NY Dems Interject in NY-1 Republican Primary, Out Altschuler for Outsourcing

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Posted by: LoyalGOPer in Untagged on Jul 23, 2010

The race in NY-1 keeps getting stranger and more interesting. Now, in the midst of a heated Republican primary, the NY Democratic Party has launched a campaign to "out" Randy Altschuler as a job outsourcer, as some here at UE have already commented about. They call into question Altschuler's claims to have created American jobs, and have created a commercial to explain their position.

Here is the Dems commercial. The accompanying press release is below.

July 23, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DEMS SLAM RANDY "OUTSOURCER" ALTSCHULER FOR CLAIMING TO BE JOB CREATOR

AD BLITZ SAYS ALTSCHULER CARES ABOUT U.S. JOBS; HISTORY SENDING U.S. JOBS OVERSEAS SAYS OTHERWISE

JACOBS: RANDY, YOU CAN'T OUTSOURCE U.S. JOBS AND THEN ASK VOTERS FOR ONE

Today, Democrats blasted congressional candidate Randy "Outsourcer" Altschuler for an ad campaign claiming he's dedicated to job creation, after making his fortune from a company that exports U.S. jobs overseas. Democrats simultaneously released a video, which compares audio of Altschuler talking about job growth with news accounts of Altschuler's role as a leading outsourcer of American jobs to India, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere.

"Randy Altschuler deserves an Academy Award for looking into the camera and, with a straight face, saying he cares about American jobs. Very few candidates in memory have done more to undermine American workers than Altschuler, whose life's work was promoting and profiting from outsourcing U.S. jobs" said Jay Jacobs, chair of the NYS Democratic Committee.

"Altschuler has about as much of a chance of convincing New Yorkers he cares about U.S. jobs as Colonel Sanders has of convincing us he cares about chickens. Randy, you can't spend a career sending U.S. jobs overseas and then ask voters for one," added Jacobs.

On his website, Altschuler claims to know "the pride that comes with creating jobs." (Altschuler for Congress website, “The Issues”) In a TV ad, Altschuler stands on a factory floor and talks about growing the American economy. (Altschuler Ad, “Recycle”) In another ad, he can be seen telling the camera his "top priority" is to create jobs in the U.S. (Altschuler Ad, “Storm”).

This is belied by Altschuler's career, which was "devoted to making outsourcing happen." (Time, “Is Your Job Going Abroad?” 3/1/04, click). His personal fortune is based on OfficeTiger, a company he founded and later sold whose sole mission was to outsource America jobs to India, the Philippines, and elsewhere around the globe. (New Yorker, “Letter from India: The Best Job in Town,” 7/5/04, click). As his business partner explained, Office Tiger "hope[d] to "lead[] the move of white-collar jobs from the U.S." (LA Times, 8/29/04). Even today, Altschuler is listed on the board of outsourcing giant, GlobalLogic. (GlobalLogic.com, Board of Directors).

Perhaps it’s fitting then that Altschuler is asking New York voters to outsource their congressman: until he began his campaign, Altschuler lived in New Jersey.

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So, Urban Elephants is a DEMOCRAT Blog Now???
written by GOPNYC , July 23, 2010

So, Urban Elephants is a DEMOCRAT Blog Now???

Its bad enough you slimed Altschuler and embarassed Cox, now you're taking DEMOCRAT talking points and putting them on UE???

Just how DESPERATE are you guys???

Or are you, "LoyalGOPer" just really an unabashed opportunist?

Here, you can cross post this over at DailyKos, where it BELONGS!!!

http://www.dailykos.com/

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Even the Democrats can see the writing on the wall
written by RangelSchmangel , July 25, 2010

Putting aside LoyalGOPer's obvious confusion about the nature and intent of this blog for a second, I don't see this pathetic Democrat dribble as anything but further indication that Randy Altschuler will be the Republican challenger in the 1st district this fall.

