Monthly Archives: July 2011
Michael Benjamin on Fred Dicker Live and The Capitol Pressroom
Fred Dicker Live From the State Capitol, July 25 – 1300AM Interview picks up at the 32:18 mark. Former Assemblyman and NY Post op-ed contributor Michael Benjamin shares his thoughts on gay marriage, Governor Cuomo’s first six months in office … Continue reading
Gas Exploration Will Bring Jobs To NY
July 26, 2011 When the State Legislature passed of the hydrofracking moratorium bill late last year, I drew a lot of flack for urging then-Governor David Paterson to veto the measure. Supporters of the moratorium raised the ghastly specter of … Continue reading
Madness In Oslo
Friday’s bombing in Oslo and shooting rampage on the idyllic Utoeya island demonstrates once again that the face of terrorism has no discernible ethnic features. But before the facts were known, news anchors speculated that Islamic extremists had launched the … Continue reading
Congress Strikes Out Against Clemens
Congress Strikes Out This article was originally posted in The Epoch Times (07/21/2011) Every once in a while a federal judge gets one right. US District Judge Reggie Walton who declared a mistrial in the perjury case against Roger Clemens … Continue reading
The Week That Was – TW2 Minority Review, July 22
Get out of the heat and enjoy this week’s compilation of political stories involving our city’s minority political leaders. The Wall Street Journal reports on the here-to-fore unknown existence upstate place-names such as “Nigger Lake.” The DEC is trying to … Continue reading
Protecting Abortion — But Not Women
Protecting abortion — but not women By MICHAEL BENJAMIN (Originally published in the NY Post) Little noticed during the frenzied closing days of the legislative session was final passage of a measure that provides a certificate of stillbirth to grieving … Continue reading
Albany NAACP and county legislators file redistricting lawsuit
“Not a peep about this in the mainstream press,” says an Albany-based contact. The legal challenge alleges that the redistricting process in Albany County is unfair to African Americans and other minorities. The black population has increased in Albany since … Continue reading
Spirited Debate: What’s Obama’s Stance on Gay Marriage?
On July 1, Kennedy Williams-Benjamin appeared on Spirited Debate. Kennedy tackled President Obama’s stance on gay marriage. She said that the issue separates the man from his politics. Kennedy believes that President Obama favors civil union over marriage rights. Ms. … Continue reading
DEC To Allow Limited Fracking
Liz Benjamin over at State of Politics reports on the state DEC plan to allow gas exploration in NY’s Southern Tier. Approximately 85 percent of the Marcellus Shale would be accessible to natural gas extraction under these recommendations. The DEC … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
