tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post9178049832733109910..comments2023-10-26T06:05:37.052-04:00Comments on Blaber's News and Commentary: John Sennett releases statement over reports of last nights eventUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-402532803090057012007-07-20T22:35:00.000-04:002007-07-20T22:35:00.000-04:00For the fan of Voltaire, here is another pertinent...For the fan of Voltaire, here is another pertinent quote...<BR/><BR/>"It is better to risk sparing a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one."-VoltaireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-3394308804943459742007-07-20T11:16:00.000-04:002007-07-20T11:16:00.000-04:00I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to...I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire (1694-1778), French writer and philosopher, (Attributed); originated in "The Friends of Voltaire", 1906, by S. G. Tallentyre (Evelyn Beatrice Hall)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-70824468017597326652007-07-19T13:21:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:21:00.000-04:00What is Clint Browns Take on This?What is Clint Browns Take on This?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-53338202795730224672007-07-18T10:41:00.000-04:002007-07-18T10:41:00.000-04:00See entire video from WCBS here. Freeman's staff s...See entire video from WCBS here. Freeman's staff still refuses to watch, apparently, by their continued misreporting.<BR/><BR/>http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=101485@wcbs.dayport.comVLSwenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834216555138357250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-21561360371452577442007-07-17T15:16:00.000-04:002007-07-17T15:16:00.000-04:00To 8:30-what kind of emotiona tirade are you on? ...To 8:30-what kind of emotiona tirade are you on? Hatred, disgust, and more hatred!!! No I am not a spin dcotor or a politician, I am medevac pilot and serve the community--thanks for asking. This was an unfortunate event and both parties were out of line. If we follow your lead, we'll be spewing hatred and letting the issues of the city go unanswered. Since the mayor and Mrs Sennett are not pressing charges, we should follow their lead and let this go so we can concentrate on the important issues. The election is upcoming and we all have our vote to express our approval or disapproval. The mayor has done a lot of good for this city and he cares for the people. As for your emotional tirade, I close with a quote from one of our great American statesmen, Patrick Henry--<BR/>"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-5772535713211592412007-07-17T09:15:00.000-04:002007-07-17T09:15:00.000-04:00Is Hugh Reynolds on Sottiles payroll?Is Hugh Reynolds on Sottiles payroll?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-28660059820049465622007-07-16T08:55:00.000-04:002007-07-16T08:55:00.000-04:00Hey, give the mayor a break. They were both a litt...Hey, give the mayor a break. They were both a little tipsy, she just had a better right cross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-45364651873310627552007-07-15T21:54:00.000-04:002007-07-15T21:54:00.000-04:00I don't know what the mayor said or did or what mr...I don't know what the mayor said or did or what mrs. Sennett said or did before the gesture by the mayor. It was not a threatening one for sure. Maybe he said calm down young lady and extended his hand. ( not smart) She clearly was off the wall and loaded. Everyone is blaming him 100% which shows a biased crowd here. She is the one that went nuts. I think she was looking for trouble with the mayor because she felt that her husband did not get a fair shake on the boat. they were bith somewhat out of line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-53058893947445547412007-07-15T20:30:00.000-04:002007-07-15T20:30:00.000-04:00Kevin G and Peter Mack, all I can say is, NICE TRY...Kevin G and Peter Mack, all I can say is, NICE TRY. Are you drinking buddies of the Mayor? Whether Sottile struck Mrs. Sennett, or just put his hand "in the vicinity" (you guys are expert spinmeisters- Karl Rove school graduates perhaps?) the Mayor was drunk in public for the third time in the last few weeks. If you're some average Joe, still not OK, but you're the Mayor. Still, drunk on the cruise, but needed a few more in the bar. Add that to the personal attacks every time someone disagrees with him, refuses to follow the laws of the Common Council (ala Bush with Congress)on the meters, and you guys are trying to sell the idea that this is a compassionate, patient man? Which one of you is his campaign manager, and which one his crisis