January 2012
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“A few moments later, on Park Avenue, a man wearing dark clothes and wearing no...”
– via Colin Moynihan of the New York Times
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“Given the state of today’s economy- Do you know how much this shit is...”
– A California-based battle rapper The Saurus uses today’s economic reality to rework one of his more famous lines.
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Report: Rep. Grimm got money in envelopes
From The Times:
One follower of the rabbi said in an interview that Mr. Grimm pressed him for $20,000. The follower said Mr. Grimm instructed him to meet him “near the F.B.I. building,” in Lower Manhattan, in summer 2010 to give the money. The follower said he handed over $5,000 in cash in an envelope to Mr. Grimm in Mr. Grimm’s car.
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“Sue Kelly was not the monster this woman is.”
– —Matt Alexander, a Democratic in NY-19 comparing the current Republican congresswoman to the prior Republican congresswoman. via Paul Schindler.
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“Either @NYGovCuomo has pulled out of tmrw’s DGA mtg or his “public...”
– —New York Times reporter Thomas Kaplan
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WatchMy story:
[Councilman Jumaane] Williams, a freshman Democrat from Brooklyn, said he and others have repeatedly called for meetings with Bloomberg and NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly, but have been rebuffed.
“If you don’t have it, you cannot blame a city who feels under siege with whatever way they have to react to get the respect that we deserve,” he said.
Later he told...
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“You better keep an eye on your son.”
– What the boyfriend of an alleged rape victim yelled at New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, according to the alleged victim’s friend. via Richard Esposito of ABC News
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NYPD Ray Kelly's apology, re: The Third Jihad
via NYPD spokesman Paul Browne:
Statement by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly:
Nearly five years ago, I agreed to be interviewed about terrorist threats by a filmmaker with bona fides that included former employment with Dateline NBC and the White House for what ultimately would be released as “The Third Jihad.” While it never became part of the Department’s curriculum, and was not authorized...
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Watchvia:
Here’s the full documentary (it runs for well over an hour) that was shown to about 1,500 police officers in 2010 and yesterday was rebuked by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NYPD, even though NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly sat down for an hour-and-a-half-long interview with the filmmaker.
This morning, the Times editorial page called on Kelly (who even gets a credit at the end) to...
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“[Ray] Kelly gave our filmmakers an hour & a half interview for use in the...”
– —RadicalIslam.org, maker of The Third Jihad documentary.
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“Mr. Kelly should apologize for the film…”
– —The New York Times editorial page.
They’re responding to a news report today that Kelly participated in the making of The Third Jihad, a documentary Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NYPD said was inappropriate and should not have been shown to police officers.
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“a rate so low he donated more to his church than he paid in federal taxes”
– Stonewall Democrats hit Romney in an email blast just now.
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Watchfrom my roundup:
‘The Third Jihad’
“Bloomberg said neither he nor Police Commissioner Ray Kelly knew about the film being shown,” although an excerpt of a Kelly interview with another outlet was included in the movie. [Associated Press]
Footage of Rudy Giuliani and Joseph Lieberman was also in the movie. [Carly Baldwin]
“Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne said the...
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“I have no idea where he stands on the issues,” New Mexico’s former Republican governor, Gary Johnson, said about Massachusett’s former Republican governor, Mitt Romney.
My story.
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“Romney’s 13.9% tax rate is perfectly legal; that’s the problem.”
– Bill Lipton, Deputy Director, Working Families Party, in an email today.
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WatchI can’t tell if this is an ad for Samsung’s phone, or a clever way to repackage ads for Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Silver makes the case for giving $79,500-a-year... →
It’s fun to think what would happen if the legislators submitted their performance to the public in a binding way, allowing New Yorkers to decide whether the way they’re doing their jobs merits a hike in the $79,500 (starting) salary, plus per diems.
In New York City, News Corp. employees support... →
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Gillibrand and Schumer announce PIPA pullback, on... →
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Romney's consistency on taxes
Nick Confessore, David Kocieniewski and Michael Luo:
If there is one thing Mr. Romney has been consistent on over the years, however, it is taxes. In his campaigns for the United States Senate, governor of Massachusetts and president, he has never once released his tax returns — not even in 1994, when he made a major issue out of Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s refusal to release his own returns.
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Schumer outlines flaws in online-piracy bill he... →
My story:
As internet giants Google, Wikipedia, Tumblr and others launch a protest today against anti-piracy legislation in Washington that they say could lead to internet censorship, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, Senator Chuck Schumer, said he hopes the bill can be tweaked to allow government officials and victims of intellectual-property theft to go “after the perpetrators without...
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Bloomberg produces a carrot and a stick for... →
My story:
“There definitely was an element of teacher-bashing going on,” said the president of the United Federation of Teachers, Michael Mulgrew, standing at the back of the school’s auditorium, where Bloomberg’s speech was delivered.
When I asked about the $20,000 incentive pay, Mulgrew said it hasn’t worked in other school districts.
“The objection is,...
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The Village Voice's Powerless Politicians
The only thing I found interesting about the list — which isn’t at all serious or even logical — is that it did not include embattled City Comptroller John Liu.
The list, written by Steven Thraser (#50), did include a number of politicos:
#8-Public Advocate Bill De Blasio
#16-Former public advocate Mark Green
#17-State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.
#18-Bronx Borough President Ruben...
The field of consultants to go with the field of... →
