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What do Jeanine Pirro and Sandy Annabi Have in Common?

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September 1, 2010 - Posted by | Politics

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  1. Duh, Al Pirro.

    Comment by J | September 2, 2010

  2. Both are Lebanese, very attractive, have the same physiques and married or dated Al Pirro. But what key point did I overlook ???

    Arch Stanton

    Comment by Arch Stanton | September 2, 2010

  3. They’re both Arabs, both have had plastic surgery,supposedly both have ‘shared’ the same man,and… maybe,maybe,both are not entirely on the up and up.

    Comment by anona | September 2, 2010

  4. That they wouldn’t sleep with Dan Murphy

    Comment by I know! | September 2, 2010

  5. Murphy might be the only one Sandy didn’t sleep with–cops, fireman, other journalists -you name it

    Comment by lusty | September 2, 2010

  6. Both are curropt politicians that have done a great deal of harm to alot of people in Westchester. Both have abused their powers as government officials. Both are associated with criminials-like Mangone, Jereis, & Sanginiti. Both are either in or going to be in a heap of legal trouble….

    Comment by Anonymous | September 2, 2010

  7. Curropt-Sleazy-Criminals

    Comment by Tuba | September 2, 2010

  8. why is this news? shame on you

    Comment by anon | September 2, 2010

  9. i hope Sandi is helping feds to finally indict this lawless person(PIRRO).

    Comment by legal rx | September 2, 2010

  10. Both were elected officials that abused their power. Both have entangled themselves in criminal activity. Both have the same group of criminal associates-Jereies, Mangone, Sanginiti. Both should be put in jail. Both have slept with Al Pirro. Both need a great deal of repentance and should apologize to the residents of Westchester.

    Comment by Weasel | September 2, 2010

  11. I would love to have a threesome with the both of them.

    Comment by Anonymous | September 2, 2010

  12. These comments reveal how the public has been appallingly misled by irresponsible Westchester media and its sloppy reporting.

    I do not know Jeannine Pirro; I know Sandy Annabi extremely well.

    She has never had a relationship with Pirro’s ex-husband.

    The accusation that she is promiscuous is risible; if anything, she is ascetic, despite her looks and romantic opportunities available.

    She is Jordanian, not Lebanese.

    Although accused by the feds of bribery, so far, not a shred of evidence has been produced to support that allegation. She never received a penny from Mangone to change her Yonkers City Council vote on a proposed Milio development project, and likewise, never received funds from Jereis to change her vote on the Ridge Hill development project. The feds have not produced a single intercepted E-mail, voice recording or telephone call to or from her about a bribe of any kind.

    Attacking Pirro (nee Jeannine Farah) and Annabi because they are Arab Americans is offensive.

    Comment by Sam Abady | September 3, 2010

  13. They were both supported by SPANO!

    Comment by YO | September 3, 2010

  14. Sam….it was Jeanine FERRIS wasn’t it? Or did she change that name too from Farah?

    You’re entitled to your opinion, wrong as it may be.

    But it’s true Sandy Wannabee is Jordanian, not Lebanese.

    Comment by Captain America | September 3, 2010

  15. to sam you’ve got to be kidding us right? this has nothing to do with being an arab american, its about being corrupt. and if you think Sandy is a choir girl i’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

    Comment by Harry | September 3, 2010

  16. To #12 Aren’t you the editor at the Guardian?
    I guess something has gotten your attention to be here?

    Comment by PoBoy | September 3, 2010

  17. I thought Jeanine imprisoned many innocent people, destroyed evidence, denied DNA tests, and vindictively prosecuted. Making it an Arab thing-when nobody else has-definetly negates all of that. Nice argument Sir.

