tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60831742011-08-30T19:57:41.482-04:00Keeping tabs on Nassau County Legislator Peter J. Schmitt. The truth is here.Jnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083174.post-38798338054314003302010-01-27T22:24:00.004-05:002010-01-27T22:28:41.261-05:00

Dear Reader,If you have come here from a internet search you are in the right place. This site is all about Legislator Peter Schmitt of Nassau County and the train wreck of an elected politician he is.This site was discontinued in 2007 and new posts on Peter Schmitt can be found at www.nassaugopwatch.blogspot.com.You can still look through this site for his past transgressions against the

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It's been awhile since this has been updated. I mean to do it but I've been busy over at Nassau GOP Watch.Since most all the posts are going up there, I am phasing this site out and transferring the old posts to Nassau GOP Watch. That site is expanding more and more.Does this mean I'm done with Peter Schmitt?Hardly.It's just easier to have everything on one site.I will have links posted here to

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A friend of this blog and outstanding candidate John Clark caught this little copy and paste job from Schmitt and Dunne.You can really tell when a politician cares because they take the time to do things personally. Seems Schmitt and Dunne typed out the same exact post-election "Thank You" letters to the Anton Newspapers.Oh wait... they didn't.Each re-elected legislator sent a form letter to the

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12TH DISTRICTRepublican Peter Schmitt, 57, of Massapequa, has taken to his role as minority leader of the legislature with vigor. Perhaps too much vigor. While the job is to lead the loyal opposition, Schmitt has too often been an obstructionist, reflexively rejecting anything the Democratic majority proposed. He stands for everything that we found disappointing about the old, sclerotic

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Schmitt raises some rightous indignation on News12 about the PROPOSED raises for the County Executive, Assessor, DA, and Clerk.Schmitt practically screams at Scott Feldman "You don't try and sneak it in the middle of the night without any public scrutiny or without any public debate or public discussion. He should know better."What the hell is Schmitt talking about????Seriously.Nothing is being "

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Look, I know that sometimes life can be busy. Heck, I have 3 kids under 4.But if all you do is be a part-time Legislator and not have any other job, you can at least read the budget proposal given to you.In a story in Newsday, it is revealed that in the budget proposal for next year there are salary increases from the County Executive to the County Clerk.The budget proposal is a public

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Even the little things are tough for him.On his website Peterjschmitt.com, he says he graduated from Hofstra in 1973. According to a Newsday article last year, "Schmitt finished his bachelor's degree in political science at Hofstra, which awarded the degree eight years after he started, in October 1976, university records show. That date is at odds with his public statements in recent years. In

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Any press is good press."CHALLENGERS' CORNER: Beyond those mentioned last week, a few challenges to incumbents in the Suffolk and Nassau legislatures promise some crossfire in the upcoming election season, long shots though they may be. Democrat John Rennhack, who keeps his Nassau GOP Watch Web site loaded with fresh verbal assaults, is making another go at the seat held by GOP Minority Leader

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Once again, Schmitt wants it both ways. He bitched and moaned demanding his complaint against Dave Mejias be heard “I am extremely alarmed,” the Massapequa Republican wrote, contending that a deputy county attorney told his counsel that there are no provisions in the law for the county’s ethics board to determine whether Mejias, who happens to be in a highly competitive election race this fall,

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You can always count on Legislator Peter Schmitt to misinform and mislead voters. In the Nassau GOP press release, Schmitt says “The Republican plan will give Nassau’s hard-pressed taxpayers some relief by ensuring that the Nassau County Assessor cannot increase the assessed value of any residence in the county for the next five years.”How exactly are taxpayers getting "relief?"Taxes will not be

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I give Paul Millus a ton of credit for commenting on my post about him yesterday. The problem is that his is a very lawyerly answer. He still does not see that his very squishy answer just keeps proving he is on both sides of the issue but uses clever phrasing to try to get out of it. He begins "Ah,the difference is my overzealous and biased friends, Mr. Mejias is a lawyer. As a lawyer he owes a

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You really have to get a roadmap to follow all the players in Nassau County politics. You need the roadmap because the public doesn't know about all the little side roads that are out there. Take for instance the budget for Nassau Community College. The budget is being held up in the legislature because of a proposed $166 increase in tuition. Many NCC students work very hard and $166 might seem

