Graphically venting over the oil spill nightmare
I woke up to the news that Top Fill failed to stop the oil flow from below Deepwater Horizon. I'm frustrated, saddened, and becoming angry. Mankind has failed in its role as the guardian of the...
View ArticleTea Party/GOP rivalry gets physical
A New York State Tea Party leader is claiming that the Chairman of the Rockland County Republican Committee physically assaulted him and threatened him by asking if he knew what a Bronx Beating is....
View ArticleNan Hayworth has the back of BP apologist
Yesterday, Representative John Hall (NY-19) called on his Republican challenger, Nan Hayworth, to denounce claims made by GOP leaders of an Obama Administration "shake down" of oil giant BP.Hall...
View ArticleHydrofracking may endanger New York's water supply
A battle is brewing between the energy industry and environmentalists about the dangers of removing natural gas from the shale using a process called hydrofracking. There have been reports of exploding...
View ArticleLimbaugh uses Steinbrenner's death as backdrop for racist rant
Rush Limbaugh is at it again, stoking racist fires on the public airwaves.This afternoon on his radio show, Limbaugh used the death of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner to hurl bigoted insults...
View ArticleNY-19: Nan Hayworth's campaign to answer fraud charges
Explosive news comes out of New York's Lower Hudson Valley, where the campaign of a GOP congressional candidate hoping to face Rep. John Hall in November is tainted with allegations of fraud.Republican...
View ArticleNY-19: Nan Hayworth's campaign disputes fraud accusations
In the interest of equal time, representatives of Nan Hayworth's congressional campaign have contacted me and asked if I would publish their response to civil charges being filed by John Hall's...
View ArticleNY-19: Nan Hayworth notaries admit to misconduct
Nan Hayworth's campaign manager, John Hicks, along with other campaign notaries, admitted to misconduct on the witness stand Wednesday in regards to the handling of Independence Party petitions....
View ArticleFired Up! 20 Tips for Hearty Canvassing
Two years ago, I was recovering from cardiac surgery, wondering if I had enough life insurance, and frustrated that my doctors wouldn't let me canvass for Barack Obama. I had canvassed in four...
View ArticleAfterbirthers: 40% of GOP don't think Obama deserves credit for bin Laden demise
This just dumbfounds me: More than three-quarters of all Americans say the president deserves credit for the killing of bin Laden in Pakistan on Sunday. Among Republicans, 61 percent say Obama deserves...
View ArticleCongresswoman gets sham award from Big Pharma front group
Nan Hayworth's office sent out a press release on Thursday that included a picture of the Congresswoman receiving an award beneath a sign saying, “Senior Citizens Thank You For Protecting Medicare and...
View ArticlePaul Ryan blames his Medicare voucher plan on liberals
On Morning Joe this a.m, Congressman Paul Ryan seemed manic, defensive, and vexed. His frustration, anger, and paranoia were palpable. Those hypnotic blue eyes are now puffy and red from exhaustion....
View ArticleNY clerks might still refuse licenses even if gay marriage passes
Municipal clerks in New York may refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples or refuse to marry them, whether or not additional "carve out" provisions are inserted into the states Marriage...
View ArticleNY Clerk refuses to sign same-sex marriage certificates
Citing her moral and religious beliefs, a town clerk in upstate New York has stated that she refuses to sign marriage certificates for same sex couples. Barbara MacEwen of Volney, NY, located in rural...
View ArticleGOP congresswoman says Americans were "foolish and selfish" before 9/11
This odd and troubling video is just another example of how disconnected GOP Representative Nan Hayworth (NY-19) is with her constituency and American culture. In it, Hayworth inappropriately discusses...
View ArticleWhy Democrats must embrace Occupy Wall Street
Talk about a match made in heaven:Occupy Wall Street desperately needs to tidy up its act, and the Democratic Party needs to grow a pair of eggs. And they can do a lot to help each other, and to help...
View ArticleAmerican Taliban: The GOP risks becoming Santorum’s Sharia Party
Rick Santorum is rallying the base, and base is the operative word. Through carefully crafted dog-whistle messaging, Santorum has appealed to all the hate that occupies the darkest bands of our social...
View ArticleHave some fun on Twitter at #mittzingers
I've been amusing myself there this morning, dreaming up the zingers that Mitt Romney will come up with for Wednesday night's debate in Colorado. As I believe Mitt's goal is to interface with the...
View Article6:20 a.m.: Waiting for gas in Rockland County, NY
I got up early to hunt for gas this morning. Unlike my previous attempts, I was able to find working pumps and a line of under 50 vehicles.The only person who tried to cut into the gas line was an old...
View Article'Nasty Nan': Why NY voters fired a Tea Party darling
The Cook Political Report dismissed New York’s new 18th Congressional District as “Leans Republican.” Polls showed the well-financed incumbent with a comfortable lead, and the openly gay challenger...
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