    Comment by Laughable | September 3, 2010

  18. Sam- With all due respect-do your homework before you talk about irresponsible journalism. Obviously, you are swung by those around you and write stories only with the green light–based upon influences–the likes of Annabi,Jereis, Khoury, Rabbadi..
    Isn’t it true that your paper-THE GUARDIAN- wrote the article-THE LAST SUPPER…(Did you miss it). In case you did
    here are a few quotes about SANDY ANNABI from the WESTCHETSER GUARDIAN on January 21, 2010..
    1. “‘The Last Supper’ Five Practiced Conspirators And Sandy Annabi Meet Hours Before Her Vote Reversal.”

    2.”she (ANNABI) was clearly a tool in the hands of the five political operatives and felons seated at that table with her in New Rochelle less than 24 hours before she cast her vote.”

    3. “Pasta and a hot antipasto, even with a little Chianti to wash it all down, does not a conspiracy make. Neither does the payment of a seriously attractive, somewhat seductive, young woman’s utility bills, mortgage payments, or car lease, by members of the opposite sex, no matter how shady their prior histories.”

    Comment by CrushingTheWeb | September 3, 2010

  19. Ferris, not Farah. I stand corrected.

    Don’t know why you say Sandy “Wannabee.” Does this refer to her unsuccessful bid for a seat on the county legislature?
    She won the September 15, 2009, primary against Jose Alvarado, but due to corruption, was declared the loser by five votes.

    One of those five votes was cast by Alvarado’s lawyer who now stands charged with two felonies. I exposed the corruption and presented the evidence and legal arguments which led the D.A. to charge him. Numerous other votes for Sandy Annabi were improperly disqualified, often by targeting Arab voters.

    In reviewing the above comments, another point comes to mind. Jeanine Ferris Pirro is a strikingly beautiful woman, as is Sandy Annabi. Were they men, I seriously doubt their detractors would accuse them of sexual vice, promiscuity, etc.

    Women in power pay a price for their position, but especially beautiful women. Add to that prejudice against these two women because they are Arab Americans, and one begins to see the courage it took for each to embark on a career in the spotlight.

    Comment by Sam Abady | September 4, 2010

  20. I hope they don’t go all Jihad on us.

    Comment by catnmouse | September 4, 2010

  21. Sam,

    The Feds don’t always reveal all key evidence before going to trial. So don’t be misled by what little has been reported already in the media regarding Sandy’s case. Paying bribes to elected officials in Yonkers is nothing new either and did you know that certain Ridge Hill opponents were ( and might still be) under constant surveillance by private investigators??? This includes following them around in vehicles day and night, everywhere they go.

    Comment by anon | September 4, 2010

  22. I respond to the above as follows:

    Harry said: “if you think Sandy is a choir girl i’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.”

    Where is your evidence she ever did anything wrong? How do you know she is not a choir girl? Do you know her? Have you interviewed her; seen any documents; spoken with any witnesses?

    PoBoy said: Aren’t you the editor at the Guardian? I guess something has gotten your attention to be here?

    I am the new editor of the new Guardian. I’ve been at the helm since April. If you read it regularly, you know it has been completely made over and does not resemble the Guardian from August 2006 to April 2010.

    Yes, wild and baseless accusations against Sandy Annabi got my attention. I feel compelled to defend her because she has been the victim of false accusation.

    Laughable said: “I thought Jeanine imprisoned many innocent people, destroyed evidence, denied DNA tests, and vindictively prosecuted.”

    I was not defending her record as a prosecutor. What she did to Jeff Deskovic, for example, has been exhaustively reviewed and will remain a permanent blot on her career.

    Instead, I criticized attacks on her for reasons unrelated to her public career as a prosecutor.

    CurshingTheWeb said: “Isn’t it true that your paper-THE GUARDIAN- wrote the article – “THE LAST SUPPER… Five Practiced Conspirators and Sandy Annabi Meet Hours Before Her Vote Reversal.”

    It was not my paper then, and the story was not written by me, nor do I believe it. To the contrary, I think it is false and Sandy Annabi was never at this dinner meeting.

    Catmouse said: “I hope they don’t go all Jihad on us.”

    Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Sandy Annabi are Christians, not Muslims. Christian Arabs are the victims of jihad, not its perpetrators. Look at what Islamists have done to Christians in Lebanon and Gaza and Bethlehelm, to name but a few places. Read Prof. Mordechai Nissan and Prof. Walid Fares about the terrible fate of Christian Arabs in the Middle East.

    Anon said, “The Feds don’t always reveal all key evidence before going to trial. So don’t be misled by what little has been reported already in the media regarding Sandy’s case.”

    I’ve tried dozens of federal cases and extensively litigated pre-trial discovery matters. Contrary to your claim, under Fed. R. Crim. Pro 16 and 28 U.S.C. 3500, the prosecution is required to turn over all intercepted conversations, statements, wiretaps, certain grand jury testimony, etc.

    To date, not one shred of evidence among the thousands and thousands of pages turned over reveals that Sandy Annabi ever took a bribe from anyone to change her City Council votes on the Milio and Ridge Hill projects. Not one shred.

    “Paying bribes to elected officials in Yonkers is nothing new either and did you know that certain Ridge Hill opponents were (and might still be) under constant surveillance by private investigators??? This includes following them around in vehicles day and night, everywhere they go.”

    I know when the investigation was launched and the grand jury first convened. The matter was reported in the New York Times May 5, 2008, based on leaked grand jury information.

    Bottom line: I believe my points stand, despite the rejoinders: (i) the public has been misled about Sandy Annabi’s case by irresponsible reporting, including prior reporting in the Guardian; (ii) Annabi and Pirro are penalized because of their good looks, something that would not happen to men in their position; (iii) likewise, they are penalized because they are Arab Americans, (the jihad comment, for example); and (iv) the pubic should await the outcome of Annabi’s trial before casting judgment.

    Comment by Sam Abady | September 4, 2010

  23. Sam–your comments on this blog- defending Jeanine Pirro & Sandy – really show how much of a clown you have become. Pirro was probably the most curropt disrtict attorney ever in Westchester. Why don’t you ask all those falsely imprisoned or maybe ask your writer Jeffery- apparently you have been doing a good job muzzling all the other curoption-unless, of course, the green light is given? Your defense of Annabi is also a joke-By the way I did read the article the “Last Supper” –The article did not tell us
    the exact amount of times that Annabi was with Al in order for the phone bill to be paid?

    I know why your here and trust me its only going to get better and bigger…By defending these sleazy criminals, Annabi & Pirro, you have exposed yourself-By the way nobody asked you if you knew Pirro-no need to defend yourself.

    Nobody is stupid and your not fooling a single person.
    Everyone is tired of your show. Why don’t you call Jeries or maybe the Annabi family to deliver you some of that “H”. Yea you know what I am talking about and its not candy for the kids.. MR. ABADY- are any of these Yonkers people friends or relatives to your family? (Khoury-Rabbadi-Jereis-Annabi)

    Why don’t you leave this blog, before I say things that I shouldn’t– and you know I can-just ask *****-she has spilled the beans to numerous people—-

    Pirro hires a white plains lawyer
    Sandy Annabi hires the same white plains lawyer
    The Guardian writes advocates for a cop’s release (family and friends associated with which gropu of arabs?)
    The Guardian writes about his case and to stop a redo–the family memeber hires Mangone in a unrelated proceeding..
    The Guardian abandons the Annabi, Mangone, Jereies case when Sam Abady comes along..

    Comment by Rabadi-Jereis & SONS | September 4, 2010

  24. This vitriolic rant merits little response, there being so little of substance in it.

    I did not defend Pirro’s record as D.A.; I criticized ad hominem directed at her based on anti-Arab sentiment and the double standard for attractive women in public office.

    You imply my defense of Annabi is motivated by ethnic/family ties. I am from the South; I have no family here.

    Annabi hired Wm. Aronwald based on my recommendation after she consulted with several other defense lawyers. At the time, I was unaware he had represented Pirro prior to her ex-husband’s indictment. I knew Aronwald professionally, as we are part of the same defense bar, a small community in New York.

    In short, each and every one of your suppositions is erroneous.

