“I’m the sort of person who will never get ulcers,” the mayor — eyebrows devilishly up, grinning wickedly at his own wit — enlightened the reporters at his $475 rent-controlled apartment in Greenwich Village on Inauguration Day in 1978. “Why? Because I say exactly what I think. I’m the sort of person who might give [...]
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News Desk: Police Confrontation with Empire State Building Gunman Leaves Bystanders Wounded
OFFICERS INVOLVED in the shooting in front of the Empire State Building on Friday were reportedly responsible for the shooting of innocent bystanders in the mayhem. From the New York Times: From a distance of less than 10 feet, the officers, Craig Matthews and Robert Sinishtaj, answered in unison; one shot nine times and the [...]
News Desk: Aw Come On, Mayor Mike
City officials pulled the plug on a vibrator giveaway by the Trojan condom company yesterday, disappointing potentially thousands of pleasure-seeking women who hoped to get their hands on some no-cost sex toys. “I’m 57 years old. I should be able to get a vibrator!” declared Linda Postell, who was among hundreds of women (and men!) [...]
Mayor Mike and the Big Gulp Ban
JON STEWART CRIED over it, because it put him agreeing with Tucker Carlson. There is no doubt New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is correct on the facts. It’s equally onerous on American society, because even without universal health care we all pay the price for the obesity and disease sugared drinks cause. You can [...]
Liberally Independent: Occupy Day 25 and the 2011 version of “Somethin’s happenin’ here”
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. At TaylorMarsh: Liberally Independent, including the Two Parties series, and Queer Talk When Occupy Wall Street action began, the expectations were for 15,000 to 20,000. When only a few hundred showed up, the initiators just kept going. And now we’re at day 25 in NYC, and [...]
Liberally Independent: The Occupation continues …
Joyce L. Arnold: Liberal, lesbian, Independent, equality activist, writer. Occupy Wall Street, having reached the point where the MSM could no longer ignore and/or disdainfully dismiss it, now has the challenge of keeping the interest of a society notorious for a short attention span. All of this seems as much about the rest of us [...]
Progressive Notes: Tammy Baldwin a Go, Perry ‘On Fire,’ and Other Happenings
Art offers his perspective as a movement progressive activist. Rep. Grijalva on MSNBC urging a bolder jobs plan. He says nothing will happen with Boehner, but the debate over a bold plan will be a boon to Dems in 2012. He will and has been ignored tragically: Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin announced this week she is [...]
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