Showing posts with label Mineola American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mineola American. Show all posts

Friday, April 29, 2011

JACK WATCH 2011 - THE WATCH CONTINUES

FOUR photos of Jack in the latest edition of the Martins fanzine, a.k.a. The Mineola American.  Here's Jack sitting at a public hearing.  Here's Jack talking to library advocates.  Here's Jack chillin' with the students at Mineola High School.  What?  No picture of Jack tying his shoe?

The Mineola American never showed this much interest in the activities of the previous senator for the 7th S.D.  And it certainly has never shown that much interest in the activities of our Congressional Representative, Carolyn McCarthy.  You might be able to say "Jack Martins is from Mineola whereas Craig Johnson is from Port Washington.  So that's why Martins gets so much free publicity."  But what of Rep. McCarthy?  She's a life-long resident of Mineola.  She's also a Democrat.

So is that the deal?  Does the new senator derive his "favorite son" status from his party affiliation?  Mineola has been part of the 7th S.D. since time immemorial.  Why the sudden focus on 7th S.D. issues?

Just asking.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

JACK WATCH 2011

AND THE LOVE-FEST BETWEEN THE MINEOLA AMERICAN & JACK MARTINS CONTINUES . . . 

Yesterday's edition (3/23) contained at least SIX pictures of Jack Martins.  Of course our favorites were the two shots of the back of his head.  DEFINITELY his better side!

Plus there were the two big article headlines starting with "Sen. Jack Martins: (blah, blah, blah)"  Then of course, there's his weekly Op-Ed piece accompanied by his Glamor Shots photo.

NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE MINEOLA AMERICAN HAS THERE BEEN SO MUCH  BLATANT FAWNING OVER ONE INDIVIDUAL. 

What is Anton Community Newspapers thinking?  Why are they SO eager to lick Jack Martins' boots?  If the editors at the Mineola American aren't careful they can very well ass-kiss themselves out of business because people are getting tired of it and THERE ARE OTHER LOCAL PAPERS OUT THERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO.

Seriously people!  Are you journalists or TOADIES?

Monday, February 21, 2011

STOP THE PRESSES ! ! ! !

From the Mineola Scallion (a little Onion):

                       JACK MARTINS INVENTS FIRE !!!

                                 "It was nothing," said the ever-modest
                                  senator from NY's 7th Senate District.
                                 "I was just rubbing some sticks together
                                  to kill time between photo ops and
                                  what do you know!!  Weenie roast at
                                  my place!!" 

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Oh Jack Martins!!!  Is there nothing you CAN'T do ? ? ? ?  It certainly seems that way according to the Mineola American.  Week after week we are barraged with photos of you unlike ever before.  When you were mayor of our "Friendly" little Village there was an occasional picture of you at a Veteran's Day ceremony or handing a proclamation to a century-old resident.  Now your face is all over the place.  They devote more space to your face than to news or advertising.  That's fer sure!

The Mineola American has become the TIGER BEAT of the 7th S.D. and Jack Martins is a "Fan Fave."  So we here at MNYT would like to issue a little challenge to all our readers out there, and friends of readers, and friends of friends of readers:  let's do a weekly count of how many pictures of Jack appear in each edition of Mineola's "official" publication, shall we?  The weekly prize is nothing but Bragging Rights but you can think of this as preparation for the upcoming election.  After the November debacle, we know how important counting ability can be!

So each Wednesday, be sure to run out to your mailbox or to your local news stand before all the issues are scooped up.  Sit down in your favorite big comfy chair with a hot cuppa joe and start circling those photos.  Then you log on to http://11501truth.blogspot.com where you can click "Post Comment" and enter your tally.  We can do this every week for as long as Jack is in office.  It doesn't matter how long this goes on because the comments box is just waiting for your numbers.  Just be sure to count carefully!  Only the most accurate participant gets to boast.  We want to keep things honest after all!