    Comment by Sam Abady | September 5, 2010

  25. Sam,you really sound like an idiot when defending Pirro- just because you believe that she is being attacked either for her looks or being Arab. Obviously, she is being attacked because she is curropt and a CRIMINAL. She abused her power and associated with scum. I guess you either hang with the same crowd or unwilling to except reality. In any event, you sound really absurd..I dont care if she’s Arab, Italian< Irish-pretty, urgly, or a gernade….She is SCUM!!

    Comment by TUbular | September 6, 2010

  26. Sam, just curious how the web is doing. You still tight with Jeries-Rabadi-Khoury? How’s Mangone & family (Santangello has many of you worried-doesn;t he?)

    Anyways, you know exactly what I am talking about -your friends were my friends…The is no wonder to why the Guardian stopped its coverage on this case—you came along. Also attacking Richard and his career is of no help– it’s also no wonder about the only two cases that the Guardian continues to write about. Their both in your web–we’ll leave it at that for now.

    Also you tried but missed with the argument that “I was unaware he (Aronwald) had represented Pirro prior to her ex-husband’s indictment.” Nice try but Pirro hired Aronwald in 2007. Al Pirro was indicted in 2001. Anyways as a lawyer–why would you recomend Aronwald when you know that if Sandy wanted to cooperate than it would be CONFLICT OF INTEREST since he represented Jeanine Pirro..

    BTW_ Didn’t Sanndy hire Murray first? Oh right and that same case (1 of the 2) the GUARDIAN continues to cover –is Murray the lawyer?

    Yea-say hello to all my old friends for me..tell them that the top is finally coming off.

    Comment by Jereis & SONS | September 6, 2010

  27. as you will recall the guardian under richard blassberg
    when he was editor and sandi annabi was first elected
    acted like she was shoeless joe jackson “say it isnt so”
    remember that..not exactly objective…that has been
    sam zherka’s problem all along ..he is the owner of
    the guardian..and although sam abady is much more even
    handed..they still have an agenda..which disqualifies them
    from being considered legitimate journalists..zherka
    by the way was fixated on defeating janet difiore..that
    was a function of richard blassbergs vivid conspiratorial
    imagination…lawsuits were brought..and lawsuits were dismissed..what you people should really be asking is
    why a former judge rory bellantoni left the bench to
    work for jonathan lovett on the bogus zherka lawsuits
    all of which were sumarily dismissed by a federal judge
    why did bellantoni leave the bench?…what decisions were
    made by his father in zherka related cases..that is an
    area that needs to see the light of day

    Comment by anon | September 8, 2010

  28. TUbular says I am an “idiot” because Jeanine Pirro was not “attacked either for her looks or being Arab. Obviously, she is being attacked because she is curropt and a CRIMINAL.”

    He did not read the thread of this discussion. She was attacked for her looks and ethnicity. It is that to which I responded.

    Anon credits me with being “much more even handed” than my predecessor, but insists I “still have an agenda” which “disqualifies” me “from being considered legitimate” as a journalist.

    I do have an agenda — to make the Guardian more informative, more professional and more appealling to an educated audience.

    Re more informative, under my watch, the Guardian has published in-depth articles about electoral races for the courts and the state legislature not published anywhere else. These articles give readers information they need to cast their votes intelligently.

    I also expanded coverage to include sports; notable Westchester personalities; the arts; books; etc. I publish an expanded events calendar and theater directory every week.

    Re professional, I edit every word of each issue. I never publish press releases; I never publish “filler” like indictments, court pleadings and the like. I publish Op Eds by local folks, and at the same time, recruit nationally published writers.

    I do not have an ideological agenda. I publish editorials and columns across the ideological spectrum. For example, in the current issue, Op Ed contributor Paul Schnee harshly criticizes the planned Cordoba mosque. Jeff Heller supported Cordoba in his column “The 9-11 Mosque.” Many readers reacted to his commentary angrily, and he responds to them in next week’s issue. My July 1st editorial — the first anywhere to label Cordoba the “Ground Zero Mosque” — disagreed with Heller.