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Paul Millus is a real character. It is costing Nassau County taxpayers upwards of $180,000 for Millus to defend Schmitt against a slander lawsuit brought by the firm of Crowe-Deegan.The long and short of it is that Millus is arguing that Schmitt as a legislator is protected and can say whatever he wants and not be sued. The comes the Newsday story where Dave Mejias says "Paul Millus has milked

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From the Massapequan Observer...Questions for Minority LeaderThe Nassau County Legislator Minority Leader, Massapequa's own Peter Schmitt, is frequently quoted in the local daily newspaper concerning wasteful spending by the "other" political party, including the wasteful use of Nassau County cars.For that, I say thank you, Legislator Schmitt, for regularly letting us all know.So I'm sure Mr. "

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Nassau GOP brain-fade Freezing property assessments a bad way to address future tax increases July 3, 2007 If it wasn't simply a cynical election-year stunt, a Republican proposal to freeze property assessments in Nassau is stupid public policy. The plan might sound good as a way to ease future tax increases, but it is far more likely to make a relatively small problem worse for a majority

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Schmitt is always full of gimmicks and this time he is rehashing a gimmick he tried last year.... to cap the gas tax at $2.00.Instead of repeating myself, I'll post what i wrote last year.....The long and short of it is really that lost revenue from the $1.00 or so that the county makes on each fill-up will create a bad fiscal situation for the county.What's worse than taxes? A badly planned

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After a committee recommended Maxwell Corydon Wheat Jr to be the Nassau Poet Laureate, Schmitt instructs his people to vote against him. Why? Schmitt says "I've recommended to the GOP delegation that we vote no on this guy... His writings condemn the troops fighting for America in Afghanistan and Iraq, and that's absolutely tragic . .. I don't care what his politics are, but you don't condemn

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We got a nice reference over there..."Wednesday, May 30, 2007Posted by Henry E. PowderlyMejias wants Schmitt to payThe bad blood between Dave Mejias and Peter Schmitt boiled today.Meijas, a Nassau County legislator, demanded that Minority Leader Peter Schmitt pay back taxpayers the $160,000 in legal fees that accrued when he was sued for defamation by a Glen Cove law firm.In 2004, according to

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Each year, the Long Island Press prints as "Power List" of influential Long Islanders. This year many republicans have taken a fall down the ladder. Minority Leader Peter Schmitt fell off the ladder entirely. "Leg. Peter SchmittHello? Watching GOP bulldog Schmitt shout at the rain has finally "Jumped the Shark.""

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Just got a mailing from Minority Leader Schmitt called the "12th Legislative District Report." He sends out these glossy mailings at a pretty big cost to the taxpayers. On the front page he goes on about his gimmick to freeze reassessment for five years. We touched on the gimmick back in March and plan on following this post up with more.BUT what really caught my attention was this great line "

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"Why does an OTB person need a car?" asked Legis. John Ciotti (R-North Valley Stream) during a hearing into car use by the county and related agencies. "It's absurd."Indeed. That is just as absurd as a Legislator who needs a County car to go to events in his own neighborhood.Lets take for instance Minority Leader Peter J. Schmitt. Schmitt attended the Massapequa Loyalty Day Parade this past

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April 24, 2007 BELTWAY BLOGROLL 'The Blog War In New York' Last year's election saw the emergence of local blogs that targeted specific members of Congress or promoted favored candidates -- sites like Dump Mike Ferguson that lobbed attack after attack against the Republican incumbent of that name in New Jersey, or like LamontBlog in Connecticut that touted Democrat Ned Lamont in his

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If you're visiting from the Newsday mention, welcome and look around a bit. We have an archive full of stuff. Here's the story from Newsday... LI's Partisan Blogosphere Say it five times fast. Partisan bloggers are blogging on the bloggings of other bloggers — and Long Island is the battlefield. “Urban Elephants” is a New York City Republican-oriented Web site. A recent post expresses concern

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From CW News at 10..FYI. 1-800-Hot-Schmitt is an actual sex chat line. I used it as a joke but it is a real number.Don't call it looking to get in contact with Peter Schmitt. Unless that's what you want to call the person on the other end of the line. To each his/her own I guess.

