become gainfully employed
     productive, responsible citizens.

     They can reclaim abandoned
     buildings, putting them back
     in use, thereby improving their
     lives, their neighborhoods and
     the city property tax base.

5. Reallocate the money and labor
    being wasted on the Hudson River
    PCB dredging to rebuilding the
    aging utility infrastructure of
    downtown to pave the way for
    residential and commercial rebirth
    of downtown.

6. Tear down the elevated 787
    highway maze before it is
    toppled by an earthquake or
    simply falls down.

    This will gain access to the
     Hudson River front. Build
     a Quincy type market,
     add residential development
     and restore river boats
     traffic between NYC and Albany
     to bring foreign tourists upriver.

     The Hudson River is the Rhine
     of America - but not utilized so.

These are but a few ways to
revitalize the City of Albany and
ensure a better life and future for
all.

                          Joe Sullivan

 

Thursday, July 18, 2013

3 DEMS FOR MAYOR AT ST SOPHIA'S

ALBANY MAYORAL
CANDIDATE SESSION
AT ST SOPHIA'S 7/17

Read:

http://search.aol.com/aol/search?query=jordan+caleo+evangelist++democratic+hopefukls+court+seniors&s_it=keyword_rollover

As Jordan notes, only the 3
Democratic candidates were
invited.

The audience of a 100 ,or so
half of which were Ellis and
Sheehan supporters, about
a quarter were politicians
and a quarter local seniors.

The usual questions were asked
and responded to in the usual
way.

Ellis wants mayoral term limits.
We have terms limits every
election - if voters would make
informed choices, rather than
relying on lemming- like party
line voting behavior.

Electing older candidates - say
in their 70's - would achieve the
same end.

Ellis also wants to weaken the
power of the mayor through
city charter changes giving more
power to the Common Council.

Albany voters would be foolish
to support this proposal.

Albany needs a strong mayor
who is a leader, not a figurehead.

Sheehan vowed to offer incentives
to lure Albany police and fire-
fighters, most of whom live
outside the city, to move back
into the city neighborhoods they
serve.

Sheehan offered no specifics and
has none. What police officer or
firefighter wants to have to send
their children to the Albany schools?

Living in the same neighborhoods
they serve would amount to being
on duty 24 - 7. Not to mention
subjecting them, and their families
to harassment from perps, gangbangers
and assorted anti-social malcontents.

Marlon made some valid points
but, once again, may not make
the ballot.

Whitehall Senior apartment residents
complained of a problem adjacent
to their apartments. The three Dem
mayoral candidates responded with
non answers.

This is a ward problem to be resolved
by the Common Council Member
representing the 8th Ward and
the management of the senior
apartments and neighboring JCA.

The best way to keep seniors in
their homes is through property
tax relief. None of the 3 Democratic
candidates said so.

Recall what President JFK said:
to paraphrase-

"Ask not what your country (city)
can do for you. Ask what can you
do for your country (city)."

Participate in your neighborhood
association, become informed and
cast informed votes, rather than
blind partyline voting in the hopes
that government will take care of
you.

You are the government!

                              Joe Sullivan

Monday, July 15, 2013

BRING HOME THE TROOPS

BRING TROOPS HOME
TO SECURE BORDER

Tens of millions of lawbreakers
have invaded our land via the
Mexican border and pose a
threat to our national survival.

Tens of millions more are waiting
in the wings.

Secure our Southern border now!
Bring home the  troops to do the job.

Afghanistan is done.

                                  Joe Sullivan


                             

Sunday, July 14, 2013

SLEEP AND LEARNING

Does failure to get proper sleep
as an infant translate into poor
performance in school and life?

Read:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/child-development

                               Joe Sullivan
ALBANY CITY SCHOOLS
BIG ISSUE IN MAYOR'S RACE

Search archives of this blog for
my positions on education/learning
and city schools.Example:

 Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Albany City Schools
The Decisive Issue
in the 2009 City Elections

                        Joe Sullivan
HIGH NOON FOR
ALBANY/AMERICA

Search and read this post.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

HIGH NOON FOR AMERICA

Accurate, then and now.

                             Joe Sullivan

Friday, July 12, 2013

CHIEF CITY AUDITOR VACANCY TO FILL

CHIEF CITY AUDITOR
VACANCY TO FILL

Persons interested in being Conservative
Party candidate for Chief City Auditor
City of Albany, NY contact me ASAP.

We will fill this vacancy this weekend.

                                      Joe Sullivan
                                      438 5230

SPITZER FOR GOVERNOR 2014?

SPITZER FOR GOVERNOR 2014?

We are all sinners.
John T Sullivan says:
http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Spitzer-deserves-a-second-act-4659908.php

Support the Second Amendment
Uphold the Constitution and drill
for natural gas - Spitzer  has a
second act as Governor of New
York in 2014.

                           Joe Sullivan

                 
JOHN MARSOLAIS
FOR ALBANY COMMON
COUNCIL PRESIDENT

John has accepted the Conservative
ballot line (Row C).

John is superbly qualified for this
office. As City Clerk he also served
as Clerk of the Common Council.

                             Joe Sullivan

TRASH TALK FUELS ALBANY MAYORAL RACE

TRASH TALK FUELS
ALBANY MAYORAL RACE

Trash talk by Sheehan/Ellis.
No solutions, yet plenty media
coverage? Why?

http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Oil-by-rail-Are-we-safe-4656040.php


Security and public safety emergency/disaster preparedness are priority issues.   Albany is a soft target for those sworn to destroy us.                               Joe Sullivan

Saturday, July 6, 2013

ALBANY MAYORAL FORUM

ALBANY MAYORAL FORUM

WAMC and the NY League of
Conservation Voters held a one
hour Albany Mayoral Forum on
July 2.

Listen in:

http://www.wamc.org/post/albeco-forum-albany-mayoral-candidates-discuss-issues




All candidates were invited.

A real public service and an
example of how the media
interest groups and candidates
can work toward campaign reform
without imposition of phoney
government legislation such as
"public financing of campaigns".

Thanks to WAMC, the NYLCV
and the mayoral candidates who
participated.

All that is left is for voters to
make the effort to become as
informed about the candidates
and where they stand on issues
vital to survival of the City of
Albany, the residents and our
Constitutional Republic - all of
which are at stake in the 2013
local elections and 2014 mid
term election for Congress and
state offices.

Only the voters, casting informed
votes can save our city, state
country, our government
themselves and their loved ones.

                       Joe Sullivan


     

            

INDEPENDENCE DAY 2013

INDEPENDENCE DAY 2013

July 4 we celebrated our Liberty.

In this case our independence
from the tyranny of the English
Crown.

In 2013 our Liberty is once again
on the line. This time from the
tyranny of our own elected
representatives in our government
of government bureaucrats, of
the Courts and of a complicit
media. All of whom support and
advance the President's agenda
of fundamentally (radically)
transforming America.

A Second American Revolution
is required to restore our Constitutional
Republic and our Liberty.

The Second American Revolution
need not involve force or violence.

It can be achieved through the
electoral process bequeathed to us
by the Founders .

Beginning with the 2013 local
elections, continuing on to the 2014
mid-term elections for Congress
and state public offices, and culminating
with the 2016 Presidential election
We the People can restore our Liberty
and save our Constitutional Republic.

Vote out tyrants and elect persons
who put America First before blind
political party allegiance, and persons
who will uphold the Constitution
while serving as our representatves
not as our rulers. 

                                Joe Sullivan


 

BACK ON LINE

BACK ON LINE

Technical difficulties prevented me
from posting since June 27.

Problem appears to be resolved -
for now.

                              Joe Sullivan