    I submit all of this qualifies as “legitimate” journalism.

    Obviously, readers think so because our circulation is way up since I took over in April.

    Comment by Sam Abady | September 9, 2010

  29. ?/

    Comment by youwerehere | September 9, 2010

  30. Yo, Mr. Edelman, what really needs to see the light of day
    is the greed and cruelty that you and your present law partners have displayed in your handling of nine thousand, or more, First Responders from our Nation’s 9/11 tragedy.

    Of course, Mr. Edelman, you know very well that there have been other individuals who have suffered at yours and your law partners’ hands right here in Westchester in years past, not to mention banks that were taken over the hurdles. Right Mike? Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

    And, as far as Rory Bellantoni is concerned, lawyers who bring the kind of disgrace to the legal profession the likes of Al Pirro, and You bring, couldn’t shine former Judge Bellantoni’s shoes if you stood on a ladder.

    Comment by A. Truman | September 9, 2010

  31. As to the original question Sandy Annabi and Jeanine Pirro are most dissimilar with respect to their looks. Whatever else one might want to say about Sandy, she is clearly a naturally beautiful woman.

    Jeanine, on the other hand, is an addicted ‘face-fixer’.
    Who knows what number her present countenance is? Only her plastic surgeon knows for sure. You might say her face is about as true as her word. She uses lies as freely as salt and pepper. If there is a Hell she will surely burn in it for all of the innocent individuals she sent to prison, and for the grief she brought to their loved ones. Make no mistake the Feds are not through with her by a long shot.

    Comment by A. Truman | September 9, 2010

  32. you have a lot of nerve casting aspirtions on a lawfirm
    that forced the city of new york to recognize that first
    responders were entitled to be compensated for injuries
    they sustained while working at ground zero..the case
    that no one thought would ever see the light of day..the
    city of new york paying its defense lawyers 211 million dollars to fight the case for 8 years while those who were
    sickened got nothing from the city or the federal government
    if it wasn’t for the worby lawfirm their would be no case
    and no recovery at all…your insinations are without meriit
    just as the lawsuits brought by lovett and his new law
    partner were thrown out of federal court in one instance
    the judge warned them that at the very least they were misrepresenting the facts..so what were they doing at
    the very most…they were being paid by sam zherka to
    do his bidding..but they had a larger obligation ethically
    not to bring a lawsuit for the sole purpose of harassing
    a defendant..its in the canons of ethics for lawyers ..an
    attorney has to have a reasonable belief that the facts
    he is alleging are true..and how can you possibly
    have that if the facts you are relying on are a question
    and not a statement but you tell the court that they
    were made as a matter of fact..and that is why the federal
    judge took a very dim view of that tactic, as for banks being taken over the hurdles my firm does personal injury
    work only ..we don’t sue banks and we dont do commercial
    cases so your ruminations are again totally baseless..
    demonstrating 1. your ingnorance 2. your lack of fairness
    3. your willingess to justify anything at all that allows
    you to throw spears..

    Comment by anon | September 10, 2010

  33. by the by..sam abady is correct about the tone and
    content of the guardian since he took over..but severe
    damage was done by his predescessor to reputations of
    people that were on their political hit list..for example
    while his predescessor was tony castro’s campaign consultant and close friend which of course he never
    disclosed he took pot shots at the person castro was
    running against..and while in former days the guardian
    took julio cavalo apart…it changed its opinion when
    the owner of the guardian made an allaince with cavalo
    to defeat andy spano…they say politics makes strange
    bedfellows..but how do you do a 180 on a character
    issue…abady however has allowed two sides of the issues
    to be discussed and in defense of his defending annabi
    lets understand one thing..the case that the government
    has brought does not allege a single bribe payment from
    anyone to annabi for a zone change..what it alleges
    is that over a long period of time she recieved benefits
    from others that were given in order to induce her to
    do their bidding at some time in the future..this is
    going to be extremely hard to prove beyond a reasonable
    doubt…with regard to whether or not what was given
    was given for the purpose of the vote change..

