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Chairman Kassar’s weekly wrap up discusses the GOP gubernatorial debate, big night for conservatives and Feds raising the interest rate. 

GOP Gubernatorial Debate

The four GOP candidates for Governor faced off in a televised debate earlier this week in which

there was a clear winner – our endorsed candidate Lee Zeldin. The other candidates on stage used their time to attack the front runner looking for their moment to shine, which Lee never gave.

With Primary Day less than two weeks away, and early voting beginning this weekend (June 18,) most credible polls show Zeldin with a solid lead but nothing can be taken for granted. If you are a Republican make a plan to vote. If you are a Conservative Party member speak with your Republican friends. Lee Zeldin provides us with the best opportunity to win in November. We cannot afford to gift Governor Hochul with an opponent who is not ready for primetime.

If you would like a Zeldin lawn sign, feel free to contact the Conservative Party at 718-921-2158 or the Zeldin campaign.

Big Night for Conservatives

The many solid conservative GOP candidates who won their primaries for Congress this past

week continues to set the stage for a successful midterm in which the Republicans appear ready to take what could be a significant majority in the United States House of Representatives.

In a political earthquake, Mayra Flores won the special election in Texas’s 34th Congressional District, a district Joe Biden won by 13% less than 2 years ago. This is a significant win as a Republican hasn’t represented this section of the Rio Grande Valley in over 100 years.

Right here in New York we have two upcoming Special Elections that are both rated “Lean Republican” one seat most recently represented by a Democrat. This is further indication that the climate that Democrats are heading into November is not friendly. This should come as no surprise as inflation is crippling middle class families all over the country as they struggle to buy groceries, gas, and pay bills.

Feds Raise Interest Rates

 Imagine your car is racing down a hill when you apply the break and nothing happens. Your next move is to hit the emergency break, but you only begin to slowdown. At that point you need to depend on your skills of navigating to safely reach the bottom.

Think of America, the Biden Administration and the Federal Reserve. Inflation is actually picking

up steam and traditional methods of slowing it down have been mostly ineffective. Additionally, rate increases resulting in tighter money often have their own built-in downside. For some time, it has been apparent that a variety of failed Biden policies ranging from supply chain inadequacies to energy policies, foreign trade and even war spending have had a major negative impact on inflation.

The Federal Reserve will not solve the problem of inflation. The Biden Administration must and they are failing miserably.

‘What Are You Afraid Of?’: Reporter Asks Biden Why He Won’t Answer Questions From The Press

Liz Cheney given 10% chance of winning reelection: CNN

Republican Rep.-Elect Mayra Flores Issues Stark Warning to Democrats

Larry Kudlow: A different plan to crush inflation.

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Will voters be able to change America’s current course when voting in 145 days?

Note to those who will be voting in the Republican primary, it is important to read the following:  GOP Candidate for NY Governor Harry Wilson Walks Back Claim Zeldin Asked to Team Up.

From James E. Hanley writing for the Empire Center:  NYISO: New York Electric Grid Remains at Risk

Biden’s New Policy Funds China’s Military, Supports Slavery, Achieves Nothing.

Why the government’s astronomical inflation measure is still likely an underestimate.

Here’s what’s driving high gas prices — and why they’re not going away.

Jean-Pierre on drilling more in the US: ‘We don’t need to do that’

May retail sales unexpectedly decline as sizzling hot inflation weighs on spending.

Mexican-Born Texas Republican Flips House Seat in Special Election.

Biden DOJ Tossed Case Against Man Who Tried to Torch NYPD Cruiser.

Pelosi Was Asked to Condemn Attacks on Pro-Life Groups. This Is What She Said Instead.  (Note to Nancy Pelosi: The year is 2022; unlike when you were growing up {Pelosi’s birthdate is 03/26/1940}, a woman has various ways to prevent becoming pregnant and can do so without her parents’ permission.)

There are two articles in today’s daily update that show the evil hatred that is permeating our country: ‘Irreplaceable’ $2 million tabernacle stolen from Catholic church in Brooklyn, police say and ‘Open Season’: Pro-Abortion Terrorist Group Vows to Ramp Up Violence against Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers. Anyone or group that would desecrate a tabernacle, decapitate the statutes of Angeles and throw the Holy Eucharist housed inside the tabernacle all over the altar is lacking a moral compass and is more interested in destroying God than stealing a valuable object.  The pro-abortion terrorist group, Jane’s Revenge, is also more interested in destroying a sanctuary of hope that helps in preventing the taking of innocent unborn children than keeping abortion available for themselves.  Just two stark examples of the unadulterated evil that people who respect life, at every level, are enduring along with the killing of police, innocent school children and people just buying food for their families.

