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PRESORTEDSTANDARDPERMIT #3036WHITE PLAINS NYVol. VI No. XLVI Thursday, November 15, 2012 $1.00Westchester’s Most Influential WeeklyYONKERSYFD Relief EffortsPage 3JOHN F. McMULLENMonetize This!Page 4Hypocrisy ContinuestoReign Supremein YonkersThe Hezitorial By HEZI ARIS, Page 20$368 Million in IndividualAssistance Approvedfor Disaster Survivors, Pages 6-8SHERIF AWADTaharaFGMPage 4PEGGY GODFREYNew Rochelle’sCity YardPage 8ROBERT SCOTTSenatorialInquisitionPage 9CARLOS GONZALEZSharpton’s SenateShape-upPage 17ANITA L. STAVERHow Conservatives LostWomen VotersPage 22HENRY J. STERNElectionRenews StasisPage 22www.westchesterguardian.com

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Page 6 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012CULTURAL PERSPECTIVESTahara-FGMContinued from page 5of eliminating the circumcision sceneso she could shoot on location. Whenshe consulted with him, Sheltonencouraged her to follow her vision,never give up and fight for it at all costs.He said, “if I compromised my visionat that early stage of my career, then itwould be full of compromises later on.But if I found the courage to keep thescene, it would eventually pay off.”Because obtaining shootingpermits and a green light for the scriptwas impossible to obtain in Egypt,Sara eventually moved the actionto Los Angeles in order to have fullcreative control. “The main difficultyI faced was going through the processof having my script read by the censorwhile abroad in Egypt. Because wedidn’t have the same process of censorshipin the US, it was truly dauntingfor me, to censor your mind and yourideas, and in the end, I suppose, youractions,” she shared.Casting was also very difficult,because there aren’t a lot of MiddleEastern actors in Los Angeles, andEgyptians in particular. I had todo an open call audition as well asattend many Arabic events within thecommunity. At one point, I thoughtof casting entirely non-professionalsto get an authentic Egyptian feeling.I had cast the film with a mixture ofactors who were of Arab descent andspoke Arabic but the dialects were notcolloquial Egyptian”, she said.Several weeks before the filmingbegan, Egyptian actress CarolineKhalil, came to Los Angeles on aFulbright scholarship. Khalil andRashad were introduced by a mutualfriend, Hesham Issawi, the Egyptiandirector of T for Terrorist, AmericanEast, and Cairo Exit. “As soon as I satdown with her at a local coffee shopfor but one moment, I knew I hadfound Amina. “After a quick readingaudition, she landed the part”, remembersSara. Caroline Khalil would lateron became a known starlette of televisionand film.Tahara has been well received inthe USA, Europe, and Egypt. SaraRashad has been very busy touringwith the film in festivals whenever shecan. The most exciting festival was theNigerian International Film Festival,where the film took a prize for BestInternational Short, because FGMis still an African issue. It was a greathonor. Also, the Pan African FilmFestival in Los Angeles, where Taharaalso earned a prize for Best AfricanShort Film.Born in Cairo, Egypt, Sherif Awad is afilm / video critic and curator. He is thefilm editor of Egypt Today Magazine(www.EgyptToday.com), and theartistic director for both the AlexandriaFilm Festival, in Egypt, and the ArabRotterdam Festival, in The Netherlands.He also contributes to Variety, in theUnited States, and is the film critic ofVariety Arabia (http://varietyarabia.com/), in the United Arab Emirates(UAE), the Al-Masry Al-Youm Website(http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/198132) and The WestchesterGuardian (www.WestchesterGuardian.com).DISASTER RELIEFFederal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by SandyMore than $368 Million in Individual Assistance Approved for Disaster SurvivorsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- At thedirection of President Barack Obama,the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) continues to lead thefederal government’s effort to provideassistance and support to states affectedby Hurricane Sandy, ensuring thefederal family and its public and privatepartners continue to provide all availableresources to support state, local,and tribal communities in affectedareas. The Administration’s top priorityis to continue supporting the governors,tribal leaders and communitiesin impacted states, as response effortscontinue. Coordinating throughFEMA, the Administration remainscommitted to bringing the resourcesof the federal family.As FEMA and its federal partnerscontinue to work with the statesin support of their recovery efforts,the top priority is providing access toshelter for residents whose homes wereseverely damaged or destroyed by thestorm.Many voluntary agencies continueto provide services to HurricaneSandy survivors, including providingshelter, meals, and clean up supplies.The Red Cross and other organizationscontinue to support more than119 shelters across 3 states supportingmore than 5,700 residents. To finda shelter, people can download theRed Cross Hurricane app, visit theRed Cross web site, call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767), or checklocal media outlets. State and localgovernments also continue to operatewarming stations. For more information,contact your local officials orfurther information can be found onwebsites including: http://www.dhses.ny.gov/oem/ ; http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/2012/warming_ctr.html; http://nj.gov/nj/home/features/spotlight/hurricane_sandy.shtml;http://nj211.org/hurricane.cfm andwww.ct.gov/sandy.FEMA is one part of a large teamthat is working together to support thestates of New York and New Jersey inmeeting longer-term housing needs ofdisaster survivors. As extensive workcontinues to restore power, open roadwaysand remove debris so that homescan begin to be repaired or rebuilt theaffected states are taking the lead toidentify their needs and resources byconvening State-led Disaster HousingTask Forces. The Task Forces inNew York and New Jersey involve acollaborative approach to addressingthe temporary housing and longtermneeds of the disaster survivors,including the collection of availablerental resources, projecting housingneeds and exploring other options.The Task Force is comprised of thestate, local, voluntary agencies, andfederal partners including FEMA, theDepartment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD), the US ArmyCorps of Engineers, the Small BusinessAdministration (SBA), VeteransAffairs and the US Department ofAgriculture. Working together, theteam will support the state as theyestablish housing priorities; seek waysto make the greatest use of existinghousing resources, such as apartmentsand rental units; enlist voluntary agenciesto make minor repairs so survivorscan remain in their homes; and investigateother temporary housing optionssuitable for the area.FEMA is providing TransitionalHousing Assistance in the form ofshort-term hotel and motel lodging.FEMA can also provide financialassistance which may include temporaryhousing and home repairs,” saidFEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.“Survivors and small businesses areencouraged to register by phone at1-800-621-FEMA (3362), via mobiledevices at m.fema.gov or online atwww.DisasterAssistance.gov. DisasterRecovery Centers are open in affectedcommunities which provide an opportunityto meet face-to-face withrepresentatives to address questions.”FEMA has more than 5,800FEMA personnel deployed to supportresponse and recovery operations andis actively taking registration informationthrough our 24 hour call centers.As of 3 p.m., more than 343,000 individualsin Connecticut, New York andNew Jersey have registered for assistance,and more than $368 million hasbeen approved in FEMA Assistance.Currently, a total of 40 DisasterRecovery Centers are open in NewYork, New Jersey and Connecticut.Of that amount, 21 Disaster RecoveryCenters are open in New York, 12 inNew Jersey and seven in Connecticutand more continue to open. To find adisaster recovery center location, checkout the disaster recovery center locatorat FEMA.gov/disaster-recoverycentersor by mobile phone at m.fema.gov. You may also text DRC and a ZipCode to 43362 (4FEMA).Many residents may be askingthemselves what’s next after theyregister for FEMA assistance. Duringregistration, applicants will be given apersonal number that should be kepthandy for future use. Often times,a housing inspection is needed andone of the 1,975 FEMA HousingInspectors on the ground will makecontact to schedule an appointmentto come see the damaged property ifit is accessible. Appointments generallytake 30-40 minutes and includean inspection of damaged areas of yourhome and review of your records. Thereis no fee for the inspection and inspectorsalways have proper identification.To date, the President hasdeclared that major disasters existin Connecticut, New York, NewJersey, and Rhode Island and emergencydeclarations have been madein Connecticut, Delaware, District ofColumbia, Maryland, Massachusetts,New Hampshire, New Jersey, NewYork, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,Virginia and West Virginia. FEMAcontinues to deliver commoditiesincluding food, water, blankets,generators and others resources todistribution points across the regionimpacted by Sandy.In addition, a snapshot of someof the federal activities that are beingcoordinated:The U.S. Small BusinessAdministration (SBA) announcedthat businesses with physical damagesor loss of revenue should considervisiting a Business Recover Center andapplying for an SBA disaster businessloan. The SBA offers Economic InjuryDisaster Loans to small businesses,small agricultural cooperatives, smallbusinesses engaged in aquaculture, andmost private non-profit organizations,to help meet working capital needscaused by the disaster. EconomicInjury Disaster Loan assistance isavailable regardless of whether thebusiness suffered any physical propertydamage. SBA continues to operateseveral Business Recovery Centers inNew York and New Jersey. For moreinformation, call the SBA CustomerService Center at 800-659-2955(800-877-8339 for the deaf and hardof-hearing)or go to www.sba.gov.The Treasury Department andthe Internal Revenue Service (IRS)announced special relief intendedContinued on page 7

THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012Page 7DISASTER RELIEFFederal Family andPartners Continueto Support StatesImpacted by SandyContinued from page 6to support leave-based donationprograms to aid survivors who havesuffered from the extraordinarydestruction caused by HurricaneSandy. Under these programs,employees may donate their vacation,sick or personal leave in exchange foremployer cash payments made toqualified tax-exempt organizationsproviding relief for the survivors ofHurricane Sandy. Also, the TreasuryDepartment and the IRS announcedan expedited review and approvalprocess will be offered for organizationsseeking tax-exempt status inorder to provide relief for victims ofHurricane Sandy. The IRS continuesto encourage people to use existingorganizations currently working onimmediate aid efforts.The Department of Defense(DoD) is a fully integrated partnerin the federal, state, tribal, and localresponse to Hurricane Sandy and thenortheaster that swept through themid-Atlantic and northeastern UnitedStates.U.S. Northern Command(USNORTHCOM) has nearly4,000 personnel supporting HurricaneSandy relief operations in the affectedarea.Air Force teams completed unwatering(removing water) operations atRockaway Waste Water Treatmentfacility, and East School in LongBeach, N.Y., and provided teams tosupport fire departments conductingunwatering operations in BreezyPoint, N.Y. Army divers repaired thepier system at Caven Point, N.J. Also,divers continue to assist the New YorkCity Fire Department unwater thePATH Tunnel at the World TradeCenter and unwater the Long BeachHigh School and Recreation Center.Navy dive detachments continue tosupport the World Trade Center siteand Marine pump teams are assistingpumping operations at Breezy Point.Helicopters from the 26th MarineExpeditionary Unit are transportingand re-locating generators in affectedareas to support critical infrastructure.Navy Seabees and Marine personnelrestored the beach at Coast GuardContinued on page 8More choicesFor 2013, here are highlights of our in-network (2) benefits compared to Original Medicare.BenefitOriginalMedicare (3)Fidelis MedicareAdvantage withoutRx (HMO-POS)Fidelis MedicareAdvantage Flex(HMO-POS)*Fidelis Medicare $0Premium (HMO)Monthly Plan$99.90 $0 $43.20 $0Premium (1)Flex Benefit None None $500 per year $120 per yearOver-the-Counter Items(OTC)None None $20 per monthdebit cardPart B Deductible $140 None None NonePCP Copay 20% $5 $0 $5Specialist Copay 20% $15 $0 $15Outpatient Surgery in aHospitalOutpatient Surgery in anAmbulatory SurgicalCenterIncluded in flex benefit20% $285 $285 $28520% $285 $285 $285Lab Tests 0% - 20% 0%-20% 0% 0%-20%X-Rays 20% $10 $10 $10Preventive Services $0 $0 $0 $0MRIs, CT Scans, PETScansInpatient Copay $1,156 $285 per day fordays 1-5,per admissionPart D Prescription DrugCoverageNew Medicare plans for 2013!20% 20% 20% 20%$285 per day fordays 1-5,per admissionNo No Yes, with $0deductible forpreferred generics$285 per day for days1-5,per admissionYes, with $0 deductiblePreventive Dental None None Yes YesCall 1-800-860-8707 (TTY: 1-800-558-1125)Monday-Sunday, 8am-8pm from October 1-February 14; Monday-Friday, 8 am-8 pm from February 15-September 30Enroll anytime at www.fideliscare.orgH3328 FC 12086_R2 CMS AcceptedThe benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. For more information contact the plan. Limitations, copayments, andrestrictions may apply. Benefits, formulary, pharmacy network, premium and/or copayments/coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year. 1 You must continueto pay your Medicare Part B premium. 2 Out-of-network services may require more out-of-pocket expense than in-network services. Benefit restrictions apply. 3 Theseare 2012 amounts and may change for 2013. *Fidelis Medicare $0 Premium (HMO) is not available in Orange, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, or Westchester counties.Fidelis Care is a health plan with a Medicare contract

Page 8 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012DISASTER RELIEFFederal Family and Partners Continue to Support States Impacted by SandyContinued from page 7Station Sandy Hook and continuesupporting debris clearance operationsat locations in Bayonne, N.J. and theBattery, N.Y.The Defense Logistics Agencycontinues to supply FEMA withmuch needed emergency supplies,medical equipment, fuel and nowcold and wet weather clothing to helpthose working toward recovery afterHurricane Sandy. DLA has deliveredmore than 1.8 million gallons of fuelto federal government distributionpoints in the New York/New Jerseyregion. DLA delivered nine generatorsto the Army Corps of Engineersto power apartment buildings in NewYork City. Seven more generators andseven transformers are en route. Theyalso provided seven additional generatorsto the New York City HousingAuthority. DLA has contracts inplace to support waste water cleanup,hazardous material removal, anddebris removal operations. DLA hasalso awarded two contracts for 330roll-off dumpsters and 34 trucks foroverland trash hauling. 2.5 millionpounds of debris have been removedin the last 48 hours.The Army Corps of Engineers(USACE) has more than 3000employees from the North AtlanticDivision with an additional 900team members deployed from otherUSACE divisions across the Nationengaged to support the responsemission. Response teams are assistingwith debris management, commoditiesdistribution, infrastructure assessment,temporary roofing, critical public facilities,water planning, and temporaryhousing. USACE debris teams are inports, waterways and coastal areas inNJ and NY clearing debris along theAtlantic seaboard. Also, the USACEis currently pumping at the JerseyCity PATH Train Tunnel, PassaicValley Waste Water Treatment Plantand the Kearny Amtrak Substation.Nearly 495 critical power assessmentshave been completed. 99 generatorshave been installed in New Jersey, NewYork and Pennsylvania. Installationof 44 more generators are in progress.USACE continues to receive prioritizedlists of requirements from localofficials and is immediately acting onthese requests.The U.S. Fleet Forces (Navy &Marine Corps) are assisting the ArmyCorps of Engineers in their powerrestoration, cleaning and dewateringefforts in NY and NJ.The National Guard continuesto work to expedite recovery efforts.More than 6,600 Army and AirNational Guard Soldiers and Airmenfrom 12 states are conducting foodand water, fuel distribution, communications,security, sheltering, debrisremoval and transportation missionsin support of recovery efforts.The United State Postal Service(USPS) wants to remind customerswho have evacuated or relocated due tohurricane Sandy to submit a change ofaddress, place mail on hold or requestthat mail be temporarily forwardedto their new location. For the latestservice updates regarding hurricaneSandy, call 1-800-ASK-USPS(1-800-275-8777).U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s (USDA’s) NaturalResources Conservation Service(NRCS) has distributed an initial$5.3 million to 11 states affected byHurricane Sandy. NRCS providesthis funding through its EmergencyWatershed Protection (EWP)program.USDA’s Food and NutritionService (FNS) is allowing flexibilityto New York City Public SchoolDistrict to serve all meals free throughthe National School Lunch Programand School Breakfast Program forthe month of November. FNS hasalso approved New Jersey’s requestto allow Supplemental NutritionAssistance Program (SNAP- formerlyFood Stamps) recipients that residein Atlantic County, Bergen County,Cape May County, Essex County,Hudson County, Middlesex County,Monmouth County, Ocean County,Somerset County and Union County,(all of which have received individualassistance declarations from theFederal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA), to be allowed topurchase hot foods and hot food productswith SNAP benefits through theend of the month.The Corporation for Nationaland Community Service (CNCS)has 1008 national service memberswho have been deployed to sevenstates. AmeriCorps and Senior Corpsmembers in Connecticut, Maryland,New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,Rhode Island, and West Virginiaare assisting with shelter operations,call centers, debris removal, and masscare. About 435 members of FEMACorps, an innovative partnershipbetween FEMA and AmeriCorps, areworking directly with disaster survivorsin New York and New Jersey.The U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services (HHS) hasmore than 1,100 HHS personneldeployed to provide public health andmedical assistance to New York andNew Jersey. These personnel includebehavioral health professionals fromthe U.S. Public Health ServiceCommissioned Corps supportingshelter operations. Nearly 60 officersfrom three Mental Health Teams haveassisted approximately 700 residentsand first responders a day, helpingaddress basic mental health issues andfacilitating environmental interventionsin shelters such as ensuring thatlights were off or low in a shelter ata sufficient time for people to sleep,arranging structured activities forchildren and adults, limiting access tosugary/caffeinated items by childrenafter supper so that they are better ableto sleep. These types of basic issues areincrease people’s resilience in difficultcircumstances.The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration reminds consumers totake precautions for storing water andensuring the safety of their food andmedical supplies for themselves, theirfamilies, and their pets during and afterany hurricane-related rain, possibleflooding and power outages. Forfood and drug safety messaging, visitthe Food and Drug Administrationhurricane safety checklist, available inEnglish and Spanish (http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm317232.htm).The U.S. Department of theInterior (DOI) mobilized resourcesto speed storm recovery on Federaland tribal lands in the impacted regionand to support FEMA in its efforts toassist states and local governments inthe disaster area, including nearly 700DOI employees conducting responseand recovery missions and at leastan equal number are committed todisaster recovery work in at their homelocations. More than 1,200 wildlandfirefighters from all agencies, includingabout 260 wildland firefighters fromthe Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureauof Land Management, U.S. Fish andWildlife Service and National Parkservice are responding with fellowwildland firefighters from the U.S.By PEGGY GODFREYThursday night,November 1, 2012, theNew Rochelle CityCouncil held a SpecialMeeting to considerthe Draft Environmental ImpactStatement (DEIS) regarding theEcho Bay Project proposed by ForestCity Ratner (FCR) and the possibilityof floating a bond to fund the move ofthe New Rochelle City Yard from itsForest Service and State ForestryDivisions to support FEMA stagingareas, assist in emergency operationscenters, and provide crews to clear treesfor emergency access and power crews.The Bureau of Indian Affairs(BIA) is leading a Tribal AssistanceCoordination Group, enhancingcommunications and coordinationbetween Native American Tribes inthe disaster area, other Federal agenciesincluding FEMA, and non-profitrelief organizations.The National Park Service(NPS) has deployed more than 300incident management personnel,technical experts and work crews toassist almost 650 personnel at parksthroughout the region in recoveryoperations. Working with interagencypartners, NPS has also established adebris transfer site at Jacob Riis Parkin New York to support local clean-upactivities and is providing feeding foremergency workers in the vicinity of itslogistics base at Fort Wadsworth in theGateway National Recreation Area.FEMA’s mission is to support ourcitizens and first responders to ensurethat as a nation we work together tobuild, sustain, and improve our capabilityto prepare for, protect against,respond to, recover from, and mitigateall hazards.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTo Move or Not Move NewRochelle’s City Yardcurrent Main Street location to onesituated on Beechwood Avenue, andin so doing, facilitating FCR’s movingahead with its Echo Bay DevelopmentProject. 