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The Phone Sex Chat Line story isn't dying down with just a Newsday story. CW News at 10 (Ch.11) did a story Wednesday night on the phone number mistake.Schmitt who would call a press conference if Suozzi colored outside of the lines was "unavailable for comment." This is a guy who has no other job than the part-time Legislature job.So the republicans use Ed "$80,000/year part-time" Ward to come

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According to Newsday, a mailing sent by the republican legislators about sex offenders directed constituents to call a phone sex line."Nassau County Legislator Peter J. Schmitt wants you to be protected from sexual predators," said the headline on the postcard his office mailed in cooperation with Parents for Megan's Law, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of sex

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There is a big difference between tax relief and a freeze of property assessment. Schmitt should know that. He probably does but he's hoping YOU don't. It sounds good to have a 5 year freeze on assessments but that does not scratch the surface of tax relief. News12 reports "Schmitt says he wants to put an end to stealth taxes and give residents a chance to catch their breath." County Assessor

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Sure, sure the special election was in a heavily Democratic area to fill Sen. Craig Johnsons Nassau Legislature seat.If Schmitt had a dream of being Presiding Officer, it has not come to pass once again.For the good of the county, we congratulate Wayne Wink on winning and keeping the pathological liar away from control of the legislature.Here are the numbers....

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Republican Legislator Peter Schmitt is being sued by the law firm Crowe-Deegan for defamation. Schmitt has a way of making things up (lying) and this time the people he lied about fought back.Last April, the State Supreme Court ruled that Schmitt alone was responsible for his lies and he cannot hide behind his "job" as a Nassau Legislator. We reported last April "A State Supreme Court has ruled

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Have a safe and Happy New Year.Schmitt Watch will be back in a few days.

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As we count all the things we are thankful for, lets rememer those who are just thankful for thier next meal or a roof over thier heads.Please give if you can...Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Food BankNew York City Coalition Against Hunger United Way of Long IslandSociety of St. Vincent DePaulSalvation Army

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We're been busy with the recent (yesterday) election cycle and haven't updated much here. Stay tuned for more....

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Monday September 11th is a day to let politics go.There is alot to say and alot to be done but for this one day, there is something more important than politics.Tuesday's Children is a non-profit working to help the families and count on donations to keep their important programs running.National Search Dog FoundationWorld Trade Center Police Disaster Relief Fund Uniformed Firefighter‘s

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Peter Schmitt To Nassau's Parks: "Drop Dead!" The Belligerent Nassau County Legislator Holds Up $$ Allocated For Park ProjectsWe all remember the Nassau County Environmental Bond Act -- that $50 million package passed overwhelmingly by Nassau voters back in 2004 designed to preserve open space, remediate brownfields, and to improve the condition of the County's public parks. [Okay. So some of us

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Schmitt should realize he's still in the minor league.From Newsday: "Right now he's delusional, and after the primary, he'll probably be suicidal," said Peter Schmitt, the county legislature's GOP minority leader. After the primary, Schmitt said, "he's going to wake up and realize he has to present the budget the next day. I'm sure not too much care and thought will have gone into it."Suozzi

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What's worse than taxes? A badly planned psuedo-tax cut.Pataki and the NYS legislature passed a cap on gas tax which went into effect July 1st. The cap is set at $2.00/gallon. Now Schmitt and his republican soldiers are proposing the same in Nassau."Minority Leader Peter J. Schmitt and members of the Republican Caucus to the Nassau County Legislature have filed a bill which would not only opt

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Lois Schmitt, wife of Nassau Legislator and Republican Minority Leader Peter Schmitt is on the Town of Oyster Bay Zoning Board. When did that happen?

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May 8, 2006 (Mineola) The results are in for the Long Island Marathon and the Republican delegation of the Nassau County Legislature has denounced the results. "Once again we see that Tom Suozzi and the Democrat party are giving Queens residents preferential treatment." Minority Leader Peter Schmitt said refering to the winner of the marathon Carlos Grisales living in College Point. "I don't

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A State Supreme Court has ruled that Schmitt must bear the cost of the $10million defamation lawsuit against him. Leg. Dave Mejias tells Newsday "The taxpayers of Nassau County should not have to pay for Peter Schmitt's personal, political attacks and lies,"The lawsuit stems from charges made by Schmitt in 2004 about the law firm of Crowe-Deagan. Schmitt accused the firm of false billing, illegal

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NASSAU'S FAIR SHARE OF STATE AID While leaders in Albany are negotiating the nuances of the New York State budget, efforts are being made on Long Island to influence those in the position of power regarding the state-aid formula for education.Since December 2005, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi has had numerous meetings with school board officials to resolve the difficult task of controlling