    Comment by anon | September 10, 2010

  34. Mr. Edelman obviously prefers the Guardian in its present form. Of course, he would prefer FLUFF to a hard-hitting dispenser of truth about the courts and politics of Westchester County, particularly a newspaper edited by a man who knows nothing of what is truly going on beneath the superficial, and less about the underlying history, unwilling to take on the kinds of issues that once informed their now disappointed and disinterested readership.

    Under the new Guardian Michael Edelman and his buddies can sleep nights, no longer anxious over the revelations that might shine a light on their loathsome activities and motives.

    Comment by A. Truman | September 10, 2010

  35. i have to admit that the Guardian is a much better read now that sam took over. I don’t always agree with what the guadian says but its much better than when that Jerk was writting.I wouild like ask you to look into Mike Romanndellis pat – he sure seems to be getting a pass here.

    Comment by SPANO CRUSHES ROMANDELLI | September 11, 2010

  36. you are a foolish person..there is nothing to hide..richard
    blassberg was a conspiracy minded editor..and he led
    sam zherka down the primrose path to finance his ridiculous
    views..blassberg was not a journalist.in fact he collered
    me in front of the county court house saying he had information that would sink andy cuomo..but he wanted
    to get paid for it….just another person trying to milk
    the system..but even sam zherka got tired of it

    Comment by anon | September 13, 2010

  37. Time is up. Game over. All the Spano Clan move to Erie County and try your luck fleecing Buffalo.
    Mike Spano is finished.

    Comment by nomorespanos | September 14, 2010

  38. To the above poster!!! HAHAHAHA stop ur killing me hahahaha

    Comment by spano whips roman | September 15, 2010

  39. When he has nothing meaningful to contribute Anon Edelman starts ranting about Blassberg. Seems to me the Guardian of old was really informative and exposed a lot of the corruption and double-dealing Al Pirro’s old law partner, “Little Michael” is so fond of. If he is really a legitimate Republican spokesperson you could never prove it by Republcan Chair Doug Colety.

    As far as “Little Brother Mikie” is concerned the feds have enough no-show job information, and obstruction info to indict him anytime now.

    Comment by A. Truman | September 15, 2010

  40. a truman hasn’t got a clue as usual…blassberg was
    off the wall..his rants embarassed even the publisher
    he ranted about giulio cavalo and then changed his
    mind…he ranted about janet difiore while he was
    actively engaged as a friend and supporter of tony
    castro..what newspaper editor ever and i mean ever
    is anyone’s campaign manager..and if he is what
    allows him to hide behind the word journalist and to
    issue scurrilous attacks to advance the candidacy of
    the person he is working for…and now by the way
    if you haven’t heard…abady is out and hezi aris is
    in as the new editor of the guardian….

    Comment by anon | September 17, 2010

  41. Mike Edelman is the person “living in a glass house” and yet, throwing stones. In his obsession with the blogs he just can’t button his lip. After writing some of the most defamatory stuff, under the handle “The Consultant,” for the longest time, (and apparently getting caught,) as well as under any number of other handles; even going so far as to answer his own postings, he now, calls himself “Anon” and purports to be telling us what motivated the actions of the very man he defamed, the publisher of the Westchester Guardian.

    Blassberg was right when he wrote, a while back, that Edelman’s postings were like the wrings on the walls in public rest rooms. If memory serves, wasn’t Mike the law partner, at one time, of Al Pirro, the male side of the so-called “Power Couple” and convicted tax cheat? And, who can ever forget what an apologist he was for Jeanine and Al for years, just as he is for Janet DiFiore?

    Let’s not forget, either, that while making hundreds of thousands of dollars as campaign strategist for them Mr. Edelman saw nothing unethical in posing as the “Republican Commentator” on Snooze12, constantly attempting to justify two individuals who are unfit to hold any public office, much less the Office of District Attorney.

