Brookhaven Republicans may not have gotten the Independence line for the head of their ticket, Supervisor candidate Robert DiCarlo, but GOP tax receiver candidate Lou Marcoccia beat out Democratic town board incumbent Carol Bissonette for the minor-party line.
Although both candidates were allowed to circulate petitions, the minor party only gave Marcoccia the authorization to run on the party line. Bisonette also did not win the party line when she first ran for town board, though she was allowed to run in a primary in that race.
Frank MacKay, state and Suffolk Independence Party chairman, said the party backed Marcoccia largely on the recommendation of town party leader Carol Crist, who has a close relationship with the East Setauket Republican who has shown his independence from the party in the past by running a primary against the organization. Bisonette did not get the party line when she first ran for town board, though the party allowed her to wage a primary.
Bissonette did not return calls for comment. Suffolk Democratic chairman Richard Schaffer said he was "disappointed" by the minor party's decision, but downplayed the impact. "She's still a part of the Foley team and I think voters will support the entire team," he said.
Rick Brand
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The Independence party backs Marcocia Carol Crist the town leader. What is Crist's job in the town ?
Does Carol Crist know this? I don't think so. I heard Frank MacKay was furious that Joe May was going to primary Ed Hennessey and he was blaming Bisonette.
Frank MacKay and his party are phonies trading their line for jobs and money. The name Independance Party was a once proud name, but they are just two-bit politicians, no better than any of the others.
If your suggesting that Get Rich Sugarboy Schaffer was not involved then you obviously no NOTHING about the "Doge City" of politics, Suffolk County.
And the fact that Harry Withers who was the town Republican leader while Get Rich SugarBoy Schaffer was Supervisor, the only reason Dirty Harry was able to survive then as leader being his party lost almost every single election, was that SurgarBoy gave him just enough to keep him alive, nothing wrong with that its accually political genius but as far as the public goes political wheeling & dealing should not be done at the publics expence.
So now. Face it, the Reps need a new leader. And last weeks story about the Dem who's petitions were thrown out because there were not enough signatures...so why do you think there were'nt enough and how do you think that came to be?
Because the corrupt Board of Elections under orders from their leader were told to eliminate just the right amount of signatures so as to invalidate those petitions.
And now for Frank McCay the Independence leader who was able to committ fraud (A Newsday Story) by telling his own petition carriers to forge signatures in order to qualify and even though it became common knowledge that their was fraud, those petions were accepted. Oh yea, he's in the pocket of SugarBoy also. Most of those who are willing to sell out to the highest bidder are as well.
Democracy at work? I think not.