Gov. Cuomo shows his Personality-chats with Dominic Carter/Pushing for $15 HR Minimum Wage
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in Westbury, The Bronx, and Manhattan yesterday -- pushed to raise the minimum wage. The Governor went one-on-one with Dominic Carter, and was even in a joking mood telling Carter, "You are a Movie Star." Carter responded No Governor. The Governor...
Trump Does It Again, Winning Nevada
As soon as the Nevada caucus sites closed, the race was called immediately for Donald Trump....for the third time in a row. Polling in Nevada is notoriously unpredictable, but this time it was dead on, predicting a big win for Trump. Trump won evangelicals, very...
Trump will be the Nominee, Don’t Write Him Off during Fall Campaign
Let the Fall General Election Campaign begin. Months in advance, it is time to deal with the Political reality. Yes it is inevitable that Donald Trump is the Republican Nominee. Something that does not sit well with many of my close friends.(A point I made on...
Bernie Sanders on Saturday Night Live
Bernie Sanders was pretty good on SNL Sat Night. He enters at 2:10 in. Larry David has played Sanders in spot-on sketches several times in on Saturday night live. It may help Sanders Tuesday night with the primary.
Smart To Declare Iowa Victory – Hillary Stole the Narrative and Bernie’s Momentum
Brilliant move by team Clinton to declare victory, EVEN BEFORE they knew they won in Iowa. It permitted Hillary to control the narrative in a positive way for at least 1 to 3 days in New Hampshire, and at a minimum, she stalled Bernie Sanders well earned momentum in...
For Trump Iowa amounts to no more hype – Its Game Time.
It’s almost like the professional boxing matches Donald Trump would promote at his venues with Don King. Hype, hype, hype, but at the 11thhour, could the two boxers live up to the hype. Often the answer was no. Trump is not a traditional candidate. We already know...
Bloomberg SERIOUSLY ponders White House Run
Ex-mayor Michael Bloomberg, two years after leaving City Hall, is pondering a serious run for the White House. Past experience has shown Bloomberg is someone to be taken VERY seriously and with this very unpredictable race, Bloomberg could do the impossible on the...
Should Michigan’s Governor Resign?
Perhaps the best way to answer the question of should Michigan Governor Richard Snyder be forced to go, is to put this assertion on the table. If the toxic water situation in Flint does not rise to point out sheer incompetence, and possibly criminal liability, ...
Thank You Kansas Foster Parents
I had a wonderful, wonderful time as the KVC Foster Parent Conference keynote speaker. Thank You Kansas, West Virginia, Nebraska, and Kentucky. https://kansas.kvc.org/2015/12/18/foster-families-enjoy-weekend-of-fun-and-learning-at-kvc-resource-family-conference/
Bob Dole: Ted Cruz is a no-go
Yes he said it, and Bob Dole is correct. Presidential contender Ted Cruz cannot, and will not, win the nomination. Donald Trump made the likability argument about the Texas Senator just the other day. Trump’s assessment was correct, no one in the political...
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Indiana’s “Religious Freedom Law” Is Causing Much Backlash
The governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, brought up some debate this week when he decided to signed a “religious freedom” law (Religious Freedom Restoration Act) bill that states that the government cannot “substantially burden” a person’s ability to follow their...
Bravo to Stephen A. Smith
In some circles, Stephen A. Smith just committed a cardinal sin. He had the audacity to publicly suggested Blacks possibly vote for a Republican. (We hope you sense the sarcastic tone)Yes, we are talking about that Stephen A. Smith, the talking head on ESPN.However,...
Don’t Dare Scapegoat Our Teachers
I have never understood the criticism of teachers. Especially considering educators have been forced to go way beyond “reading, writing, and arithmetic.” These days’ teachers are as much social workers, as they are the ones with the precious task of educating our...
The Real March Madness- Athletes Don’t Receive a Dime
It’s that time of Year. Enough excitement to fill your entire body, even if your not a sports fan. It goes something like this, "At the buzzer.... its good !!!"March Madness is upon us, but what is wrong with this picture?Coach K at Duke, 10 Million annually.NCAA,...
The “N” Word Controversy
The "N" Word Controversy: It's also Wrong when African Americans use the word Full disclosure. The "N" word controversy is an issue that has deeply bothered me to the core for a very long time. When I ride the New York City train system, for example just the other...
Anti-Semitism is Still Alive and Well
Anti-Semitism in the Year 2015!That’s very difficult to comprehend.One recent headline that sets off the alarm bells is from the State of Missouri. The suicide this month of one of their elected officials, Auditor Tom Schweich.Schweich was reportedly taunted with...
Hillary Finds Herself Already in the Hot Seat
Critics finally have something now to talk about....and subpoena.You knew it was right around the corner, and the republican Congress has launched an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.A House committee investigating the Benghazi, Libya, attacks issued...
Enough Already…Enough Snow
All of us respect Mother Nature, but to live in a Northern State, and naturally, it begs the question of how many times are we going to be hit?How dare we complain!!!Yes, this is not Alaska, and yes, we haven’t been buried completely in snow as much as Boston, but No...
Rudy being Rudy on Obama Patriotism
It seems like he is finally back-tracking, but America, meet the Rudy Giuliani that New Yorkers were all too familiar with. You may have noticed his standard method operandi is only one way, and that is to relentlessly attack some more.Granted, former elected...
We all cry for little Elijah. His Death has shocked the world
Little Elijah had wandered, as children do.But the short life of Elijah Marsh was truly heart breaking.It’s the type of story that instantly breaks your heart.On Friday night, as someone who speaks all around the country on the topics of Foster Care and Child Abuse,...
Dominic Carter is so proud of his son
Proof to Foster Children, and all others that you can overcome ANYTHING in Life.Through his learning Disability, the Epilepsy, being forced to withdraw at the end of a college semester because he was hospitalized, to my poor baby being rushed to the Emergency room...
Obama Delivers State of the Union Address
Tuesday night President Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address and what is to be his second to last address before the end of his presidency. To some, this was his best address yet as he was straightforward with many of his proposed policies and ideas....