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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s week isn’t getting any better.  The New York Post continues to inform the residents of New York State of what lengths Gov. Cuomo will go to in order to retain the title Governor, despite the machinations to keep his fingerprints off the evidence.  

It is disturbing that Governor Andrew Cuomo is so driven to match Mario’s record as Governor and the devious ways he tries to make it happen.   Upstate New York is feeling the effects of our best and brightest leaving New York as soon as humanly possible due to the dire economic conditions.  It didn’t have to be this way, if Governor Andrew Cuomo were truly concerned about his constituents.  As the NY Post editorial points out, Fracking helped make the US the world’s oil king.  New York State could have benefited, but, Governor Andrew Cuomo preferred to cater to the few, extremely loud, progressive naysayers opposed to fracking, and ignored the plight of New York’s own citizens.   

It is time to end Governor Andrew Cuomo’s government career that has cost New Yorkers untold so very much, in dollars and heartache.

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, a Democrat, obviously missed biology classes (or failed them miserably.)  This is legislation that he and the democratically controlled City Council is proud of:   “New Yorkers will no longer need a doctor’s note to change their gender on their birth certificates, and will no longer be treated as if their identity was a medical issue.”  More emphasis should be on this at home and in biology classes:  Boys, girls are different – and that’s just the truth.

Stephen Moore reminds us that this economy is definitely not Obama’s recovery

American Enterprise Institute writes about Medicare reforms both parties can live with

Betsy McCaughey opines on why Medicare for all is a rotten deal for most

Thomas W. Carroll reminds us of a great idea:  Jobs for all, not colleges for all

Bill Bennett follows up on the Janus v AFSCME decision

The US Senate Democrats are getting desperate now.

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Tomorrow, Thursday, September 13 is Primary Day.  Please check with your local Board of Elections to see if your area has a Conservative Primary.  There is NO statewide primary in the Conservative Party.

Beware:  Child Predators Can’t Be Within 1,000 Feet of Schools. 

Michael Goodwin’s column in today’s NY Post reminds New Yorkers that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been playing dirty politics for years.  As Mr. Goodwin points out in his column, Gov. Cuomo is convinced we conservatives – who do not agree with his policy and politics – have no place in New York.  In fact, anyone who is not in lock step with him has been the brunt of his ugly, unseemly, dirty politics.  What does this say about the people who vote, support and carry out his demeaning style of politics?   The NY Post editorial sums the Governor’s problems us succinctly:  Andrew Cuomo has no credibility left.   Even the newspaper he has in his pocket – the NY Times – wrote about how ahead of the Primary, Cuomo Administration Offered Sweeteners to Get New Bridge Open.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s anti-Trump tax plan crumbling in face of IRS regulations

The Beat looks at campaign-finance futility.  

Have you seen Chele Chiavacci Farley latest ad?  You can watch it here

POLL SHOWS TRICHTER CAN WIN NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER’S RACE. 

REPUBLICAN MAJORITY MUST BREAK WITH PAST: ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP THAT KNOWS HOW TO WIN. 

This from the Daily Signal:  Government for Hire? Emails Show ‘Climate Industry’ Funds Jobs in Offices of Governors, Attorneys General.  

We should all thank Al Gore for “inventing the Internet” —  Why Trump’s Record Trumps the Media’s Spin.  

The Daily Signal gives us a bonus Walter E. Williams column and as always we end our Wednesday Daily Update with Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams

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A somber day in America as we remember and pray for those who lost their lives on that fateful day.  We will never forget and will always be vigilant to protect our American way of life.

God Bless America.

 

Remembering 9/11 in photos.

Days Before Sept. 11, Memorial To Flight 93 Dedicated In Shanksville.

This day in history:  September 11, 2001

Ordinary people became extraordinary on 9/11

Army veteran Pete Hegseth details the complex conflict on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Here ‘s how safe we are 17 years after 9/11.

The Smell of September 11.

A Sept. 11 story of faith and hope.

