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07/28/10 After Old Greenwich Roundup Reported: How Dan Malloy Was Desperately Playing The Race Card In The Democratic Primary Emails Like This Came In
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OLD GREENWICH ROUNDUP
Is affirmative action a good law or bad one?
Incidentally, all applicants have to meet the pre-requisites for a job in order to be hired for any position. Affirmative Action does not help unqualified people gain positions they shouldn't have.
I remember when it was acceptable to call a "colored person" who was older than you "boy" or "girl."
No one could imagine that the races would be even close to being on an equal footing only 50 years later.
So if you believe in promoting racial equality, it is a good law.
Companies that have issues need to wonder more about why minorities are so underepresented in their companies.
But we, as a country, need to address the racial problems we still have. I wish we didn't need Affirmative Action. And I honestly beleve, that we don't in most companies. The law isn't their for most companies.
Eight minority Greenwich police officers -- six black and two Latino -- alleged they were overlooked for promotions to higher-profile and higher-paying positions that instead went to white police officers.
In December 2009, the town and the eight officers agreed to settle the case just before a judge was to uphold or overturn an earlier jury verdict awarding five officers damages -- a move that officially closed the book on the four-year-old case.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights noted major disparities between Hamilton Avenue School and other public elementary schools.
There was a time that Jews like Greenwich Roundup were not allowed to live in Greenwich.
You could rent a store in Greenwich, but you couldn't own a house in Greenwich.
Temple Shalom was started by Greenwich Avenue merchants who were not allowed to live in the town they worshiped in.
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07/28/10 Connecticut Gubernatorial Democrats Stuck On Stupid As They Ask,'Who Is The Biggest Racist?"
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
07/28/10 Connecticut Gubernatorial Democrats Stuck On Stupid As They Ask,'Who Is The Biggest Racist?"


Former Lamont Employee Claimed Racial Bias In 2002 Lawsuit
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, locked in an Aug. 10 primary battle with former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, was sued in 2002 by a black former executive in his cable television company who claimed that he'd been mistreated on the basis of race, federal court records show.
Ronald Keene — executive vice president in the Delaware corporate office of Lamont Digital Systems Inc. for less than two years ending in mid-2000 — sought at least $1 million in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania. Keene claimed he was "maliciously" fired after being denied stock, bonuses and commissions from sales activity. The mistreatment was "because of plaintiff's race, which is African American," the suit said.
Lamont, a Greenwich multimillioniare entrepreneur, denied Keene's allegation of bias as well as other claims, such as eligibility for sales commissions. The case was settled in September 2003, months after a judge denied Lamont's motion to dismiss the suit and moved it toward trial, documents show.......
Then Dan Malloy Quickly Fired Off This Press Release:......
Responding to a story in today's Hartford Courant in which it was revealed that Ned Lamont was sued for racial discrimination, and that he settled the suit privately with a confidentiality agreement, Dan Malloy, the Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for Governor, released the following statement:
"Since the beginning of this campaign, I've said that my experiences as a prosecutor and Mayor are why I'm confident I can do the job Connecticut's next Governor needs to do. Ned has said time and again that he should be the next Governor because of his business experience. That's why Ned needs to answer the questions raised in today's Hartford Courant story - because they're about his business.
"There's another reason he needs to answer them: the Governor. We just saw Gov. Rell try to fire a commissioner and enter into a confidentiality agreement with the employee. It blew up in her face, and it should've blown up in her face. Government doesn't work when it's secretive. It only works when it functions in the open, in a way that everyone can see.
"Here are the questions he should answer:
· Why is the statement confidential?
· What did he or his company acknowledge doing?
· Were certain employees denied benefits that other employees of similar seniority and status received?
· How much money was the employee paid in order to keep quiet?
· Why does a Connecticut-based company have a corporate headquarters in the State of Delaware?
· Is there a tax benefit to doing so?
· What happened to all of Ned's employees? He's said numerous times that he hired "hundreds and hundreds" of people, yet the company today has only 36 employees, including just 8 in Connecticut.
"I know what Ned will say in response: 'this is an unfair, desperate attack.' That's wrong. He's asked tough questions of me, and I've answered every one of them. Campaigns are tough, and they should be tough - because the job we're seeking is a tough job. You get asked tough questions in a campaign, but you get asked tougher questions when you're Governor. If you can't answer questions in a campaign, how will you answer them as Governor?
"I think Ned should answer these questions, and I'd prefer that he do that in a debate with me. Ch. 3 and CPBN want to have Ned and me debate on August 3 - and if Ned doesn't show up, the debate is going on without him. Most candidates would probably be thrilled. While I'm grateful for their offer, I'm not thrilled to be there alone. I'm more than happy to give up half that time if Ned will show up.
"One more thing: Ned's been saying he doesn't want to debate me because debates are only about '1 minute canned response.' My response to that is, let's not do that. Let's just have a conversation between the two of us. A civil conversation in which we ask each other questions, and challenge each other's responses.
"Back in May I said I wanted this to be a campaign filled with substantive debates where we both answer tough questions. We don't have much time left, but there's still time for that debate to happen.
