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August 10, 2006
Ratner geopolitics in the blogosphere
"Atlantic Yards" Voter Guide, Welcome. Guidance Offered. Geez, just before we were going to get around to updating Pol Precinct, someone beat us to the punch. Stated simply, "Atlantic Yards" Voter Guide lists the politicos on the campaign trail who are into spending billions of dollars of taxpayer money, and abusing eminent domain, to build the densest residential community in the nation and the largest single-source private project in NYC history, between two low-rise residential neighborhoods, at one of the busiest intersections in Brooklyn, in the name of a few jobs, affordable high-rise housing, and basketball; and those who stand with the community.
My Direct Democracy, Lieberman's Last Minute Donations
My DD lists last minute campaign contributions to Joe Lieberman. It looks like nearly the entire Ratner clan maxed out (including several "student" Ratners). Cousin Brucie is not on the list — he has pledged not to contribute to campaigns so as to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
NoLandGrab: How does a "college student" make the maximum-allowed-by-law campaign contribution and still have enough change left over for beer and pizza?
UPDATE: An NLG reader pointed out that there was a grand total of ELEVEN Ratners on the list. Even though Bruce Ratner has vowed not to donate to campaigns, remember, Bruce's subsidiary is about to be wholly owned by the Ratner real-estate dynasty, Forest City Enterprises. A comparison of the family owners (see SEC filing 14A) and family donors indicates that more than one Ratner-owner is concerned by the appearance of conflict of interest.
Posted by lumi at August 10, 2006 6:40 PM