“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it”-Ronald Reagan
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September 10, 2024
Statement on Tonight’s Presidential Debate by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar
“President Trump spoke for millions of Americans tonight who have watched their nation grow weaker, more expensive, and more divided under four years of the Biden-Harris Administration. With common sense and plain speak, President Trump showed his grasp of the issues and his vision for Making America Great Again. It was a strong night for the former President as he heads into the final eight weeks of the 2024 campaign.”
The recent revelation of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy infiltrating some of the highest levels of New York State government is not just a fleeting headline—it’s a grave national security threat that demands our full attention. For years, a CCP agent by the name of Linda Sun worked as the Deputy Chief of Staff for two New York governors. Just recently, Linda was charged as a Chinese agent on counts of fraud, money laundering, and other crimes. Recently I went on the Dominic Carter show on WABC Radio to discuss this in detail, you can listen here. Kathy Hochul claims she had no idea Linda had any connection to the CCP, but she never found it odd that Linda was living a lavish lifestyle. She had multiple houses across the Country and a 4 million dollar house in New York. At this high of a level there is supposed to be a rigorous background and vetting. So the question is, what was Kathy getting out of hiring her? This breach of trust goes beyond a simple failure. It’s a testament to how vulnerable we’ve allowed ourselves to become in the face of China’s aggressive espionage efforts.
This issue didn’t start here. Last year, we discovered that the CCP was brazenly setting up illegal “police precincts” on American soil, including in New York, to monitor and intimidate Chinese dissidents and Americans who oppose the regime. And now we find out that their infiltration reaches even further into the heart of our own government. The fact that we have allowed a foreign adversary to plant an operative in such a sensitive position is absolutely intolerable.
Let’s be clear—the U.S. relationship with Communist China has been deteriorating for years, but our ability to defend against their sophisticated espionage operations hasn’t kept up. In New York, we are seeing the devastating consequences of that failure firsthand. Any attempt to minimize or dismiss this as an isolated incident would be a dangerous mistake. You can read our full press release here:
NYC Top Officials Homes Raided
Like this week couldn’t get any crazier, the homes of two top officials close to NYC Mayor Eric Adams were raided by the FBI Wednesday. FBI agents raided the homes of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III. It is not clear at the time the reason for the raid, but rumors are circulating it is in connection with corruption in campaign fundraising by the Adams campaign.
According to a Fox report, Several NYPD executives, including NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, were asked to turn over their phones immediately to investigators at the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York (SDNY). Investigators will also reportedly be looking into emails within the department. In addition, according to reports, Tim Pearson, a top aide to Adams was also told to turn over communication devices. As the story unfolds, we will keep you updated, but there certainly seems to be something sinister going on.
Trump Pulling Ahead in Swing States
According to the NY Post, “Trafalgar, which polled between Aug. 28 and 30, sees Trump sweeping 44 electoral votes from the pivotal Blue Wall states in November, eking out narrow wins in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin inside the polls’ margins of error.” In addition, other swing states like Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina have a similar trend where Trump is pulling ahead by one to two points.
This new polling comes as no surprise to me. President Trump is working tirelessly everyday traveling the Country and spreading his winning message. He is the only candidate in the race willing to do unscripted interviews, town halls, Q and As, and has a clear policy agenda. The exact opposite is true for Vice President Harris. After declining 2 extra debates, needing Tim Walz to help her sit in a softball interview, or shielding herself from the press, it is obvious she is not ready to lead the strongest Nation in the world. The American people are watching, and they demand answers from Harris, but it seems the Harris campaign wants to keep their policy in the dark. This will not be a winning strategy, and we expect Trump to pull ahead even further after Tuesday’s debate.
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September 3, 2024
Statement on Chinese Spy at Highest Levels of New York Government by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar
“This is no one-day news story: A spy for the Chinese Communist Party has been captured after working for years at some of the highest levels of New York State government. The situation demands an immediate and exhaustive federal and state investigation to determine just how much damage this spy network has done.
“The story doesn’t begin here. Last year we learned that the Chinese Communist Party was establishing ‘police precincts’ in New York and elsewhere to track and harass anti-Communist Americans, Chinese expatriates, citizens of the democratic Republic of China (ROC) living in the U.S., and others. Now learn that a former Deputy Chief of Staff to two New York State governors was an agent for the Chinese Communist Party the whole time she served. The situation is intolerable.
