“Large quantities of alcohol late at night with multiple lawmakers.” — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo quip on the secret of his legislative success in Albany. (Full story.)
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Coney Island Kids Defend USA, USA!
http://youtu.be/_X3Hkx-Liwk A group of parents from PS 90 in Coney Island, Brooklyn and their children joined with Congressman Bob Turner (NY-9, Queens-Brooklyn) today to sing “God Bless the U.S.” outside the school after the PS 90 principal prohibited them from singing the song — which they had long practiced — at a graduation event. Cute […]
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Note to Westchester homeowners: Don’t get a reappraisal — unless you absolutely have to. This is one case where ignorance is better than knowledge. Trust me. My wife and I got our house reappraised last month. It was like a 2-by-4 upside the head. We knew it would sting, but we had no idea how […]
Read the rest of this entry »Historic Retorts, Ed Koch
A friend sent along some wonderful historic retorts that are well worth doling out one at a time on these pages. Here is Ed Koch to the sometimes dogged former NY1 reporter Andrew Kirtzman who was pressing the former New York City mayor with a question.
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http://youtu.be/NtSp3jZVYyU?t=27s Does the reaction of this crowd to Madonna Cicconi’s nipple strike anyone else as absolutely insane? There are an estimated seven billion people on the planet. By my count, that makes 14 billion nipples, seven billion of which admittedly are dull. This is hardly a precious commodity. One man sounds like he’s been lit afire. Maybe […]
Read the rest of this entry »Time to Learn About Life, Grads
There’s a stack of resumes on my desk almost an inch thick. I no longer know what to do with them. They are from young people — recent college graduates mostly — willing to work for next to nothing. Many have offered to work for free. And I can’t help them. For a time, I […]
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“The weird thing is, I know I can do this job. I like dealing with complicated issues. I’m happy to make decisions.…I think it’s going to be an easier adjustment for me than the campaign. Much easier.”–Newly elected President Barack Obama to campaign advisor David Axelrod as reported by Edward Klein today. Full story here.
Read the rest of this entry »Historic Retorts, Miriam Hopkins
A friend sent along some wonderful historic retorts that are well worth dealing out one at a time on these pages. Here is actress and singer Miriam Hopkins to an annoying and subpar vocalist of the day:
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This guy is so good. Here is Steyn’s lede today: Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee a few days ago – that’s 60 years on the throne. Just to put it in perspective, she’s been queen since Harry S. Truman was president. At any rate, her jubilee has been a huge success, save for […]
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If you haven’t heard David McCullough Jr. give it straight to a graduating high school class in Massachusetts, here it is. Worth a look. http://youtu.be/n5p5nufi7EY?t=2m50s
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