Maurice Hinchey press conference: Most memorable moment

What part of the press conference of U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey announcing his retirement from Congress was the most memorable?

When the seal came down, of course!

Nothing like this happened, however, to my snarky dismay:

Though there will be no mo' Mo' in Congress after this year, at least he can now rest and practice his enjoyment of music: And, as you know, Hinchey did not take the brown acid.

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And he shows it!


Congressman Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley, who is considering retirement — unless he's not considering retirement — rocks with New Progressive Baptist Church singing at the swearing-in ceremony of Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo and members of the Common Council on Sunday.





Bonus point if you recognized Steve Aaron, who is not in the news at all.

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That Hinchey episode, explained

Daily Freeman Managing Editor Tony Adamis spoke to Julia Reischel of Watershed Post on Tuesday about the whole Hinchey-reporter incident:

Watershed Post: It's good to see the Freeman weigh in on this, now that this video has gone national.

Tony Adamis: We took a lot of flack for the length of time that it took us to respond, but we were just trying to be responsible about it. We took a kind of third-party approach to it. Even though I trust my correspondent, he and I both agreed that if any story was going to be run, it would be done by some other reporter approaching it as any reporter would. Plus, I took the time to do my own investigation.

It's a great and serious piece (unlike, say, the musings of this horrible person), and explains a lot of things. If you would like to take an inside peek at our newsroom, I recommend you give it a read.

Among the findings:

* Correspondent William Kemble was not taken off the Partition Street story, as many had thought:

Ariel (Zangla) had been working on that story for months. And William was working, for a shorter period of time, on the story on the earmarks issue. And after the earmarks story, the Hinchey camp complained about the characterization in that story having to do with the Partition Street Project, which led us to delay Ariel's story about Partition Street while we tried to do our best due diligence of looking at the complaint. The result was the second Kemble story. That wasn't even a planned story. It was really just a result of the complaint from the Hinchey camp. It's not true that [Kemble] had been taken off the story.

* Veteran Freeman reporter Paul Kirby once had the mayor of Kingston throw his own tape recorder at him. (That would be the late T.R. Gallo, not James Sottile - he throws drinks).
* The Freeman has been described as a right-wing paper.
* The Freeman has endorsed U.S. Rep. Hinchey over and over and over and over.

In conclusion, the Freeman is bipolar.

And everyone, it seems, remembers the incident differently. Hugh Reynolds of the Kingston Times even described that after the incident, Hinchey, "looked directly at the reporter, about 20 feet away, put his right hand around his throat and pointed at him with his left index finger."

Ouch.

Also, I wasn't there, but I remember it like this:




I know. I'm a horrible person.

UPDATE: Maurice Hinchey fans are hyperventilating because his lead is slipping, according to the Wall Street Journal. He's only up by a whooping 19 percentage points, according to internal polling, the Journal reports.

In other words, if true, he's set to crush George Phillips.

PANIC!

UPDATE 2: A korrecshun, Hinchey is up by 17 points in that Dem poll. 

Hinchey Poll Memo

UPDATE 3: It should be mentioned that Republican polling has them tied. 
The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight summarizes it neatly.

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The band that became The Beatles stops by Rosendale

The Rosendale Theatre hosted the band that would eventually become The Beatles over the weekend.

Oh, yes. It did.

The Quarrymen, which formed in Liverpool in 1956 and reunited in 1997, came to the area on Friday to celebrate the Oct. 9 (you guys!) 70th birthday of the late John Lennon.

The Quarrymen perform in Rosebery Street, Liverpool, on June 22, 1957. From left are Colin Hanton, Eric Griffiths, John Lennon, Len Garry, Pette Shotton and Rod Davis (Wikipedia photo).

Below, in a photo by Ted Dixon, the surviving members of the band,  from left, Rod Davis, Colin Hanton, a poser congressman who is not in the band but who is running for re-election so his name won't be mentioned here, and Len Garry, enjoy a moment together in Rosendale.