“The relationship between the U.S. and Communist China has been spiraling downward for years, yet our defenses against their attempts to penetrate U.S. government entities haven’t kept pace with that reality, as is clearly evidenced in New York. Any attempts to sweep this national security threat under the table will be equally intolerable. We need answers, and we should spend all the time needed to unearth and unravel the damage that’s been done. The stakes couldn’t be higher.”
I had an opportunity to spend time with Congressman Brandon Williams and his team recently at both a fundraiser and a day at the State Fair. Brandon, who is an exceptionally hard-working Congressmember was joined by Staten Island/Brooklyn Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis.
The event was a success, the State Fair was a success and Brandon who always impresses me, continues to show the resolve to bring home a win in one of our Nation’s most competitive districts. A special thank you to his wife Stephanie, who is one of the most gracious people I know.
On this trip, I had a chance to have a productive visit with Cayuga Chairman Dave Pappert, Onondaga Treasurer Matt Beadnell, and State Executive Committee Member Tom Dadey.
At the State Fair, I caught up with Orange County Chairwoman Grace White, who was spending several days at the Fair with her Grandchildren. Her Grandchildren are actually there competing in the Fair’s milk cattle showing, and various other animal presentations. They had already won many medals and were anticipating winning many more. The last showing is Saturday and we wish them the best of luck, and as always, it was great seeing Grace.
A big thank you to Congresswoman Malliotakis who took the time to travel from Staten Island to help Congressman Williams in a pivotal seat this election.
MTA ADMITS BUS FARE EVASION A GIGANTIC PROBLEM
The MTA has finally gone on the public record admitting that they lose a tremendous amount of revenue through bus fare evasion. It is the worst of any major city in the United States. Incredibly, it amounts to 48% of all bus riders failing to pay – that is over $300 million a year and increasing fast. This excludes the $285 million a year lost on subway fare evasion. You see videos on social media daily, or you may even experience in person the number of people jumping the turnstiles or entering free through the back of the bus and making a joke out of fare evasion because they know there are no consequences.
The MTA has some novel plans to address subway fare evasion. They are novel and expensive, but at least there is a plan. It seems they have just about given up on the buses, effectively ignoring the growing problem. Commuters and taxpayers are being saddled because of irresponsible ridership.
The problem has grown from something rarely seen fifteen years ago, to an epidemic. This all comes at a time when the truth about Congestion Pricing has spilled into the public domain. It was always about a new form of revenue. A large, new form of revenue that was no more than another tax on commuters. I can only imagine what tax they will come up with next.
As the Governor signals that she is likely to lift the suspension right after the Election, we are once again reminded that the MTA’s embarrassingly incompetent leadership, supported by equally ignorant Democratic political leaders, intends to let bus fare beating go unchecked.
We must permanently end any threat of Congestion Pricing and pay for the MTA rolling stock improvements that are capital in nature and bonded out by collecting from fare beaters. It is enough to underwrite billions of capital dollars and contribute to debt service.
PROPOSITION ONE STATEMENT FROM ELISE STEFANIK
“Proposition 1 would give our hard earned NY taxpayer dollars to illegals, fund sex change operations for minors without parental consent, and force schools to allow men and boys in women and girls sports and bathrooms. Vote NO on the radical Far Left Proposition.”-Elise Stefanik
The Conservative Party has been and will continue to fight against the disastrous Proposition One that will be on the ballot this November.
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August 30, 2024
Statement on New York Democrats’ Whitewashing of Senator Mannion Harassment Complaints
“Here we go again. New York Democrats, it appears, are back to their old habit of whitewashing harassment cases and gaslighting the victims. This time it involves state senator and congressional candidate John Mannion who serially harassed members of his staff, according to complaints. Rather than acknowledging the issue, Democrats hired a third party company which quietly dismissed the allegations.
“We’ve been here too many times before. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed women, and countless members of his party knew it and did nothing. Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver practically systematized sexual harassment and assault claims levied against powerful Democrats, using millions of dollars of taxpayer money to legally silence victims. This has all come from the party that proclaims it supports women.
“This Democrat ‘investigation’ is clearly a sham, and voters of New York’s 22nd Congressional District deserve to know if the Democrat candidate is a creep.”
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August 24, 2024
Why is Meta Blocking Reagan Film Advertising?
Statement by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar
“Meta or Facebook or whatever it calls itself now is thoroughly embarrassing itself before a national audience. By banning advertisements about the coming biopic “Reagan” it is demonstrating just how ridiculous its political censorship has become. The Conservative Party knows something about this. We were blocked by a social media company four years ago simply for being called The Conservative Party. Ronald Reagan was our nation’s 40th president. His iron stance against the Soviet Union freed billions He was beloved. Meta is showing why it’s not. It needs to get its act together.”
