Monthly Archives: January 2010

Obama does that weird education-is-the-answer thing

Can’t tell if Barack Obama believes what he just said about expanding access to college or if he’s just cynically feeding Americans what they want to hear. His point was that education was one of four things he’s proposing that … Continue reading

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Abbie, this one’s for you!

So if corporations are people with political rights then let’s just take it where it lands!

I hereby nominate Salvatore’s/Donuts Delite for Governor of New York. I think Salvatore’s would make a great Governor.

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Actually, Mussolini’s Trains Didn’t Run on Time: Mayoral Control is not the Answer

-Jon Greenbaum The Rochester City School system is a mess and has made precious little progress over the past several years. It’s time to let Mayor Duffy step into a phone booth, put on a cape and get to work, … Continue reading

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Guaranteed Verbatim: Encounters with the Tea Party Patrons

by Jon Greenbaum Just met a guy who worked for David Koch (on his Manhattan apartment). Koch is the billionaire dude behind the Tea Party movement. Koch’s housekeeper was serving his 3 year old son breakfast. The preschool Koch child … Continue reading

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Alien Worms, Marc Rubio and the Tea Party Movement

Chances are good that somewhere in the United State there is an American with schizophrenia claiming that alien worms have infiltrated our bloodstreams. The correct response is to support people with mental illness as they navigate their way through society. … Continue reading

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