"I hope Ned will change his mind."
Lamont for Governor campaign manager Joe Abbey released the following statement regarding Dan Malloy's missive from earlier today:
"Dan's long list of questions today betrays an outright ignorance and hostility toward Connecticut small businesses. That press release was clearly written by someone who has never worked in small business or created jobs in the private sector.
"Dan has said time and time again that his years of experience running for political office entitle him to be governor. But throughout the nearly 10 years running that he's been running for governor, serious questions have been raised about his performance as mayor and the manner in which he talks about it. He should answer those questions.
"There's another reason he needs to answer them: Governor John Rowland. As Connecticut continues to try and erase the stain of a pay-to-play scandal in the governor's mansion, transparency and accountability in government are critical to our future. That is why it is so important for Dan to respond to the following:
• How many of the 55 civil rights complaints and 37 federal lawsuits were filed by employees reporting directly to you, or to your senior staff members?(Source: Greenwich Time -- http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Sunday-print-exclusive-Racism-in-Greenwich-508827.php and public records).
• When did you first learn that three of your employees, two of whom you named employee of the month, were embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the city on your watch, as reported by the Courant? (Source: Hartford Courant -- http://articles.courant.com/2010-07-23/news/hc-stamford-arrests-fedele-malloy-07220100723_1_stamford-mayor-dannel-malloy-criticizes-michael-fedele)http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Sunday-print-exclusive-Racism-in-Greenwich-508827.php
• Why do you continue to advance claims about your record on jobs that have been fully debunked by the Courant? (Source: Hartford Courant --http://www.courant.com/community/stamford/hc-malloy-jobs-0628-20100628,0,480540.story)
• Is it true that Stamford lost a net of 8,000 jobs during your term as Mayor?
• After you were investigated in 2004 for awarding lucrative no-bid contracts to companies that contributed to your political campaigns, did you continue to accept contributions to your previous or current campaign from companies that either held contracts with the city or aspired to do so? (Source: New York Times --http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/23/nyregion/23stamford.html?scp=3&sq=Stamford&st=nyt)
"I understand why Dan was so defensive in his statement saying, 'I know what Ned will say in response: 'this is an unfair, desperate attack.' That's exactly what it was.
"I hope Dan will address these questions on Thursday when he and Ned appear together in Windham, but in the meantime let's have that civil conversation on the issues Dan's always talking about."
The exact amount the Board Of Education paid the family of Candace Owens, now an 18-year-old Stamford High graduate, was made public yesterday after The Advocate filed a Freedom of Information request last week.
The Board of Education spent an additional $25,000 on legal expenses, including representation by a Hartford law firm, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, school board spokeswoman Sarah Arnold said.
The case was terminated two weeks ago at a settlement conference, according to court records. As part of the settlement, the Board of Education denied any wrongdoing and liability.
The school board has 30 days from the settlement date to pay the Owens family by check to their attorney, Norman Pattis. The entire $62,500 tab will come out of a $375,000 legal fund.
"The case was resolved to the mutual satisfaction of both parties," said Patrick Fahey, one of the attorneys who represented the Board of Education.
He declined to comment further.
Neither Pattis nor Robert Owens, the father of Candace Owens, returned phone messages.
The Board of Education attempted to keep the terms of the settlement from being disclosed because of a confidentiality clause. But the Freedom of Information Commission said that any settlement funded by taxpayers is public record unless it is sealed by the court.
The settlement marked the end of a yearlong controversy that stoked racial tensions and political drama.
Last February, at least one of five teenagers sitting in a car left messages threatening to kill Owens, who is black, and repeatedly used a racial epithet. In one of three messages, one of them referred to her as "dirty" and threatened to burn her house down and tar and feather her.
The group included Malloy's youngest son, Sam Malloy, then 14. The mayor released a statement in March saying his son cooperated with police and did not know the alleged ringleader, Evan Kopek, or Owens before the night of the calls. He has declined comment since then.
Kopek, now 18, was a former friend and classmate of Owens. Two days before the phone incident, they had a shouting match during class. School officials suspended Kopek for that but would not discipline him and the other boys for an incident committed off school grounds unless the police made an arrest, which drew criticism from the state National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Owens left school for six weeks, saying it was traumatic to attend with the alleged callers. She returned after Kopek was arrested in late March. Another teen was arrested later that spring. School officials would not say whether they disciplined Kopek after the arrest.
The lawsuit said the decision to delay suspensions amounted to a failure to protect Owens. The suit accused the city of violating the federal Title IX rule banning discrimination in schools that receive federal funding. The school system has "continued to do nothing to protect Ms. Owens from repeated harassment and intimidation by the young men and their friends," the suit stated.
None of the students involved in the case attends Stamford High any more, Arnold said.
Candace Owens was arrested in an unrelated harassment case in October. In November, Kopek pleaded to being a youthful offender and had his case sealed. He will have no criminal record. He faced charges of first-degree harassment and second-degree intimidation by bigotry or bias.