Last weekend, at the Milleridge Inn in Nassau County, the Conservative Party officially nominated Donald Trump and J.D. Vance to be on Row C of the New York State Ballot for President and Vice President. Our line is expected to garner over 325,000 votes for President Trump. During the convention, multiple party members spoke on how President Trump and Senator Vance have made America better for our future and our children’s future. Our U.S. Senate candidate, Mike Sapraicone, also spoke about his plans for the Senate and how to bring conservative values back to New York. We also elected our joint state of Presidential Electors with the New York State Republican Party on Saturday, and when Trump wins New York this November, these 28 citizens will be members of the electoral college and place their vote on our behalf in Albany.
Our National Affairs Reception followed the convention and included a multitude of speakers including Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine, and Congressmen Anthony D’Esposito and Andrew Garbarino. At the reception, the Suffolk County PBA, representing 31 law enforcement organizations and over 9,000 people became the first law enforcement agency in New York to endorse President Trump. Congressman Jim Jordan was our guest of honor and was asked specifically by Trump to accept the nomination of our Party on his behalf. Jordan spoke at length about the good that President Trump had done for the Country during his first term. He recalled that one day when he walked into the chief of staff’s office, he saw a whiteboard that listed campaign promises. More than half of them were crossed out. President Trump is one of the few politicians who isn’t in it for the money or the fame, he is here to help Make America Great Again. Photos from the convention and reception can be found on our social media pages here:
DNC – A Masterclass in Hypocrisy
The Democratic National Convention met in Chicago this week to ceremonially nominate Harris and Walz to be their candidates for President and Vice President. While the RNC celebrated policies that work to make America better for all, the DNC’s main objective this week was to explain their way out of the hole they dug themselves into. Speaker after speaker blamed Trump for the problems that America faces today, and put forward prime-time fearmongering on what a second Trump term would mean for the Country. What the DNC does not tell you is that every problem that America faces today, the inflation, the border, the violence in our streets and so many more, have been caused by the Democrats themselves. We hear time and time again of our own children dying because of the violence and drugs coming over the border, and the border czar refuses to admit we have a problem. New Yorkers know better than most what the Biden-Harris border policies are doing to our County and once great State. Now, instead of protecting our citizens, Democrats want to dilute our vote with noncitizen and illegal voters to stay in power for longer. Democrats have controlled the White House for 12 of the last 16 years. What makes them think that if they couldn’t do it then, they can do it now?
Vote No on Prop One
One of November’s ballot initiatives in New York is the liberal, anti-parent, and discriminatory Proposition One. This proposition, which supporters call the Equal Rights Amendment, will add a plethora of seemingly anti-discriminatory laws to New York’s Constitution, but also legalize and mandate gender-affirming care for young children, men in women’s sports, and enforce reverse discrimination, meaning that Judges and law enforcement could actively discriminate based on race, sex, sexual orientation, or any other difference between you and I in order to avoid the discrimination they are trying to fight against. The language is so broad that it could be used as an argument to allow illegal immigrants the right to vote in our elections. It is fitting that this proposition has been dubbed “Anything Goes” because if passed the State Government could do anything they wanted in the name of fighting discrimination. The idea that fighting discrimination with more discrimination is one that boggles the mind and I urge all New Yorkers to vote against it this November. You can find more information here:
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August 21, 2024
Statement on Democratic National Convention by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar
“After two days of the Democratic National Convention, one thing is abundantly clear: the Democrats have an uncanny ability to identify the problems that they, themselves, have created. They actually know how badly they’ve messed things up under the Biden-Harris Administration, yet, with a straight face, they offer America more government ‘solutions.’ We don’t want them.
“Crisis after crisis has been caused by asinine Harris-Biden policies. Prices continue to go up — never down — under Biden-Harris; law enforcement departments are reeling from anti-cop statutes and sentiments, and cities are being overrun by illegal migrants. None of these would have happened under a Trump Administration.
“There’s an old expression — ‘watch the hands, not the mouth’ — that easily applies to today’s Democratic Party. It’s not what they say, it’s what they do. Remember that.”
Next week, Democrats from around the country will meet in Chicago to nominate their ticket for President and Vice President, and frankly, they have some explaining to do. Aside from the fact that not a single vote was cast for Kamala Harris, Harris’ record as District Attorney, Attorney General, U.S. Senator and now as the Vice President on issues that are important to Americans is abysmal. Her choice for Vice President, Tim Walz, is no better, and pushes her further to the left.