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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTo Move or Not Move New Rochelle’s City YardContinued from page 8information. He added, “This isnot transparency in government.”Mayor Noam Bramson apologized,saying that he would “take responsibility”because he sought input, butthat it would not matter because heexpected everything to be presentedthat evening at the special meeting.City Manager Chuck Stromefollowed by explaining the threeoptions that needed to be consideredin moving the City Yard asthey related to the Echo Bay project:(1) construct a new City Yard onBeechwood Avenue, (2) modernizethe current Main Street site, or (3)do nothing for a few years. Stromerecalled that, back in February,2012, the City Council authorizeda bond resolution for the design ofa new City Yard at the BeechwoodAvenue site. Then, in April, aconsultant submitted preliminaryestimates of $16 million to renovatethe present City Yard and $13million to prepare the Beechwoodsite. Since that time, the estimateshave increased to $19 million for theMain Street site and $24.4 millionfor the Beechwood site. Stromesuggested not doing anything “is apoor option”.Former Commissioner ofDevelopment Michael Freimuthattended the City Council meetingto detail preliminary terms andconditions for the FCR Echo BayHISTORYTHE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012Project. He had both positive andnegative comments. On the positiveside, Freimuth said FCR would payNew Rochelle $2.5 million for theproperty and $1 million for buildingpermit fees. FCR would also pay$18 million over 20 years in refusefees. According to Freimuth, a smallnumber of jobs would be createdand some sales tax revenue would begenerated. On the negative side, hesaid, FCR would ask for tax abatementsand a PILOT (payment inlieu of taxes), which is currentlycalculated to cover school costs foran estimated 22 students at the rateof $17,500 per student, increasingby an inflation factor each year. Thecost to New Rochelle of moving theCity Yard must also be considered.Mayor Bramson then askedthe Councilmembers how theywanted to proceed that evening.Councilman Lou Tranguccisuggested a “small discussion”.Tarantino quickly stated, “If ForestCity does not go forth, we wouldnot expend any funds.” But Stromebrought up the “up front payment”from the developer as a sweetener.Councilwoman Shari Rackmanasked if these numbers are accurate.She wanted to know whathappens if FCR’s environmentalremediation of Echo Bay costs $4million instead of the projected $3million. Freimuth responded thatremediation is FCR’s problem.Jack Reed and Louise BryantA Senatorial InquisitionBy ROBERT SCOTTThe year 1919opened withAmerican troopsbogged down inSiberia as part ofan allied intervention during thecivil war that followed the RussianRevolution.The Senate announced thathearings would begin on February11 to investigate Bolhevik propaganda.Sen. Lee S. Overman, aDemocrat from North Carolina,headed the subcommittee of theSenate Judiciary Committee, whosefive male members had an averageage of 61.The other committee memberswere Knute Nelson (R-Minn.),Thomas Sterling (R-N.D.),William H. King (D-Utah) andJosiah O. Wolcott (D-Del.).In New York, Jack Reed wasputting the finishing touches on hismanuscript of Ten Days That Shookthe World.To promote her book Six RedMonths in Russia and refute thelies being circulated by critics aboutthe new Russia, Louise Bryantwas about to begin a cross-countryspeaking tour on “The Truth AboutRussia.”Continued on page 10Rackman also wanted to know ifthe Beechwood Avenue site would“fulfill the needs of the City goingforward,” and asked if the Citycould repair or rebuild the presentCity Yard site on Main Street.Commissioner of Public WorksAlexander Tergis responded that abetter proposal could be made byusing more money.According to Trangucci, theproposed relocation of the City Yardto Beechwood Avenue would resultin a City Yard that is approximatelyhalf the size of the present yard. Henoted that the new report does notdelve into the costs of remediatingthe Beechwood site or that additionalpolice and fire services wouldbe needed. As a result of the bondingand the insufficiency of the PILOT,the City would incur an additionalfinancial burden of $900,000 peryear. Trangucci observed that theCity will see no positive financialbenefit until the bond debt ispaid off. Finally, Trangucci wantedto know who determined the $5million land value of the presentCity Yard, which he asserts shouldbe valued at $10 million. Freimuthresponded by saying the value isbased on unit housing costs in thearea.At that point Mayor Bramsonsaid the Council did not have tomake a “judgment on Echo Bay,”but it had to make a decision onthe City Yard. Trangucci disagreed,advising that each decision wasdependent on the other and couldnot be considered independent ofthe other. Councilman Jared Riceasked about the size reduction ofthe City Yard at Beechwood andwhether service would improve.Strome and Tergis side-steppeda direct response with a commentabout the present City Yard’s operationalinefficiencies and opined overthe prospect of sewer and drainwalls that are “ready to collapse.” Adiscussion of grants and fundingsources for remediating problems atthe present City Yard followed.Councilman Ivar Hyden asked,“Shouldn’t we have this (financial)information before we move theCity Yard?” Strome basically ignoredthe question and responded, “Bondsmust be issued this year” to movethe City Yard. When CouncilmanBarry Fertel wanted to know whatwould happen if the City Yard wasnot moved now, Tergis said maintenancecosts would go up.As the session ended, Bramsoninsisted that a choice between developmentand fiscal responsibility was“wrong, wrong, wrong.” He saidhe viewed development and fiscalresponsibility as moving in tandemalong the same track and direction.He said he has never seen aperfect development and insistedthat a decision must be made onNovember 13 th .Peggy Godfrey is a freelance writer,a community activist, and formereducator.Three of the five members of the Overman Committee in 1919 duringhearings: Senator Josiah Oliver Wolcott (D-Del.), Chairman LeeSlater Overman (D-N.C.), Senator Knute Nelson (R-Minn.)Page 9Rdg Plyhs Westchester Guardian nov_Layout 1Ann Hampton CallawaySings the Streisand SongbookFri, Nov 16Multiplatinum selling singersongwriterand actress,celebrating one of America’smost enduring artists,Barbra Streisand.Doyle Coffin ARCHiteCtUReSinGeR SonGwRiteR SeRieSRock SeRieSRock SeRieSUnderwritten byRidgefield PrimePartially Underwrittenby Albano Appliances,Best Cellars andHB GroupCLARKCONSTRUCTIONCOMEDY SERIESBroadway & CaBaretSerieSDoyle Coffin ARCHiteCtUReSinGeR SonGwRiteR SeRieSBroadway & CaBaret SerieSKarla Bonoff andSteve ForbertSaturday, November 17A night of hits including All Mylife, Personally, Someone tolay Down Beside Me andRomeo’s tune.Musical Box: The LambLies Down on BroadwaySunday, November 18A CAn’t MiSS SHow!Peter Gabriel-era Genesis Re-creationShow under the lamb liesDown on Broadway.Video Games Live withTommy TallaricoSaturday, December 1Featuring the Western Connecticut YouthOrchestra and The Ridgefield Choralethe excitement of a rock concertmixed with video games, special fxand audience participation!Food Network StarChef Robert Irvine LIVE!Sunday, December 2Please join us in the lobby at 7:15pmfor a wine tasting from Best Cellars!ViP tickets Available! includes backstageaccess and special cookingdemonstrations!SinbadThursday, December 6Partially Underwritten by Gardella'sElite LimosineHe doesn’t deliver punch lines –he slam dunks them!Debbie Gravitte & FriendsAll-Star Holiday ShowFriday, December 14Celebrate the holidays withDebbie and her friends, includingsome broadways pals fromthe hit show Phantom of theopera and more!Eric HutchinsonSun, December 16With Special Guest Jessie Payowith his chart topping hitwatching you watch HimThe RidgefieldPlayhouse80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT • (203)438-5795www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org

Page 10 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012HISTORYJack Reed and Louise BryantContinued from page 9Reed and Bryant had wiredSenator Overman offering to testify aswitnesses but received no reply.On Sunday afternoon, February2, Louise was in Washington for anappearance at Poli’s Theater at 15thStreet and Pennsylvania Avenue. Afterher talk, she remained in Washingtonand managed to get arrested in frontof the White House. She was releasedfollowing a brief hunger strike.Louise attended the hearings andlistened to a series of friendly witnesses.During a recess she confronted thechairman and demanded to be heard.He promised to tell her the next daywhen she would be called to testify, butfailed to keep his promise.Only after she stood up during ahearing, identified herself and publiclydemanded that her testimony bescheduled was she called before theOverman Committee. She testified fortwo days as the first unfriendly witness,starting on February 20.Bryant’s treatment during hertestimony initiated the practice ofcongressional witch-hunting thatwould culminate in the discreditedHouse Un-American ActivitiesCommittee under J. Parnell Thomasand Sen. Joe McCarthy’s ArmedServices Committee hearings in the1950s.InquisitionThroughout her testimonyOverman Committee members wereboth bullying and belligerent. Atthe outset, they grilled her at lengthabout her belief in God. Althoughshe admitted that she believed inthe sanctity of an oath, Senator Kingpressed on, stating. “A person who hasno conception of God does not haveany idea of the sanctity of an oath, andan oath would be meaningless,” heinsisted.Unsatisfied with her concessionof belief that there was a God, she wasasked by Senator Wolcott whether shebelieved “in a punishment hereafterand a reward for duty.” An exasperatedLouise Bryant responded, “Itseems to me as if I were being tried forwitchcraft. Very well, I will concede--Iconcede there is a hell.”Senator King asked Louise whereshe stayed in Washington. She toldhim that it was at the headquarters ofthe National Women’s Party, a militantsuffragist group. He asked whether shebelonged to the NWP “picket squad”that had actively picketed the WhiteHouse.She responded, “I do not knowwhat that has to do with the truthabout Russia, but I did. I believe inequality for women as well as men,even in my own country.”“We want to know somethingabout the character of the person whotestifies,” he told her, “so that we candetermine what credit to give to theirtestimony.”Under further questioning bySenator Nelson, she admitted thatshe took part in the burning of thepresident in effigy, an act for whichshe was jailed. After probing questionsabout her first and second marriages,Senator King asked if she participatedin Bolshevik meetings. She repliedthat she took notes at such meetings,as other reporters did.She was asked about Jack Reed’semployment by the Bolsheviks.Holding copies of propaganda documentsprinted in German, Louiseproudly admitted that her husbanddid a lot in Russia to bring about theabdication of the Kaiser.Senator Nelson maintained thathe wanted facts. Bryant insisted thepapers she was holding were thefacts. Nelson cautioned her: “Don’tbe so impertinent.” When spectatorsapplauded, the chairman warned thathe would clear the room if the noisewas repeated. It was and he did. Louiserefused to testify in a closed session.After about an hour, spectators wereallowed to return, with an admonitionagainst “cheering.”Senator Overman asked about herlecture at Poli’s Theater. “Its purposewas to protest against interventionin Russia.” she explained. “I, as anAmerican, believing in self-determination,cannot believe in intervention.I do not see how we can fight fordemocracy in France and against itin Siberia. I believe we ought to takeour troops out of Russia. It would bebetter for both nations to have friendlyrelations.”Senator Nelson demanded toknow whether she was “anxious” forthe Bolsheviks to remain in power.“I am anxious—” she began.“Answer my question,” SenatorNelson interrupted. “Are you anxiousto have the Bolshevik governmentthere as a permanent thing?” hethundered.Louise replied calmly, “I think theRussians ought to settle that.”He posed the question again, andshe replied, “I answered you. I said Ibelieved in self-determination.”“Self-determination at the pointof a gun?” he asked.