tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post112657110850662651..comments2023-10-23T12:25:03.006-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with Roger: LINKORAMA: Primary Day 2005Roger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post-1126703302554915262005-09-14T09:08:00.000-04:002005-09-14T09:08:00.000-04:00And to no one's surprise, Jerry "Re-Elect OUR Mayo...And to no one's surprise, Jerry "Re-Elect OUR Mayor" Jennings won with about 2/3s of the vote. (If I had had the cojones, I would have predicted between 65% and 70%.)Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post-1126656536476855462005-09-13T20:08:00.000-04:002005-09-13T20:08:00.000-04:00ALBANY - In a ceremony that resembled an inaugurat...ALBANY - In a ceremony that resembled an inauguration, the 35-year-old son of West African immigrants embraced his American Dream Monday when he became Albany County's 43rd district attorney. David Soares took on his new job during an unusual, ecumenical ceremony at Albany's Wilborn Temple. A steady drone of police pipes and drums led the former Albany County assistant district attorney down a center aisle as he and clerics of many denominations moved through the cavernous church packed with well-wishers.<BR/><BR/>I really don't know how he portrays himself, heritage-wise. I did mean he was an ADA when he beat the DA.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post-1126656327433159502005-09-13T20:05:00.000-04:002005-09-13T20:05:00.000-04:00The progressives got black ADA David Soares..." I ...The progressives got black ADA David Soares..."<BR/> <BR/>I thought that Soares identifies himself as Hispanic, not as black.<BR/> <BR/>He DEFINITELY is the DA, not an ADA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com