Did You Hear the Smack? Or Did Malliotakis Eating Breakfast with a Democrat Fool You?
SMACK! It was fast, hard and a sound that traveled over the bridge, as Staten Island Republicans endorsed Eric Ulrich for Public Advocate. Poor Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, after all these years she hasn’t learned the game of politics.
Malliotakis wanted the Staten Island Republicans to turn their back on Eric Ulrich because Ulrich didn’t support her when she ran for mayor. Yet the Staten Island Republicans jumped behind Ulrich with a grand endorsement. Twitter lit up with retweets from Staten Islanders who were supporting Ulrich. We heard the *Smack* all the way over the bridge in Bay Ridge. The Bronx Republicans followed with an endorsement for Ulrich.
Malliotakis and a supporter/employee of her campaign went after Eric Ulrich in a Twitter battle recently (see here). Malliotakis didn’t call off her supporter, but she should have because Ulrich was easily able to burn Malliotakis with her poor election statistics next Mayor de Blasio.
Still resentful at Ulrich for not supporting her mayoral campaign, Malliotakis should have taken the high road for the Republican party….but she is unable to do that. Nicole Malliotakis may be the Republican party’s weakest link as she would rather be divisive than swallow her pride and help her party. A lot of people were glad to see Ulrich publicly support Bo Deitl over Malliotakis in the mayoral election.
While the news is all over about the Public Advocate position, Nicole Malliotakis convinced two reporters to take a picture of her eating breakfast with her former election opponent. Both Paula Katina (from the Brooklyn Reporter) and Sonia Colon (from Kings County Politics) thought this was news worthy over the Staten Island Republican Party SMACKDOWN?!
Colon may not be aware that the news in Staten Island is important to Bay Ridge because she is a newer journalist. Paula Katinas has been writing for this community for years, but writes favorable articles for Malliotakis and other Republicans (seen here, here, here, here, here, and here). In Bay Ridge, my neighbors now check to see what journalists are writing articles before they read them because no one has time for “what did Nicole Malliotakis eat at the diner stories”.
Why wouldn’t Nicole Malliotakis meet with Senator Gounardes or Councilman Brannan if she wanted to work with Democrats in Bay Ridge? Brannan shares pics he works with Republicans. Why didn’t Paula Katinas or Sonia Colon question that? Do journalist stop questioning when breakfast is involved? Interestingly, one reporter sat next to Malliotakis and ate breakfast (see glass and plate in picture). A reporter has to eat, right?
Sonia Colon’s Photo
If only I could whisper into Sonia and Paula’s ears: “Ladies report the news – don’t allow Nicole Malliotakis to smother news outlets with silliness so Bay Ridge residents can’t get the real news.” Nonsense tweet:
In the 2018 election, the paper that Katinas works threw out an endorsement for Senator Marty Golden right before the election. Sonia Colon writes for Kings County Politics which wrote favorably towards Steve Saperstein, but didn’t tell us what was really going on like other papers did. Neither publication swayed the public as the residents here are aware that things aren’t getting done and we are tired of journalists taking pictures in diners.
Since Nicole Malliotakis’ staff in Albany reads this, please deliver this message: For 2019, be authentic. Let the news be fresh, raw news – no press releases or “politicians calling in with a tip” to promote themselves in the paper.
And reporters: If a pol is calling you to meet them at the diner, they probably want a puff piece to cover some not so pleasant news. Go for the real news for the readers.
Hugs,
marlene
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