Dear Nancy Tong – Don’t Step On Another Woman’s Back to Try to Advance.
I wrote about Nancy Tong playing politics when I saw she discussed bill A07352 that the New York Assembly voted on in June and Nancy discussed in late July.
It’s not just that Nancy Tong played politics, it’s more than that. Tong stepped on Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou who sponsored the bill in the Assembly. Tong thought she would catapult off this issue for the Asian Community. I hadn’t seen that part of the game until now. Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou the first Asian-American to represent Chinatown or any part of Manhattan in the state legislature. It’s easy to see Yuh-Line Niou would never create a bill to harm the Asian community.
Bill Colton did not speak to Assemblywoman Niou about his (and Nancy’s) concerns over her bill. How do I know? I asked Assemblywoman Niou if Bill Colton had contacted her with his concerns. She said, “Nope.” (See below).
Are the concerns valid? Absolutely! Everything about a bill and it’s impact on society should be discussed. Yet, it wasn’t because Bill Colton failed to do his job.
Nancy Tong doesn’t care who she steps on to try to get publicity from the papers and with the Asian community. This is publicity that has been falsely earned and is shameful. Tryeger and Colton don’t care who they step on to play politics, but Nancy Tong should have recognized this game a long time ago. Tong has worked for these men for years, so she knows their MO.
If Nancy Tong really wanted to protect the Asian Community, she would have e-mailed Assemblywoman Niou with her concerns. At the very least, Nancy Tong would have spoken to Assemblywoman Pam Harris. Harris voted YES on this bill. I don’t believe she would if Tong had spoken to her. Assemblywoman Harris is a member of the same political club as Tong and endorsed Tong, so Tong doesn’t have any reason for not speaking with her.
The Assembly vote happened on June 20, 2017. Sometime in late July, Tong stood up at the meeting with Treyger and Colton sitting at her sides and told the club about her objections to the bill. If this was an authentic concern, Tong would have spoken to her club before the June vote. She would have asked for their support in getting the information to the news and constituents.
Colton and Treyger have been in the game for years. They have no problem stepping on Assemblywoman Niou. Can you imagine having to work with Bill Colton who isn’t forthright and plays politics like this? AS A WOMAN, NANCY TONG SHOULD NOT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS GAME.
Nancy Tong is running to be my Council woman and she doesn’t even live in the area. If she wanted to be a Councilwoman, she should be running against Treyger because that’s where she lives in that district. This is not the first time I have seen Nancy Tong play politics with Asians who have been interested in representing their community. In 2016, Tong did not welcome Billy Thai, or Warren Chan, even though she knew Chan was not playing politics and had a real concern for his community. She is the “Revenge Candidate” of this election because her club members promised to spite another candidate.
Hugs,
marlene
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