Monthly Archives: October 2018

Trick or Treat with this Sign:

Posted on October 31, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

I am canvassing this evening AND handing out this  s-c-a–r-y  sign!  (Courtesy of Nigel Noble) Let’s have some fun.    

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Congressional Debate: Perry Gershon and Lee Zeldin

Posted on October 30, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

About 500 people attended a real live debate Oct. 30th, at the high school in Hampton Bays.  This was the only debate in the Southfork area of Congressional District NY CD-1. Watch the entire debate (1:34 min) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-PCF4ckso or … Continue reading →

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Depressing Half-hour Meeting with Lee Zeldin

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Ken Dorph 7:05pm Oct 27 I wrote this letter to a Long Island newspaper in reaction to my depressing half-hour meeting with our local Congressman, Lee Zeldin, to discuss the Middle East. Let’s hope it gets published. Feel free to … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Use of ‘Nationalist’

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

LTE in the New York Times from my neighbor (!) A reader says the president is “rolling out the dog whistles.”  Oct. 25, 2018   CreditCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times To the Editor: “‘You Know What I Am? I’m a … Continue reading →

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Trickle Down Hate Crimes

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Devastatingly awful. The rise of hate crimes & Trump’s vitriol are not independent or coincidental. It’s not the media, it starts in the oval office and trickles down. Trump (and his minions) ↓ VITRIOL HATE direct INSTRUCTIONS for violence ↓ … Continue reading →

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Drug Prices: How Pharma Games the System

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

We have all seen the TV ads for Humira… What they don’t show is the cost.  For instance there are a number of different TNFalpha blockers, including Humira (adalimumab) and Embrel (etanercept). The following site lists their comparable pricing: https://www.goodrx.com/tnf-blockers … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on October 26, 2018 by amyturner2000

October 1, 2018                                                                by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner … Continue reading →

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10 REASONS WOMEN MUST #FlipThe1st!

Posted on October 26, 2018 by amyturner2000

Issue #2: August, 2018                                 by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner    Lee Zeldin repeatedly votes for laws that jeopardize the health and financial wellbeing of … Continue reading →

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Texas is Voting. Wish us Luck!

Posted on October 24, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

This report is From Meg Gottemoeller. She moved from East Hampton to Houston last year and continued her volunteer and activist work in support of a blue wave. Today: “Lines were around the block for early voting yesterday! “ Yesterday: … Continue reading →

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The Main Reason why I am Voting for Perry

Posted on October 22, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Reprinted from the Southampton Press from this week By Michael Koegler I have been following the race in NY01 from the very beginning of the primary season. The first time I met Perry Gershon was at the Democratic candidate’s forum … Continue reading →

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Zeldin is Lying about your Healthcare

Posted on October 20, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

  In his robocalls Zeldin uses a local physician to assure patients and constituents that he and the Republicans are not about to deny insurance for pre-existing conditions will not touch medicare will not abolish social security The physician, Dr. … Continue reading →

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Lee’s Extreme Voting Record

Posted on October 20, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

By David Friedman: Letter to the Editor in today’s Smithtown News on Lee’s extreme voting record:

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Lee Zeldin’s ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act’ Puts Your Kids at Risk

Posted on October 7, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Currently, New York sets its own rules for who can carry a hidden, loaded handgun in public – as it should be. Lee Zeldin’s project, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, would take our rights away so that states with weaker … Continue reading →

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The Blue Wave in CD-1

Posted on October 6, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

I have always wanted to know whether our efforts of canvassing and voter registration are actually paying off! Now we have some data.  Suffolk County Board of Elections collects data on new voter registrations on a monthly basis.  I have … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin: We call BS when we see BS!

Posted on October 5, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

By Marc Rauch To the editor of the Long Island Advance: NY-01 Representative Lee Zeldin has tried to portray himself as an environmentalist in a recent TV campaign ad, in press releases and in letters to constituents. However, a new … Continue reading →

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Gershon vs. Zeldin on Gun Legislation

Posted on October 5, 2018 by cdsprings

Printed as a Letter to the Editor in The Independent, Oct. 3, 2018 More Guns? Thank you for printing “Zeldin and Gershon Square Off,” so that voters know where each candidate stands on various topics. One important issue that was … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to the United States Senate from Law Professors Around the Country

Posted on October 3, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Open Letter to U.S. Senate https://www.scribd.com/document/389986161/Signed-Law-Prof-Kavanaugh-Letter-to-Senate-Oct-1-2018-5-00pm Judicial temperament is one of the most important qualities of a judge. As the Congressional Research Service explains, to be a judge requires that an individual have “a personality that is evenhanded, unbiased, impartial, … Continue reading →

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Whither the Supreme Court?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by davidf67

Thursday, September 27th 2018 was a very bad day for the Supreme Court.  And at the epicenter of that day was a 45 minute rant by Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States, furious … Continue reading →

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