Was Senator Golden Skydiving Just a Publicity Stunt?
So Marty Golden went skydiving for………..Veteran’s or Publicity?
When the event happened, I knew it was strange, but there wasn’t enough to prove it was a publicity stunt. Although it looked like Marty Golden’s typical ploy to get free press, money was being raised for veteran’s…..so who wants to question that.
But we should because it’s Marty Golden and he really doesn’t do things unless they benefit Marty.
Proof that it was just a publicity event:
a) Strangely, a paper outside of our area, The Brooklyn Downtown Star had an article about the event that looked a lot different than the press around Bay Ridge did. In fact, the article barely mentioned Marty Golden at all in the article. The article focused on the military vets taking a jump Sergeant Marvin Jeffcoat, Sergeant James McClelland (Marty’s staffer) and Carlos Alvarez.
b) The Skydive for Vets site that advertised the event is no longer online – someone stopped paying the WIX bill. If it was real, other Vets would be signing up during these beautiful Summer months and doing more events! This site says it was the first event, but it also looks like it was its only event. The site was suppose to list contributors and said something about tshirts too.
c) There is a real organization called Skydive for Veteran’s. I wonder if they minded that someone else was using their name?
d) The large check posed with at the end was from New York Right Now. James McClelland, one of Marty’s staffer is also a Board Member of New York Right Now…..which just seems to advertise Marty Golden. Veteran’s in New Jersey received the check.
Why not raise money for Veteran’s in need in Bay Ridge or somewhere in Brooklyn? If you glance as this (or anything Marty Golden does) quickly, it looks good. If you zoom in, you will see -> Something Isn’t Quite Right Here.
Hugs,
marlene
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