The Congressional district they call NY-21 is generally a quiet, picturesque place. Well, maybe not quiet during Saratoga racing season. But most times, we sedately go about our business in charming towns with pleasing historical cuteness.
Except when Trumpsters show up. This past October, a supporter of our Trump-ized Congresswoman, Elise Stefanik, shouted threats at a local newspaper reporter. Referring to the 2018 murders at the Capital Gazette in Maryland, the man brandished a toy gun and yelled, "Hang on Post-Star, we’ve got one coming for you over there, too."
The incident prompted the paper's editor, Ken Tingley, to immediately direct-message Stefanik about how dangerous threats to journalists are. He said his staff feared for their safety, and asked her to publicly denounce the man's behavior. Her response? Silence — until last week, when she sent Tingley a fundraising letter.
"Dear Kenneth, The radical Left has moved my name to the top of their list of conservative Republican members of Congress to defeat," Elise's letter declared. "I urgently need your help!"
And then she really rubbed it in.
"Of course, we cannot count on the biased media to expose the Democrats' horrible abuses of power, their flawed accusations, or their partisan motivations. The smug media elitists have become little more than the PR division of the Democratic Party."
This embarrassing move came in the same week that our solidly Democratic household received a similar Stefanik fundraising appeal. You have to wonder: Who on earth is running her direct mail? Somebody who doesn't know NY-21 — and who apparently is clueless that we have party ID in New York. A real Stefanik-style "Amateur Hour"!
Meanwhile, Elise Stefanik has made an enemy for life in the Post-Star. The next question is, will she ignore this, or snark back with a Trumpy attack? We cats think we know. And we HISS.
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