During her time as a California prosecutor, Harris waged war against American energy independence by prosecuting U.S. energy producers. When it came to crime she weaponized the justice system, using prosecutorial misconduct to keep innocent people behind bars. During her four years in the Senate, Kamala Harris was ranked the second most liberal Senator. Time and time again she introduced legislation and signed on as a co-sponsor to legislation that never passed. Instead of using her time in the Senate to improve our nation, she used it as a time to get famous. After being approached by Republican Senators who wanted to pass bi-partisan legislation, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said that he “got the impression she was there to run for President. She just didn’t seem interested in legislating.” Harris decided just two years into her term that she would run for President in 2020. Harris refuses to work together with conservative voices to make America better for all and seeks unilateral control for her anti-American agenda.
As Vice President, Kamala Harris continued to push Biden to the left while failing at her own tasks. She has admitted that she was the last person in the room three years ago when 13 servicemembers gave their lives for our country. She was appointed Border Czar and the crisis our country faces at the border has only gotten worse. Now as she runs for President, we still know very little about what plans and policies she is running on. However, one policy we do know about is something I can agree with. It is often said that imitation is the highest form of flattery, and Kamala Harris’ new campaign plan is to imitate President Trump: announcing “No Tax on Tips” in the same city that Trump had announced it in earlier this summer.
Sadly, Tim Walz is no better than Harris. At a time where she needs to appear to reach out to moderates across the nation, her V.P. pick shows how far left America will go in a Harris-Walz administration. As Governor, Walz signed laws that allowed late-term abortions, raised taxes, marched with protestors to abolish ICE and watched as Minneapolis burned during the riots of 2020.
But there is hope for the future. Tomorrow, the Conservative Party will nominate Donald Trump and J.D. Vance to be our candidates for President and Vice President. The differences between the extreme left wing agenda that Harris will implement and Trump’s America First agenda is startling. This November we have a choice to make. Those who see the economy, public safety, national defense, and being the strongest country in the world as important for the health of our nation know that the Trump-Vance ticket is the only option. We implore all New Yorkers to vote conservative this November. You can find more information about tomorrow’s convention here.
Nassau County Mask Ban – Hochul Backs Criminals
This week, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed a bill that would ban wearing a mask in public, except for health and safety reasons or religious customs. This bill was passed after anti-Israel protesters engaged in violence and disrupted people’s lives while wearing masks earlier this summer at colleges across the state. While originally supporting the idea for NYC subways, Hochul changed her opinion and now only supports steeper punishments for crimes committed while wearing a mask. What the Governor doesn’t seem to realize is that people wear masks to get away with committing crimes. What she proposes does nothing to help police catch the criminals on our streets. Governor Hochul is oblivious to what New Yorkers are going through and what they need. You would have thought she had learned her lesson after almost losing to Congressman Lee Zeldin in 2022 because of the rampant crime hitting New York, but instead Hochul stands with criminals rather than everyday citizens.
“Prop 1 would mandate extreme ‘trans rights’ in New York — and that’s not even the worst of it”
By: Post Editorial Board
“New Yorkers are set to vote on the controversial “Equal Protection of Law Amendment”
If nothing else moves New Yorkers to vote this November, Proposition 1 should: It would not only write the most extreme “trans rights” into the state Constitution, it would legalize rank discrimination on the basis of . . . pretty much every far-left agenda item.
Democrats are selling this “Equal Rights Amendment” as protecting abortion rights, which are in no way under threat in New York and aren’t really what it’s about anyway.
It’s without question the greatest bait-and-switch in Empire State history.
New York’s Constitution bans discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed or religion; Prop 1 would add new protected categories: ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes and reproductive health care.
The supposed advance in abortion rights is that it outlaws discrimination against you because you had an abortion, which is beyond boutique.
Meanwhile, the scrum of other protections adds up to, among other things, stripping parents of their rights over allowing minors to go on puberty blockers and undergo transgender surgery.
Worse, the measure also legalizes reverse discrimination in order to “prevent or dismantle” the banned forms of discrimination.
That is, New York’s left-leaning politicians and judges could mandate discrimination on the basis of race, age, gender, religion etc. as long as they claim to be fighting other such discrimination.
This is a license for rank injustice and insanely divisive social engineering — not to mention for ambulance-chasing lawyers to file a host of insanely vexatious suits.
The broad language of the proposal — dubbed Proposition One — has sparked a fierce debate over what could happen if it gets passed.