“All governments have had to beself-determined at the point of a gun.There never has been the governmentestablished except after a war,” was herreply.When the hearing opened thenext day, Louise Bryant asked thechairman to be allowed “to speak awhole sentence before this committeewithout being interrupted.” Heassented.She criticized the hearings,pointing out that previous witnesseswho did not support the revolutionwere allowed to talk at length, butshe was not allowed to answer questionsfully. She had been treated like “atraitor,” she charged.Chairman Overman told herpatronizingly: “You seem to want tomake a martyr of yourself, when youhave not been treated unfairly that Ican see. You’re a woman and you donot know anything about the conductof an examination such as we have inhand here. We’re going to treat youfairly and treat you as a lady.”Louise’s answer has become aclassic: “I don’t want to be treated asa lady, but I want to be treated as ahuman being.”She wanted the record to showthat she believed she had been “lecturedat” and subjected to “a sort of thirddegree” by Senator Nelson. She wastold by Senator Sterling, “You were notgiven lectures. You were cross-examined.”Senator Nelson described her as“deluded,” adding, “You are young, too,and I feel sorry for you.”The chairman declared that as ajudge on the bench in Utah the senatorfrequently had before him witnesseswho were charged with having no faithin the Christian religion. Bryant counteredby asking, “How would you havetreated me if I had been a Jew?”Jack Reed followed Louise as awitness. His answers were crisp andclear. The committee obviously had nodesire to tangle with him, and he wasallowed to depart quickly.Back in CrotonIn April of 1919, Jack and Louiseacquired a German shepherd puppyand began gardening and laying flagstonesat the house on Mount Airy.Reed fell ill in the influenza epidemicsweeping the country and becamedelirious. “For some days he seemednot to understand anything,” Louisenoted. Getting a doctor to make housecalls or finding a nurse was impossible.A phone call to Dr. Harry Lober inNew York brought the advice “givehim aspirin and eggnog with plenty ofbrandy.”She was wife, doctor and nurseto Jack. Because the little house wascold, she moved the bed to the livingroom near the fireplace. Each day shegave him an alcohol rub, “starting withhis toes and working all over his body.”She turned him regularly to preventbedsores from developing.Widespread fear of contagionmade it futile to ask neighbors for help.Louise chopped wood and brought inarmloads of logs for the fire. Whenhe slept, she hurriedly descended intothe village for groceries and suppliesand struggled back up steep Mt. AiryRoad.Louise had ordered some trees.With a recovering Reed sitting bythe window and giving instructions,Boardman Robinson and Louiseplanted a small red hawthorn where hesuggested. She later wrote a touchingpoem about it:All the fruit-trees were in bloom.They were little girlsGoing to communion.But the hawthorn broke my heart.It was the little sonI dreamed about and never had.As strength slowly returned, Jackbegan to dream about making his wayback to Russia where so much washappening. Louise was furious at theidea of another separation.Robert Scott is a semi-retired bookpublisher and local historian. He lives inCroton-on-Hudson, N.Y.CURRENT COMMENTARYWaiting for the Dead to Step ForwardBy LARRY M. ELKINAs a rule, dead folksare not very diligentabout exercising theirrights. Some life insurancecompanies haveprofited from this tendency for a longtime, but their free ride on the backsof policy beneficiaries may be comingto an end.American International GroupInc. and MetLife Inc. have agreed topay large settlements to beneficiariesof unclaimed life insurance policiesand to change their procedures to helpidentify policies that might otherwisego unclaimed. Under the settlements,which followed recent state reviews,AIG is expected to pay around $300million, and MetLife is expected topay about $500 million.A life insurance policy is a contractualpromise to the policy’s owner thatthe insurer will pay the designatedbeneficiary when the insured persondies. Often, the policy owner is theperson whose life is insured, whichmeans that, upon death, the owner isnot in a position to notify the insurancecompany that it is time to issue a check.Usually, the beneficiary is aware of thepolicy and will claim the death benefit,but sometimes a policy’s existence iseither unknown or overlooked.In that situation, insurers donot get to just hold on to the moneyand wait. States require unclaimed orabandoned property, including insurancebenefits, to be turned over tothem for safekeeping in the event therightful owner is later identified. NewYork state’s unclaimed insurance fundcurrently holds one uncashed policyworth $1.7 million and others of lesservalue.Once the money is in state hands,it quickly becomes available for otherpurposes. Anthony Forchino, assistantdirector at the Arizona Department ofRevenue, told The New York Timesthat the unclaimed benefit moneyhis state collects “goes into a generalfund each year until it’s claimed.”That seldom happens. Including theContinued on page 11

THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012Page 11CURRENT COMMENTARYWaiting for the Dead to Step ForwardContinued from page 10single $1.7 million policy, New Yorkstate received over $400 million inunclaimed life insurance propertybetween 2000 and 2011. It only paidout about $65 million.Joseph M. Belth, professor emeritusof insurance at Indiana Universityand editor of the Insurance Forum,conducted a study of unclaimedbenefits that suggested insurers haveat least $1.3 billion in total unclaimedpolicy liabilities. Around $351 millionwas transferred to states in 2009, heestimated.Although insurers must ultimatelysurrender unclaimed policies,LEGALBy HEZI ARISNEW YORK, NY-- Judge ColleenMcMahon of theFederal DistrictCourt in Manhattanlast week upheldthe convictions against formerYonkers City Councilwoman SandyAnnabi and of former Yonkers CityRepublican Chairman Zehy Jereis.Jereis testified before a jury thatit was love for Annabi that had drivenhim to give her gifts over many yearsrather than prosecutorial assertionsthat he did so to persuade Annabito endorse the then proposed ForestCity Ratner project that wouldbecome the recently opened RidgeHill Development. The governmentfurther alleged Annabi eventuallygave support to the Ridge HillDevelopment believing doing sowould assist Jereis in gaining employfrom the Ridge Hill developer ForestCity Ratner.Prosecutors had accused Ms.Annabi of taking about $195,000in secret payments over the yearsfrom Zehy Jereis in return for droppingher strong opposition to aproposed 81-acre luxury mall andhousing complex in Yonkers calledRidge Hill, and a second project.The government had also contendedthat Ms. Annabi eventually gave theRidge Hill Development project hervote and support in order to helpJereis obtain a no-show job from thethey still get a significant benefit frombeing less than vigilant in tracking thedeaths of customers and in locatingbeneficiaries. Depending on the state,insurers are allowed to wait until apolicy has been inactive for two toseven years before surrendering it.During that time, they are free toprofit from the money. Also, sincesome policies do not require regularpremium payments or other actionson the part of policyholders, insurerscan continue to consider policies to beactive even as the long-out-of-touchinsureds achieve remarkable apparentfeats of longevity.Under their settlements, AIGdeveloper, Forest City Ratner.“The jury was entitled toconclude that the thing that changedSandy Annabi’s mind about theRidge Hill Project was her benefactorZehy Jereis’ financial interestin getting the project approved,”wrote Judge McMahon in herdecision.Judge McMahon raised theissue of whether the governmenthas proven its case against thetwo defendants over the issue ofconspiracy as its related to RidgeHill. That concerned was expressedby Judge McMahon and wouldreverberate in media as to theintegrityof the case against Annabi/ Jereis. While the issue is likelythe most stellar of concerns to thepublic’s understanding of whetherthe case is impervious to futurescrutiny simply lacks judicial integrityis one which Judge Mahon hasdeclined to rule. The reader shouldand MetLife have agreed to use theSocial Security Administration’sDeath Master File to actively identifycustomers who have died. Thedatabase is based on Social SecurityAdministration payment records.It does not contain records of everydeath, but it should serve as a usefulstarting point.All U.S. insurers should regularlymonitor the Social Security database.The life insurance business is, fundamentally,built on trust. We buy lifeinsurance so that the people we careabout will be financially protectedwhen we are no longer here to lookafter them. If we lose faith that theinsurer will hold up its end of thebargain, an important financial planningtool is compromised. Insurersrecognize that Judge McMahonexpressed her opinion when the jurywas sequestered in the deliberationroom outside of anyJudge McMahon expressedskepticism as to the love relationshipexpressed by Jereis for Annabidespite the supportive evidenceafforded the court of email communicationbetween the protagonists.Prosecutors said the email evidencewas fabricated.“The jury would not have actedirrationally had it drawn the inferencethat the e-mails were fakes,”Judge McMahon wrote. “Neitherwould it have been irrational for thejurors to conclude that Jereis’ story ofhis seven years of unrequited courtshipwas most likely a fiction as well.”Annabi and Jereis were eachrespectively convicted on March29, 2012; both are scheduled forsentencing on November 19, 2012.that place the onus on beneficiariesto step forward are putting their credibilityand business reputations at risk.As soon as a company loses touchwith a policy owner, it ought to makeevery effort to determine whetherbenefits are due. Investigating possibledeaths sooner rather than later willmake it far more likely that insurerswill be able to locate beneficiaries andfar less likely that benefits will end upin the lost-and-found.While the AIG and MetLifesettlements will partly address theissue, individuals should also makea point of ensuring that potentialbeneficiaries, including secondarybeneficiaries, are aware of their policiesand have access to records. Insituations where beneficiaries mightinclude young children, this requiresspecial planning.There will still be situations inwhich beneficiaries are unaware ofpolicies or are unable to file claims.But as regulators force insurers to stepup, we can hope that in the future,even when records are lost, benefitswon’t be.Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®, presidentof Palisades Hudson Financial Group afee-only financial planning firm headquarteredin Scarsdale, NY. Website:www.palisadeshudson.com.Federal District Court Judge Conviction in Annabi / Jereis Case Stands

THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012Page 15SERVICESConEdison Fails Westchester AgainContinued from page 14replied that ConEd no longer didany preventative maintenance whatso ever. He stated, that they now justwait for a problem and hope that theywill be able to make repairs. They noJUPITER, FL -- The New YorkMariners defeated the FloridaCardinals on Sunday, November 4,2012, to win the 2012 NABA FloridaWorld Series, their second tournamentchampionship in the last fouryears. This victory proved once againthat the Mariners are one of the bestamateur baseball teams in the country.The tournament consisted of six of thetop teams on the East Coast, includingteams from Florida, Virginia, andCanada. The games were played atRoger Dean Stadium, the St. LouisCardinal’s and Miami Marlin’s springtraining site.Manager and player David Princehas been working hard the last severallonger replaced corroded wires andthey no longer trimmed trees that wereimpeding power lines. He further wenton to explain that ConEd’s administrationfound this maintenance to betoo expensive and had opted just torepair equipment and service on an asyears to get Hudson Valley Amateurbaseball on the map – he has nowaccomplished that with the first everneeded basis. After that conversation,I called ConEd and asked to speakwith one of their high-ranking officialswhom I was acquainted with. Afterthree more calls, I was finally told thathe was in “a secure location” and wouldbe unavailable for comment. Ten yearslater, ConEd is doing what they dobest, failing to communicate.world series title won by a NY team in2009 and now again in 2012.Catcher, Steve AurigemmaThe outcome of this mess will belong and the expenses will be immeasurable.There will be homeowners andsmall businesses who won’t financiallysurvive these storms. ConEd is alreadyasking for a rate increase to help covertheir end of the repairs and you can bedarn sure that the bills will be deliveredright on time. No matter what(Marlboro, NY), was the Marinersmost outstanding player of the tournament,going an incredible 22 for 26 inthe seven games. Overall, the Marinersoffense scored 47 runs, second only tothe runner-up Cardinals.The Mariners pitching anddefense allowed the fewest runs of thetournament, just 22, which includedback-to-back shutouts on the thirdday. In the semi-final game againstSouth Florida , Isaac Hess struck out19 batters in an impressive completegame effort. The Championship gameJessie Smith struck out 10 against theFlorida Cardinal’s a team with one ofthe best offenses in the country whoalso have won the tournament in backthe outcome, the taxpayers of the greatstate of New York will be footing thebill. It will be the second envelope,right behind the one marked ConEd.Nancy King is a freelance investigativereporter; a resident of White Plains, NewYork.SPORTSAmateur Hudson Valley Baseball Team Secures Second World Series WinSPORTSSCENESports SceneBy MARK JEFFERSWelcome to anotheraction packed editionof “Sports Scene”,where we take alook at the greatsports action here inWestchester County…Congratulations to our friendand ping pong partner Scarsdale’sSunningdale Country Club PGA ProMichael Breed host of “The Golf Fix”on the Golf Channel as he has beennamed Teacher of the Year by thePGA of America… way to go partner.Greenburgh’s Jerry AlleyneMemorial Foundation Drop Shots gotpast a squad from Port Huron, Mich.45-44 to win the USTA Jr. TeamTennis 18-and-under IntermediateNational Championships.Turning to some high schoolSection 1 finals action, on the gridironit was Somers beating up SleepyHollow 42 to 13 to capture the ClassThe New York Mariners are considered one of the best teams in the country.A championship. New Rochelle shutdown North Rockland 28-0 to winthe Class AA title. In the Class Dtitle game, it was the Tuckahoe Tigersblasting Haldane 35 to 6.In field hockey finals, in a stunningupset, it was Suffern beatingdefending champion Mamaroneckin double overtime 2-1 to win theSection 1 Class A title. SydneyRodina scored the winner for theMounties. Powerhouse championLakeland made it look easy defeatingRye 5-0 to once again win the ClassB title. In Class C action it was No.1 Bronxville shooting past No. 2Pawling by the final score of 2-0.Charlotte Reynolds scored a goal andan assist for the Broncos.In volleyball, the undefeatedPelham Pelicans (18-0) defendedtheir Class B Championship with a3-1 games victory over #2 Hen Hud.Panas won its first Section 1 title bysweeping Ursuline 3-0 for the Class Acrown. Top seeded Kennedy won theirfirst sectional title with a 3-0 victoryagainst no. 7 Croton-Harmon; AnniAbbruzzese served the final 3 pointsfor the victory.Turning to some boys’ soccerfinals, Blind Brook repeated as Class Bchampionship with a 1-0 victory overNorth Salem, Samuel Nadell scoredthe winner for the Trojans. The ClassC title went to top seed SolomonSchechter with their win over no. 2seed Haldane 2-1. Port Chester wonthe Class A title with a 2-1 victory overByram Hills.In diving action, Suffern seniorAbbey Croce took home the section1 championship followed by Urslulinesenior Elena Poppas taking secondand Fox Lane’s sophomore MichelleAnderson finishing in third placeat the championships held at PaceUniversity.Lobbing on over to the tenniscourts, Jessie and Cassidy Cruz fromNew Rochelle rallied to defeat TomoIwasaki and Alexa Goldberg 6-7 (5),6-3, 6-3 to capture back to back statedoubles titlesHere’s a look at what happeningon the local college circuit, Pace’svolleyball team lost to visiting NewHaven 3-2, Fox Lane graduate NoraRugova of Mount Kisco had 19 killsand 11 digs for Pace. Chelsea Zurcherhad 12 kills in Concordia’s tight 3-2loss to Goldey-Beacom and Pace lostto Franklin Pierce 3 games to 1.Talk about “David vs. Golaith,”how about Pace taking on #9 in thecountry my Syracuse Orange in acollege hoops exhibition game at theCarrier Dome the other night, theSetters played well and learned a lotfrom taking on the powerhouse boysto back years.The Mariners compete locallyin the Hudson Valley NABA, wherethey have won three championships inthe league’s five-year existence postinga total record of 146-19-2 since 2008.Hudson Valley Standouts: SteveAurigemma, John Morrissey, JakeSlate, Dan Slate, David Prince, AdamPrince, Eric Kantner, Lee Roush, MattRoush, Joe Berte, Jason Monti, SvenJenkins, Jared Bahnsen, Dan Millerhttp://www.facebook.com/NewYorkMariners?ref=ts&fref=tshttp://htosports.com/teams/?u=HVNABAMARINERS&s=baseball&t=cfrom upstate New York.South Salem’s Maddy Haller whoplays women’s soccer for Duke wasnamed to the Capital One AcademicAll-District III team.The U.S. Baseball Academy willbe making two local stops this winter,one at Purchase College and theother at Concordia College January6 –February 17, top area coaches forhitting, pitching and even throwing insome defense.And three cheers (not whilehe is teeing off) go out to formerMamaroneck resident AndrewSvoboda as he has earned his PGATour card, now let’s watch him winsome tournaments next year…It was truly a tremendous schedulingjob done by our area athleticdirectors for pulling off all these greatcontests despite the cancellationscaused by Hurricane Sandy, a job welldone…see you next time.Mark Jeffers resides in Bedford Hills,New York, with his wife Sarah, and threedaughters, Kate, Amanda, and Claire.

THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012Page 17EYE ON THEATREWelcome Back, AnnieBy JOHN SIMONThe newly revived2,377-performancemusical, “Annie,” is, 35years later, still exceptionalin two distinctiveways.First of all, rare is the musical inwhich every song is equally effectiveintrinsically, and not just because itfurthers the plot. The number of suchshows is calculable on the fingers ofyour hands, without need of enlistingyour toes. So often at a musical youcan’t wait for the next presumablybetter song; not so with “Annie;” hereeach one is good enough to linger on.Then there’s the matter of diversity.Katie Finneran as Miss Hannigan.In far too many musicals all numberssound more or less alike, which makesfor monotony and boredom. Now, itis true that every number in CharlesStrouse’s music, with pleasurable lyricsby Martin Charnin, has a close kinshipwith the rest, but the wonder of it isthat you wouldn’t wish it otherwise.Why is that?Some of it is because of Strouse’sexcellent training—he even studied inParis with the great Nadia Boulanger,teacher of world-famous classicalcomposers and very fussy aboutwhom she would take on. He is alsothe composer of such celebrated,diverse musicals as “Bye Bye Birdie,”“Applause,” “Golden Boy,” and “Rags,”among others, and such range counts.But the homogeneity in “Annie”really works because there is somesort of ur-musical in Strouse’s mindor inner ear, a kind of ideal, archetypalcomposition that lends itself to exquisitevariations of which we simplycannot get too much. You may readilyrecall such numbers as “Maybe,”“Tomorrow,” and “Easy Street,” havinglain dormant in your memory, butthere are eleven others of equal appeal,with not even the reprises elicitinganything like a no-not-that-againresponse. You might more easily claimthat Mozart repeats himself.And then there is the book, veryloosely based on the “Little OrphanAnnie” cartoon, aptly devised byThomas Meehan, one of Broadway’spremier librettists. And who wouldn’tthrill to the story of Annie, a lovable,feisty eleven-year-old orphan; MissHannigan, the drunken, draconianmatron of the orphanage; Oliver“Daddy” Warbucks, the rampantbillionaire with the repressed heartof gold, who delivers Annie; and halfa dozen assortedly adorable furtherorphans?Georgi James as Pepper, Lilla Crawford as Annie,Emily Rosenfeld as Molly, Junah Jang as Tessie,Taylor Richardson as Duffy, Madi Rae DiPietroas July, and Tyrah Skye Odoms as Kate.Not to mention such othersas Grace Farrell, Warbucks’ valiant,unflappable secretary; Miss Hannigan’srascally brother, Rooster, and his slatternlygirlfriend, Lily, who criminallytry to impersonate Annie’s deceasedparents for the reward money; heartyPresident F.D.R. and his starchycabinet; and last but not least, Sandy,the lovable stray dog with the soundAnthony Warlow as Oliver Warbucks and Lilla Crawford.Lilla Crawford as Annie and Sunny as Sandy.judgment of letting Annie adopt him(or her, in this cast a female ).Let me praise the cast. It featuresthe highly appropriate Annie of LillaCrawford, age eleven, adult for heryears and able to belt out a song withthe best of them. It further boasts afabulous Warbucks in the Australianactor Anthony Warlow, who even tome, having seen several Warbuckses onstage, screen and TV, comes across asJeremy Davis as Hull, Anthony Warlow asOliver Warbucks, Lilla Crawford as Annie,Dennis Stowe as Morganthau, Jane Blass asPerkins, Gavin Lodge as Ickes, Merwin Foardas F.D.R. and Kevin Quillon as Howe.the most varied, incisive, and winning.You will also like most of theothers, including the canine Sunny,and her briefly glimpsed understudy,Casey; Brynn O’Malley, as a ratheridiosyncratic Grace; and others, apossible problem only with MissHannigan, played by Katie Finneran,a critics’ darling whose darlingness hasalways escaped me.She has never struck me asKatie Finneran as Miss Hannigan, Clarke Thorell asRooster, and J. Elaine Marcos as Lily St. Regis.appropriate for the slightly weirdbut ultimately likable roles she hasplayed, and does not quite make it forme even in a fundamentally unlovablepart, for which she should beeminently suitable. But then, thoughmany have tried, no one has beenquite able to match the late DorothyLoudon, the original and incomparableMiss Hannigan.“Annie” is even a discreetcomment on the Depression erain which it is situated, and we aregiven F.D.R. and his sundry ministerslightly caricatured, as well as ariveting scene in an under-the-bridgeHooverville. The sets, encompassinglocations from the poorest to therichest, are expertly conjured by DavidKorins, and revolve beautifully. SusanHilferty’s costumes cope cannily witha similarly wide range, although theytake some embellishing liberties withAnnie’s outfit; and Donald Holder’slighting, like the dogs savvily pickedfrom pounds and trained by WilliamBerloni, doesn’t miss a trick.It may help if you do not recall thefine original choreography by PeterGennaro, which may have proddedAndy Blankenbuehler’s current one,trying to compete, toward somerather less persuasive maneuvers. Thesame goes for James Lapine’s staging,which strives too hard to differ fromMartin Charnin’s original one, andeven Shirley Templifies Annie’s hairstyle.But these are relatively minormatters, scarcely troublesome fornew or less memorious audiences.Cavils be damned: “Annie” still provesirrepressible.“Annie” is playing on Broadway,at the Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway,between 46 th and 47 th Streets, NewYork, NY 10036.Photos of “Annie” by and courtesy of JoanMusic.John Simon has written for over 50years on theatre, film, literature, musicand fine arts for the Hudson Review,New Leader, New Criterion, NationalReview, New York Magazine, OperaNews, Weekly Standard, Broadway.com and Bloomberg News. Mr.Simon holds a PhD from HarvardUniversity in ComparativeLiterature and has taught at MIT,Harvard University, Bard Collegeand Marymount Manhattan College.To learn more, visit the JohnSimon-Uncensored.com

