WHEN YOU have your own show you get your own platform. Sticking your neck out and speaking your mind against the horde is one of the most American of traits. It’s just very few people are willing to do it and incur the wrath of the wingnuts, as well as take the economic hit that [...]
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12.12.12 Concert for Sandy
WHAT A night it’s been so far. Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones… Alicia Keys… I lived in New York when I was doing Broadway. Vacationed on the Jersey shore many years. It’s a great place, with great people. Help them come back. Donate via 121212concert.org. Pre-order the concert via iTunes, it’s only [...]
Elect More Women: Debra Cooper for New York’s Upper West Side
IT WAS an event this week in Washington, D.C. that provided a glimpse of the strong support for Debra Cooper, who is running for New York City Council, District 6, in November 2013. The women who came out to show solidarity with one of the strongest female voices in the Democratic Party included Congresswoman Kathy [...]
News Desk: Fast-food Workers Walk in Biggest Effort to Unionize Ever Launched
“Hey, hey, what do you say? We demand fair pay.” PEOPLE CAN’T live a quality life on what fast-food companies pay their workers. Their bosses are making millions and the disparity has finally reached the tipping point. Fast-food workers at several restaurants in New York walked off the job on Thursday, firing the first salvo [...]
AFP Report: New York’s Cuomo Seeks $30 Billion in Aid after Sandy
New York governor seeks $30 bn in aid after Sandy (via AFP) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asked the US federal government for $30 billion in aid to help his state recover from the devastation left by superstorm Sandy. The requested funds will help rebuild the economy, infrastructure, housing, public buildings and small businesses, Cuomo [...]
Sandy Versus Katrina, Are You Kidding?
YOU WOULD think Republicans would be too embarrassed by the memory of Katrina to utter such obscenity, but you’d be wrong. Fox ran with this nonsense comparison, with Drudge doing his best to compare the situation in the New Orleans stadium with what’s happening in New York, Staten Island and New Jersey. Segue to Paul [...]
Showbiz Beat: Louis CK Emails Fans His Love Letter for Storm Ravaged New York Before Hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’
Louis CK Emails Fans His Love Letter for Storm Ravaged New York Before Hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ (via NewsLook) Louis CK is known for the wonderful way he treats his fans. So his heartfelt email to them is really no surprise. Just before the comedian took the stage to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ for the [...]
News Desk: President Obama, Campaigning in Ohio, Speaking Some Truths Worth Remembering [Video]
SANDY PUNCHED the east coast in the gut, with 22 dead being reported in Staten Island so far, New Jersey and New York getting the worst of it, while West Virginia and other areas got pummeled, too. No one escaped nor’easter Sandy if she passed through where you live. Now, it’s the last weekend after [...]
After Backlash, New York Cancels Marathon
After storm backlash, New York cancels marathon (via AFP) New York is cancelling its annual marathon, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Friday, after a fierce backlash over plans to hold the race even as New Yorkers struggle in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. “The marathon has been an integral part of New York City’s life [...]
Sandy Benefit on NBC Includes Springsteen, Aguilera, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel
A HUGE benefit will be aired tonight across the NBC stations, with some of the biggest stars in music joining together. From MTV: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Bon Jovi, Christina Aguilera, Sting and Billy Joel are all set to appear on “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,” a benefit concert to aid the victims [...]
Top Story: Nor’Easter Sandy Takes Down Huffington Post, Gawker and Other New Media Megasites
WE’VE GOT big bombs and big Pentagon bloat, but our technical infrastructure remains vulnerable to all sorts of attacks, including extreme storms. From CBS News: In addition to cutting power to millions and causing massive flooding in New York City, Superstorm Sandy also brought down several high-profile websites, including Huffington Post and Gawker. Those sites, [...]
Sandy Closes Down Wall Street
WHEN EXTREME weather lands, money is forced to listen. The U.S. securities industry canceled all equity trading today and recommended bond markets shut early, moving to protect workers as Hurricane Sandy barreled toward New York City with 85-mile-per-hour winds and the threat of an 10-foot sea surge. The stock-market shutdown, announced by the Securities and [...]
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama at the Al Smith Dinner [Video]
MITT ROMNEY used a scalpel on the man he’s trying to beat for the presidency. It was some of the best material possible for him. President Obama used a broader brush, clearly playing the role of president, not a candidate. Enjoyed the biting wit, the charity is essential, because otherwise watching these people is impossible [...]
Chuck Schumer: Dump Simpson Bowles, It’s a “Tax Trap”
MUSIC TO my ears when Sen. Chuck Schumer’s speech started circulating. Schumer was talking about something Jared Bernstein has warned about too. The highlighted section from Sen. Schumer is the most important. “If upfront rate cuts are the starting point for negotiations on tax reform, it will box us in on what else we can [...]
Meet the Republican “Flat Earth Five” of 2012
THEY ARE Rep. Dan Benishek (MI-01), Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-24), Rep. Dan Lungren (CA-07), Rep. Francisco Canseco (TX-23), and Rep. Joe Walsh (IL-08). Joe Walsh might ring a bell. He’s the guy who likes to mock his Democratic opponent Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and double amputee. He’s also got a bad reputation [...]
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