‘The Leash Is Off’: Abortion Activists Behind Attacks on Pro-Lifers Issue New Threats, Urge Others to ‘Burn’.

American Medical Association Calls Pro-Life Laws a ‘Violation of Human Rights’.  When did doctors stop taking the Hippocratic Oath?

As long as the radical left is allowed to continue without any penalties, unjustified evil will continue. And, for that matter, if the radical right is guilty of such atrocities, they also deserve penalties.  Evil is evil and it must end.  Our Military have not sacrificed so much for America’s values to have America destroy herself from within.

John Minick writes about Looking for God in All the Wrong Places.

America’s call of duty on young men and gun violence.

In case you missed this article:  Parents’ Guide to Children’s Rights Aims to Save America’s Schools From CRT.

Please God, Bless America today and every day. 

We Salute Our Treasured Flag.

Gordon G. Chang writes about Solar Panels: Biden’s ‘Buy China’ Plan in Gatestone Institute.

Biden’s DHS dubs border security advocates as ‘domestic violent extremists’.

Rich Lowry opines in the NY Post that Dems fool themselves on Biden’s aging because the alternative — Kamala Harris — is even worse.

Squad Member Threatens ‘Civil War’ If GOP Takes House.

Inflation Is Here to Stay.

Blake Smith writing for the City-Journal: Attention Counteracting Ambition/Today’s governing elites possess a narcissistic desire for popularity, not a Caesarian thirst for power.

The Woke are waking up the Sleeping Giant: NSBA’s ‘domestic terrorism’ letter to Biden admin prompts Wisconsin school board group to cut ties/Wisconsin’s association of school boards criticizes national group for ‘inflaming partisan tensions’

It is good to know that New York’s Court of Appeals ruled 5-2 that Happy, the elephant who has lived in the Bronx Zoo for the last 45 years, is not a person.  My question is why was it a 5-2 decision?  Two judges, Rowan Wilson and Jenny Rivera, wrote separate, sharply worded dissents saying the fact that Happy is an animal does not prevent her from having legal rights. Rivera wrote that Happy is being held in “an environment that is unnatural to her and that does not allow her to live her life.”  Happy the elephant seems pretty content at the Bronx Zoo where food is plentiful and has lots of room to roam.

Did you watch the Republican gubernatorial debate last night?  If not, you can watch it here.  Our candidate, is ready, willing and completely able to Save Our State.  Join his effort to Save Our State here.

Brendan Patrick Purdy opines in City Journal about Lockdown Damage/Empirical evidence demonstrates that shutting down economies and schools brought little benefit and much harm.

The Problem With ‘Gun Control’/People think they can eliminate original sin.

‘What is a Woman?’: a provocative look at the transgender debate.

Study Connects Jump in Youth Suicide With Transgender Treatments, Lack of Parental Consent

‘SkyFall’: How fears about the future limit the life we live.

God Bless America

Instead of the British are coming…be grateful the elections are coming in 148 days!

So, is this how the democrats show how tolerant they are? Democrats: Biden must drop the word ‘rational’ when talking about Republicans

Fmr NYPD Commish Kelly: Crime Is Up but Don’t Vote for Dems to Change It

Bad news for the Biden Administration; worse news for Americans:  Stock Market Plunges 600 Points, Entering Bear Territory

Here’s What Senators Came Up With for a Deal on New Gun Laws

Albany’s latest gift to the teachers union will shackle NYC schools — and their budgets

Did you know  that The State Police Sent You a Friend Request

Police the Streets, Not the Tweets/The new chief inspector of constabulary for England and Wales pledges to focus on crime and resist “thought policing.”

DA Alvin Bragg’s greatest hits: If Hochul won’t fire him, NYers should fire her

Americans fed up with crime and other commentary

Kudos to Loudoun Co. Circuit Court Judge James Plowman!  Local VA Judge Pulls a Move That Most Legal Observers Say Never Happens

Mass Incarceration Hysteria/Those alleging that the United States imprisons too many people rely on faulty history and bad facts.

The Era of Free-Lunch Economics Is Over/Reality intrudes on the fantasy of cost- and consequence-free deficit spending.

Pro-Lifers Grapple with Mail-Order Abortion Pill Loopholes as Roe Decision Looms

Finding Hope as Gas Prices Rise and Society Tanks

How “A Bug’s Life” Revealed the Immorality of Socialism.

G.K. Chesterton on the Family

Chairman Kassar’s weekly wrap up discusses the January 6 Select Committee’s first public hearing, soaring inflation, Boudin’s recall and our upcoming Summer Reception.

