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  • Blogs

    March 14, 2010

    Eric Cantor, Dan Senor Host Fundraiser for Tea Party Candidate in NY-1

    ​Via Elizabeth Benjamin in the Daily News, House Minority Whip (and Republican Rebranding specialist) Eric Cantor will be a special guest tonight at a fundraiser for self-funding millionaire Suffolk County House candidate Randy Altschuler. On the host committee: Bush loyalist, Iraq Coalition a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2010

    Mitt Romney Wins Southern Republican Straw Poll by One Vote

    ​Mitt Romney couldn't make it to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference this year, but with the help of a "grass roots" group of supporters led by '08 Romney presidential campaign advisors (one of whom is Mrs. Romney's ghostwriter), he scraped by second-place Ron Paul to win the preside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    The New Tea Party People: Now With Black People (Onstage, Anway), Proud to Teabag, But Still Batshit Insane

    There were several Tea Parties on April 15, and rightbloggers who normally have nothing good to say about the "main stream media" (whom they consider biased and/or corrupt) were surprised by relatively flattering coverage from the New York Times, CBS, and other agents of the evil MSM. Perhaps bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Fox News Poll Blames Barack Obama for Blaming George W. Bush

    ​Fox News took a poll, and according to the results, 66 percent of Americans think that President Obama should start taking responsibility and stop blaming the Bush administration for things. That's more than three times as many as the 21 percent who think it's right to continue to blame the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Senate Republicans Suddenly Against Budget Extensions They Used to Wallow In

    The Republican near-majority in the state senate has sunk to new lows in the ongoing budget battle, but unlike the Democrats, they are catching no media flak. Incredibly, 29 of them (with one absentee) voted as a bloc last week against the emergency budget extender that barely passed the senate. Ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    Sarah Palin Blames Obama/BP Connection for Slow Oil Spill Response; BP to Attempt to Plug Well with Mud

    ​Since we're all pointing fingers and naming names with regard to whose fault the BP spill really was, why wouldn't Sarah Palin jump in the ring? On Fox News Sunday, the former Republican candidate for VP said, "I don't know why the question isn't asked by the mainstream media and by others ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Andrew Cuomo's Pledge Proving Tricky for Fellow Dems

    By Gavin Aronsen Andrew Cuomo, New York's likely next governor, has made it known that fellow Democratic office seekers should sign onto a single-page pledge to reform Albany if they expect to win his endorsement for this fall's election. But only two of his hopeful AG successors, Nassau County DA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    David Paterson Shadow-Boxes Himself; Press Awards Him TKO

    ​The biggest joke in Albany these days is the supposed rehabilitation of David Paterson. The New York Post kicked it off with an editorial salute on Thursday, June 17. By Monday, the Associated Press was posting a profile-in-courage hurrah, calling him "a bit of a hero in a time that despera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Mike Bloomberg Draws Praise for the Same Budget Decisions That Reap Tabloid Ridicule for Shelly Silver

    The recently passed Bloomberg and state legislative budgets each contained precisely the same, optimistic assumption that New York would get hundreds of millions of additional federal Medicaid funds even though the bill to provide the windfall was stalled in Congress. The Daily News said Bloomber ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Gov. Paterson Will Attempt to Resurrect His Soda Tax

    poolie/Flickr​Governor Paterson won't take no for an answer: despite the fact his proposed soda tax was killed earlier this month by relentless lobbying and advertising from the beverage industry, he's planning to reintroduce the tax during a special legislative session on Wednesday.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    David Paterson: A Lame Duck, Sure, But Why the Lame Media Coverage?

    The governor and David Johnson​It's a week since Judge Judith Kaye issued her 54-page report exonerating and damning Governor Paterson for his handling of a domestic violence case, and nothing has happened. That's news. Clemmie Harris, who admitted to Kaye that he tried to kill the complaint, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity is Here: When Will He Endorse an A.G. Candidate?