How 9/11 changed my generation

9/11 anniversary: What this millennial never wants America to forget (written last year)

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Governor Andrew Cuomo let his ego drive the weekend news and the results were disastrous for his campaign.  He rushed to open “The bridge” too soon;  the opening was delayed; it’s safe, but beware; staff were in the dark about opening “The Bridge”’; his own brother said “Pop would not have liked this.”  Then it was made public that an EZ-Pass mailer reads like Cuomo campaign brochure.  Those two things were bad enough, but then the NY Democratic Party (Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the de facto leader) put out a mailing implying Cynthia Nixon is anti-Semitic – hitting a new low in political mailings.  To make matters worse, no one will acknowledge publicly who approved the mailing.  Everyone knows Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a self-proclaimed micromanager, yet he said he did not know about the mailing.  Oh, and let us not forget that Gov. Cuomo has no problem in letting sex offenders into schools to vote.   

A voter should be informed, know whom they are casting their vote for, who they want representing them, if they have the same values.  The articles above make a very strong case against early voting.

De Blasio’s school-desegregation push won’t remotely solve the real problem

State Education Department under fire for embargoing test scores.

He’s back and not very inspiring to his base. As long as former President Obama is out there giving political speeches, any possibility of a strong blue wave will diminish.  President Obama, we think you should start bringing Hillary with you, after all, as a team you did so well.  President Obama continues to deny any responsibility – as does Hillary – for the four American deaths – Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods – in Benghazi.  Kris Paronto sets him straight.

The NFL drew a “red line” and when the season opens NFL caves in and abandons itThis is what happens when the NFL abandons principle. 

The Ugly Culture Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide Would Create.

It has been 17 years since 9/11/01…the terror of that fateful day will never be forgotten to those of us who watched as terror reigned.  We pray that no one will ever live through another attack that completely destroyed two buildings, partially destroyed another, and traumatized untold thousands of lives. With all of the pain, sadness, and distress of 9/11, there were many heroes on that fateful day who prevented even more bloodshed; here is one from Flight 93 that National Review (Notes & Asides) printed on May 10, 2002 and has graciously given us permission to link to it. 

Weekly Wrap-Up

With this week’s Brett Kavanaugh hearings, Democrats in Washington have reached a new low, if that’s possible. Conspiracy theories, double standards, desperate stunts – it is “sick,” as President Trump has noted. “Pathetic,” to quote the Daily Wire. A “circus,” in the words of Senator Orrin Hatch.

There is much shame and blame to go around – from old guard Democrats like Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Diane Feinstein of California and Richard Blumenthal, our neighbor in Connecticut, to New York’s very own Chuck Schumer (who never misses a chance to shut down the Senate) and Kirsten Gillibrand (who, like Senator Feinstein, goes with the tired claim that people will die if Democrats don’t get their way) – as well as Lisa Murkowski, the abortion-obsessed Senator from Alaska who just happens to be a Republican.   

And then there’s the grandstanding Kamala Harris of California, who has no use for “that book” Judge Kavanaugh carries (i.e. the Constitution), and the melodramatic Corey Booker of New Jersey, who also doesn’t seem to understand the Constitution or the film Spartacus, for that matter, and who flaunted non-existent rules to show that Kavanaugh is in fact against racism.
 
In your opinion, who has been the most insufferable senator during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll. 

Are the Democrats desperate to distract from the fact that the Trump Economy continues to boom? Makes sense to me. 

Another distraction this week was Nike’s continued emulation of anti-American protester Colin Kaepernick, who doesn’t have a clue about what “sacrificing everything” really means but is nonetheless getting rich off the freedom he enjoys as an American. But Nike might ultimately stand to lose.

What would you say is the most offensive aspect of Nike’s Colin Kaepernick media campaign? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

Speaking of someone who stands to lose – Andrew Cuomo is plowing through his campaign funds (he’s great at spending other people’s money) to avoid an upset by Cynthia Nixon, as polls show a tightening race.

And he’s willing to put children in jeopardy to win – just look at his decision to allow registered sex offenders to vote at their local schools, in violation of the law. 

Conservative candidate Marc Molinaro put out a strong statement, as did Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan – and of course, your Conservative Party had something to say about this as well.

What was your FIRST reaction to news that Andrew Cuomo is putting kids in danger by encouraging registered sex offenders to vote at their local schools? That’s the third and final question in our new Weekly Poll.