After all, you don't see the NY State Democratic committee wasting their time concocting smears of Cox or Demos (is he even in the race still?) because even they realize doing so is just that: A WASTE OF TIME. These guys have about as much a chance of winning the GOP primary as the Nationals have of winning the pennant.

So keep your head down, Randy, and continue to charge forward. Your opponents on the left are running scared and your challengers on the right struggle to remain relevant.

Come November, Tim Bishop is going to wish he had an opponent as weak as Chris Cox to push around.

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What is the point of this post?
written by Woodwind , July 25, 2010

This post is bizarre on several levels, not the least is the open forum given to Jay Jacobs and the NYS Democratic Party. Would LoyalGOPer want to see Bishop beat Altschuler? Why the verbatim post?

I agree with RangelSchmangel that the Dems are so worried about Randy that they attack him in July, six weeks before the GOP primary.

Stop this fratricidal madness and remember the big picture--Removing Nancy Pelosi from the speaker's chair come November.

Also, why is Jay Jacobs dragging Colonel Sanders into this?

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written by LoyalGOPer , July 26, 2010

There's no confusion on my part. The dems have stumbled into what many republicans have been realizing - that Altschuler is a seriously flawed candidate.

Sure, it's bad strategy for them to telegraph their punches so early, but they are getting desperate and are making bad decisions. They probably think they can sink Cox in the general with the Nixon connection, as if most voters today remember much about Nixon.

But regardless of what they are thinking, that the dems are getting involved now is news and worthy of commentary on this or any blog. The massive amount of insecurity by Altschuler supporters is very telling, indeed.

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written by jjrn13 , July 26, 2010

Altschuler is absolutely flawed..big time and every assertion they make is correct. They refer to Altschuler as an opportunist, outsourcer (big time) and a carpet bagger. That he actually "shopped around" for a house seat is disgraceful, that the Suffolk Conservative party was so corrupt as to accept his bribes is even more disgraceful.
Facts are just a nasty bunch of truths which will not go away. Altschuler is a fraud, an out and out fraud, and the people of NY1 deserve better. Truth is, there should BE no battle and, were it not for the disgraceful behavior of Ed Walsh and the SCCP, we would be focusing our energies where they belong...unseating Bishop.
Make no mistake, there are many who can not and will not be bought. Altschuler is the very type of unsavory character currently infesting DC that we are trying with all our might to exterminate from our government. This man is an opportunist of the worst order, a liar, fraud and cheat. And do not make yet another mistake, as a recent, registered member of the Marxist Green Party, he is NO conservative.

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What's with all the Altschuler bashing?
written by Woodwind , July 27, 2010

You call Altschuler a liar, yet you use lies to discredit him. You call him a fraud, yet you defraud the public in order to defeat him.

He did not shop around for a district--he moved from NYC to Long Island a bunch of years ago.

Yes he was a member of the Green Party when he was in his late 20's--such youthful indiscretions are preferred to partaking in illicit substances, for example.

He did not outsource jobs--he created them around the world.

And you say he bribed the Conservative Party, yet you ignore the bribery and back room shenanigans that produced the Cox candidacy in the first place.

Get your facts straight, and keep your eyes on the bigger prize--defeating liberal, Pelosi-lackey Tim Bishop.

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The pot's calling the kettle black. That's rich!
written by RangelSchmangel , July 28, 2010

You are aware you’re attacking Altschuler, right jjrn13?

Just checking because virtually every accusation you've hurled at Randy is true of Chris Cox -- and to a greater degree!

Opportunistic Carpetbagger? You betcha. Chris Cox literally moved to and registered to vote in the 1st CD AFTER he began stumping for the seat! Carpetbagging aside, registering so late indicates at best extreme disorganization, at worst utter foolishness. Tell me, which quality do you find more appealing in a potential Congressman?