manager? One good thing, no matter how you spin, you're running about 10-1 behind in the opinion polls. If the election was today, you'd be looking for another job. By November, all will be forgotten, and money and party loyalty will give this moron another 4 years. Hey, maybe you're not on the payroll, maybe just in business selling those "For Sale" signs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-37064498655454918392007-07-15T19:19:00.000-04:002007-07-15T19:19:00.000-04:00Oh No!! You are not going to get away with that c...Oh No!! You are not going to get away with that crap, 3:11. The video closeup clearly shows Sottile touching her cheek. That is clear. The video also shows Sottile throw a drink in Sennett's face in retaliation of same.<BR/><BR/>There is no justifying his behavior at all. His behavior was disgusting. Mrs. Sennett's behavior was also disgusting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-56366162053726154532007-07-15T17:06:00.000-04:002007-07-15T17:06:00.000-04:00Kevin G...you are either blind or stupid (I'm thin...Kevin G...you are either blind or stupid (I'm thinking stupid).<BR/><BR/>Regardless of what the argument was at the beginning, the drunken mayor either attempted to slap or pat her cheek with his right hand the first time. She recoiled then swung at him and missed. <BR/><BR/>He swiped at her a second time, this time with his left hand and she soundly slapped him in the head. <BR/><BR/>He reached out to slap her a third time and missed, and she slapped at him in retaliation and missed. <BR/><BR/>He reached out toward her a FOURTH time and she flung her drink in his face. <BR/><BR/>Then he threw his drink, a FIFTH attempt at assaulting her, and she responded by batting him with the purse. <BR/><BR/>Frankly, I see no way to even TRY to construe this unfortunate event as agression on the part of Mrs. Sennett. All five times she struck out at him were in RETALIATION for him reaching out toward her. <BR/><BR/>Though she could have shown better judgement or self control in even getting into an argument with such a drunken slob, she was clearly NOT the aggressor. She was defending herself. Period. <BR/><BR/>Inconclusive? Be serious...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-1912164910004659192007-07-15T15:40:00.000-04:002007-07-15T15:40:00.000-04:00I am not a Sennet supporter. I am embarrassed tha...I am not a Sennet supporter. I am embarrassed that our Mayor behaved in such a crass and infantile manner. If Mrs. Sennet was in the wrong, then the Mayor should have walked away. It is clear from the video, he did not. He stayed put and threw a drink in her face in response to her behavior. Perhaps he was too drunk to move, perhaps he was too drunk to think. <BR/><BR/>He did not behave appropriately. That is a fact, an undisputable fact. She was no real threat to him. All he had to do was walk away. All he had to do was what I believe the vast majority of decent men would do - walk away.<BR/><BR/>Where is he? If he were in the right, why did he miss his radio show? Why was the Mayor missing from the Children's Parade? Mr. Sennet was there.<BR/><BR/>The rumors on the street, for years, is that he drinks too much. The lastest rumor is that his wife drove him home that night. Some who were there said she had a lot to drink as well.<BR/><BR/>How many of our elected officials, canditates and their supporters drove home over the legal limit? There were police present. Were any of them stopped on a DWI check? Or is that only for the rest of us? How many of Sottile's gang get away with this routinely? And we're suppose to be equals under the law. Bull sh....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-89331814128245780692007-07-15T15:11:00.000-04:002007-07-15T15:11:00.000-04:00Fact: The video is inconclusive as to what or who...Fact: The video is inconclusive as to what or who started the incident. No dialogue is heard and you can only see that the mayor puts his hand in the vicinity if Mrs. Sennett's face and NOT in a physically threatening matter.<BR/><BR/>Fact: Mrs. Sennett started wailing away totally out of control and the mayor did NOT retaliate other than by throwing a drink at her. <BR/><BR/>Now, you can say the mayor's gesture that provoked the attack by Mrs. Sennett was inappropriate, but be real. She was totally out of control taking several swings at him with her hands and her purse. <BR/><BR/>The biased comments about this incident have been truly amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-91485421060469249992007-07-15T13:27:00.000-04:002007-07-15T13:27:00.000-04:00Is our Mayor now turned into a coward! can he look...Is our Mayor now turned into a coward! can he look his fellow voters in the eye and still run under the banner of Honesty- Compassion- Integrity? I for one say NO.