Weppner Campaign Seeking “Not So Nice”, Incidental Blight Photos
Blight. It’s a problem throughout Buffalo, WNY, and much of upstate and the rust belt. You can literally go anywhere in North America and encounter some abandoned buildings, ugly graffiti, vacant properties, and blight.
But now a woman running for Congress against Brian Higgins wants to turn blight into a campaign issue.
On Wednesday, Laura Yingling, the tea party “activist” and Glenn Beck “9-12” acolyte running Kathy Weppner’s campaign sent out a mass email to her entire list, entitled “Brian Higgins the Waterfront Czar”:
That’s literally only about half of the “to” list.
Here is the body of the email:
Interesting, right? It’s a great way for Weppner to stoke class and racial fear and hatred. Also, it ignores and exploits the fact that Higgins now happens to represent the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls – places that have more than their fair share of blight. Hell, even Grand Island has that dilapidated and creepy old Dunlop office building near the north bridge.
The current NY-27 couldn’t be more different from what it looked like before 2013, when it had a much larger suburban and rural component. Indeed, I’m willing to bet that the picture that Yingling sent around was not part of NY-27 before 2013.
The current boundaries are also +13 Democrat, so you know, good luck.
This is dumb politics and dumb campaigning. Showing off blight resulting from decades of regional economic failure isn’t relevant to Higgins’ time in office. But dumb campaigns play to dumb people and know only the lowest common denominator.
“Courtyard” by Marriott? Really? Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/qtrL1vPn0d
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
Looks like a damn Centipede game. Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/Tr6jHut8xt
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
Tiananmen Square in Buffalo. Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/JwfJRtUlKU
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
Bloody Mary lines @Mes_Que because of @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/s7XPSAZPzI
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
You used to be able to see people take dumps outside this place. Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/gobi4J6jhc
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
You know how many calls it took to hide my past blight? Because of @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/ws67Vi1Uow
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
Protesters at the Outer Harbor Fighting Algae Bloom because of you @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/uaxjBiaRoi
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
This doesn’t look good. Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/NPdPVuQT70
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
These Windmills aren’t moving in the picture! Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/9P1SqEz8VZ
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
More Cranes!!!! Damn You @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/QCdUaNDBlG
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
I showed up because someone told me this was Eddie Money Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight #TwoTicketsToParadise pic.twitter.com/cX10Vqi69U
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
We used to have a boat with 3 steering wheels. Thanks @RepBrianHiggins #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/HPP26EmA02
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
Because of @RepBrianHiggins no piece of this man’s wardrobe fits right #WeppnerBlight pic.twitter.com/XNnLtxIe0K
— KathyWeppnerNY26 (@KathyWeppner4NY) July 16, 2014
You get the idea. This parody account on Twitter captures the dumb beautifully.
I’ll issue a challenge to all outlets in WNY: Every single time Weppner tries to get you out to an event for free media, ask her why she scrubbed her entire web and radio history from the internet, and when we can expect to see it back online.