Pulse of the Hudson Valley, politics edition

* Chainsaw leg-cutting, gun-loving U.S. Rep. Macho Mo' likes strawberries.

I'm looking forward to marching in the Owego Strawberry Festival parade tomorrow!less than a minute ago via webMaurice Hinchey
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* Kingston Alderman Tom Hoffay doesn't like the sound of bagpipes in the morning.

Morning meeting of Celtic Connections at the Broadway Lights Diner, little early for bagpipes....less than a minute ago via webTom Hoffay
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* Also, hairless person Hoffay wants a piece of my scalp (a reference to my decision to crowdsource the fate of my hair to you). Voting ends today.

Where's Lajara? I want to witness the haircut.....it's tough to lose an election by one vote.less than a minute ago via webTom Hoffay
tomhoffay

* Ulster County Legislator Michael Madsen discovers Kingston can be seen on Google Maps' StreetView (don't tell him about Saugerties or New Paltz or Woodstock or Rosendale or Rhinebeck or Red Hook or the entire Hudson Valley).

Thanx Mark, this is great! @ingwaem Hey so it looks like Google has finally added street view for #Kingston: http://bit.ly/c0dVpUless than a minute ago via webMike Madsen
MichaelLMadsen

* State Assemblyman Marc Molinaro is working hard on the budget - which was due April 1. Legislature FAIL!

Today, we are expected to consider several components of a budget proposal. Without any comprehensive budget plan,... http://fb.me/AxwSRow8less than a minute ago via FacebookMarc Molinaro
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More Hudson Valley Twitterverse*

* Now featuring the just-released Blackbird Pie and 100 percent high-fructose corn syrup.

- The Kingston Neighborhood Watch is looking for people who can write words like "posting."

The watch is looking for a member to step up and help us with blog psoting. If you have the time and writing... http://fb.me/x0jKGFNhless than a minute ago via FacebookKingston Town Cryers
KingstonNYWatch

- The Woodstock Film Festival hosts a screening that's not in Woodstock.

HOLY ROLLERS at Soho House WFF Benefit on Thursday May 6. http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/cart/sohohouse.phpless than a minute ago via webWoodstock Film Fest
woodstkfilmfest

- Alderman Tom Hoffay doesn't have sweat glands.

@DailyFreeman swimming....swimming....not "sweating"less than a minute ago via webTom Hoffay
tomhoffay

- Dutchess Tourism's rack is massive.

The Hyde Park Trails and Podcast brochure is now available in the brochure rack. http://bit.ly/bCAmgHless than a minute ago via TweetDeckDutchess Tourism
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- Unemployment solved! U.S. Rep Maurice Hinchey has helped create 10 jobs.

I'm headed to Highland, NY to break ground on Phase II of the Hudson Valley Rail Trail - a Recovery Act project to create 10 local jobs!less than a minute ago via webMaurice Hinchey
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- The Bearsville theater can't wait for its pornos.

Looking forward to @TheNewPornos w/Will Sheff ~Th, 8pm~ http://tinyurl.com/BearsvilleTheater It'll be slammin' !less than a minute ago via webBearsville Theater
BearsvilTheater

- Dragon Search's Claudia D'Arcy has a geographical beef with the Ulster County Development Corp.

Wondering why @ulsterny invited so many out of towners to speak here? Nothing against @BrianReich, but we got home grown social media folks.less than a minute ago via TweetieClaudia C D'Arcy
FauxClaud

- Ulster County Community College advertises how to stop classes from happening.

The College is closed until Noon today. A car hit a nearby pole and we have no... http://www.facebook.com/sunyulster/posts/119233568100527less than a minute ago via FacebookSUNY Ulster
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- The Culinary Institute of America can't find commencement speakers and/or has a dean that likes to talk a lot.

CIA Dean Holds Record for Presiding Over Most College Commencements http://bit.ly/bLWydQless than a minute ago via TypePadThe CIA
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