His family has lived in the district for centuries, you say? If you believe that drivel I have a bridge you may be interested in (a real steal, of course). Having a family compound in Westhampton that you visit sporadically during summers does not a residency make. I mean, why don't I make a bid for governor from my Florida time share?

And let's not forget about the fact that his family has donated in excess of $70,000 (within the past 12months) to the Suffolk County GOP. Nothing buys support for an inexperienced, spoiled frat boy's congressional bid like a few thousand bucks under the table and a pat on the back from a politically-influential father.

I agree with you, jjrn13, that Washington is in need of some extermination services. But let's aim our bug zapper at people that believe they can waltz right into an elected position as if it were a birthright.

Pedigree isn’t worth a lick when the future of our country is on the line. At the end of the day it’s going to be hard work, and not entitlement, that returns us to a path towards prosperity.

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ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!
written by GOPNYC , July 28, 2010

The GOP tries to maintain a "Big Tent", but with both sides of this race peeing into it -- in a futile attempt to pee on each other -- we'd have to consult Barnum & Bailey to cover what is rapidly becoming an electoral circus.

KNOCK IT DA F--- OFF!!!

Democrat operatives read this blog, too, you know? And EVERY LINE you write to attack either Cox or Altschuler goes DIRECTLY into their attack arsenal.

Jim Bishop is HIGHLY vulnerable and may provide the best opportunity downstate to win over a House seat. And all I see about our two leading GOP candidates is slash & burn attack/counter attack. AND NOT ONE SINGLE WORD here on issues.

Shame on you who purport to represent either side.

Excuse me, folks, but we're fighting TWO wars far from home with growing casualties and a Commander in Chief who is clearly discomforted by the role. We have a national debt that will likely cripple EVERY "plan" ANY candidate hopes to implement, and we continue to run deficits for as far as the eye can see.

We've had the biggest overhaul in the financial industry since the New Deal, a reform that will affect EVERY downstate New Yorker in ways we can't even begin to discern yet. Congress passed the biggest entitlement program since Social Security in a manner that tatters the Constitution and ignore the 10th Amendment.

China is becoming increasingly belligerent and assertive beyond its boundaries, with expansionist designs on the "String of Pearls" sea warfare strategy it plans to use to control the vital sea lanes out of the Middle East along with most of the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea, and a fair amount of the Southwest Pacific -- all the while building a "blue water", ocean-going Navy that could, in 10 to 15 years, gain theatre superiority in that region and maybe beyond.

Schools are failing and the country is barely able to provide competitive workers for the 21st Century economy. Market demand is decidedly weak, real wages are falling, and credit is dried up, so we may fall into the deflation doldrums that Japan's been in for over a decade now, with no exit in sight.

And to top it all off, we have an inexperienced, indecisive, inept president surrounded by the most hard left-wing activist since the New Deal; a man whose over exposure and enslavement to the media conjures some more comfotable as "The Celebrident" than the president.

And what do we get from these campaigns?

Not a word.

"He said X". "Well, he was Y". "But he did Z".

Grow up. Wake up.

If you're going to support someone in a run for Congress, support them because they're going TO DO SOMETHING, not just because you want them to have the job and are willing -- apparently -- to do ANYTHING to help them get it.

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written by LoyalGOPer , July 28, 2010

I think you need to refill the prozac prescription, GOPNYC. Your hysteria is getting rather amusing though. This is all about winning in November and having the best, battle tested candidate possible to face off against the dem. It is also about electing someone who will be more than just a republican in name only. Having another crop of beltway republicans like the ones we had under Bush would be just as bad as having Pelosi.

I don't represent anyone in this race. I just want the best candidate to win, and find what is going on very interesting. The conservative backlash against Altschuler has been amusing, to say the least. But however over the top some of the letters may be, the point is still a very valid one. There are questions about Altschuler's past he needs to answer. Until he gives a full accounting of why he was a Green party member, why he changed and became a republican, and why people including the former head of the NJ GOP think he is a political opportunist. Don't you think Republicans deserve answers to those questions before considering sending him up against a guy like Bishop and possibly to represent our interests in DC? At least with Chris Cox or George Demos I feel like I know what I am getting. I can't say that now for Altschuler.

