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I know that many New Yorkers are wondering what Tuesday’s election means for this state, their families, and our future.

For those that may have concerns, I want to remind you that New York has faced challenges before, and we have always emerged stronger than before. We’ve fought our way back from a global pandemic, created tens of thousands of jobs, brought back manufacturing from overseas, and driven down crime – and that’s just in the three years since I became governor.

Earlier this week, I shared a message directly to President-elect Trump: I represent every New Yorker, regardless of who they voted for on Tuesday. And we will work with you on any effort that will help New York State. But if you try to harm New Yorkers or take away their rights, we will fight you every step of the way.

I believe there are many opportunities for us to collaborate with the Trump administration: Restoring the State and Local tax deduction, supporting our transit projects, and protecting our critical economic development initiatives that were funded through the Chips and Science Act. But while we hope for the best, we must also prepare for the worst. 

That’s why this week I announced the launch of the Empire State Freedom Initiative: A task force focused on key areas where New York State and New Yorkers are most likely to face threats from a Trump Administration, including reproductive rights, civil rights, immigration, gun safety, labor rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and the environment.

The Empire State Freedom Initiative will drive proactive measures that New York State can take – before and after President-elect Trump is sworn in – through state legislation, partnerships with New York’s Congressional delegation and the Biden administration, and other actions to protect New Yorkers. We will coordinate these efforts with our strong partner in government, Attorney General James, to provide guidance and prepare for federal threats to New Yorkers’ rights and freedoms.

Engraved on the Statue of Liberty is an inscription many of us know: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” But far fewer know the final words engraved on that plaque: “I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” 

New York is the birthplace of the women’s rights movement, the environmental justice movement, the LGBTQ+ rights movement, and the American labor movement. I’ll work with those who want to be a partner in achieving these goals, but I will not accept an agenda from Washington that rips New Yorkers’ rights away.

New York saw another significant victory in the long fight for freedom on Tuesday, when New Yorkers overwhelmingly voted in favor of Proposition One. With the passage of that Proposition, fundamental rights, including the right to an abortion, are now enshrined in our state’s constitution.

Over the next four years and beyond, New Yorkers will continue to ensure Lady Liberty’s warm light of opportunity continues to reach all those who dare to believe in it.

Ever Upward,

Gov. Kathy Hochul

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MR. LATIMER GOES TO WASHINGTON, ARRIVING AT COLLOSSEUM TUESDAY EVENING

EARLY VOTING BRINGS LARGEST TURNOUT SINCE 2020. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MAKES IT HAPPEN

COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER’S FIRST WORDS TO THE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT HAS TO BE DONE IN WASHINGTON–OUR GENERATION’S GREAT CHALLENGE–AS HE WINS THE 16TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

INCUMBENT CONGRESSMAN MIKE LAWLER RETAINS 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

COMMON COUNCIL QUIETLY APPROVES ACQUISITION OF 42-44 EAST POST ROAD FOR PARKING GARAGE. FUNDS 60 KENSICO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. DENIES PARKING LOT ON FERRIS AVE

JOHN BAILEY WITH ELECTION RESULTS ACROSS THE COUNTY–THE WAY FORWARD

MENOPAUSE TODAY ON “PEOPLE TO BE HEARD” 7 SATURDAY AND www.wpcommunitymedia.org

JOHN BAILEY AND THE NEWS

THIS WEEK EVERY WEEK ON WHITE PLAINS WEEK

FOR 24 YEARS.

 

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November 6, 2024, New York, NY Progress For New York ERA Enshrined Into the New York State Constitution Progress for New York is always a priority of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”). WBASNY achieved a longstanding legislative priority as the New York Equal Rights Amendment was enshrined into the New York State Constitution by the vote of an overwhelming majority of the electorate. WBASNY has been an ardent supporter of amending the New York State Constitution to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity/expression as protected classes, together with other protected classes already recognized under the New York Human Rights Law, namely: ethnicity, national origin, age, and disability. The ERA, now enshrined in the New York State Constitution, solidifies equality under New York law permanently and enduringly.   WBASNY’s mission includes the fair and equal administration of justice. Sex and gender bias have long been pervasive in our social structure, and given recent events, biases against sexual orientation and reproductive rights have also become much more commonplace across the country. While constitutional guarantees are needed at the federal level to prevent further discrimination, WBASNY is relieved that New York State took up the fight to protect its citizens. By working with the New York legislature, the people of New York made WBASNY’s legislative priority a reality and ensured that every New Yorker’s rights are protected.   WBASNY gives special thanks to Governor Kathy Hochul, Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright, and Senator Liz Krueger for their leadership. WBASNY also recognizes its Chapters, ERA/Civil Rights Committee Co-Chairs Debra Cohen, Esq., and Louise Derevlany, Esq. as well as the Social Action Committee Chair Katrin Falco, Esq. for their tireless work to protect these essential rights. WBASNY also thanks President-Elect Lisa Noroian, Esq. for her work on the ERA programming provided for its members. WBASNY’s President, Marea L. Wachsman, Esq., wrote an OpEd that was published in no less than 7 publications, and WBASNY members participated in social media campaigning and continuing legal education classes, presented programming at law schools, registered people to vote, sent out postcards, met with legislators, and handed out Vote ERA buttons at the polls on election day.

