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Woman-Slasher Monserrate Now Biting Obama's Logo
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John Del Signore
Published Mar 8, 2010
Modified Mar 8, 2010
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Attention third-rate political hacks: Should the public's perception of you sink so low that you're seen as too sleazy even for Albany, don't panic! There's nothing a little hopey-changey Obama dazzle can't fix—at least that's what ousted State Senator Hiram Monserrate is counting on when voters go to the polls next Tuesday. Monserrate is fighting for his former seat in the 13th Senate district against Jose Peralta. And while Obama may not be out there personally stumping for Monserrate (not yet anyway—you never know!), we're sure the President won't mind if his successful "can-do" message gets recycled here. So just forget all about that one time he slashed his female companion in the face with broken glass—Obama Monserrate is looking forward, not backward. Of course, some of his critics just won't let it go, and created their own riff on Monserrate's new campaign signage:
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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