NYC Will Name Streets After Fallen Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos
New York City plans to honor fallen officers, Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos by naming a NYC street after each.
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De Blasio’s Changes in New York May Leave a Mark
New York magazine takes a look at how current Mayor Bill de Blasio is already beginning to change New York. It doesn’t sound so bad if you like crime, homeless people, and ferrets.
New York Times Has de Blasio’s Back In Stand-off With Police
The New York Times couldn’t be any more clear on where it stands with regard to the deteriorating relationship between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD. They don’t appear to take issue with a single thing de Blasio has said or done during the controversy. The NYPD, on the other hand, can’t seem to do anything right, according to the Times.
Millennials Continue to Lag Behind Past Generations
Millennials may be America’s most educated generation, but you wouldn’t know it from where they stand economically.
Jim Webb’s Born Fighting PAC Releases Statement
Virginia Democrat Jim Webb’s Born Fighting PAC released the following statement in response to suggestions that the PAC made financial donations to Webb’s family.
Malls Beef Up Security, Track Social Media After Monroeville Mall Brawl
While it remains unclear if any arrests were ever made in a Monroeville, PA mall melee that saw a group of up to a thousand young female black teens break into a near riot, malls nationwide now appear to be ramping up security and even going so far as to monitor social media to prevent another incident of the same type.
Mark Levin: GOP Leadership a ‘Disastrous Mess’ to Be Cleaned Out
Popular radio host and top conservative Mark Levin took to his Facebook page this morning and called for the current GOP leadership to be “cleaned out.”
Is Hunter Walker Team Hillary’s Latest Hit Man?
Those familiar with what was once referred to as “Clinton, Inc.” are already pointing to Team Hillary as the source behind a political hit on potential Hillary challenger Democrat Jim Webb.
Jeb Bush Resigns from Rayonier Board
In yet another move telegraphing his intention to run for the 2016 Republican nomination, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has resigned from the corporate board of “forest resources and real estate company Rayonier Inc. as of Dec. 31.”
NYT: Phil Griffin, MSNBC in the Hot Seat
While there are plenty of concerns to go around within the media industry as a whole, MSNBC President Phil Griffin and his network seem to have earned a prominent position in this New York Times look at those in the “hot seat.”
Black Teen Girls Riot in Pittsburgh Mall, Force Closure
In a brawl apparently instigated using social media, a thousand or more young teen black girls descended on Monroeville Mall outside Pittsburgh Friday night, resulting in the mall being closed as a massive brawl broke out.
Joan Walsh: Police Are ‘Predators,’ Most Violent Protesters Are White
Paragraph after paragraph of Walsh’s latest at Salon asks: what’s the matter with white people?—except for Joan Walsh, of course.
Eric Garner’s Daughter Posts Cop’s Personal Address
Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, used Twitter to post that patrolman Justin D’Amico was “another officer that helped killed [sic] my dad,” adding a link to a Web page listing the addresses of D’Amico and five possible relatives.
Peaceful Ferguson Protester Charged With Arson
One of Ferguson’s highest profile protesters, Joshua Williams, who claimed to advocate for peace, was charged with arson Saturday for setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store.
Emails Provide View Into Jeb Bush’s Governorship
The Wall Street Journal has reviewed several emails from then Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s tenure in office, though it is as yet hard to characterize it as a thorough review yielding an objective view of his overall time in office.
US Chamber of Commerce Threatens GOP on Immigration, Spending
Not only does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce think it is the only reason the GOP won anything in November, it is now threatening Republicans with opposition next go round if they don’t lay down and give the Chamber precisely what it wants, including on immigration, increased spending on transportation, and economic deals that sweeten the pot for big business.
Flight Diverted Over Reference to Ferguson, Cries of Discrimination
Delta Flight 81, en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles was diverted and forced to make an unscheduled stop in Albuquerque over an incident in first class that began with “a 27-year-old Wichita man’s singing aloud to music playing from his headphones,
Gallup: Obama Below 50% Approval After Six Years
A Gallup Poll has Barack Obama with a 43 percent approval rating for December after six years in office, putting him well below where Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan were at this point.
Obama Out of Touch on Race Relations in America
Barack Obama thinks that, in terms of “day-to-day interactions,” America is “less racially divided” than it was six years ago when he took office; however, that’s not the case according to recent polling.
Hillary Clinton Shifting Left to Meet Democrat Base
Hillary Clinton appears to be attempting to short-circuit any challenge from her political left by using rhetoric and official statements to make certain they know she thinks as they do on issues such as climate change, immigration, Cuba, civil rights, and even Elizabeth Warren’s favorite, wealth distribution.
Bill Bratton’s Water Carrying for Bill de Blasio Backfires
One would think a seasoned operator like New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton would know better than to risk carrying water for New York’s uber-liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio for New York Magazine. But that appears to be just what he did here recently, and some of his words will very likely come back to haunt him.
MD Gov Martin O’Malley’s Travel Budget Doubles Surrounding States
A news organization’s investigation of the out-of-state travel expenses of potential 2016 Democrat presidential candidate Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley found that his travel was concentrated in states that would be important in any potential run for higher office. Also, his expenses amounted to double what was spent by the governors of surrounding states.
Democrats Fight over Party Direction for 2016
The rise of Democrat elizabeth Warren and a disastrous mid-term election have left Democrats struggling to define their party, with different factions pulling it different ways.
New York City Mourns and Honors NYPD Slain Officers
Away from the harsh rhetoric and political grandstanding that continue to swirl in the aftermath of the assassination of two NYPD officers, Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, of the 84th Precinct, the best of New York City are quietly and respectfully mourning the two men, even though most did not know them.
Medal of Honor Winner: ‘We’ve Got to Put Our Foot Down,’ Support Police
Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the nation’s second youngest living Medal of Honor recipient and the first living Marine to receive that honor in 38 years, was awarded the honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Now, the American hero is taking up a new cause on behalf of police and first responders.
