I recently became aware of an op-ed submitted By Mr. Randy Altschuler, aka “Outsourcer.”
I say submitted because it is unclear if he is the one who actually wrote it. But, no matter, it is one of those pieces that so perfectly reflects the current Republican strategy: Vague and random chaos campaigning.
It seems that Randy has now added an attack on women to his agenda. In his op-ed, he claims that President Obama has forced Catholic organizations to cover contraception costs for their employees. Where have you been Randy? Did you miss the press conference? Did you not understand what was said? Do you need a translator? And you have the nerve to call President Obama and our great Congressman Bishop hyper-partisan and openly attack them, as if somehow their clear and concise understanding of the issues at stake are a misstatement of the actual legislation? You must think that the voters are just plain dumb. Your attempt to discredit Congressman Bishop is more than transparent, it is the worst type of politics. So let me set the record straight:
- This Legislation does NOT force Catholic organizations to pay for contraceptive costs though insurance.
- 99% of women and 98% of Catholic women admit to the use of birth control.
- While religious nonprofits must still provide health insurance, coverage of contraceptives would be offered only to employees who ask for it. However, the charities would not have to pay for it.
So, I ask you again, Mr. Altschuler, what’s the issue? If you choose to align yourself with the Republican three-ring circus, who can only create controversy in an effort to gain an edge in their battle for nomination, then, I guess, you are simply a puppet of a failing GOP strategy. Perhaps you have forgotten that former Republican governor of New York, George Pataki, guaranteed contraceptive coverage to ALL New York women in 2002 and no Republican said a thing about it then — were you even in New York?
Take heed, women of New York, the next step is that Randy will want to repeal no-cost contraceptive coverage in New York. Randy, your real agenda is to repeal any legislation supported by President Obama. Seniors now get free preventative care through Medicare — are you saying they don’t deserve that after a lifetime of work? People who are stricken by catastrophic illness now know that their illness will not bankrupt their families. It must be nice to have a bank account big enough not to have to worry about things like that.
By the way, what is your tax rate?
John Bouvier
Westhampton
There's your 2012 Republican candidate for Congress. I wouldn't vote for Altschuler if he promised a chicken in every pot! God help Long Island!!
Granted you got one thing against Altschuler, he outsourced. But what's more upsetting than his outsourcing is the liberals hypocrisy against outsourcing. Remember this next time you go shopping at Target or Wallmart for those low-low prices you all love so much. Don't forget that Bishop only won the election by a few short hundred votes. If Bishop wasn't bought and paid for by civil right activists and the unions the guy would have been long gone. It's obvious that Tim Bishop didn't get the message that hard working law abiding New Yorkers are sick and tired of getting their money stolen from them and given to those that either disobey and disrespect the laws of this country and those that have no intentions on becoming productive members of society.
Altschuler put $250 million in his pocket from a business that sold American jobs to Pakistan (they're the country that hid Bin Laden?). Now he wants to use this money to buy a seat in Congress. Robkoz can't hide this fact, so he calls Bishop names. Here's a piece of a commentary from the Post: Altschuler "never denies any claim about the political consultant who found him a disctrict to run in.....He is an absolute master at generating a perception......He showed that at Office Tiger when he and Joe created the "perception" of a large sophisticated enterprise by working the press and conferences and so on.....In reality it was a very "low budget second rate" operation.....Randy's biggest weakness is that fact that he is really "not a visionary" or a decision maker. He will finnagle, follow the power base and "do whatever it takes to get elected". Altschuler is just another social climber without a vision for any American other than himself and his rich buddies.
LI can't survive with a rich wanna-be-Congressman. We have a fragile economy that Altshuler knows nothing about. I'm happy to vote for Bishop. Nobody's perfect, but Altshuler is too much a risk. I can't afford to risk any of my business giving somebody a chance to see if he works or doesn't. Bishop works and works hard, coming to our community regular to talk. I like that. He takes the good with the bad. That's not easy but he keeps coming back to help. That takes a big man and a tough man. I sometimes pity him, but that lasts about a minute. Hear Bishop speak. He's concerned and keeps fighting for us.
Basic journalistic rules also require you to reveal you're a member of the Board of Trustees. Don't be ashamed of it. It lends weight to your argument. While you did get some things wrong about the specific legislation, the comments about Altschuler as an individual are spot-on.
Funny, I was just thinking the same thing about you hiding behind a meaningless web name that's just a bunch of random letters. Why don't you put your real name, there? David D'Agostino is brave enough to do it.
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