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Hail to the Victor! George Latimer speaking to a crowd of  over one hundred Democratic supporters last night at Colosseum restaurant after winning the 16th Congressional District Race.

WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2024. UPDATED 8 A.M. EST By John F. Bailey. November 5, 2024:

County Executive George Latimer defeated Republican Miriam Flisser 60,426 votes to 32,103, 65% of of the vote to win the 16th Congressional District. He will be  going to congress in January, capping a political career of achievement in which he has never lost an election Rising from town Council in Rye, to assemblyman to state senator and Westchester County Executive. Now he is going to Washington

A Special Election will be  held within 90 days in January to fill Mr. Latimer’s last year as County Executive

Mr. Latimer announced a winning sweep of Democrats to the STATE assembly:

MaryJane Shimsky, Amy Paulin, and Steve Otis. State Senator Shelley Mayer was reelected to the State Senate over Trish Lindsay 86,509 votes to 59,646; Mondaire Jones, Latimer said had defeated Mike Lawler for the 17th Congressional district, but that Mr. Lawler overcame the deficit.

UPDATED 8:50 A.M. EST 11/6, INCUMBENT MICHAEL LAWLER WITH ALL VOTES COUNTED DEFEATED MONDAIRE JONES, 191,681 VOTES TO 166,331 A 52.5% TO 45% MARGIN TO WIN  A SECOND TERM SERVING  THE 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

Statewide, Proposition One the new Equal Rights amendment passed with 63% of the vote.

State Senator Peter Harckham defeated Gina Arena.

The Westchester County Proposition that would extend County Legislator terms from 2 years presently to 4 years was rejected by Westchester voters 80,587 votes to 46,395.

Kirsten Gillebrand was reelected to her Senate Seat in Washington over Michael Sapprascone.

As of 8 AM EST, The Associated Press reports the Republicans have won the majority in the United States Senate. The House results are still undecided.

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Here lies

Kamala  Harris

Ran for President 2024

Defeated by Big Media November 5, 2024

 

WPCNR NEWS & COMMENT By John F. Bailey November 4, 2024;

 

It has been going on for eight years: Editorial Burial

What is Editorial Burial?

It is burying the truth by irresponsible coverage of what is alleged but not proven, or what is said that is not constructive.

It is subtle denigrating of a person by dwelling on parents, upbringing, influence of  race or gender with prejudiced judgment of what is “acceptable” childhood, a good “race” with good behavior and its influences.

It is writing about why people feel a certain way justifying their behavior despite it being misinformed and destructive, more a false truth than the reality, that in a subtle way excuses the feelings. Makes it O.K.

It is writing about feelings people have toward a choice of leader regardless of the consequences of electing persons who are inept.

It is the more than willing  compulsion of edtors and owners of media to tell both sides of a story, but placing one side of the story on the front page or in lead-off of a broadcast report and burying the other side of the story on page 14.

It is the self-righteous editor hutzpah that compels editors that they  must tell both sides of the story no matter how dangerous and untrue what one or both sides may be saying. It is the  safe way to play the news. “Fair and balanced.”

The hubris of  driven editors who insist on diluting a very nasty event like the Madison Square Garden rally and a profile of how a vice president running for the same office,  but conveniently pairing that story with a national story on the economy on the right side of the page.

Front page 1 : Trump “Don’t Say It Style–Transgressor” just below negative analysis of Harris economy aproach

 

ON PAGE 14–HARRIS DECLARES TRUMP IS DISQUALIFIED

 

 

The shame was that the paper I saw did not give equal play and front page coverage of the Harris rally  where Ms. Harris said Mr. Trump should be disqualified  from the presidency because of his remarks about  Elizabeth Cheney should be placed in front of a gun  without giving full blown coverage to the Harris rally the same weekend on the  front page.

Never mind the the fact that one side says the same offensive, vacant promises every day, and every day we see the same analysis of a candidate’s speech essentially repeating a candidate’s  message.

This in my judgment is irresponsible destructive journalism, preserving the news organization as one of the power establishment and preserving after-campaign status as an acceptable and prestigious paper of record to curry favor, saying “look how fair we are.”

