Charlie Rose with Bill McCollum & Charles Schumer; Susan Sontag; Hank Jones & Charles Haden (August 2, 1995)
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Now that the Senate will debate health care reform next week, the question is whether Senate Democrats can gain enough support to pass legislation. Senator Charles Schumer told Face the Nation , "Look, there are still many bumps in the road, discussions, arguments, disagreements. But I think now the wind is at our back. There's real momentum. And the good news here is we still have a very diverse...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
SCHIEFFER: And good morning again. Joining us now in the studio, Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York and Senator Jon Kyl , Republican of Arizona. If there were two key players in this -- leading up to the Senate deciding to debate this whole health care issue, it is you two. So I'd just like to get your reaction, Senator Schumer, on what happened last night. SCHUMER: Well, I thought last...
The Lonely Conservative (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
My, how things have changed. The Washington Times dug up some old testimony of Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY). In 2001 the senator said that those who attack the US don’t deserve the same due process of Americans. I wonder what changed? Immediately following the attacks of September 11th, in December of that year, the Senate Judiciary [...]
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Original photo via FreeWilliamsburg Now that Williamsburg has become a popular destination for tour groups and fashion students , the hipsters who took over the neighborhood years ago are losing their precious Pool Parties . Circle of life. We're told that with the deadline quickly approaching to find a new spot, there's no agreement in place and "the end could be near." As such, Senator...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
istolethetv's Flickr The new FAA rules regarding air traffic over the Hudson River go into effect Thursday, separating pilots into three altitude corridors: in the lower two (below 1,300 feet), local commuter planes and sightseeing helicopters would still rely on the "see and avoid" method, but would also be required to tune their radio to a frequency of 123.05; announce their location,...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Investigators at the scene of the June Metro crash in Washington D.C. (Charles Dharapak/AP) The Obama administration will attempt to give the federal government control over safety regulations for the nation's subway and light-rail systems. You know who else controlled an entire nation's transit system? Mussolini. But he made the trains run on time! ( Or did he ?) At any rate, Obama's plan would expand...
Alamo City Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
New York Senator Charles ‘Chuckles’ Schumer, a lawyer who has never practiced at the bar, shows his ignorance of the American system of jurisprudence by blathering on about buying guns in Texas: Sen. Charles Schumer says a hole in federal gun laws allowed the man charged with a shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas to purchase [...]
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Five accused September 11 terrorists will be tried in New York City, according to federal officials, including Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described "mastermind" of the attacks. They'll be tried in civilian federal courts here at an unnamed time in the near future (Congress must be alerted 45 days in advance before any of Guantanamo detainees are moved). Federal officials also said...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Jack O'Donnell, a longtime Western NY Democratic operative, advisor to billionaire Tom Golisano and son of Gov. David Paterson's criminal justice czar, Denise O'Donnell, has joined the lobbying/consulting firm of Bolton-St. John's . O'Donnell's technical title is "statewide political director," and in that capacity he will be both providing advice to, and lobbying for, the firm's clients...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Comedian, drug law activist and all-around gadfly Randy Credico, who has been eyeing a potential protest primary against Sen. Chuck Schumer for some time , is sending out a video to supporters in which he formally announces his candidacy. Credico, a regular on Fred Dicker's radio show, was at the Capitol last week for yet another guest appearance and told Jimmy Vielkind he planned to soon file paperwork...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
SAN DIEGO -- It's time to send Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York a slew of calendars. Here's why. One of my favorite stories from the civil rights movement involves James L. Farmer Jr., the co-founder of the Congress of Racial Equality, President Kennedy, and thousands of ballpoint pens. As Farmer told the story, many in the civil rights community were angry and frustrated in 1962 that Kennedy had not...
Sense of Events (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
MSNBC's report on the mass shootings at Ft Hood , Texas, by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan includes this nugget: Noting the Arabic nature of the gunman’s name, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington interest group, condemned “this cowardly attack in the strongest terms possible and ask that the perpetrators be punished to the full extent of the law.” ”No political or...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said the project reportedly may also be seeking 30 percent funding from economic stimulus grants from the Energy Department — funds he said would used to buy turbines and other components made in a Chinese plant.
Waldenswimmer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This gets confusing. I'm pretty sure Frank Rich of the New York Times , among others, confidently predicted the death of the Republican Party as recently as three days ago. Rich, in writing a GOP obituary on Sunday, noted confidently, It’s also why [failure to take into account the changing demographics of the American population] the G.O.P. has been in a nosedive since the inauguration, whatever...
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Senator Charles Schumer told gay marriage supporters last week that we "must not rest" until it is legalized in all 50 states. The third ranking member of the Senate made these comments as Maine prepares for Tuesday's vote to decide the future of marr... Senator Schumer: We Must Not Rest Until Gay Marriage Legalized Nationwide is a post from the Out Gay Life Family of Websites. Arizona: Tucson...
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