It amazes me how
politicians that rise in the ranks within the political arena always seem to
start off as for “the people” but lose “the people” along their journey toward
candidacies for Mayor, Governor, Senator or President.
I admired
Christine Quinn’s political ambition and ascension especially when it came to
her support and loyalty to the LGBT community.
I later learned that she was a lesbian as well. I appreciated her taking a stand against
Mayor Bloomberg on issues such as displacing the Homeless when they clearly had
no other alternative other than the overcrowded shelters they were vying to
occupy.
However Council
Speaker Christine Quinn seems to have lost her focus on recent issues. It did not surprise me in the least to hear
that Quinn took offense over Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy’s view on the
state of gay marriage. Nor did it shock
me to learn that she tried to have the only Chick-Fil-A in New York City thrown
out of NYU.
My disgust and
anger toward Quinn bubbles up from the knowledge that she made time to harass
the President of NYU and release a statement asking Chick-Fil-A’s President Dan
Cathy to overcome his homophobia while quickly and callously dismissing the
fact that there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of under paid New
Yorkers working without being paid for sick days.
Felix Trinidad
is the latest casualty in Quinn’s war on everything anti-gay. Trinidad died of stomach cancer on July 12th
of this year at the age of 34. He was
the sole provider for his wife and two young children. What really gets under my skin and festers is
knowing that Quinn will fight tooth and nail for causes close to her heart and
that furthers her political agenda but the same people who get out of work too
late to kiss their children good night but early enough to cast their vote on
election day so that she can keep her seat are being made to work with terminal
illnesses, debilitating pain and agony so that the small businesses that line
Quinn’s pocket will not suffer.
I was once one
of Christine Quinn’s biggest fans and supporters but come Election Day when its
time to choose Bloomberg’s successor this is one vote that Quinn can count on
losing.
Sources: Albor
Ruiz and Erin Durkin of the Daily News
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