Thanks, But No Thanks
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- February
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A big thanks goes out to Nunzio Franchi of Yonkers, who wrote a letter to the editor urging me to run for governor.
About me, Nunzio wrote:
“He could and would get rid of all the corrupt politicians and save the taxpayers millions of dollars that now go into the pockets of the polticians.”
That’s flattering, to be sure. But what fun would we have if there was no one left in government to torment? We need crazy characters to kick around, people like Larry Schwartz, who serves as Westchester County Executive Andy Spano’s attack poodle.
Anyhow, if nominated I will not run. If elected, I will not serve.
Eight years ago, I mounted a write-in Senate campaign against Hillary Clinton and got 12 votes. That was it. Even my own mother voted against me. (She is a Wellesley grad, and they all stick together.)
I still have a lot of leftover bumper stickers…If anyone out there wants one, send me a self-addressed stamped envelope and I’ll send you one.
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Phil Reisman is a veteran journalist and native of Westchester County. He began his career in 1977 as the head copy boy of a startup New York City newspaper that quickly went belly up. Reisman was not to blame for the newspaper's failure, or so he claims.
When Bill Buckley ran for governor years ago, he was asked by a reporter what would be his first official act if elected. He answered: “I’d demand a re-count.”
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