<BR/>Why wasn't he in the Childrens parade why is he hiding? public scrunity will dethrone his mayorship, and what is making him drink so much? this is the third event I have attended that he has been s--- faced he's going to kill someone and really put Kingston on the map. or is itbecause of all the affairs he's been having? How can his wife walk out in public knowing that we all know about the trists? everyone is talking about it. What must his son be thinking and hearing from his friends about his father.It's a shame he's a really good kid I only hope he doesn't follow in his fathers footsteps.Slapping a women or caressing her cheek (which ever story you want to believe) is wrong for any man to do to another man's wife.and public displays of fratboy drinking binges is far below the mentality of a 55yr old man chasing after his youth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-34161116127192625322007-07-15T09:49:00.000-04:002007-07-15T09:49:00.000-04:00Sottile said Mrs. Sennett's husband was a big "pus...Sottile said Mrs. Sennett's husband was a big "pussy" for not allowing Vincent Bradley primary. That was the start of the incident.<BR/><BR/>Sottile can be seen in the WCBS TV footage touching Mrs. Sennett's face. She defends herself and Sottile reaches in two more times into her "space."<BR/><BR/>The Freeman footage does not allow viewers to clearly see what happened. They are making allegations on the behavior by showing grainy footage from a distance. Anyone wishing to see what really happend should go to WCBS TV. This is a story by a real news orgainzation.<BR/><BR/>http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=101498@wcbs.dayport.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-56999409703673454962007-07-15T09:01:00.000-04:002007-07-15T09:01:00.000-04:00Before the lynch mob forms, one must ask--WHAT ACT...Before the lynch mob forms, one must ask--WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED? Can anyone discern who touched who from the videotape? Did the mayor in fact actually touch Mrs. Sennett or did an emotionally charged conversation get out of control? <BR/>I have known Mayor Sottile since moving here in 2002. He is passionate about the City of Kingston. I have personally seen him at city hall and neighborhood watch meetings. In one meeting, I observed a lady getting very angry and personally insulting him. He allowed the lady her chance to voice her opinion and then respond. She clearly insulted him, but he did not get angry or violent, but respond to her allegations. <BR/>How about reserving judgment against Mayor Sottile or Mrs. Sennett? Why don't we get back to the real issues at hand--crime, business development, and improving our school system? Let's get over this unfortunate situation and continue to improve our city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-86745534691376894492007-07-14T17:14:00.000-04:002007-07-14T17:14:00.000-04:00I don't know Diane Kordt or anything about her. I ...I don't know Diane Kordt or anything about her. I DO know that she's right about "getting some balls"!<BR/><BR/>White men really DO need to find their balls...ESPECIALLY in the Kingston area!<BR/><BR/>We'll be discussing this on "Free Talk Live" Monday evening.<BR/><BR/>Details: http://thehudsonvalleyfreeman.blogspot.com/2007/07/free-talk-live-monday-71607-outlaw.html<BR/><BR/>If any of you White men (and White women) reading this can find your BALLS...join us, and perhaps even call in!Yankee Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115043951363464349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-14163873186465990952007-07-14T12:08:00.000-04:002007-07-14T12:08:00.000-04:00This incident is a problem for everyone who lives ...This incident is a problem for everyone who lives in the City of Kingston. Whether the Mayor forcfully slapped Mrs. Sennett or just touched her face, I think its a real problem. You just do not put ones hand on anothers face without realizing that there <I>could be</I> consequences. Its an invasion of one's personal space. Not to mention that the Mayor didn't walk away and even threw his drink at her - perhaps to have the last word. <BR/><BR/>The comments posted here are not slanted toward Mrs. Sennett. As an elected official Mr. Sottile should have walked away. Instead he fully engaged her. <BR/><BR/>Some have even suggested that he "hid" from the public eye on Friday. He did not appear on Kingston Community Radio - as he always does every Friday morning, for at least 30 minutes mind you. <I>Nor</I> did he walk in the Children's Parade. This would indicate to me that he did not want to face the electorate regarding this issue.robb kinninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117423979282948174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-77553408040218562012007-07-14T04:09:00.000-04:002007-07-14T04:09:00.000-04:00I think both should receive a full pardon and we n...I think both should receive a full pardon and we need to get back to the bussiness of harrassing, OOPs, stopping kids on Albany Ave, with their tail-lites out.... where is our sense of priorities..... smitty.