Saujani To Maloney: I’m More Pro-Obama Than You (Updated)

Maloney could have easily written a 25,000 check from her own private funds. She is one of the richest elected officials in DC – I believe the 10th richest last time they ranked personal fortunes.
Her husband made all his money on Wall Street and she lives in a mansion off Park Avenue on the upper East Side.
She does have trouble raising money from small money donors. Most of her campaign money is Corporate PACS and Big Unions.
Typical politician.

In playing the “mansion card”, Saujani is compounding her many mistakes. Nobody cares that Maloney’s husband made a fortune on Wall Street, any more than they care that Saujani’s parents were expelled from Uganda for exploiting the citizens (that was the excuse). Instead of yapping about how rich Maloney is, why doesn’t Saujani get more specific about her vaunted “new ideas.”

In playing the “mansion card”, Saujani is compounding her many mistakes. Nobody cares that Maloney’s husband made a fortune on Wall Street, any more than they care that Saujani’s parents were expelled from Uganda for exploiting the citizens (that was the excuse). Instead of yapping about how rich Maloney is, why doesn’t Saujani get more specific about her vaunted “new ideas.”

Reshma Saujani’s parents escaped the regime of Idi Amin – so much for your “exploitation” lie.
Her father came to America and worked as a laborer although he was highly educated.
His daughter went to Harvard and Yale.
That is a success story that doesn’t involve marrying a rich man.

Saujani has been very specific about her ideas -so much so that Maloney has introduced several as bills months later – taking full credit of course.

I wouldn’t call Reshma’s speeches “yapping” ,any more than I would call Maloney out on slurring her words, or rambling or forgetting names. Their manner of speaking is not relevant to the point I’m making.

Nice spin “Jane” er “Bobbiewick”

Saujani really does not have a rationale for her challenge to Maloney, other than her ambition and fund-raising expertise.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

But most Democrats in NY-14 are quite happy with Maloney’s representation, and smarter Dems recognize that Maloney’s considerable seniority helps the district far more than a freshman ever could.

There is little difference between Maloney and Saujani on most important issues, so there is no political rationale for NY-14 Democrats supporting the ambitious rookie instead of the proven veteran.

Saujani really does not have a rationale for her challenge to Maloney, other than her ambition and fund-raising expertise.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

But most Democrats in NY-14 are quite happy with Maloney’s representation, and smarter Dems recognize that Maloney’s considerable seniority helps the district far more than a freshman ever could.

There is little difference between Maloney and Saujani on most important issues, so there is no political rationale for NY-14 Democrats supporting the ambitious rookie instead of the proven veteran.

Thank you DevTob. That ^ is how adults disagree. You’ve made good points.
I lived in Maloney’s district for years and I was not impressed by her. I totally turned my back on her when she sought to challenge Gillenbrand.
That being said, I’ve seen Maloney up close, resulting in my personal opinion, but your point of view is an intelligent one and I respect it.

@carpetbagger:

You are not an adult. You are a very foolish demogogue who thinks it’s okay to ridicule a candidate because of her wealth, and the fact that she’s an older woman, as are many of her supporters. You ought to be ashamed of the stuff you have posted because it perfectly expresses your shallow values — and Reshma’s.

You have not once actually answered the discussion about exactly what Saujani’s supposed “new ideas” actually are. And you (and Saujani) have failed to rationalize away the fact that Maloney’s seniority in Congress is a very valuable commodity to her constituents.

Anybody who can operate a search engine can find out why the Indians were expelled from Uganda. It has as much to do with this election as your (and Reshma’s) steady thrum about Maloney’s “mansion” — which FYI is subdivided into apartments. You and your idol should do a little research before carrying on like a pair of tinpot Mme DeFarges.

@carpetbagger:

You are not an adult. You are a very foolish demogogue who thinks it’s okay to ridicule a candidate because of her wealth, and the fact that she’s an older woman, as are many of her supporters. You ought to be ashamed of the stuff you have posted because it perfectly expresses your shallow values — and Reshma’s.

You have not once actually answered the discussion about exactly what Saujani’s supposed “new ideas” actually are. And you (and Saujani) have failed to rationalize away the fact that Maloney’s seniority in Congress is a very valuable commodity to her constituents.

Anybody who can operate a search engine can find out why the Indians were expelled from Uganda. It has as much to do with this election as your (and Reshma’s) steady thrum about Maloney’s “mansion” — which FYI is subdivided into apartments. You and your idol should do a little research before carrying on like a pair of tinpot Mme DeFarges.

“Her father came to America and worked as a laborer although he was highly educated.
His daughter went to Harvard and Yale…”

But mainly, his daughter went to University of Illinois, which is where she got her undergraduate degree. Why does that always get left out of the CV? Is Saujani ashamed of it, or isn’t it ritzy enough for her shallow, social-climbing acolytes?

I said nothing about Maloney’s age. I said I was not impressed with her and I did not like it when she challenged Gillenbrand. And I said she could write a 25,000 check herself – all of which are true.

Folks on this site should know that “Jane Trahey” is one of many aliases of ONE woman who stalks Reshma Saujani on the internet fighting with Saujani’s supporters. She has a special hatred for women.

Speaking of search engines ( since you,”Jane”, were the one who brought up why Saujani’s family left Uganda – your “exploiting” comment -)
folks should search for BOBBIEWICK on Google.
She used to stalk Maloney on the web last year. This year it’s Saujani. Isn’t that interesting.
She made UGLY comments about Maloney – much uglier than saying she’s one of the richest members of Congress – which she is. Google her and see what she’s said about Maloney.