Have a great weekend!

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Did you see the latest independent poll numbers released in the Governor’s race?  Cuomo 46/Molinaro 43!

Headline grabbing, egotistical, unable to tolerate those who have different opinions, I dare you to oust me from the US Senate, Sen. Cory Booker, released confidential Kavanaugh emails at today’s Judiciary Committee meeting.

Unbelievable!  Talk about headline grabbing…the confidential emails Sen. Cory Booker “released” for dramatic effect at today’s hearings were already cleared to be released.   Sen. Booker, and other democrats, appear to be slightly unhinged regarding Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.  Imagine how the main stream media would react to their shenanigans if they were republican senators objecting to a democratic nominee. 

Dems Revive the Paranoid Style in American Politics Against Kavanaugh.

Democrats’ mental breakdown over Kavanaugh.

Nebraska Senator, Ben Sasse, provides a civic lesson on the importance – and the right way to conduct —  Supreme Court Judicial Hearings.

The other hearing held in Washington, DC yesterday.

Facebook is losing its popularity

Democrats’ Agenda Of Impeachment And Socialism Means Decline For America

Civil war looms for Democrats after left-wing upsets: ‘This is just the beginning’.  No wonder Gov. Cuomo has spent $8 million in three weeks.  

Cuomo gets $25,000 from business his camp once blasted for ‘pay-to-play’.

The Beat with more on the NYCHA scandals

City Council weighs bill that would freeze ICE out of city business

Bill Hammond on the “Age Tax” misfire.

Governor Cuomo’s Desperate Ploy for Votes Defies the Law and Endangers Voters

Brooklyn, NY — Conservative Party State Chairman, Michael R. Long, is calling on all New Yorkers to tell Governor Andrew Cuomo that his latest desperate ploy for votes defies current law that states quite clearly that a convicted Level 3 sexual predator is banned from stepping within 1,000 feet of schools.

Last May, Governor Cuomo unilaterally issued a blanket pardon giving parolees the right to vote. Now, this same desperate Governor, had the state Department of Correctional Service create a “special condition” that would allow a paroled sexual predator to vote at a polling place in a particular school…after getting special permission from his parole officer and a school administrator.

This is blatantly defying the law. Governor Cuomo’s “special condition” would allow the paroled sexual predator to enter a school after 7:00 PM; despite the fact that many schools have evening activities. Will the predator be supervised when voting? Will the sexual predator be able to use a unisex bathroom once they have voted? How will their parole officer know they left the school once they cast their ballot?

Governor Cuomo’s desperate attempt for votes is encouraging a convicted sexual predator to break the law and ultimately violate their parole agreements. Andrew Cuomo is so determined to win his primary that he has lost all sense of responsibility for the safety of New York’s citizens while he ignores the quagmire he has created for the convicted level 3 sexual predator.

Chairman Long urges Governor Cuomo to abandon his desperate ploy for votes; rescind the “special condition” that allows specific parolees to break the current established law and keep sexual predators the required 1,000 feet from schools where citizens will be voting.

Daily Update

Governor Cuomo really enjoys “pointing the finger” at anyone who can turn a political predicament away from him.  Obviously, the NY Times has no interest in exploring the morass created by Crystal Run’s donations to the Governor and endorsed him yesterday; anyone surprised by the Times endorsement?  The NY Post, on the other hand, paints an accurate picture of Governor Cuomo.

Cuomo forgets pledge to bar donations from businesses engaged in RFPs.

Carranza: Parents worried about desegregation should watch their language.  After reading this, I have to ask myself, what world does the Chancellor of the NYC school system, Richard Carranza, live in? 

Mr. Carranza should read this:  The reason why public school enrollment is crashing and the full report by Empire Center.   

Betsy McCaughey has another disturbing article on infections in hospitals. 

Marc Molinaro calls for upstate debate and is critical of Governor Cuomo on Capitol Tonight.

Getting to know AG candidate, Keith Wofford.  

Schumer tells raucous crowd ‘the sooner the better’ on Trump impeachment, later claims he misheard the question.  This video doesn’t support his claim that he misheard the question. 

