Crowley Gives Gioia a Hand
September 14, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post For some reason, the Daily News takes exception to Joe Crowley calling on the behalf of Eric Gioia. This is an article they just ran.
Crowley Robos For ‘Independent’ Gioia
A Queens-dwelling reader called the other night to say he had just returned home to find a message from Rep. Joe Crowley asking him to vote for Councilman Eric Gioia for public advocate next Tuesday.
In the call, which the Gioia campaign provided, Crowley touts the councilman as someone who is “independent” and “gets results.”
The reader mused that perhaps the chairman of the Queens Democratic Party, which is known for its discipline when it comes to candidate selection and members who vote in blocs (particularly on the Council), is perhaps not the best messenger when one wants to demonstrate one’s “independence”.
Crowley has high name-recognition in his district, and this call is clearly intended to shore up Gioia’s base in his home borough as the primary approaches.
Here’s the script in full:
“Hi, this is Congressman Joe Crowley, asking you to join me in voting for Democrat Eric Gioia for public advocate.
I know Eric will take on the tough fights for working people. Eric grew up in Woodside just like I did, and put himself through NYU by working nights as a janitor. As a councilman from Queens, Eric took on predatory lenders and deadbeat landlords, and exposed waste and mismanagement throughout our city. Eric’s independent and he gets results.”“On Tuesday, September 15, join me, Congressman Joe Crowley, and let’s make Eric Gioia our next public advocate.”
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I knew that having an unlisted number would “pay off” someday!