Page 18 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012GOVERNMENTSectionNew Rochelle 2013 Proposed Budget ReleasedNEW ROCHELLE, NY—NewRochelle City Manager CharlesStrome III released his proposedbudget for Fiscal Year 2013 on Friday,November 9, 2012. In the midst ofthe prolonged economic recession, thebudget calls for a real estate tax levyincrease of 5.57%, requiring an overrideof the State tax cap legislation, butpreserves most of the services the Cityprovides.“Adopting a budget within the taxcap legislation produces a $1.5 millionshortfall that can only be met with thetype of programmatic and personnelcuts that I cannot recommend,” saidEMERGENCY SERVICESGREENBURGH, NY -- “Con Ed’sresponse to Sandy in Westchester waswholly inadequate—a managementfiasco” said Westchester AssemblymanTom Abinanti (D - 92 nd AD) as hecalled for an immediate change inConEd’s management team followedby the decertification of ConEd forWestchester County.“In the short run, we need newConEd management who will workwith local governments to clean up andrestore power to our communities,”Strome. “In a debilitated economicenvironment, we continue to besubject to State-imposed mandatesfor pension, health insurance andemployee binding arbitration costs thatare impossible to be funded under theparameters of the tax cap legislation.”Many of the City’s historicalmajor revenue sources, such as salestaxes, mortgage taxes, building permitsand State aid, have been negativelyimpacted by economic conditions,necessitating greater reliance on thelocal property tax or other revenuesources, Strome noted. Under the taxcap legislation, the allowable increasestated the Westchester Assemblyman.“In the long run, we need to unplugConEdison and replace it with a newpower provider for Westchester only.”Abinanti sent a letter toWestchester County ExecutiveRobert Astorino dated November 9,2012, requesting that the County ofWestchester Public Utility ServiceAgency (COWPUSA) immediatelyinitiate proceedings beforethe New York State Public ServiceCommission to decertify Con Ed into property taxes will not even coverthe $1.75 million cost of Stateimposedpension increases.“The 5.57% increase to the tax levyequates to a tax rate increase of 6.99%because our tax base fell by another$3.6 million this past year,” addedStrome. The proposed tax increase forthe average homeowner is $206, orabout one percent of the total tax bill.The budget does not call for anyemployee layoffs but proposes toeliminate curbside loose-leaf pickup,cut police staffing by two vacant positionsand reduce firefighter manningat certain times. All of these reductionsAssemblyman Abinanti Seeks To Unplug ConEdAsserts ConEd’s Westchester Response A FailureWestchester County. He noted that“ConEd’s response to Sandy is justanother example of ConEd’s longterm neglect of Westchester’s residentsand businesses.”“While we were fortunate toescape the devastation in other partsof the metropolitan area, we havebeen way behind in power restoration,”stated Abinanti. “ Con Ed’sdaily reports show that Westchestercustomers, who constitute less than10% of Con Ed’s customers, havewere recommended in the recentlyissued report by the Citizen’s Panel onSustainable Budgets.“The City will continue to provideour extraordinary level of service toour citizens,” Strome concluded. “Thisbudget proposes an appropriate blendof property tax increases and expenditurereductions that will carry usthrough these challenging economictimes.”Copies of the proposed budgetare available in the City Clerk’s office,at the New Rochelle Public Libraryand on the City’s website www.newrochelleny.com/2013proposedbudget.consistently been 40-60% of the totalremaining outages.”Abinanti notes that Con Ed’sresponse was “a poor plan, poorlyexecuted.” He commended ConEd employees on the street, but said“there have been far too few of them.”He highlighted Con Ed’s continuingfailure to coordinate with local governmentswho have been far ahead of ConEd in their storm response. He criticizedCon Ed’s failure to inform thepublic and meet the public’s needs.Assemblyman Thomas J.Abinanti, Esq. represents the communitiescomprising the 92 nd AssemblyDistrict.The City Council will conduct budgetreview meetings in November andhold a public hearing on December4th in advance of the adoption of a taxrate in December.THE ALBANY CORRESPONDENTSharpton’s Senate Shape-upBy CARLOS GONZALEZALBANY, NY – TheRev. Al Sharptonhas canceled an“important” meetingoriginally scheduledfor Noontime Saturday withminority leaders to discuss “thefuture of the New York StateSenate.”“Due to the fact that mycalling for an important meeting ofleaders to discuss the future of theNew York State Senate has becomea media circus, coupled with theresponsibilities of many leaders indealing with the challenges to theirconstituents posed by HurricaneSandy and this week’s Nor’easter,I will be rescheduling Saturday’smeeting to a future date,” Sharptonsaid in a statement just released byhis office.The meeting will take place aweek later in private.Sharpton’s National ActionNetwork sent out an email invitationyesterday calling for themeeting at Harlem’s famed Sylvia’srestaurant and was expected to beattended by leading union officials,former, current, and prospectiveNYC mayoral and public officeofficials.Though the meeting announcementand leadership shape-up maybe premature (as all the votes haveyet to be counted), Democratsappear poised to take control of theNYS Senate by one seat.Insiders have questionedSharpton insinuating himself intoa potential leadership battle for anoffice he’s not elected to. Sharptonresponded to those critics.“When we have this meetingwe will discuss the importanceof the State Senate leadershipreflecting the will of New Yorkvoters, which means if thereare a majority of DemocraticSenators, that leadership shouldbe Democratic,” said Sharpton. “I understand the importance ofthis discussion because I was verymuch involved in ensuring the willof New York voters was respecteda few years back, when I counseledthen Senator Hiram Monserrateto remain with the Democraticmajority.“My message at that meeting,and in private discussions leadingup to the meeting, will be to honorthe vote of New Yorkers, and ifthat vote places Democrats in themajority, Democrats should havethe leadership.”Four years ago, four of the 32elected Democrats withheld theirsupport for Sen. Malcolm Smith,then the Democratic leader. Smitheventually won over the supportof the “Amigos” as a Puerto Ricoconference by offering them plumcommittee assignments.This year, the IndependentDemocratic Conference, an effectivecoalition of four break-a-wayDemocrats who caucused independentlysince December of 2010, isspearheaded by it’s leader SenatorJeff Klein (D-Westchester / TheBronx). The IDC recently declaredthey will not return to unite withSenate Democrats should its leadershipremain in the hands of itsminority leader, John Sampson(D-Brooklyn), or it’s campaigncommittee chair, Michael Gianaris(D-Queens).Add a new independentDemocrat, Senator-elect SimchaFelder of Brooklyn, into to the mix.It’s unclear if Felder will caucusContinued on page 19

Page 20 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012OP EDSectionTHE HEZITORIALHypocrisy Continues to Reign Supreme in YonkersBy HEZI ARISLast week, it wasrevealed thatLawrence A. Porcari,Jr., Esq., employed bythe City of YonkersLaw Department as an AssociateCorporation Counsel, on June18, 2012, had addressed the Hon.Collen McMahon, United StatesDistrict Judge, Southern Districtof New York on behalf of formerYonkers City Councilwoman SandyAnnabi with regard to a court casealleging her dropping oppositionto the Ridge Hill DevelopmentProject allegedly seduced by giftsshe received from former GOPChair Zehy Jereis. Mr Porcariaddressed Judge McMahon on officialCity of Yonkers, Department ofLaw stationery. When Yonkersiteslearned of Mr Porcari using officialstationery they were not only aghast,but they demanded he be fired.Yonkers Tribune / The WestchesterGuardian learned Mr. Porcari wasindeed suspended for 30 dayswithout pay. The outcry was of suchintensity that Mr Porcari is made tosuffer a public rebuke in a mannermany people will infer and surmiseis a balanced response to his lack ofetiquette.Before the facts are outand weary of the ConEd crisis,Yonkersites have been deflected andconsumed by the “audacity” [editorialsarcasm] of Mr Porcari’s fauxpas. Where is Miss Manners whenyou need her?At issue is the stationery MrPorcari used. No effort or concernwhether the government has proventheir case against the two defendants.The bigger issue is whetherthe government proved their case.In fact it was Judge McMahon whowas first to question the veracityof the government’s case during abreak in which the Jury was sequesteredand incapable of hearing herdemanding the government provetheir case.Perhaps Mr Porcari, amongothers who questioned the process,found it fitting and proper toaddress the court on behalf of MsAnnabi. In fact, this reporter wroteto Judge McMahon on behalf ofeach of the defendants. The prosecutionbrought up many issues thatwere later to be unproven. The prosecution’sfacts disintegrated undercross-examination. I attended thecourt trial and had hoped JudgeMcMahon would overturn the juryverdict because the government“proof ” was wanting and inconclusive.In Yonkers, issues of proofand truth are too easily maligned byarm-twisting politicians who lust toexact their toll on those they can.Mayor Mike Spano willed it and soit has come to pass that Mr Porcariwill lose approximately $10,000 forhis “misdeed”.Should one care to follow thelogic imposed against Mr. Porcari,one would need to delve into whyMr Porcari cannot solicit theempathy of the court using governmentstationery when it is knownthat Mayor Mike Spano beseechedthe court to be compassionate intheir ruling over his brother, formerSenator Nick Spano, which waslikewise written on official governmentstationery. Does not Amerikasubscribe to what is good for thegoose is good for the gander? WereAmerica so righteous in its conduct,behavior condoned in Yonkerswould not be so easily appeased.While ConEd struggled torestore electricity to all Yonkersites,a gasoline shortage revealed itself.Gasoline stations did not havepower by which to pump fuel. Linesof as long as 6 hours formed towait one’s turn to get fuel for electricgenerators and to fill gas tanks.Tempers flared. Yonkers MayorMike Spano declared a 10-gallonmaximum allowance of fuel perfill up. That brilliant effort reducedthe length of stay at gas stationsthat had electrical power to pumpfuel and had fuel to pump fromthe 6-hour wait to 3-hours withina day’s time and eventually down to1-hour as of Friday, November 9,2012. But the goose did not sufferlike the gander.It seems that Yonkers PoliceDepartment personnel werepermitted to fill their gas tank to thebrim at the taxpayer’s expense; sodid their wives and girlfriends. The“Gasboy” operation was respectivelyconducted at the First and ThirdPrecincts. G_d Bless America!When will we stand for nothingless than transparency, truth, facts,clarity, and ethical conduct? Instead,we pontificate