    ​Andrew Cuomo will show us in the next few days if he has the balls to be a change agent as governor. His feud with Eliot Spitzer caught fire when Spitzer got stuck in neutral during Cuomo's 2006 primary race for attorney general against Mark Green, refusing to endorse Cuomo when it mattered. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2010

    Gov. David Paterson Coming to SNL Tonight

    ​"Fuck SNL and the whole cast," New York governor David Paterson rapped in his comeback single "Power," continuing, "Tell 'em David said they can kiss my whole ass." Now, after years of being somewhat mercilessly tortured by a Fred Armisen caricature (pictured) -- focused on the governor's bli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Carl Paladino vs. The Tea Party: No Love Lost

    ​Third party politics in New York is so byzantine most voters turn off when it comes up. But Rudy Giuliani wouldn't have been mayor without the now-defunct Liberal line and George Pataki's margin over Mario Cuomo in 1994 was provided by the State Conservative Party. So the swing this week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    The Parker/Spitzer Liveblog!

    ​Parker/Spitzer, the biggest thing to happen to CNN since Larry King farted on Octomom, is finally here. Our former governor Eliot Spitzer and his foil, the saucy Putlizer-prize winning conservative columnist, Kathleen Parker, are about to go on the air.

  • Columns

    October 13, 2010

    The Sick Looting of Home Health Care

    A connected company's license to loot—at the expense of the taxpayers, elderly, and infirm

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    How Does Carl Paladino Get the 'Tea Party' Tag After Teabagging the Tea Partiers?

    ​Sometimes it's really tough to figure out what's news in New York. Everywhere in America, and on every national cable channel, it's Tea Party talk all the time. Carl Paladino runs for governor as if he's a Tea Partier and knocks off the ballot the only candidate to actually file petition ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2010

    Grinding Justice

    Operation Streamline Costs Millions, Tramples the Constitution, Treats Migrants Like Cattle, and Doesn't Work

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2010

    Carl Paladino's Hometown Newspaper Endorses Andrew Cuomo

    ​Batty and bigoted Republican candidate for governor of New York, Carl Paladino, is trailing his opponent Andrew Cuomo by doubt-digits in the polls and suffered another blow Sunday when his hometown newspaper, the Buffalo News, endorsed Cuomo. "In the end, there is no choice for governor but A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    New York Gubernatorial Candidate Makes Final Pre-Election Push With Local Constituents

    According to photographic evidence provided by WNYCMedia.net, New York's Republican option for governor, Carl Paladino, partied with sexy wenches, a, er, "guy in blackface" (or maybe a burn victim/devil person/sexy post-op Jocelyn Wildenstein?), and a zombie for Halloween at West Seneca bar Potter's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    David Paterson Post Mortems Begin in Earnest

    ​The day after the election, the Times ran a comparative chart of the personal preferences of the outgoing and incoming governors. Asked how he relaxed at the Governor's Mansion in Albany, David Paterson said: "Reading in the family room." A few days earlier, Joe Fisch, the state's in ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2010

    Andrew Cuomo Goes to Albany, Where Lobbyists Are Waiting

    ​The day after the election, the Times ran a comparative chart of the personal preferences of the outgoing and incoming governors. Asked how he relaxed at the Governor's Mansion in Albany, David Paterson said: "Reading in the family room." A few days earlier, Joe Fisch, the state's in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    The TSA Battlefront: Privacy Vs. Security

    "The good ol' days.."​What with the looming holiday season and the busiest travel days of the year, along with the TSA's most recent security measures, there's a significant debate brewing over who's right, who's wrong, and what, exactly, is going too far. Many have reported being patted down "ina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Joe Scarborough's Political Contributions Revealed by Voice in 2008: What Took So Long for the Suspension?

