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Stop Making Fun of Andrew Cuomo, You Guys!

By On April 16, 2012 · 2 Comments

As gross as this is, it doesn’t really surprise me: Cuomo’s people have a 35-page dossier on Elizabeth Benjamin of Capitol Tonight. Why? Well, just because she got a little bit snarky, I guess.

The file, composed […]

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Is Andrew Cuomo campaigning on official government web sites?

By On January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Is it appropriate for elected officials to use government sites to promote themselves and, potentially, their long-term re-election prospects?

The introduction and prevalence of social media in politics (it was key in getting Obama elected in ’08) seems to have outpaced election laws and decorum. A politician certainly has the right to use it as […]

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Occupy Albany: you had me at hello, then you lost me at “this is what oppression looks like!”

By On November 13, 2011 · 30 Comments

Since the start of Occupy Albany, there’s been a rift between Albany’s municipal government and the state of New York. While Cuomo had wanted the protestors removed immediately, the Mayor’s Office, police, and the Council wanted to give them the right to stay and demonstrate in Academy Park. It even gave them exceptions, allowing them […]

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Christine O’Donnell would prefer if you asked her questions about what’s in her book instead of questions about what’s in her book, okay?

By On August 19, 2011 · 13 Comments
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I’m largely indifferent towards CNN personality Piers Morgan and his “news” program. But he had a great moment this week in an interview with Christine O’Donnell.

In case you need a refresher: O’Donnell was the candidate for Congress that, after

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Why is Sen. Roy McDonald “undecided” about gay marriage?

By On June 3, 2011 · 37 Comments

If you’re driving on the stretch of Interstate 787 that runs parallel to the border of New York State Senator Roy McDonald‘s district, you might notice a billboard urging him to support gay marriage:

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White people flock to Price Chopper to buy bread in advance of Nor’Easter

By On April 1, 2011 · 19 Comments

(Albany, NY) Hundreds of thousands of area residents, mostly panicked white people, stormed local Price Chopper stores in advance of a snow storm that was expected to drop upwards of six to eight inches of snow over the course of one to two days.

The storm, which meteorologists predict could provide as much […]

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New York Magazine: Albany is the most boring place IN THE WORLD

By On March 29, 2011 · 51 Comments

New York Magazine contributor Benjamin Wallace recently profiled Sandra Lee, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s live-in girlfriend.

The article is well-written but doesn’t really tell us anything we don’t already know: Sandra Lee had a hard life, she’s beautiful, foodies hate her,  etcetera and so on. There are, however, a few surprises, the biggest coming early in […]

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