The Made for TV January 6 Select Committee’s First Public Hearing

The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol aired its first public hearing on June 9, 2022. The Select Committee hired James Goldston (the former president of ABC News) to produce the six planned TV hearings and make them compelling to watch.  If last night’s broadcast was any indication, the Select Committee, comprised of nine members (7 Democrats, Rep. Bennie Thompson, MS, Chairman, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, CA, Rep. Elaine Luria, VA, Rep. Adam Schiff, CA, Rep. Pete Aguilar, CA, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, FL and Rep. Jamie Raskin, MD and 2 Republicans, Rep. Liz Cheney, WY, Co-Chair and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, IL.) will not change anyone’s mind about the events of January 6, 2021.  While the Select Committee is theoretically bi-partisan, every member has an agenda and is pushing their agenda rather than actually investigating every aspect and every questionable action by those who could/should have had enough security prior to Donald J. Trump’s remarks at Washington’s Ellipse where the former president spoke.  The Select Committee did not tantalize viewers to watch the rest of the hearing with new information or a smoking gun. And it is also important to remember that every agency in charge of the security at the Capitol could have prevented the fateful event, but we doubt that will be included in the final findings of the Select Committee.

Inflation Hits Another Record High.

To no one’s surprise, inflation soared 8.6%, the worst since December, 1981.  We did not need the latest CPI report to tell us.  Every trip to buy groceries or purchase gas hurts the consumer and effects every other aspect of our everyday lives.  There are even areas in the United States where police departments have used their allotted budget for gas and are unable to respond to emergencies.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo admitted Tuesday that the Biden administration is running out of options as it scrambles to bring down gas prices that have surged to record highs across the nation in recent weeks.  Supposedly President Biden is looking for anything possible to combat the costs; how about resuming the policies that gave us affordable gasoline and made us energy independent?  The Biden Administration is giving Americans “lip-service” about the cost of gasoline as this was his plan from his first day in office when he shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.

Good News from San Francisco

Voters from every political spectrum spoke loud and clear on Tuesday when they voted to recall DA Chesa Boudin – the son of Kathy Boudin and David Gilbert, members of the Weather Underground and convicted murderers of Sgt. Edward Grady, Officer Waverly “Chipper” Brown, and Brinks guard Peter Paige, during the infamous Brinks Armored Robbery on October 20. 1981 in Nyack, NY.  Chesa was raised by leftist radicals, Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohm, here in Hyde Park, New York.  Thankfully, the voters in San Francisco recalled him and his biased beliefs that he incorporated as the District Attorney.  It was actually comical that he blamed ‘right-wing billionaires and police officers’ for his loss when his election was supported by George Soros who is dedicated to electing leftist district attorneys.

Former Vice President Mike Pence to headline our 2022 Summer Reception. 

We are proud to announce that former Vice-President, Mike Pence, will be our featured speaker at our 2022 Summer Reception, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 in New York City.  Along with VP Mike Pence, our statewide candidates, Lee Zeldin for Governor, Allison Esposito, Lt. Gov. candidate, Michael Henry for Attorney General, Paul Rodriquez for Comptroller and Joe Pinion for US Senator, will be attending as well as numerous congressional and legislative candidates.   For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

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President Biden fiddles with Kimmel while America struggles with inflation.

From the NY Post editorial page:  Time for Joe Biden to be the Great Uniter he promised to be.  But sadly, it will never happen as he is too beholden to those who do not have the best interests of the United States of America at their forefront as his advisors.

Seriously?  Biden complained to reporters about negative coverage of his administration: Politico.  Can’t help but wonder what his definition of negative coverage is.

GOP Senators Release Documents Showing Biden Admin Lied About Disinfo Board

Schumer Under Pressure to Address Past Comments After Man Tried Killing Kavanaugh; don’t hold your breath as Senator Schumer will never, ever acknowledge that his words “pay the price” meant anything other than having the person who nominated them being voted out of office.

Federal law enforcement the real threat to our republic/Unequal and unfair application of justice

Voters vs. Soros revolutionaries

Soros-Backed Media Consortium Is Buying, to Censor, Conservative Radio Stations.

How Amazon Engages in Sanctioned Trade With Iran/Retail giant facilitates sale of computer hardware to subsidiary of Iranian government, documents show.

Biden’s Energy Secretary Reacts to Record Gas Prices with a Warning.

High Gas Prices Are About to Cause Another Public Safety Crisis.

Yes, the Products You’re Buying Are Getting Smaller—Even Though Prices Are Not.