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-49966393474569546572007-07-14T00:01:00.000-04:002007-07-14T00:01:00.000-04:00The Mayor clearly has a problem. He drinks too mu...The Mayor clearly has a problem. He drinks too much and in this case his mental awareness was defective. I hope he didn't drive after the incident at Mariners. <BR/><BR/>The Mayor needs real help - maybe he ought to check himself into rehab as other politicians have done in the past. It may be the only damage control that will help his own political life. <BR/><BR/>...and yes, where *was* his wife [and other political handlers] at the time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-26957425463025971812007-07-13T23:16:00.000-04:002007-07-13T23:16:00.000-04:00Jeremy, you were there. Does pretty much everybod...Jeremy, you were there. Does pretty much everybody get drunk on these fund raising cruises, but still have a few more at the bar afterwards. Politics and power, gotta love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-91343863206691508592007-07-13T23:12:00.000-04:002007-07-13T23:12:00.000-04:00Let me say this. I have absolutely no idea if Jim...Let me say this. I have absolutely no idea if Jim Sottile has a drinking problem, and I am not accusing him of having one. It does appear he has had one too many in the video, but hey, it's his fundraiser, I am sure he has a lot to celebrate, since the residents of Kingston love him for all he has done for them. But, for <BR/>about three weeks or so, I have been perplexed, as the Common Council passed a simple (probably one of the simplest on the books) parking meter law, that clearly states (I've read it) that this law supersedes all other parking meter laws on the books. Yet the Mayor is confused, and does not know which law to follow. Now I know supersedes is a pretty big word, but if you've had a few.....well, you decide....if Jeremy doesn't censor this comment I mean. If you do Jeremy, could you please tell me why (I know the other bloggers won't understand, but I will)so I can at least know what "rule" I broke, or if the "I print all comments" is just, well, a lie. And no, I am not accusing Jim of being an alcoholic. Don't use that one. Quite frankly, I am just being sarcastic.Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-15014917723890782372007-07-13T22:46:00.000-04:002007-07-13T22:46:00.000-04:00You know, I hear from his supporters, like Jeremy,...You know, I hear from his supporters, like Jeremy, what a wonderful, compassionate guy Sottile is. Then I read his comments in the Freeman, about many different issues, always personal attacks about anyone who disagrees with him, his lack of concern for the "common city resident," and now this video, and I wonder just how much lying actually goes on about this guy by the party loyalists. I actually think the term "bully" even for a guy pushing 60, seems fairly accurate. I know Jeremy will try to cover for Sottile, as after all, it is the candidate vs the candidate's wife, so in the nam e of politics, I guess the candidate has to be made the lesser of two evils here. But, do the research, read the articles and quotes, and see the real Sottile, not the Jeremy-colored glasses Sottile. (I speak of you Jeremy in the third person, as you seem to do that in your picture captions, so I followed suit.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-5660591680495361142007-07-13T22:01:00.000-04:002007-07-13T22:01:00.000-04:00I cannot believe what I read in these previous pos...I cannot believe what I read in these previous posts. The fact that Sennett supporters actually endorse Mrs. Sennett's behavior speaks volumes about this candidate. Truly embarrassing to our party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23643028.post-64976361416537191892007-07-13T20:43:00.000-04:002007-07-13T20:43:00.000-04:00Dear 3:53 PM,Watch the video and you will see your...Dear 3:53 PM,<BR/><BR/>Watch the video and you will see your beloved Sottile reaching out inappropriately to Mrs. Sennett. <BR/><BR/>Sottile is a bully. The video speaks for itself and makes Sottile looks like a fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com