    ​Decades ago, when I was new to the pages of the Voice and when my work actually appeared on pages, I was visited at the office by state investigators. They had in their hands a campaign filing by Al Vann, then a young and ballsy assemblyman from the heart of Bed Stuy. I was astoni ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    Sidebar: Fantasy Voter Fraud

    ​Decades ago, when I was new to the pages of the Voice and when my work actually appeared on pages, I was visited at the office by state investigators. They had in their hands a campaign filing by Al Vann, then a young and ballsy assemblyman from the heart of Bed Stuy. I was astoni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    The Peggy Lipton Affair Takes Down Another Albany Big Shot

    ​We got yet another fascinating look inside the Albany favors factory yesterday when Andrew Cuomo released his latest revelation in the state pension fund scandal. Pat Lynch, the uber-lobbyist and close friend and ally of Sheldon Silver, was slapped with a half-million-dollar fine and banned f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Queens Pol Tony Seminerio, 75, Dies in a Federal Pen

    ​Former Queens assemblyman Tony Seminerio died today in a federal prison hospital in North Carolina where he was serving out the six-year fraud sentence he received in February. Seminerio, 75, had long been in poor health. Prior to his sentencing by federal Judge Naomi Buchwald for taking hund ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Chris Lee Could Be Replaced By Carl Paladino

    ​Christopher Lee, the New York representative who resigned yesterday amid a scandal over shirtless pictures, will be replaced between 30 and 45 days after Governor Andrew Cuomo calls for a special election. Rumors have already started as to who might run for the spot, including one that New Yorker ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    New York Post May Not Approve of Andrew Cuomo's High Approval Rating

    ​Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, while fair and balanced 99 percent of the time, occasionally allows some bias to creep into one of its many media outlets. Hard to believe, but if you look very close, you can find it. So let's play a game: Guess the News Corp. lede!

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Rightbloggers Denounce the Wealthy, Treasonous Schoolteachers of Wisconsin

    The effort by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Republican-led state legislature to deprive the state's teachers of collective bargaining rights was catnip to rightbloggers last week. This is because it involves two of their traditional objects of hatred: Unions and public education. You kno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    3-Year-Old Boy Desperately, Hilariously, Wants to Be Governor of New Jersey

    Apparently this video was originally on America's Funniest Home Videos (remember that show? Remember home videos?), where it won little Jesse's family a cool $10 grand. And it really is funny! Poor Jesse only wants to be the governor of New Jersey, but he is tooooo smaaaall. Chin up, Jesse... now y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Crying New Jersey Governor Kid Gets What He Wanted

    ​Jesse Koczon, the New Jersey kid who cried all over YouTube because he was "too small" to be the governor of New Jersey, is now going to be the governor of New Jersey. Chris Christie, the actual governor, signed a "proclamation" on Wednesday morning that named Small Jesse "honorary governor" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2011

    Rightbloggers Explain How Killing Osama Was Bad for Obama, America

    Last Sunday, right after President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden, we did a quick scan of rightblogger responses to the event. The brethren basically felt Obama had nothing to do with it and if he did, it wasn't worth doing. A week has passed. Which means rightbloggers have had time ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Chris Christie Made It to His Son's Baseball Game ... In a Helicopter

    Christopher Costa for Patch​The governor of New Jersey is a busy man, but made time to see his son play baseball yesterday; he arrived in a State Police helicopter. Chris Christie had a hectic marathon of important meetings and New Jersey allows the use of the choppers, which cost at least $1, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Andrew Cuomo Shouldn't Think About Being President Yet, According to Poll

    ​Despite what he called an "unusually successful" legislative session, it's too early for Andrew Cuomo to be thinking about the United States presidency according to New Yorkers in a new poll. A Siena College survey found that 83% of locals said chatter about a national run in 2016 is prematur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Program Could Begin by the End of 2011

    ​After complications, New Jersey will move forward with its medical marijuana program, Governor Chris Christie said on Tuesday. The bill, signed into law by former Governor Jon S. Corzine, a Democrat, on his last day in office back in January of 2010, was supposed to make way for operation wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Rightbloggers: S&P Downgrade of U.S. Means We're On The Right Track

    Last week, hot on the heels of the Congressional debt-ceiling fiasco and the ensuing stock market drop, Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit rating of the United States of America from AAA to AA , and placed the ailing superpower on "CreditWatch with negative implications." The reactions of Ame ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2011

    Rick Perry's Texas Fantasyland

    Rick Perry's Texas is a job-makin', low-taxin' oasis of economic growth. It's also a fantasy.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    The Roots' Walk-On Music For Michele Bachmann Was Ha-Ha Funny, But...

