Thug, Plagiarizer, and all around disgrace Hiram Monserrate officially kicked off his campaign of shame this afternoon in District 13.
He was hilariously introduced as the “next Senator from Queens,” as if hadn’t been drop-kicked out of the Senate following an alleged attack on his girlfriend.
Continuing in his delusions, he defended his campaign’s blatant ripoff of the Obama branding.
“This logo is similar to the logo that they use but slightly different because the logo actually is a “Q” which stands for the great borough of Queens. If folks had really analyzed it, they would have seen it.”
Uh… We DID.
Here is the Obama Logo (red/blue) next to the Hiram Logo:
Here is the Obama Logo (Monserracolors) next to the Hiram Logo:
And lets not forget the color similarity of the favicon Hiram is using on his site:
And the audacity didn’t stop there! (More choice quotes after the Jump)
Monserrate used his presser to roll out his new issues platform. First on the list? Violence Prevention.
Yes, VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
Last Sunday, literally a couple of days ago in broad daylight, here on 82nd Street, a block away form my home, there was a broad daylight shooting. A couple of days before that there was a stabbing also on Roosevelt Avenue…This campaign will be about keeping the community safe and ensuring that we get police resources we need in our community. We need increased patrols from the NYPD.
Oh, the irony!
Another classic:
“I’ve been the subject of hundreds of thousands of dollars or negative attacks on my personal life and me politically. But those hundreds of thousands of dollars of negative attacks cannot take away from the real results we have provided the people…The constituents know I have been with them.”
…Riiiiiight. Except when you left them without electoral representation for an entire month.
He also refused to denounce the anti-gay filer his constituents are toting around churches:
I’ve heard of it, I read it today in a blog or two. People are out there doing their thing. I can’t speak to that.”
And our favorite, in reference to Democratic opponent and suitable public servant Jose Peralta:
They can elect politics as usual and elect the other guy who has delivered close to zero for our community, or they can re-elect Hiram Monserrate, who at times, I’ll admit, I’ll admit at times probably could have handled things better in his life and in politics. But my heart has always been true to this community. And I’ll continue to serve it in whatever capacity they see fit.”
We can’t let this deluded egomaniac anywhere near Albany ever again. STOP HIM NOW.
(Thanks to Chas for making the graphics).
Google “Hiram Monserrate,” Google lists his campaign website’s blurb as “Joomla! – the dynamic portal engine and content management system.” Fail!
There have many numerous third party violations of the order of protection against Hiram Monserrate. The people should insist en masse that the Queens D.A. actively investigate those violations and then have Monserrate put in jail for them. Are the laws being enforced or not?
Then, who is paying Monserrate’s legal bills? We only know as alleged by Tacopina that they are deep-pocketed anonymous “friends.” And, who paid for Karla Giraldo to be represented by Glen Marshall? She doesn’t have that kind of money. If anybody in any way connected with Monserrate paid for Marshall to represent Giraldo during Monserrate’s criminal case, that was witness tampering. There were many other incidents that appeared to be witness tampering. A Monserrate staffer, for example, escorting Giraldo to and from the court when she was to testify is not acceptable and is blatant witness tampering. That was definitely a third party violation of the order of protection. Where is the Queens D.A. to enforce the law?
Finally, these religious “leaders” and churches, including Reverend Ricardo Reyes that have voiced support for Monserrate should have their tax exempt status investigated and taken away.
Huh again? He wasn’t expelled from the senate last summer. And he left his constituents without representation?
I mean there’s plenty to criticize Monserrate about, but you don’t help the cause by being negligent with the facts.
He left his constituents without representation, as they currently have no sitting Senator. And while “drop-kicked” is not a technical term, he lost his chairmanship and stipend for a time in July following his indictment – which was the beginning of Senate action against him, ending w/ his February expulsion. Hope that clarifies.
KAt, you’ve got to get the facts right. When you don’t you leave an opening for your opponents.