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Schmitt made light of Hellers remarks about the need to lower taxes through more state aid for school districts which are over 60% of your tax bill. While Schmitt dithers in Mineola, Heller is working to make a real difference fo taxpayers.Newsday Letters March, 25 2006School tax story left out aid infoI was disappointed upon reading your editorial "Time for schoolwork" [March 14]. Your statement

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Looks like the nassau republicans favored blog company "EForum Public Blogger" added one more to its list. Peter Schmitt has a blog.It's called "Peter Schmitt's Blog" and the first post on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 is so far its only post and it's just Schmitt's bio. Or shall I say "alleged" bio since it contains some erroneous information like his Hofstra graduation date.I wonder if Schmitt

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Don't forget Schmitt's antics I am writing so that all Nassau County residents remember this when it comes time to vote for new or incumbent candidates in the Nassau County Legislature ["In Nassau, action delayed," News, Feb. 13].With all the infighting that minority leader Peter Schmitt of Massapequa and his fellow Republicans in the legislature have caused in an attempt to save the last

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Like a jilted prom-date left to stand and wait, corsage in hand, date never to arrive, Schmitt through Ed Ward wears his heart on his sleeve in today's Newsday "Neither one of them had the decency to come into his office, after they had been running into the office all week... Neither of them had the decency to call." Yes, Peter misses Roger and Lisanne. They were such a fixture in his office as

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The Appealate Court panel ruled that it does indeed take 10 votes to be Presiding Officer. The Legislature held another vote and Corbin and Altmann joined with thier fellow Democrats to vote for Judy Jacobs to continue her excellent work as Presiding Officer. Schmitt tells Newsday "I've never been so happy to lose an election as this one."All we have to say to Schmitt is 'Start getting used to it

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As we pointed out a little over a week ago, Schmitt told the December 30th Anton Newspapers"There will be an election on Jan. 3 for presiding officer. Someone needs to get 10 votes."Now in the Feb 10th Massapequan Observer (published by Anton Newspapers), "The wording in the charter is clear [where] it says 'he who has the highest number of votes wins presiding officer and the person from

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The most important factor in leadership is being able to bring people together. If you can bring people with different ideas together to accomplish a goal, then you are a true leader.CE Suozzi has annouced a plan to fund a program to reduce abortions. The proposed $3million would go to such diverse groups as Planned Parenthood and Life Center of Long Island.The idea is to bring to help each group

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Republicans are at it once again I cannot contain my outrage after reading your article on the childish, immature, unprofessional behavior of Peter Schmitt ["An assertive political player," News, Feb. 2]. I mean his turning off the microphone of a Democrat attempting to speak, as he was entitled to do.I was outraged reading about the national Republicans' similar treatment of Democrats in

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The following legislators where supposed to be present to vote for a Presiding Officer today and did not show up for work. They have not perfromed any work for the past month and refuse to do so. Call or e-mail them and tell them they are being paid to work.Roger Corbin - 516-571-6202; RCorbin@nassaucountyny.govPeter J. Schmitt - 516- 571- 6212; PSchmitt@attglobal.netJohn Ciotti - 516- 571- 6203;

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Newsday ran an not too flattering profile of Schmitt today. Here are a few excerpts....“Tom Gulotta, the Republican county executive from 1987-2001, said Schmitt has grown and matured in the past few years in the legislature and, if he ultimately keeps the post, would succeed at it.’That maturity is going to enable him to handle his responsibility with great skill. He has become, I believe, a

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As we've always said, Schmitt just can't tell the truth. Back in 2003 we pointed out the different numbers he was throwing out there about how much the Democrats raised taxes. It was always "a fact" that they raised taxes and the numbers kept changing for 57% to 60% to "more than" 60% to 58%. Of course all those numbers were just lies. Then comes the 2005 elections and the republicans run an ad

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The only P.O. that Schmitt is now is Pissed Off.The judge has ruled in the favor of the Democrats that the vote for Presiding Officer requires 10 votes as a majority vote and not the 9 that Schmitt got. So really, the judge agreed with what Schmitt said a month ago which we posted about yesterday.The judge has ordered a new vote which is scheduled for Monday the 6th and any actions Schmitt has

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Can Schmitt ever make up his mind and stick to one talking point? Back in December, Schmitt told the Anton Newspapers that "The Democratic majority on the legislature is fractured. There will be an election on Jan. 3 for presiding officer. Someone needs to get 10 votes. I have nine. Roger Corbin has three or four. Judy Jacobs has five or six. Nobody has 10. I don't want to be presiding officer of

