Monthly Archives: April 2011

Speaker’s priorities

Posted on April 9, 2011 by donny

“Very important bills that have been introduced in City Council have languished for years without ever being scheduled for a hearing or coming up for a vote. When this happens, it is usually a reflection of the Speaker’s priorities.”

Posted in Assault On Democracy, Autocracy |

veto-proof

Posted on April 9, 2011 by donny

“Against the wishes of a veto-proof majority in the City Council, the Council speaker, Christine Quinn, effectively shelved a much-debated bill.”

Posted in Kills veto-proof bills |

Campaign Staff

Posted on April 9, 2011 by donny

“It turns out that many in Quinn’s touted group of dedicated volunteers have a strong personal interest in her being reelected — indeed, their jobs may rely on it. According to documents the Voice has obtained, thirty-one of the “more than 90″ volunteers are current staff members on the City Council.”

Posted in Campaign Corruption, Using City Resources |

Union campaign contributions

Posted on April 9, 2011 by donny

“We felt a little strange about giving her the contributions because Chris had portrayed herself as someone who was transparent and a reformer.”

Posted in Campaign Corruption, Conflict of Interest |

Finally admitted

Posted on April 5, 2011 by donny

“City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has admitted for the first time that she understood that the multimillion-dollar slush fund gave her political advantage.”

Posted in Piggy Bank, Slush Funds, Uncategorized |

I was troubled

Posted on April 5, 2011 by donny

“I was obviously very deeply troubled when I found out about this information. I had no knowledge of it.  I did not know this was the practice.” (Christine Quinn answers a question about her office’s allocation of millions of dollars to fake charities.)

Posted in Lying to the Public, Slush Funds |

Stash of cash

Posted on April 5, 2011 by donny

“The money, in effect, became a slush fund for the speaker and was later used at Quinn’s discretion to reward groups that were loyal to her and to fund favored council members’ pet projects. The scheme gave “the speaker a stash of cash with which to thank or pay off politically important allies or cooperative council members.”

Posted in Piggy Bank, Slush Funds |

Scared of Future

Posted on April 5, 2011 by donny

“Quinn is tormented by the idea that more surprises may lie ahead. ‘Not having control over any situation for anybody is a terrifying thing. If you’re somebody who likes control, it’s even more terrifying.’”

Posted in Local & Federal Investigations, Slush Funds |

political consequences

Posted on April 5, 2011 by donny

“Quinn … has tried to make open government a hallmark of her agenda. With federal and city investigators now looking into the fake funding and other council finance issues, she could end up paying the political consequences.”

Posted in Fake Charities, Slush Funds |

Contradicts reform agenda

Posted on April 5, 2011 by donny

“Quinn said she recognized that her interest in using the council’s discretionary funds for political purposes contradicts her reform agenda and push for ‘transparency.”

Posted in Lying to the Public, Slush Funds |