while espousing themullarkey knowing that Annabiand Jereis are the latest to be sacrificedfor the public interest so thatthe “ra ra ra, sis boom bah” teamscan maintain their T count fillingtheir gas tank on the taxpayer’sdollar. Bruce Ratner, the Miliofamily, Capelli Enterprises, JoeCotter’s operation, even the YonkersChamber of Commerce, among somany others will remain to fleeceYonkers for many days forward.Yonkers has become a nightmare.What are we going to doabout it?Canning Mayor Mike Spano amonth’s salary would be an appropriatestart.OP-EDIt Took an Election to Find Diogenes Honest ManBy BOB K. BOGENWhat an election!What a confirmationof democracy? Andthis, all in the face offears, that our electionshave been converted into auctions,with all results / offices given to thehighest bidder.Surely this is the time for the“End Zone dance”. After 50 yearsof celebrating touchdowns in footballwith simply “spiking” downthe ball in the End Zone and thedozens of variations of dances andmimes, the army of people havebeaten the Royalist / Republicanmoneyed storm troopers! This washuge! It will be remembered foras long as democracy exists. Bigsurprise: Justice rules.Even locally, against ourdark fears, money and vicious lieshave not always won. Againstexpectations that redistricting,gerrymandering, and big moneywould insure Nan Hayworth’sreelection, she has instead lost toSean Maloney.The fears that democracy andits elections were doomed by theformerly Supreme Court CitizensUnited pronouncement promotingunlimited and secret, electioncontributions in hundreds ofmillions of dollars for tens of thousandsof campaign video ads andother actions to mislead voters didnot determine the election results.You will probably agree thatthe election has been an extremely,absolutely serious concern for ourcourts [certainly including ourformerly Supreme Court, fourJustices may retire and be replacedby the president], as well as weakeningthe Tea “Bagger” Partystrangle-hold policy in our current,totally non-functioning Congress,etc., plus widespread suppression ofvoters and elections, run as auctions[with highest bidders winning],corrupting the possibility of representativedemocracy.Thank God for Todd Akin andRichard Murdock! At last we couldput down our Diogenes lantern[no, not my Hurricane Sandy oillantern] when we have been lookingfor an honest Republican man, oreven two!The furious tornado of Romneyand his “men”, one after another,attacking and distancing themselvesfrom these “truth telling”Republican candidates was bothhilarious and revealing. These twospilled the beans on the Republicanpositions in Romney’s and Ryan’searlier speeches, and in the approvedspecifics of the Republican PartyPlatform.Even more dramatically, thepublic was not conned by therevelation of the Romney “47%”monarchist private video and thegrowth around the world of the“99%” movement that finally blewthe whistle on the Republican /monarchist class warfare they havebeen winning over the 99.9% ofthe nation, particularly in recentdecades.Continued on page 21

THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012Page 21OP-EDIt Took an Election to Find Diogenes Honest ManContinued from page 20Many readers will recall anold Greek tale about a philosophernamed Diogenes, antagonistof Plato and the first cynic, whofamously went about in broaddaylight through the Agora marketplacewith a lantern looking for theproverbial honest man.So for his many ‘wisdoms’,including his various putdowns ofPlato, Diogenes was called a cynic,Greek for a “dog”. And here weare, two-and-a-half millennia later,cynical voters still looking for anhonest man.Even a cynical voter can recognizeboth Joe Biden and BarackObama as unusually honest men,despite their various inabilities.Their problems have includedblocked efforts to add on theirDemocratic administration’s veryimpressive success in foreign anddomestic policy, including thousandsof added non-governmentjobs created, and other efforts tobuild our way out of the historic anddisastrous eight years of Republicangovernance of catastrophic wars andeconomic garbage heap .Those were the result ofintolerably repetitious and oldRepublican philosophy of trickledown economics on the 99% ofAmericans that culminated inthe financial catastrophe of Bush2008. And, lest we forget, thiswas in addition to trillions, [thatis to say, thousands of billions] ofdollars and thousands of Americanlives, plus uncounted thousands ofothers dead in The Middle Eastand Central Asia, as well as theloss of our world reputation as amost decent nation, lost in the twodamned, grotesque Republican warsin Iraq and Afghanistan.This inability to achievewhat needed to be done includedthe failure to find honesty anddecency in an abjectly destructiveRepublican led Congress.Particularly over the last two years,the Republican controlled Congresshad the power and totally blockedkey efforts, and hundreds of otheractions, by the Obama administrationto ‘do the nation’s business.’The Republicans abandoned theiroath of office blindly determinedto take every contrarian action tomount a hypocritical and destructiveRepublican Jihad against theblack president.Republican denials and softsoapself-cleansing attempts in thepresidential and vice-presidentialdebates were clearly disingenuous,or simply dishonest. Down deepthey sow Sharia, Taliban-stylelaws to punish all those of alternativereligious and ethical beliefs onfamily planning and God knowswhat all else. Biden, also with Ryan,a believing Catholic, explained inthe Vice-Presidential debate thathe accepted his church’s teachingfor himself, but would certainlynot agree to force that positionupon others with different beliefsby law, as Republicans publicly andexplicitly intended! Election resultsaround the nation confirmed thatregardless of religious identification,huge numbers of women weredramatically mad and “Not GoingTo Take It Anymore!” Governmentis big enough without cominginto the bedroom, forcing itself onfamily decisions.Can any thinking American,black or white, vote for candidatesof a party that, deep down, holdssuch intents, contrary to the earliestand highest American beliefs infreedom of all religions and otherethical belief systems?Add to that, strike two, inthe Republican’s vigorous votersuppression campaign across thenation, which should also eliminateany support from citizen-votersfor them. It seems clear that theysimply do not believe in democracy,in any election they cannot buy.They struck-out in their thirdattempt against representativedemocracy, in their scorched earth,destructive, obstructionism forthe last several years in Congress.It was Republican Leader MitchMcConnell who announced yearsago his primary objective, againstany general public interest, toprevent any Congressional actionthat might possibly help PresidentObama. He will go down inhistory in the Un-American Hallof Fame with Benedict Arnold,the infamous, hanged traitor of theAmerican Revolution.All this, even before consideringall their grotesque substantivepolicy views and actions: Lesshealthcare, dismissing the environmentand global warming; obsceneand bankrupting wars, reducingpublic education at all levels, andone affirmative policy - the housingpolicy, and a tax system suggestingtheir true basic platform is simplymore billions for billionaires.You might think after thiselection they might tuck theirtroglodyte slimy tail under theirbacksides and retreat back underthe rocks from which they slitherevery generation or two. When willthey learn the old adage attributedto Lincoln, the betrayed builder ofthe Republican Party, “You can foolsome of the people all of the time,and even all of the people some ofthe time, but not all, or even most ofthe people all of the time.The Monarchists are not FarRight; they are but Far Wrong.Bob K. Bogen served as Long-Range Planning Director for theNew York Metropolitan RegionalPlanning Commission, which endedin the South Tower of the World TradeCenter; Planning Director for theNew England Regional Commission;Comprehensive Planning Directorfor the United Nations DevelopmentProgram in Pakistan; BoardChairman of the CommunicationsCoordination Committee for theUnited Nations; and PrincipalRepresentative of Architects /Designers / Planners for SocialResponsibility to the United Nations.OP-EDShould Bush Apologize to the GOP?By STEVEN SARSHIKDespite Party’s BestOstrich Act, AbysmalTenureto Blame forRomney’s Defeat,Lawyer SaysAs the United States prepares toinaugurate Barack Obama for a secondterm in office, many Republicans arestill struggling to understand Gov.Mitt Romney’s defeat.Exit polls on Nov. 6, however,indicated that voters blamed formerPresident George W. Bush for thecountry’s economic troubles, and mostbelieve that Obama’s policies havehelped the recovery.Bush was such a poor presidentthat conservatives no longer botherto defend the previous commanderin chief, says New York attorney andpolitical humorist Steven Sarshik.“It has become conventionalwisdom that Bush messed up so badlythat pundits on both sides tend to glossover the magnitude of his appallinglegacy,” says Sarshik, author of thesatirical novel, “The Apology,” (www.sarshik.com), a fantastical tale thatbegins on the day of Obama’s secondinauguration, when Bush gets himselfinto a jam in Europe.“Conservatives won’t go anywherenear Bush’s eight years, except to tellliberals who blame him for the difficultrecovery to stop living in thepast. I mean … the guy wasn’t eveninvited to the Republican NationalConvention in Tampa,” Sarshik says.“The Democrats mentioned him moreat their convention.”Unfortunately, in political debate,reviewing Bush’s record has become anon-starter, “but that doesn’t mean histenure didn’t happen,” Sarshik says.He reviews some of the Bushpolicy flubs that directly contributed toRomney’s defeat:• A party of extremists: Inorder to compete with this season’sRepublican primary candidates andsatisfy the hordes of Tea Party conservatives,“moderate Mitt” had to takea backseat in favor of pedal-to-themetal,far-right Romney. The partytook a dramatic shift to the far rightas a result of Bush’s expensive, fiscallyirresponsible policies. After the primaries,“flip-flopper” didn’t seem strongenough to describe Romney’s shiftingstances; his proposed policies became“Etch-a-Sketch,” almost to the pointof being Zen-like, Sarshik says. “Often,his answers to questions becameexceedingly abstract, and I think theshifting discouraged independent andundecided voters.”• A clear and simple foreignpolicy narrative: A recent VanityFair exposé shows that Bush wasgiven ample warning of the attacks onAmerican soil before Sept. 11, 2001.While the 43rd president followedup with what still seems to many anon-sequitur war in Iraq, Obamaoversaw the end of that protractedcampaign and killed the man responsiblefor 9-11. Romney’s foreign policyappeared to be a continuation of Bush’scostly approach.• FEMA and the “heck of a job,Brownie” gaffe: “Frankenstorm”Sandy hit the Northeast days beforethe Nov. 6 election, which could havedevastated Obama’s campaign had hehandled it poorly. Instead, his cooperationwith New Jersey Rep. Gov. ChrisChristie was the perfect example ofhow to handle local and state-levelemergencies. During debates, in anattempt to back up small-governmentrhetoric and explain away Bush’spoor handling of Hurricane Katrinadisaster relief, Romney said the FederalEmergency Management Agencyshould be dismantled in favor of statecontrol, and “even better,” be privatized.Steven Sarshik has been a New YorkCity trial lawyer for more than 30 years,handling all sorts of politically chargedcases – much like the fictitious one hepaints in “The Apology.” He is also theauthor of “Wrongful Death,” a novelabout an NYC police shooting.

