All Entries in the "David Freedman" Category
Town Clerk Post Mortem
By David Freedman Over the past week, we the residents in the Town of Hempstead have seen our Town Clerk, Mark Bonilla arrested and charged with multiple counts of alleged sexual harassment . Along with those charges, he was accused of possible attempts at blackmailing his accusers, by attempting to obtain intimate photos of one [...]
173 Reasons to Throw the Bums out of Congress
By David Freedman I want you to think about the number 906. You might wonder why I am asking you to think about this particular number. No, it is not some number game derived from a computer. Rather it was the number of laws enacted by the 80th Congress of the United States during its [...]
It’s Time For “We The People” To Take Our Tax Code Back
By David Freedman After a summer of some of the most contentious political discussion, I find myself baffled by both parties’ failure to grasp the situation that has befallen America and leads me to believe that nothing will really change after the election no matter who wins in November. If Obama wins, he will [...]
It’s Time To Send Out The Clowns
By DAVID FREEDMAN Now that Mitt Romney has designated Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, let the fun begin! As one of those people in the middle of the political spectrum, I find it very difficult to figure out the particulars of this election season. Paul Ryan is a well-educated and informed individual [...]
I Will Vote for “None of the Above”
By DAVID FREEDMAN When I walk into the voting booth this November, I will probably vote for “NONE OF THE ABOVE.” Now I know there is no place on the ballot to vote that way. But there should be! This election cycle is shaping out to be the most expensive, nastiest and divisive election [...]
My New Hero – Chief Justice John Roberts
By David Freedman A few weeks ago, I chose to make an unlikely man my new hero. Our Chief Justice John Roberts became my hero, not because I am a Democrat, nor because I support Universal Health Insurance. Rather, he became my hero because he restored my faith in the Supreme Court to [...]
Pick-Up My Recycling and Stop Austerity in Europe
By David M. Freedman My wife tries hard to sort and separate our trash from the recycling all the time. She separates and ties up the newspapers and buys special colored bags to hold our recycling. She is constantly reminding me to place the right items in the right garbage can in our house. [...]
Now Is the Time to Act
By David Freedman I marched in the Celebrate Israel Parade last Sunday. It is the 6th time I have marched in the Parade. As a parent of children whose school chooses to march, it is for me a miraculous experience. It is miraculous not that I am Jewish, rather it is miraculous that in [...]
What We’re Seeing is Smoke and Mirrors
By David M. Freedman I am frustrated watching all of the noise over President Obama’s embracing of Gay marriage. In the first hours after the announcement, the President was able to raise $15 million. It is a testament to our system of values that this issue should be such a money generator for a candidate. [...]
Immigration Debacle Hits Supreme Court
By DAVID FREEDMAN The United States Supreme Court heard arguments this week in the Obama Administration’s attempt to overturn Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070, which gives law enforcement wide powers to enforce sanctions against illegal immigrants. This law has been copied by many states and has created havoc in the agricultural sectors in most of these [...]
Processing Al-Qaeda
By DAVID FREEDMAN This morning as I sipped my morning coffee and read the morning newspaper, I was greeted with the news that Al Qaeda had posted on some of their Internet forums a graphic of New York stating, “Al Qaeda coming soon again in New York.” Now I am a realist. This has been [...]
The Hidden “Pink Slime” in Our Government
By DAVID FREEDMAN A major issue has developed in the NYC schools regarding what they are feeding the children in school cafeterias. The product, nicknamed “pink slime,” is a low-cost meat filler made from fatty scraps of beef that are treated with ammonia to kill bacteria. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has demanded that the [...]