    ​Monday night the Republican Presidential candidate and frequent source/target of Photoshop japery Michele Bachmann appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in an effort to promote both her autobiography and her appearance at last night's Presidential debate. As a rebuke to the Minnesota congr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Is New York's Marriage Equality Act In Legal Jeopardy of a Repeal?

    ​When the Marriage Equality Act passed in the New York State Senate on June 24, 2011, Governor Andrew Cuomo quickly signed it into law. When it went into effect 30 days later, same-sex couples had the right to enter into civil marriages and receive the same legal protections afforded opposite- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2011

    Rightbloggers Declare Former Future President Herman Cain a (What Else?) Victim of Obama, Media

    Last weekend former GOP pack leader and accused horndog Herman Cain finally called an end to his flailing Presidential campaign/book tour -- or rather "suspended" it, allowing the enterprise to keep drawing money. Some normally opinionated rightbloggers tip-toed away from the embarrassing subje ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Newt Gingrich: Obama Is the "Finest Food Stamp" President

    ​Newt Gingrich thinks Barack Obama is a bad president -- for helping more poor Americans eat. Thing is, Obama isn't exactly responsible for recent, record-setting numbers of food-stamp beneficiaries. Gingrich, who wants to run on the Republican ticket in the 2012 presidential election, has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2011

    Holy Shit! Mitt Romney Made a Fake Bet!

    Last night, the remaining Republican presidential candidates met at Drake University in Des Moines for a debate that lasted almost two hours. What they said doesn't matter, however, as the only thing people will remember is the moment when Mitt Romney asked Rick Perry if he wanted to bet "ten thousa ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 21, 2011

    ?uestlove

    Last night, the remaining Republican presidential candidates met at Drake University in Des Moines for a debate that lasted almost two hours. What they said doesn't matter, however, as the only thing people will remember is the moment when Mitt Romney asked Rick Perry if he wanted to bet "ten thousa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2012

    Rightbloggers Prepare to Swallow Their Santorum and Root for Romney

    Since the recent Iowa one-two finish by Romney and Santorum, there've been a couple more debates and a lot of palaver about the GOP Presidential race. But let us level with you: Despite all our jokes about The Next President of the United States of The Week/Month, it's become painfully obvious tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Rick Santorum Sweater Vests for Sale for $100 a Pop

    ​Do you want to not only vote for but also look like Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum? If so, you are in luck! Rick Santorum has leveraged his viral fashion-backward menswear choices into a donation campaign for none other than Rick Santorum. But you, too, will benefit -- if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Romney Wins New Hampshire, Surprising Nobody At All

    WEBN-TVMitt Romney is a winner.​Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary last night, winning 39 percent of the vote more or less exactly as expected. Ron Paul came in a distant second with 23 percent of the vote, John Huntsman took third with 17 percent, and Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Queer Rising Gets Arrested, Other LGBT Activists Pile on Cuomo Over Homeless Youth Funding in Budget

    Queer Rising​The activists over at Queer Rising, who got arrested again and again and again during the past couple of years fighting for marriage equality, took it to the streets yesterday and initiated their first encounter of 2012 with handcuffs in front of Governor Andrew Cuomo's midtown o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2012

    Rightbloggers Explain How Newt Gingrich's Big Win Can Help Someone Other Than Newt Gingrich Become President

    Was it the video hit his Super PAC put out on Romney? Was it his heroic denunciation of his ex-wife and the Liberal Media (mostly the Liberal Media)? Whatever the reason, Newt Gingrich won a big surprise victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary. Rightbloggers who've always loved the former Spea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2012

    Ally Ally Alinsky! Rightbloggers See Saul Alinsky Everywhere -- Even Among Themselves

    Now that Newt Gingrich, newly amplified as a Presidential candidate, is regularly using Saul Alinsky as a club to beat Obama, the conservative obsession with long-dead community organizer has gone bigtime. Perhaps overexcited by this new opportunity to lecture America about one more thing that they ... More >>

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