Wednesday, 24 December 2008

• Currently Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr. "The Role of the Advocate" By F. Lee Bailey see related

  My Predictions, Hopes, Dreams and Inspiration For 2009 in NYC

  1. Peace and safety for all, first and foremost.
  2. That Billy Thompson, Jr. becomes Mayor and sends a message to all affluent and self-absorbed business people that politics should be handled by politicians and not bored billionaires thinking they are deities and almighty know-it-alls.
     

     NOTE: Brilliant in business does not translate being brilliant in the education administration world.
     In my opinion, Mr. Mayor, your arrogance and confidence in a limited and even more "arrogant MBA few" was and will always be your downfall. My dearly departed ex-cousin-in-law Ann used to say, "Hard head makes for a soft bottom..." I think of Ann and this saying of hers every time I hear your arrogant rants when it comes to education Mayor Bloomberg.
     
     And how dare you say that parent representatives are simply looking for media attention??!! I promise you that if we had the media coverage that we needed to give our data out to the NYC parents as well as the businesses that "swear you walk on water",  you WOULD have been voted out in spite of all your dirty buying-people-off money and regardless of some of the great things you actually had accomplished. WHY?? Simply because what you've done to this past generation of children will haunt this city for years to come and possibly more generations to follow. You failed them, you failed us and you failed this city in larger ways that any of your business acumen could have saved you from. We will forget you, you've no legacy here - so go away and let someone else do right by our children.
     

  3. That more foster children get adopted and cared for! All orphaned children for that matter!
  4. That the NYC Council members that voted FOR the turning over of the term limits ALL LOSE THEIR SEATS, even though I love and respect many of you for what you've done during your OFFICIAL TIME there in that position, you know in your hearts it was wrong. You can do just as much elsewhere.
     (Anyway, you know you can find another job so don't act as if you'll be on the unemployment line anytime soon. Having had the position gives you a toe in the door where the rest of us can't get in...)
  5. That all of the ASPCAs have a shortage of pets to give away because all of the foster and adopted kids all got one!
  6. That the Board of the MTA are all fired, removed or found guilty of their other nefarious and heinous crimes against the people of New  York.

  CRAZY IDEA: Hire a Board from retired MTA WORKERS, pay them a salary that is in this stratosphere, and have the Public Advocate's Office oversee them, as well as the NYC Council.

  7. That the President-elect's plans to invest in infrastructure really happens here and that our bridges and highways will actually look as if they will eventually be finished.
  8. That Mayoral Control over NYC Public School is allowed to SUNSET! That the definition of parental involvement DOES NOT simply mean fund raising for the school and homework help at home.
  9. That all of the truth about how our children have been fairing for seven years in Public School FINALLY comes out and proves that testing is a cruel and heinous way of proving that you are getting the job done and is really covering up arrogant incompetence and is ruining generations of future NYC residents and creating more unemployable people.
  10. That the No Child Leave Behind Law is burned in the streets and re-written to mean what it says and actually give a damn (and give it a backbone with funding ok)
  11. That Senior Citizens are overwhelmed with visits from loved ones who suddenly remembered where Grandma and Grandpa were living!
  12. That slumlords are hunted down like the rabid animals they are by Dog the Bounty Hunter. LOL (sorry, had to say it!)

  And my one prediction and hope of all hopes, (and yes this is very personal for me because I drempt of being a part of this since I was 12) that Norman Siegel, the People's Advocate was accessible to everyone and would be able to teach everyone what they need to know and do so that they can be the best advocates they could be for themselves and their families!
  
  AND yes, the only way I see that happening would be if everyone simply voted him for the office of Public Advocate (DUH!)(Why I Idolize Norman Siegel: CLICK HERE)

  We must remember that the NYC Public Advocate should not be affiliated with ANY political party except for the Party of the People!

   We should remember that our childrens' future will be in the hands of the next Mayor and New York City Council. Who better for them to work alongside, than the man who has spearheaded many actions necessary to keep corporations and rogue politicians honest? NORMAN SIEGEL, THAT'S WHO!
  
  IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE: Currently the candidate for Mayor (or shall I say, my candidate for Mayor) and several NYC Council members ARE Norman Siegel's CLIENTS in the suit against Term Limits! If that is not a vote of confidence in his abilities and if he is NOT ALREADY DOING THE DARN JOB, then tell me what is!
  

  No more soapbox! Happy Holidays from my family to yours. AND a many thanks to the  Gotham Gazette for caring about what I think, giving me a place to say it and making this blog submission happen!!

  A very special thank you to David Dadey and Gail Robinson, (who I had the pleasure of being on a panel with) you two make being a concerned citizen feel like such an honor and more important than everything else, you want others to join in and be a part of their own lives, decisions and futures!

  Gotham Gazette is my favorite website for advocacy news and NYC news in general!

  Happy Holidays everyone, from me and mine to you and yours!

  This is BklynMom3, over and out and I believe in justice, love conquering almost everything, equality, fairness, impartiality, transparency, accountability, education as a human right for all, and most of all beating you at your own game with your own stick. Especially if you are looking for it by pushing around others and deserve it."
  
  John Quincy Adams: If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
  
  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:"It is precisely because education is the road to equality and citizenship, that it has been made more elusive for Negroes than many other rights. The walling off of Negroes from equal education is part of the histoical design to submerge him in second class status.
  Therefore, as Negroes have struggled to be free they have had to fight for the opportunity for a decent education."

  

  

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