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This is first in a series for our 3rd anniversary...... Where did this all start and why? As we told the Long Island Press 3 years ago when they did an article on the original website, "I disagree with Pete Schmitt on his approach and his record. I picked Pete Schmitt because he is my legislator and lucky for me, and maybe unlucky for him, he is the minority leader which means he is the one out

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In the New York Observer ‘The Politicker’ column Schmitt is quoted as saying about CE Suozzi “He’s run this county like a stromtrooper for the last few years.” “Stormtrooper,” eh? For some reason we’re not seeing him making an allusion to the white-armored Star Wars charatcters. What comes to mind is exactly how the word Stormtrooper is defined: “storm trooper (n. )A member of the Nazi

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"The Democratic majority on the legislature is fractured. There will be an election on Jan. 3 for presiding officer. Someone needs to get 10 votes. I have nine. Roger Corbin has three or four. Judy Jacobs has five or six. Nobody has 10. I don't want to be presiding officer of a legislature that is a Democratic majority. To break the logjam, several members of my delegation have agreed to support

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Schmitt tells Newsday today "I am a man of my word." right after not living up to his agreement to support Corbin for Presiding Officer. We can’t believe he said that with a straight face. But this is Peter Schmitt we are talking about. He has a history of avoiding the truth. (see www.schmittwatch.blogspot.com) Schmitt says of yesterdays vote "I would much prefer that a Democrat be presiding

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The vote for the leadership in the legislature was held today and Republican Peter Schmitt was elected Presiding Officer by a single vote. The Democrats put Kevan Abrahams up for PO. The vote is as follows: Schmitt - 9 Abrahams - 8 Corbin - 2 Schmitt got his 8 loyal lackeys to vote for him and Corbin and Altmann pulled the Samson Option and voted against the Democratic Majority. Corbin is now

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On January 3rd, we went through the poor-man's Machiavellian moves of Schmitt and the republicans that could mean Schmitt gets elected Presiding Officer.Democrats Altmann and Corbin pooh-poohed the idea that Schmitt would leave them high and dry and Schmitt himself said numerous times that he is not interested in being Presiding Officer with a Democratic Majority. We of course didn't believe

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During last years election season, Schmitt's opponent Craig Heller brought up the issue of high taxes in Nassau related to high school taxes. During the debate on News12, Heller raised the issue or inequities in the state school aid funding and Schmitt dismissed Heller by saying that school taxes is not a legislature issue and wondered is Heller was running for State Assembly. This is what you

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In the press conference where Schmitt came out to support Democrat Roger Corbiin for Presiding Officer of the Legislature, Schmitt said he was doing it because the republicans have been "completely shut out of the legislative process for the past six years under Judy Jacobs."Oh, Really?In the past six years, Schmitt and the Dishonest Eight have been a part of the legislative process. They

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Judyjitsu n : a method of political self-defense withoutweapons that was developed in Nassau County; cleveruse of the attacker's own weight and strength to denythem power (see: Peter Schmitt)Here's the long and short of it; Schmitt and Mondello try power move with dupes Altmann and Corbin (looking for some power of their own) to wrest control of the Legisalture from Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs.

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So Democratic Legislator Roger Corbin wants to be Presiding Officer. To do so he needs a majority of votes in the legislature to beat current PO Judy Jacobs. In order to do so, Corbin is making a deal with the devil in the guise of Peter Schmitt. In a news conference, Schmitt announced he is forming a "coalition" with Corbin and makerick democratic legislator Lisanne Altmann. Schmitt cries like a

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I guess this post from Urban Elephants is flattering. Urban Elephants is a republican-centric website out of the five boroughs. I've read through the site a few times in the past but not on a regular basis. The posts that I have read aren't ignorant angry screeds typed out hunt and peck style each key smashed in with ungainly sausage fingers like we've seen from other sites. Urban Elephants is

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After a re-canvassing of districts in the 14th LD, there are new numbers from the Nassau County Board of Elections. Democrat Dave Mejias has increased his margin of victory by 290 votes. The numbers could increase.As of today the numbers are: Mejias - 8043 Sabellico - 7351 So much for King and Schmitt talking smack about this race. So Mejias' margin of victory was better than the two close races

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You can always count on Schmitt to misread the facts right in front of his face. Other than being lucky to be in a "safe" republican district, Schmitt has very little political skills. He might have worked his way through the republican party but all that takes is the right amount of butt-kissing and waiting your "turn."According to the Massapequa Post, Schmitt said of the election results ".....

