Maybe The Elites Should Get Out Of The House More
Harry Enten links to the Politicker article covering the Anybody But Quinn rally yesterday and says:It's just hard to understate how much a certain % of the population dislikes Quinn http://t.co/UEgdrbKbGO— Harry Enten (@ForecasterEnten) August 29, 2013Farrell McManus responded with this:@ForecasterEnten Media just now seeing this. They tend to be more on elite side and they think everyone loves M
Bill Thompson Has No Plan To Get Rid Of School Trailers
Bill Thompson and the UFT leadership held a rally over school trailers today:Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson vowed Thursday to get rid of the trailers used as makeshift classrooms at overcrowded city schools.Democrat Thompson, the chosen candidate of the teacher’s union, seized on one of their pet issues in denouncing the 357 trailers -- some infested with mold -- still being used to house kids.“Rig
Wayne Barrett: Christine Quinn Made Deal With Devil With Vito Lopez
While Bill Thompson and Christine Quinn try and make something big out of a Daily News attack on Bill de Blasio today over alleged meetings with "lobbyists" that de Blasio had, Wayne Barrett reports the following about Christine Quinn: So much of what happens at the City Council occurs under the radar that few noticed when Speaker Christine Quinn started her second term in January 2010 with appoin
Now We Know Why Spitzer Was Reaching Out To The UFT
Yesterday I wondered why Eliot Spitzer was reaching out the UFT with a "make nice" gesture over the teachers contract.Today, Quinnipiac shows us why:When Quinnipiac University surveyed the field two weeks ago, they found ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer with a dominating 19-point lead over Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. Well, things have changed a little bit in their latest poll. Mr. Stringer an
The Corporatists Go On The Attack Against De Blasio
The Quinnipiac poll showing de Blasio not only in the lead in the Democratic Primary but closing in on the 40% needed to avoid a runoff has the corporatists in this city terrified.As Politicker noted, they went on the attack this morning.The NY Post in particular was in hysterics:Surprise! Bill de Blasio is far ahead in the Democratic race for mayor. The latest Quinnipiac poll’s numbers put him at
Anybody But Quinn People Give Christine Quinn A Nice Parting Gift
From Politicker:Advocates hoping to swing the election by urging voters to elect “Anybody but Quinn” gathered across the street from the closed St. Vincent’s Hospital this evening for a get-out-the-vote rally they billed as an early “retirement party” for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.The event–which included the presentation of a series of mock parting gifts in honor of Ms. Quinn’s desired
8-28-13 Perdido Street School:
Perdido Street School: Eva Moskowitz: Success Through Attrition And SuspensionA devastating column by Juan Gonzalez in the New York Daily News on how Eva Moskowitz gets those high test scores:Success Academy, the charter school chain that boasts sky-high student scores on annual state tests, has for years used a “zero tolerance” disciplinary policy to suspend, push out, discharge or demote the ver
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