It is not known whether Malloy's son was charged because he is a juvenile.
Derogatory Dan Strikes Again
by: BranfordBoy
Why? Presumably because the allegations, absent any evidence that Malloy was complicit in their alleged crimes, had zero bearing on the governor's race.
But Dan Malloy isn't stupid enough to be gracious.
Today the Courant reported on a 2002 lawsuit against Lamont Digital alleging racial discrimination. ("Hold the presses! Breaking news!!)
In less time than it takes to write $505,000 worth of checks to pay for renovations on your $2-million dollar mansion, Dan Malloy released a statement in which he, a former personal injury lawyer of all things, expressed shock -- SHOCK! -- that lawsuits get settled out of court with confidentiality agreements attached....
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Gibbons spared -- once again -- from contested re-election in the 150th
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Sunday Jul 25 | Connecticut Post
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Wednesday Jul 21 | Press-Telegram
... and Hyatt Rosemont; the Hyatt Regency in Indianapolis; the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis; the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich, Conn., and the Hyatt karen.robes@presstelegram.com , 562-499-1303
Sixty teams battle heat, each other in annual Wiffle ball tourney
Saturday Jul 17 | Connecticut Post
... Time Maggie Bennett of Wilmington, N.C., uses a parasol to stay cool as she ironically cheers for her Old Greenwich relatives who played for the team named "Heat" during the third annual Greenwich Wiffle ball tournament at the Greenwich Polo Grounds ...
Cause of POCO fire remains undetermined
Friday Jul 16 | Chesterton Tribune
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Farewell notes: John Stansell says good-bye to First Congregational Church
Thursday Jul 15 | Greenwich Citizen
John Stansell has been a musical force in Old Greenwich for 23 years. As music director for the First Congregational Church over the last 15 years, and organist before that, he has brought into the church's fold hundreds of young and adult voices.
Wednesday Jul 14 | Connecticut Post
Pat Brandrup has been appointed assistant manager of the Greenwich and Old Greenwich offices of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage , joining managing broker Joe Valvano .
New U.S. attorney vows crackdown on hedge funds
Monday Jul 12 | Connecticut Post
U.S. District Judge Mark Kravitz publically gave Old Greenwich resident David Fein the oath of office as Connecticuta s 50th U.S. Attorney during a ceremony at Yale Law School on Monday July 12, 2010.
Autism and aging: When kids grow up
Monday Jul 12 | Connecticut Post
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Feds vow crackdown on hedge funds
Monday Jul 12 | Connecticut Post
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to attend investiture of Old...
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Sunday Jul 11 | Connecticut Post
An Old Greenwich resident will be formally installed as the federal government's top prosecutor in Connecticut on Monday at a ceremony attended by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder .
Thousands Stranded as New Haven Line Shuts Down
Saturday Jul 10 | New York Times
Trains on Metro-North Railroad s New Haven line stopped running for several hours on Saurday, and service remained spotty throughout the night.
Shoppers seek sidewalk deals in Old Greenwich
Friday Jul 9 | Connecticut Post
Though the town sweltered through another day of a heat wave, that didn't stop shoppers from seeking out hot deals in Old Greenwich Thursday.
Power outage leaves hundreds powerless in eastern Greenwich
Thursday Jul 8 | Connecticut Post
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Home retains pieces of bygone era
Wednesday Jul 7 | NewsTimesLive.com
... and arts center, and a special town meeting was called to appropriate $100,000 for a new high school. In Old Greenwich, the Perrott Library was organized, and the 16 remaining acres of the Quintard Farm were sold to a syndicate planning Greenwich ...
Fresh Air kicks off summer program in Greenwich
Wednesday Jul 7 | Connecticut Post
... Kasim's love of swimming in their pool, they said Wednesday. Less than a half-hour after Kasim arrived at the Old Greenwich rail station Wednesday afternoon, he and Ryan, an Eagle Hill School student, were diving into the pool in the Hays's backyard ...
Sunday print exclusive: Autism and aging
Wednesday Jul 7 | Connecticut Post
... has autism, his whole life. It's a job that doesn't end, even now that Daniel, who lives with his parents in Old Greenwich, is 51. In fact, the family's challenges have become more pronounced in recent years, as they make plans for a future when ...
Sorry Bieber Fans, Hea s Not Buying in Greenwich
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Friday Jul 2 | NBC Connecticut
... around Greenwich Harbor and at Darlene's Heavenly Desires Chocolates and Ice Cream on Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich, the Time reports. The likely reason he was in Connecticut is that Old Greenwich is close to New York , where Bieber performed ...
Jason S. Andrews, CRPC , named Fairfield County's Top 40 under 40
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Wednesday Jul 7 | Business New Haven
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Andrew Moore photographs of Detroit ruins create stunning show at Akron Art Museum
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Saturday Jul 3 | Cleveland.com
... Detroit are on view in a world-premiere exhibition at the Akron Art Museum . Moore, 53, a native of Old Greenwich, Conn., has made a specialty out of documenting the architectural and environmental consequences of economic and social upheaval. He's ...
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