“Jane Trahey” is not a regular on this site – she’s a web troll otherwise known as Bobbiewick or Emily Walsh or….what will she think of next.
They’re all one very angry woman.

I said nothing about Maloney’s age. I said I was not impressed with her and I did not like it when she challenged Gillenbrand. And I said she could write a 25,000 check herself – all of which are true.

Folks on this site should know that “Jane Trahey” is one of many aliases of ONE woman who stalks Reshma Saujani on the internet fighting with Saujani’s supporters. She has a special hatred for women.

Speaking of search engines ( since you,”Jane”, were the one who brought up why Saujani’s family left Uganda – your “exploiting” comment -)
folks should search for BOBBIEWICK on Google.
She used to stalk Maloney on the web last year. This year it’s Saujani. Isn’t that interesting.
She made UGLY comments about Maloney – much uglier than saying she’s one of the richest members of Congress – which she is. Google her and see what she’s said about Maloney.

“Jane Trahey” is not a regular on this site – she’s a web troll otherwise known as Bobbiewick or Emily Walsh or….what will she think of next.
They’re all one very angry woman.

Oh and the “tinpot” comments and remarks about “the Indians” etc. are standard for her. On another site she said that Saujani got into Harvard through “affirmative action” and called her a “foreigner” with a
“funny name”.
Classy…

@ carpetbagger One of these days in some future crazy rant, you might try quoting what I really said, and not what you wish I’d said.

BTW, do you know what “tinpot” means? There’s no point in rebutting what you wrote except to say it’s almost entirely a load of hot steaming ones.

I see that my comments are hitting home — and you have failed to offer substantive answers to any of them. Flailing and screeching at me won’t get Reshma elected. It only shows your willingness — and hers — to roll around in the gutter.

And by the way, next time you start yipping about other people’s wealth and mansions, know that Reshma’s folks live in a million-plus dollar mansion in the Chicago suburbs. So, pot, kettle, sweetheart. You want to use money envy as a political tool ? Be my guest.

And do tell me, Carpet, are “the Indians” — that is, people who originated in India — calling themselves something different these days? Your candidate has been pole-vaulting on her heritage, making her biggest pitch to the South Asian community. Some people might call that “racist,” if they were looking for trouble.

@ carpetbagger One of these days in some future crazy rant, you might try quoting what I really said, and not what you wish I’d said.

BTW, do you know what “tinpot” means? There’s no point in rebutting what you wrote except to say it’s almost entirely a load of hot steaming ones.

I see that my comments are hitting home — and you have failed to offer substantive answers to any of them. Flailing and screeching at me won’t get Reshma elected. It only shows your willingness — and hers — to roll around in the gutter.

And by the way, next time you start yipping about other people’s wealth and mansions, know that Reshma’s folks live in a million-plus dollar mansion in the Chicago suburbs. So, pot, kettle, sweetheart. You want to use money envy as a political tool ? Be my guest.

And do tell me, Carpet, are “the Indians” — that is, people who originated in India — calling themselves something different these days? Your candidate has been pole-vaulting on her heritage, making her biggest pitch to the South Asian community. Some people might call that “racist,” if they were looking for trouble.

Oh, and the correct name of our Junior Senator is “Gilllibrand,” not “Gillenbrand.”

Frankly, I prefer to discuss politics with people who know what they’re talking about. Could you send somebody to this blog who has more brains than you do, please?

Despite all the back-and-forth between Carpet Bagger and Jane Trahey, you guys agree on one thing — that Maloney’s few-weeks campaign against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was a mistake.

One of the best arguments against that (one I made over and over on blogs back then) was that NY-14, NYC and NYS would have lost Maloney’s seniority had she gone all the way to the primary.

After Maloney bowed out, it seemed we had the best result — no nasty, expensive primary for Gillibrand, and Maloney retaining her considerable seniority in the House.

So, FWIW, I will support Maloney in my little ways in her primary, because seniority is important, because she has a solid progressive record in the House, and because I’m not a sore winner.

BTW, both Maloney and Saujani are wealthy, which is not a political demerit in the Silk Stocking district.

Despite all the back-and-forth between Carpet Bagger and Jane Trahey, you guys agree on one thing — that Maloney’s few-weeks campaign against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was a mistake.

One of the best arguments against that (one I made over and over on blogs back then) was that NY-14, NYC and NYS would have lost Maloney’s seniority had she gone all the way to the primary.

After Maloney bowed out, it seemed we had the best result — no nasty, expensive primary for Gillibrand, and Maloney retaining her considerable seniority in the House.

So, FWIW, I will support Maloney in my little ways in her primary, because seniority is important, because she has a solid progressive record in the House, and because I’m not a sore winner.

BTW, both Maloney and Saujani are wealthy, which is not a political demerit in the Silk Stocking district.

Devtob, these folks need a sterm lecture on how important — and how valuable to New Yorkers — seniority actually is in Congress.

Apparently most people — and Saujani supporters in particular — have no idea. That’s why they are as glib about voting out incumbents for no special reason other than that they want “new faces” as they would be about changing the slipcovers on their furniture.

Governor Paterson recognized the importance of seniority when he appointed Gillibrand to Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. He did not appoint a “caretaker” senator, because he did not want to sacrifice even a year’s seniority. See: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/01/2009-01-01_paterson_no_caretaker_for_hillary_clinto.html