Posted on 01/12/2005 10:55:31 AM PST by 1Old Pro
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/breaking_news/story/270573p-231705c.html
| New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com |
| Talk radio! Dem big calls N.Y. Post writer 'piece of slime' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The host of the show on WROW-AM in Albany is Fred Dicker, the New York Post’s state editor. “I just came in to let your radio listeners know what a piece of slime that you are,” Farrell declared in the Post’s state Capitol office where Dicker was broadcasting his morning show. “You’re a bully.” Dicker defended his handling of the story and at one point took the microphone from Farrell and told him: “You’re the head of the Democratic Party and you’re acting like some street character. Obviously, you’re a little bit out of control here, Mr. Farrell.” Later, Farrell said he felt his heated exchange with the talk show host was appropriate even if there could be negative consequences. “My staff is going to beat the stuffing out of me for doing this, but I don’t care,” he said. “You don’t let people get away with this crap.” Farrell’s appearance was prompted by Dicker’s on-air complaints that the party leader had gone to other news outlets on Tuesday with the story about the impending birth, knowing Dicker was preparing to write about it for the New York City tabloid. After the on-air confrontation, Farrell said he took the story to other news organizations, including The Associated Press, only after Dicker asked others about the “Farrell scandal.” Farrell said that when Dicker first called him about the story earlier in the week, “I said it was private and none of his business and I said I’m not speaking about it.” “When he tried to turn it into a negative, as he did, I have a responsibility to make sure that the true story got out and that’s why I called everybody,” said Farrell, state party chair since December 2001. Farrell, 72, is also chairman of the state Assembly’s powerful Ways and Means Committee. The Manhattan Democrat has been in the Assembly since 1974. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor in 1985. “In early February, I will be blessed with the birth of my third child,” Farrell told the AP on Tuesday. “Along with my partner of many years, I have been looking forward to this for a number of years and we are overjoyed about welcoming our child into the world.” Farrell, who has a son and a daughter in their 40s, has been separated for a number of years and was divorced last year. “This will be a very happy event and my family and I hope our privacy will be respected,” Farrell told the AP. The state party chairman wouldn’t identify his girlfriend. She is in her 30s. Farrell said the woman has never worked for him. She was an intern in the state Assembly about 20 years ago, but he didn’t meet her until after she left, he said. On Wednesday, Dicker’s story said Farrell “has fathered an out-of-wedlock ‘love child’ whose birth is imminent.” “I think the question of whether I have a child out-of-wedlock — and even that word — it makes it look like major sin,” Farrell said Wednesday. “We’re living in the 21st century.” During the exchange, Dicker told Farrell the story had news value because Farrell is a public figure and “you’re an elected official in a (black) community that’s been troubled with out-of-wedlock births.” Farrell is the first black to serve as New York’s state Democratic Party chairman. |
Yes, democrats want to talk about their "values" - kncoking up your umarried girlfriend half your age.
“We’re living in the 21st century.”
BL's translation: "Evil has triumphed -- get over it."
Just my opinion.
I started this new thread because I now have an AP title for the story so as to make "search" possible
Exactly why this makes this a "story".
The girlfriend should probably consider herself lucky that she's still alive.
Uh, it looks sinful, because it IS SINFUL YOU TWIT! Lets not even get into the whole 70 year old dating someone young enough to still be breeding.
typical democrat PC logic: it's okay to do it, but don't you dare talk about it!
It's only OK to talk about it if it's a Republican.
This will NOT go over well with the Dim party faithful...He has been "outed" as a heterosexual...
This old buzzard should be in Florida enjoying his retirement at my expense.....
and, happily...there was NO abortion....maybe thaty's what the Dems mean by "values"
If he had only not divorced last year he could have Jesse Jerkson come to his defense.
Actually, that's just the kind of behavior I expect from someone with power in the Democrat party. I expect them to act like a 10-year old bully in a playground full of toddlers.
They never "retire", too many perks.
Seems like Farrell's name should be "Dicker." Just a thought...
Last year the Assembly Attorney (DEM) was let of for two date rapes.
We’re living in the 21st century.”
So that make it OK to go around and have children out of wedlock!! like one of Darwins evolutionized Chimps!! If we are evolved from monkeys and chimps, doesn't mean we have permissikon to act like them!
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