BREAKING: Chuck Schumer Strikes Again, Just Tried to End the Kavanaugh Hearing Early.  (He failed!!)

Kaepernick Deal: Nike May Discover To Be Woke Is No Joke.  

File this under will do anything for a new cash flow:  NFL will allow teams to accept advertising from casinos

These are London’s stats, however, how long before they become America’s also?

Rich Lowry opines about Neil Armstrong, America and the folly of ‘First Man’

David C. Stolinsky reminds us of the many times Hollywood has omitted key facts in movies.  It is an article well worth distributing to your email list or post on Facebook etc., especially to those who have not lived through the historic times Mr. Stolinsky includes that Hollywood purposefully left out. 

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams.

 

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The left is never satisfied.  Today’s Senate Hearings to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice began the way one might expect from a movement that demands tolerance, yet, is unable to be tolerant.  Reminder:   call Sen. Schumer and Sen. Gillibrand and let them know you expect an honest, non-political discussion regarding Brett Kavanaugh qualifications.  You can bet the Democrats regret changing the Senate rules.  Dems vow rules overhaul to empower members if House flips…and impeachment talks.

Good news from Chicago!

Bad news for NYS taxpayers:  How a Cuomo donor spent $25M in public funds it didn’t need.

Bill Hammond does a fact check on single-payer health insurance. 

E. J. McMahon lets us know that New York public school enrollments are back to 1989-90 levels, and still falling.  (The facts included in E. J. McMahon’s report are good to know when the Teacher’s Union puts the pressure on the Members of the Legislature that they need more money.) 

Part of the reason school enrollment is declining is the outmigration of our residents.   Cuomo’s doing nothing about the burdens that drive people to flee New York.  Governor Cuomo promotes ideas like this that he hopes will keep people in New York, but it actually drives out businesses out of New York and brings workers with them.

Election year pandering by Governor Cuomo is in full swing has he told a congregation on Sunday that he will help families sue the Trump Administration for failure to provide adequate assistance during Hurricane Maria in 2017. Cuomo said the Trump administration violated Puerto Ricans’ Constitutional rights of equal protection under the law.  Seems to me the government of Puerto Rico should be held responsible for the terrible mismanagement of the Island that brought it to the verge of bankruptcy for years.

Tom Precious writes in the Buffalo News how the perks of the Governor’s office give him an edge.

DiNapoli won’t audit Cuomo over Percoco calls from office….really??? Such a flimsy excuse!

Charles Hurt opines in the Washington Times:  From funerals to talk shows, the Washington gutter oozes everywhere.

Larry Horist opines on: The case of Hillary and the Chinese hackers.

Robert J. Knight opines on the Democratic Game Plan.

New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is recruiting who to help “Kick out Trump?”

Weekly Wrap-Up

A highlight, if you will, of this week’s news cycle was the debate between Democrats Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon that was described as everything from “heated” (to exactly 76 degrees) to “a swordfight between two vacuous giants.”

The New York Post feels that Cuomo “completely flopped” in the debate, and even Bill de Blasio wasn’t impressed. I want to hear what you think – who would you say won the Cuomo/Nixon showdown? That’s the first question in our new Weekly Poll.

It’s a race to the bottom for the Democrats – obviously your Conservative Party is not taking a side in this ridiculous showdown. But if a liberal friend asked you, what would you say is the TOP reason for New York Democrats to choose Cynthia Nixon over Andrew Cuomo? That’s the second question in our new Weekly Poll.

One of my favorite parts of the debate was this exchange: 

Cuomo: “Can you stop interrupting?”
Nixon: “Can you stop lying?”
Cuomo: “As soon as you do.”

That’s what the kids call a “self own” – can you imagine if a similar exchange had taken place between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during one of their presidential debates? The media would have pounced on such an embarrassing gaffe from Trump, but Cuomo’s tacit admission of lying is virtually ignored by the “mainstream” media. 

It’s been a week of double standards.  “If a pro-life gazillionaire were giving funds to state attorneys general to go after Planned Parenthood, the left would quite rightly go bonkers,” the New York Post smartly points out. But gazillionaires like Michael Bloomberg who push politically correct “green” policies are welcomed by the liberals and their media allies.