Victor Davis Hanson writes about The Subordinate Citizen

Progressives see signs of hope fade after disappointing night.   (They may see signs of hope fade, but it was a great night for those of us who believe in the rule of law and respect for it.)

Bob McManus writes in the NYP: After Boudin ouster, New York lefties face their own ‘Bay’ of Reckoning.

Jan. 6 hearings? Americans have much more serious concerns

Annie Holmquist writes that Equality Is Holding Us Back.

STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN GERARD KASSAR ON FIREBOMBING OF PREGNANCY CENTER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill O’Reilly, 212-396-9117
Bill@NovemberTeam.com
June 7, 2022

Brooklyn, NY – “The fire-bombing of an upstate pregnancy center by pro-abortion extremists on Tuesday is a deeply concerning sign of the times. Americans have had powerful disagreements on issues since the dawn of our republic, and we’ve largely managed to settle them with debate and elections rather than with violence. This incident is a worrisome outlier, and we are hopeful that its perpetrators will be caught and prosecuted under domestic terrorism laws. There is no place for political terrorism in this country.”

 

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STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN GERARD KASSAR ON CONGRESSMAN CHRIS JACOBS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill O’Reilly, 212-396-9117
Bill@NovemberTeam.com
June 3, 2022

Brooklyn, NY – “The New York State Conservative Party thanks Congressman Chris Jacobs for his long service to the people of New York State. We were perplexed, however, by his recent stance on Second Amendment rights, a position well outside the mainstream of the Republican Party, the Conservative Party, and the voters of NY 23. We agree that it’s the best interest of all three — and of Congressman Jacobs himself — that he forgoes a run for reelection and returns to civilian life. We wish him only the best in his future endeavors.”

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Chairman Kassar’s weekly wrap up discusses the after effects of reapportionment, the Legislative Session and Biden’s latest terrible idea.

Reapportionment After Effects

The new maps for Congress and State Senate not only change the political landscape in a

manner that will provide the Conservative Party with fair opportunities for the next ten years, it also created open seats in which candidates are now petitioning, some which will lead to primaries.

New energized candidates filling open seats and the possibility of those primaries are all part of a healthy political process and very much welcome by the Party. It certainly is not what the Democratic Party wanted to happen, but we believe in Democracy not one party control creating less competitive seats around the state, leaving voters with no choices.

We stopped the steal, now we need to fight back on the streets, in the mailboxes, on social media, digital and on the air with TV & radio. This year has become our best opportunity in a very long time to win elections and bring about positive change in New York.

Support the party and our candidates with time and if within your ability, financial support as well.

Albany Wraps Up Session

 The Democrats in the legislature outdid themselves. Name the issue and you will find that they passed some of the worst legislation we have ever seen. Anti-second amendment, pro-abortion, unnecessary and expensive election changes just to name a few of the things that  happened.

Then there is, of course, what did not happen such as pro law enforcement and public safety measures that our endorsed members proposed, as well as common sense measures to reduce the burden of out-of-control inflation that has hit New Yorkers hard at the pump, at the grocery store and while paying their rent.

One area that we did see success was our push back against a sneaky attempt by the Democrats to change the year of local elections without public hearings. We called foul, rightly claiming it was another Democratic effort to silence our voices. Together, with the GOP, our shouts were loud enough and our arguments sound to cause a Democratic retreat from this bad idea.

Biden’s Latest Terrible Idea

Since taking office, the Biden Administration has canceled $25 billion in total of student debt. Just this past week almost $6 billion was added as the Corinthian Colleges fraud was added into the mix. Any one of these former students who took economics 101 knows there is “No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.”  Someone is paying the bill, and that someone is you, the taxpayer.

I certainly acknowledge there is a problem with college costs and for that matter medical costs, or really just about every cost these days. However, the massive forgiving of student debt, even in the case of Corinthian schools in misleading students and parents, cannot be the best answer.

It is unfair to taxpayers and the millions who properly paid back their debt to burden the costs of others, especially now as every aspect of our life continues to get more expensive as wages are not rising fast enough to offset inflation.

Even college graduates don’t support a student debt bailout, new poll finds

Gas prices on the road to $5 nationwide very soon

Small Businesses Getting Crushed, ADP Jobs Report Shows

Biden is sleepwalking into a summer energy crisis

 

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We all know that bullying is not-acceptable…yet, government engages in bullying when it wants something.

Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Ongoing Assault on the United States

Iran Not Waiting for Nuclear Weapons to Destabilize the Middle East

Nuclear Iran NOT an “Acceptable Risk”

NBC News Described the Biden White House With One Word…And It’s Not Good

Gaffe-prone blowhard Biden is no Churchill: Rarely have so few had to clarify so much

Biden Administration Implements a Racial Spoils System

Evidence Is In, Rep. Mark Green Says: Democrats’ Control of Presidency, Congress ‘Very Bad for America’

2 million new faces in 16 months: The Biden era’s foreign-born boom

Biden admin to cancel $5.8B in school loans for former Corinthian College students

Biden’s Pitch to Voters: You’re Wrong About the Economy, Stupid

Mr. President, if we are so wrong about the economy why didn’t business create the expected 300,000 new jobs? US companies added just 128,000 jobs in May, lowest in two years: ADP

How many advertisements and lectures have you heard about bullying and how harmful bullying is? So why is really over-the-top bullying adopted by government to get what they want?  This is outrageous!!! No Free Lunch: Biden Admin Will Pull Meal Funding for Schools That Don’t Comply With Its LGBT Agenda

Stop Lying about the Historical Understanding of Gun Rights

Gun Laws Won’t Fix a Problem of Culture and Spirit

Has Anyone Highlighted This Key Detail About the Texas Shooter’s Background Check?

In Albany This Week, First Do No Harm

Hochul Blames Utilities for Costs of State Climate Policies

ICYMI: The 2022 Albany Power 100/The political leaders at the dawn of the Hochul era.

The New York Times Explains Why Mask Mandates Don’t Work

Mindboggling! Empowering Addiction/New York subway-ad campaigns on fentanyl and pot endorse destructive social norms.

Laughter, the Bane of Tyrants

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STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN GERARD KASSAR IN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED LEWIS ACT

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill O’Reilly, 212-396-9117
Bill@NovemberTeam.com
June 2, 2022

Brooklyn, NY – “The proposed John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act in Albany is unnecessary, unmanageable, and overly expensive. The New York State Conservative Party strongly opposes its passage.

“Voting in New York has never been easier or more inclusive. Ballots are printed in multiple languages; early voting takes place for a full 10 days prior to an election, and diverse slates of candidates are elected to public office every year under the current system. There is no need to add new, bureaucratic and redundant layers to a voting process that already works.

“This proposal seeks to resolve a problem that doesn’t exist at enormous cost to taxpayers. It should be added to the growing pile of bad ideas out of Albany.”

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President Biden believes he isn’t getting enough credit for all he has done for us…

Clinton Lawyer Michael Sussmann Found Not Guilty in Politically Charged Trial

Jurors ignored evidence to acquit ex-Clinton lawyer of lying to the shameful FBI

Why, for the UN, Is One Mosque Massacre So Much Worse than Countless Church Massacres?

Biden Admin’s Iran Nuclear Policy is Disastrous, Misinformed and Dangerous

This is a Wall Street Journal (subscription required) Op-Ed by Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation/I won’t meddle with the Fed, but I will tackle high prices while guiding the economy’s transition to stable and steady growth.  In all honesty, I had trouble reading past the second sentence “Energy markets are in turmoil.”  What else would he expect when on the very first day of his administration, he ends the Keystone Pipeline.  Biden is glossing over all his errors, and quite frankly, I am surprised that the Wall Street Journal printed it.  I am curious how many Pinocchio’s it will earn from the Washington Post…or will they give President Joe Biden a pass?

Guy Benson writes: NBC News: Biden ‘Rattled’ By Polling, Angry He’s Not Getting Enough Credit

Biden tax increases would harm jobs and wages, study shows.

A Gallon of Gas Now Costs More Than the Federal Minimum Wage in These Cities.

Progressive policy experiments hurt the people they claim to help.

America might finally be waking up to ‘wokeness’

No Kidding, Doc: Medical Experts Tell Us What We Already Know About Lia Thomas.

What Is Section 230 and How Is It Different Than the First Amendment?

Bureaucracy Doesn’t Allow Courage

The Pandemic ‘Treaty’ About to Land on Our Doorstep

Europe: Demography Governs Democracy

Russia: Lone Wolf of the Steppes

Newsday (subscription required) writes: High court ruling in NY concealed carry case could loosen gun laws

The UK’s Single-Payer Healthcare System Has Become a State Religion—and It’s Failing

NY Democrats’ next dirty trick?

NY Democrats are whining about the mess they made by trying to defy the voters.

The Heritage Foundation writes about School Safety Initiative; Facts, Issues and Solutions.

This is one of those articles truly worth the read.  Kurt Mahlburg, the author of this article, is an Australian with conservative values and close family ties to the United States, he finds mass shootings like the recent unspeakable tragedy in Texas every shade of confusing.  The right to bear arms is “child sacrifice” — and abortion is not?