Vote For Buffoon of the Year!

So much buffoonery, so little time...

Here are the "official" nominees for Brooklyn GOP Radio's "Buffoon of the Year" - some may seem familiar to you, some are new entrants. All are buffoons in their own special way.

Atlas Shrugs In Brooklyn - We don't know who "they" are, or even if "they" exist, but whoever "they" are, "they" think that criticism without action equals reform, and go about their "business"in a way that degrades and demeans the people who are actually working hard to improve the Brooklyn GOP. Those of us who live in the real world know their site to be complete buffoonery.

Janet Napolitano / TSA - Working for you 24/7/364... huh? A regular target of co-host Russell Gallo, Napolitano's buffoonery dangerously infringes upon the rights of Americans. "Don't TSA me, bro!"

Mike DiSanto - Has the dubious distinction of being a multiple-time "Buffoon of the Week" winner, he ran an epic failure of a campaign against State Senator Marty Golden that could be summed up in one catchphrase: when you think of economic stimulus, think of the florists! Nice tie, though.

Lucretia Regina-Potter - a multiple "Buffoon" nominee and winner of our dubious distinction who ultimately lost 2-to-1 in a 49th Assembly primary to breakout newcomer Peter Cipriano, Mrs. Regina-Potter was best remembered in the campaign for attacking Cipriano's friendship with a Muslim-American supporter... and little else.

Rick Lazio - Those watching his campaign style dubbed him "Lazy-O" for his lack of contact with voters. Lazio ultimately lost dramatically to Carl Paladino.


Nancy Pelosi - the gift that keeps on giving to the GOP. The number-one reason for GOP fundraising, the bloodletting that was the 2010 Election for the Dems was largely a referendum of her lack of leadership - which she'll continue to wield as minority leader. keep up the good work, Nancy.

Janele Hyer-Spencer - The former Assemblywoman who was more phantom than legislator, the spoiled debutante got trounced by Assemblywoman-elect Nicole Malliotakis - and then pouted over the defeat for weeks after. We're still waiting for the concession speech!

President Barack Obama - Let us count the ways... driving the nation into debt, shoving unconstitutional health care reform down that nation's throat, suing states over protecting our nation from illegal immigrants while failing to secure our borders, giving up the podium and leaving the room to allow Bill Clinton to discuss policy, the list goes on and on. The office has taken a big hit in 2010.

Honorable Mention: Jonathan J. Judge, Peter Abbate, Bill Colton, Former Congressman Michael McMahon.

There you have it! The polls are open until next Wednesday at 9:00 and the winner will be announced during the first Brooklyn GOP Radio broadcast of 2011!

Editor's Note: After many emails urging us to do so, we have revised our nominees for "Buffoon of the Year". While this didn't impact any of the tallies in the poll, it did mean revising the poll. We have the "lost" tabulations below:

Atlas Shrugs in Brooklyn - 4
Mike DiSanto - 1
Lucretia Regina-Potter - 2
Janele Hyer-Spencer - 5
President Barack Obama - 1
None of the Above - 1

EXCLUSIVE! Brooklyn GOP Radio OVERTIME!

See that new MP3 Player on the right column over there? Yeah, right there under the BlogTalkRadio widget... that's our new feature!

Exclusively for YOU, the Brooklyn GOP Radio blog visitor, here is a BONUS episode of Brooklyn GOP Radio taped after our official show on December 22, 2010. It's uncut, uncensored and jammed back with all that you expect from Brooklyn GOP Radio!

Take a listen!

Merry Christmas from 47th AD Republican Club

A little over a week ago the 47th AD Republican Club had a terrific showing at their Christmas Party.

With over 100 guests in attendance State Senator Marty Golden and Kings County Republican Chairman Craig Eaton addressed the crowd.

Also in attendance was 48th Assembly District Leader Vincent Bocchino, 45th Assembly District Leader Joan Braunstein, Vice Chairs Steve Maresca, Ken Rice, Anita O'brien, Gene Berardelli, and of course, 47th AD Leaders Russell Gallo and Phyllis Carbo.

Thank you to all of you that came out and a special thanks to Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant.

Show Moved To Thursday - Hosts Too Busy Partying!

Out of respect (and a little fear!) to Russell and the 47th Assembly District Christmas Party, we're moving this week's show to Thursday!

Who am I kiddin'... a choice between a party and the radio show? Hello?!?

Talk to you all on Thursday!

2010 - It Was A Very Good Year!

As 2010 comes to a close, the Brooklyn GOP has a lot to be happy about. The re-election of state Senator Marty Golden and the elections of crossover candidates Nicole Malliotakis to the NY State Assembly and Michael Grimm to the U.S. Congress are the tip of the iceberg, as the certified results from the NYC Board of Elections shows that candidates who ran in districts comprising of all or a part of Brooklyn had stronger showing than the previous mid-term election cycle - and even improved on the results in previous races. First, the results:

To the uninitiated and uninformed, these numbers have little significance. After all, only Senator Golden, an incumbent, broke the 50% mark. But, there is much to be happy about. First, Republicans were competitive in more races in more areas than have been in previous memory. Second, several races were unexpectedly competitive - the 45th Assembly, 48th Assembly, the 9th Congressional and the 8th Congressional all trailblazed new fertile Republican ground, while the other listed all showed marked improvement on previous totals:

The 2010 class of candidates showed improved in both vote tally and percentage of vote (with the exception of the 13th Congressional, which overtook an multiple-term incumbent in vote total, but not percentage - but a significant feat considering Mr. Grimm was a first-time candidate!) Now, consider this:

This year's candidates improved on the voter percentage of the 2008 candidates - who all ran in a Presidential election year, where voter turnout (and more importantly for this particular election cycle - Democratic voter turnout) was significantly increased.

Thus, in each of these districts, Republicans have been steadily gaining ground during the entirety of Chairman Eaton's tenure. Numbers don't lie - under his leadership, the party has improved in areas where it traditionally performs well, and has seen significant growth in new neighborhoods.

One of the other main reasons for the improvement has been Marty Golden. Each of these districts overlap with his Senatorial District in one way or another, and Marty has been more than gracious in lending support to each of the campaigns.

Another significant point is that many of these communities now boast a Jewish neighborhood that is decidedly voting Republican, which is particularly unique in the context of the national rising tide which we hear so much about in the news. Thanks to candidates and campaigns reaching out to them, Republicans in the 45th A.D., the 48th A.D. and the 49th A.D. found untapped support - which went up and down Row B. Consider:


Statewide candidates won multiple assembly districts, including traditional Republican strongholds and the above-mentioned districts benefiting from this new Jewish conservatism.

So what should we take away from this election cycle? Things are moving in the right direction, but the job is far from over. We should all celebrate this improvement, as it has come as a result of the hard work of our candidates and leaders in these areas, but we need more hands on deck and must keep on working in 2011.

But for the remainder of 2010, the Brooklyn GOP can confidently look back at a job well done.