Monthly Archives: February 2012
Will Rangel See The End of The Harlem He Helped Build? | Politicker
The New York Observer (Politicker) writes Mr. Rangel deserves some sympathy because after four decades in the House of Representatives, building a political machine that has seen scores of friends and protégés win high office, serving a district that has … Continue reading
Fred Dicker And Michael Benjamin Criticize Dominican Ambassador’s Push For Latino District | Politicker
http://www.politicker.com/2012/02/28/fred-dicker-and-michael-benjamin-criticize-dominican-ambassadors-push-for-latino-district/ Influential Albany power broker, radio host and New York Post columnist Fred Dicker is not pleased Dominican ambassador Roberto Saladin sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to support the push to create a new predominantly Latino … Continue reading
Drawing districts to deepen divides? – m.NYPOST.com
It looks increasingly like a court-appointed special master will have to draw the new map for New York’s congressional districts. Will that plan reflect reality as well as federal law? That test is apparently too tough for the state lawmakers … Continue reading
Affirmative action under attack, again
Why don’t they just put us on a boat back to Africa? That was my first thought when I read that the Supreme Court is going to hear yet another argument challenging the use of affirmative action programs in college … Continue reading
Dominican Ambassador Calls On Cuomo To Support Latino Congressional District
Politicker reports that Dominican Ambassador Roberto Saladin has thrown his support behind the push to create a new predominantly Latino Congressional district in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx. Mr. Saladin sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo last Tuesday describing … Continue reading
Santorum Again Relates Food Stamps to Minorities – NationalJournal.com
Santorum Again Relates Food Stamps to Minorities – Lindsey Boerma – NationalJournal.com by Michael_Benjamin2012 via Santorum Again Relates Food Stamps to Minorities – Lindsey Boerma – NationalJournal.com. Speaking to a large crowd at the conservative Americans for Prosperity Presidential forum here, Santorum said … Continue reading
Rick Santorum Is The ‘Anti-Christ’
Evidence that Rick Santorum is the “Anti-Christ” On the campaign trail this week, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum made statements that lead me to believe that he is the fabled false prophet whose coming evangelical preachers have long heralded. Santorum … Continue reading
Black at Stuyvesant High — One Girl’s Experience – NYTimes.com
The NY Times story would be better titled, “Black at Stuyvesant High — Is That Possible.” It should be an embarassment to African Americans across this city that fewer and fewer of our children qualify to attend the City’s elite … Continue reading
NYC Gun Control Laws Discourage Suicide, But Not Child Shootings
During his regular Friday morning radio appearance today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said New York City’s relatively low suicide rate can be attributed in part to the city’s relatively strict gun-control laws. Dana Rubenstein writing on the Capital New York blog … Continue reading
Federal Judge Is Named to Help Oversee Redistricting in New York – NYTimes.com
A panel of federal judges on Tuesday refused to dismiss a challenge to New York State’s redistricting process and instead named a federal magistrate judge to help create new political maps. The panel ordered lawyers for legislative leaders and others … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
