tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post8646876182292100050..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: New York State of Mind: Face-Off EditionAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-3886107683059979512014-01-30T22:11:59.631-05:002014-01-30T22:11:59.631-05:00Critch - WouldnT that fall into the category of &q...Critch - WouldnT that fall into the category of "cruel and unusual punishment" even for a convicted (or not) murderer?BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-30589279240617351702014-01-30T22:05:01.381-05:002014-01-30T22:05:01.381-05:00What if they sentence Berlusconi to an hour with K...What if they sentence Berlusconi to an hour with Knox?Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-91180837655843727142014-01-30T20:04:24.035-05:002014-01-30T20:04:24.035-05:00Bev, I wouldn't either. Of course, this is It...Bev, I wouldn't either. Of course, this is Italy we're talking about so she's probably facing 10 minutes with Burlusconi as a sentence.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-28836776527713016152014-01-30T19:59:57.163-05:002014-01-30T19:59:57.163-05:00The other big news is Amanda Knox was found guilty...The other big news is Amanda Knox was found guilty of murder again in Italy after she was found guilty, then innocent. I guess she won't be leaving the US anytime soon.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-73695619052216385852014-01-30T19:56:28.483-05:002014-01-30T19:56:28.483-05:00Bev, I haven't heard a single positive comment...Bev, I haven't heard a single positive comment about his speech, not from the left, the right or the center.<br /><br />And his "I'm going to do it without Congress" is just smoke and mirrors. He has very limited powers in that regard and everything he does can be undone by the next guy.<br /><br />One of my favorite fake promises, by the way, was to require government contractors to pay his new minimum wage. Yeah, right. I guess he's never heard of David Bacon which requires them to pay higher than that already. Idiot.<br /><br />In any event, people do tune out late in an administration, but not generally the speech where he's supposed to lay out his agenda for the finish. I think he just failed to keep it exciting. He should have brought puppets or done skits.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-9106991824296855032014-01-30T19:47:50.797-05:002014-01-30T19:47:50.797-05:00Andrew, I read about that. Apparently we tuned ou...Andrew, I read about that. Apparently we tuned out Clinton at the end too. Oh, they will try and wish it away by saying that more people are watching online, but the fact is, no one wants to listen to Obama anymore. He says nothing worth listening to and at that, he is predictably predictable. Even Democrats are running away from his "I will do it with Congress or without". That's really something no one wants to get on board with.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-59867715803145842342014-01-30T19:38:25.637-05:002014-01-30T19:38:25.637-05:00TennJ - Yes, it makes no sense at all that they bu...TennJ - Yes, it makes no sense at all that they built a brand new stadium that two teams share and it does not have a retractable roof like every other brand new stadium. Not only that, but we have three brand new stadium - Jets/Giants, Yankee, and Mets stadium - none have a retractable roof. Of course that means that really can't used for anything but their sport during the winter. Well, Yankee stadium has been hosting hockey games this week, but that's it. Really stupid.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-87091299419346860152014-01-30T17:51:23.232-05:002014-01-30T17:51:23.232-05:00Off Topic Update: Obama's STFU got the worst ...<b>Off Topic Update:</b> Obama's STFU got the worst ratings of any STFU since 2000. Imagine that.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-42096991712000306222014-01-30T17:27:10.965-05:002014-01-30T17:27:10.965-05:00Diblasiodoesn't seem to bright. I don't th...Diblasiodoesn't seem to bright. I don't think he wins this one. Gotham is probably the only nothern city w/o a dome that will ever get a superbowl, though. It just makes no sense.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-81683529262528746562014-01-30T16:26:59.488-05:002014-01-30T16:26:59.488-05:00Red Sox, Red Shirt, Red Menace...Red Sox, Red Shirt, Red Menace...AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-75294131881249006312014-01-30T16:13:08.190-05:002014-01-30T16:13:08.190-05:00I can see the campaign ad: "Let's kick ou...I can see the campaign ad: "Let's kick out the Red!" Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-50551652536099021152014-01-30T16:05:23.571-05:002014-01-30T16:05:23.571-05:00Kit - This is what is really weird - both Bloomber...Kit - This is what is really weird - both Bloomberg and de Blasio were both born and raised in the Boston area. Bloomberg was more low-key about his Red Sox fandom and frankly I don't think he was much of a sports fan. But it will be really interesting come baseball season to see how the Yankee fans react to de Blasio's Red Sox cap. He may need an extra deep security detail...I'm not kidding either.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-16940118739858898352014-01-30T16:05:21.542-05:002014-01-30T16:05:21.542-05:00A Red Sox fan? W...T...F!!! How is he even allow...A Red Sox fan? W...T...F!!! How is he even allowed in NYC?<br /><br />I'm with T-Rav on the weather. Real fans love weather games. It's the VIPs and media types who only see the Superbowl but no other games that want warm weather so they can golf and party and do all the other things "Super Bowl week is about." A-holes.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-74494790295453220822014-01-30T15:51:34.265-05:002014-01-30T15:51:34.265-05:00But, I thought de Blasio was supposed to bring pro...But, I thought de Blasio was supposed to bring progress! Because he had a bisexual wife, or something....<br /><br />On the Super Bowl, big whoop. If the people attending are real football fans, they can tough out the 30-something temperatures, as their forefathers braved the Ice Bowl and all that. It probably wouldn't even be an issue if not for whoever the entertainer is this year, no doubt complaining about how cold it's going to be, and so on.