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A Sister, and Presidential Act?

President Obama spoke tonight at the Broadway Theatre in New York, his third fundraiser of the evening in the Big Apple. He delivered remarks at the 1,400-plus seat theatre, where the full house had just finished watching Whoopi Goldberg’s musical “Sister Act”, to which the president joked that the movie helped him decide which convent to send Sasha and Malia, who he described as "getting a little too old and a little too cute." Patting himself on the back, the president made mention, again, of his accomplishments the last two years. "And so I had to make a series of decisions very quickly.  And they were big and often tough decisions.  We had to make sure that we yanked the economy back from the brink of a Great Depression.  We had to make sure that we stabilized the financial system so that we didn’t have a full meltdown, and so that businesses could get financing and keep their doors open and keep their employ...

In New York Governors' Race, One Thing Is Sure...

The Rent Is Too Damn High! The race for Governor of New York just got a little more interesting. Jimmy 'The Rent's Too Damn High' McMillan.  US Vet, Karate master and candidate for Governor of New York. Enter candidate Jimmy McMillan ,  karate master and Vietnam vet. He's running on a campaign that is as easy to understand as "Yes, we can!" His campaign message? The rent is too damn high! In a debate that took place last night in New York, McMillan  stated his case .  Laugh if you want to, we think McMillan is  on point .   Hey Mr. McMillan, we think the rent in DC, and all around the country is 'too damn high!' While McMillan's web site, www.rentistoodamnhigh.org (as of this posting) has been suspended (I wonder why), you can still learn about the shoot-from-the-hip Governor's candidate at www.jimmymcmillan.org . I feel like running in a campaign myself as I'm writing this piece.   My platform?  This computer...