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.
Friday, April 29, 2011
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?
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?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
TRUE COLORS
Well THAT didn't take long!
To quote Gomer Pyle, USMC, "Well, Su-prise! Su-prise! Su-prise!"
Not surprising at all to those of us who know Jack and how he operates. He's got double-talking down to an art. And in true Jack style, when he's questioned regarding his about-face, he gets defensive:
“I was elected to represent the people of Long Island, not Ed Koch or Bill Samuels or any special interest group.”H-m-m-m. Interesting. Somehow "the people of Long Island" are NOT a "special interest group?" There's that double-talk again.
According to the Newsday piece Martins claimed "the legislation being pushed by some Democrats was not as 'independent' as it was cracked up to be." Maybe he should have read the pledge before he signed it.
If you're interested, read the article for yourself. But if you miss it, don't worry. Based on Jack's history, there's bound to be more coming.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle-1.812042/ever-the-7th-sd-sen-martins-draws-heat-1.2772962?showAll=true
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!
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!!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
BREAKING NEWS ! ! ! ! !
Headline from the Mineola Scallion (a little Onion):
JACK MARTINS WALKS,
CHEWS GUM AT SAME TIME ! ! !
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Amazing development for constituents
of NY's 7th Senate District !!!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Mineola residents not surprised.
"I knew he could talk out both
sides of his mouth," said one man.
"And out his behind as well," said
another, who added, "but his best
trick is blowing sunshine up your ass."
OK guys. How much more ass-kissing do you figure the Mineola American can do towards Jack Martins? When Joe Rizza was editor there was at least some semblance of even-handedness in their reporting, but since he's been gone, the cracker-jack newshounds over at MinAm headquarters can't stop puckering up. Seems it's All Jack All The Time. Civil rights being stomped on? Don't write about that! Questionable hiring/firing practices? Sweep that under the rug! If it doesn't burnish Jack's image, it doesn't get printed. But some how, amazingly enough, they have enough room to print two pages of pictures of the Martins caravan to Albany.
Journalistic integrity of the Mineola American? About 1/2 a notch above the National Enquirer in MNYT's humble opinion. Old Joe Pulitzer would be proud!
JACK MARTINS WALKS,
CHEWS GUM AT SAME TIME ! ! !
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Amazing development for constituents
of NY's 7th Senate District !!!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Mineola residents not surprised.
"I knew he could talk out both
sides of his mouth," said one man.
"And out his behind as well," said
another, who added, "but his best
trick is blowing sunshine up your ass."
OK guys. How much more ass-kissing do you figure the Mineola American can do towards Jack Martins? When Joe Rizza was editor there was at least some semblance of even-handedness in their reporting, but since he's been gone, the cracker-jack newshounds over at MinAm headquarters can't stop puckering up. Seems it's All Jack All The Time. Civil rights being stomped on? Don't write about that! Questionable hiring/firing practices? Sweep that under the rug! If it doesn't burnish Jack's image, it doesn't get printed. But some how, amazingly enough, they have enough room to print two pages of pictures of the Martins caravan to Albany.
Journalistic integrity of the Mineola American? About 1/2 a notch above the National Enquirer in MNYT's humble opinion. Old Joe Pulitzer would be proud!
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