Reporting both sides of a story when one side is uttering campaign slogans and the other side is trying to say what and how they have to lead the country is giving the campaigns equal weight validity.  Burying a major historical statement on page 14 and the other campaign rally on page 1 is not equal. To my knowledge, no other presidential candidate has ever said their opponent should be disqualified. You might fact-check there — but really that is front page upper right put the stories side by side. It is a no brainer.

On Saturday there was a blatant demonstration of this burying a message that had to be reported equally with the coverage of another was committed by a newspaper of record.

Front Page:

Page 14  Harris meeting coverage adjacent to continuation of front page Trump article and a J.D. Vance piece:

Not only that but often when the candidate tries to explain you cannot say what you are going to do when what you will do is decided when the situations are in the future when you, if elected have to deal with it.  This perfectly rational response is his is often met with a flurry of pompous reporter questions  saying well what will you do “if.”  This line of questioning is done just to make the new media look  good.

When they deal with an evasive candidate, who is aggressive and threatens them, the reporters never challenge that. Never asking a media-hating candidate “Well would you prosecute me if I reported a secret deal you made with Vladimir Putin?” Well this mythical evasive candidate could very well answer,

“Well, if had made a secret deal and your betraying it, hurt my policy I would.”

But often the evasive slogan spouting candidate,  would duck by saying, “I would never do that”

But that opens another line of questions pursuing whether or not the slogan  slinger  candidate, “ Hold on, Mr Candidate, doesn’t prosecuting a reporter for a story if true take away freedom of speech. What would be freedom of speech and what not under your administration? ”

The effect of this practice putting the pouting hectoring face of the same candidate on the front page every day of the week has the effect of a political ad pounding home the message of the flamboyant candidate’s clever  subtle building his strength week by week by upgrading promises without premise repeatedly written about on the front page or in the lead or on the proliferation of right wing cub reporter websites every day.

The constant exporsure every day every newscast of high profile hyperbolic events has an effect that  gaslights this impression to the public:

The louder candidate, the threatening candidate, the candidate who speaks to  what  or who people of righteous  belief feel, fuels fear in  voters and makes them more confident in him or her. The strong man who will fix it. In fact two days the Republican coined a new slogan “Trump will Fix it”

That’s what we all want isn’t it? The plumber.  The electrician. The doctor. The mechanic. To make the problem go away.

At the end of the last week there was another twist on Make America Great, which turned into (seen on the podium of the candidate) “Keep America Great” that the latest clinch line, “Trump will Fix It.”

This is how wizards of advertising make you believe in a product. “It may taste great but it may be less filling” This how light beer was invented and sold.

Circling back as the scam artists and fundraisers say, covering every unexamined or explained promise of a candidate because they say it outrageously, proudly, confidently is not responsible. It pounds home a false positive. Remember President, “I am not a crook” Nixon who said “I havea plan to end the war in Viet Nam?” Well he did: 5 years later we withdrew. Bottom line: there was no plan. Thousands more died.

Nixon pounded that lie about the plan and he defeated Humphrey in 1968.

Circling back to this morning,  one of the paper’s of record covered the last candidate rally and ticked off all the lies on the front page. Thousands of dollars of advertising free by covering that Trump rally. Once again the editors choosing to write a long debunking of what was said highlighted the message.

 

This is another stroke of creative genius on whose who have devoted themselves to building an image of competence.

Voters’ possible hates of others, misunderstandings of business culpability for inflation, builds the troubled voter feeling that the louder stronger candidate they see every day on propaganda networks, establishment papers of record, and hear from irresponsible media personalities getting paid to say what the network may be telling them want o say, has the strength to help them more feel the message with no substance, but substantial strength brings back the old western hero we yearn for the actor, the young hero, the youth Mr Smith Goes to Washington who looks like Jimmy Stewart.

The media and we love the movies. They make movie comparisons to candidates,

The trouble is movies are not reality

What a candidate says matters.

When the voters do not hear equal coverage, the rational message is buried because it is not sensational enough for the front page.

The failure of a campaign or candidate to answer questions does not matter. It is his or her persona that counts. The more the same message booms out there the stronger the bigger the lie gets. Nixon showed us that.

If Ms. Harris loses this election.

Blame the media.

 

They have covered Mr. Trump as a model successful businessman.

Now in their coverage of this campaign they have made him President by  amplifying his messages, vilifying Ms. Harris and Mr. Biden, by reporting the conflicting sides with a double standard.

The journalism schools have got to change their tune.

Both sides now is not the way, equal space and time is.

Dumb nasty hate messages are not news.

They are calls to chaos.

They incite violence against one another.

Editors should know that.

It is time to realize that “If it bleeds, it leads”.

“It leads to violence.”