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(We took the liberty to bold a few words.)

So what % of the $ collected will go to the USS Arizona Restoration?

Not a lot.  

Judging by the failed fundraising effort for Republican NYC mayoral candidate Joe Lhota (and his embarrassing Election Day performance) by a past NYSYR and current YRNF chair, there won't be much money raised for the USS Arizona.

Unless of course the YRNF is holding a vote there... LMAO.

Come celebrate the Holiday Season with friends in New York City!

This year marks our 17th Annual Holiday Party. 

The party will be held on Saturday December 7th at Fagiolini, located at 120 East 40th Street in Manhattan, and will be from 7 pm to 10 pm.

Cost: $75 Per Person

The dinner includes unlimited beer, wine and soda, as well as passed hors d'oeuvres, 3 course sit-down dinner & dessert. 

We will also be collecting donations for the National Park Service's USS Arizona Memorial Restoration in honor of Pearl Harbor Day.

For more information on the USS Arizona Memorial, please visit Pacific Historic Parks.

Dinner tickets, as well as sponsorship and Pearl Harbor Day donations, 

Happy Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day and "The Watch" thanks all of the brave men and women who have served or are serving in this nation's armed forces.

Shame on the patriots, professors, historians, & RINOs of the NYSYRs for not showing any sign of recognition on this most special of American holidays.

On the official NYSYR website the following events/dates are advertised:

1) YRNF Quarterly Meeting (November 15-17)

2) 17th Annual Holiday Party (December 7th- Pearl Harbor Day)

3) Meet The Officers of the NYSYRs

Not a word about veterans day on their website and not an email/tweet sent.

Nice. Either none of them have served in the military, know anyone that has, or they simply do not care.

Shame on the "elected" officers of the NYSYRs:

Chair Diana Sepulveda (Kings County)
Vice-Chair Cory Custer (Saratoga County)
Treasurer John Doyle (Suffolk County)
Recording Secretary Anthony Reinhart (Richmond County)
Corresponding Secretary Nicole Russo (Nassau County)
National Committeewoman Kellie King (Westchester County)
National Committeeman John Greene (Putnam County)

As of this post (6pm on Veterans Day) no word from the NYSYRs. Let's see if this post motivates them!

This Just In: NYSYRs Fire Back At Brooklyn YRs

The NYSYRs fired back at the "credentialed" Brooklyn YR Club by openly inviting the "non-credentialed" club to their Pearl Harbor Day fundraiser.

We were sent this screenshot by someone close to the parties involved and can only surmise that NYSYR Corresponding Secretary Nicole Russo sent this invite to the non-credentialed Brooklyn YR Club headed by Glenn Nocera as a way to send a clear message to the NYSYR Chair/ credentialed Brooklyn YR Club President, Diana Sepulveda.

Rumor has it that many of the "officers" of the NYSYRs are plotting a power grab to remove Diana Sepulveda from her perch and blame her for the existence of this blog.

Let's see what happens next.

Credentialed Brooklyn YR Club: http://www.brooklynyrs.com/

Non-credentialed Brooklyn YR Club: http://www.brooklynyr.com/

A site dedicated to Glenn Nocera (President of non-credentialed Brooklyn YRs): http://thenoceratapes.blogspot.com/

December 7, 1941—A Date Which Will Live In Infamy. And a NYSYR Fundraiser?

The patriots, professors, historians, and RINOs of the NYSYR's various boards have decided to hold their Christmas Fundraiser on Pearl Harbor Day.

At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time (12:55 p.m. EST) on December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, launching one of the deadliest attacks in American history. The assault, which lasted less than two hours, claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people, wounded 1,000 more and damaged or destroyed 18 American ships and nearly 300 airplanes. (http://www.history.com/news/5-facts-about-pearl-harbor-and-the-uss-arizona)

The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II. On December 8th, 1941, war was declared against Japan. And three days later on December 11th, 1941, war was declared against Germany and Italy.

Fast forward 72 years and it is only fitting that the liberals YRs of today hold a Christmas Fundraiser on Pearl Harbor Day at an Italian Restaurant in NYC.

Our grandfathers would be so proud of our tolerance.

2013 NYSYR Holiday Party

Saturday, December 7th, 2013

7-10pm

Fagiolini on 40th

120 East 40th Street

New York City

$75

Is it too soon to hold the Fall Meeting/Fundraiser on September 11th at a Middle Eastern Restaurant?

We hope they actually bring a flag to the fundraiser (they forgot it at the meeting in Orange County) and maybe invite some of the very few living WWII veterans for free. We also would like to see ALL "PROFITS" donated to a charity for veterans.

We will keep an eye on this as it develops.

Delegates: Super/Secret/Lists [UPDATED]

Super-Delegates

The NYSYR Bylaws say "Elected Officers of the NYSYR shall be considered “super-delegates” and shall have one (1) vote each at any meeting, but not at the biennial convention."

The Bylaws go on to say "All voting by any member club shall be by unit rule determined by a caucus of the delegates belonging to the member."

At the meeting in Orange County more than 1/2 of the live-bodies present were officers of the NYSYR and at least 7 could have voted as super-delegates. At a meeting where only 24 or so votes were cast by those actually present almost 1/3 of all votes cast could have not been bound by unit rule.

[UPDATE]

Of the 7 officers that could have been super-delegates only 1 voted as such due to their home club's failure to submit a delegate list.

Bylaws: Super-delegates cannot also be delegates for the member club to whom they belong and cannot hold the proxies for those delegates. However, they may give up their “super-delegate” status to become a delegate of their club without giving up the office that gives them status as a super-delegate.

In addition the "officers" meet prior to every general meeting of the NYSYR to discuss what and how they will be voting on any given topic when the unwashed masses come in for the general meeting.

Regardless of how the duly elected or selected delegates from a county club decide to vote during their caucus, super-delegates can cast their vote for whatever they wish.

So which political party utilizes this system of super-delegates? You probably guessed it- the Democratic Party!

Excerpts from: http://uspolitics.about.com/od/2008elections/tp/super_delegates.htm

The Democratic Party has three types of delegates; two types are elected at the state level. The third is less well publicized or understood: the super-delegate.

The Democratic party also has a third type: super-delegates. A super-delegate is a leader in the National Democratic Party who has a vote at the national convention; they not selected by state party members. 

 In 2008, a candidate needs 2,025 votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination. There are about 850 super-delegates.

About 1/3!!!

Secret Ballots

A delegate is elected or selected by a county club to represent them at a meeting of the NYSYR. Since they are NOT individuals and actually representatives of their home club they are NOT entitled to a secret vote or ballot.

Delegates at political conventions or legislative bodies DO NOT have secret ballots. The mere thought that a delegate should be able to cast a secret vote against or in favor of something is anti-democratic (SMALL D!). It isn't surprising that the vast majority of NYSYRs believe they are entitled to cast their votes secretly.

It is rather cowardly if you ask us.