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There are many stories of shenanigans on election day out there and here is one of them:On Election Day November 8th, 2005 12th LD candidate Craig Heller barnstormed the district to reach more voters.By the afternoon, Heller was at the Unqua Elemnetary School on Unqua Road in Massapequa Park. Being an attorney and a smart guy, he knew he could campaign 100 feet from a polling place. That's the

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Once again, voter registration lines hold fast.Two more years for the webiste to inform voters about Schmitt's lies and two more years for Schmitt to add to his long list of lies.One consolation is that Schmitt ran Sabellico's campaign and Sabellico lost.

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Newsday reiterates Heller endorsement over Schmitt12th LD: Craig Heller, 45, Democrat of North Massapequa has good ideas for handling tough issues

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From 14th LD candidate Tom Sabellico's website: "Police overtime is bloated and response time is down." "I believe that we can increase the force without any extraordinary expense because of the savings generated by less overtime." PBA President Gary Delaraba endorses Sabellico "14th District - Thomas Sabellico" PBA President Gary Delaraba and some other union bosses go through arbitration to

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12th DISTRICTSoutheast NassauRepublican Peter Schmitt, the legislature's iron-fisted minority leader, seeks a sixth term. He is responsive to the needs in his district and we have endorsed him in the past. Over the last four years, however, Schmitt, 55, of Massapequa has turned into a GOP attack dog instead of a leader who understands the need for bi-partisan governing. He's just too

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We've never seen the Post criticize Schmitt. There have been letters in opposition to Schmitt but he has always been given the opportunity to respond.In the 2003 election, the Post endorsed Schmitt which is thier right but out of all the races weher they endorsed, the Schmitt endorsement did not mention the challenger John Rennhack by name."12th LD: At the local level, Republican Peter Schmitt is

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During the News12 debate with challenger Craig Heller, Schmitt had the stones of lead to say that the statistics about the low crime rate in Nassau County should be ignored.That's right, ignore the numbers provided by the DA and the FBI and just listen to Schmitt fear-mongering.Schmitt already got put in his place about crime by DA Denis Dillon but as usual Schmitt hopes voters forget that and

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Wow. Normally civic leaders play nice with elected officials because they can use the help. Here we have two letters to the October 7th Massapequan Observer taking shots at Schmitt.To the editor:This letter is in response to your cover story of the Sept. 23 issue, entitled "Field of Dreams' Grand Opening Oct. 1." We were disappointed to read that you covered only a small part of the story. You

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From the October 5th Massapequa PostCounty played a role in refurbishment of Massapequa Preserve Dear Editor:On September 15, I had the pleasure of attending the Friends of the Massapequa Preserve fifth anniversary meeting held at the Massapequa Library. In attendance at this meeting were members of the Nassau County Department of Parks; Massapequa Fire Department and a Police Officer. Each party

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For the Nassau GOP legislators, winning would be a great prospect, right?Not entirely.If the Nassau GOP actually pulls off a win (doubtful) in november, they face the prospect of Majority Leader/Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt.Who on the republican side can find a problem with that?A few legislators who know having Schmitt as the Presiding Officer is as bad or worse than having him as Minority

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Having lost a great friend to a drunk driver, we don't look too kindly on unrepentent drunk drivers. The first time might be a "mistake" but the second is a willful disregard for safety and common sense.Be careful Peter, Massapequa is being watched....Driving Crackdown Targets MassapequaNassau County officials have begun an increased enforcement for DWI and Aggressive Driving at more than 24

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With thanks to The Community Alliance Red Cross:Telephone: 1-800-HELP-NOWhttps://www.redcross.org/ Secure E-Donations: Red Cross' Donate Now Page AmeriCares:americares.org United Jewish Communities: 1-877-277-2477 or http://www.ujc.org/ Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or http://www.er-d.org/ United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583 or http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency

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Of course he is. The July 20th Massapequa Post article about Schmitt’s community forum caught my attention. At the forum he said that gang meetings were being held in the Massapequa Preserve. According to Schmitt, "Gangs have been holding meetings in the Massapequa preserve. They have been dividing up the county into zones during these meetings. They have come from as far away as South Carolina.