And, please, stop with the 11th commandment crap. Everyone plays that card when the guy they like is getting pummeled. But when the shoe is on the other foot.......

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At Least "Hysteria" Can be Medicated....
written by GOPNYC , July 29, 2010

...so far as I know, there's no cure for just plain stupid, as you clearly are, LoyalGOPer. I've told you numerous times that your commentary here is only hurting the party's chances to pick up the First CD, but you continue, wrecklessly and stupidly, on the same course.

You're the sort that conflates politics with religion, and you are undoubtedly a fanatic with both -- precisely the kind of person that turns the electorate completely off to all things political. You do damage to the party you puport to be "Loyal" to, I suspect, because youre in some patronage job that requires such hystrionics as a condition of your continued future employment.

Again, for the record, I HAVE NO DOG IN THIS FIGHT. "The guy" I like, and for whom I cite Reagan's 11th Commandment, could be EITHER Cox or Altschuler, or even this other guy from the SEC, and I've condemned posts from BOTH sides because they damage the GOP's chance of taking the seat.

Are we clear now, "'Loyal'GOPer", or do you continue to require remedial instruction?

Now, go on to your little taxpayer-paid cubicle and count your taxpayer paid sick days, your taxpayer-paid vacation days, and your pension accrual (that those of us who work in private enterprise will have to subsidize) and carry out your petty politics for your patronage payday.

And sorry that you found my recitation of some of the the issues facing the nation to be "hysterical". You see, I'm a patriot, first. Politics is secondary to the welfare of the country. But being a patronage paeon, you wouldn't understand that. You see, extremism -- or "hysteria", as you prefer -- in the defense of liberty is no vice.

But I doubt you understand Barry Goldwater any better than you understand Ronald Reagan and his 11th Commandment.

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written by LoyalGOPer , July 29, 2010

Wow, more hysteria and now name calling. GOPNYC, you surely are losing it over a simple conversation.

First, I have no dog in this fight either, as I've said before. Is poor reading comprehension a sign of stupidity? What I said was these developments are interesting and worthy of sharing with other Urban Elephants.

Yes, I realize that you've said, many many times, that this discussion is hurting the Republican Party and hurting all the candidates, blah, blah, blah. I think you don't know what you are talking about and are using that as an excuse to try to silence people from repeating the doubts Republicans and Conservatives have with your friend. Sorry, I don't buy your BS.

What is more inportant to me than your feelings and your stratching of Reagan's 11th commandment is winning back the House this year. Altschuler seems to be very flawed and Republicans should know his faults before they consider voting for him. And if you think the Dems are learning about him from this blog, you are in seriousl need of meds. This is only a repeat of what is already out there in the blogosphere. Grow up GOPNYC, you made your feelings known. Stomping your feet at every chance over discussions of Altschulers negatives are not helping him or anyone else. Hell, if he can't survive a little debate within the Republican party how do you expect him to survive the slings and arrows of Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic machine?

Oh, and guess again about me. Not a gov't employee or a patronage recipient. Not writing on anyone's instructions. Just doing my civic duty. Back to the drawing board for you. Or the medicine cabinet.

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Umnnn....the Candidate You're Hurting is Chris Cox
written by GOPNYC , August 01, 2010

Your commentary and your behavior on this blog have done more to hurt Chris Cox than Randy Altschuler. Regrettably, he'll be associated with your commentaries, which is why I've been trying to get you to put a sock in it, but that's apparently futile (as I suspected all along, as it always is with "Hundred Perceneters".

Simply put, you don't know when to shut up.

So, congratulations. Your attacks have done immeasurable harm to what likely would have been a fine young man's political future in New York.