    The fact is Mr “Anon” Edelman has a very poor record, indeed, as any kind of public spokesperson, and mostly is engaged in self-promotion similar to that of the individuals he apologizes for. Just no credibility folks!

    Comment by A. Truman | September 19, 2010

  42. once again you are dead wrong..mike edelman was never
    ever al pirro’s law partner..so your premise is not
    even close..next mike edelman never made hundreds of
    thousands of dollars from the pirro’s as a consultant
    because he was no their consultant kieran mahoney was
    from the time pirro ran for da to the time she ran for
    ag…edelman was never her consultant except for the
    original race for family court eons ago…finally
    as tothe defamatory allegations to which you alllude
    a federal judge ruled that the postings of the consultant
    which were alleged to be defamatory by sam zherka in his
    lawsuit were not because they were not posted by the consultant rather by someone else…and merely referred to
    in a a question by the consultant to the origianal poster
    in fact the judge called that portion of the lawsuit
    alleging that the consultant posted a defamatory remark
    at the “very least misleading”//so what was it at the
    very most…a complete lie? so before you spout off
    your mouth about what you don’t know remember one thing
    al and jeanine were and are friends of mike edelman and
    to the extent they were friends defending friends is what
    friends do…your allegations that janet difiore is unfit
    to hold public office is clearly bogus but alligns you
    with the garbage that appeared in the guardian when
    blassberg was the editor…she was elected and re elected
    and any insinuation that she is unfit to hold office is
    a figment of your imagination…by the way al pirro has
    gotten his law license back and has paid his dues..but
    still people like you rant about he and his wife who
    by the way apparently is doing very well on tv despite
    what you think and say…but your lies and your
    misstatments about how much edelman made, who he worked
    for etc are an indication you know nothing at all

    Comment by anon | September 20, 2010

  43. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/15/2010-09-15_evoting_system_never_stood_a_chance.html

    Feds probing how Board of Elections chose flawed electronic voting machines
    BY Greg Smith and Frank

    Lombardi
    DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

    Wednesday, September 15th 2010, 4:00 AM

    DelMundo for News
    Board of Elections inspector Celeste Layne (left) assists Dominica Raffaelli as she votes in the primary election at Public School 32 in Flushing, Queens.
    Related News
    Articles
    Bloomberg: Voting errors on Primary Day a ‘royal screw-up’
    The snafus that marred Tuesday’s debut of electronic voting machines should have been no surprise – because the switchover was messed up from the start.

    It was driven by partisan politics and drenched in money from the machine-makers, which paid politically connected lobbyists hundreds of thousands of dollars to help win New York business.

    It’s also the subject of a federal criminal investigation.

    Even as voters and poll workers struggled with the machines Tuesday, a source said the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is still probing how the city Board of Elections picked Election Systems & Software to supply 6,500 machines for $52 million – plus millions more for consultants.

    “I’m glad there’s an investigation,” said Neal Rosenstein, a voting monitor for the New York Public Interest Research Group, which warned of problems for months.

    “I had low expectations,” he said. “It’s troubling there were so many reports of voting system failures throughout the city.”

    One subject of that probe is White Plains lawyer Anthony Mangone, who was hired as an Election Systems & Software lobbyist last year – and was later indicted in an unrelated Yonkers bribery scheme.

    Mangone has links to Bronx Republican leader Jay Savino, who was subpoenaed in February along with the Bronx GOP’s rep on the Board of Elections. Both have denied wrongdoing.

    New York was supposed to replace its machines years ago using federal money, but it took a Justice Department suit to finally force the change.

    The city and state elections boards – which are appointed by Democratic and Republican leaders – were heavily lobbied by manufacturers during all those years.

    “It was guaranteed to have bugs in it because it wasn’t phased in,” said NYPIRG’s Gene Russianoff. “We put a lot of hope into the new machines.”

    flombardi@nydailynews.com

    Comment by alanon | September 25, 2010

  44. mike edelman is a douche bag

    Comment by joejoe1017@aol.com | December 27, 2010


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