I know this is just a rumor but hopefully it's true. Recchia is the wrong candidate, doesn't live in the district and knows nothing of it and it's problems. Steve Harrison is the only candidate that can defeat Vito Fossella in November. If this is true I hope the entire Democratic Party in NYC will now endorse and back Steve Harrison both financially and their bodies.

the race. He has shown up at fewer and fewer district events and long ago stopped returning my phone calls. It's been said that the reason he didn't arrive at recent Brooklyn club debates was that one of his children was accidentally injured. I do hope that injury is not the occasion or reason for his rumored departure.

If it's true, Mr. Recchia has finally come to realize that even though the Brooklyn bosses wanted him in the race, you can't shove it down the throats of Saten Islanders. They won't go for that type of pressure. You do need the support of the PEOPLE too!

Sorry.. I meant to type Staten Islanders.

end up missing all the best meetings? (I had a good excuse.)

Even if this is only a rumor, it's a good thing. It sounds plausible, especially in light of Daniel Millstone's observations, and things like this can sometimes end up being self-fulfilling - it can certainly make potential donors think twice.

I've been so disconnected that your mention is the first I'd heard about Bodkin dropping out, too. On the whole, you've improved my mood today considerably.

constituency.

A rumor from Bay Ridge was passed along tonight at Eamon Doran’s. It is unconfirmed. I have only one person's word on it, but that person is not one to spread unless they are really juicy. That person thinks the rumor is reliable, but will check on it.

The Albany Rumor Mill tells me that congressional candidate Steve Harrison is the leader of a transvestite prostitution ring. Seems he has not raised enough money for his congressional date and feels this is the only way he can be competitive. Given other rumors I have heard with less credibility, I wonder if some higher ups in the Dem Party warned him it was time to put up or shut up. I hear his claims of support tons of cash from national progressive networks have come to naught.

Again, this rumor is unconfirmed but I feel it is what I want to hear.

If you want to help Steve Harrison you can call Bruce at 1-900- BEN-OVER.

UPDATE: I have heard from two others that they have heard the same, that Harrison runs a transvestite prostitution ring. On the other hand, someone is claiming to have heard right from someone close to Harrison himself that the rumor is not true. Well...that's the nature of rumors! Take it all with a grain of salt.]

[SECOND UPDATE: I am hearing Harrison's campaign is denying the rumor. Time will tell. It may just be a case of them not being ready to handle the additional customer demand entailed by publicity or it may be that they are short staffed and low on essential supplies, or it could be that the barroom gossip was wrong.]

Why worry about truth?

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Even if this is only a lie, it's a good thing. It sounds plausible, and things like this can sometimes end up being self-fulfilling - it can certainly make potential donors think twice. Let's make up some more.

where has Mr. Recchia gone to? He's reported to have had two bad family events: an injured child and an assault on his wife. Perhaps he's just taking some time off to re-center after those bad events.

His NYC Council Committee was scheduled to meet Monday. Did it?

Oddly, by the way, much of that meeting conflicted with the crucial Council hearing on congestion pricing. I did not see Mr. Recchia at that but I could have missed him. Did anyone see him?

The Staten Island Advance says that Congestion Pricing is crucial for SI transit improvements. Council Members Oddo & MacMahon are involved in the debate. Where is Mr. Recchia?

Rosie: Great phrse; hope it was on purpose (and I say that, despite the fact I support it). I think there's a job for you in Lew Fidler's office if you want it.

David Molechelson: Come now, is 666 really just a Catholic thing? And is using it anymore anti-Catholic than making a Rosh Hashanh joke about the McGreeveys and their driver would be anti-Semitic? Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much.

Anyway, I first heard the term 666 used sarcastically in a John Lennon song (I think it was called "Freida Peeple"). Does this mean Dom would have to boycott the Beatles,or just John's solo work?

I thought "congestive" pricing was clever. I wished I'm have said it.

And I'm called Mole666 because I'm twice as good as the competition.