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We all know that Schmitt will say anything and do anything to score political points. He lies without conscience and practically without consequence. He will also jump on anything he can and try to make it bigger than it is.Take for expample the "Parks Scandal" where two county parks employees were caught falsifying time sheets. County Executive Suozzi refered the matter immediately to the

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Schmitt’s August 2nd letter to Newsday is just more of the same from a politician who is willing to say anything and do anything for political expediency. Schmitt blames County Executive Suozzi for Schmitt voting against the regional planning board. Schmitt then blames Suozzi for Village Officials Association and the Town Supervisors for not getting back to the legislature. Schmitt admits he

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This past weeks editon of the Massapequan Observer had it's usual picture submitted by Schmitt... but it was on page 2. What was on Page 1? A picture of Leg. Dave Mejias and Schmitt challenger Craig Heller.Schmitt is remarkably consistant with getting his picture in the local papers but this time he didn't make the front page.We expect a re-doubling of efforts on Pete's part and a flurry of

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According to well-placed sources, the Conservative Party ballots which contained Schmitt's name was walked and witnessed by a Republican Party member not a Conservative Party member as required by election law.As of now, Schmitt is off of the "C" line.More to come....

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Been out of the country for 10 days and things get backed up here at Schmitt Watch.Regular updates to start tomorrow.

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"The Republican delegation strongly believes that the people who run Nassau County should live and pay taxes in Nassau County," - From a Press Release issued by the Republican Minority.Schmitt's legislative aide/spokesperson Scott McMahon most recently called his home East Northport (Long Island Press, July 8, 2004). One need not be a cartographer to place East Northport in Suffolk

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From the 5/20/05 Long Island Press:Schmitt had some funny things to say. "Taxing Tom Suozzi and his Ten Little Indians in the legislature think what’s happening is fine 1,” boomed Legislative Minority Leader Peter Schmitt (R-Massapequa). “But,” he went on, “we have seen their plan for Nassau County, and it’s a disaster.”2Schmitt condemned the Democratic majority for raising property taxes3,

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Over at Nassau GOP Watch we disect a letter attacking Tom Suozzi that appeared in Newsday on Friday. No, it wasn't written by Schmitt but it certainly could have been.

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One thing you can say about Peter Schmitt is he doesn't give a darn about being consistant. I mean it's not even as if he tries. He just barrels along doing whatever he needs to do and say to garner headlines. The Nassau County Legislature passed a whistle-blowers protection law last week. Back in January, Schmitt issued a press release that said his "2005 Whistleblower Protection Act" would "

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Regular readers of Schmitt Watch know that Schmitt only has a passing relationship with the truth. It's as if he just can't be honest. Back in 2001 when the Gulotta ship was sinking fast and after Schmitt lost his majority in the Legislature, he and the other surviving republicans did all they could to distance themselves from Gulotta and thier own records.They went so far as to hold a press

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Hello Dear Reader!If you like reading Schmitt Watch, hop on over to Nassau GOP Watch and King Watch.We also have a bunch of gear to show your disdain for your favorite Nassau Republican candidate.

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From June 3, 2005Responding to Peter Schmitt's Letter Regarding Peter Schmitt's May 6 letter to the editor about Legislator Mejias' Town Hall meeting, it is clear he has no idea what he is talking about and is willing to deceive the readers of the Observer. Had Schmitt actually attended the town hall meeting or even read the article in Observer he would know that Legislator Mejias wasn't taking

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To the Massapequan Observer on May 6th. As usual, it's full of the same old BS.Here are some highlights:"The "announcement" made by Legislator David Mejias regarding the upcoming rehabilitation project is nothing more than a weak attempt to draw attention away from the concerns of residents regarding the growing threat of gang violence in our county.""Legislator Mejias has been quick to jump in

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Updates and news coming faster now that we have some more time here at SchmittWatch Central. Bookmark us and keep coming back for more.If you've read all the posts on this front page and want more, check out our archives listed on the right-hand side under the links. There's much more reading there.

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DILLON FIRES BACK AT NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE MINORITY LEADER PETER SCHMITTNassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon fired back today at Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Peter Schmitt in regards to his recent comments after the conclusion of Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi’s State of the County Address. Schmitt stated, "Crime, especially violent crime is up all over the county.

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Election season 2005 is underway and Peter Schmitt the gift that keeps on giving is making pubic statements again. Coming up will be a line by line dissection of his response to the state of the county address. Schmitt keeps his winning streak of 4 for 4 lies when it comes to his response.

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