Page 22 THE WESTCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY, november 15, 2012LIBERTYHow Conservatives Lost Women VotersBy ANITA L. STAVERLate last year when apresidential primarycandidate was askedhow he was going toreach women voters,he responded that he was pollingwell with women. Oh, oh. Heseemed clueless about what mostwomen really want. Once again,women were being taken for grantedand once again we could lose – bigtime. And lose, we did.Reaching women is not a newconcept. The importance of our voteshould be well-known, as womenhave registered and voted at a higherrate than men since the 1980.One would think everycampaign would have a provenstrategy by now. But, while I don’tclaim to speak for all Americanwomen, no doubt many of us rolledour eyes and sighed or cringed atsome of the conservative candidates’messaging. We may not relish theharanguing and rudeness, but we arewilling to ignore it if our candidatecan clearly articulate how their positionsand plans will improve life forNEW YORKALERTCIVICBy HENRY J. STERNThe 2012 nationalelection had beendescribed by bothparties as a clash ofcompeting ideologies;the politicians said it would bean Armageddon whose outcomewould determine America’s coursefor decades.Like so many political predictions,that one turned out tobe wrong. The 50% - 48% splitbetween candidates Obama andRomney did not show a nationalconsensus. Although the resultstaken individually were somewhatbetter for the Democrats,the Republicans kept control ofthe House. There was no mandateto either expand the safety netor to weaken it. Polls showed aus and our families.Candidates cannot just treatwomen like we matter just to get ourvote. Women can spot a phony – wehave experience. They cannot take usfor granted, or treat us like a bunchof airheads who will fall for a goodline. Instead of telling us what weshould think, they should pay attentionto not only what they say, butalso how they live – 24/7/365.Developing consistent, conservativemessages, and that resonatewith women of all ages is important.But it is just as critical for candidatesto start living like they believe thosemessages, and start telling us howtheir message is relevant in our lives.A convincing message must be clearand it must connect with the heart.When a candidate says he’s prolife,like most Americans, what doeshe mean? Professing a pro-life beliefis necessary for a conservative candidate,but it is not sufficient. How doesthat translate into real life? Whatwill he really do about it? Does hehelp single moms? Does he also careabout the children we already have?Will he mow an elderly neighbor’syard or run errands for the sick? WillElection Renews StasisAmerica Has Not Decided In Which Direction To Gomajority of the population favoreda lesser role for the government ineconomic affairs, while at the sametime they voted for Obama, whoheld the opposite view.This election turned out to be avictory for moderation. Candidateswho ran primaries on the far rightmoved towards the center in thegeneral election if for no otherreason than that is where thevotes are. However, there was notenough time to pirouette twiceand a few Republicans were caughtwith their snakeskins still molting.In New York State’s 27 housedistricts (down from 45 in 1950),no Member of Congress wasdefeated primarily on ideologicalgrounds. There was no significantswing in either direction. Turnoversresulted from local sentiment andhe throw out senseless regulations sowe can feed the homeless? These arepro-life principles, too, that solidifiesthe pro-life message and makes itrelevant.Or consider gun control. Showwomen how to have both freedomand safety for their families. Gunpolicy must make sense to women.We can empathize with the 12-yearoldgirl who followed her mother’sinstructions to arm herself with agun and shoot an intruder. We canidentify with needing guns to keepour family safe.Women are smart enough todecide whether to have a gun. Wedon’t want the government telling uswe cannot have one. After all, criminalsdon’t just kill people with guns;they use knives, fires, cars and bombs,too. Does the candidate also have aplan to keep criminals off our streetsand out of our schools? That is a planwomen can support.And when a candidate claimsto support traditional family values,what does that mean? Will he reallywork to stop the child molesters andbring the Jerry Sanduskys of theworld to justice? Will he committhe individual strengths and weaknessesof candidates, not froma switch in public opinion fromone philosophy to another. As isoften the case, the same peoplewho in polls found fault with theirlegislators nonetheless generallyre-elected them.The national parties spentbillions of dollars in political racesand ended up in practically thesame place they began. Howeverthat does not mean that the moneywas wasted because if the partieshad not spent it they might haveincurred substantial losses. The factthat the races were so costly, largelybecause of the high cost of mediatime in New York State, does notprove that the expenditures wereunnecessary.State Senate Democrats werehelped by an infusion of millionsof dollars by the teachers unionin several races, coupled withPresident Obama’s strong showingto work against evil people whodestroy so many families? Will hetarget those who enslave women inprostitution?A family values mantra is notsufficient when the statistics showthat so many men, even professingChristians, are further sickening ourcommunities by viewing Internetporn. A man who demeans women,mistreats his wife, or ignores his kidshas no real family values Womenthis know. Women talk. A politicianis free to play golf or watch footballso long as he also shows that he takeshis marriage vows seriously.We want politicians whoconsider our interests as well ashis own. While we struggle tobalance household, family and workresponsibilities, we have a hardtime trusting that those we vote forwill work as hard for us. We have anagging suspicion that too manygovernment workers are lollygaggingaround while pretending to be publicservants. Our suspicion is reinforcedby the all-too-frequent newsreports of lavish travel, infidelity andprostitutes.Now, about that elephant inthe room. For so many conservativewomen, the presidential race was notabout electing Romney. It was, forat the top of the ticket.The first issue that will ariseafter the election is whether tocall the current New York StateLegislature back into sessionbefore January 1st. They wantsubstantial pay increases for themselves,which would make themthe highest paid state legislatorsin the country. The issue willlikely be what reforms they willbegrudgingly enact in order to getthe Governor to sweeten the pot.The choice of leaders will be fascinating;remember what happenedthe last time Senate Democratshad a majority, in 2009.Another factor for GovernorCuomo, a presumed candidate forPresident in 2016, is that he doesnot want to be seen as opposing aleft-leaning state legislature, so hewill have a compelling reason toparticipate in the choice of leadership,although of course he willexpress disinterest in the matter.many of us, an anti-Obama event.Romney was like the unwantedsuitor at our high school prom. Wedanced because we didn’t want toturn him down and make a scene.Our reluctance was warranted,because as we danced, he talkedabout his economic plan.Like one of those dolls we hadas kids: “Hello, my name is ChattyCathy!” Just pull the string to hearthe same lines over and over. AskRomney about anything and hewould say, “Hello, I know how to runa business.”Many of us would have voted forthe Grinch if he was the Republicannominee. Other women felt themselvescaught between the devil andthe deep blue sea, but they wereunwilling to give up their currentunhealthy relationship for an uncertainvoyage.We believed Romney caredabout the economy, but it was notclear if he cared about anything elsethat we care about. He lost us at“Hello.”Anita Staver is an attorney andPresident of Liberty Counsel, www.LC.org.If he does not weigh in and thelegislature chooses someone whois ideologically at odds with him,it will add to his difficulty ingoverning. If a fractious legislaturemakes the Governor appear to beout of step with his own party, thatwould not be helpful to his ambitionto be the Leader of the FreeWorld.Again there is a potentialconflict between the delegates tothe 2016 Democratic convention,many of whom will be proudsocialists, and the overall electorate,whose viewpoints are much moremoderate. This is analogous to thetea party situation: militant activistsinfluencing the party beyondtheir numbers and making it moredifficult for them to win a broadbasednational election.Henry J. Stern is the founder andpresident of New York Civic.

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