tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.comments2009-05-17T19:20:47.108-07:00The UnpoliticiantheKbuzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367407120469441871noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-50917358897143421162009-05-17T19:20:00.000-07:002009-05-17T19:20:00.000-07:00I met Peter Koo the other day... He was as passion...I met Peter Koo the other day... He was as passionate about New York as we was with America... He was so wonderful... he reminded me of Ronald Reagan... and why is the word "Republican" so bad... I don't have a pot to *** in but the Republican party is not for the rich.. it's for the hard working, honest innovative Americans. The Democrats must keep us poor or we won't vote for them.. I know the American people deserve a break on taxes..companies need incentives to grow and hire.. utility bills should be lower; not higher,, the stock market should work,, not dry up...innovators need to be rewarded, scientists must continue to experiment... Dave, don't make this into a party thing... Democrats say they hate war and badmouth President George Bush for protecting us.. while President Obama fights a war in Aghanistan and Pakistan.. war is a part of life... the world is not harmonious....we need to protect American with strenth, pride, spirit and economic smarts.... Peter Koo is an wonderful example of an immigrant who came here,, loved this country,,commited no crime,,, built a business.. hired,,,and made jobs,, paid taxes and cares enough to run... please give him a chance.... we all deserve his voice and his kindness..he gets it...Conservative NYerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542379116978041445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-18568614315506091362009-03-16T06:58:00.000-07:002009-03-16T06:58:00.000-07:00Great job on the political beat there Dave. 'Pol P...Great job on the political beat there Dave. 'Pol Position' column in the Queens Ledger group of weekly papers will pick up on your BEEP run and concern with spending spree. That's 150,000 more people who will know about your candidacy. Thanks for including us on your twitter, facebook, blog beat.Walter Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695947466104959360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-85022900614964614732008-10-23T18:44:00.000-07:002008-10-23T18:44:00.000-07:00Voting no and running anyway is the biggest fraud ...Voting no and running anyway is the biggest fraud and embarrassment of all. Why vote no if you're going to run again except to deceive voters? You either respect the referendum or not.<BR/><BR/>I just wish you were a strong supporter of term limits instead of relying exclusively on the process arguments. The fact they can do something this egregious and still win because of the power of incumbency shows term limits are needed more than ever.Phil Kerpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223999806650586717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-65025286095516945882008-10-22T15:29:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:29:00.000-07:00I liked your article and I am glad you had a chanc...I liked your article and I am glad you had a chance to speak before City Council. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I see as of today, several city council members are trying to vote for the referendum to let the people vote on this. I agree with you on the procedure and morality of the issue. Christine Quinn<BR/><BR/>There are many qualified candidates ready to step up in this position of mayor. Hopefully, tomorrow we will see positive results from the city council.Marlene McGarrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732364637814124011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-13167387985348762432008-09-29T14:18:00.000-07:002008-09-29T14:18:00.000-07:00Hi Dave,I'm a student at Columbia Journalism Schoo...Hi Dave,<BR/>I'm a student at Columbia Journalism School who is writing a story about Peter Koo's campaign for the State Senate seat, and I stumbled upon your blog post. I'm very interested in looking at young voters' support of Koo vs. Stavisky and would love to talk with you more about your thoughts on the cadidates/race - especially since you are running for city council and clearly active in local politics. If there is any chance you might be free to meet or talk by phone this week, that would be terrific - I am at xj2121@columbia.edu or 917-353-7646, and I will be in the Flushing area Tuesday and Wed. Thanks a lot!<BR/>Best regards,<BR/>Annie Jiajournohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601096703133539526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-80770501220834227442008-08-03T18:35:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:35:00.000-07:00Thanks for your feedback- especially Abigail. I wo...Thanks for your feedback- especially Abigail. I would love to meet with you- please email me and we'll set something up. -DKdavekerpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828550194353638763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-89318039952087696972008-08-03T18:27:00.000-07:002008-08-03T18:27:00.000-07:00Mr. Flynn,I would love to meet with you to get a b...Mr. Flynn,<BR/><BR/>I would love to meet with you to get a better sense of your side of the story! There are always many points to an issue- so please do contact me.<BR/><BR/>As for other issues, I agree with you that there are many other issues about which I feel passionately- especially those concerning our children - and I invite you to visit our site as it grows- you'll find many more issues added to the site in the months to come, before next year's election. Best, Davedavekerpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828550194353638763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-77411478663152560532008-08-01T16:54:00.000-07:002008-08-01T16:54:00.000-07:00Mr. Kerpen, you call yourself the "Unpolitici...Mr. Kerpen, you call yourself the "Unpolitician" - cute & catchy, but going by the list of lies, foundless allegations, and parroted 'facts' from the humaniac talking points you state here about MY industry, I would say that you are pretty much 'politics as usual'.