Tag: Politics

Feb 12

2014

Carl Paladino is a RINO

Published by Jim Heaney

RINO is a four-letter word to Carl Paladino. It’s short for “Republican In Name Only.” Paladino dismisses many mainstream Republicans as RINOs for failing to subscribe to his Tea Party-flavored politics, committing the sin of compromising with Democrats or contributing to their campaigns. Republicans donating to Democrats is supposedly so repugnant to Paladino that he organized a protest outside a fundraiser Dec. 16 that was co-hosted by GOP heavy hitters to benefit Congressman Brian Higgins. Paladino held a sign for part of the demonstration that read: “No Funding For Dems.” The fundraiser put one of its organizers, Anthony Gioia, who has[...]

Posted 11 years ago

Jan 20

2014

Heaney talks stonewalling with WBFO

Published by Jim Heaney

Investigative Post editor tells Eileen Buckley on Press Pass that government at all levels – local, state and federal – is becoming increasingly hostile to the public’s right to know. Heaney cites numerous examples of officials refusing interview requests and delaying the release of public records.

Posted 11 years ago

Jan 16

2014

Big business donors oppose campaign reform

Published by Investigative Post staff

Unshackle Upstate is a pro-business, anti-tax group funded by corporate interests, including the Buffalo Niagara Partnership. It opposes public financing of political campaigns despite the corrupt culture the present system has fostered. LittleSis crunched the numbers and found out Unshackle has donated nearly $2 million to state pols, including more than $160,000 to Gov. Cuomo.

Posted 11 years ago

Jan 11

2014

Clinton presidential campaign HQ in Buffalo?

Published by Investigative Post staff

Political operative/pundit James Carville has made a curious suggestion to Hillary Clinton if she opts to run for president: Locate her campaign headquarters in Buffalo. “Washington and the ways of Washington are going to be massively unpopular,” Carville wrote in The Hill. “The less Washington, the better.”

Posted 11 years ago

Nov 11

2013

Heaney talks politics on WBFO

Published by Jim Heaney

It’s not too early to talk about a post-Brown Buffalo, given speculation that Gov. Cuomo may be looking for a new running mate next year. Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney discusses the possibilities with Eileen Buckley on “Press Pass,” along with what he said is the “very poor quality” of elected officials across the region.

Posted 11 years ago

Apr 16

2013

Mario’s Machiavellian son

Published by Investigative Post staff

New York Magazine: “He has become New York’s most successful governor since, well, the early days of Mario Cuomo. Yet he’s engendered much more fear than love.”

Posted 11 years ago

Mar 23

2013

Q&A: Mayoral candidate Sergio Rodriguez

Published by Jim Heaney

Sergio Rodriguez isn’t daunted by the odds of running for mayor as a Republican in a city where Democrats hold a seven-to-one enrollment edge. Rodriguez, 32, is a native of the Dominican Republic. His family moved to the United States when he was 10 and grew up on Long Island. Rodriguez moved to Buffalo a decade ago after a five-year stint in the Marines. He earned an associates degree in business from Medaille College, a bachelors degree in business management from D’Youville College and a masters degree in organizational leadership from Medaille. He ran unsuccessfully in 2007 to represent the[...]

Posted 11 years ago

Mar 22

2013

Nonsense in Niagara Falls

Published by Investigative Post staff

The Buffalo Pundit explains the “ small-minded, petty, outrageous, and stupid” politics that Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster is contending with these days.

Posted 11 years ago