I'll let Danny and Jay comment as to "who reads this blog". (As I write it, there are some 347 people on line reading it late Sunday night). FYI, several city/state wide political stories have broken first here over the years. At least one nationaly political story broke here in the last year, first by a national columnist three days after Urban Elephants picked up the scent.

I've been doing politics meaningfully since I was a young teenager, mostly as a hobby; that's over 35 years now: locally, citywide; statewide (as far back as Malcolm Wilson); and nationally since Reagan '76 as a TAR when Rusty Rosenbaum was State Chair and Cathy Bertini ran TARs. (My first taste of politics was stuffing envelopes for Charlie Goodell, a family friend, when he was in Congress, before he became a Senator on Bobby Kennedy's assassination.)

Since your writing here belies both your naivete and your inexperience, let me advise you of something: some of the BEST opposition research comes from claims made in primaries. Whenever I've done opposition research against an opponent who won a primary, the FIRST place I look is the stuff put out by his primary opponents.

So, assuming the DCCC has anybody that knows their head from their hindquarters, and knowing that this will be a close race given the registration, they're going to be looking here. And gleefully sucking up EVERY BIT of your attacks.

So, PLEASE just SHUT UP!

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Anyone else smell something rotten here?
written by RangelSchmangel , August 01, 2010

GOPNYC: I couldn't agree more. The character attacks coming out of the Cox and Demos camps are childish and reprehensible.

Keep up the good fight! Your even-handedness and restraint are admirable.

LoyalGOPer: Your narrow focus on tearing down Randy Altschuler is sending up red flags. What exactly IS your angle?

Several folks here on UE are beginning to wonder whether you're in fact on the payroll at Chris Cox's campaign. Or maybe you're one of Ed Cox's lackeys, dispatched to provide life support for junior's withering campaign?

Perhaps it's time for you to step out from the security of your pseudonym, take ownership of your words and prove to us that you truly "have no dog in this fight."

Until you make a good faith gesture to that end, I simply cannot see how anyone can give your commentary a fair shake.

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LoyalGOPers Not on the Cox Team, I'm Sure
written by GOPNYC , August 02, 2010

Chris has too much good sense to let this person blog on his behalf.

But Team Demos has now joined in the First CD Republican rumble, bandying the words "Dirty Tricks" in relation to the grandson of Richard Nixon's campaign, precisely the kind of "guilt by genetics" slur I warned you of here weeks ago and one that the DCCC will gleefully take up.

Congratulations, LoyalGOPer. You and your band of silly idiots have done immeasurable damage to a fine young man's political future.

Now, PLEASE JUST SHUT UP!

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written by LoyalGOPer , August 02, 2010

Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I strongly disagree. In spite of the hysterics of NYCGOP I fail to see how reporting about this primary race and what is happening in it hurt any of the candidates. IN fact, everything I have written about was already public knowledge and not exactly a secret to the Democrats, who were already getting involved in the race.

Oh, it must have me who spilled the beans about Cox being part of the Nixon family. Surely the dems would never have thought to use the "dirty tricks" line if not for me. Or perhaps it was my fault that Demos went off the deep end and starting attacking Cox relentlessly. I suppose it had nothing to do with what is actually happening in the district, on the ground!!! Wake up you fools, what is happening in this race is really going on!! This is not something I just made up or something that will go away if nobody writes about it. Take your advice, and if all you have is complaints about the information I have to share, then please just shut up. Maybe find a way to help your guy instead of shooting the messenger.

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Shut up.
written by GOPNYC , August 02, 2010

Just shut up, LoyalGOPer. Please. You're an idiot and you show it with every line you type. You're the ultimate "bull in a china shop".

Shut up. Please.

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written by LoyalGOPer , August 03, 2010

In most discussions, you can tell the idiot from his reliance on name calling and trying to silence his opposition. No, I will not just shut up. Take your whining somewhere else. When interesting events happen in the race in NY-1 I promise to share them with my friends at UE.

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