<BR/>We are not 'under insured' - if we were, the Dept Consumer Affairs would not RENEW our licenses. "Dozens of cities" have banned horse carriages? NOT. You really should do your OWN homework, instead of relying on the animal loons - Toronto is the *ONLY* major city to not have carriages - London, Madrid, Kracow, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Munich, Prague, Milan, Vienna, Lisbon, Rome, Denver, Charleston, St Augustine, San Antonio - I COULD GO ON FOR AN HOUR listing all the cities that have horse drawn carriages.<BR/>Our horses are not "overworked", nor are they abused. They are, TRAGICALLY, better cared for than many CHILDREN in this city. It is a DISGRACE that you have our industry on your homepage as a MAJOR concern, and not a whiff or mention of foster children, handicapped children, parents in addiction, or any of the other crises facing NYC children.<BR/>To use us and bash us with NO FACTS and without even talking to anyone in the industry is the same dirty old politics that many have tried before you.<BR/>Shame on you.MichaleenFlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02003506699486204393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-81934336811277711762008-07-26T17:30:00.000-07:002008-07-26T17:30:00.000-07:00Yet another person who obviously doesnt know anyth...Yet another person who obviously doesnt know anything about the industry which he is so against, speaking out of his ass. No insurance? Dangerous? I will have you know that we, our carriages, our stables, everything is insured. It is the law, my friend. Also, all of our horses are kept in box stalls and are given vacations on farms every yr. (somthing the mounted unit can not even say) The mounted police horses are put in far more dangerous situations on a daily basis. Not to mention the PEOPLE of NYC who must deal with the same ¨dangerous¨traffic as we do. But, using them as a political chess peice wiould not help your effort, right? I would have to say you did NO research into this subject whatsoever, since your utter lack of knowledge about the way our horses live is so blatant! It seems to me you are using us to further your political career..it is beginning to be a trend...and trendsetter you are not, since dear old Mr. Avella did it first! Why dont you take an objective look at the situation first. Come to our hack line, speak with our drivers, look at our horses for yourself, come to our brand new state of the art stable, inspect our carrriages, talk to our happy clients, speak with the vets who inspect our horses, and the people who own the farms they vacation at, or the people who own retired carriage horses. We love our horses. They are our family. We DO NOT mistreat them. Do your own research instead of taking every bit of propaganda garbage as the truth! You will be respected much more if you do.<BR/>P.S.<BR/>I invite you to contact me. I am more than willing to show every bit of proof of what I say. I can show how our horses live, and the facts can be proven. I have yet to see the anti carriage movement prove anything they have said.peeba76https://www.blogger.com/profile/00158646592828374564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-44398124659527708082008-07-26T08:56:00.000-07:002008-07-26T08:56:00.000-07:00Shame on Dave Kerpen! Its sooo obvious he is using...Shame on Dave Kerpen! Its sooo obvious he is using the Horse & Carriage Services as a political football to get a little free pr.He also obviously never did any investigating on what he is all of a sudden''so against''.If he did he would know to have a carriage license to operate a PROOF OF INSURANCE'' is required.Just to educate you a little Mr.Kerpen,the stable is licensed and insured,the horses are licensed,the carriage licenses are licensed and insured.Maybe he should gear his ''cocerns'' aka free publicity towards causes that are for REAL.horseownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668678472491737765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-56981792098080954702008-07-25T12:33:00.000-07:002008-07-25T12:33:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067609354256616974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-45108514284538774652008-07-13T18:03:00.000-07:002008-07-13T18:03:00.000-07:00This middle class family will find and buy a nice ...This middle class family will find and buy a nice home in Little Neck, and continue to fight for all residents of Queens to have great housing options. Love you. =) DKdavekerpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828550194353638763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-15456324082288445862008-07-13T12:53:00.000-07:002008-07-13T12:53:00.000-07:00Thanks, Yan Ping. It's great to have you on board ...Thanks, Yan Ping. It's great to have you on board on our team. =)davekerpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828550194353638763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-66393148667756090612008-05-17T16:01:00.000-07:002008-05-17T16:01:00.000-07:00You did a great job!Gary Paul GilbertYou did a great job!<BR/><BR/>Gary Paul GilbertGary Paul Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941698776126034822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086205356002522715.post-4182019234728156942008-01-01T14:53:00.000-08:002008-01-01T14:53:00.000-08:00Don't worry about my stress, LOVE YOU!!!!! xoxoxox...Don't worry about my stress, LOVE YOU!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxtheKbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367407120469441871noreply@blogger.com