None of that is likely to appear in the ballot language describing Prop 1: While the issue is still being litigated, the insiders will likely get their way, and they want you to believe this is somehow about responding to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which simply left abortion law up to the states.
That is, the Democratic establishment backs it purely as something that will drive up turnout for Democratic candidates — and doesn’t much care about what a horror show it’ll usher in.
Answering that feckless cynicism is ample reason to vote against every Democrat on the ballot while you’re voting NO on Prop One.
But it’s the duty of every sane New Yorker to at least show up to reject this madness.”
On Tuesday, Kamala Harris announced her vice presidential nominee would be Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and again told the public what kind of far-left, radical ideology she will be ruling the nation with if they were to win in November. As a congressman, and when he was first elected governor in 2018, Walz seemed to be a moderate Democrat who could work with Republicans due to the fact that they controlled at least one part of the federal and state governments. However, when Democrats took control of all branches of the Minnesota State government, his true progressive side began to show. He has enshrined abortion up until the point of birth in the State Constitution, mandated DEI education policies for all students starting at the age of 5, and mandated that racial records be kept by the public school system on students who are being held in detention for misbehaving. In 2020, he sat by and watched Minneapolis burn as protesters, arsonists, and murderers were bailed out by Kamala Harris. Finally, Walz did what liberal do best: raised taxes on anything and everything. Gas, sales, payroll, car licenses, and online delivery taxes all went up to pay for Walz uncontrolled spending. The Harris/Walz ticket is a Godsend for liberals like AOC and Chuck Schumer, but if elected, marks the beginning of the end for the United States as we know it. You can read our full press release here.
Conservative Party Convention/Reception Featuring Jim Jordan
On Saturday, August 17th the New York State Conservative Party will officially nominate Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance as our candidates to be the next President and Vice President of the United States. In years past our party has garnard over 300,000 votes for the Trump ticket, and this year we expect to give even more. The democratic ticket will usher in a new wave of liberalism in our country that will make radicals like AOC proud. The Trump-Vance ticket will bring more traditional values that Americans have been longing for since the election of Joe Biden.
The Convention will be held at The Cottage at The Milleridge Inn in Nassau County, located at 585 N Broadway, Jericho, NY 11753, and is free and open to the public. Registration starts at 1:15pm. Our candidate for U.S. Senate, Mike Sapraicone, will speak about his campaign and address the audience. Immediately following the convention, we will have our National Affairs Reception with a wonderful dinner and open bar. Our guest of honor, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will be our speaker and officially accept the nomination of President Trump on his behalf. Members of Congress and local officials will be in attendance. While the convention is free, we encourage you to sign up or call our Brooklyn HQ for more information at 718-921-2158. Tickets for the reception are $500, and you can purchase a ticket using this link here. This will be a monumental occasion, with like minded conservative leaders, dignitaries, committee members, and many more. We hope you can join us in support of our next President!
Patriots Podium featuring Rep. Lee Zeldin
This week, I had the honor of speaking with Former Congressman and Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin of Long Island on our new edition of Patriots Podium. Lee Zeldin has represented conservative values in the State Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives for over 10 years. Lee is currently one of the nation’s leading conservative voices, and has been campaigning all over the Country with President Trump. Together we talked about Harris’ choice of VP, his prime time address at the RNC, J.D. Vance, Zeldin Cares, and even his plans for the 2026 elections. We want to thank Lee for everything he has done for the Conservative Party, our State, and the Nation as a whole. We know he will continue to do great work to spread our message, activate volunteers, and do everything in his power to get Donald Trump elected this November. You can watch episode #26 on any of the links below:
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August 6, 2024
Statement on Gov. Tim Walz as Vice President Harris’s Running Mate by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar
“The choice should be viewed as a flashing red warning light for the nation.”
“Americans rightly concerned about the skyrocketing cost of living, rising crime, and an ever-worsening illegal migrant crisis in America under President Biden and Vice President Harris should be downright alarmed by the choice of uber-progressive Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as Vice President Harris’s running mate. The selection of an anti-police, hard-left-wing candidate demonstrates the sharp leftward direction a Harris Administration would take. The choice should be viewed as a flashing red warning light for the nation.
“At the same time, U.S. allies — especially the State of Israel — should be deeply concerned about Ms. Harris’s choice. Gov. Walz is no evident friend of Israel, and he should be questioned thoroughly about his commitment to our most important Middle East ally.
“Some will be surprised by this selection, but it makes perfect sense. The Democratic Party has been sliding to the left for years, and with a Harris-Walz ticket, the progressive takeover of the Party of Jackson is now complete. Voters beware.”