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-15366052415357771872014-01-30T15:32:03.057-05:002014-01-30T15:32:03.057-05:00A Red Sox fan? How did he get elected?A Red Sox fan? How did he get elected?Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-24685959165124578662014-01-30T15:19:26.486-05:002014-01-30T15:19:26.486-05:00Oh, and the very worst part of de Blasio? He'...Oh, and the very worst part of de Blasio? He's a diehard Red Sox fan!BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-37968553018591045222014-01-30T14:40:06.198-05:002014-01-30T14:40:06.198-05:00Bev, You have my sympathy. That said, I am curiou...Bev, You have my sympathy. That said, I am curious to see how far into the ground he can drive NYC. And will the people actually try to stop him?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-14210612516422164572014-01-30T14:36:55.257-05:002014-01-30T14:36:55.257-05:00Critch, I know exactly what you mean. And that...Critch, I know exactly what you mean. And that's the result of a party that doesn't have it's own platform. If the GOP actually stood for a complete platform, then they would have something to win people over with. Instead, they've trapped themselves in this narrow corridor between trying to please the activists (who are nuts and make them unelectable) or change their image in the media (who hate them and try to make them unelectable).<br /><br />They need to break with this formula and start offering a broad-based platform. They also need to disclaim the people who hurt them, rather than trying to appease them, and they need to use a genuine media strategy that gets them around the MSM gatekeepers.<br /><br />Unfortunately, they don't see to have the courage or the brains to do this. So they keep doing the same things over and over and their failures just keep getting worse.<br /><br />On immigration, the math is simple -- and math isn't an opinion or something that might not be, it is a fact. The math tells us that without increasing their Hispanic and female support, the Republicans are finished. They can still squeak out some low turn out elections, but that's about it. And it's going to get worse as younger white males (Millennials) abandon the party as well.<br /><br />The immigration issue is a gaping wound that need to be healed. But the problem is that the fringe would rather die than solve that issue. So rather than come up with something fair to conservatives, they throw a tantrum. And the end result is that they will keep the Democrats in power for a generation.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-86847358019063530882014-01-30T14:31:05.440-05:002014-01-30T14:31:05.440-05:00Critch - I am guessing Waxman didn't want to r...Critch - I am guessing Waxman didn't want to run again because Obamacare. He was one of the main architects and he knows he's going to be pounded into the ground. And better to "retire" on his own terms rather than being thrown out on his ear.<br /><br />Ol' Charlie Rangel may be making the same decision here shortly. He has too many Democrats willing to challenge him.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-14347958302990013432014-01-30T14:27:42.134-05:002014-01-30T14:27:42.134-05:00Andrew - Cuomo is actually quite a moderate Democr...Andrew - Cuomo is actually quite a moderate Democrat. There is a reason he was once married to a Kennedy. And de Blasio IS real dipsh*t who has made sure that every other real dipsh*t gets a seat of power in NYC to air their long standing grievances "against the man".<br /><br />I think NY'ers are having "voters' remorse" because not many people who voted actually thought de Blasio was a real Marxist. Well, HE may not be, but everyone who has been appointed or anointed has been a real, card-carrying and openly proud self-identifying Marxist and not in a good way either.<br /><br />They are determined to take as much as they can away from the makers and give it to the takers. This first salvo of that with pre-K tax is just the beginning. And no one will be able to reason with them. They will get what they want or they will just take it. You know, like Obama with his Executive orders.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-70401098064191849202014-01-30T14:25:03.550-05:002014-01-30T14:25:03.550-05:00I know what you mean Andrew. I remind folks all th...I know what you mean Andrew. I remind folks all the time that the Hispanices are hard working family oriented people. A lot of the grousing I hear is from union folks, who are mostly Democrats. It seems to me that everything the GOP does ends up hurting them. If they go along with the Dems, then the Dems and the far Right use it against them. If they go against the Dems the Dems, with the support of the media tear them up. They seem clumsy.<br /><br />My attitudes are certainly not far right wing, except maybe on the 2nd Amemndment, which I don't trust either party on. Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-39026311149755071342014-01-30T14:17:57.070-05:002014-01-30T14:17:57.070-05:00On the bright side, Henry Waxman is quitting the W...On the bright side, Henry Waxman is quitting the Washington scene. Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-88856605981652167642014-01-30T13:15:29.281-05:002014-01-30T13:15:29.281-05:00Critch, It's not amnesty. And the reason the ...Critch, It's not amnesty. And the reason the GOP can't make it work is because the fringe is shouting hateful things at Hispanics. It's kind of hard to win people over when the other people in your car are spewing hate at them.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-57749480377265425342014-01-30T13:14:27.193-05:002014-01-30T13:14:27.193-05:00Bev, On your article, I admit I had to laugh at th...Bev, On your article, I admit I had to laugh at this. de Blasio sounds like a real dipsh*t and I can't wait to see a feud between him and Cuomo. de Blasio may end up sinking Cuomo.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-5702221551569120902014-01-30T13:13:41.966-05:002014-01-30T13:13:41.966-05:00Bev, The far right is in total retreat. I'm g...Bev, The far right is in total retreat. I'm going to write about that next week. And the real test will be 2016, that's when the public at large votes rather than the smaller "get out the vote" numbers at midterms. So the Republicans have 2 more years to right the ship.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com