And local Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacks Uber as complicit in the deaths of cab drivers – while her campaign often chooses the popular service over cabs. 

And so it goes. The Labor Day weekend is here, and the Trump economy is being very good to working-class Americans. 

Household income is increasing, blue-collar workers are more optimistic, unemployment rates have fallen, and Trump is keeping his promise to rework trade deals to America’s benefit. 

Overall, what do you think is the BEST thing that President Trump has done for U.S. workers? That’s the third and final question in our new Weekly Poll.

Finally, this week America lost a hero in John McCain. Prayers are going out to his entire family. 

Here’s wishing you a pleasant Labor Day weekend!

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The one and only debate between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and challenger Cynthia Nixon is over.  If you did not have the opportunity to watch it last night, the CBS video of the 55-minute debate, is here.  The NY Post editorial page sums it up with this headline:  Cuomo completely flopped in the Democratic debate

The Metro pages in the NY Post had this to say about the debateHere is how Politico reviewed the debate.  The NY Times covered it as well as Syracuse.com.   CBS reported on their own hosting of the debate and the AP recap was picked up nationally.   

Jonathan Trichter, the Conservative/Republican candidate for NYS Comptroller,  was on Focus on the State Capitol with Fred Dicker this morning.  You can listen to the interview here.  Mr. Trichter begins at the 20.00 mark

NYS Government has its priorities concerning adoption all wrong; adoptees needs should be the only consideration.

If you have ever had the privilege of attending a citizenship ceremony, I am quite sure you were as inspired as I was.  Mr. Neumayr, who recently attended such a ceremony, was, quite rightly, appalled by the ceremony presided over by Judge LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall. Read his observations here.  

What 2 Women Who Actually Clerked for Kavanaugh Really Think of Him.

Household Income Jumps To All-Time Highs Under Trump — Why Isn’t This Big News?

Gregg Jarrett: The scheme from Bruce Ohr and Comey’s confederates to clear Clinton, damage Trump.

Why is CNN avoiding the truth about Lanny Davis’ lies?

Facebook’s Conservatives Find Their Courage.

The P-word at NYCHA.    

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Today’s NY Post editorial should put smiles on the faces of those who have to use the subway system as their primary mode of transportation.  Marc Molinaro offers serious solutions for the subways.  The editorial begins with “Finally: a New York politician actually willing to take on Big Labor to slice costs and save the subway.”  Governor Cuomo is beholden to Big Labor; he cares more about granting their demands than trying to help everyday people who need to get to work and home again.  You can download and read his plan here, and help him make it happen by getting involved in his campaign here. Stand up for yourselves; help elect a governor that takes pride in America, not one that says “America was never that great.”   Or one who says pro-life, pro-gun conservatives have no place in New York.   New York State will be great again when we FIRE Governor Andrew Cuomo by voting for Marc Molinaro on the Conservative Party line. 

Governor Cuomo sank to a new low when he attacked Marc Molinaro’s wife, who happens to be six month pregnant.  It really appears, at times, that Governor Cuomo has little respect for women.  Even the political party he created – the Woman’s Equality Party (essentially to expand abortion rights in NYS despite the fact that NYS has the most liberal abortion rights in the nation).  He panders to women, speaks down to them and then uses women as props when he says America was never that great

Does Governor Cuomo see the hypocrisy in his using state agencies to tout his administration and attacking Marc Molinaro for doing business with a qualified company that happened to employ his wife for her expertise.

More hypocrisy from Governor Cuomo:  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has halted an investigation into the handling of the Weinstein case just as Boies’ law firm gave Cuomo’s campaign $25,000, according to state records reviewed by Capital & Main and Sludge.  

New York attorney general candidates hit Andrew Cuomo on corruption.   

If you are planning on a Labor Day weekend getaway by car, E. J. McMahon reminds us how much we pay in gas taxes in NYS and why they will continue to be among the highest in the nation.

Kavanaugh Rules by the Law, Even in Tough Cases

File this under:  Beginning to level the playing field

Wednesday’s with Walter E. Williams.